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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 20 and 21 February

- Saturday -

Everton - Manchester United
Goodison Park
Kick-off: 12.45 GMT
Everton: 4-1-1
Manchester United: 4-2-0
Possible teams:
Everton (4-4-1-1): Howard; Neville, Distin, Yobo, Baines; Pienaar, Osman, Arteta, Donovan; Bilyaletdinov; Saha.
United (4-4-2): Van der Sar; Rafael, Evans, Brown, Evra; Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Park; Berbatov, Rooney.
Referee: Howard Webb. Matches: 18. R3 Y69.
This season: United 3 Everton 0.
Last season: Everton 1 United 1, United 1 Everton 0.
Everton managed to beat Chelsea in their last League game here. But United are unbeaten against Everton in the last nine League games.
Manchester United to win.

Arsenal - Sunderland
Emirates Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Arsenal: 3-1-2
Sunderland: 0-4-2
Possible teams:
Arsenal (4-3-3): Almunia; Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy; Fabregas, Song, Denilson; Nasri, Arshavin, Rosicky.
Sunderland (4-3-3): Gordon; Hutton, Turner, Kilgallon, McCartney; Malbranque, Cana, Zenden; Benjani, Bent, Jones.
Referee: Steve Bennett. Matches: 18. R3 Y66.
This season: Sunderland 1 Arsenal 0.
Last season: Sunderland 1 Arsenal 1, Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0.
Sunderland have never won at Arsenal in the Premier League and I do not expect that to happen this time around either.
Arsenal to win.

West Ham - Hull
Upton Park
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
West Ham: 2-3-1
Hull: 1-3-2
Possible teams:
West Ham (4-4-2): Green; Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Spector; Behrami, Parker, Kovac, Diamanti; Mido, Cole.
Hull (4-4-2): Myhill; Dawson, Gardner, McShane, Zayatte; Ghilas, Olofinjana, Kilbane, Hunt; Altidore, Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Referee: Martin Atkinson. Matches: 20. R2 Y84.
This season: Hull 3 West Ham 3.
Last season: Hull 1 West Ham 0, West Ham 2 Hull 0.
Hull last won at Upton Park in January 1990. Their first meeting this season ended in a draw, but I believe the Hammers will win this one.
West Ham to win.

Wolves - Chelsea
Molineux
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Wolves: 1-2-3
Chelsea: 4-1-1
Possible teams:
Wolves (4-5-1): Hahnemann; Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward; Foley, Mancienne, Jones, Henry, Jarvis; Doyle.
Chelsea (4-4-2): Cech; Ivanovic, Terry, Carvalho, Zhirkov; Mikel, Ballack, Lampard, Malouda; Drogba, Anelka.
Referee: Kevin Friend. Matches: 9. R4 Y28.
This season: Chelsea 4 Wolves 0.
Last season: N/A.
Chelsea lost at Everton in their last game in the Premier League, but this is a game they should get a clear win in.
Chelsea to win with 1-0 handicap.

Portsmouth - Stoke
Fratton Park
Kick-off: 17.30 GMT
Portsmouth: 0-2-4
Stoke: 1-4-1
Possible teams:
Portsmouth (4-3-3): James; Finnan, Ben-Haim, Wilson, Hreidarsson; Mullins, Basinas, O’Hara; Webber, Utaka, Boateng.
Stoke (4-3-3): Sorensen; Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Pugh; Whitehead, Diao, Whelan; Fuller, Tuncay, Sidibe.
Referee: Mike Dean. Matches: 18. R2 Y77.
This season: Stoke 1 Portsmouth 0.
Last season: Portsmouth 2 Stoke 1, Stoke 2 Portsmouth 2.
Stoke have failed to win in their last five League visits to Fratton park, but Pompey are forced to get  awin in this game. But it could be close.
Draw.

