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Your Matchweek 31 preview Aston Villa v Newcastle Saturday 15 April, 07:30 EST With nine goals in his last 11 appearances, Ollie Watkins is in the form of his life heading into Aston Villa’s home match against Newcastle. Watkins’ pace has helped him run in behind the last defender to score against Leicester, Arsenal and Chelsea. But his hot streak has also included two headers, alongside calm, clinical finishes from inside the box. In some respects, this match could be seen as a shoot-out between Watkins and Newcastle’s own in-form forward Alexander Isak. Did you know? Since their return to the Premier League in 2019, Aston Villa have won all three of their home matches against Newcastle by the same scoreline, 2-0. Nott’m Forest v Man Utd Sunday 16 April, 11:30 EST Christian Eriksen’s return to fitness provides Erik ten Hag with the option of moving Bruno Fernandes back into his more accustomed attacking midfield role against Nott’m Forest. Fernandes impressed in a deeper role during Old Trafford victories against Brentford and Everton, creating nine chances across those two matches. While it may not be ideal for Ten Hag to change a winning side, the prospect of getting Eriksen back into the team will be a strong temptation. Did you know? Man Utd have won their last six Premier League matches against Nott’m Forest, scoring at least three goals on each occasion. Triple Match Preview #CHEBHA | #MCILEI | #LEELIV Our tactical expert Adrian Clarke picks out three key tactical points and players who can be decisive in Matchweek 31’s fixtures. We take a look why De Zerbi is sticking with Steele; how a trip to Man City is a far from ideal opener for Leicester’s interim coach Dean Smith and can Liverpool tighten up on the road? Did you know? Leicester won four of their first five Premier League visits to Man City (L1) but have since lost five of their last six matches at the Etihad (W1). Test your Premier League knowledge with 10 multiple-choice questions based on this weekend’s fixtures. How many will you get correct? Try the first question below. Aston Villa v Newcastle: Unai Emery can become the third manager to see a goal scored for his club in each of his first 18 PL matches in charge, after who did so in 1992 and 2009 respectively? The first-ever Premier League Summer Series will take place from 22-30 July. Six clubs will compete in the first Premier League pre-season tournament in the USA, with nine matches being played in nine days across five cities. Do you want to make the trip to the USA’s East Coast? Register your interest now and get early access to match tickets before they go on general sale. [General Communications]( from: General Communications]( | [Unsubscribe from: Al]( | [Manage Preferences]( © Premier League 2023