It’s a weekend full of mouth-watering rivalries as Liverpool face Everton in the Merseyside derby while Arsenal take on Tottenham in the North London clash

Don’t we all love derby clashes? This weekend serves a massive treat of not one but two major derbies, with both pairs from Merseyside and North London facing each other in potentially explosive clashes.

A word of caution: Derbies are not for the faint-hearted. You have been warned.

Merseyside Derby: Liverpool vs Everton (Sat, 7.45pm)

Having exceeded expectations last season, both Liverpool and Everton seem to be struggling to replicate their form.

Both sides lost in the previous weekend, with Everton losing 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace while Liverpool fell to a shock 3-1 defeat against West Ham.

The result means that Liverpool has lost three out of five opening games, while Everton has only one win and two draws to its name. Both teams are in dire need of a victory to get their season back on track.

The Reds were rampant against Everton at Anfield the last time these two sides met, winning 4-0, but the three games before that ended in entertaining draws. Neither of them can ill afford to lose, so don’t rule out a fourth draw in five games.

Prediction: Liverpool 1-1 Everton

North London Derby: Arsenal vs Tottenham (Sun, 12.30am)

Both Arsenal and Tottenham have had contrasting fortunes leading up to this game. Arsenal recovered from the damaging Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund in style to brush aside Aston Villa 3-0 last weekend. Danny Welbeck opened his goalscoring account and Mesut Ozil finally turned up the style.

Spurs, on the other hand, are winless in four games in all competitions, and looked helpless against West Brom, having mustered only a single shot on target in the 1-0 defeat at White Hart Lane.

The Gunners are one of two teams left in the Premier League still unbeaten, and their unbeaten run looks set to continue as Spurs failed to score in the last three North London derbies. The Gunners will go for glory for sure.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham

Other Matches:

Manchester United vs West Ham

Anything is possible with United having suffered a shock 5-3 defeat to Leicester City last weekend, and the Hammers are high on confidence after their victory over Liverpool. This should be a juicy match.

Prediction: Manchester United 3-2 West Ham

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

It’s safe to say Villa will be no match for the might of Chelsea. Costa is expected to continue his fine goalscoring form.

Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa

By Ahmad Khan

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