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Match 1: Aston Villa – Fulham: (Saturday February 5th: 3pm):

Aston Villa’s mini winning run came to an end when they lost 3-1 at Manchester United. This was no big surprise for me as I predicted them to lose. Villa’s last home game resulted in a 1-0 victory over high flying Manchester City. Villa have dropped a place in the table to 14th after losing on Tuesday as Fulham who were below them beat Newcastle 1-0 to leapfrog them. This betting game should then be an Interesting one.

Villa’s home record is average with wins over West Ham, West Brom, Blackpool, Everton & of course Manchester City last time out. They have also drawn with Manchester United, Chelsea (Good draws), Bolton & Birmingham. On the negative side they have lost three times to Arsenal, Spurs & Sunderland. A mixed bad you would agree but it is really Villa’s away record that has dragged them down into the lower half of the table. However, Villa have picked up recently with the signing of Darren Bent which seems to have revived them with vital wins over Manchester City & Wigan.

Fulham are on a good run with only one defeat since the holiday period which was a narrow 1-0 defeat at Liverpool. Since the new year Fulham have beaten Stoke (twice), West Brom & on Wednesday Newcastle. They drew at Wigan as well which was a good away pint & also have the added bonus of being in the 5th round of the FA Cup after wins over Peterborough & last Sunday when they thrashed Spurs 4-0! Fulham have only one once away this season at Stoke but have drawn 6 times & only lost 5 which isn’t too bad.

I think that Villa will win this game but only just & Darren Bent might be the difference.

Match prediction: Aston Villa to win
Score Prediction: Aston Villa 2 Fulham 1
Attendance Prediction: 35,000

Match 2: Everton – Blackpool: (Saturday February 5th: 3pm):

Everton played well at Arsenal on Tuesday but eventually went down 2-1 after taking a first half lead. Their goal may have been offside but they deserved to be in front at half time. Can’t imagine Manchester United being one nil down at half time to an offside goal at Old Trafford. Everton have spent most of the season in the bottom half of the table mainly due to the large amount of draws they have had this season. Yes, they are proving hard to beat but not converting the draws into wins.

Everton’s home form has yielded only three wins over Liverpool, Stoke & Spurs. It is the draws against Wigan, Bolton, Wolves & West Ham that have cost them. They did draw 3-3 with Manchester United but that was a point gained as they were 3-1 down until very late in the game. Also the defeats against Newcastle, West Brom & Arsenal have obviously also proved costly.

Everton now face Blackpool who have lost their last 4 league games, three of them at home. Their latest defeat was on Wednesday when they lost 3-1 to West Ham at home which was a bad game for them to lose as West Ham were bottom before the game.

Blackpool are now in serious danger of being sucked into the relegation fight as they are now 13th just 4 points above the drop zone. Blackpool’s away record is better than their home record as they have won 5 away compared to 3 at home. Blackpool lost their last away game 3-2 at West Brom & to be honest I can see them losing this game especially as Everton won their previous home game against Spurs in the League.

I predicted Blackpool to go down at the start of the season & then retracted that after their good run. I might have to revisit that decision. A home win.

Match prediction: An Everton win
Score Prediction: Everton 3 Blackpool 1
Attendance Prediction: 37,000

Match 3: Manchester City – West Brom: (Saturday February 5th: 3pm):

City dropped more points on Wednesday when they drew 2-2 at Birmingham & this after they had lost 1-0 at Aston Villa in their previous league game. Add to that a 1-1 FA Cup draw at 3rd Division Notts County & I reckon you have a crisis, sack the manager, etc, etc…..Are not the media dreadful, Yes you Radio 5 & the Papers.

Anyway I digress. City have now fallen three points behind Arsenal & having played a game more than the Gunners. Also, Chelsea have closed the gap on them as well to two points & again City have played a game more. Interesting times for the blue half of Manchester. They now face a West Brom side who are trying to pull away from the clubs fighting to starve off a relegation battle. West Brom drew 2-2 at home with Wigan on Tuesday which was ok as they needed to avoid defeat but it still leaves them three points above the drop zone. City have a good home record with only two defeats to Arsenal & Everton & wins over Liverpool, Wolves (Last home game), Blackpool, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Bolton & importantly Chelsea. The draws have come against Blackburn, Birmingham & Manchester United.

West Brom’s away record is not good. They have won just two games at Everton & Arsenal with draws at West Ham & Manchester United. Sadly (for them) they have lost 8 times. I’m afraid I can’t see West Brom providing a shock in this game & City should win this game to put pressure on the teams around them in the battle for the title & 4th place for the Champions League.

