Liverpool have no room for a New Year hangover if they want to keep pace with Arsenal and City. For Fulham, it’s about proving that the gap between the middle-class of the league and the top tier isn’t so large these days.
This isn’t the Sunderland of old. The Black Cats have returned to the top flight with a vengeance, arriving in North London sitting comfortably in the top half of the table, currently above a Spurs side struggling for consistency.