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This will be a tough one to call in my
opinion because Villa haven’t been that great at home whilst Cardiff will have
been buoyed by that win in the Welsh derby last Sunday.
Villa will have to start winning more
games at home if they do not want to be pulled into a relegation scrap.
For Cardiff it is games like these
that they should be looking to win in order for them to stay in this division.
With that in mind and the fact Villa
are at home, I am going to say this will be a draw.
Prediction: Aston Villa 1-1 Cardiff
Chelsea
vs West Brom
Chelsea were impressive in the
Champions League in mid-week but will still feel that they have to answer to
their critiques in the Premier League due to that defeat by Newcastle last
weekend.
Mourinho has gone tough on his players
in recent weeks, notably Eden Hazard, who wasn’t played on Wednesday, due to
him being late for an important training session.
West Brom won their last game against
a woeful Crystal Palace side. This will be a much tougher test. They will
struggle in this game and will need to take opportunity that they can.
Prediction:
Chelsea 3-1 West Brom
Crystal Palace
vs Everton
Keith
Millen is still in charge at Palace, who look no closer to naming their new manager.
It is as though nobody wants the job.
They
will struggle again this weekend against an Everton side that got a good point
against Spurs last weekend.
Everton
have got a better squad this season, which gives Roberto Martinez a chance to
freshen things up and feel comfortable when doing so. This should be an Everton
win.
Prediction:
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
Liverpool vs
Fulham
Liverpool’s
main aim will be to bounce back from that confidence shattering defeat by
Arsenal last weekend. It would be easy for them to falter against a struggling
Fulham side. They need to show that they are not the Liverpool of the past few
years and not feel the effects of a big loss for a few weeks after it has
happened.
Their
defence shape of having three at the back did not work against Arsenal last
weekend, so it will be interesting to see if Brendan Rodgers switches it up at
the back.
Martin
Jol remains under pressure with Fulham, this game might head towards him
getting the boot, but I can’t see how it would be fair to him if it does as
Anfield is a tough place to go and win his next three games, home to Swansea,
away to West Ham and at home to Spurs will decide.
He
also should also consider giving the captains armband to somebody like Scott
Parker or Steve Sidwell and not Dimitar Berbatov, who yes has the skill but,
lacks the desire to win that Fulham desperately need right now.
Prediction:
Liverpool 2-0 Fulham
Southampton vs
Hull
Southampton have been a joy to watch
this season and have been rewarded with three of their players getting called
into the England squad for next week’s friendlies.
As long as everyone at the club keeps
a level head they will cause a surprise this season.
Hull have also done well this season.
Steve Bruce has really shown his experience as a Premier League manager and it
is paying major dividends for the Tigers.
The only thing they seem to be lacking
is goals. They really need to score more. It will be tough however in this game
as Southampton don’t concede many.
For Southampton, if they want to stay
amongst the top pack, they will need to win the games like these and I think
they will.
Prediction:
Southampton 2-0 Hull.
Norwich
vs West Ham
This is a must win game for Chris
Hughton and his side.
The Canaries shipped seven away to Man
City last weekend and were awful and both ends of the field.
Hughton deserves time to turn this
team around and gain momentum to push out of the relegation places. For that
they will need the strikers to start scoring, something they seem to be
struggling to do at the moment.
West Ham have improved away from home,
they themselves don’t seem to have a really serious goal threat at the moment
so, and I can see this one ending in a no-score draw.
Prediction:
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
Tottenham
vs Newcastle
Newcastle got a brilliant
result against Chelsea last weekend. They were tactically great and that was
all down to Alan Pardew, who has also been under pressure to get results at the
moment.
Tottenham are a very strong side,
with a good depth to their squad. Only thing is they barely score any goals.
Their service to £26million man
Roberto Soldado hasn’t been the best and that is why he has only scored one
goal from open play this season.
The way the Spurs system works,
he looks like they only striker that they can play as Jermaine Defoe, although
a great finisher, would be in a similar situation if played upfront on his own.
I think Spurs will win, due to
their strength in depth, but it will be a tight one.
Prediction:
Tottenham 2-1 Newcastle
Sunderland
vs Man City
Sunderland
had a confidence boost in midweek with a win in the Carling Cup over
Southampton, but Manchester City need to improve away, and quickly, so I don’t
see them throwing this one away.