Match prediction: A home win
Score Prediction: Manchester City 3 West Brom 1
Attendance Prediction: 46,000

Match 4: Newcastle – Arsenal: (Saturday February 5th: 3pm):

Arsenal are still in the title race after they came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 on Tuesday. They are still however, 5 points behind Manchester United. If Arsenal are going to win the title then United need to drop some serious points & I can’t see that happening. Arsenal are still fighting on all four fronts. They are in the League cup final, through to the 5th round of the Cup & play Barcelona next week in the Champions League where I’m afraid I think they will fail & go out like they did last season.

Arsenal take the best away record in the Premiership this season to Newcastle. Last time these two sides met at St James Park Arsenal won 3-1 (if I remember Correctly) & I can see a similar result this time out. Arsenal have only lost twice away this season at Manchester United & Chelsea but have won at Everton, Wolves, Blackburn, Aston Villa, West Ham, Birmingham & importantly Manchester City, a total of 7 wins, better than anyone else which is a credit to the way Arsenal play football. They have also managed draws at Liverpool, Wigan & Sunderland.

Newcastle lost at Fulham on Wednesday but have slightly improved under Alan Pardew since his appointment. They have an ok home record with wins against Liverpool, West Ham, Aston Villa & Sunderland while they have lost to Blackburn, Manchester City, Blackpool & Stoke. The draws have come against Spurs, Chelsea & Wigan.

In Newcastle’s last home game they drew 1-1 against Spurs but I think that Spurs North London Rivals Arsenal will go one better & win but knowing Arsenal it will be a nervous win at times.

Match prediction: Arsenal to win
Score Prediction: Newcastle 1 Arsenal 3
Attendance Prediction: 46,000

Match 5: Stoke – Sunderland: (Saturday February 5th: 12.45pm):

Stoke lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Wednesday just as I predicted. It was their 8th away defeat this season. Not good but they have a good home form & have at least won 3 times away which is more than a few clubs. Stoke now play Sunderland who lost only their second home game of the season when they went down 4-2 to Chelsea on Wednesday.

Stoke as I have said have a good home record with wins over Liverpool, Everton, Blackburn, Birmingham, Aston Villa & last time out at home 2-0 against Bolton. They have also drawn with Manchester City & West Ham. The defeats have come against Blackpool, Manchester United, Spurs & Fulham. Stoke are 11th in the table which I feel is more or less where they will end up come the end of the season.

Sunderland won their last away game at Blackpool which was their third away win of the season after wins at Chelsea & Aston Villa. Sunderland have also drawn away at Liverpool, Blackburn, Fulham, Tottenham & Wigan. The defeats list stands at 4 which is good. Sunderland’s away form has improved on last season as they only managed one away win last season at Bolton & that was on the opening day of the season.

I think that Stoke’s home form will just get them past the post but Sunderland should have the last laugh by finishing higher than them come the final day of the season.

Match prediction: A home win
Score Prediction: Stoke 2 Sunderland 0
Attendance Prediction: 27,000

Match 6: Spurs – Bolton: (Saturday February 5th: 3pm):

Spurs got a vital 1-0 win at Blackburn on Wednesday. It was their first win in the league since January 1st when they beat Fulham 1-0 at Home. Spurs have therefore closed the gap on Manchester City by two points as City could only draw at Birmingham but failed to close in on Chelsea as they won for the third time on the bounce when they beat Sunderland away. The gap between Spurs & Chelsea is still three points in the battle for 4th place & beyond. I suspect that the Chelsea Spurs game at Stamford Bridge will be crucial in deciding some issues in the table when it is played later in the season.

Spurs have a good home record & so they will start as favourites against Bolton who have now lost their last five away games on the bounce after only losing at Arsenal in their first 7 away games of the season. Spurs have beaten Blackburn, Wolves, Fulham, Aston Villa, Newcastle & Liverpool. The one point games have been against Manchester City, Manchester United, Sunderland, Chelsea & Everton. The defeats list stands at one & that was somehow against Wigan.

Bolton won at Wolves & West Ham earlier in the season & also drew at West Brom, Aston Villa, Everton & Wigan. To be fair Bolton have played well in their recent run of away defeats & have been a bit unlucky but I suspect that Spurs will simply be too good for them on Saturday as well as being very keen to avenge the 4-2 defeat that they suffered at Bolton earlier in the season.

