Aston Villa Vs Arsenal
With two back to back defeats Already Plus with the Absence of talisman Fabregas.Arsenal have to produce something against An Aston villa side who have the honor of being one of the only premier league clubs left with a perfect Home record and would love to expand the record against An Arsenal side who has been quite impressing on Away grounds but Inconsistency has gotten to them lately.
Arsenal were hit hard in their Mid week champions league game of not only losing but also losing the likes Of Eboue And Captain Fabregas through Injury but there's a happy ending to it too with Robin Van persie,Andrey Arshavin and Gael Clichy all declared fit for the game after being rested for The Mid week game which had seven changes to the side.
Aston Villa to wouldn't feel lefted out with the return of Top striker John Carew Back in the squad after his 4 game absence with a calf injury.He played a reserve match earlier this week and is declared fit for the squad this week,back in His Lyon days Houllier was his coach so there's some good relationship in Villa.Arsenal could also see the return of Robert Pires in the premier league after the latter joined the villians last week on a 6 month deal.Towering Defender James Collins also looks set to be back after missing the 2:0 defeat to Blackburn last week.Even with Arsenal's Current form in question,I'm going for a 4-2 win for them with Wilshire being the man of the match haha.
Bolton Wanderers Vs Blackpool
Bolton have been a surprise package in the race for the title this season as they are Currently placed 5th in the Standings.Manager Owen Coyle has done a brilliant job of turning a club who fought to survive last season into a free scoring side which arguably has the best striking partnership so far with the Likes Of Kevin Davies And Johan Elmander.One factor of this change i think is the style of play now,The ball is now more on the ground rather the long balls which they used to play back in the days.This team I think are good for a top 10 finish this season...
But hold on for a sec,I realized i was talking to much about Bolton.We can't forget about Blackpool too who have been a surprise package themselves with some beautiful football shown which you can rarely see a side from the championship play.A top half finish for them too this season for me...
For this game,They will certainly miss the likes of Marlon Harewood though who tore his ligament in a training regime which Holloway blames himself for overdoing the workout.Both Ludovic Slyvestre and Chris Basham look to be doubtful too.
While Blackpool look to be going through some injuries problem,Bolton on the other hand look to have to many fit quality players as they were rumors of Players like Petrov looking to move.But I don't think that will change with Owen Coyle look set to name an unchanged side that trashed Newcastle last week.With Elmander and Davies once again out to terrorize the defences of their oppositions.But I think Blackpool have the quality to nick out a point so i guess i'm going with a draw with the scoreline being 1:1.
Everton Vs West Brom
The Baggies made a superb side to the season but slowly have dropped of the pace in the race for the top 4 spot with only a point in 5 games and no goals in 199 Minutes.Everton On the other hand have a better record with only one defeat in 10 games with Arsenal beating them at home to end their 8 match unbeaten run at home and that seemed to suddenly taken a toll on them.
David Moyes' charges were held to a 2-2 draw at Sunderland on Monday night but could have won the game had Jermaine Beckford not spurned a late chance over the bar.Albion do not have the best of records at Goodison and in four top-flight games at the Merseyside ground they have lost three and drawn one.
But like everyone always say,This is football and anything can happen in this beautiful game.West Brom are currently waiting for the fitness results of Chris Brunt who had a groin Injury but what's for sure is that James Morrison and Steven Reid both coming back from injuries.While Everton might see a return of Nigerian striker Victor Anichebe who hasn't made a league start since a knee injury in pre season.While the other Absentee is Felliani who is serving his final game out of the three game ban for his red card against Bolton.Another Hard Prediction but i Think Everton should come out on top looking at their home form...So for me it's a 3-1 win for Everton.
Fulham Vs Birmingham
Both teams are coming back from different weeks with Fulham going through a heavy defeat against Big spenders Man City while Birmingham probably producing one of the Results of the season when they defeated Chelsea by a goal from Bowyer.A string of bad performances have sent Fulham to the relegation zone with only goal difference separating them between Wigan who are in the Zone.While That amazing win for Birmingham pushed them up to 15th spot with some breathing space.
Birmingham boss Alex Mcleish will be happy to have a clean injury free squad with Only short term absentees like Craig Gardner and Maik Taylor both out but reported to be improving.The only long term abseetee is James Mcfadden with a knee ligament injury.
Fulham Will be set to miss Andy johnson with a hamstring injury and with already Other strikers like Dembele and Zamora out.Diomansy Kamara look set to make only his third appearance this season.I'm going with a 1:1 draw for this game,Hard to separate this two teams as i see them to be both similar...
