London (AFP)

Almost three weeks ahead, six matches of the 29th day of the Premier League will be played from Tuesday to Thursday with Manchester City who want to continue their sole rider and Liverpool who will play a crucial match against Chelsea.

These six meetings have been brought forward to allow the quarter-finals of the FA Cup to be held on March 20 and 21.

They will open with Manchester City, undisputed leader with 12 points ahead of 2nd, United, who will aim for a 21st success in a row, in all competitions, by receiving Wolverhampton (9:00 p.m.).

Wednesday will focus on the fight for 2nd place.

Leicester, currently 3rd, with a small point behind United, will go to 15th, Burnley (7pm), before the Red Devils visit 13th, Crystal Palace (9.15pm).

Also at 7:00 p.m., Aston Villa, 9th, but within reach of 4th place with its 2 late matches, will move to the red lantern Sheffield United to preserve its European chances.

But the shock of these advanced matches is scheduled for Thursday.

Liverpool, which ended 4 defeats in a row by beating Sheffield United on Sunday (2-0), will want to catch up with the top 4, which sends to the Champions League at the end of the season.

Jürgen Klopp's men's task (6th with 43 points) will however be much more difficult with the reception of Chelsea (9.15pm), 5th and ahead of them by one unit.

Londoners are also unbeaten since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at their head (6 wins, 3 draws), while Liverpool remain on an incredible series of 4 losses at Anfield Road, after winning all 68 league matches there. previous ones.

Before that (7:00 p.m.), the other Liverpool club, Everton, 7th with 40 points and two games late, will move to the penultimate, West Bromwich Albion.

Finally, to clear the schedule of Tottenham, qualified for the League Cup final against Manchester City, scheduled for April 25, the match of the 33rd day of Spurs against Fulham (18th), at Craven Cottage, will also be held. Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday:

(9:00 p.m.) Manchester City - Wolverhampton

Wednesday:

(7:00 p.m.) Burnley - Leicester

Sheffield United - Aston Villa

(9:15 p.m.) Crystal Palace - Manchester United

Thursday:

(7:00 p.m.) Fulham - Tottenham

West Bromwich Albion - Everton

(9:15 p.m.) Liverpool - Chelsea

Ranking: Pts JGNP bp bc dif

1. Manchester City 62 26 19 5 2 52 16 36

2. Manchester United 50 26 14 8 4 53 32 21

3. Leicester 49 26 15 4 7 45 30 15

4. West Ham 45 26 13 6 7 40 31 9

5. Chelsea 44 26 12 8 6 41 25 16

6. Liverpool 43 26 12 7 7 47 34 13

7. Everton 40 24 12 4 8 37 33 4

8. Tottenham 39 25 11 6 8 41 27 14

9. Aston Villa 39 24 12 3 9 38 26 12

10. Arsenal 37 26 11 4 11 34 27 7

11. Leeds United 35 26 11 2 13 43 44 -1

12. Wolverhampton 34 26 9 7 10 27 33 -6

13. Crystal Palace 33 26 9 6 11 29 43 -14

14. Southampton 30 25 8 6 11 31 43 -12

15. Burnley 28 26 7 7 12 18 34 -16

16. Brighton 26 26 5 11 10 26 33 -7

17. Newcastle 26 26 7 5 14 27 44 -17

18. Fulham 23 26 4 11 11 21 32 -11

19. West Brom 17 26 3 8 15 20 55 -35

20. Sheffield United 11 26 3 2 21 15 43 -28

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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