Premier League Week 17 Fixtures: EPL Picks and Predictions

Everton host Liverpool at Goodison Park on Monday in the first Merseyside derby of the 2016-17 Premier League season.

Arsenal face a difficult task as they look to bounce back from their defeat at the hands of the Toffees, when they take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Saturday’s early kick-off will see Chelsea attempt to extend their league winning streak to 11 matches when they face Crystal Palace.

Elsewhere, Manchester United travel to West Bromwich Albion, Tottenham Hotspur welcome Burnley to White Hart Lane and, toward the bottom of the table, Middlesbrough play Swansea City and Hull City face West Ham United.

Here is the complete schedule for Week 17 of the Premier League season:

Everton vs. Liverpool

Everton’s recent record against Liverpool makes for a depressing read from the Toffees’ perspective—they’ve not beaten the Reds in their last 12 meetings, a run stretching back to 2010. The last time they played each other, Liverpool won 4-0.

There’s hope yet for Ronald Koeman’s side, though, as six of the last eight Merseyside derbies have ended in draws—including the last four at Goodison—and they come into the match on the back of a shock confidence-boosting win over Arsenal on Tuesday.

Sky Sports’ Matt Cheetham called for a repeat performance, as they showed character and fight to come from behind to beat the Gunners—qualities they’ve often lacked this season:

Unsurprisingly, most distance covered, sprints and tackles by Everton in any game at Goodison this season. Need all of that and more on Mon.

— Matt Cheetham (@Matt_Cheetham) December 13, 2016

Against a rampant Reds side, they’ll need to put in the same level of commitment if they’re to …

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