Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
The Britannia Stadium has long been seen as a fortress for Stoke and it once again as they surprisingly picked up point against the champions in a a game that proved Stoke can give anyone a tough match on their day.
Despite being tough to beat at home few expected Stoke to actually take the lead against Manchester City but that's exactly what they did around 15 minutes in thanks to a controversial Peter Crouch goal that Roberto Mancini later described as being like "basketball". Whilst the goal it's self was controversial it was yet more proof that Manchester City have genuine defensive issues this season and after 4 Premier League games they have yet to keep a clean sheet.
Despite falling behind Manchester City again showed their fighting spirit and just 20 minutes later they equalised thanks to deubtant Javi Garcia who netted past Asmir Begovic to draw level. From then on it was almost all City who repeatedly came close to taking the lead as Stoke were forced to hold on. Despite probably deserving all 3 points Manchester City couldn't muster a second and will likely be kicking themselves for missing some great chances.
Stoke haven't had an easy start to the season but will feel very happy that they've managed to pick up points against both Arsenal and Manchester City already this season, two games where they were perhaps not expected to get anything. Despite having not lost a game so far in the Premier League they've also not won any this season. perhaps showing their biggest issue, they are hard to beat, but they lack a game winning killer instinct that they may need if they will to finish in the top half.
This is certainly a case of 2 points lost rather than 1 point earned for Manchester City who have again conceded against a team who took a chance despite being dominated. Until City manage to sort themselves out at the back they will struggle. They are excellent going forward and have a huge number of threats but seem completely unable to stop opponents scoring, against the top teams they will be punished.
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Thursday, 20 September 2012
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Premier League Week 4-As it Happens (Saturday)
Yellow Card!Sebastian Larsson picks up Sunderland's first yellow card after fouling Raheem Sterling.
Goal!
Luis Suarez manages to get a goal to add to his yellow card and Liverpool look like the most likely team to take home 3 points now.
Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
Suarez (71)
Yellow Card
Martin Skrtel picks up Liverpool's second yellow card of the game.
...and we are back off for the second half at the Stadium of Light
Half time
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Yellow Card!
The ever controversial Luis Suarez looks for a penalty and gets booked.
Goal!
Steven Fletcher grabs his 3rd goal for Sunderland in just his second game. What a signing this man may end up being!
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
We are currently 25 minutes into the Sunderland v Liverpool game and it's still 0-0. Liverpool have looked the better team so far though.
Full Time
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Goal!
Fulham finish off West Brom as Steve Sidwell nets the 3rd goal of the game.
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Sidwell (89)
Goal!
Theo Walcott surely finishes the scoring at the Emirates as Arsenal go 6-1 up.
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Walcott (88)
Goal!
Christian Benteke secures Aston Villa's first win of the season as he double's his teams lead over Swansea
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Benteke (88)
Goal!
Nick Powell has just said hello to the Premier League with an amazing strike to extend Manchester Uniteds lead to 4-0. An excellent second half performance by Manchster United.
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Powell (82)
Yellow Card!
Eric Lichaj becomes the third Aston Villa player into the referees book
Goal!
Arsenal aren't done yet as Gervinho grabs his second and Arsenal's 5th!
Arsenal 5-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Goal!
Alexander Buttner manages to cap off an excellent performance by bagging his first Manchester United goal. This is a man with a point to prove today. Brilliant.
Manchester United 3-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Goal!
Javier Hernandez makes a mends for his penalty miss earlier as he doubles the lead for Manchester United pouncing on a mis hit shot by Alexander Buttner.
Manchester United 2-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Yellow Card!
Javi Garcia gets to add a yellow card to his goal.
Yellow Card!
The game at Old Trafford is coming alive and after a series of crunching tackles James McArthur gets shown a yellow.
Goal!
Paul Scholes put's Manchester United in to the lead against Wigan
Manchester United 1-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Yellow Card
Emerson Boyce becomes Wigan's first booking
We are now underway for the second half in all of the 3PM kick offs.
Half Times
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Manchester United 0-0 Wigan
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov doubles his Fulham account by netting a penalty.
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Yellow CardAlexander Büttner picks up the first yellow card at Old Trafford.
Goal!
Southampton put the ball in the net for the 3rd time today, this time in the right end as Danny Fox gets a goal back.
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Yellow Card!
Michu picks up Swansea's first yellow card.
RED CARD
Peter Odemwingie picks up the first sending off of the weekend as West Brom's day gets harder.