Match prediction: Spurs to win
Score Prediction: Spurs 3 Bolton 1
Attendance Prediction: 36,000

Match 7: Wigan – Blackburn: (Saturday February 5th: 3pm):

Wigan gained a good point at West Brom on Tuesday which may have failed to close the gap on Albion & Birmingham who are just above them in the table but at least they didn’t fall further behind. Wigan have a poor home record with only two wins against Wolves & Albion. It is the amount of drawn games at home that has cost them as they have drawn 6 games against Liverpool, Sunderland, Fulham, Bolton, Arsenal & Stoke. The five defeats have not helped either & this explains why they are second from bottom in the table having slipped a place due to West Ham winning 3-1 at Blackpool on Wednesday.

Blackburn have a below average away record with three wins at Newcastle, Blackpool & West Brom to their credit but 8 defeats. It is Blackburn’s home record that sees them in 9th place. Blackburn as I have said many times this season will stay up unless they have a massive collapse in form.

I think as I have thought all season that Wigan will go down this season which will be a shame as I don’t like Rugby League & would like Wigan to do well. Oh well such is life.

A score draw then & a point that will be of more use to Blackburn than Wigan.

Match prediction: A score draw
Score Prediction: Wigan 1 Blackburn 1
Attendance Prediction: 16,000

Match 8: Wolves – Manchester United: (Saturday February 5th: 5.30pm):

Wolves lost away again on Wednesday when they went down 1-0 at Bolton. They have now slipped to bottom of the table after West Ham’s win at Blackpool. Difficult times for Wolves in their bid to stay in the Premiership for a third season. Wolves home form is midtable form with five wins, two draws & five defeats. It is of course their dreadful away form that sees them bottom of the table as they have managed only one win & one draw out of 11 games.

Wolves now play a Manchester United side who have yet to lose a game in the league this season. This I can’t understand but that is football. United have a near perfect home record which was continued with a 3-1 win against Aston Villa on Tuesday. Away despite their unbeaten record they have won just three & drawn eight. Last time out away United won 3-2 at Blackpool & to be honest I really can’t see Wolves ending United’s unbeaten record. For the record the list of games that United have drawn away have been at Spurs, Manchester City, Everton, Bolton, Sunderland, Birmingham, Fulham & Aston Villa.

Sorry Wolves but I can’t see you adding to your home wins over Stoke, Sunderland, Manchester City, Birmingham & Chelsea. Victory number four then for United on the road then.

Match prediction: A Manchester United win
Score Prediction: Wolves 1 Manchester United 2
Attendance Prediction: 27,000

Match 9: Chelsea – Liverpool: (Sunday February 6th: 4pm):

Liverpool won again on Wednesday when they beat Stoke 2-0. This was their third league win on the trot after wins against Wolves & Fulham. Unbelievably Liverpool have now moved up the table to the dizzy heights of 7th, just two points behind Sunderland above them. Liverpool won’t make the Champions League but they might get into the UEFA Cup if they keep up this winning run.

They now face Chelsea whom they beat at home earlier in the season which to date I feel has been their best result this season. This will be a difficult game for Liverpool as they have a very poor away record with only two wins to their credit & 8 defeats. Chelsea have also returned to form with three successive wins in the league against Blackburn, Bolton & on Tuesday against Sunderland when they won 4-2 away.

This fixture also has the added bonus of Chelsea’s new signing from Liverpool Torres who I believe will be playing in the game. I suspect he will make a massive difference in this game for Chelsea & until the end of the season.

A home win then but it should be a very interesting game to watch if you can afford the crazy admission price.

Match Prediction: Chelsea to win
Score Prediction: Chelsea 2 Liverpool 0
Attendance prediction: 41,000

Match 10: West Ham – Birmingham: (Sunday February 6th: 1.30pm):

West Ham had a great win on Wednesday when they won 3-1 at falling Blackpool. They have now moved off the bottom of the table to third from bottom & are now only behind Birmingham on goal Difference. Can the hammers survive? We will see. They now face the very side they are trying to overtake in what is a very big relegation game.

West Ham have a poor home record with just three wins to their credit against Spurs, Wolves & Wigan. They have also managed draws with West Brom, Blackpool, Everton & Fulham but they have managed to lose to Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Bolton & Newcastle. Not good then but the hammers if you look at their record have managed to beat their fellow relegation rivals, so a Home win?

