The English Premier League table has Chelsea in first place heading into the weekend schedule and the Blues are up in the EPL standings over Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United and Everton and some of those clubs will be in action on Saturday, with the Gunners visiting Stoke City at Britannia Stadium and the Reds visiting Southampton.
The schedule on Saturday starts off with Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park and Chelsea will kick off at the same time when they visit Craven Cottage. The Blues have been playing very well and they are coming off of a Champions League draw with Galatasaray in their first leg match and on the return they will play at home at Stamford Bridge. Hull City and Newcastle United play at 10 am ET along with the Gunners and Stoke City and that will give Arsenal the chance to try and get back into the top of the league table if Chelsea falls or draws, as they are just one point back.
The Sunday schedule has Aston Villa hosting Norwich City at Villa Park, while Swansea City plays against Crystal Palace at Liberty Stadium. Tottenham is hosting Cardiff City at White Hart Lane and all those matches kick off at 11:30 am ET, while Liverpool and Southampton are the last match on Saturday at 12:30 pm ET from The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium.
Chelsea comes into the day with 60 points and they are one up on Arsenal and three ahead of Manchester City in the standings. All three clubs have 18 wins on the season and Liverpool is four points back on the league table and they at one point were in the lead around the New Year and the Blues have been in first place for a couple weeks after knocking off the Gunners. Arsenal has been leading the standings for most of the season and they are just one back of Chelsea, while Liverpool is fourth ahead of Tottenham and Manchester United. Everton fell back and they are now ahead of Newcastle United and Southampton.