Goal!
Arsenal have sealed the points here thanks to a Nathan Clyne own goal. Game over! The only question now is just how many will Arsenal get?
Arsenal 4-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Yellow Card!
Goal scorer Matthew Lowton picks up Villa's second booking of the afternoon.
Goal!
Javier Garcia picks up his first Manchester City goal as City draw equal with Stoke.
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Garcia (35)
Goal!
Gervinho puts Arsenal 3-0 up and this is pretty much game over at the Emirates.
Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov opens his Fulham account as he puts his new team 1-0 up against West Brom.
Fulham 1-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32)
Goal!
Arsenal double their lead thanks to Lukasz Podolski who puts the Gunners 2-0 up.
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Yellow Card!
Ryan Bertrand joins Ramires in the referees book in the Chelsea/QPR game.
Yellow Card!
Ciaran Clark picks up the first booking at Villa Park.
Yellow Card!
Ramires collects a yellow card in the first booking as Chelsea play QPR in a match that has already see Anton Ferdinand refuse to shake John Terry's hand.
Goal!
Matthew Lowton has put Aston Villa 1-0 up against the high flying Swansea.
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Goal!
Peter Crouch has just put Stoke in the lead against Manchester City! The City defense has once again been shown up
Stoke 1-0 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Goal!
We have our first goal in the 3PM kick offs as Jos Hooiveld puts the ball in his own net to put Arsenal 1-0 up.
Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Penalty...Saved!
Manchester United get a controversial penalty against Wigan but Javier Hernandez's is poor and Ali Al Habsi makes an excellent save. The second missed penalty by Manchester United in as many games.
We now have kick off in all of our 3 o'clock kick offs
Full Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
Norwich Corner
The Norwich corner is poor and easily cleared. Norwich however use the ball well afterwards and attempt to steal 3 points but sadly it comes to nothing.
Norwich Chance
Harry Kane plays in Robert Snodgrass but the shot is turned behind for a corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich counter well but the shot, by Harry Kane is very, very poor, again.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham have a free kick out wide as we enter the 90th minute. The kick, taken by Mark Noble is poor.
West Ham Corner
Wow! A good cross by West Ham (at last!), results in a corner but it's headed behind by James Collins.
West Ham Substitution
Yossi Benayoun comes on to replace Ricardo Vaz Te with around 4 minutes left. Hopefully Benayoun can add something to this match which has become really dull.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich get their first half chance in almost 25 minutes as Harry Kane gets the ball outside of the area. His shot goes wide, but it did inject a little bit of excitement into a match which as become awfully tedious.
Eurgh this is starting to become a very tedious match. West Ham manage to break down the sides every so often but Ricardo Vaz Te has failed to deliver a good ball in a very, very long time. Starting to look like it'll either be goal less.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get another corner though it's swiftly cleared.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get a corner which it turned around for another corner.
Norwich Substitution
Grant Holt is replaced by Harry Kane. We've had very little of not to report on in the last few minutes, West Ham are doing everything but getting the final pass right, which Norwich look like they are taking a breather. Really gone down hill in the second half.
Norwich Substitution
Steve Morrison comes on to replace Simeon Jackson
Norwich Free Kick
Mark Noble fouls Robert Snodgrass in a wide position and the freekick provides some issues for West Ham who eventually get sorted.
West Ham Substitution
Carlton Cole and Matt Taylor are replaced by Modibo Maïga and Matt Jarvis
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich have a half chance which is hit very tamely and leaves an easy save for Jussi Jaaskelainen
Norwich Corner
A 3rd successive corner for Norwich leads to nothing.
Norwich Corner
Simeon Jackson strikes a belter which is forced behind resulting in another Norwich corner. This one flies across and flick's Winston Reid's head for another corner.
Norwich Corner
The first corner of the second half goes to Norwich and Robert Snodgrass' deep ball is cleared easily.
We are back in to the action at Carrow road with the second half now under way.
Half Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
A competitive opening half which despite being goalless has been thoroughly watchable through out. Whilst both teams have created some decent chances neither team look like they have the quality up front to finish anything off. The major talking point however will not be that the match is goalless, but that Norwich could have had a penalty late on, however neither team really deserves to be behind at the break.
Penalty...oh no just a free kick
Awful tackle by James Collins which produces the first booking of the match and gives away a clear free kick, but was the foul inside the area? Chris Foy deems it to have taken place just outside. The free kick taken by Bradley Johnson is dreadful and hit right into the wall. Controversial moment though.
