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Clik here to view. The English Premier League''s only remaining unbeaten records are on the line on Sunday when Tottenham Hotspur will hope to inflict a dent in Manchester City''s superb start to the campaign.
The City juggernaut had crushed all before them, winning every competitive game they had played this season, until they were held to a surprise 3-3 draw with Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday.
That result, and the way the Scottish side exposed chinks in City''s defensive armour, will have given a boost to Tottenham, fresh from a crucial Champions League win in Moscow, before England''s top two clash at White Hart Lane.
Pep Guardiola''s impressive start at the Etihad Stadium has made City many people''s favourites for the title, and Spurs will need all the grit they showed in their victory over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday to avoid losing further ground to their opponents.
Both sides will be without key players for Sunday''s clash.
Harry Kane, Spurs top scorer for the past two seasons, is expected to be out for at least another month after suffering ankle ligament damage against Sunderland on September 18 - although Son Heung-min''s stunning form has ensured they have not missed him as much as fans feared.
The South Korean scored his fifth goal in five games in Spurs'' 1-0 win in Moscow.
"He is on fire," Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino told reporters.
"To keep this form is very important for us."
City, four points clear of their opponents and out to avenge their double defeat to Spurs in the league last season, will also be without several important players, including Vincent Kompany and Kevin De Bruyne, who were injured in last Saturday''s 3-1 Premier League win over Swansea City.
Arsenal, who are third, and Liverpool (fourth) will both expect to maintain their challenges away to struggling sides.
Arsene Wenger''s men will be bidding for their fifth league win in a row on Sunday at newly promoted Burnley, who won for only the second time this season on Monday when they beat Watford.
Swansea City beat Liverpool 3-1 at home last season, but with Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin under pressure following their poor start to the campaign and Liverpool revitalised under Juergen Klopp, they will be hard-pushed to match that in the corresponding fixture tomorrow.
EPL fixtures
Friday, 30 September
21:00 Everton v Crystal Palace
Saturday, 1 October
13:30Swansea City v Liverpool
16:00 West Ham United v Middlesbrough
16:00Watford v Bournemouth
16:00Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion
16:00Hull City v Chelsea
Sunday, 2 October
13:00Manchester United v Stoke City
15:15Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
15:15Leicester City v Southampton
17:30Burnley v Arsenal
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Unbeaten records at stake The only teams yet to lose in the English Premier League go head to head on Sunday. Top two clash in English Premier League 0 Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
The English Premier League''s only remaining unbeaten records are on the line on Sunday when Tottenham Hotspur will hope to inflict a dent in Manchester City''s superb start to the campaign.The City juggernaut had crushed all before them, winning every competitive game they had played this season, until they were held to a surprise 3-3 draw with Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday.
That result, and the way the Scottish side exposed chinks in City''s defensive armour, will have given a boost to Tottenham, fresh from a crucial Champions League win in Moscow, before England''s top two clash at White Hart Lane.
Pep Guardiola''s impressive start at the Etihad Stadium has made City many people''s favourites for the title, and Spurs will need all the grit they showed in their victory over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday to avoid losing further ground to their opponents.
Both sides will be without key players for Sunday''s clash.
Harry Kane, Spurs top scorer for the past two seasons, is expected to be out for at least another month after suffering ankle ligament damage against Sunderland on September 18 - although Son Heung-min''s stunning form has ensured they have not missed him as much as fans feared.
The South Korean scored his fifth goal in five games in Spurs'' 1-0 win in Moscow.
"He is on fire," Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino told reporters.
"To keep this form is very important for us."
City, four points clear of their opponents and out to avenge their double defeat to Spurs in the league last season, will also be without several important players, including Vincent Kompany and Kevin De Bruyne, who were injured in last Saturday''s 3-1 Premier League win over Swansea City.
Arsenal, who are third, and Liverpool (fourth) will both expect to maintain their challenges away to struggling sides.
Arsene Wenger''s men will be bidding for their fifth league win in a row on Sunday at newly promoted Burnley, who won for only the second time this season on Monday when they beat Watford.
Swansea City beat Liverpool 3-1 at home last season, but with Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin under pressure following their poor start to the campaign and Liverpool revitalised under Juergen Klopp, they will be hard-pushed to match that in the corresponding fixture tomorrow.
EPL fixtures
Friday, 30 September
21:00 Everton v Crystal Palace
Saturday, 1 October
13:30Swansea City v Liverpool
16:00 West Ham United v Middlesbrough
16:00Watford v Bournemouth
16:00Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion
16:00Hull City v Chelsea
Sunday, 2 October
13:00Manchester United v Stoke City
15:15Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
15:15Leicester City v Southampton
17:30Burnley v Arsenal
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