Premier League 09-10 (Page 8 of 9)

Premier League 9 May

- Sunday -

Arsenal - Fulham
Emirates Stadium
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Arsenal: 2-1-3
Fulham: 1-2-3
- Probable Teams -
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Almunia; Sagna, Campbell, Silvestre, Clichy; Diaby, Eboué; Walcott, Nasri, Arshavin; Van Persie.
Fulham (4-4-2): Schwarzer; Pantsil, Baird, Smalling, Konchesky; Riise, Greening, Dikgacoi, Davies; Dempsey, Nevland.
Referee: Mike Jones. Matches: 19. R: 1. Y: 60.
This season: Fulham 0 Arsenal 1.
Last season: Fulham 1 Arsenal 0, Arsenal 0 Fulham 0.
Fulham are expected to field a weak team for this one as Roy Hodgson need sto rest his players ahead of next week's Europa League final against Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal to win with 0-1 handicap.

Aston Villa - Blackburn
Villa Park
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Aston Villa: 3-2-1
Blackburn: 2-3-1
- Probable Teams -
Aston Villa (4-4-2): Friedel; Cuéllar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Milner, A Young; Carew, Agbonlahor.
Blackburn Rovers (4-5-1): Robinson; Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Givet; Olsson, Andrews, Grella, Dunn, Pedersen; Roberts.
Referee: Steve Bennett. Matches: 28. R: 5. Y: 106.
This season: Blackburn 2 Villa 1.
Last season: Villa 3 Blackburn 2, Blackburn 0 Villa 2.
Aston Villa are good at home and I expect them to end their season with a win. They were long in the running for fourth.
Aston Villa to win.

Bolton - Birmingham
Reebok Stadium
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Bolton: 1-1-4
Birmingham: 1-2-3
- Probable Teams -
Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson; Weiss, Muamba, Wilshere, Taylor; K Davies, Klasnic.
Birmingham City (4-4-2): Hart; Parnaby, Johnson, Ridgewell, Vignal; Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden; Jerome, Benítez.
Referee: Kevin Friend. Matches: 12. R: 4. Y: 34.
This season: Birmingham 1 Bolton 2.
Last season: N/A.
These teams have nothing to play for actually, but Birmingham could finish in the top 10. Owen Coyle has managed to turn things a bit round at Bolton.
Bolton to win.

Burnley - Tottenham
Turf Moor
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Burnley: 1-0-5
Tottenham: 4-0-2
- Probable Teams -
Burnley (4-3-3): Jensen; Mears, Cort, Caldwell, Fox; Cork, Alexander, Nugent; Fletcher, Paterson, Elliott.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2): Gomes; Kaboul, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto; Bentley, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale; Pavlyuchenko, Defoe.
Referee: Mike Dean. Matches: 29. R: 6. Y: 114.
This season: Tottenham 5 Burnley 0.
Last season: N/A.
Tottenham still have a chance of finishing third, but I do not see them finishing above Arsenal this season. But I believe they will get a win in this one.
Tottenham to win.

Chelsea - Wigan
Stamford Bridge
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Chelsea: 5-0-1
Wigan: 1-2-3
- Probable Teams -
Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, A Cole; Lampard, Ballack, Malouda; Kalou, Drogba, Anelka.
Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1): Kirkland; Melchiot, Caldwell, Gohouri, Figueroa; Watson, Diame; Gomez, McCarthy, Moses; Rodallega.
Referee: Martin Atkinson. Matches: 29. R: 4. Y: 118.
This season: Wigan 3 Chelsea 1.
Last season: Wigan 0 Chelsea 1, Chelsea 2 Wigan 1.
Chelsea needs a win in this one in order to win the title. But I do not see them slip up and blow the title at Stamford Bridge, even tough Wigan managed to beat them earlier this season.
Chelsea to win with 0-1 handicap.

Everton - Portsmouth
Goodison Park
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Everton: 3-3-0
Portsmouth: 1-3-2
- Probable Teams -
Everton (4-4-1-1): Howard; Yobo, Jagielka, Distin, Baines; Anichebe, Neville, Arteta, Osman; Cahill; Saha.
Portsmouth (4-4-2): James; Vanden Borre, Mokoena, Finnan, Sowah; Dindane, Brown, Hughes, Boateng; Utaka, Piquionne.
Referee: Peter Walton. Matches: 26. R: 4. Y: 67.
This season: Portsmouth 0 Everton 1.
Last season: Everton 0 Portsmouth 3, Portsmouth 2 Everton 1.
Everton have impressed in the second half of the season and they are clearly a better team than Portsmouth, who are now £135m in debt. Portsmouth will probably me thinking more on the FA Cup final than this game.
Everton to win with 0-1 handicap.

