Liverpool’s trip to Crystal Palace and Brighton’s opportunity to move above Manchester City headline Sunday’s Premier League programme, with Manchester United hosting Aston Villa later in the afternoon. These fixtures take place before—not after—the November international break. League action resumes on November 21.
Liverpool Face Palace at Selhurst Park
Liverpool visit Crystal Palace on Sunday at 2pm GMT, seeking a response to their previous weekend’s home defeat against Arsenal. For Palace, the fixture offers an opportunity to improve their difficult start under Pierre Sage, although Liverpool arrive with ambitions of strengthening their position near the top of the table.
This is Liverpool’s only league fixture of the weekend. They are not also scheduled to host Manchester City or travel to Newcastle. Their first league match after the international break is against Manchester United at Anfield on November 22.
Brighton Have an Opportunity to Overtake City
Brighton host Brentford at 2pm GMT with an opportunity to move into second place following Manchester City’s 3–1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. City’s third consecutive league loss left them on 21 points, six behind Arsenal, opening the door for Fabian Hürzeler’s side to climb above them with a victory.
The challenge for City now lies beyond this weekend. Their next league fixture is at home to Fulham on November 21, rather than a visit to Anfield. Enzo Maresca’s immediate task is to address the problems exposed at the City Ground before the campaign resumes.
Arsenal Set the Pace as Leeds Halt Tottenham
Arsenal head into the break with 27 points after Martin Ødegaard’s goal secured a 1–0 home victory over Hull City on Saturday. Their advantage over City stands at six points, although Brighton can reduce the gap at the summit to five with a win against Brentford.
Tottenham have already played their weekend fixture, losing 1–0 at Leeds United after substitute Noah Okafor’s late winner. The match took place at Elland Road, not Stamford Bridge. Chelsea host Leeds after the international break, while Spurs’ next league opponents are Ipswich Town.
United Face Villa as the Break Approaches
Manchester United’s meeting with Aston Villa at Old Trafford completes Sunday’s programme, kicking off at 4:30pm GMT. Michael Carrick’s side enter the match seeking a first Premier League victory since August, making the contest particularly important to their efforts to move away from the relegation places.
Elsewhere, Sunderland host Chelsea and Ipswich welcome Bournemouth, both at 2pm GMT. Together, Sunday’s fixtures offer opportunities to reshape the European places and the lower reaches of the table before the international pause.
The weekend’s central theme is momentum: Arsenal have maintained theirs, City have lost ground, and Brighton have an immediate chance to capitalise. At the other end, Palace and United need results that can ease the pressure before a two-week gap in league action.
