By EKENE COLEMAN

The festive football continues with 10 Premier League games spread across the start of the New Year.

Everton host West Ham in the first top-flight game of 2021 on New Year’s Day, before Manchester United can go level on points with leaders Liverpool if they beat Aston Villa at Goodison Park.

Saturday offers four fixtures: Tottenham host Leeds in could prove to be a special game; Crystal Palace welcome struggling Sheffield United; Wolves head to Brighton, and Arsenal travel to West Brom in search of a third straight League win.

On Sunday, Fulham are at Burnley before Newcastle entertain Leicester, and the game of the day rounds things off as Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Last but not least, champions Liverpool face a tough test at Southampton on Monday night to complete gameweek 17.

Premier League table

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts

1 Liverpool 16 9 6 1 17 33

2 Man United 15 9 3 3 8 30

3 Leicester 16 9 2 5 9 29

4 Everton 15 9 2 4 7 29

5 Aston Villa 14 8 2 4 14 26

6 Chelsea 16 7 5 4 13 26

7 Tottenham 15 7 5 3 11 26

8 Man City 14 7 5 2 9 26

9 Southampton 16 7 5 4 6 26

10 West Ham 16 6 5 5 2 23

11 Leeds 16 7 2 7 0 23

12 Wolves 16 6 3 7 -6 21

13 Arsenal 16 6 2 8 -3 20

14 Newcastle 15 5 3 7 -7 19

15 Crystal Palace 16 5 4 7 -9 19

16 Burnley 15 4 4 7 -11 16

17 Brighton 16 2 7 7 -7 13

18 Fulham 15 2 5 8 -10 11

19 West Brom 16 1 5 10 -24 8

20 Sheffield Utd 16 0 2 14 -19 2

Latest fixtures and results (all times GMT)

Friday, January 1, 2021

Everton vs West Ham (5:30pm)

Manchester United vs Aston Villa (8pm)

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Tottenham vs Leeds (12:30pm)

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United (3pm)

Brighton vs Wolves (5:30pm)

West Brom vs Arsenal (8pm)

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Burnley vs Fulham (12pm)

Newcastle vs Leicester (2:15pm)

Chelsea vs Man City (4:30pm)

Monday, January 4, 2021

Southampton vs Liverpool (8pm) (Daily Independent)