Norwich Corner
Norwich's second successive corner is cleared with ease.
Norwich Corner
Winston Reid puts it behind to give Norwich a corner and it's headed behind for another corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Grant Holt gets a half chance inside the West Ham penalty area but the shot is sliced wide.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham get a free kick well outside the Norwich area. Mark Noble's cross goes over everyones head.
Penalty Area Pinball Wizard!
Norwich come close 3 or 4 times in quick succession as the West Ham penalty area becomes a pinball table for a continuous 25 seconds with the ball bouncing backwards and forwards.
Norwich Corner
Joey O'Brien makes an awful mistake that opens up the West Ham defense for Robert Snodgrass, who sees his cross cut out by James Collins.
West Ham Corner
West Ham are starting to look more threatening as they force a second successive corner though again it's cleared without too many problems.
West Ham Corner
West Ham force their second corner but it's really wasted.
Norwich Corner
Norwich get their first corner of the game which it taken low by the home side, but the move has been scouted well by the Hammers defense.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close for the second time in just minutes as they force the John Ruddy into action to claw the ball away.
Free kick Norwich
Norwich have a promising free kick just out side the D. Robert Snodgrass sadly wastes it by smacking it into the wall. The resulting breakdown results in a penalty appeal for Norwich which is turned down by Chris Foy.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close twice after Ricardo Vaz Te lays in a clever ball which sees the resulting shot blocked before the follow up goes wide. Best chance so far for the visitors.
Norwich Half Chance
A shot by Andrew Surman goes just wide of the West Ham goal. It's as close as we've been to an opening goal in the first 6 minutes.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get their first corner of the game inside 2 minutes, though the header goes behind for a goal kick. As we all know West Ham are hugely dangerous from set pieces so Norwich will not be wanting to give too many of those away.
And we're off at the Carrow Ground!
So after no Premier League football in almost 2 weeks we are finally back in action as Norwich host West Ham in the early kick off of the weekend! Hopefully we'll see some goals here, though I'm doubting it personally...
Goal!
Luis Suarez manages to get a goal to add to his yellow card and Liverpool look like the most likely team to take home 3 points now.
Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
Suarez (71)
Yellow Card
Martin Skrtel picks up Liverpool's second yellow card of the game.
...and we are back off for the second half at the Stadium of Light
Half time
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Yellow Card!
The ever controversial Luis Suarez looks for a penalty and gets booked.
Goal!
Steven Fletcher grabs his 3rd goal for Sunderland in just his second game. What a signing this man may end up being!
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Fletcher (29)
We are currently 25 minutes into the Sunderland v Liverpool game and it's still 0-0. Liverpool have looked the better team so far though.
Full Time
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Goal!
Fulham finish off West Brom as Steve Sidwell nets the 3rd goal of the game.
Fulham 3-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Sidwell (89)
Goal!
Theo Walcott surely finishes the scoring at the Emirates as Arsenal go 6-1 up.
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Walcott (88)
Goal!
Christian Benteke secures Aston Villa's first win of the season as he double's his teams lead over Swansea
Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Benteke (88)
Goal!
Nick Powell has just said hello to the Premier League with an amazing strike to extend Manchester Uniteds lead to 4-0. An excellent second half performance by Manchster United.
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Powell (82)
Yellow Card!
Eric Lichaj becomes the third Aston Villa player into the referees book
Goal!
Arsenal aren't done yet as Gervinho grabs his second and Arsenal's 5th!
Arsenal 5-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35,71)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Goal!
Alexander Buttner manages to cap off an excellent performance by bagging his first Manchester United goal. This is a man with a point to prove today. Brilliant.
Manchester United 3-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Buttner (66)
Goal!
Javier Hernandez makes a mends for his penalty miss earlier as he doubles the lead for Manchester United pouncing on a mis hit shot by Alexander Buttner.
Manchester United 2-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Hernandez (63)
Yellow Card!
Javi Garcia gets to add a yellow card to his goal.
Yellow Card!
The game at Old Trafford is coming alive and after a series of crunching tackles James McArthur gets shown a yellow.
Goal!
Paul Scholes put's Manchester United in to the lead against Wigan
Manchester United 1-0 Wigan
Scholes (51)
Yellow Card
Emerson Boyce becomes Wigan's first booking
We are now underway for the second half in all of the 3PM kick offs.
Half Times
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
QPR 0-0 Chelsea
Manchester United 0-0 Wigan
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov doubles his Fulham account by netting a penalty.