Birmingham have only won once away & that was a few weeks ago at Blackpool. They have however gained draws at Bolton, Fulham, Aston Villa, Manchester City & Sunderland. Last time out away Birmingham were thrashed 5-0 at Manchester United which was their 5th away defeat after defeats at Arsenal, West Brom, Wolves & Stoke.

I think that the hammers will win this game & leapfrog above Birmingham who are beginning to pay for the large amount of draws they have had this season.

Match Prediction: A West Ham win
Score Prediction: West Ham 2 Birmingham 1
Attendance Prediction: 35,000

Championship Predictions for Friday & Saturday: (January 28th to 29th): 2011:

“Burnley winning 2-1 at Portsmouth for only their second away win this season & only their third for the whole of last season & this”

Hi everybody.

I managed another correct scoreline which was my 16th in 15 weeks on Tuesday night when I correctly predicted that Burnley would win 2-1 at Portsmouth. There was only three Championship games for Tuesday night & I got 2 out of 3 on the results. The other correct betting bonus result I got correct was Nottingham Forest beating Bristol City.

Tuesday was part 1 & now I present Part 2 which is for the 4 games that are being played on Friday night & Saturday. There is of course a low fixture list due to the FA Cup 4th round.

See you all on Monday as there is a full midweek fixture list on Tuesday night.

Thanks for your time.

Championship Fixtures: Friday January 28th: 2011

Match 1: Millwall – Barnsley: (7.45pm):

Barnsley play their second game in three days after they had played Doncaster away on Tuesday night & won 2-0, an excellent result for them. The win at Doncaster sees Barnsley move upto 13th place in the table & a very healthy 9 points ahead of the relegation zone. Barnsley should stay up.

Millwall are having abetter season despite their 4-2 defeat at Leicester last Saturday. They won their last home game 2-1 against Ipswich which was their third home league win on the bounce after victories against Scunthorpe & Crystal Palace. Because of that defeat at Leicester Millwall have dropped to 10th place, just 6 points behind the playoff places. I suspect that Millwall will just miss out on a playoff place but you never know as there are plenty of games left for them to take advantage of any teams that slip up.

A home win then as I can’t see Barnsley winning two away games on the bounce.

Result Prediction: Millwall to win
Score Prediction: Millwall 3 Barnsley 1

Championship Fixtures: Saturday January 29th: 2011

Match 2: Crystal Palace – Norwich: (3pm):

Crystal palace are in the bottom three as everyone knows & their nil nil draw with Bristol City last Saturday didn’t help as it leaves them in 22nd place. They are however only one point behind Sheffield United who are the nearest team above them. If Crystal Palace are to survive it would seem that it will be at Sheffield United’s expense.

Norwich who they now face at home are having a great season & are third in the table behind second placed Cardiff only on goal difference. Norwich did Crystal Palace a great turn last Saturday by winning 2-1 at Sheffield United. Place have a good home form & are unbeaten since the Autumn. Obviously it is Place’s away form that is letting them down.

I think that Norwich will win this game for their second away win on the bounce & maybe they will be in second place come 5pm on Saturday.

Result Prediction: Norwich to win
Score Prediction: Crystal Palace 1 Norwich 2

Match 3: Hull – QPR: (3pm):

QPR got a valuable win last Sunday when they beat out of form Coventry 2-1 just as I predicted (Result wise). Rangers are now back to 5 points clear at the top ahead of second placed Cardiff who had a good result themselves when they beat inform Watford 4-2.

Rangers now travel to Hull who got a good point away at Reading last Saturday when they drew 1-1. That was the second 1-1 draw between the two sides this season. Hull are bang in midtable in 12th place & have improved the last few months or so with only the one defeat at home to Leicester against their name. Hull won their last home game 2-0 at home to Barnsley & I feel this will be a difficult game for QPR.

QPR got a good point at Burnley in their last away game in a 0-0 draw & will be happy with a similar result methinks in this game but I feel they will go one better than the Burnley game & gain a very narrow victory to cement their place at the top of the table.

Result Prediction: QPR to win
Score Prediction: Hull 0 QPR 1

Match 4: Scunthorpe – Preston: (3pm):

This is the big game in the relegation fight. Both sides need to win. Preston are bottom, three points behind Scunthorpe who are 23rd. Both sides need to start winning & quick. I suspect that neither side will stay up but not without any effort on their part.

Scunthorpe have only won once since early November. They managed only their second game undefeated since then when they drew 0-0 at home with Burnley last Saturday. Preston gained a good point at Middlesbrough when they scored a late goal to gain a 1-1 draw. It was their second point in succession after a 1-1 home draw with Leicester the previous week, again due to a late goal.

