Friday Forecast: EPL Big 6 all in action; Barca & Madrid take on Levante & Betis

Another weekend with several huge league clashes is coming as we bring you all you need to know ahead of it.

Bournemouth vs Man United

UTC 2019/11/02 12:30 

Manchester United played a near full-strength team in Wednesday's 2-1 win away to Chelsea but the likes of Anthony Martial, David De Gea, Ashley Young and Andreas Pereira will all return to the XI here.

Solskjaer is not expected to recover any of his injured players in time for Saturday's trip to Bournemouth.

Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Victor Lindelof all picked up knocks at Stamford Bridge but are expected to recover in time to start here.

This fixture is the last of four straight away matches for Manchester United. They have impressively won the previous three.

United have won their last three matches away to Bournemouth but they always tend to be tough games. After a hard match on Wednesday, that will prove no different here.

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Arsenal vs Wolves

UTC 2019/11/02 15:00 

Unai Emery will recall on his usual starters on Saturday following their crazy 5-5 draw and penalty shoot-out defeat to Liverpool in midweek.

Arsenal supporters are desperate to see Kieran Tierney and Hector Bellerin in the same starting XI but Emery is carefully managing their return to full fitness. Do not be surprised if only one starts here.

Mesut Ozil played well in a rare outing in midweek but is unlikely to make his first Premier League start in more than six weeks.

 Xhaka is expected to miss out once again for the Gunners, as he comes to terms with his ugly fallout with the club's supporters. Lucas Torreira will hope to benefit with a league start as a result.

Wolves have a tremendous record against the top-six sides since the beginning of last season and were unbeaten against Arsenal in both league games last term. Do not be surprised to see Wolves get another positive result here.

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Aston Villa vs Liverpool

UTC 2019/11/02 15:00 

Klopp has confirmed that key men Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah will be fit for the trip to Villa Park, though Naby Keita is less to recover in time.

Matip will miss out due to a knee injury once more, with Dejan Lovren keeping his place ahead of Joe Gomez at the back.

As such the team should remain unchanged from last weekend's victory over Tottenham.

Both of these sides progressed to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup in midweek, where they will now face one another in a second meeting at Villa Park later in the year.

Liverpool have now come from behind in three consecutive domestic matches and five league games have passed since they last won by more than a single goal in the league, which they will hope to change here.

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Man City vs Southampton

UTC 2019/11/02 15:00

Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero both started in midweek in a surprise move by Pep Guardiola but only one is expected to get the nod here.

Fernandinho is available again after serving a one-match ban in midweek and will push to return to the side here.

Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva will return to the side after being rested on Tuesday night, while Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo compete for a starting spot at right-back.

This is the second meeting between the two sides in the space five days, unfortunately for Southampton. Manchester City triumphed 3-1 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and are the overwhelming favourites to win here too.

Southampton lost 9-0 last time out in the Premier League but did at least turn in a spirited display against City in midweek. Unfortunately for the away side, City will field a stronger side here than they did in the Carabao Cup.

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Levante vs Barcelona

UTC 2019/11/02 15:00 

Jordi Alba is expected to be fit to feature this weekend after shaking off a knock.

Ousmane Dembele is back available after a ban and could give Luis Suarez a rest in attack.

Sergi Roberto is expected to get the nod at right-back over Nelson Semedo.

Barcelona have won their last seven games and arrive at this fixture after a thumping 5-1 midweek win.

Levante caused an upset last time out, winning 2-1 at Anoeta to throw a spanner in the works for high flying Real Sociedad.

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Watford vs Chelsea

UTC 2019/11/02 17:30 

Emerson has suffered a minor setback, which should see Marcos Alonso continue at left-back for Chelsea.

N'Golo Kante and Ross Barkley are edging closer to fitness, though it remains to be seen whether the pair will be fit for the trip to Watford.

Frank Lampard could name the same XI that started the 4-2 win at Burnley last weekend.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger all miss out for the Blues, however.

Chelsea saw a seven-match winning streak come to an end at the hands of Manchester United in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. Away from home, the Blues are on a six-match winning run and they'll be looking to add to that record at Vicarage Road, where they have won four of their last six.

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Real Madrid vs Real Betis

UTC 2019/11/02 20:00 

Alvaro Odriozola is back after a ban and could come in at right-back over Dani Carvajal.

Ferland Mendy is expected to get the nod at left-back over Marcelo.

James Rodriguez is absent from the club after recently becoming a father, while Gareth Bale has a calf injury.

Real Madrid made a statement last time out, beating Leganes 5-0 after falling to an unexpected defeat to Real Mallorca just a match day prior.

Zinedine Zidane's side are still awaiting their first home defeat of the campaign, though they have dropped points twice at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in all competitions.

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Everton vs Tottenham

UTC 2019/11/03 16:30 

Danny Rose serves a one-match ban after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season at Liverpool, which should see Ben Davies start at left-back.

Erik Lamela and Ryan Sessegnon will be assessed ahead of the trip to Goodison Park, but Hugo Lloris sits this one out.

Tanguy Ndombele and Jan Vertonghen could both come into the starting XI for the meeting with Everton, while Argentine duo Juan Foyth and Giovani Lo Celso may both make their first league starts of the campaign.

Tottenham have hardly fared much better this season and sit just two points above Everton having won just one of their last five. Mauricio Pochettino has overseen a run of nine defeats in Spurs' last 11 away league matches, but the north London side are unbeaten in 12 meetings with the Toffees, winning nine.

Spurs return to Merseyside just a week after their 2-1 defeat at Liverpool, and while they may avoid defeat, a draw is on the cards between two out of form sides.

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