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Preview of the Weekend: North London Derby on the way; Liverpool host Everton

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Welcome to All Football's Preview of the Weekend. Europe football is back, you should miss not even one game! Below are the best matches the world of football would bring to you.

Manchester City vs Bournemouth

Kick off: 16:00 (CET)

Date: Sat, 01-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus all missed the 2-2 draw with Lyon with knocks and will be assessed.

Jefferson Lerma is suspended for the Cherries after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season in the 2-1 loss to Arsenal, with Lewis Cook in line to start alongside Dan Gosling.

Guardiola has overseen just one defeat this season, while City have won their three home meetings with the Cherries, scoring 13 goals in the process.

Three consecutive defeats has seen Bournemouth lose some momentum in recent weeks, though they have faced Manchester United and Arsenal in that period. The Cherries have dropped to eighth.

Prediction:

Manchester City 4-1 Bournemouth

Southampton vs Manchester United

Kick off: 18:30 (CET)

Date: Sat, 01-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba were dropped to the bench against Young Boys on Tuesday night but will more than likely be restored to the starting XI on Saturday.

Alexis Sanchez suffered a hamstring injury in training on Thursday and looks set for a long time period on the sidelines. He is certainly ruled out this weekend.

Southampton are winless in their last nine Premier League matches; United may only have lost one of their last six but they have performed poorly in that time.

United have only won by more than a one-goal margin on two occasions this season and both were in September. It's getting desperate at the club.

There has only been one goal scored in the last three meetings between the two sides. Do not expect a thriller.

Prediction:

Southampton 0-1 Manchester United

Chelsea vs Fulham

Kick off: 13:00 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Eden Hazard is the only notable injury concern for Chelsea this weekend, though Maurizio Sarri expects to have the Belgian available for Sunday's west London derby against Fulham.

The only doubt in the team is between Ross Barkley and Matteo Kovacic in the third central midfield position.

André Schürrle returns to Stamford Bridge for the first time since leaving Chelsea in 2015, while Claudio Ranieri will face the club he used to manage.

Claudio Ranieri started his tenure as Fulham manager with a 3-2 win over Southampton, the club's first Premier League victory since August. Fulham are still bottom of the league and haven't won at Stamford Bridge since 1979. This starts a run of two games against Ranieri's former club, following up Sunday's trip to Chelsea with a home game against Leicester the following weekend.

Fulham have only picked up one point from a possible 21 away from home in the Premier League this season and Ranieri will need to perform a miracle if they are to get a positive result against Chelsea on Sunday. Chelsea should extend their unbeaten run in west London derbies against Fulham to 18 here.

Prediction:

Chelsea 2-0 Fulham

Arsenal vs Tottenham

Kick off: 15:05 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Alexandre Lacazette is a doubt for the home side and will be hope to be fit enough to make the matchday squad, but will be assessed.

Laurent Koscielny is short on match fitness, so is unlikely to start here, while Konstantinos Mavropanos, Danny Welbeck and Nacho Monreal are all sidelined.

Vincent Janssen, Mousa Dembele, Davinson Sanchez and Victor Wanyama all miss out for Tottenham.

Danny Rose is available and could come in for Ben Davies at left-back, while Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-Min are set to come in from the side that started the 1-0 win over Inter.

A 3-0 win over Vorskla on Thursday night saw Arenal extend their unbeaten run to 18 matches, though they have won only three of their last seven. The Gunners are also unbeaten in their last six home meetings with Tottenham, winning three.

Spurs, though, come into this off the back of a solid 1-0 win over Inter in midweek and have won their last five away league matches. If they play as they did in the 3-1 win over Chelsea last week, they should be confident of landing all three points.

Prediction:

Arsenal 1-2 Tottenham

Liverpool vs Everton

Kick off: 17:15 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Jordan Henderson is suspended for one match after being sent off in the 3-0 win over Watford last weekend. Fabinho will hope to profit with a start in Liverpool's midfield a result.

Naby Keita last started a match for Liverpool at the beginning of October. Liverpool's No.8 has been out of sorts this season and struggled to stay 100 per cent fit but will hope for more game time here.

Everton are unbeaten in their last three league matches since losing to Manchester United.

However, the history books are stacked against Everton. They are winless in their last 17 matches against Liverpool and haven't won at Anfield since September 1999. Not only that, but they have only won one Premier League away match all season, against 10-men Leicester.

Prediction:

Liverpool 2-1 Everton

Real Madrid vs Valencia

Kick off: 20:45 (CET)

Date: Sat, 01-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Casemiro is recovering from an ankle injury and remains a doubt. Dani Ceballos or Marcos Llorente will battle to replace him in midfield.

Rodrigo is a doubt with a hamstring problem, but is expected to feature up top alongside Santi Mina.

Santiago Solari has won five of his six games in charge of Madrid but faces his biggest test in La Liga this weekend when they welcome Valencia to the Spanish capital.

