5 talking points ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action
Matters are coming to a head at the bottom of the table.
Liverpool’s seemingly inexorable march to a first league title in 30 years pitches them into battle with a resurgent Southampton this weekend as things hot up at the other end of the table.
A gap is starting to open up between the bottom six and the rest, and there is little margin for error with games running out fast.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the latest round of Premier League fixtures.
Big boots to fill
Danny buoyed?
Newcastle United FC🗣 "Straight away I called my agent and said 'I want to go' and 'can you make it happen?'" Danny Rose reveals he's the one that instigated the move to #NUFC having heard the club were in the market for a left-back.
It’s tough at the bottom
Crunch time for Canaries
Norwich manager Daniel Farke takes his side to Newcastle on Saturday (Antony Devlin/PA)