The
Black Cats lack the fire power to break Man City’s defence, even though it is
severely weakened without captain Vincent Kompany.
I
think Pellegrini will stick with Pantillimon in goal, after he again showed he
could do a decent job in the Champions League.
They
have struggled away from home this season so far, this is the time for them to
silence the critics.
Prediction: Sunderland
0-2 Man City
Man United vs
Arsenal
For
Arsenal this is their fourth big test in a row. Besides losing to Chelsea they
have done brilliantly, beating Liverpool and Dortmund in this past week, this
however will be the toughest test of them all.
It
will be a very tight game. With critics saying that Arsenal will struggle to
win the league- I think a lot of it will mount on this fixture.
They
are doing very well, considering the way that they started the season, and with
their injured players such as Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain on their way back,
it will only improve their chances further.
Man
United have also improved in recent weeks after a poor start. They still look
like they are focusing more on not getting beaten rather than winning games.
They have proved however, that they can still score lots of goals.
Arsenal
are decent away and Man United cannot afford to lose this game, for me this
will end it a draw.
Prediction:
Man United 2-2 Arsenal
Swansea
vs Stoke
I think Swansea will bounce back from
their defeat in the Welsh derby last week and their frustrating draw in the
Europa League with victory over Stoke this Sunday.
Stoke haven’t got many goals in them.
It took their goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to score a somewhat rather fluky goal
against Southampton in their last game. Making him joint top scorer for the
Potters this season.
Swansea also seem to struggle to find
the net. The ball seems to stick too much in their midfield rather than being
effective in that final third of the pitch.
They will have to utilize their
possession on Sunday if they are to beat Stoke.
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A good start will be vital for
Newcastle in this game as they will have to be on their game against Chelsea
when they visit St James’ Park for the lunchtime kick off on Saturday.
Pardew’s men were very unlucky in my
opinion to lose to Man City in the cup in midweek, having taking them into
extra time, now it is time for them to really show what they are made of and
prove to themselves, the manager and most prominently they owner, Mike Ashley
what they are made of.
However, no test comes as hard as the
stern test Chelsea will give them. Very good against league leaders Arsenal in
the cup, they proved what great form they are in and Torres is looking like he
is showing glimpses of his old self. Question everyone will be asking is can him
and they as a squad keep it up throughout the course of the season. Personally
for this game, I think they will.
Prediction: Newcastle 1-3 Chelsea
Fulham
Vs Man Utd
Manchester Utd showed they may be back
on track after coming from behind twice to beat Stoke at Old Trafford, and this
match will be a big one for David Moyes side.
They looked in quite a lot of panic for most of that game with Stoke; you have
to wonder whether the pressure of a new manager and back team staff is somehow
managing to affect the players.
They had their fans to thank for
geeing them up, which they may well have to do again this weekend as Craven
Cottage is not an easy place to go.
The Cottagers were taken apart by
Southampton last week, showing a very poor and weak performance. They are in
bad form and really need a spark to set their season a light; sadly I don’t
think it will come here.
Prediction:
Fulham 0-2 Man Utd
Hull vs
Sunderland
Hull
have shown some class this week. Playing Tottenham twice and narrowly losing
both games is no mean feat for Steve Bruce side, especially seeing as the first
win was from a penalty that should not of have been and the second losing on a
penalty shootout.
They
have been very good all season, mainly down to the manager bringing in quality
players who know they are going to be in for a fight, and they are showing
great spirit in their games.
Sunderland
finally got their win they’ve been waiting for last week, and they played
fantastically well against their local rivals Newcastle.
My
only worry is that they played well A) because they were at home in front of
their own fans with a new manager for the first time and B) it was Newcastle
that they were playing.
They
need Steven Fletcher to stay fit in order to survive in my honest opinion; it
will be tricky this game and Hull will be up for the fight. I am going to say
score draw.
Prediction:
Hull 2-2 Sunderland
Man City vs
Norwich
Man
City will be hoping not to have a repeat performance of this fixture last year
when they were totally outplayed by Norwich, however I really don’t think that
this will be the case this time around.
Norwich
have made very good attacking signings but, they are not firing at all at the
moment. You would have to assume Chris Hughton is a very worried man, and that
a trip to the Etihad is the last thing he needs at the moment.