Hull - Liverpool
KC Stadium
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Hull: 0-2-4
Liverpool: 2-2-2
- Probable Teams -
Hull City (4-4-2): Duke; Mendy, Mouyokolo, Gardner, Dawson; Atkinson, Boateng, Cairney, Kilbane; Cullen, Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Reina; Johnson, Kyrgiakos, Carragher, Agger; Gerrard, Lucas; Maxi, Aquilani, Mascherano; Kuyt.
Referee: Andre Marriner. Matches: 27. R: 9. Y: 69.
This season: Liverpool 6 Hull 1.
Last season: Liverpool 2 Hull 2, Hull 1 Liverpool 3.
This could be Rafa Benitez's last game in charge, but I believe he will stay on at Liverpool for next season. Hull are set for the Championship, but this one could be close.
More than 2.5 goals.

Manchester United - Stoke
Old Trafford
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Manchester United: 4-1-1
Stoke: 2-2-2
- Probable Teams -
Manchester United (4-4-2): Van der Sar; O'Shea, Evans, Vidic, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs; Berbatov, Rooney.
Stoke City (4-4-2): Begovic; Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham; Delap, Whelan, whitehead, Etherington; Sidibé, Fuller.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg. Matches: 30. R: 5. Y: 82.
This season: Stoke 0 United 2.
Last season: United 5 Stoke 0, Stoke 0 United 1.
Manchester United will need a win in this one in order to have a chance of winning the Premier League title this season and I believe they will have no problems winning this one.
Manchester United to win with 0-1 handicap.

West Ham - Manchester City
Upton Park
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
West Ham: 2-1-3
Manchester City: 3-1-2
- Probable Teams -
West Ham United (4-4-2): Green; Faubert, da Costa, Upson, Spector; Behrami, Kovac, Parker, Noble; Cole, Ilan.
Manchester City (4-4-2): Fulop; Zabaleta, Toure, Kompany, Bridge; A Johnson, De Jong, Vieira, Bellamy; Adebayor, Tévez.
Referee: Howard Webb. Matches: 27. R: 3. Y: 99.
This season: City 3 West Ham 1.
Last season: City 3 West Ham 0, West Ham 1 City 0.
Manchester City failed to qualify for the Champions League after losing to Spurs in midweek. Qualifying for the Champions League was the club owners main goal this season and why they splashed out the massive amounts of pounds they did.
More than 2.5 goals.

Wolves - Sunderland
Molineux
Kick-off: 16.00 BST
Wolves: 0-4-2
Sunderland: 3-0-3
- Probable Teams -
Wolves (4-5-1): Hahnemann; Zubar, Berra, Craddock, Elokobi; Foley, Henry, Mancienne, Jones, Mujang Bia; Doyle.
Sunderland (4-4-2): Gordon; Bardsley, Turner, Mensah, Richardson; Henderson, Meyler, Cana, Malbranque; Campbell, Bent.
Referee: Lee Mason. Matches: 21. R: 4. Y: 57.
This season: Sunderland 5 Wolves 2.
Last season: Wolves 1 Sunderland 1, Sunderland 2 Wolves 1.
Wolves have managed to avoid relegation this season while Sunderland have been pritty average this season. I believe it will be close between these two.
More than 2.5 goals.

Manchester United vs. Stoke

The Potters' last league victory over United came on Boxing Day 1984 at the old Victoria Ground.

Man Utd have won nine of the last 11 league meetings with Stoke without the Potters scoring. In the two games where Stoke scored, they won the match.

Source: BBC

Burnley vs. Tottenham

There have been five goals scored in each of the last three meetings between Burnley and Tottenham in all competitions.

The overall league record between the two sides is: 41 wins for Tottenham, 39 wins for Burnley and 24 draws.

Burnley beat Tottenham on their last league visit to Turf Moor when both clubs were in Division Two in 1978.

Source: BBC

Aston Villa - Blackburn

Villa are unbeaten in their last seven home games against Blackburn, winning six of them - including in both domestic cups earlier this year.

Blackburn's last win at Villa was a 2-0 Premier League success in March 2004. They are looking to complete the double over Villa for the first time since 1998-99.

Source: BBC

Bolton - Birmingham

The scorer of the first goal in this fixture has won 10 of the 11 Premier League meetings between these two sides.

It is 11 years since these sides last shared a 0-0 draw in a league game (21 Feb 1999, Division One).

Birmingham have only won once in their last 19 visits to Bolton.

Source: BBC