Friday 14 September 2012

Week 4-Predictions (Saturday)

Norwich v West Ham (12:45)
For the third time this season West Ham will take part in the Early kick off as they travel to face Norwich. Whilst Norwich have struggled so far this season they appear to have shown signs that they are improving and with the likes of Robert Snodgrass they look like a team who could surprise folk. West Ham may have looked sensational against Fulham but they needed Andy Carroll and sadly for fans of the Hammers they are missing the England hitman here.
Prediction 1-1

Arsenal v Southampton
Arsenal's victory over Liverpool last time out will hopefully have kicked started Arsene Wenger's men who, if they click, will be a phenomenal team and a real title challenger. Southampton have shown a lot of promise so far though unfortunately sit at the bottom of the table with out anything to show for their efforts. I can't imagine anything but a clear Arsenal win here.
Prediction 3-0

Aston Villa v Swansea
The start of Paul Lambert's reign at Villa has been pretty awful so far with them taking just one point from their first 3 games. This a stark contract to Michael Laudrup who's reign in charge of Swansea has been nothing short of awesome with 7 points from 3 games and an amazing 10 goals, thanks in part to the excellent Michu who has been in fine form. I have to go with the form book here.
Prediction 0-2

Fulham v West Brom
Martin Jol's men will be looking to bounce back from their humiliating loss to West Ham last time out, though will face a very tough West Brom who have yet to be beaten in their 3 Premier League games so far. This is a match that many will over-look though I wouldn't be shocked if it actually turned out to be the best match of the day as both teams attempt to build on their start.
Prediction 2-2

Manchester United v Wigan
Alex Ferguson's men have struggled so far this season and looked less than their best however in their last 2 games they've managed to bag all 3 points thanks in part to their attack bailing out some awful defending. Wigan have been poor at the back so far so It's perhaps fair to expect a bit of a slaughtering here with Robin Van Persie and Shinji Kagawa both likely to test Ali Al Habsi repeatedly through out the match.
Prediction 4-0

QPR v Chelsea

QPR have been a team that have perhaps become the Premier League's whipping boys conceding 9 goals already this season, I expect them to again be hammered here as a rampant Chelsea look for their 5th successive win. Don't be shocked if Chelsea seriously fill their boots in this game and look for 4 or 5 before the final whistle.
Prediction 0-5

Stoke v Manchester CityStoke have made the Britannia Stadium a fortress in recent years and have proven to be very difficult to beat at home and whilst Manchester City are certainly expected to win, there is a lot more to this match up than some may suspect, most notably the fact that Manchester City will be playing Real Madrid in just a few days. Don't be surprised if Stoke manage to claim a point here.
Prediction 0-0

Sunderland v Liverpool (17:30)An emotional week for Liverpool fans come to an end as they travel to the North East and look for their first win of the Premier League season against the unbeaten Sunderland. This is the late kick off and expect an emotional crowd though hopefully we'll also have a great game. Liverpool have been looking like an improving team in recent matches but will now need to get some positive results. (A full preview of this match can be read here).
Prediction 1-0

All kicks offs are 15:00 unless otherwise stated.

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