Manchester City will be keen to bounce back from their defeat in midweek while QPR face a relegation six-pointer with Wolves in a busy Saturday of Premier League action.

Following the closure of the transfer window on Tuesday, managers across the country will now have to make do with the squad that they have assembled for the rest of the season. Here we assess who might come out on top in the battle for the Premier League title and a top-four finish to secure Champions League football over the coming months.

Premier League game week 23 is wrapped up on Wednesday but a number of trappy fixtures could make for a difficult night for punters – here’s some potential clues about winning bets.

The Premier League makes a rare venture into midweek territory on Tuesday, with five games in total taking place. Most of the big names are in action, with the pick of the matches Chelsea’s trip to Swansea on what could be an eventful night in the top flight.

Watford are hoping to spring a surprise on Friday night when they take on Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round at Vicarage Road, but the north Londoners should have too much for them.

While there continues to be little action on the transfer front this month the games are coming thick and fast, with eight Premier League matches scheduled for Saturday. We pick out the three best bets for the weekend, starting with Chelsea’s trip to Carrow Road to take on Norwich.

There are seven Premier League games all kicking off at 3pm on Saturday and, by the end of the day, Manchester United and Spurs could have moved level with leaders Man City at the top. There is plenty to get your teeth into therefore and here we look at some of the key games.

Tottenham should maintain their challenge to stay on the coat-tails of the Manchester powerhouses when they entertain Everton at White Hart Lane in the Premier League on Wednesday (Tottenham 8/15 draw 3/1 Everton 6/1 – 90 minutes).

With 20 games now gone in the Premier League this season for all clubs apart from Tottenham and Everton, there are five sides who need to start winning now if they are to escape the drama of the relegation dogfight sooner rather than later.

The busy period of Premier League fixtures is about to come to an end with two matches rounding off the festive programme on Wednesday, before taking a break with the FA Cup taking precedence next weekend (totesport – football).