Premier League 23 and 24 October
- Saturday -
Tottenham - Everton
White Hart Lane
Kick-off: 12.45 BST
Last season: Tottenham 2 Everton 0, Everton 2 Tottenham 2.
Tottenham: 3-1-2
Everton: 2-2-2
Tottenham (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Gomes; Hutton, Corluka, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto; Modric, Huddlestone, Jenas, Bale; van der Vaart; Pavlyuchenko.
Everton (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Howard; Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines; Coleman, Bilyaletdinov, Arteta, Osman; Cahill; Yakubu.
Referee: Mike Jones. Matches: 5. R0. Y17.
Tottenham could manage to win consectuive games for the first time in 10 Premier League games, but they could be tired from their away game to Inter Milan earlier this week.
Draw.
Birmingham - Blackpool
St Andrews
Kick-off: 15.00 BST
Last season: N/A.
Birmingham: 0-3-3
Blackpool: 2-1-3
Birmingham (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Foster; Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell; Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, Fahey; Hleb; Zigic.
Blackpool (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Gilks; Eardley, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey; Vaughan, Adam; Taylor-Fletcher, Grandin, Varney; Campbell.
Referee: Anthony Taylor. Matches: 2. R 1. Y7.
Birmingham could register their 100th defeat in the Premier League, but I believe they are due to win a game,d espite of Blackpool's recent good form.
Birmingham to win.
Chelsea - Wolves
Stamford Bridge
Kick-off: 15.00 BST
Last season: Chelsea 4 Wolves 0, Wolves 0 Chelsea 2.
Chelsea: 4-1-1
Wolves: 0-2-4
Chelsea (Possible, 4-3-3): Cech; Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole; Malouda, Mikel, Essien; Kalou, Drogba, Anelka.
Wolves (Possible, 4-4-2): Hahnemann; Foley, Stearman, Berra, Ward; Edwards, Mancienne, Jones, Jarvis; Doyle, Fletcher.
Referee: Lee Probert. Matches: 5. R2. Y11.
Chelsea won both meetings with Wolves last season and are yet to concede a goal at hom this season.
Chelsea to win with 0-1 handicap.
Sunderland - Aston Villa
Stadium of Light
Kick-off: 15.00 BST
Last season: Sunderland 0 Villa 2, Villa 1 Sunderland 1.
Sunderland: 1-5-0
Aston Villa: 2-2-2
Sunderland (Possible, 4-5-1): Mignolet; Onuoha, Turner, Bramble, Bardsley; Elmohamady, Henderson, Cattermole, Malbranque, Welbeck; Bent.
Villa (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Friedel; Beye, Collins, Clarke, Warnock; Downing, Reo-Coker, Petrov, A Young; Ireland; Carew.
Referee: Mark Halsey. Matches: 4. R0. Y9.
Aston Villa managed to win here last season, but I expect it to be closer this time around. Sunderland got their fifth straight draw, with their 0-0 draw at Blackburn on Monday.
Draw.
West Brom - Fulham
The Hawthorns
Kick-off: 15.00 BST
Last season: N/A.
West Brom: 2-3-1
Fulham: 1-4-1
WBA (Possible, 4-5-1): Carson; Jara, Tamas, Olsson, Shorey; Brunt, Scharner, Mulumbu; Tchoyi, Morrison, Brunt; Odemwingie.
Fulham (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Schwarzer; Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Salcido; Davies, Greening, Gera, Duff; Dempsey; Kamara.
Referee: Kevin Friend. Matches: 2. R1. Y9.
West Brom have had a good start to the season while Fulham are yet to win away in the League. It has been 22 games without a victory away from Craven Cottage for Fulham.
West Brom to win.
Wigan - Bolton
DW Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 BST
Last season: Wigan 0 Bolton 0, Bolton 4 Wigan 0.
Wigan: 2-3-1
Bolton: 1-4-1
Wigan (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Al Habsi; Boyce, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Figueroa; N’Zogbia, Thomas, McCarthy, Gomez; Di Santo; Rodallega.
Bolton (Possible, 4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson; Lee, Holden, Muamba, Petrov; Elmander, K Davies.
Referee: Howard Webb. Matches: 5. R0. Y21.
It ended goalless here last season, but Bolton have the chance to win consecutive Premier League games for the first time in 19 games. Wigan are unbeaten in their last three games.
Less than 2.5 goals.
West Ham - Newcastle
Upton Park
Kick-off: 17.30 BST
Last season: N/A.
West Ham: 1-3-2
Newcastle: 1-2-3
West Ham (Possible, 4-4-2): Green, Jacobsen, Da Costa, Upson, Gabbidon,; Dyer, Parker, Noble, Boa Morte; Obinna, Piquionne.
Newcastle (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Krul; Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique; Guthrie, Tiote, Barton, Gutiérrez; Lovenkrands; Carroll.
Referee: Chris Foy. Matches: 6. R0. Y18.
Newcasdtle need a win, but the Hammers have started to improve and are now unbeaten in their last four Premier League games.
West Ham to win.
- Sunday -
Stoke - Manchester United
Britannia Stadium
Kick-off: 13.30 BST
Last season: Stoke 0 United 2, United 4 Stoke 0.
Stoke: 3-1-2
Manchester United: 2-4-0
Stoke (Possible, 4-4-2): Sorensen; Huth, Faye, Shawcross, Collins; Pennant, Delap, Whelan, Etherington; Jones, Walters.United (Possible, 4-4-2): Van der Sar; Rafal, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra; Nani, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov. Referee: Andre Marriner. Matches: 6. R1. Y28.
Manchester United are struggling with the Wayne Rooney saga and could struggle against Stoke as well. United are the only team in the Premier League still to experience defeat this season.
Less than 2.5 goals.
Liverpool - Blackburn
Anfield
Kick-off: 15.00 BST
Last season: Blackburn 0 Liverpool 0, Liverpool 2 Blackburn 1.
Liverpool: 1-2-3
Blackburn: 1-3-2
Liverpool (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Reina; Johnson, Kyrgiakos, Skrtel, Carragher; Meireles, Poulsen; Jovanovic, Gerrard, Cole; Torres.
Blackburn (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Robinson; Salgado, Jones, Nelsen, Givet; Nzonzi, Dunn, Emerton, Pedersen, E Diouf; M Diouf.
Referee: Phil Dowd. Matches: 8. R2. Y28.
Liverpool failed to impress me away to Napoli, but they are set to recall striker Fernando Torres and captain Steven Gerrard. I believe the Reds are finally going to bounce back.
Liverpool to win.
Manchester City - Arsenal
City of Manchester Stadium
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Last season: City 4 Arsenal 2, Arsenal 0 City 0.
Manchester City: 4-1-1
Arsenal: 3-1-2
Man City (Possible, 4-3-2-1): Hart; Boateng, K Toure, Kompany, Lescott; De Jong, Barry, Silva, Milner; Adebayor, Tévez.
Arsenal (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Eboué, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy; Song, Fabregas; Nasri, Diaby, Arshavin; Chamakh.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg. Matches: 7. R1. Y20
City had no problems winning here last season. Arsenal have gone 10 games since they were last invovled in a goalless draw so I expect plenty of goals in this one as well.
More than 2.5 goals.
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