I think that Preston will come out on top as they seem to be picking up just that little bit more than Scunthorpe & also because the four points that Scunthorpe have managed to take since November 6th have come against the same side in Burnley & Burnley aren’t Preston.

Result Prediction: Preston to win
Score Prediction: Scunthorpe 1 Preston 2

Sports play an vital position in quite a few individuals’s lives and for those who compete in different sporting disciplines will dedicate time and effort to not just playing but in addition training to win a trophy. At this time there are all kinds of trophies and awards that teams and people would love the honour of successful and under we check out what we think about to be the highest 10 sporting trophies or awards.

1. The FA Cup – This is likely one of the most prestigious trophies that groups who play within the English soccer league want to be presented with. Nevertheless it is not just the teams that attain the ultimate played at Wembley one of the well-known soccer grounds on the earth in May every year who are excited so are their fans.

2. The Stanley Cup – All groups that compete in the USA NHL (National Hockey League) would like to be introduced with this trophy. This is likely one of the largest trophies to be introduced for a sporting event nowadays and weighs a complete of 34.5lbs (15.5kg) and stands at a top of 89.5 cm. The trophy will finally be  presented to the team who wins the NHL Playoffs and in 2009 it was the Pittsburgh Pirates who achieved this. Their captain Sidney Crosby is the youngest captain to ever being presented with this trophy at the time he was 21 years old.

3. The Jules Rimet Trophy – It was initially often called the Coupe de Monde however in 1930 the world governing bodyof soccer FIFA chose to rename it after the chairman of the group during that time. This newly named trophy was then offered to Uruguay after winningthe final in 1930. Nonetheless because the first presentation this trophy has been stolen twice the first time in 1966 previous to the end of the World Soccer competition in England after which again in 1983. Nevertheless as the trophy was not discovered following the second theft a duplicate was made after which presented to Brazil by FIFA as they had won the title for the third time in 1970.

4. Football World Cup – Following the Brazilian football team being presented with the Jules Rimet Trophy replica, FIFA selected to fee a new trophy. The first team to be introduced with this new trophy was Germany who gained the competition in 1974. There are five variations of these soccer trophies and each one weighs about 13lbs (6kg) as they have been crafted from 18 carat solid gold.

5. The European Cup – That’s an important trophy for soccer teams that play in the numerous leagues throughout Europe. As well as having to compete against groups from their own nation they’re additionally having to compete with others from throughout Europe. Following the first trophy being presented there have been several teams who because they’ve received the competitors 5 times or three times in a row have been capable of hold it. At present both AC Milan and Liverpool Soccer Club keep a copy of this trophy permanently in a cabinet at their ground.

6. America’s Cup – Of all of the trophies that we list here in our awesome 10 sporting trophies and awards list that is the oldest. It was first presented to the profitable yacht crew back in 1851 and though we now have all heard of this trophy this is one sporting competition that many people don’t watch.

7. The Ryder Cup – For any professional golfer whether European or American being asked to play as a member of the staff is an honour. The inagural game happened in 1927 and since then the competition has taken place another 37 times. This is actually one of the smallest trophies to be introduced for a sporting competitors and measures just 17″ (high) by 9″ (wide).

8. Wimbledon Men’s Singles Trophy – This trophy for the sport of tennis was first introduced again in 1887 and of all of the trophies associated with this sport it’s the one which most individuals around the world can recognize easily. For the reason that first time of it being presented players like Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer have had the honour of being offered with it greater than once.

9. The Ashes – It is a trophy that includes simply two groups specifically the England and Australian cricket groups but continues to be a very important trophy to incorporate in this list. Of all of the trophies or awards that we take a look at in this record this one is the smallest. The staff that wins the competition is introduced with a small wood urn which should be returned so it can be kept protected in the Marylebone Cricket Membership (MCC) museum. To compensate for having to return the true trophy the profitable staff is also presented with a larger crystal model of it.

10. The Challenge Cup -That is the trophy which might be concerned in England’s Rugby league wish to have the honour of winning. Of all the highest 10 sporting trophies or awards we list the team that wins this competition is allowed to retain the trophy till the final the following year. At the moment the trophy resides in a cupboard on the ground of the Warrington Wolves who in 2009 at Wembley beat Huddersfield Giants.