Valencia have won their last two La Liga games, allowing Marcelino's side to climb their way back up the table. Expect a tough contest.

Prediction:

Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia

Girona vs Atletico Madrid

Kick off: 16:15 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Diego Godin is still a doubt, meaning Lucas should partner Stefan Savic at centre-back once again.

Diego Costa has a minor foot problem, which could see Nikola Kalinic lead the line alongside Antoine Griezmann.

Girona are unbeaten in their last six games, but they only won twice on home soil in the league thus far.

Atletico Madrid have lost one of their last 16 games, although five of Diego Simeone's last seven fixtures have been at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Prediction:

Girona 1-1 Atletico Madrid

Barcelona vs Villarreal

Kick off: 18:30 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Luis Suarez is sidelined with a knee problem, which should see Lionel Messi start up top and Ousmane Dembele come into the front three.

Nelson Semedo will start at right-back, as Sergi Roberto is unavailable, but Ivan Rakitic will return from suspension in midfield.

Barcelona have won just one of their last four games, getting back to winning ways midweek against PSV in the Champions League.

Villarreal are unbeaten in their last five competitive games, but Javi Calleja's side have drawn four of them. The Yellow Submarine haven't won on the road in La Liga since match day six.

Prediction:

Barcelona 3-1 Villarreal

Fiorentina vs Juventus

Kick off: 18:00 (CET)

Date: Sat, 01-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Emre Can is training again but away from the main-group. He is not expected to feature here.

Mario Mandzukic and Cristiano Ronaldo are working well together in attack and Massimiliano Allegri will likely persist with that combination against Fiorentina.

Fiorentina have drawn five games in a row and are two points adrift of sixth.

Juventus have only dropped points on one occasion in Serie A this season. They start the weekend eight clear of Napoli.

Prediction:

Fiorentina 1-1 Juventus

AC Milan vs Parma Calcio 1913

Kick off: 12:30 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Gennaro Gattuso is not expected to welcome back any injured players and will therefore name the same XI as last weekend.

Gonzalo Higuain serves the final game of his two-match ban this weekend.

AC Milan conceded a late equaliser to Lazio last week at the Olimpico, in a game they did not really deserve to win. They are only two points above Parma ahead of this match.

Parma have made a stunning start to the season and start the weekend in seventh after back-to-back wins over Torino and Sassuolo.

Prediction:

AC Milan 2-2 Parma Calcio 1913

Roma vs Inter

Kick off: 20:30 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Roma will be without a number of key players in midfield and attack, most notably Edin Dzeko.

Robin Olsen will return in goal after missing out last weekend.

Marcelo Brozovic missed last weekend's victory through suspension but is free to start against Roma.

Radja Nainggolan didn't even make it to half time before needing to come off in Inter's 1-0 defeat away to Tottenham on Wednesday. He will not play here.

These two sides were expected to challenge for the same positions this season but Inter are currently well ahead of their rivals. Given Roma's absences this weekend, Inter should at least maintain their lead over Roma in the table.

Prediction:

Roma 2-2 Inter

Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich

Kick off: 15:30 (CET)

Date: Sat, 01-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Niklas Süle, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels compete for two spots at centre-back.

Thiago, Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry are expected to return from injuries here, but will most likely have to settle for spots on the bench for now.

After a strong start to their season, Werder Bremen have only picked up a single point from their last four league matches. They have lost back-to-back home games and conceded nine goals in their last two on home soil.

Bayern Munich are winless in their last three league matches and are already nine points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund. Things, however, are looking up after their 5-1 win over Benfica in the midweek Champions League action coupled with the return of some injured players this weekend.

Prediction:

Werder Bremen 1-3 Bayern Munich

Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg

Kick off: 15:30 (CET)

Date: Sat, 01-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Mahmoud Dahoud or Julian Weigl could get a chance in central midfield, if Axel Witsel does not recover from a minor injury in time.

Mario Götze could rotate back in up front, with Paco Alcácer coming on as a substitute in the second half.

Borussia Dortmund increased their lead over Bayern Munich to nine points last weekend.

Freiburg have only lost one of their last six league matches and drew against Hertha Berlin and Bayern in their last two away games.

Prediction:

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Freiburg

Bordeaux vs PSG

Kick off: 21:00 (CET)

Date: Sun, 02-Dec-18

Probable Lineups:

Focus:

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are only just back from injury and may be given the weekend off to get back to full fitness.

Dani Alves could make his first start of the season on Sunday after coming off the bench in each of Paris Saint-Germain's last two matches.

Paris Saint-Germain are already 15 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Thomas Tuchel's side have won their first 14 league matches.

Bordeaux ended a four-game drawing streak with a 2-0 win over Slavia Prague in the Europa League on Thursday. They haven't won in Ligue 1 since the start of October.

Prediction:

Bordeaux 0-3 PSG

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