- Sunday -

Blackburn - Bolton
Ewood Park
Kick-off: 12.00 GMT
Blackburn: 3-1-2
Bolton: 1-2-3
Possible teams:
Team details (probable)
Blackburn (4-5-1): Robinson; Chimbonda, Givet, Nelsen, Olsson; Diouf, Emerton, Givet, Nzonzi, Pedersen; Kalinic.
Bolton (4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Ricketts, Knight, Robinson; Lee, Muamba, Gardner, Taylor; Elmander, K Davies.
Referee: Chris Foy. Matches: 20. R2 Y49.
This season: Bolton 0 Blackburn 2.
Last season: Bolton 0 Blackburn 0, Blackburn 2 Bolton 2.
Bolton have struggled a lot away to Blackburn in recent seasons, but this could be a close one, but Blackburn should win.
Blackburn to win.

Aston Villa - Burnley
Villa Park
Kick-off: 14.00 GMT
Aston Villa: 1-4-1
Burnley: 1-1-4
Possible teams:
Villa (4-4-2): Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Milner, Petrov, A Young; Heskey, Carew.
Burnley (4-4-1-1): Jensen; Mears, Cort, Carlisle, Fox; Elliott, Bikey, McDonald, Blake; Nugent.
Referee: Stuart Attwell. Matches: 11. R1 Y45.
This season: Burnley 1 Villa 1.
Last season: N/A.
Burnley have struggled a lot away this season and I expect them to struggle even further in this one against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa to win with 0-1 handicap.

Fulham - Birmingham
Craven Cottage
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Fulham: 2-1-3
Birmingham: 2-2-2
Possible teams:
Fulham (4-4-2): Schwarzer; Hughes, Smalling, Hangeland, Shorey; Davies, Murphy, Baird, Duff; Okaka, Zamora.
Birmingham (4-4-2): Hart; Carr, R Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell; Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden; Benitez, Jerome. Referee: Phil Dowd. Matches: 21. R4 Y66.
This season: Birmingham 1 Fulham 0.
Last season: N/A.
Birmingham have failed to score in three of five Premier League visits to Fulham. Fulham impressed me a bit against Shakhtar Donetsk earlier this week.
Bobby Zamora to score.

Manchester City - Liverpool
City of Manchester Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Manchester City: 3-1-2
Liverpool: 3-2-1
Possible teams:
Manchester City (4-4-2): Given; Richards, Toure, Lescott, Garrido; De Jong, Vieira, Barry, A Johnson; Santa Cruz, Adebayor.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Reina; Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Insua; Aquilani, Mascherano; Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera; Ngog.
Referee: Peter Walton. Matches: 15. R3. Y30.
This season: Liverpool 2 City 2.
Last season: City 2 Liverpool 3, Liverpool 1 City 1.
Liverpool have drawn eight in 12 Premier League visits to City and I expect another close one this time.
Draw.

Wigan - Tottenham
DW Stadium
Kick-off: 16.15 GMT
Wigan: 1-3-2
Tottenham: 1-3-2
Possible teams:
Wigan (4-3-3): Kirkland; Boyce, Caldwell, Bramble, Figueroa; Diame, Thomas, McCarthy; N’Zogbia, Scotland, Rodallega.
Spurs (4-4-2): Gomes; Corluka, Dawson, King, Bale; Bentley, Huddlestone, Palacios, Modric; Crouch, Defoe.
Referee: Alan Wiley. Matches: 19. R4 Y57.
This season: Tottenham 9 Wigan 1.
Last season: Tottenham 0 Wigan 0, Wigan 1 Tottenham 0.
Tottenham crushed Wigan earlier this season, but they have failed to win in their last three visits to Wigan.
Tottenham to win.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Everton v Man Utd

Everton:
Injured: Anichebe (back), Cahill (calf), Fellaini (ankle), Hibbert (groin), Jagielka (knee), Senderos (back)

Man Utd:
Suspended: Ferdinand (one match), Nani (three matches)
Injured: Giggs (arm), Hargreaves (knee), O'Shea (thigh)

West Ham v Hull

West Ham:
Injured: Boa Morte, Hines, Ilunga & McCarthy (all knee), Davenport (leg), Dyer & Gabbidon (both hamstring)

Hull:
Doubtful: Bullard (knee)
Injured: Ashbee & Geovanni (both knee), Ghilas (thigh), Marney (calf)

