3rd TIME LUCKY?
Mourinho will be aiming to guide Man Utd to their second league win over his former club in ten games while Conte's focus will be on stabilising his team that had mixed results in recent fixtures.
What you need to know:
- SOCCER. After twice losing to his former club and players at Stamford Bridge this season, Mourinho gets his chance for revenge on his new home turf as Man Utd host red-hot Chelsea at Old Trafford. Can he take it?
There are a host of eye-catching fixtures, starting with second-placed Tottenham’s key clash with Bournemouth at White Hart Lane today.
Super Sunday features two fascinating encounters, beginning with third-placed Liverpool’s trip to West Brom before Champions League-chasing Manchester United host league leaders Chelsea.
And the entertainment concludes when Arsenal visit relegation-threatened Middlesbrough on Monday.
Man United’s hoodoo
Manchester United entertain league leaders Chelsea with qualification for next season’s Champions League very much within grasp.
Jose Mourinho’s side sit fifth in the table, four points behind Man City in the race for Europe’s premier club competition, but with a game in hand on their rivals.
But United will need to do something they have not managed in their previous eight league clashes with the Blues - win.
United have lost half of those eight meetings, making this their longest-ever winless streak against a single opponent in Premier League history.
Kane’s whip
Will Harry Kane haunt the Cherries again? He may not have scored on his return against Watford last weekend, but you would not bet against Harry Kane finding the net.
The forward has tormented Bournemouth in two of their three Premier League meetings, scoring five of Spurs’ eight goals.
Eddie Howe has his own in-form goalscorer in Josh King, who has 10 top-flight goals since the turn of the year.
But the return of Kane makes Tottenham favourites to record their 12th consecutive Premier League home win.
Bravo’s glove
Manchester City travel to St Mary’s for their tea-time clash with Southampton looking to maintain their top-four hopes, but with doubts still lingering over goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
The experienced Chilean has now conceded from each of the last seven shots on target he has faced in the Premier League.
That includes a particularly poor effort in their last match against Hull, when Bravo let slip a tame Andrea Ranocchia strike.
With City’s leaky back-line sure to come under pressure from a resurgent Southampton, boss Pep Guardiola will be hoping the man he signed from Barcelona will prove more resilient this time around.
Travel sickness
Arsene Wenger takes his team to struggling Middlesbrough on Monday with the Gunners in serious danger of not finishing in the top four for the first time since he arrived at the club 21 years ago.
Arsenal have lost four successive Premier League away games for the first time in the Frenchman’s reign, with their previous run of four straight league defeats on the road coming in April 1995.
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP - TODAY
Tottenham vs. Bournemouth SS3, 2.45PM
C. Palace vs. Leicester SS3/11, 5PM
Everton vs. Burnley SS5, 5PM
West Brom vs. Southampton SS7, 5PM
Stoke City vs. Hull SS9, 5PM
Southampton vs. Man City SS3/11, 7PM
TOMORROW
West Brom vs. Liverpool SS3/11, 3PM
Man Utd vs. Chelsea SS3/11, 6PM
MONDAY, APRIL 17
Middlesbrough vs. Arsenal SS3/11, 9.45PM
