Premier League golf equipment collaborating in Europe face ultra-congested fixture lists within the New Yr ought to they fail to complete within the prime eight of their respective league phases, with some going through the prospect of 9 video games in a 29-day interval.
Within the Champions League, Arsenal presently sit on the prime of the desk after 5 video games, with Chelsea in seventh. In the event that they end within the prime eight, each golf equipment would play three video games in Europe’s elite competitors between now and March on account of mechanically progressing to the knockout phases – giving them two much-needed weeks off.
Manchester Metropolis, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool make up the opposite English groups within the Champions League and presently sit outdoors the highest eight. All three golf equipment rank within the prime 24 of the desk, that means they might play within the two-legged knockout play-offs in February to safe a spot within the subsequent stage.
There is not any respite in Europe’s different competitions both. The schedule is similar for each the Europa League and Convention League, regardless of two fewer group video games within the latter.
Aston Villa sit third within the Europa League standings, with Nottingham Forest sixteenth and presently in line for a kind of play-off double headers. So too Crystal Palace, who’re 18th within the Convention League group part.
The primary leg within the knockouts will likely be performed within the midweek of February 17-19, with the return fixtures on February 24-26.
These two further video games come at a frantic time for English golf equipment, with the FA Cup fifth spherical scheduled within the week of the primary leg and Premier League fixtures additionally included.
The primary leg of the spherical of 16 is ready to happen on March 10-12 with the second leg on March 17-19.
Golf equipment ending outdoors the highest eight would play 5 Champions League video games between now and March, whereas these breaking into automated qualification spots will solely play three.
Manchester Metropolis, Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea additionally stay within the Carabao Cup and in the event that they progress previous the quarter-finals, which all 4 might as they don’t face one another, the second leg of the semi-final can be performed within the week commencing February 2.
The extra Champions League fixtures – alongside Premier League and Carabao Cup video games – in February imply that these collaborating within the play-offs might play a complete of 9 fixtures throughout a 29-day interval, whereas these sides already out of the League Cup might face eight video games in that point.
Arsenal’s potential fixtures
- January 31 – Leeds (a), Premier League
- *Week commencing February 2 – Carabao Cup semi-final second leg
- February 7 – Sunderland (h), Premier League
- February 11 – Brentford (a), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 17 or 18 – Play-off first leg, Champions League
- February 21 – Tottenham Hotspur (a), Premier League
- *February 24 or 25 – Play-off second leg, Champions League
- February 28 – Chelsea (h), Premier League
Chelsea’s potential fixtures
- January 31 – West Ham (h), Premier League
- *Week commencing February 2 – Carabao Cup semi-final second leg
- February 7 – Wolves (a), Premier League
- February 11 – Leeds United (h), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 17 or 18 – Play-off first leg, Champions League
- February 21 – Burnley (h), Premier League
- *February 24 or 25 – Play-off second leg, Champions League
- February 28 – Arsenal (a), Premier League
Man Metropolis’s potential fixtures
- February 1 – Tottenham (a), Premier League
- *Week commencing February 2 – Carabao Cup semi-final second leg
- February 7 – Liverpool (a), Premier League
- February 11 – Fulham (h), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 17 or 18 – Play-off first leg, Champions League
- February 21 – Newcastle (h), Premier League
- *February 24 or 25 – Play-off second leg, Champions League
- February 28 – Leeds (a), Premier League
Liverpool’s potential fixtures
- January 31 – Newcastle (h), Premier League
- February 7 – Man Metropolis (h), Premier League
- February 11 – Sunderland (a), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 17 or 18 – Play-off first leg, Champions League
- February 21 – Nottingham Forest (a), Premier League
- *February 24 or 25 – Play-off second leg, Champions League
- February 28 – West Ham (h), Premier League
Newcastle’s potential fixtures
- January 31 – Liverpool (a), Premier League
- *Week commencing February 2 – Carabao Cup semi-final second leg
- February 7 – Brentford (h), Premier League
- February 11 – Tottenham (a), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 17 or 18 – Play-off first leg, Champions League
- February 21 – Man Metropolis (a), Premier League
- *February 24 or 25 – Play-off second leg, Champions League
- February 28 – Everton (h), Premier League
Tottenham’s potential fixtures
- February 1 – Man Metropolis (h), Premier League
- February 7 – Man Utd (a), Premier League
- February 11 – Newcastle (h), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 17 or 18 – Play-off first leg, Champions League
- February 21 – Arsenal (h), Premier League
- *February 24 or 25 – Play-off second leg, Champions League
- February 28 – Fulham (a), Premier League
Aston Villa’s potential fixtures
- February 1 – Brentford (h), Premier League
- February 7 – Bournemouth (a), Premier League
- February 11 – Brighton (h), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 19 – Play-off first leg, Europa League
- February 21 – Leeds United (h), Premier League
- *February 26 – Play-off second leg, Convention League
- February 28 – Wolves (a), Premier League
Nottingham Forest’s potential fixtures
- February 1 – Crystal Palace (h), Premier League
- February 7 – Leeds United (h), Premier League
- February 11 – Wolverhampton (h), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 19 – Play-off first leg, Europa League
- February 21 – Liverpool (h), Premier League
- *February 26 – Play-off second leg, Convention League
- February 28 – Brighton & Hove Albion (a), Premier League
Crystal Palace’s potential fixtures
- February 1 – Nottm Forest (a), Premier League
- February 7 – Brighton (a), Premier League
- February 11 – Burnley (h), Premier League
- *Weekend of February 14 – FA Cup fourth spherical
- *February 19 – Play-off first leg, Convention League
- February 21 – Wolverhampton (h), Premier League
- *February 26 – Play-off second leg, Convention League
- February 28 – Manchester United (a), Premier League
*Fixtures marked with an asterisk are solely relevant if groups end from ninth to twenty fourth of their respective European league part to safe a spot within the knock-out play-offs, or progress to the FA Cup fourth spherical or the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
