Matchday 22 in the English Premier League will surely bring back some interesting times for fans around the world, especially with some crunch ties taking place this weekend.
Liverpool will seek to defend their unbeaten run in the Premier League when they visit Jose Mourinho's Tottenham. The Special One's side has been hit hard by injuries, but anything can happen once the ball starts rolling around.
Elsewhere, Leicester City will host Southampton in an attempt to get away from third-placed Manchester City. Brendan Rodgers' men are fresh off two wins, and a third one here would keep them one more week in second place regardless of Man City's result.
Speaking of which, the Citizens will make a trip to Villa Park on Sunday with much to play for. Guardiola's men have struggled away from home, and dropping points here would certainly knock them out of the title race for good.
Without further ado, here's what you need to keep an eye on for Matchday 22 in the English Premier League.
Team news - Who's in, who's out?
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Arsenal - Injured: Kieran Tierney, Calum Chambers. Doubtful: Héctor Bellerín.
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Chelsea - Injured: Marco Van Ginkel . Doubtful: Marcos Alonso, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic.
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Leicester City: Injured: Matty James, Wilfred Ndidi, Wes Morgan. Doubtful: James Maddison.
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Liverpool - Injured: Nathaniel Clyne, Naby Keita, Fabinho, James Milner. Doubtful: Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, Xherdan Shaqiri.
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Manchester City - Injured: Leroy Sané. Doubtful: Aymeric Laporte.
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Manchester United - Injured: Harry Maguire, Eric Bailly, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo, Paul Pogba, Diogo Dalot, Scott McTominay. Doubtful: Phil Jones.
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Tottenham Hotspur - Injured: Hugo Lloris, Ben Davies, Harry Kane, Moussa Sissoko, Tanguy Ndombele. Doubtful: Harry Winks, Danny Rose.
Coach's quotes ahead of Matchday 22
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta admitted that even if the club is struggling with a massive number of injuries, there may not be many signings for the Gunners in the ongoing transfer window.
"I don't know, I'm not expecting big things. I'm expecting big things from the players I have at the moment, the players that are recovering from injuries. That's the biggest expectations from my side. If we can find someone to help us through the season, we'll look at the options," Arteta stated.
Key historical stats ahead of the EPL's Matchday 22
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Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 37 Premier League games.
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Norwich has drawn three out of their last six games.
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Chelsea has scored at least two goals in their last 5 games vs Burnley (all comps).
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Arsenal has failed to win any of their last three games against Crystal Palace (two draws, one loss).
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Aston Villa has failed to beat Manchester City in their most recent six games in all comps, with one draw and five losses.
What is social media talking about ahead of Matchday 22?
Harry Kane had stepped up -as always- to lead Tottenham back to the top ten under Jose Mourinho, but his injury will leave Spurs without their leader and top scorer. Social media users did not waste time to see how the team has fared without their best player, and things are not looking good for Mou and Co.
Tottenham's results without Harry Kane this season:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 9, 2020
Middlesbrough 1-1 Spurs
Bayern Munich 3-1 Spurs
Everton 1-1 Spurs
Colchester United 0-0 Spurs
Without a win in four games. pic.twitter.com/uYt3ggu8uN
English Premier League - Matchday 22 games
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Leicester City 1 - 2 Southampton
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