The English Premier League returns for a full weekend of action following last weekend’s break for the FA Cup fourth round, with a host of mouthwatering fixtures on Saturday and Sunday.
Klopp’s side have turned the title race into a procession and they moved 19 points clear at the top with their 23rd victory from 24 league games this season when they beat West Ham 2-0 on Wednesday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring with a first half penalty at the London Stadium and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wrapped up Liverpool’s 15th successive league win after the interval.
The Reds are so far ahead of second-placed Manchester City that’s more a question of when, not if, they’ll win the title.
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Reigning champions Manchester City face a long wait until Sunday afternoon to play the last game of the weekend away at Tottenham.
City are back on song after their iffy end to 2019, with a win by the only goal at high-flying Sheffield United last time out keeping them second in the table.
Spurs go into the weekend in sixth but a whopping 17 points adrift of their visitors but did at least stop a rotten run of form with victory over rock-bottom Norwich in the last round of fixtures.
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Bookending the Premier League weekend are Leicester and Chelsea, who kick off the action on Saturday lunchtime looking to boost their Champions League qualification chances.
The Foxes put to bed back-to-back defeats by thrashing West Ham before the break for cup action while the Blues have won just once in their last four, at home to Burnley three weeks ago.
Sean Dyche’s side have gone on to stun both Leicester and Manchester United since that reverse, with Arsenal next in their sights in Sunday’s other EPL game.
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The Gunners tiptoe into Turf Moor off the back of three successive draws, leaving them a dispiriting tenth in the standings and above their hosts on goal difference alone.
They represent another duo locked on the same points and needing a tonic to boost their European dreams, with United losing their last two while Wolves were pipped at the post by Liverpool in their most recent Molineux assignment.
It’s nip and tuck at the wrong end of the Premier League, too, with a pair of six-pointers in the scramble to beat the drop to the Championship.
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Eddie Howe’s side will attempt to repeat the feat on Saturday at home to fellow strugglers Aston Villa, who go to the Vitality Stadium two places and two points above the Cherries.
Brighton travel to West Ham with exactly the same flimsy buffer, with the 15th-placed Seagulls without a win in four as they go to the London Stadium.
David Moyes’ Hammers go into the crunch clash outside the relegation zone on goal difference – and off the back of a 4-1 humbling at Leicester.
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Watford also remain in the mire despite a remarkable turnaround under new boss Nigel Pearson, which was halted by Aston Villa ten days ago.
They welcome another rejuvenated side at Vicarage Road on Saturday in Everton, who are safe and sound in midtable after three games unbeaten under Carlo Ancelotti.
Crystal Palace are the next obstacle for the Blades on Saturday, with Roy Hodgson’s Eagles having not won in five attempts since Boxing Day.
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Newcastle are unbeaten in three as they look to take another step closer to EPL survival at home to Norwich, who prop up the table and are six points from safety.Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks celebrates scoring a try with teammates during the 2020 SuperHero Sunday match between Stormers and Sharks at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, on 19 January 2020 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
The Sharks and the Bulls play the first South African derby of the 2020 Super Rugby season. Here’s what you need to know.
Lukhanyo Am will lead the Sharks in their opening 2020 Super Rugby clash against the Bulls at Kings Park on Friday evening. Kick off is at 19:10.
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There will be a few more Super Rugby debutants on Friday, though with the three forwards, loosehead prop Ox Nche, flank James Venter and eighthman Sikumbuzo Notshe making their first starts since moving to Durban last year.
While some corners of the rugby world have groaned about the competition missing some je ne sais quoi without a number of World Cup winning players, there’s definitely a buzz in the air.
“For me to grow in confidence at 10, I need game time there, that’s how a player gets better and I’m really looking forward to it.”
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The Bulls, the best of the four South African franchises last year, will be without six of their World Cup winners this season. Lood de Jager, Duane Vermeulen, Handre Pollard, Rudolph Snyman, Schalk Brits and Jessie Kriel have all departed.
Sharks:15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Sibusiso Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Tyler Paul, 6 James Venter, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements:16 Craig Burden, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 John-Hubert Meyer, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Sanele Nohamba, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Jeremy Ward.
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Bulls:15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Burger Odendaal (C), 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Abongile Nonkontwana, 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Lizo Gqoboka.
Replacements:16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Ruan Nortje, 20 Ryno Pieterse, 21 Wian Vosloo, 22 Embrose Papier, 23 Manie Libbo
Prediction: The Sharks have the better odds, with a 65% expected chance of winning. However, they actually only win 36% of their matches with these odds while the Bulls, with a mere 38% chance of winning, win 73% of their fixtures with such lowly odds. Nevertheless, the algorithm have tipped the Sharks to win by three points.
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