Wolves v Chelsea

Wolves:
Injured/unavailable: Edwards, Keogh, Kightly (all ankle), Mancienne (ineligible under loan rules), Ward (knee)

Chelsea:
Injured: Alex, Belletti, Bosingwa, Deco & Essien (all knee), A Cole (ankle), Lampard (virus)

Portsmouth v Stoke

Portsmouth:
Doubtful: Hreidarsson (Achilles)
Injured: Ben-Haim (groin), Boateng (ankle), Mokoena (knee), Vanden Borre (hamstring)

Stoke City:
Suspended: Abdoulaye Faye (two matches)
Doubtful: Higginbotham (back) Injured: Etherington (knee)

Arsenal v Sunderland

Arsenal:
Doubtful: Almunia (finger), Song (knee)
Injured: Arshavin & Eduardo (both hamstring), Diaby & Djourou (both knee), Gallas (calf), Gibbs (foot), Merida & Van Persie (both ankle)

Sunderland:
Doubtful: Ferdinand (ankle), Malbranque (chest), Mensah (hamstring), Richardson (calf)
Suspended: Cattermole (one match), Meyler (three matches)
Injured: Henderson (ankle), Reid (hamstring)


Source: BBC Sport

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 23 February

- Tuesday -

Manchester United - West Ham
Old Trafford
Kick-off: 20.00 GMT
Manchester United: 4-1-1
West Ham: 2-3-1
- Possible teams -
Man Utd (4-4-2): Van der Sar; Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Evra; Scholes, Fletcher, Carrick, Park; Rooney, Berbatov.
West Ham (4-4-2): Green; Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Spector; Behrami, Parker, Kovac, Diamanti; Franco, Cole.
Referee: Alan Wiley.
Matches: 20. R4 Y64 .
This season: West Ham 0 Man Utd 4.
Last season: Man Utd 2 West Ham 0, Man Utd 1 West Ham 0.
Manchester United have won their last four meetings with West Ham, home and away. United are desperate for a win in this one, in order to keep up with Chelsea at the top of the table.
Manchester United to win.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 27 and 28 February

- Saturday -

Chelsea - Manchester City
Stamford Bridge
Kick-off: 12.45 GMT
Chelsea: 4-1-1
Manchester City: 2-2-2
- Possible teams -
Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Zhirkov; Lampard, Mikel, Ballack; Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.
City (4-5-1): Given; Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Bridge; Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Barry, A Johnson; Bellamy, Tevez.
Referee: Mike Dean. Matches: 19. R3 Y80.
This season: City 2 Chelsea 1.
Last season: City 1 Chelsea 3, Chelsea 1 City 0.
This will be the first time Wayne Bridge meets John Terry since the recent scandal. City have not won at Chelsea for 17 years and I expect them to struggle this time around as well.
Chelsea to win.

Birmingham - Wigan
St Andrew's
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Birmingham: 1-2-3
Wigan: 1-3-2
- Possible teams -
Birmingham (4-4-2): Hart; Carr, Dann, R Johnson, Ridgewell; Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, McFadden; Jerome, Benitez.
Wigan (4-3-3): Kirkland; Melchiot, Caldwell, Scharner, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame, McCarthy; N’Zogbia, Moreno, Rodallega.
Referee: Anthony Taylor. Matches: 1. R0 Y1.
This season: Wigan 2 Birmingham 3.
Last season: Birmingham 3 Wigan 2, Wigan 2 Birmingham 0.
Wigan have failed to win in their last five League visits to Birmingham. Birmingham shoul be able to win this one.
Birmingham to win.

Bolton - Wolves
Reebok Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Bolton: 1-2-3
Wolves: 1-2-3
- Possible teams -
Bolton (4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Ricketts, Knight, Robinson; Lee, Muamba, Gardner, Taylor; Elmander, K Davies.
Wolves (4-5-1): Hahnemann; Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward; Foley, Guedioura, Henry, Jones, Jarvis; Doyle.
Referee: Andre Marriner. Matches: 18. R7 Y68.
This season: Wolves 2 Bolton 1.
Last season: N/A.
It has gone 505 minutes since Bolton last scored in the Premier League and they could fail again. Should be close.
Less than 2.5 goals.

