Friday 1 January 2016 17:07, UK
The Premier League enters 2016 this weekend as the second half of the season gets underway.
For some, the New ear will offer a fresh start while others may be looking to carry their form from 2015 over the festive period.
With all 20 teams in action over the weekend, here's a look at 10 questions that could be answered...
West Ham v Liverpool - Home repeat for Hammers? (Saturday, 12.45pm)
From the many standout features from the first half of the season, West Ham's away results have to up there with the most impressive.
Sandwiched between wins at Arsenal and Manchester City was a first victory at Liverpool since 1963 - a display that Slaven Bilic described as "perfect".
At home they have not fared as well - winning just three of nine games - but the countdown is now on for the move away from the Boleyn Ground.
The Hammers have just 10 league games remaining at their 112-year-old ground and will be eager to give it a good send-off.
Arsenal v Newcastle - Can Ozil keep it going? (Saturday, 3pm)
When Alexis Sanchez hobbled off at Norwich in late November, it looked as though the festive period could be a tricky time for Arsenal.
But, in the Chilean's absence, Mesit Ozil has stepped up to guide the Gunners to the top of the table.
Four assists in his last four games along with a goal have seen the German establish himself as not only a key player for Arsenal, but a key player in the title race.
Can he last the distance, though, having played more minutes than any other outfield player aside from Nacho Monreal?
Leicester v Bournemouth - Will Vardy get on a roll again? (Saturday, 3pm)
It wasn't the most memorable goal to start a record-breaking run, but Jamie Vardy's late penalty at Bournemouth on August 29 was the strike that started it all.
Since the 11-game scoring streak came to an end against Swansea in early December, Vardy has netted just once in his last five matches.
Yet he remains the top scorer in the Premier League and, after recovering from a fever, will be aiming to get back among the goals against the Cherries.
Manchester United v Swansea - A new year, a new start? (Saturday, 3pm)
When Louis van Gaal lost his first match in charge of Manchester United to Swansea on the opening day of the 2013/14 season, it was seen as a sign of the work ahead for the Dutchman.
17 months and 73 matches later, including two more defeats to Swansea, United remain very much a work in progress, despite a large outlay.
The performance against Chelsea in their last outing was an improvement, but they are still without a win in their last eight matches.
As such, Van Gaal's position remains under scrutiny and anything other than a victory against struggling Swansea would not improve matters.
Norwich v Southampton - Can Saints start a fresh? (Saturday, 3pm)
When the New Year rolled around in 2015, Southampton were fourth in the table and Ronald Koeman was fielding questions about a potential Champions League push.
This year the questions regard Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane's futures at St Mary's, and whether they might pursue Champions League football elsewhere.
Having taken just four points from their last seven matches, the Saints' immediate focus is improving their away form.
They have managed just two victories in their last 16 matches on the road and travel next to Manchester United and Arsenal after Norwich.
Sunderland v Aston Villa - Who will stake a claim? (Saturday, 3pm)
A match that the phrase 'relegation six-pointer' was surely invented for.
Two sides with slim chances of survival, even at the halfway stage of the season, and whose hopes could rest on their January signings.
Both Sam Allardyce and Remi Garde have suggested they will be busy in the transfer window, which opens on Saturday, so this could be a final chance to impress for players looking to stake a claim for a first-team spot.
Gabby Agbonlahor might be one of them. His last goal came in Villa's 4-0 victory over Sunderland in March.
West Brom v Stoke - Will Pulis stifle Stokealona? (Saturday, 3pm)
Tony Pulis said this week that he has "great memories" of his time with Stoke, yet much has changed since he left the Britannia in 2013, including their new 'Stokealona' nickname.
Mark Hughes has not only got Stoke winning, but he has got them playing a brand of football that was not often seen under Pulis.
Still, for all the contrast in styles and plaudits flying Stoke's way, just six points separate them from Pulis' West Brom at the start of the year.
Watford v Manchester City - Can City stop Ighalo? (Saturday, 5.15pm, Sky Sports 1)
The hottest striker of 2015 against one of the most expensively-assembled defences in the Premier League, who comes out on top?
Given City's recent away form and the absence of Vincent Kompany at the back, Ighalo looks to be the favourite.
The striker was the top scorer in England in 2015 with 30 goals and has netted in his last six, including against Tottenham, who boast the best defensive record in the league.
Up against a defence that has kept just two clean sheets in the last two months, he has every chance to equal Frank McPherson's all-time club record of scoring in seven successive matches during the 1928/29 season.
Crystal Palace v Chelsea - Can either side solve striker struggles? (Sunday, 1.30, Sky Sports 1)
Their first halves of the season were so contrasting they are almost beyond comparison, but there is one thing that Palace and Chelsea have in common: a lack of goals from the strikers.
The only Palace forward to net in the league this season has been Connor Wickham, and he has scored just once.
Diego Costa has fared slightly better for Chelsea with five, but he has looked a shadow of the player that took the league by storm last season.
If Costa can contribute more then Guus Hiddink's job should be easier, if Palace can bring in a top-quality forward then the outlook for the second half of the season looks bright, considering their defence is the joint-second best in the top flight.
Everton v Spurs - Can Toffees keep a clean sheet? (Sunday, 4pm, Sky Sports 1)
Not conceding a goal might not seem like the most ambitious aim, but it has certainly been Everton's undoing in recent months.
With Romelu Lukaku, Ross Barkley and Gerard Deulofeu dazzling in the final third, the Toffees should have won more than three of their last 12 Premier League games.
But they have conceded four goals to Stoke, three to Leicester and Bournemouth, and two to Sunderland, meaning despite having the joint-top scorer in the league in Lukaku, they start the new year in the bottom half of the table.
Spurs, by contrast, have the best defence in the league and are looking to win four league games in a row for the first time since January 2014.
