The Premier League is back for one more weekend of action before it takes some time off. Thankfully for all of us, this coming week is the last FIFA date of 2014, so we’ll have uninterrupted club football until winter breaks. Or, in the Premier League’s case, until March.
Premier League schedule, scores and results from Week 11
Not too many surprising results this week...
Clive Brunskill
Liverpool and Chelsea play the clear highlight of the round, even if Liverpool aren’t particularly good this season and look like they’re facing a real fight to scrape top four. They still have plenty of firepower, even if it’s not firing at the moment, and could potentially give the Blues some trouble on Merseyside.
Elsewhere, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have good opportunities to stop being hilarious and start being decent teams, while Manchester City and Arsenal have somewhat tricky, but very winnable away matches.
Because we’re heading into an international break, there is no Monday game this week.
Saturday, 7:45 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S.), Sportsnet Regional (Canada), BT Sport 1 (U.K.)
For the first time since this f---ing slipped, Liverpool meet current league-leaders Chelsea. While the Blues disappointingly bowed out of that title race, they appear to be running away with this one. If they f---ing slip, it’s unlikely that Liverpool will be the team that catches them.
But, oddly, Liverpool are feeling a bit encouraged coming off of a loss. They weren't bad away to the Bernabeu in midweek despite picking a rotated squad. Perhaps a rested trio of Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard and Mario Balotelli will have something impressive to offer the Anfield faithful in Saturday's early match?
Saturday, 10 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S.), Sportsnet regional (Canada)
Manchester United are still a gigantic worldwide brand, so they're going to stay on your television screens no matter what. And even though they're a work in progress with obvious holes that this group of players can never fill, they're probably good enough to beat Crystal Palace at home. Neil Warnock's side hasn't won in their last four, and lost to previously woeful Sunderland at home on Monday
Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC (U.S.), TSN4 (Canada), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.)
Don't look now, but QPR might be a respectable side. Sure, they've lost two of their last three, but those losses were heartbreaking, one-goal defeats to Liverpool and Chelsea in which they performed very well. Their win was a shutout victory over Aston Villa, and they were clearly the better side on that day.
So this game isn’t a guaranteed blowout, but it would still be surprising to see Manchester City fail to grab all three points. And since they’re already six behind Chelsea, they can’t really afford slip-ups against the likes of QPR.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S.), Sportsnet World (Canada)
Because they’re still Spurs, this year’s edition of the Lilywhites are still looking brilliant in games they don’t win and awful in ones they do. They’re also still very good at letting in incredibly silly goals, so their game against Stoke City -- a team that, despite moving away from Pulisball, still has lots of large people -- could be quite fun.
If you're in the U.K., your early Sunday game is West Bromwich Albion vs. Newcastle on Sky Sports 1. It's not like there were any right or wrong choices from this slate. Sunderland vs. Everton gets the global shaft.
Swansea City vs. Arsenal
Sunday, 11 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S.), TSN3 (Canada), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.)
It’s impossible to figure out what to make of Swansea City, but they’re certainly better at home than they are on the road, and they’ve been decent enough in their last two matches. Arsenal, meanwhile, are what they’ve been for the last decade: The fourth best team in the Premier League, and one that makes life harder than it has to be.
Expect a draw or a narrow Arsenal win.
Week 11 schedule and results (all times ET, scores will be updated as they come in)
Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea - Full match report here
Burnley 1-0 Hull City
Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace - Full match report here
Southampton 2-0 Leicester City
West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Manchester City - Full match report here
Sunderland 1-1. Everton - Sunday -- Full match report here
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Newcastle United
Swansea City 2-1 Arsenal - Full match report here
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