Week Round Up

It was another great week in the premier League as top spot changed hands and everyone was fighting for position and survival.

On Tuesday half the match's were played and we started off with Manchester United just about staying in the fight for the top four spots with a 2:0 win against Cardiff with a strong Juan Mata debut. 

Next Norwich and Newcastle played out a goal less draw and pre leaders Aresenal dropped crucial points in the title race with a 2:2 drew at St.Mary's.  Swansea beat Fulham 2:0 and Crystal palace  got a crucial foothold in the relagation battle with a 1:0 win against the Tigers.

Liverpool finished the day off with a sensational 4:0 Merseyside derby win against Everton.

On Wednesday the rest of the games were played.  West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa started everything off with a sensational 4:3 win for Aston Villa from 2 goals down in the first 9 minutes.

It was frustration for the Blues as well as Aresenal when they drew 0-0 against West Ham United with Jose Mourinho  complaining that West Ham played '18th centuary football.'

Sunderland beat Stoke 1:0 but the big game that everyone's talking about is Manchester City grabbing their chance to go top with a 5:1 thy easing of Tottenham Hotspur.  They were leading in the 15th minute through Servio Aguero, (surprise suprise!) and with 4 different goal scorers in the second half for City, Capou was the only one who could get a consallation for Hotspur.  Tim Sherwood might have to perk up if he wants to stay in the job!

Premier League Predictions

Predictions

Manchester United  V Cardiff City   1:2

United's season could be over if they fail to gain a win, but can Juan Mata make a difference on his debut.

Norwich City V Newcastle United   1:3

Newcastle are without Yohan Cabaye as he goes for a medical in France but it should be comfortable.

Southampton V Aresenal   1:3

Aresenal are looking for a win to stay top.

Crystal Palace V Hull City   0:1

The Tigers want a win but Crystal Palace are desperate to stay in the top devision.

Liverpool V Everton   3:1

Liverpool will want to stay top four and Everton want to move up into the Champions League places.

Chelsea V West Ham United   2:2

West Ham could could keep Chelsea at bay away at Stamford Dridge.

Sunderland V Stoke City   1:2

Stoke City could end Sundrrland's hope of staying in the top flight here.

Tottenham Hotspur V Manchester City  1:2

I don't think a six nil win will be repeated away from the Etihad but Manchester Cuty should get a win.

FA Cup Predictions

Predictions

Manchester City V Watford   2:0

Birmigham V Swansea   1:2

Port Vale V Brighton and Hove Albion   1:3

Southend V Hull City   1:2

Sunderland V Kidderminster  6:1

Wigan Athletic V Crystal Palace   2:0

Bolton V Cardiff   2:1

Stevenage V Everton   4:3

Aresenal Still On Course

Aresenal stated there intent in the FA cup last night with a fantastic 4-0 win.

Aresenal kept their huge dream of a treble alive when they beat Coventry City in the FA cup yesterday.  Some will say that the winning side didn't deserve such a big win and maybe on another day Coventry could have got an equeliser, but it wasn't to be.  Aresenal will be content with a great 4-0 victory.

Team Of The Week

GK:Tim Krul  

Defenders:Shaw/   Kompany/  Sagna/   Williamson

Midfielder:Tiote/  Silva/   Ki/  Henderson

Strikers:Adam Johson/   Cabaye

Manchester City Fly High

Manchester City are still on course for the quadruple as they ran rampage against the Hammers, winning by a record 9-0 on aggregate.

The first leg at the Etihad ended in a brilliant 6-0 win for City and was an unassailable lead.

In the second leg last night Negrado opened the scoring in three minutes and Aguero got the second for City in the twenty fourth minute.  Negrado proceeded to finish off the scorin on the hour with a great goal.

City will play either Manchester United in a Manchester derby or Sunderland in the final.

Manchester United, End of an Empire

Sir Alex had his head in his hands as Jose Mourinho's Chelsea all but ended Manchester United's title hopes.

Samuel Eto'o scored early on in the 17th minute to give Chelsea the lead.  He scored again on the 45th minute and netted again for his hat-rick in the 49th minute.  Javier Hernández got a consallation in the 78th minute but just when things couldn't get any worse, Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic got sent off for a tackle on Eden Hazard. 

It's joy for Jose and despair for Moyes as the United manager refuses to admit to the title being of reach.

Week Round Up

It was another great week in the Premier league as Manchester City hit one hundread and the Red Devils hopes of retaining the title were all but ended.

Southampton kicked the week off in the early kick off with two goal but a defiant Sunderland side managed to pull it back for a great 2-2 draw with last weeks hat-rick hero Adam Johnson got the equaliser.

Aresnal came from 0-0 at half time to grab a 2-0 win against Fulham and Crystal Palace came off the bottom of the table with a 1-0 win over Stoke City.