Burnley - Portsmouth
Turf Moor
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Burnley: 1-1-4
Portsmouth: 0-2-4
- Possible teams -
Burnley (4-4-2): Jensen; Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox; Eagles, Cork, Bikey, McDonald; Paterson, Fletcher.
Portsmouth (4-3-3): James; Finnan, Wilson, Hreidarsson, Belhadj; Yebda, Diop, O’Hara; Dindane, Piquionne, Owusu-Abeyie.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg. Matches: 21. R4 Y59.
This season: Portsmouth 2 Burnley 0.
Last season: Burnley 0 Portsmouth 3, Portsmouth 1 Burnley 0.
Burnley have struggled a lot in the Premier League recently, but Portsmouth are set to go under Administration and get a nine point penalty. Pompey looks already relegated, but they could get something from this one. I will try.
Portsmouth to win.

Stoke - Arsenal
Britannia Stadium
Kick-off: 17.30 GMT
Stoke: 2-4-0
Arsenal: 3-1-2
- Possible teams -
Stoke (4-4-2): Sorensen; Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Collins; Delap, Whitehead, Whelan, Sanli; Fuller, Sidibe.
Arsenal (4-1-4-1): Almunia; Eboue, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy; Song; Walcott, Fabregas, Ramsey, Nasri; Bendtner.
Referee: Peter Walton. Matches: 16. R3 Y37.
This season: Arsenal 2 Stoke 0.
Last season: Stoke 2 Arsenal 1, Arsenal 4 Stoke 1.
Stoke are on a role and you could get impressive odds for a home win in this one, but Arsenals hould win.
More than 2.5 goals.

- Sunday -

Tottenham - Everton
White Hart Lane
Kick-off: 13.00 GMT
Tottenham: 2-3-1
Everton: 4-1-1
- Possible teams -
Tottenham (4-4-2): Gomes; Corluka, Dawson, King, Bale; Bentley, Huddlestone, Palacios, Kranjcar; Crouch, Defoe.
Everton (4-4-1-1): Howard; Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines; Donovan, Osman, Arteta, Bilyaletdinov; Pienaar; Saha.
Referee: Steve Bennett. Matches: 19. R3 Y72.
This season: Everton 2 Spurs 2.
Last season: Spurs 0 Everton 1, Everton 0 Spurs 0.
Everton have actually managed to win their last three Premier League visits to White Hart Lane. But I expect it to be close.
Draw.

Liverpool - Blackburn
Anfield
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Liverpool: 3-2-1
Blackburn: 3-1-2
- Possible teams -
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Reina; Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Insua; Mascherano, Lucas; Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel; Torres.
Blackburn (4-2-3-1): Robinson; Salgado, Nelsen, Samba, Olsson; Andrews, Nzonzi; Hoilett, Pedersen, Diouf; Kalinic.
Referee: Alan Wiley. Matches: 21. R4 Y65.
This season: Blackburn 0 Liverpool 0.
Last season: Blackburn 1 Liverpool 3, Liverpool 4 Blackburn 0.
Liverpool have been strong recently and it has been nine games since they last conceded more than one goal in a Premier League game.
Liverpool to win with 0-1 handicap.

Sunderland - Fulham
Stadium of Light
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Sunderland: 0-4-2
Fulham: 3-1-2
- Possible teams -
Sunderland (4-4-2): Gordon; Hutton, Mensah, Turner, McCartney; Campbell, Cana, Ferdinand, Richardson; Bent, Jones.
Fulham (4-4-1-1): Schwarzer; Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Shorey; Davies, Etuhu, Murphy, Duff; Gera; Zamora.
Referee: Martin Atkinson. Matches: 21. R3 Y86.
This season: Fulham 1 Sunderland 0.
Last season: Fulham 0 Sunderland 0, Sunderland 1 Fulham 0.
it has been very close between these two in recent seasons and I expect another close battle.
Less than 2.5 goals.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 6, 7 and 8 March

