LONDON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City faces a difficult game on Saturday as it looks to keep up its pursuit of Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola's side travels to play a solid Leeds United that may still be battling to avoid relegation, but which has lost just 10 games from 27 on its return to the elite this season.
Manchester City scored an injury time goal to win the first meeting between the two teams 3-2 in Manchester, but not before a Dominic Calvert-Lewin inspired Leeds fought back from 2-0 down, and the powerful striker will again be a threat for a Manchester City side that has enjoyed a week without a midweek game after last weekend's win at home to Newcastle United.
Aston Villa's slim title hopes look to have ended ahead of Friday night's visit to play Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Although Wolverhampton is bottom of the table and seemingly doomed to relegation, this is a tense local derby and Wolves is a jinx club for Aston Villa coach Unai Emery who hasn't won in the Molineux Stadium since joining Aston Villa, with last season's visit ending in a 2-0 defeat.
A place in next season's Champions League and the struggle to avoid the drop are both at stake at Anfield on Saturday when Liverpool entertains West Ham United.
Liverpool is only two points behind fifth place Chelsea, with fifth place again likely to earn qualification for next season's Champions League, while West Ham is two points from safety behind Nottingham Forest at the other end of the table.
One interesting initiative at Anfield on Saturday is that fans will be asked to use sign language for the club's famous 'You'll never walk alone' song to help deaf fans feel included in the atmosphere.
Liverpool will be without forward Florian Wirtz with the German affected by a back injury when he was playing his best football since last summer's arrival at the club.
Granit Xhaka should be back to boost the Sunderland midfield for the lunchtime trip to Bournemouth as his side tries to end a run of three consecutive defeats against a rival that is unbeaten in its last seven league games.
Newcastle United is at home to Everton with Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon facing his former club in a new central attacking role, while Burnley's slim hopes of survival rest on taking three points at home to Brentford, with James Ward Prowse's delivery from set pieces vital after last weekend's battling draw away to Chelsea.
There are four more games on Sunday with Arsenal hosting Chelsea in the day's standout fixture. ■