Premier League Fixtures: Week 20 Schedule, Score Predictions for EPL Matchday

With Chelsea starting to open up a sizeable lead atop the Premier League table, Week 20 is huge for the other title contenders in terms of attempting to close the gap.

The Blues will face a significant challenge when they travel to take on Tottenham Hotspur, who will have an opportunity to truly get themselves in contention if they can pull off a victory over the league leaders.

Additionally, top squads like Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United will be in action, and they are all favored to win and potentially put pressure on Chelsea as well.

Ahead of one of the 2016-17 Premier League season's most crucial slates thus far, here is a full rundown of score predictions for Week 20 along with a closer look at the biggest match on the schedule.

Date	Time	Home	Away	Score Prediction
Monday, Jan. 2	7:30 a.m. ET/12:30 p.m. GMT	Middlesbrough	Leicester City	2-0, Leicester City
Monday, Jan. 2	10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT	Sunderland	Liverpool	3-1, Liverpool
Monday, Jan. 2	10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT	Manchester City	Burnley	3-0, Manchester City
Monday, Jan. 2	10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT	Everton	Southampton	1-1
Monday, Jan. 2	10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT	West Bromwich Albion	Hull City	1-0, West Bromwich Albion
Monday, Jan. 2	12:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. GMT	West Ham United	Manchester United	1-0, Manchester United
Tuesday, Jan. 3	2:45 p.m. ET/7:45 p.m. GMT	Bournemouth	Arsenal	2-1, Arsenal
Tuesday, Jan. 3	3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. GMT	Stoke City	Watford	0-0
Tuesday, Jan. 3	3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. GMT	Crystal Palace	Swansea City	2-1, Crystal Palace
Wednesday, Jan. 4	3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. GMT	Tottenham Hotspur	Chelsea	3-2, Chelsea

Position	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	19	16	1	2	29	49
2	Liverpool	19	13	4	2	25	43
3	Arsenal	19	12	4	3	22	40
4	Tottenham Hotspur	19	11	6	2	23	39
5	Manchester City	19	12	3	4	18	39
6	Manchester United	19	10	6	3	10	36
7	Everton	19	7	6	6	2	27
8	West Bromwich Albion	19	7	5	7	2	26
9	Southampton	19	6	6	7	-3	24
10	Bournemouth	19	7	3	9	-5	24
11	Burnley	19	7	2	10	-8	23
12	West Ham United	19	6	4	9	-10	22
13	Watford	19	6	4	9	-11	22
14	Stoke City	19	5	6	8	-10	21
15	Leicester City	19	5	5	9	-7	20
16	Middlesbrough	19	4	6	9	-5	18
17	Crystal Palace	19	4	4	11	-6	16
18	Sunderland	19	4	2	13	-18	14
19	Hull City	19	3	4	12	-25	13
20	Swansea City	19	3	3	13	-23	12

Predicting Week 20's Marquee Match

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea

Spurs haven't enjoyed much success against Chelsea over the past 25 years or so, but as they continue to establish themselves as one of the EPL's top teams in 2016-17, they have a chance to make a big-time statement at White Hart Lane in Week 20.

Tottenham have momentum on their side after a convincing 4-1 away win over Watford on New Year's Day. Harry Kane and Dele Alli netted two goals apiece for Spurs in the victory.

According to the club's official Twitter account, Alli is feeling good about how the team has been meshing: "We've got a great team here and everyone wants to be on that pitch playing together. We know Chelsea next is a big game."

It can be argued that Chelsea are the deepest and most talented team the EPL has to offer, but Tottenham aren't far off in that regard.

Kane has proved to be an elite finisher for Spurs in recent years, and as evidenced by this tweet courtesy of OptaJoe, he finds himself on a legendary goalscoring pace:

While Kane seems to put himself in the right place at the right time, he can't do everything on his own, which is where midfielder Christian Eriksen comes in.

The Denmark international is among the best setup men the EPL has to offer, and per Squawka Football, no midfielder had a hand in more goals than he did in 2016:

If Spurs are going to keep pace with Chelsea, who are the second-highest goalscorers in the Premier League with 42 so far this season, then the combination of Kane and Eriksen must fire on all cylinders on Wednesday.

Like Tottenham, though, Chelsea are coming off an impressive win, as they defeated Stoke City 4-2 on Saturday.

While manager Antonio Conte embraced the idea of enjoying the win, he also made it clear the Blues already had their sights set on Spurs, according to Chelsea FC on Twitter:

Although Tottenham beat Chelsea 5-3 on New Year's Day two years ago, they have struggled to defeat the Blues otherwise.

Chelsea were victorious 2-1 in their last meeting in November, and over the past 15 times they've played each other, the Blues have seven wins, seven draws and just one defeat.

They have also been dominant this season as a whole with 16 victories, one draw and just two losses, and they hold a 10-point lead over fourth-placed Tottenham.

Willian and Diego Costa are in ideal form for the Blues right now, and no club has proved capable of slowing them down.

Tottenham will need to do precisely that in order to make themselves legitimate threats for the league title, but the Blues will continue to roll just as they have all season.

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Chelsea

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