City
in my honest opinion are way too reliant on Vincent Kompany- and that needs to
change quickly. Demichelis and Nastasic looked rocky against Chelsea and this
along with the problem of their goalkeeper, this is why City seem to be falling
away at the moment.
Playing
Pantillimon on Wednesday, he showed that he could cut it with the big boys in
this league and I would not be surprised if they didn’t keep him in the
starting 11.
Joe
Hart is just having a poor run, it happens to the best of goalkeepers, having
some time out may be beneficial to him in the long run of things.
Prediction:
Man City 3-1 Norwich
Stoke vs
Southampton
Southampton have been fantastic this
season, they are creating loads of chances and have been monstrous in defence,
which has been the very reason why they have barely conceded any goals.
Stoke have been struggling and have
not won since the end of August. They should however have beaten Man Utd last
weekend, they were excellent in the first half and should have scored 4 or 5.
They play well with two up front.
I think they might beat Southampton
here, sure Southampton are very tight and a very good side, but Stoke showed
signs last week that they are a good team and if they can grind out a
performance here, it might have to be in the old school Stoke manner.
Prediction:
Stoke 1-0 Southampton.
West
Brom vs Crystal Palace
West Brom were totally outclassed by
Liverpool last week, and they will definitely be up for this game to bounce
back from that.
The only worry for me with The Baggies
is the Strikers not seeming to be able to score. Yes, they have midfielders who
can score too, but players like Anelka and Anichebe need to start finding their
goal scoring touch.
Palace were ok against Arsenal with
caretaker manager Keith Millen in charge last week, with a more direct approach
and Marouane Chamakh causing the Gunners defence a few problems.
It will be a wait to see who the new
manager is and when he is appointed, but until then, Palace will struggle to
find a victory in my opinion.
Prediction:
West Brom 2-0 Crystal Palace.
West
Ham vs Aston Villa
After losing their last two
home games, Villa really need a win here away at Upton Park.
They are more comfortable away
from home due to their counter-attacking formation and this will definitely aid
Paul Lambert’s side in this fixture.
Although West Ham have a
striker shortage, not helped by Ricardo Vaz Te’s shoulder problem he suffered
last week, they have been ok, getting a decent draw with Swansea away and
beating the Championship leaders Burnley in midweek.
They really want Andy Carroll
to regain fitness and once he does, I think the Hammers will improve as a team
Prediction:
West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal
vs Liverpool
On
fire at the minute, Liverpool go into this game off the back of a resounding
victory against West Brom last week, where all 4 goals were magnificent, and
included a Luis Suarez hat-trick.
They
are in confident form, however if Arsenal are going to win this game they have
to focus on Liverpool’s defensive frailties, as I think that is the weakest
part to their game at the minute.
Arsenal
will be affected by the loss of Mathieu Flamini due to injury, he has been a
real help in their midfield since joining back with them and it is a blow not
to have him available.
It
will be a tight game. One moment of magic might get the winner in this one. I
think Liverpool, with their attacking prowess at the moment might take it as
Arsenal, who were a bit sluggish against Chelsea in midweek might still be
reeling from that.
Prediction: Arsenal
1-2 Liverpool
Everton Vs
Tottenham
Tim
Howard was in exceptional form for The Toffees in their last match against
Aston Villa, in which Romelu Lukaku went on to inspire them to victory.
These
two will also be a big factor in this game too. With Spurs being a better side
away from home and with all the quality that they possess in their squad,
Everton will need to be on top form.
I
don’t think Spurs are scoring enough at the moment, when they do they only seem
to come from Soldado penalties, and I don’t think they will score more than one
in this game either. It will be tight.
Prediction:
Everton 1-1 Tottenham
Cardiff
vs Swansea
The first Welsh derby in the Premier
League- This game will be huge for the people of Wales.
A strong rivalry between the two teams
serves this one up to be a tasty encounter, one I think Swansea might steal.
They had a difficult start and have more
Premier League experience over their Welsh neighbours. This in my opinion will
play dividends when it comes to the big match experience.
Cardiff have had a sticky start, and
will be cautious about the bottom of the table creeping up on them. They are at
home however which might give them a bit of an advantage- it is just up to them
whether or not they can take it.
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