Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield headlines a blockbuster day of Premier League football, which sees five of the 'big six' in action.
The likes of Juventus, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund are also in action around Europe, while the MLS season comes to a close with the MLS Cup final between Portland Timbers and New York City.
Below is Sports Mole's selection of predictions and previews for today's and tomorrow's action.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 37 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 36 |
| 4 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Leicester CityLeicester | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich CityNorwich | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -24 | 10 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 37 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 36 |
| 4 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Leicester CityLeicester | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich CityNorwich | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -24 | 10 |
