Premier League Preview Game-week 11

Aston Villa vs Cardiff

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.

Prediction: Swansea 2-0 Stoke

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