- Saturday -

Arsenal - Burnley
Emirates Stadium, London
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Arsenal: 3-1-2
Burnley: 1-0-5
- Squad -
Arsenal: Almunia, Clichy, Vermaelen, Silvestre, Sagna, Nasri, Denilson, Fabregas, Rosicky, Walcott, Bendtner, Fabianski, Arshavin, Eduardo, Traore, Diaby, Campbell, Eboue, Bartley.
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Mears, Fox, Carlisle, Bikey, Cort, Eagles, Edgar, Elliott, Cork, McDonald, Paterson, Fletcher, Blake, Thompson, Duff, Penny, Gudjonsson, Nimani, Weaver.
Arsenal should be able to get a clear home win from this game and I will be surprised if they do not win by more than 1 goal.
Arsenal to win with 0-1 handicap.

West Ham - Bolton
Upton Park, London
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
West Ham: 2-2-2
Bolton: 2-2-2
- Squad -
West Ham:
Green, Stech, Kurucz, Faubert, Daprela, Spector, Da Costa, Upson, Tomkins, Collison, Kovac, Parker, Behrami, Diamanti, Dyer, Franco, Cole, Mido, Ilan.
Bolton:
Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Robinson, Gardner, Cohen, Taylor, Muamba, Lee, K Davies, Klasnic, Riga, A O'Brien, Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Ricketts, Weiss, Wilshere.
Bolton managed to beat Wolves last time out, but the Hammers ar every strong at home and I believe the hosts will be able to win this game.
West Ham to win.

Wolves - Manchester United
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Kick-off: 17.30 GMT
Wolves: 1-2-3
Manchester United: 4-1-1
- Squad -
Wolves: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Foley, Guedioura, Henry, Jones, Jarvis, Doyle. Subs from: Keogh, Mancienne, Castillo, Bia, Milijas, Elokobi, Vokes, Ebanks-Blake, Maierhofer, Hennessey.
Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Rafael, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fabio, Obertan, Nani, Valencia, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Gibson, Park, Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf.
United are struggling with injuries up front as Michael Owen will be out for the season while Wayne Rooney could miss this game. But United have a much better team that is in form, compared with Wolves.
Manchester United to win.

- Sunday -

Everton - Hull
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT
Everton: 4-0-2
Hull: 1-2-3
- Squad -
Everton: Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Anichebe, Osman, Rodwell, Arteta, Pienaar, Yakubu, Yobo, Jagielka, Bilyaletdinov, Donovan, Vaughan, Gosling, Senderos, Cahill, Coleman, Baxter, Duffy, Nash.
Hull: Myhill, McShane, Dawson, Mouyokolo, Boateng, Mendy, Hunt, Cairney, Altidore, Olofinjana, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Garcia, Marney, Zaki, Zayatte, Barmby, Duke, Kilbane, Bullard, Geovanni.
Jimmy Bullard could start at Goodison Park for Hull, but I do not believe that will be enough for the visitors. Everton should win this game.
Everton to win.

- Monday -

Wigan - Liverpool
DW Stadium
Kick-off: 20.00 GMT
Wigan: 0-3-3
Liverpool: 3-2-1
- Squad -
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Caldwell, Boyce, Figueroa, Scharner, N'Zogbia, Diame, Thomas, McCarthy, Rodallega, Moreno, Moses, Scotland, Sinclair, Stojkovic, Gomez, Koumas, Bramble.
Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Degen, Agger, Carragher, Krygiakos, Insua, Gerrard, Lucas, Aquilani, Benayoun, Riera, Rodriguez, Ngog, Kuyt, Torres, Cavalieri, Pacheco, Spearing, Darby, Babel, Kelly.
Wigan are struggling to score goals at the moment while Steven Gerrard seems to have found his form for Liverpool. Fernando Torres has also returned from injury.
Liverpool to win.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 9 March

