The second set of fixtures in one of the few Premier League midweek matchdays takes place on Wednesday night with the majority of teams in action in the six games that night. All of the top six will be playing this evening including Manchester City who face West Ham United at home and Liverpool, who are back at Anfield following their trip to Old Trafford at the weekend to face Watford.
The big game on the night though pits Chelsea against Tottenham in what is now a must-win game for both teams. Spurs need the win after they went down to a 2-1 defeat to Burnley at the weekend and another defeat here could well signal the end of any title hopes they had. In contrast Chelsea, who were in action in the Carabao Cup Final at the weekend, will know that with Arsenal and Manchester United now above them in the league, if they are to claim Champions League football next season then a win here against Spurs is a must.
There’s also crucial action from the bottom of the Premier League with two clubs in real danger of relegation facing off at St Mary’s as Southampton take on Fulham. Claudio Ranieri hasn’t quite worked the magic he would have hoped for at Fulham as yet but Ralph Hassenhuttl had started well at Southampton, although his team do seem to have gone off the boil a little of late. This is a game both teams will feel is winnable and which is a massive three points for both.
Let’s hope that we can land our next big acca winner with this selection of games from Wednesday night’s games.