Razeen Gutta
Isicoco se-Premier League, ukuhlungela i-Europa Conference League kanye nokuvikwa kwezembe konke kulindelekile njengoba isizini eshubile ye-English Premier League kanobhutshuzwayo ifika esiphethweni ngeSonto ntambama.
Abalandeli be-Manchester City kanye nabe-Liverpool bazobheka imidlalo yabo yasekhaya ne-Aston Villa kanye ne-Wolves ngokulandelana njengoba impi yesicoco ifinyelela esimweni esishubile.
Ompetha bazihola phezulu ngephuzu elilodwa nje vo, kodwa abalandeli be-Reds bayazi ukuthi uma iqembu labo linqoba e-Anfield, uSteven Gerrard uzodinga ukuthola iphuzu e-Etihad ukuze atholele iqembu lakhe langaphambilini isicoco seligi sika-20.
Lokho kuzophinde kugcine amathemba abo okuba kwabane abaphezulu, okubathathele izindebe ezintathu kwezine kule sizini.
Okulandelayo, kukhona ukuhlungela i-Uefa Champions League. Njengoba indawo yesithathu ye-Chelsea isiqine kakhulu ibhekene nezimbangi zase-North London i-Tottenham Hotspur kanye ne-Arsenal empini yabo yamaqembu amane ahamba phambili.
Iqembu lika-Antonio Conte lizoba yizintandokazi, lidinga ukugwema ukuhlulwa ngokumelene ne-Norwich esivele igawulwe yizembe.
I-Gunners izothemba ukuthi iqembu eliqhwakele lizowina kakhulu ngesikhathi lidinga amaphuzu amathathu libhekene ne-Everton e-Emirates.
I-Europa League izoba yinkundla yanoma yiliphi iqembu elihlulekayo ukungena kwamane aphezulu kanti indawo yokugcina yalo mqhudelwano ayinamuntu. Njengamanje ephethwe yi-Manchester United, indawo yesithupha izobhekwa yi-West Ham ngosuku lokugcina.
Ama-Red Devils avakashele i-Crystal Palace namuhla ntambama futhi uDavid Moyes uzokwazi ukuthi uma behluleka ukuwina, iqembu lakhe le-Hammers lingase liwine libhekene ne-Brighton.
Kodwa-ke, ukuwina kwe-Manchester United kuzothumela i-West Ham endaweni yesikhombisa kanye nakwi-Europa Conference League.
Phansi etafuleni, uhlangothi olulodwa kusafanele lubheke phansi. Njengoba i-Norwich kanye ne-Watford sebevele behlehlisiwe, phakathi kwe-Burnley ne-Leeds United ukhona ozothola isiphetho sakhe ekugcineni.
Njengoba la maqembu womabili okwamanje ehlukaniswe umehluko wamagoli kuphela, i-Burnley izoba nesiphetho njengoba izokwamukela i-Newcastle ngesikhathi i-Leeds izovakashela i-Brentford ngethemba lokweqa noma yimuphi umphumela iqembu lase-Lancashire elizowuthola e-Turf Moor.
Umjaho wesicoco segolide se-Premier League nawo usekhona njengoba uMohamed Salah noHeung Min Son behlukaniswe igoli elilodwa nje.
Indoda ye-Liverpool ihola umjaho njengoba imile ngamagoli angu-22, kodwa abalandeli be-Spurs bazoba nethemba lokuthi uSon engenza kangcono uma ebhekene neqembu lase-Norwich elingenelwe ngamagoli angu-13 emidlalweni yabo emihlanu yeligi.
Izimvume zosuku zisho ukuthi imidlalo eyisishiyagalombili kweyishumi yokugcina yomqhudelwano inemiphumela emibi etafuleni, ngohambo lwe-Watford oluya e-Chelsea kanye nomdlalo ozobe uphakathi kwe-Leicester City ne-Southampton okuwukuphela kwemidlalo engathinti izindaba eziphezulu neziphansi etafuleni. Yonke imidlalo eyishumi yokugcina izoqala ngo-5pm namuhla ntambama.
Amaqembu azoqhudelana ngalendlela:
I-Arsenal vs i-Everton
I-Brentford vs i-Leeds
I-Brighton vs i-West Ham
I-Burnley vs i-Newcastle
I-Chelsea vs i-Watford
I-Crystal Palace vs i-Manchester United
I-Leicester City vs i-Southampton
I-Liverpool vs i-Wolves
I-Manchester City vs i-Aston Villa
I-Norwich vs i-Tottenham Hotspur
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