Premier League match previews: Team news, key stats, predictions
Man City vs Leicester, Watford vs Man Utd, Tottenham vs Chelsea live on Sky Sports Premier League this weekend
Sunday 22 December 2019 10:23, UK
Team news, key stats and predictions for the final round of Premier League games before Christmas.
Watford vs Man Utd - Sunday, 2pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event
Watford manager Nigel Pearson expects to have Adam Masina and Roberto Pereyra - who had been suffering with minor injury problems - available for the Premier League game with Manchester United.
Jose Holebas (ankle) remains sidelined, along with long-term absentees Tom Cleverley (heel), Danny Welbeck (hamstring), Sebastian Prodl, and Daryl Janmaat (both knee), while new signing Joao Pedro is ineligible to make his debut until January.
Paul Pogba remains absent for Manchester United. The 26-year-old has only made six appearances this season due to an ankle injury but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not given up on the midfielder returning before the end of 2019.
Diogo Dalot will play for Man Utd's youth side against their AC Milan counterparts on Friday as the full-back builds fitness, while Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah were due to start full training this week. Marcos Rojo is also continuing to build his fitness.
Stat of the match: No side are currently on a longer run without a Premier League clean sheet than Manchester United (12 games). The Red Devils last had a longer run without a clean sheet in the top-flight between September 1970-February 1971 (21 games).
How to watch: Watford vs Man Utd is live on Renault Super Sunday from 1pm; kick-off 2pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Charlie's prediction: 1-2 (15/2 with Sky Bet)
Tottenham vs Chelsea - Sunday, 4.30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event
Record-signing Tanguy Ndombele will be back in contention for Tottenham's Premier League game with Chelsea. The France international has missed the last three games with a groin injury but is now fit, along with Michel Vorm (calf).
Erik Lamela (hamstring), Ben Davies (ankle) and Hugo Lloris (elbow) all remain injured.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is Chelsea's sole missing star. The England midfielder has stepped up his recovery from a long-term heel problem, but is not yet ready for a playing return. Olivier Giroud (ankle) and Fikayo Tomori (hip) are ready to return.
Stat of the match: Tottenham have won three of their last five Premier League games against Chelsea (L2), as many as they had in their previous 20 against them in the competition (W3 D9 L8).
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How to watch: Tottenham vs Chelsea is live on Renault Super Sunday from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Charlie's prediction: 2-2 (11/1 with Sky Bet)