- Tuesday -

Portsmouth - Birmingham
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Kick-off: 19.45 GMT
Portsmouth: 1-2-3
Birmingham: 2-1-3
- Probable Teams -
Portsmouth (4-1-4-1): James; Finnan, Rocha, Hreidarsson, Belhadj; Wilson; Diop, Brown, O'Hara, Utaka; Piquionne.
Birmingham (4-2-3-1): Hart; Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell; Bowyer, Ferguson; Larsson, Michel, Fahey; Jerome.
Referee: Mike Jones. Matches: 10. R1 Y36.
This season: Birmingham 1 Portsmouth 0, Portsmouth 2 Birmingham 0 (FA Cup).
Last season: No fixture.
Portsmouth have been struggling with financial problems all season long and has been forced to sell the players they can sell. But Avram Grant have managed to put up a decent side and Piquionne has impressed.
Piquionne to score.   

Sunderland - Bolton
Stadium of Light
Kick-off: 19.45 GMT
Sunderland: 0-4-2
Bolton: 3-2-1
- Probable Teams -
Sunderland (4-4-2): Gordon; Hutton, Turner, Mensah, Ferdinand; Campbell, Cana, Malbranque, Zenden; Bent, Jones.
Bolton (4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Knight, Ricketts, Robinson; Lee, Muamba, Davies M, Wilshere; Elmander, Davies K.
Referee: Alan Wiley. Matches: 22. R4 Y73.
This season: Bolton 0 Sunderland 1.
Last season: Sunderland 1 Bolton 4, Sunderland 2 Bolton 1 (FA Cup), Bolton 0 Sunderland 0.
The Black Cats are currently on a run of 14 league games without a win. This is an important game for both sides and I believe it will be close.
Sunderland to win.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 10 March

- Wednesday -

Burnley - Stoke
Turf Moor, Burnley
Kick-off: 19.45 GMT
Burnley: 1-0-5
Stoke: 2-3-1
- Probable Teams -
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox, Eagles, Cork, Alexander, Bikey, McDonald, Nugent.
Stoke: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Faye, Collins, Huth, Lawrence, Delap, Whelan, Tuncay, Fuller, Kitson.
Referee: L. Probert.
This season: Stoke 2 Burnley 0.
Last season: No fixture.
Burnley have been very poor recently and Stoke have actually impressed me a bit. Manager Tony Pulis is impressive with the way Stoke have performed since their return to the Premier League.
Stoke to win.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Premier League 13, 14 and 15 March

- Saturday -

Tottenham - Blackburn
White Hart Lane
Kick-off: 12.45 GMT.
Tottenham: 3-2-1
Blackburn: 3-1-2
Referee: Howard Webb. Matches: 19. R3. Y75.
This season: Blackburn 0 Tottenham 2.
Last season: Tottenham 1 Blackburn 0, Blackburn 2 Tottenham 1.
Tottenham have been strong this season and managed to beat Rovers away and I will be surprised if they do not win at home as well.
Tottenham to win.

Birmingham - Everton
St Andrew's
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT.
Birmingham: 3-1-2
Everton: 4-0-2
Referee: Lee Probert. Matches: 16. R4. Y57.
This season: Everton 1 Birmingham 1.
Last season: Everton 3 Birmingham 1, Birmingham 1 Everton 1.
Both teams have been pritty strong this season. It ended in a 1-1 draw here last season and I believe in the same score this time around.
Draw.

Bolton - Wigan
Reebok Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT.
Bolton: 3-1-2
Wigan: 1-2-3
Referee: Mike Dean. Matches: 20. R5. Y84.
This season: Wigan 0 Bolton 0.
Last season: Bolton 0 Wigan 1, Wigan 0 Bolton 0.
Wigan managed to beat Liverpool in their last game. But they have struggled with their consistency and I believe they could lose this game.
Bolton to win.

Burnley - Wolves
Turf Moor
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Burnley: 1-1-4
Wolves: 1-1-4
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
This season: Wolves 2 Burnley 0.
Last season: Burnley 1 Wolves 0, Wolves 2 Burnley 0 (Both in the Championship).
Both teams are struggling in the bottom of the Premier League. Burnley suffered a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal last Saturday, but managed to claim a point against Stoke on Wednesday. Wolves impressed against Manchester United last weekend, despite losing.
More than 2.5 goals.

