Matchday 16 in the English Premier League may be one of the most interesting in recent memory, mainly due to what's at stake.
Liverpool enter this game after setting a new franchise record without a loss, and facing Bournemouth should represent a tougher clash than most people think. Let's see if Klopp's men can live up to that task when they travel to Dean Court this Saturday.
Later that day, Manchester United will make the trip to Etihad to visit their bitter rivals. Manchester City is third right now in the Premier League, which makes the game even more crucial for Pep Guardiola and Co., since a loss here could see Chelsea matching their 32-point tally.
On Sunday, second-place Leicester will travel to Villa Park, where they will try to keep up the good work and their unbeaten streak. The Foxes are eight points behind Liverpool, and while the notion of watching the Reds drop points at Dean Court seems like a long shot, Brendan Rodgers' men will try to take advantage of any slip-ups by the league leaders.
Without further ado, here's what you need to keep an eye on for Matchday 16 in the English Premier League.
Team news - Who's in, who's out?
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Arsenal - Injured: Dani Ceballos. Doubtful: Rob Holding.
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Chelsea - Injured: Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Doubtful: Antonio Rüdiger, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham, Willian.
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Liverpool - Injured: Nathaniel Clyne, Joel Matip, Fabinho.
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Manchester City - Injured: Leroy Sané, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Agüero. Doubtful: Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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Manchester United - Injured: Eric Bailly, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo, Paul Pogba, Diogo Dalot. Doubtful: Anthony Martial, Nemanja Matic.
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Tottenham Hotspur - Injured: Hugo Lloris, Michel Vorm, Erik Lamela, Ben Davies.
Coach's quotes ahead of Matchday 16
Manchester United's coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer aimed a slight dig at Man City hours before the two teams lock horns in one more edition of the Manchester Derby. According to Ole, the game against the Citizens does not have a bigger meaning in his mind than other matches he's been in charge of.
"It took many years before I played a Manchester derby myself. It's changed in a way. City are a better team now than when I was playing and football has changed quite a lot," the coach said.
Key historical stats ahead of the EPL's Matchday 16
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Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 32 Premier League games.
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Leicester enters this weekend on a seven-game winning streak.
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Manchester United has only won one of their last 11 away games.
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Tottenham will try to add a sixth straight EPL win at home when they hosy Burnley.
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Jamie Vardy is the league's top scorer, with 14 goals to his name.
What is social media talking about ahead of Matchday 16?
Chelsea's transfer ban has been officially halved by FIFA, which means that the Blues will be one of the top players in the upcoming winter transfer window. Evidently, fans and experts have had their say on this matter, but coach Frank Lampard poured cold water on all rumors...for now.
"I'm happy with the squad we have here"
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 6, 2019
Frank Lampard reacts to Chelsea now being able to make January signings after their transfer ban was cut short. pic.twitter.com/xfbv4OmAUm
English Premier League - Matchday 16 games
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Newcastle United 0 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
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Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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