Man Utd Vs Blackburn
Man Utd trounced Wigan last week to put them leveled on points with Leaders Chelsea.And Being the only undefeated team in the league now,I don't expect that to change against A Blackburn side as i don't think they got the quality to mount any challenge against the Red's.Blackburn for me will have problems containing the Champions with The likes Of Berbatov,Nani and the revived Rooney in the squad.
What is great for Utd is that The defending duo of Vidic and Ferdinand both will be back to add steel to the defence as both of them were rested to give chances to Smalling and Evans who did well to not let past a goal in mid week.Patrice Evra will also play but Darren Fletcher (ankle) is definitely out and Paul Scholes (groin) is doubtful.
Blackburn are reported to be outgoing some fitness tests for some players in time for the game,Among them is the man of the match for the team last week where he scored both the goals against Aston Villa Morten Gamst Pedersen and also Brett Emerton are the among the few.Steven N'Zonzi and Benjani will also go through the fitness test for a suspected Hamstring injury that has kept them sideline for a few weeks.One man certainly back is Defender Gael Givet who went off half time last week through illness.A big club with a massive reputation deserve a big result so i'm going with a 5-0 win...!
Stoke City Vs Man City
Nothing much to say about this match,Stoke's only problem though will be the fitness of Jermain Pennant who only lasted for 11 minutes last week before going off for a hamstring injury.Although scans showed no damage but his still in a state of playing or not playing.
Man City though will see the return of Striker Mario Ballotelli who served a three match ban after his red card against West Brom in which he starred.But he might be on the bench as the likes Of Tevez seemed to be more likely to start.The only change Mancini has to make is Pablo Zabaleta who is banned for a game due to 5 yellow cards.I don't really see any fire in Man City's squad yet so i'm going for another draw in this week's game with a scoreline of 2-2.
West Ham Vs Wigan
For me,This is the second match of the week behind the Spurs And liverpool game.This game is what we should call 'the battle of the lower end's' With Both West Ham And Wigan just a team separating them(Wolves) with both of them also in the Drop zone and both teams will be wanting to get the valuable three points.Scott Parker could return after missing the 3-0 defeat against Liverpool with a virus but Avram Grant could be without Mark Noble after the midfielder suffered a leg injury at Anfield.
West Ham will also be without long term casualties Manuel da Costa , Jack Collison, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Anthony Edgar and Peter Kurucz But Grant will be boosted by the return of Valon Behrami and Kieron Dyer in midfield.
Wigan on the other hand will be hoping that captain Caldwell will be fit for the game three weeks before scheduled.Wigan are also hit with Striker Rodallega and defender Alcarez both out after being sent off last week against Man Utd.And well that's about if for the injuries list.I'm going with a win for West ham here,They should have that extra boost with the home support and will to get out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win and hopefully he does because i got rumours that he is only given 3 matches to save his job so a win would do wonders to both him and the team in confidence sense
Wolves Vs Sunderland
Wolves once again were hit by a late goal to condemned them to a 4th straight defeat against Blackpool to leave them in 19th spot and five points from safety.The former Republic of Ireland tactician has seen his team play well in recent weeks, but has watched the Midlanders go a goal down within the first five minutes in each of their last three matches.And the Wanderers chief is desperate for his team to avoid another early setback when his former club come to town.
McCarthy's Wolves are the only team in the division yet to keep a clean sheet and he has defensive worries ahead of Sunderland's visit to Molineux.Defender Steven Mouyokolo is struggling with a back injury and is rated as 50/50 for the match but McCarthy is hopeful that Kevin Foley, who injured his knee in training, and Steven Fletcher, who has a virus, will be fit to play.Jody Craddock is absent while Christoph Berra misses out through suspension but Ronald Zubar comes back into the squad after recovering from an ankle injury.Skipper Karl Henry is another player who is unavailable and the combative midfielder is sidelined until the New Year with a knee compliant. He joins long-term absentee Adlene Guedioura (broken leg) on the treatment table.David Edwards would be McCarthy's first-choice replacement for Henry, but the Wales international is out with a thigh problem so Nenad Milijas is likely to partner on-loan Michael Mancienne in the engine room.The injuries in midfield could see McCarthy revert to two up front with Sylvain Ebanks-Blake pushing for a starting slot.
No news about Sunderland's Injury list though....Anyway I think Wolves will somehow get a win out of this,Sunderland have looked good recently but i got a good bet Wolves will get this right with a 2-0 win
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