Arne Slot, Liverpool and Chelsea
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Chelsea, Arsenal and EFL Cup
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Palace stun Anfield, Arsenal advance smoothly, City and Newcastle stay on courseEFL Cup Summary: A night of shocks as Liverpool collapse and Chelsea survive a thrillerThe EFL Cup (Carabao) fourth
Chelsea currently have a plethora of stars in the final third ahead of George in the pecking order. Out wide, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Pedro Neto and Estêvão are preferred to the youngster, while João Pedro, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu lead him in the No. 9 department.
The next round of games brings us some crackers. The Reds take on Aston Villa in what is a must-win for Slot, Tottenham Hotspur take on Chelsea and Sunderland host Everton at the Stadium of Light. It should be a fantastic weekend ahead, so with this, here are TBR Football’s predictions for the weekend.
Arne Slot will not be sacked soon, he will get time at Liverpool because he won the Premier League last season.
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City lost in the same Premier League round after almost ten years. This coincidence hadn’t happened since the 15th round of the 2015/16 season, according to Opta
Leaders Arsenal are away to newly-promoted Burnley, who have not registered a home point against the Gunners for the past four years and notoriously struggle against the ‘Big Six’. A win for Mikel Arteta’s men would continue their Premier League title hopes, with Paul Merson tipping Arsenal to win the title.