Manchester City have the opportunity to extend their lead at the Premier League summit when they take on hosts Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. With title rivals Liverpool and Chelsea in action on Sunday, Manchester City can increase their lead at the top of the table by three points if they beat the Saints. The Premier League title holders have an 11-point advantage overboth Liverpool and Chelsea. They have played a game more than Liverpool and a game less than Chelsea. An away win over Southampton will take Manchester City 14 points clear of the chasing pack until the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool play their own game. Chelsea take on Tottenham Hotspur at home in a tasty London Derby encounter, while Liverpool are guests of London club Crystal Palace.
In addition to the task of increasing their lead at the English top flight league summit, Manchester City will also be looking to continue their impressive winning run. The Citizens have won their last 12 league matches and they can make it 13 matches with a win over the Saints.
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Pep’s men are currently second in the Premier League two points behind Liverpool with a game in hand and control their destiny as if they win all their matches they would win consecutive league titles. The Citizens have already bagged the Carabao Cup earlier in February by beating Chelsea on penalties and are in the FA Cup Semifinals where they face Brighton on Saturday.
The form of Everton in the last 5 fixtures has been pretty great. A 0-0 draw against Chelsea and an unfortunate defeat at Anfield show that they can mix it on the road to the bigger team by division. However, 1-0 win at home to Cardiff along with 2 draws against Watford and Newcastle at Goodison Park implies that they struggle because of their own patch while playing against the weaker teams.