The latest round of Champions and Europa League fixtures have been completed and it is once again time to turn our attentions back to yet another Premier League weekend, in this busy Christmas schedule. And we have some mouth-watering games coming up, with Manchester City playing host to Arsenal in a top of the table clash Saturday lunchtime, before Cardiff entertain West Brom, Crystal Palace make the short journey to Chelsea, Everton play host to Fulham, Newcastle take on Southampton and Sunderland visit West Ham, before Hull and Stoke clash in the late kick-off. There's very little respite because on Sunday, Aston Villa will be looking to inflict more domestic misery on Man Utd, Norwich take on Swansea and Tottenham and Liverpool collide in what could be an intriguing encounter. Of course, all of these matches will have a direct impact on our WhatCulture! Fantasy Football league, which recommences this weekend, transfers being able to be made up until 11.30am Saturday. Nile Smith and his 'Indy Liverbirds' sits top of the tree during the festive run-in, with an impressive 980 points. But can YOU catch him? Here, we run through 5 Essential Transfers For Gameweek 16. Click "Next" to get started.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
