Matchday 34 of the Premier League is spread over 10 days, as it encompasses the FA Cup semifinals on the weekend of 26-27 April, with the pick of matches seeing Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.
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Liverpool and Spurs, who will clash at Anfield on the late afternoon of Sunday 27 April, will be meeting for the fourth time this season, with their first Premier League encounter back in December producing an amazing 6-3 away triumph for the Reds. The teams then met in a two-legged Carabao Cup semifinal, with Tottenham winning 1-0 at home, before being blown away 4-0 in the return game.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou recently spiced up the narrative between the two teams by claiming that Liverpool get preferential treatment in the media, citing a great ‘fuss’ being made when decisions go against Arne Slot’s side.
“I think in the time I’ve been here, we’ve had two decisions that have gone for us against Liverpool and there has been a national campaign, almost,” said the prickly Australian.
“It seems like every fight ends up being an internal fight at this club. There’s never any sort of defending of the club or the club defending itself. That’s a unique challenge, but I accepted that challenge so I’ve got to try to find a way to overcome it.”
The round opens on the midweek of Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 April with Manchester City hosting Aston Villa, and Crystal Palace visiting Arsenal respectively. Villa, City and Palace will all be in FA Cup semifinal action on the weekend, so their team selection is bound to have one eye on those clashes.
The weekend will feature Chelsea hosting Everton in the early kick-off on Saturday, while a potential thriller later the same afternoon sees Graham Potter return to the South Coast, as he takes his West Ham United to a former club in the shape of Brighton & Hove Albion.
A strong close to the campaign is needed for the Hammers, who have endured a somewhat dispiriting season: “You want to finish as high as you can but, at the same time, finish the season off in a good way so you’ve got positivity, progress and also information in terms of what we need to do in the summer and how we can improve things,” said Potter.
Also in action in this round is Bournemouth against Manchester United on Sunday, as well as the re-arranged clash on Thursday 1 May between FA Cup semifinalists Nottingham Forest and Brentford.
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Broadcast details
Saturday 26 April
13:30: Chelsea v Everton – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
16:00: Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport Blitz and SuperSport Maximo 360
16:00: Newcastle United v Ipswich Town – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
16:00: Southampton v Fulham – LIVE on SuperSport La Liga and SuperSport Maximo 3
16:00: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 2
Sunday 27 April
15:00: AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
17:30: Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
Thursday 1 May
20:30: Nottingham Forest v Brentford – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2