Trent/Robertson/Salah (3 of the highest returning players this season – overall – up there anyway)
Kane/Son/Doherty (Or Kulusevski) (in form, Spurs are banging them in, no/few sides have put the * round * thing in the rectangular thing more than Conte’s side in recent GWs)
Cancelo/De Bruyne/Foden (right up there returns this season, Foden has minutes on his side generally)
Zaha (seemingly on pens and looks set to equal/beat his record for most league goals in a season, providing he stays fit and is available, to his credit)
Cornet (possibly has another DGW, scored his 7th league goal and got an assist in GW31, on set pieces)
Bowen (back and started in GW31, looking sharp, gives West Ham another dynamic and an outlet – goal involvements galore for him this season)
Coutinho (nice returns at home, gets in the area, 7 goal involvements since returning to the Premier League in January).
Mount/Havertz (may get joy from deep, and space on a big pitch)
Schär/Saiss/Saint-Maximin (possibly on direct free kicks…bit of a punt but never know your luck…ASM is a direct threat and has scored quite well at home this season) and/or Trincao/Podence (direct, tricky and may get space against a Newcastle side that has conceded plenty of goals in recent GWs/has conceded a significant amount of goals at home in 2021/22.
Saka (well involved, getting plenty of shots off this season, faces a well organised Brighton side away from home – with very few defeats on the road – have conceded numerous goals overall in recent GWs though)
Cresswell (quietly in form, Europe League match aside, ranks high for crosses and on some set pieces – quitely returned well in the previous 6 GWs or so)
Other Notes
Newcastle Wolves (Newcastle unbeaten at home in recent league matches and very few sides have picked up more points than Wolves on the road in 2021/22…something has to give…might we get another bizarre Friday night match?).
Manchester United are a curious side (mixed performances but have to give it a big push for Europe with not many league matches left) but are arguably better away, having dropped points in 8 matches at home in the league, United and Bruno Fernandes are quitetly creating a decent amount of chances stats wise and face an Everton side that are conceding numerous chances and goals).
Manchester City and Liverpool go head to head, Liverpool have won 10 league matches in a row and Guardiola’s side have conceded 3 at home to Spurs and Leicester this season (it may suit Liverpool on the break /in transition).
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