Premier League Week 11 Fixtures: EPL Picks and Predictions
Arsenal's north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur is the highlight of the Premier League fixtures in Week 11. The Gunners will host Spurs at the Emirates Stadium during a weekend where the top three are all at home.
Leaders Manchester City, who are in front of both Arsenal and Liverpool only on goal difference, are at home to Middlesbrough. Meanwhile, Liverpool will welcome Watford to Anfield a day after fourth-placed Chelsea, just a point behind, host Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Here are the week's fixtures, along with predictions:
| Date | Time (GMT / ET) | Match | Prediction |
| Saturday, November 5 | 3 p.m. / 11 a.m. | Bournemouth vs. Sunderland | 2-0 |
| Saturday, November 5 | 3 p.m. / 11 a.m. | Burnley vs. Crystal Palace | 1-1 |
| Saturday, November 5 | 3 p.m. / 11 a.m. | Manchester City vs. Middlesbrough | 3-1 |
| Saturday, November 5 | 3 p.m. / 11 a.m. | West Ham United vs. Stoke City | 2-2 |
| Saturday, November 5 | 5:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. | Chelsea vs. Everton | 2-1 |
| Sunday, November 6 | 12 p.m. / 7 a.m. | Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 |
| Sunday, November 6 | 2:15 p.m. / 9:15 a.m. | Hull City vs. Southampton | 0-1 |
| Sunday, November 6 | 2:15 p.m. / 9:15 a.m. | Liverpool vs. Watford | 2-1 |
| Sunday, November 6 | 3 p.m. / 10 a.m. | Swansea City vs. Manchester United | 1-2 |
| Sunday, November 6 | 4:30 p.m. / 11:30 p.m. | Leicester City vs. West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 |
Arsenal vs. Tottenham
The big question for Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino will be whether or not to risk striker Harry Kane against the Gunners on Sunday. Pochettino has already indicated the England international could be fit enough for the derby, according to the Daily Telegraph's Matt Law: “Maybe, maybe. He made half the training session with the team (on Tuesday). Then it was a specific training session for him."
If Kane is involved, Arsenal should be worried. After all, Tottenham's No. 10 found the net in both league meetings with the Gunners last season.
Spurs have found goals hard to come by without their talisman up top, scoring just three times in their last five matches in all competitions, per the club's official site. However, Tottenham are a different animal going forward when Kane is leading the line.
Arsenal haven't had much trouble finding goals since manager Arsene Wenger moved Alexis Sanchez off the left flank into a centre-forward role. The Chilean's tireless pressing, varied runs and relentless pace are frightening defenders and creating pockets of space for others to exploit.
Yet even with Sanchez on form, the Gunners are more effective going forward when Theo Walcott is sprinting off the right wing. Walcott has missed Arsenal's last three matches, but Wenger recently confirmed the wide forward is close to a return, per the Gunners' official site.
Goals haven't been so easy to come by for Arsenal in this derby since Pochettino took over at Spurs. Still, the Gunners are more prolific and free-flowing than in recent seasons, so they should have just enough to claim a huge win ahead of the international break.
Chelsea vs. Everton
It will take a lot for Everton to interrupt the purple patch Chelsea have been experiencing lately. The Blues have been blowing the opposition away recently, scoring 11 goals without conceding in their last four league matches.
Chelsea's upturn in form has coincided with manager Antonio Conte reverting to a 3-4-3 formation like the one he used with Italy at international level. It's a tactical structure that's liberated talent players in forward areas, most notably wingers Pedro and Eden Hazard.
Their improvement, along with striker Diego Costa's intelligent movement and ruthless finishing, have made Chelsea's forward line a feared one.
Still, Everton may believe they can keep things tight. Manager Ronald Koeman has built his reputation in England's top flight on being able to frustrate top sides.
Koeman will need to ensure the Toffees' back four is amply protected. He'll also have to decide whether to match Chelsea's three-at-the-back approach, something the Dutchman has done often by deploying Ashley Williams, Phil Jagielka and Ramiro Funes Mori together.
Chelsea are rampant at the moment, but Everton are also unbeaten in three. The managerial battle of wits may prove as intriguing as the battles on the pitch.
Ultimately, though, Costa and Hazard should outgun Toffees goal-getter and former Chelsea man Romelu Lukaku.
Arsenal and Chelsea are facing tough fixtures, but the pressure will be on both to win considering Liverpool and leaders City are each strong bets to earn maximum points this week.
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