Premiership Predictions: January 22nd to 24th January (Saturday to Monday) 2011:

Match 1: Wolves – Liverpool: (Saturday January 22nd: 12.45pm):

Liverpool gained a point in a 2-2 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby but they are still in a relegation fight as they are still only 4 points ahead of the drop zone in 13th place. Liverpool now take their dreadful away form to Wolves who have a reasonable home record with wins against Chelsea (last home game), Sunderland, Stoke, Birmingham & Manchester City. They have also drawn with West Ham & Newcastle. The defeats have come against Aston Villa, Bolton & Wigan. It is Wolves home record that is giving them a chance of staying up as they have only won one game away so far this season & that was against Liverpool over the Holiday period. Wolves unlike Liverpool are still in the FA Cup after they beat Championship side Doncaster Rovers 5-0 in their FA Cup replay on Tuesday Night.

So can Liverpool improve on their away record of only one away win at Bolton & two draws at Wigan & Birmingham. The long list of defeats which at present stands at 8 has seen them lose at Stoke, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Blackburn, Blackpool, Spurs & Newcastle. Liverpool need to start winning under Dalglish & fast. They lost their last away league game 2-1 at Blackpool. They are also out of the FA Cup having lost 1-0 at Old Trafford against Manchester United & their league cup interest was ended by 4th Division Northampton Town at Anfield on penalties.

I think that this will be a close game & that both sides will cancel each other out. I think that if this fixture had taken place when Roy Hodgson was Liverpool manager then I would be predicting a Home win.

Match prediction: A score draw
Score Prediction: Wolves 1 Liverpool 1
Attendance Prediction: 27,000

Match 2: Arsenal – Wigan: (Saturday January 22nd: 3pm):

Arsenal are on a three game run that could shape the future of their season. On Wednesday they Played Leeds United away in the FA Cup and won 3-1. They now face Huddersfield at home in the 4th round. On Saturday they play Wigan in the Premiership & next week they play Championship side Ipswich in an attempt to claw back a 1-0 defeat from the first semi final leg. They should win against Wigan & Ipswich.

Arsenal’s home form has improved since they lost to Spurs. They have beaten Chelsea & Fulham as well as drawing with Manchester City. Arsenal have somehow lost three times this season at home to West Brom, Newcastle & already mentioned Spurs. On the plus side they have managed to beat Fulham, Birmingham, Blackpool, West Ham, Bolton & Chelsea. Bizarrely Arsenal’s away record is better than their home form because they have only lost twice away at Manchester United & Chelsea.

Arsenal have already beaten Wigan at home this season in the League cup quarter finals when they won 2-0. They also played Wigan away over Xmas when they drew 2-2 conceding a late goal which at the time frustrated them especially when you consider Wigan’s league placing. Wigan have managed to win at Wolves & Spurs as well as draws at Birmingham, Everton & Bolton last time out away.

Can’t see Wigan making it win no three on the road & so another three points to Arsenal in their title challenge.

Match prediction: Arsenal to win
Score Prediction: Arsenal 3 Wigan 1
Attendance Prediction: 60,000

Match 3: Blackpool – Sunderland: (Saturday January 22nd: 3pm):

Blackpool lost at West Brom on Saturday but they are still in 10th place in the table on 28 points which is a wonderful return for them after 21 games. Blackpool now face Sunderland who have managed two away wins so far this season at Chelsea & last time out at Aston Villa.

Sunderland lost to Notts County in the FA cup a few weeks ago & have also just lost their top striker Darren Bent to Aston Villa which has not gone down well with Sunderland as they didn’t want to see him leave. Sunderland did draw their last game thanks to a 94th minute goal against their deadly rivals Newcastle when they drew 1-1 last Sunday. It will be interesting to see how they react in this game against Blackpool who as everybody knows are having a great season. Sunderland apart from the two away wins they have managed have also drawn at Spurs, Blackburn, Wigan, Fulham & Liverpool but have lost at Manchester United, West Brom, Wolves, Newcastle & Wigan.

Blackpool have a good home record with wins against West Brom, Wolves & Liverpool while they have drawn with Fulham & Everton. The defeats have come against Blackburn, Manchester City & Birmingham. They have in fact won more games away than at home. I think that Blackpool will catch Sunderland feeling sorry for them selves & hence win.

Match prediction: A home win
Score Prediction: Blackpool 2 Sunderland 1
Attendance Prediction: 16,000

Match 4: Everton – West Ham: (Saturday January 22nd: 3pm):

Amazingly West ham’s manager is still in a job despite the press reporting that he would be leaving. Could it be that the media have got it wrong? Never they are always correct. West Ham lost at home to Arsenal as I predicted last Saturday which leaves them still bottom & adrift by two points which is not that much. There is still hope I suspect but I think they won’t survive.

