There are four mouth-watering matches in Tuesday's round of Barclays Premier League fixtures.
Manchester United host Aston Villa while title rivals Arsenal take on Everton at Emirates Stadium and Chelsea go to Sunderland.
There is a big match at the foot of the table as Wigan Athletic visit relegation rivals West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal v Everton
Arsenal have taken 10 points from a possible 12 at Emirates Stadium while Everton are unbeaten in three on the road.The Gunners won 2-1 at Goodison Park in November with goals from Bacary Sagna and Cesc Fabregas. Tim Cahill grabbed a late consolation for the home side.
The Merseysiders have not beaten Arsene Wenger's men in seven meetings since their 1-0 success in March 2007.
Sunderland v Chelsea
Sunderland have taken 10 points from a possible 12 while the champions are chasing a hat-trick of victories in the Barclays Premier League.Chelsea will be bidding to avenge their shock 3-0 home defeat by Sunderland, a result which sparked a run of six matches without a win.
The Blues have won their last five visits to the Stadium of Light where the Black Cats have lost just once this season.
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Manchester United have won their last eight matches at Old Trafford where they have not lost in the Barclays Premier League since April when they went down 2-1 to Chelsea.Aston Villa, who won 1-0 at Old Trafford last season, have been boosted by the signing of Darren Bent and are now chasing a hat-trick of Barclays Premier League victories since his arrival.
When the sides met at Villa Park in November, the home side led 2-0 until nine minutes from time but Sir Alex Ferguson's men mounted a stirring fight-back to salvage a 2-2 draw.
West Brom v Wigan
This fixture could have a major impact on the battle to stay in the Barclays Premier League.West Brom have lost four of their last six at the Hawthorns while Wigan are bottom of the current form table after taking three points from a possible 18.
The Latics have won just one of their last 10 on the road but did beat the Baggies 1-0 at the DW Stadium in November.
Barclays Premier League fixtures
Arsenal v Everton (Referee: Lee Mason)Sunderland v Chelsea (Mark Halsey)
Manchester United v Aston Villa (Chris Foy)
West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic (Phil Dowd
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