We kick start things off with City travelling to Swansea, a tricky fixture, as City's record at the Liberty stadium is not flattering. It will also be a return for former Swans striker Wilfred Bony, who was sold in the winter transfer to City. It would interesting to see if the Ivory Coast striker would celebrate if he scores. City in top form winning their last four games in a row and would be looking to get another win so they can solidify the second spot, their opponents the Swans are also in top form winning their last three games in a row which includes the surprise win away to Arsenal on Monday. The Swans relish playing against the big boys and have made a reputation for themselves for upsetting big teams. Swansea must be aware of Sergio Aguero's threat, the striker is in top form and could punish the Swans on his day. Unlike City who have a reason to play for the Swans are just looking to add on to their fine season and see how many points they can acquire. The last time these two sides faced off Manchester City won the game narrowly and it was Bony who opened the scoring for the game with Swansea can he do it for his new club now?, only time will tell.
Injuries for Swansea:N Oliveira, J Amat, W Routledge, K Naughton, Doubtful-A Rangel , T Carroll
Injuries for Manchester City: S Nasri
The Final fixture is on Sunday is a cracker of a game with Manchester United taking on Arsenal, this rivalry has being going on for ages. These two sides have faced each other 179 times with Manchester United having an edge over the gunners with 77 wins and Arsenal with 61 wins. The last five meetings between these two sides in the English Premier League at Old Trafford has seen Manchester United winning all five. The recent loss for Manchester United against Arsenal at Old Trafford was in the FA Cup quarter-final where the Red Devils lost 2-1 and which saw Angel Di Maria getting sent off and former United striker Danny Welbeck scoring the winner.
Manchester United won last week against Crystal Palace which saw them seal the top four spot which would see them make a return to Europe's grandest stage of all the Champions League, and with Arsenal losing to Swansea this week gives United a slim chance of finishing third and avoiding the Champions league Qualifying round provided Arsenal lose their remaining games or draw. Arsenal would be setting their sights on finishing second as they have a game in hand against Sunderland to be played later this week only three points behind second place City. Blow for United as they would be without the services of skipper Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw who both sustained injuries last week against palace, but positive news for United is that Robin Van Persie the former Arsenal star is fit to face his former team and so is Angel Di Maria and Marcos Rojo who missed out last week are clear to play this week. The last time these two sides met Manchester United won the game with Wayne Rooney scoring the winner.
Manchester United need to be aware of the threat of Alexis Sanchez, the Chilean is in fine form and could be the X factor for this fixture.
Injuries for Arsenal: A Oxlade-Chamberlian, D Welbeck , M Debuchy
We end Match-Day 37 with West Brom taking on champions Chelsea on Monday. Jose Mourinho and his team travel to the Hawthorns with absolutely no pressure. It gives a chance for the Chelsea boss to play around with his squad by giving some youngsters some playing time like he did last week when he gave young Loftus-Cheek his debut against Liverpool. The situation is same for Tony Pulis's men as they are safe from not getting relegated, they can play with complete freedom and look to upset this Chelsea side. A big hand must go to Tony Pulis for saving this West Brom side from getting relegated and ensuring them safety. The last time these two sides met Chelsea won the game 2-0 with Costa and PFA player of the year and the Writer's choice player of the year Eden Hazard getting on the score-sheet.
Injuries for West Brom: B Foster
Injuries for Chelsea: K Zouma, Cech, Oscar , Ramires , Costa
These are the fixtures to be played on Sunday and Monday. Enjoy your weekend with these superb matches.
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