Manchester City came back from 1-1 to grab a good 4-2 win at the Etihad against Cardiff City. Norwich got a vital 1-0 win against the Tigers and Newcastle continued their European bid as they overcam a defiant Newcastle side away to end a run of three straight losses at Upton Park.

Liverpool failed to beat a great Aston Billa side. But Liverpool did manage to come back from 2-0 down with a controversial penalty.

On Sunday Emanuel Adebayor got two goals in a comfortable 3-1 win for Spurs against Swansea City. 

And of course, the story all over the back pages today is Jose Mourinho's fantastic 3-1 win with a Samuel Eto'o hat-rick to all but end United's dreams of retaining the Premier League title.

Defender Saves Penalty

This is funny!

Football Ain't For Sissies

This is one of the most grim videos I've ever seen.  Enjoy!

Predicted Table

This season is one of the closest title races in history.  Today I'm going to predict what the table will be like at the end of the season.

1.Manchester City

2.Aresnal

3.Chelsea

4.Liverpool

5.Everton

6. Manchester United

7.Newcastle

8.Tottenham Hotspur

9.Hull City

10.Stoke City

11.Swansea City

12.Southampton

13.West Bromwich Albion

14.Norwich City

15.Aston Villa

16.Cardiff City

17.Fulham

18.West Ham United

19.Crystal Palace

20.Sunderland

Saturday 18th January

Predictions


Sunderland V Southampton   1:2
Sunderland will want a repeat of last week's performance but Southampton may prove to strong looking to move into 8th.

Arsenal V Fulham   3:1
Fulham's relegation battle could be lost if they can't pull something special out of the hat today.

Crystal Palace V Stoke City   1:1
An important match for both teams with Tony Pullis looking to take Crystal Palace off bottom spot.

Manchester City V Cardiff City   4:0
The Etihad is a daunting place to come at the moment and Cardiff aren't on form. And to add to Cardiff trouble, Sergio Aguero's back!

Norwich City V Hull City   0:2
The Tigers take on the Canaries in a battle of the animals.  Hull should win this comfortably.

West Ham United V Newcastle United   0:2
Newcastle could be searching for Europe this season, but to do that they almost certainly need to overcome a West Ham side who Andy Carrol has returned for.

Liverpool V Aston Villa   2:0
Liverpool are on goal scoring form with Sturridge and Suarez up front.  Aston Villa though aren't on form and Liverpool should find this comfortable.

Swansea City V Tottenham Hotspur   1:0
Tottenham may be on form but an upset here is possible with Swansea bidding to find there league cup form in the Premier League.

Chelsea V Manchester United   2:0
The game that everyone's talking about should go Chelsea's way but if United lose this one their title bid will be over.

Week Round-up

Week Round-Up

It was another exciting week in the Premier League as all the seasons first games where played at the opposite venue.

Chelsea kept up their title hopes as they stormed to a comfortable 2-0 win against Hull.  West Ham got a vital win at Cardiff to help them in the battle for premier league survival, but they paid the price as key key striker Demel was stretchered to hospital, although he is now recovering.

Everton's win at Norwich was a comfortable 2-0 and Sunderland got a massively important 4-1 win at Craven Cottage accoponied by an Adam Johnson hat-rick.

Southampton beat West Brom and Tottenham got an expected win against Crystal Palace.  Manchester United were relieved to avoid a fourth straight defeat with a 2-0 win at Swansea and Manchester City criused to victory at St. James Park.

Liverpool got a sensational and nail biting win against stoke which finished 5-3 to the visitors and too finish the week of, Arsenal regained top spot with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa.

Saturday 11th January 2014

Predictions

Hull City    V    Chelsea:  1:2
Chelsea will go top if they win this one but Lampard is injured.

Cardiff City    V   West Ham:  1:2
Cardiff need a win here to get a foothold in the relegation battle.

Everton    V    Norwich:  0:1
Norwich could be set to upset high flying Everton.

Fulham    V    Sunderland:  0:1
Fulham are in real trouble if they don't get a win here but so are Sunderland.

Southhampton    V    West Brom:  2:0
Southampton are a strong side and West Brom are on poor form.

Tottenham   V    Crystal Palace:  1:0
Despite injurys I think Tottenham will just win their 100th London derby.

Man Utd    V    Swansea:  2:3
The swans are set to add to Manchester United nightmares for Moyes with another win at Old Trafford.

Newcastle    V    Man City:  1:3
City's away form is poor but i think this will be comfortable.

Stoke City    V    Liverpool:  1:3
Liverpool's season is getting better and better and this should be a breeze.

Aston Villa    V    Arseanl:  0:3
Arsenal are doing well in the league and I don't think Villa Park will be that much of a challenge for them.