Chelsea - West Ham
Stamford Bridge
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT.
Chelsea: 3-1-2
West Ham: 2-1-3
Referee: Mark Clattenburg. Matches: 22. R5. Y62.
This season: West Ham 1 Chelsea 1.
Last season: Chelsea 1 West Ham 1, West Ham 0 Chelsea 1.
Chelsea are a much better team than West Ham. The Hammers suffered a disappointing defeat to Bolton last week and I believe the same will happen this time around as Chelsea are desperate to bounce back from their 4-2 loss to Manchester City.
Chelsea to win.

Stoke - Aston Villa
Britannia Stadium
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT.
Stoke: 2-3-1
Aston Villa: 2-3-1
Referee: Kevin Friend. Matches: 10. R4. Y29.
This season: Villa 1 Stoke 0.
Last season: Stoke 3 Villa 2, Villa 2 Stoke 2.
Martin O'Neill has urged his Aston Villa strikers to score more goals this week. But they face a tough game in this one as Stoke are usually very strong at home. But I believe in some goals in this one.
More than 2.5 goals.

Hull - Arsenal
KC Stadium
Kick-off: 17.30 GMT.
Hull: 1-2-3
Arsenal: 4-1-1
Referee: Andre Marriner. Matches: 20. R7. Y76.
This season: Arsenal 3 Hull 0.
Last season: Arsenal 1 Hull 2, Hull 1 Arsenal 3.
The Gunners have been impressive recently and I believe their good form will continue. Hull lost 5-1 at Everton last week and have been very disappointing recently. Arsenal should get a good win in this one, despite playing without Cesc Fabregas (who is struggling with a hamstring injury).
Arsenal to win with 1-0 handicap.

- Sunday -

Manchester United - Fulham
Old Trafford
Kick-off: 13.30 GMT.
Manchester United: 4-1-1
Fulham: 3-2-1
Referee: Michael Jones. Matches: 12. R1. Y41.
This season: Fulham 3 United 0.
Last season: United 3 Fulham 0, Fulham 2 United 0.
Manchester United crushed AC Milan 4-0 here on Wednesday. But the Italians failed to impress. Fulham suffered a defeat away to Juventus on Thursday in the Europa League. United, with the form they have shown recently, should have no problems winning this game.
Manchester United to win with 0-1 handicap.

Sunderland - Manchester City
Stadium of Light
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT.
Sunderland: 1-3-2
Manchester City: 3-2-1
Referee: Chris Foy. Matches: 22. R2. Y54.
This season: City 4 Sunderland 3.
Last season: Sunderland 0 City 3, City 1 Sunderland 0.
Sunderland managed a strong 4-0 win midweek over Bolton. It was their first win in 14 league matches. Darren Bent continued to show good form and I believe they can manage to get something from this game. Manchester City won 4-2 at Chelsea last weekend.
Draw.

- Monday -

Liverpool - Portsmouth
Anfield
Kick-off: 20.00 GMT.
Liverpool: 3-1-2
Portsmouth: 1-1-4
Referee: Stuart Attwell. Matches: 12. R1. Y48.
This season: Portsmouth 2 Liverpool 0.
Last season: Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 0, Portsmouth 2 Liverpool 3.
Liverpool are desperat to bounce back from their defeats to Wigan and Lille. If the Reds does not get three points in this one they could be out of the battle for the important fourth spot in the Premier League. Portsmouth have had some decent results recently, but they should struggle in this one.
Liverpool to win with 0-1 handicap.



Will post squads for the games as soon as they are available!

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Squads for the games:


Tottenham - Blackburn

Tottenham: Gomes, Alnwick, Corluka, Assou-Ekotto, Dawson, Bassong, Bale, Kranjcar, Modric, Palacios, Crouch, Gudjohnsen, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Rose, Livermore, Dervite, Parrett, Fredericks, Townsend, Kane, Kaboul, Walker.

Blackburn: Robinson, Olsson, Salgado, Givet, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Roberts, Diouf, Andrews, Kalinic, Dunn, Chimbonda, Basturk, Di Santo, Brown, Samba, Emerton, Jones.


