A COVID-hit Manchester City will be out to avoid a major upset when they take on League Two Swindon Town in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday night.
The Premier League giants are not the only champions in action this evening, though, with European leagues returning from their domestic breaks, including games for both Bayern Munich and Sporting Lisbon.
Below is Sports Mole's selection of predictions and previews for today's and tomorrow's fixtures.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 43 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 42 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Leicester CityLeicester | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Brentford | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 11 |
| 20 | Norwich CityNorwich | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 42 | -34 | 10 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 43 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 42 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Leicester CityLeicester | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Brentford | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 11 |
| 20 | Norwich CityNorwich | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 42 | -34 | 10 |
