This could be it, folks.
The pizzas are in the freezer, the WKDs are in the fridge, the shit is set to be banged.
Jamie Vardy’s season is done but Leicester are still in the driving seat for this season’s Premier League title and it could all be wrapped up by Sunday afternoon.
All the Foxes need is three points and it’s all over but Spurs will want to make one last push for the trophy.
One side that will want to offer as much resistance as possible to that push is London rivals Chelsea, who will do everything in their power to eliminate Tottenham’s chances.
Here are our picks for gameweek 36.
Three players to sign
He’s back, baby! Well, maybe he is.
The only thing that Chelsea want to see less than Spurs winning the Premier League is Jose Mourinho returning for a third spell in charge.
Neither are exactly likely but the Blues have made no secret that they will do everything in their power to make the title run-in as painless as possible for Leicester.
Spurs hit a speed bump against West Brom on Monday and we’re expecting them to career straight into a river at Stamford Bridge.
Eden Hazard made an impactful comeback against Bournemouth and, although that was only Bourmemouth, he’s a dangerous man with a glimmer of confidence.
We can very much see the Belgian giving Kyle Walker the run-around on Monday night.
Arsenal come undone against teams with any bit of life in them whatsoever, as proven by Sunderland and Crystal Palace in recent weeks.
Luckily for ol’ Arsene, Norwich have about as much energy about them as Dimitar Berbatov on a pyjama day.
A Gunners side that plays to even three-quarters of its ability has enough to turn over the Canaries, who may as well start planning for life in the Championship.
The only sides to have scored less than Norwich this season are Aston Villa, West Brom, Watford and Swansea so Alex Neil’s men are in pretty goal-shy company.
Arsenal will keep a clean sheet and continue their decade-long acceptance of fourth spot.
It’s very much been a season of two halves for Gylfi Sigurdsson who, since the turn of the year, has found the net on nine occasions which is pretty stellar for a midfielder in a team languishing in the second half of the table.
The Swans come up against a Jurgen Klopp team who will be heavily rested which doesn’t just mean that Daniel Sturridge will start up front but, also, that there won’t be any first-team defenders on show.
Sigurdsson can run riot against any defence and he plays his best games at the Liberty Stadium. We see him nabbing a goal.
Three players to sell
Southampton are in great form but they should be arriving on the beaches any week now with absolutely F-all to play for, especially if Ronald Koeman wisely wants nothing to do with Europa League nonsense.
Manchester City will likely be resting their big-name players but should still have enough to get past Saints.
City have a great defensive record against Southampton, winning each of their last four Premier League meetings with an aggregate scoreline of 12-2.
Sadio Mane has two in two but we’re going to lean towards him coming off the boil against City.
Sunderland are staying up and Big Sam is ordering two takeaways in celebration – we’re talking pizza and Chinese here.
The Black Cats have suddenly become a massive threat on the counter and Stoke will feel the pressure to remedy their 4-0, 4-0 and 4-1 defeats over their past three games.
In the last three gameweeks, Stoke are actually enduring a tougher time of it than Aston Villa who barely qualify as a football team.
The glory days of Pulis at the Britannia are long gone and Stoke are disgustingly trying to play football nowadays. But football doesn’t come easy against Allardyce.
Sunderland win!
Spurs were rattled by West Brom on Monday and they can be buried by Chelsea in the closing game of this gameweek.
Christian Eriksen will be without his buddy Dele Alli in the centre of the park at Stamford Bridge and so much of Spurs’ success this year has come down to that partnership.
The Blues will be determined to shut out their London rivals and should be able to spoil the party with Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic nullifying Eriksen’s impact in midfield.
