EPL Predictions: Picks, Top Players for Week 18 Premier League Fixtures

There’s little rest for the wicked in the Premier League as England’s elite make their return on Boxing Day for a packed schedule of frosty fixtures in Week 18 of the 2016-17 campaign. 

Leaders Chelsea will play at home to Bournemouth on Monday in the hope they can maintain a post-Christmas charge at the Premier League title, while Arsenal will welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Emirates Stadium.

Reigning champions Leicester City will hope to go three games unbeaten for just the third time this season when they host Everton, and relegation-threatened Sunderland face a daunting trip to Manchester United.

Title challengers Liverpool aren’t in action until Tuesday, when they play host to Stoke City, while Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino makes his return to former club Southampton on Wednesday.

Read on for a breakdown of the Week 18 fixture schedule, complete with score predictions and a preview of the players who will be worth keeping an eye on during the festive period.

Islam Slimani, Leicester City

Leicester were able to secure a 2-2 draw in last Saturday’s trip to Stoke City despite seeing star striker Jamie Vardy sent off after 28 minutes, and Islam Slimani will be the man expected to fill his boots against Everton this Monday.

The summer signing from FC Porto has made a decent start to life in the Premier League since coming to England, and Squawka highlighted just how …

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