West Ham are still in the FA Cup after beating Barnsley & of course play the second leg of their League cup semi final next week when they play Birmingham City with a 2-1 lead from the first leg. It is their league form that is causing concern. They have only won once away at Fulham & drawn at Stoke, Blackburn, Wolves & Birmingham. The list of defeats have been at Liverpool, Sunderland, Newcastle, Arsenal & Aston Villa. Not good.

Everton’s home form improved with the win over Spurs in their last home game which was only their third of the season after wins against Stoke & Liverpool. They have dropped points in draws against Bolton, Wigan, Manchester United, Wolves & defeats to West Brom, Newcastle & Arsenal.

I think that Everton are in better form than West Ham & are also still in the Cup after beating Scunthorpe away 4-1. A home win then for Everton & a second successive home win for them.

Match prediction: Everton to win
Score Prediction: Everton 3 West Ham 1
Attendance Prediction: 36,000

Match 5: Fulham – Stoke: (Saturday January 22nd: 3pm):

Fulham are in good form & have moved out of the relegation zone & upto 15th place. Fulham won their last home game when they thrashed West Brom 4-0 & followed that up with a 6-2 thrashing of Peterborough in the FA Cup & then drawing away at Wigan last Saturday 1-1.

Fulham won the previous fixture between these two sides over Christmas when they won 2-0 for their first & so far only away win this season. This should be a difficult game as Stoke are no pushovers as their 8th place in the table would suggest. Stoke have already won away at Newcastle, Blackburn & West Brom & drawn at Wigan. The defeats have come at Manchester United, Wolves, Bolton, Everton, & Chelsea. A mixed bag then.

Fulham have won only 4 games this season & three of them have been at home against West Brom, Wolves & Wigan. They have however, drawn 11 games this season which explains why they are so low in the table compared to the last few. The drawn games at home have been against Birmingham, Everton, Aston Villa, Manchester United & Sunderland. Fulham have lost against Manchester City, Spurs & West Ham. I think that Fulham’s recent return to form will just carry them over the line in this game as well as the fact that Stoke do appear venerable away.

Match prediction: A Fulham win
Score Prediction: Fulham 2 Stoke 1
Attendance Prediction: 26,000

Match 6: Manchester United – Birmingham: (Saturday January 22nd: 3pm):

Manchester United have only dropped two pints at home this season which was of course the 2-2 draw against West Brom, which seems a long time ago. United have won the rest. The list of teams to fail is Arsenal, Liverpool, Blackburn, Wigan, Stoke, Wolves, Sunderland, Spurs & Newcastle. If there is a reason why United are top of the table then this is it.

United now face Birmingham at home after they saw their lead reduced to goal difference after they drew 0-0 at Spurs & both Manchester City & Arsenal won. It should be United’s home record that should see them crowned as Champions come the end of the season. We will see.

Birmingham have only won one game away this season & that was last time out away against Blackpool when they won 2-1. They also won 4-1 at Championship side Millwall 4-1 which was a good result so they are not entirely clueless away. To back this up they have managed to draw at Manchester City, Sunderland, Bolton, Fulham & Aston Villa. Some of those draws were difficult places to come away with a point. The defeats have come at West Brom, Wolves, Arsenal & Stoke.

Just because United have such a good home record I think they will win.

Match prediction: Manchester United to win
Score Prediction: Manchester United 2 Birmingham 0
Attendance Prediction: 75,000

Match 7: Newcastle – Tottenham: (Sunday January 22nd: 3pm):

This should be a good game from two sides who like to attack. Spurs are higher in the table & having a better season. Newcastle were knocked out of the FA Cup by 4th division Stevenage a couple of weeks ago which was a very bad result for them. However, since the appointment of Alan Pardew their form has improved in the league. They thrashed West Ham in their last home game & last Sunday drew at Sunderland & were in fact very unlucky not to win as they only conceded to Sunderland in the 94th minute in a 1-1 draw. Newcastle have in fact only lost twice since Pardew was appointed & one of those defeats was against Spurs when they lost 1-0 away. The other defeat was a 3-1 home defeat against Manchester City.

Newcastle’s home record has seen them beat Aston Villa, Liverpool, Sunderland & of course West Ham last time out at home. They have also drawn with Fulham, Chelsea & Wigan but have lost to Blackburn, Stoke & Manchester City.

