The first game of this Bank Holiday weekend is Tottenham vs Bournemouth. Harry Kane is expected to start having only been fit enough to come off the bench last weekend because of an ankle injury and although he may not admit it, Janssen is probably disappointed about Kane’s return because when the Englishman was out he didn’t prove that he should start ahead of Kane. This will be an interesting match because Spurs will not take anything less than a win in good spirits.
Furthermore, Southampton play Manchester City later in the day. The last time these two teams met it was 1-1 and that point for City brought them to the top of the table. However, City have not kept the pace up with their rivals and are now 4th, fourteen points off leaders Chelsea. This game will be much of a preparation for both teams as City’s next two games are the Manchester derby and the FA Cup semi-final and Southampton’s next game is a tough fixture with Chelsea.
Moving on, Liverpool take on West Brom. Although West Brom are struggling for goals, they’ve been the surprise team this season and pulled off a shock win over Arsenal a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, Liverpool will hope to win in a more calm and controlled fashion than last week’s game against Stoke when they had to come back from one goal down with only twenty minutes to go. But an injury to Mane will decrease their chances of getting victory here.
Later on it’s Manchester United vs Chelsea. United will be hoping to get revenge on Chelsea after losing to them twice this season with a combined scoreline of 5-0 and Mourinho would love to beat his former club. Old Trafford is not a place to be feared anymore, although when United turn up they can play some exceptional football. This match should be a match of excitement between two Premier League giants, and I’m looking forward to it.