Birmingham - Everton

Birmingham: Hart, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Gardner, Larsson, Michel, Bowyer, Ferguson, Fahey, Jerome, McFadden, Benitez, Taylor, Tainio, Murphy, Queudrue, Phillips, Jervis.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Anichebe, Donovan, Rodwell, Heitinga, Arteta, Pienaar, Gosling, Yakubu, Nash, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Cahill.


Bolton - Wigan

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Robinson, Muamba, Lee, Gardner, Taylor, Wilshere, Cohen, K.Davies, Elmander, Klasnic, Weiss, A Habsi, A.O'Brien, Riga.

Wigan: Kirkland, Stojkovic, Pollitt, Boyce, Bramble, Caldwell, Amaya, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Diame, Thomas, McCarthy, Scharner, Gomez, Koumas, Moses, Sinclair, Rodallega, Scotland, Moreno.


Burnley - Wolves

Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Mears, Fox, Carlisle, Bikey, Cort, Jordan, Eagles, Edgar, Elliott, Cork, McDonald, Paterson, Fletcher, Nugent, Blake, Thompson, Duff, Penny, Gudjonsson, Weaver, Rodriguez.

Wolves: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Foley, Guedioura, Henry, Jones, Jarvis, Doyle, Keogh, Ebanks-Blake, Vokes, Hennessey, Elokobi, Milijas, Mancienne, Maierhofer.


Chelsea - West Ham

Chelsea: Turnbull, Taylor, Ivanovic, Kalou, Matic, Alex, Drogba, Malouda, Ferreira, Terry, Borini, Lampard, Obi, Deco, Sturridge, Anelka, Zhirkov, J Cole, Belletti, Ballack, Kakuta.

West Ham: Green, Stech, Kurucz, Daprela, Spector, Gabbidon, Upson, Tomkins, Collison, Kovac, Parker, Behrami, Diamanti, Dyer, Franco, Cole, Mido, McCarthy, Ilan.


Stoke - Aston Villa

Stoke: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Whitehead, Abdoulaye Faye, Huth, Collins, Lawrence, Pugh, Whelan, Tuncay, Delap, Etherington, Sidibe, Fuller, Kitson, Higginbotham, Simonsen, Beattie, Davies, Amdy Faye.

Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Downing, Milner, Petrov, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew, Heskey, Guzan, Luke Young, Sidwell, Albrighton, Delfouneso, Delph, Beye, Davies.


Hull - Arsenal

Hull: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Foley, Guedioura, Henry, Jones, Jarvis, Doyle, Keogh, Ebanks-Blake, Vokes, Hennessey, Elokobi, Milijas, Mancienne, Maierhofer.

Arsenal: Almunia, Clichy, Vermaelen, Campbell, Eboue, Arshavin, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri, Walcott, Bendtner, Fabianski, Rosicky, Silvestre, Sagna, Traore, Eduardo, Vela, Eastmond.


Manchester United - Fulham

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Park, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Obertan, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf.

Fulham: Squad: Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Baird, Kelly, Shorey, Stoor, Konchesky, Hangeland, Hughes, Smalling, Gera, Duff, Murphy, Greening, Davies, Etuhu, Riise, Nevland, Elm, Okaka, Zamora, Marsh-Brown.

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Re: Premier League 09-10

Manchester United vs Fulham - Team line-ups:


Manchester United (4-4-2):
Edwin van der Saar - Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra - Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Nani - Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney.

Subs:
Tomasz Kuszczak, Fabio, Oliver Gill, Ji-Sung Park, Paul Scholes, Gabriel Obertan, Mame Briam Diouf.

Fulham (4-4-2):
Mark Schwarzer - Stephen Kelly, Brede Hangeland, Aaron Hughes, Nick Shorey - Simon Davies, Chris Baird, Danny Murphy, Clint Dempsey - Zoltan Gera, Bobby Zamora.

Subs:
Pascal Zuberbühler, Fredrik Stoor, Damien Duff, Jonathan Greening, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Stefano Okaka Chuka, Erik Nevland.