Spurs have a good away record winning at Stoke, Fulham, Aston Villa & Arsenal while drawing at Birmingham, West Brom & Birmingham. The defeats have been at Manchester United, Bolton, West Ham (?) & Everton last time out away.

I think that this game will end in a draw because sides are playing well & will cancel each other out.

Match prediction: A Score draw
Score Prediction: Newcastle 1 Spurs 1
Attendance Prediction: 46,000

Match 8: Aston Villa – Manchester City: (Saturday January 22nd: 5.30pm):

Villa managed a 1-1 draw at local rivals Birmingham City last Sunday when they came from behind for their point. This should be a very difficult game for Villa as City have the second best away record in the division behind Arsenal. City have won already at West Ham, Newcastle, Wigan, Fulham & West Brom & drawn at Arsenal, Spurs & Stoke. Their only defeats have come at Sunderland & Wolves.

So a good away record against a villa side who have lost their last two home games against Sunderland & Spurs. Thankfully the draws against Chelsea & Birmingham have kept them out of the bottom three but only just as they are 17th above the drop zone on goal difference. Their home record reads three defeats, Arsenal being the other defeat they have suffered at home. They have managed to beat West Ham, West Brom, Blackpool & Everton & drawn with Bolton, Birmingham, Manchester United & Chelsea. If Villa’s home form goes which it is looking like doing so then they will fall into the bottom three because their away form is so bad with just one win, though they did manage to win 3-1 at Sheffield United in the FA Cup.

A City win then to keep them in second place & the big question is if they will win the title at the expense of their great city rivals? No is my view.

Match prediction: A City win
Score Prediction: Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 3
Attendance Prediction: 38,000

Match 9: Blackburn – West Brom: (Sunday January 23rd: 4pm):

Blackburn are higher than West Brom in the table thanks in no small part to the 3-1 victory they had at the Hawthorns over the holiday period. Blackburn are 11th & West Brom 14th but only three points separates the two teams. My bet is that both sides will stay up this season.

West Brom won last Saturday when they beat Blackpool 3-2 to end a bad run they had been on. Perhaps it is just as well that they are out of the FA Cup as it is more important that they stay in the Premiership than the distraction of an FA Cup. Blackburn are in the 4th round however after beating Championship leaders QPR 1-0 in the last round. Last Saturday Blackburn lost 2-0 at Chelsea but I don’t think they will be too disappointed as their fans will still be celebrating their victory over Liverpool in their last home game when they won 3-1.

West Brom have managed to win this season at Arsenal & Everton & have also picked up draws at West Ham, Manchester United & that I’m afraid is it as they have lost the rest of their away games at Chelsea, Liverpool, Wigan, Bolton, West Brom & A thriller at the Villa when they lost 2-1. Ha. Not a good away record then & they come up against a Blackburn side who have beaten Liverpool, Everton, Wigan & Wolves but they have lost to Arsenal, Chelsea & Stoke. A mixed bag that includes draws with Fulham, Sunderland & West Ham.

Blackburn’s home form should be enough to take the three points methinks.

Match Prediction: Blackburn to win
Score Prediction: Blackburn 2 West Brom 1
Attendance prediction: 24,000

Match 10: Bolton – Chelsea: (Monday January 24th: 8pm):

This game should be a difficult one for Chelsea as Bolton despite their recent bad away form are still doing well at home. They have in fact only lost once at home this season & that was a 1-0 defeat against Liverpool some months ago. For the rest of the season Bolton have beaten Spurs, Blackburn, West Brom, Stoke & Newcastle as well as drawing with Fulham, Manchester United, Birmingham & Wigan (Last home League Game). As mentioned the only defeat was against Liverpool.

Chelsea come into the game having beaten Blackburn at home 2-0 last Saturday & will hoping to build upon that following some bad results away from home the last month or so. They lost at Wolves last time away which was their 5th away defeat of the season & 6th overall. Chelsea because of their bad run just before & over the holidays have slipped to 4th in the table (They were top for three months) & are 7 points behind Manchester United & City. I can’t see Chelsea regaining their title & to be honest unless their chairman puts some serious money in for transfers than the natural cycle of the side will be only decline from now on in. It must be questionable if they will qualify for the Champions League.

Bolton have a good home record & Chelsea have a recent bad away one so it would seem obvious to me that Bolton must start the game as favourites.

Match Prediction: A Bolton win
Score Prediction: Bolton 2 Chelsea 1
Attendance Prediction: 26,000

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