Another weekend of Premier League action is upon us, and it could be a decisive one in terms of which direction the title will be heading come the end of the season.
Chelsea entertain the division's in-form side in Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, while fallen champions Manchester City take on West Ham United hoping to keep afloat in the top four.
Due to FA Cup commitments, Arsenal will have even more catching up to do following the latest set of games, but Gunners supporters will no doubt be keeping a close eye on events as they unfold in West London.
Here, We take a look ahead to the 33rd round of fixtures, with a selection of statistics from all sevem games taking place to whet the appetite.
Crystal Palace vs. West Bromwich Albion
Palace have won both of their previous Premier League games against West Brom at Selhurst Park, scoring exactly three goals on both occasions.
West Brom have won just one of their previous five Premier League meetings with Palace (L2 D2).
Glenn Murray has scored six goals and assisted three more in his last six Premier League appearances.
Alan Pardew has now won 51 points in the top-flight this season; enough to put him eighth in the table had he been at one club all season.
Everton vs. Burnley
Everton have won more points in their last four Premier League games (10) than they had in their previous 12 (7).
Burnley have failed to score in five of their last six league matches, netting once against Man City in the other.
Everton have made only three errors leading to a goal in their last 12 Premier League games after making 11 in the 20 matches before that.
Burnley have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 Premier League away games.
Leicester City vs. Swansea City
Swansea are unbeaten in their last three PL games (W2 D1). They haven't gone four Prem games without a defeat in a single season since January 2013.
Leicester have scored 2+ goals in three successive Premier League games for the first time since November 2003. They have not done it in four consecutive top-flight games since May 2000.
The Foxes have won both of their games so far in April this season, after a run of 17 Premier League games in April without a win before that.
David Nugent needs one more goal to match his best total of six goals in a Premier League campaign, although four of his five goals in the Prem this season have come away from home.
Stoke City vs. Southampton
Four of the previous five Premier League meetings between these two clubs have ended in a draw.
Stoke have gone four games without a win (L3 D1); their longest run without one in the Premier League this season.
Only Tottenham (seven) have picked up more points courtesy of goals netted in the 90th minute or later than Stoke (four).
The Saints have conceded just two goals in their last five games and have not conceded more than once away from home since the opening weekend of the season.
Chelsea vs. Manchester United
Chelsea have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League home games against the Red Devils (W7 D4 L1).
United have suffered more Prem defeats against Chelsea than versus any other side (15).
Jose Mourinho's men have scored 100 goals in 47 games this season (2.13 per game), while United have 68 in 38 matches (1.79).
Chelsea's last home league defeat came almost exactly one year ago (April 19, 2014 vs Sunderland).
Manchester City vs. West Ham United
Man City have lost two league matches in April this season already. They have not lost three PL games in a single month since November 2008.
Man City have already lost five league games in 2015 - one more than in the whole of 2014 (4).
West Ham have lost seven points from goals scored in the 90th minute (and injury time) this season, which is more than any other team.
If the season had started on Boxing Day, West Ham would be only one point clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle have lost just one of their last eight PL home games against Spurs (W5 D2 L1), with that defeat coming last season.
Since defeating Arsenal in February, Tottenham have won just three of their eight Premier League matches (W3 D2 L3).
Inlucing only games since the start of last season, Newcastle have picked up 11 red cards in the top-flight; more than any other team in that period.
Newcastle have lost their last five games. If they lose this it will match their worst ever Premier League run of defeats, set last spring.
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