5 talking points as Premier League enters Game Week 35

 

The English Premier League enters its 35th match day this weekend with the expectation of more drama.

DAILY POST takes a look at the week thirty-five Premier League matches that will start on Saturday and end on Monday evening.

Newcastle United vs Arsenal:

Fans are keen to see if Arsenal will win or drop points against Newcastle amid their title race with Manchester City, who currently top the table.

Arsenal’s clash against Newcastle will take place on Sunday evening at St. James’ Park, and the kick-off time is 4.30 pm.

Arsenal heads to the game after beating Chelsea 3-1 in their last fixture while The Magpies head to the game after beating Southampton 3-1 in their

The Gunners currently sit in second position on the log with 78 points from 34 matches while Newcastle are in third position with 65 points from 33 games.

Haaland’s Premier League goal record:

A few days ago, the Norwegian netted his 35th goal of the Premier League campaign in his 31st game as Man City defeated West Ham 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium

Haaland overtook Alan Shearer and Andy Cole as the outright leader in the record books.

The 22-year-old will hope to score again when Manchester City host Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Will Frank Lampard finally get his first win as Chelsea’s interim manager this weekend:

Lampard is yet to win a game at Chelsea since he was appointed caretaker manager.

Chelsea will face Bournemouth in an away Premier League tie on Saturday. The kick-off time for the match is 3pm.

Chelsea have lost their last four Premier League games against Arsenal, Brentford, Brighton and Wolves under Lampard.

Lampard’s men currently sit in the 12th position on the Premier League table with 39 points from 33 matches.

Man City vs Leeds United:

This match will take place on Saturday. The kick-off time is 3pm at Etihad Stadium.

Man City currently sits on top of the Premier League table with 79 points from 33 games while Leeds United are in 17th position with 30 points from 34 games.

Pep Guardiola’s side heads to the game after thrashing West Ham United 3-0 in their last game while Leeds lost 4-1 against Bournemouth.

However, fans will be eager to see if Man City will either win this game or drop points amid their title race with Arsenal.

Southampton is set to become the first team to be relegated from the Premier League:

Southampton will face Nottingham Forest in an away Premier League tie on Monday evening and is set to become the first team to be officially relegated from the Premier League.

They currently sit in the bottom position (20th) on the Premier League table with 24 points from 34 matches.

Southampton have five points behind 19th position Everton and six points behind 18th position Nottingham Forest.

They lost their last game 3-1 against Newcastle United and their next three matches after the Nottingham Forest tie on Monday are against Fulham, Brighton and Liverpool.

However, should Southampton lose against Nottingham Forest and fail to beat Fulham and Brighton in their next two games, they will be the first team to be relegated from the Premier League.