London (AFP)

With the relegation of Southampton relegated on Saturday, Manchester City will try to plane its six points behind Liverpool, on the 11th day, to add a little spice to the shock between the two teams scheduled for the following weekend.

Already victorious without overpowering Saints on Tuesday in the League Cup eighth-finals (3-1), it is hard to see how City would not do the same against the team of South England, 17th and who remains in the league, a draw and four defeats, including a beating 9-0 at home against Leicester.

Will that be enough to pick up points in Liverpool? Not sure, because moving to Birmingham the Reds to face Aston Villa is very much in their strings.

While Villans seduced observers by the ambition of their game, led by their nugget midfielder Jack Grealish (24), they are still only 15th with 11 units.

Their confrontations with the "big" ones do not plead either in their favor and show disturbing similarities in the scenario.

Arrived at halftime in a favorable position to Tottenham (1-0), Arsenal (1-0) and Manchester City (0-0), they have each time sank and took 3 goals in the second half for 3 defeats.

With the help of their Villa Park crowd, perhaps this time they will have to make a full 90 minutes against the undisputed leader who has left all his eleven major at rest in the Coupe de la Ligue midweek.

Behind the leading duo, it's another pair, Leicester and Chelsea, with 20 points, who will try to preserve the 4 lengths taken on Arsenal (5th).

The Foxes will have the most complicated task with a trip Sunday at Crystal Palace (6th / 15 pts) which, without making any noise, is in ambush, under the leadership of the hen but still elegant Roy Hodgson.

Chelsea, whose 7-game winning streak in all competitions was interrupted Wednesday with the home defeat against Manchester United in the League Cup, will visit the Red Lantern Watford, still looking for a first success this year. season (5 draws, 5 defeats).

Among the other games to follow, Arsenal will receive Wolverhamtpon, 12th with 12 points, who has not lost since 5 games in the league (3 draws and 2 wins).

Defeated in Sheffield (1-0) and held in check by Crystal Palace (2-2) in the last two days, the Gunners are desperate for some consistency.

For its part, Manchester United, who has been out of 3 consecutive victories since the Red Devils hung Liverpool (1-1), will go to Bournemouth, which has the same number of points as him (13), to consolidate his place in the first half of the ranking (7th).

Program of the 11th day (in French hours):

Saturday:

(1:30 pm) Bournemouth-Manchester United

(4:00 pm) West Ham-Newcastle

Aston Villa-Liverpool

Arsenal-Wolverhampton

Sheffield United-Burnley

Brighton-Norwich

Manchester City-Southampton

(5:30 pm) Watford-Chelsea

Sunday:

(4 pm) Crystal Palace-Leicester

(6:30 pm) Everton-Tottenham

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