EBPL Actions Resume This Weekend
By Tanko Bauka
The English Barclays Premier League returns this weekend following the fourth round of the FA Cup fixtures that have seen the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea being knocked out of the prestigious tournament.
Chelsea travels to take Brighton Albion in week 25 and the match promises to be a serious battle between them as Brighton and Hove Albion would seek to inflict more pain on Enzo Marasca, having knocked his boys out of the FA Cup, while on the other hand, Chelsea will be seeking for nothing else than a revenge.
Tottenham Hotspur’s season, which has been greatly affected by their inconsistency as they are now playing for any European slots, will welcome another inconsistent team, Manchester United, whose season has been rocked by poor results.
Manchester City may be suffering from all fronts as their revival process continues to experience setbacks but as they continue to rebuild the Pep Guardiola boys will be at Etihad Stadium to welcome Newcastle while the league leader Liverpool FC having failed to extend their lead to nine points as they were held to a two all draw by Everton in their rescheduled match will ambush Wolves at Anfield stadium.
Arsenal, in second place and seven points behind Liverpool, will make a tricky trip to King Power Stadium to take on Leicester City, while Fulham host Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage Stadium in London as relegation-bound Southampton needs to be at their best to fight for their life against in form AFC Bournemouth.
In the Spanish LA Liga Osasuna tackle the defending Champion, Real Madrid while Atletico Madrid engage Celta Vigo at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid.
Resurgent FC Barcelona welcome Rayo Vallacano as Villarreal host Valencia.
Sevilla travel to take on Real Valladolid with Real Betis entertaining Real Sociedad.
The Italian Serie A will also witness mouth-watering encounters as Lazio host the league leader Napoli, Ademola Lookman Atalanta take on Cagliari with AC Milan awaiting Hellas Verona at the San Siro stadium while the star match is the battle between Juventus and Inter Milan and elsewhere in the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich and their arch-rival Bayern Leverkusen will settle their scores as they battle for the three points at stake.
VFL Bochum hosts Borussia Dortmund while Holstein Kiel travel to take on Eintracht Frankfurt.
Fixtures across Europe
English Barclays Premier League
Friday
Brighton Albion vs Chelsea
Saturday
Leicester vs Arsenal
Aston Villa vs Ipswich Town
Fulham vs Nothingham Forest
Machester City vs Newcastle
Southampton vs Bournemouth
Crystal Palace vs Everton
Sunday
Liverpool vs Wolves
Tottenham vs Manchester United
Spanish LA Liga
Friday
Girona vs Gatafe
Saturday
Laganes vs Deportivo Alaves
Osasuna vs Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Villarreal vs Valencia
Sunday
Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao
Real Valladolid vs Sevilla
Mallorca vs Las Palmas
Real Betis vs Real Sociedad
Monday
FC Barcelona vs Rayo Vallacano
Italian Serie A
Friday
Bologna vs Torino
Saturday
Atalanta vs Cagliari
Lazio vs Napoli
AC Milan vs Hellas Verona
Sunday
Fiorentina vs Como
AC Monza vs Lacce
Udinese vs Empoli
Parma vs AS Roma
Juventus vs Inter Milan
Monday
Genoa vs Venezia
German Bundesliga
Friday
FC Augsburg vs RB Leipzig
Saturday
VFL Bochum vs Dortmund
FC St Pauli vs SC Freiburg
Stuttgart vs Wolfsburg
Union Berlin vs Monchenglabach
Bayern Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich
Sunday
Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim
Eintrach Frankfurt vs Holstein Kiel
Heidenheim vs Mainz 05
