London (AFP)

Premier League leader, Tottenham receives its great rival Arsenal on Sunday, lacking results, while its runner-up Liverpool welcomes Wolverhampton, Sunday on the occasion of the 11th day of the English championship, marked by the modest return of spectators to the stands .

Arsenal, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Southampton, Tottenham and West Ham are authorized from this weekend to welcome up to 2,000 people in their enclosures, all masked, a first since March and the outbreak of the pandemic.

Despite the lack of fervor at the stadium, Spurs fans (1st, 21 pts), led by the charismatic José Mourinho, dream of finally hanging on to the national title, sixty years after the last of his two coronations (1951, 1961).

This will inevitably require prestigious victories, especially in the North London derby on Sunday against Arsenal.

Stuck in the soft belly of the standings at an unflattering 14th place, the Gunners of coach Mikel Arteta will want to take advantage of this derby to revive and satisfy their supporters.

At home, the Reds (2nd, 21 pts), reigning champions, play a match that promises to be very open between two formations turned towards the attack.

Beaten in a snatch (1-0) at Anfield in December 2019, Wolverhampton (7th, 17 pts) has so far only known victory or defeat on the road this season.

Before that, Chelsea (3rd, 19 pts), in great shape, has the opportunity on Saturday to temporarily take the lead in case of victory against Leeds United of Marcelo Bielsa.

Defeated in C1 Wednesday at Old Trafford by PSG (3-1), the Manchester United Red Devids, only 9th (16 pts), will make a perilous trip to West Ham (5th, 17 pts).

And the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola, who made a disappointing start to the season, evidenced by their 11th place, have no room for error when receiving the poorly classified Fulham.

The meeting between Aston Villa and Newcastle scheduled for Friday evening has been postponed due to several cases of Covid-19 among the Magpies.

Program of the 11th day of the English Football Championship:

Saturday 5 December

(12:30 GMT) Burnley - Everton

(3:00 p.m. GMT) Manchester City - Fulham

(5:30 p.m. GMT) West Ham - Manchester United

(20h00 GMT) Chelsea v Leeds United

Sunday 6 December

(12h00 GMT) West Brom - Crystal Palace

(14:15 GMT) Sheffield United - Leicester

(4.30 p.m. GMT) Tottenham v Arsenal

(19:15 GMT) Liverpool - Wolverhampton

Monday December 7

(20h00 GMT) Brighton - Southampton

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postponed

Aston Villa - Newcastle

Ranking: Pts JGNP bp bc dif

1. Tottenham 21 10 6 3 1 21 9 12

2. Liverpool 21 10 6 3 1 22 17 5

3. Chelsea 19 10 5 4 1 22 10 12

4. Leicester 18 10 6 0 4 19 14 5

5. West Ham 17 10 5 2 3 17 11 6

6. Southampton 17 10 5 2 3 19 16 3

7. Wolverhampton 17 10 5 2 3 11 11 0

8. Everton 16 10 5 1 4 19 17 2

9. Manchester United 16 9 5 1 3 16 16 0

10. Aston Villa 15 9 5 0 4 20 13 7

11. Manchester City 15 9 4 3 2 15 11 4

12. Leeds United 14 10 4 2 4 15 17 -2

13. Newcastle 14 10 4 2 4 12 15 -3

14. Arsenal 13 10 4 1 5 10 12 -2

15. Crystal Palace 13 10 4 1 5 12 15 -3

16. Brighton 10 10 2 4 4 14 16 -2

17. Fulham 7 10 2 1 7 11 19 -8

18. West Brom 6 10 1 3 6 7 18 -11

19. Burnley 5 9 1 2 6 4 17 -13

20. Sheffield United 1 10 0 1 9 4 16 -12

Editor's note: The first four qualified for the Champions League

The 5th qualifier for the group stage of the Europa League

The last three are relegated

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