Premier League Fixtures: Week 20 Schedule, Score Predictions for EPL Matchday
Tensions are high at the Premier League summit, as Arsenal and Leicester City head into Week 20 of the campaign level on points.
Both teams are at home on Saturday, with the Gunners welcoming Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium and the Foxes playing host to Arsene Wenger's most recent victims, Bournemouth.
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Elsewhere, Manchester City travel to Watford hoping to get back to winning ways following a 0-0 stalemate at the King Power Stadium in midweek, and Manchester United hope to end an eight-match winless run against Swansea City.
Also looking to stay in touch with the title contenders are in-form Tottenham Hotspur, who take on Everton away from home on Sunday.
Read on for a full schedule of the Week 20 fixture slate, along with score predictions and discussion of the biggest headlines.
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 12:45 p.m. GMT/7:45 a.m. ET | West Ham United | 1-1 | Liverpool |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Leicester City | 2-0 | Bournemouth |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Manchester United | 2-2 | Swansea City |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Norwich City | 1-2 | Southampton |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Sunderland | 2-0 | Aston Villa |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Stoke City |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | 5:30 p.m. GMT/12:30 p.m. ET | Watford | 2-3 | Manchester City |
| Sunday, Jan. 3 | 1:30 p.m. GMT/8:30 a.m. ET | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Chelsea |
| Sunday, Jan. 3 | 4 p.m. GMT/11 a.m. ET | Everton | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Kane Tops Lukaku in Hitman Head-to-Head
Two of 2015's most prolific Premier League scorers will meet at Goodison Park on Sunday, when Romelu Lukaku's Everton play host to Tottenham and their star striker, Harry Kane.
Mauricio Pochettino's leading man is still playing catch-up in the scoring ranks after a slow start to the campaign, but with three goals in his last three games, Kane is closing in on a Golden Boot challenge.
Lukaku sits level with Jamie Vardy in the top-scorer list on 15 goals, but although the Belgian has been in hot form this term, it hasn't always been enough to clinch results for Everton.
Spurs have the added benefit of being able to lean upon other players as a source of goals, and FourFourTwo writer Chris Miller recently highlighted the likes of Son Heung-min and Dele Alli as fellow goal threats:
Those two summer arrivals in particular have found their feet in the Premier League to give Tottenham a welcome boost in attack, and after leaking four to Stoke City last Monday, Everton's defence looks suspect.
Tottenham won't see Goodison Park as the fortress it once might have been following that result, and Kane is in prime position to score, while Spurs boast the best defence in England and will look to shut Lukaku out.
Prediction: Everton 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Jamie Vardy Gets Back on the Board
The Premier League headlines just haven't been the same without Jamie Vardy's name present, and the Leicester striker is enduring his worst run of the season after going three games without scoring.
The England forward has a superb chance to end the rut against struggling Bournemouth on Saturday, but John Brewin of ESPN FC and Football 365's Nick Miller suggested his fairytale may be over already:
An inevitable part of Vardy's success has been the inevitable expectancy for it to all unravel at any given moment, but Claudio Ranieri will feel confident his frontman can revive his campaign in Week 20.
The Foxes take on a defence that's already conceded a joint-second-worst tally of 34 goals this season, and the Times' Rory Smith lambasted Eddie Howe's back line in their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last Monday:
The Cherries have lost just one of their last seven games, but Ranieri's side host Bournemouth full of motivation to reclaim their lead at the top of the Premier League, Vardy more so than ever.
His return to form will aid Leicester in keeping up their side of the bargain to clinch a first victory since mid-December and get 2016 off to a positive start.
Prediction: Leicester City 2-0 Bournemouth
