Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in a tense battle for Premier League supremacy, with Unai Emery threatening the Gunners’ grip on top spot and Phil Foden taking centre stage for the champions.
At the bottom of the table, Brentford, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are embroiled in a desperate fight for survival.
AFP Sport picks out three talking points ahead of this weekend’s action.
Emery threatens Arsenal title dreams
As the title race approaches its final stretch, leaders Arsenal face a potentially decisive reunion with their former boss Unai Emery.
Chasing their first title since 2004, Mikel Arteta’s Gunners are ahead of second-placed Liverpool on goal difference and sit one point clear of third-placed Manchester City.
Arsenal will have no margin for error when Emery brings Aston Villa to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.