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32, 45-pen)
Yellow CardAlexander Büttner picks up the first yellow card at Old Trafford.
Goal!
Southampton put the ball in the net for the 3rd time today, this time in the right end as Danny Fox gets a goal back.
Arsenal 4-1 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Fox (45)
Yellow Card!
Michu picks up Swansea's first yellow card.
RED CARD
Peter Odemwingie picks up the first sending off of the weekend as West Brom's day gets harder.
Goal!
Arsenal have sealed the points here thanks to a Nathan Clyne own goal. Game over! The only question now is just how many will Arsenal get?
Arsenal 4-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Clyne (38) OG
Yellow Card!
Goal scorer Matthew Lowton picks up Villa's second booking of the afternoon.
Goal!
Javier Garcia picks up his first Manchester City goal as City draw equal with Stoke.
Stoke 1-1 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Garcia (35)
Goal!
Gervinho puts Arsenal 3-0 up and this is pretty much game over at the Emirates.
Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Gervinho (35)
Goal!
Dimitar Berbatov opens his Fulham account as he puts his new team 1-0 up against West Brom.
Fulham 1-0 West Brom
Berbatov (32)
Goal!
Arsenal double their lead thanks to Lukasz Podolski who puts the Gunners 2-0 up.
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Podolski (31)
Yellow Card!
Ryan Bertrand joins Ramires in the referees book in the Chelsea/QPR game.
Yellow Card!
Ciaran Clark picks up the first booking at Villa Park.
Yellow Card!
Ramires collects a yellow card in the first booking as Chelsea play QPR in a match that has already see Anton Ferdinand refuse to shake John Terry's hand.
Goal!
Matthew Lowton has put Aston Villa 1-0 up against the high flying Swansea.
Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea
Lowton (16)
Goal!
Peter Crouch has just put Stoke in the lead against Manchester City! The City defense has once again been shown up
Stoke 1-0 Manchester City
Crouch (15)
Goal!
We have our first goal in the 3PM kick offs as Jos Hooiveld puts the ball in his own net to put Arsenal 1-0 up.
Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
Hooiveld (11) O.G
Penalty...Saved!
Manchester United get a controversial penalty against Wigan but Javier Hernandez's is poor and Ali Al Habsi makes an excellent save. The second missed penalty by Manchester United in as many games.
We now have kick off in all of our 3 o'clock kick offs
Full Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
Norwich Corner
The Norwich corner is poor and easily cleared. Norwich however use the ball well afterwards and attempt to steal 3 points but sadly it comes to nothing.
Norwich Chance
Harry Kane plays in Robert Snodgrass but the shot is turned behind for a corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich counter well but the shot, by Harry Kane is very, very poor, again.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham have a free kick out wide as we enter the 90th minute. The kick, taken by Mark Noble is poor.
West Ham Corner
Wow! A good cross by West Ham (at last!), results in a corner but it's headed behind by James Collins.
West Ham Substitution
Yossi Benayoun comes on to replace Ricardo Vaz Te with around 4 minutes left. Hopefully Benayoun can add something to this match which has become really dull.
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich get their first half chance in almost 25 minutes as Harry Kane gets the ball outside of the area. His shot goes wide, but it did inject a little bit of excitement into a match which as become awfully tedious.
Eurgh this is starting to become a very tedious match. West Ham manage to break down the sides every so often but Ricardo Vaz Te has failed to deliver a good ball in a very, very long time. Starting to look like it'll either be goal less.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get another corner though it's swiftly cleared.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get a corner which it turned around for another corner.
Norwich Substitution
Grant Holt is replaced by Harry Kane. We've had very little of not to report on in the last few minutes, West Ham are doing everything but getting the final pass right, which Norwich look like they are taking a breather. Really gone down hill in the second half.
Norwich Substitution
Steve Morrison comes on to replace Simeon Jackson
Norwich Free Kick
Mark Noble fouls Robert Snodgrass in a wide position and the freekick provides some issues for West Ham who eventually get sorted.
West Ham Substitution
Carlton Cole and Matt Taylor are replaced by Modibo Maïga and Matt Jarvis
Norwich Half Chance
Norwich have a half chance which is hit very tamely and leaves an easy save for Jussi Jaaskelainen
Norwich Corner
A 3rd successive corner for Norwich leads to nothing.
Norwich Corner
Simeon Jackson strikes a belter which is forced behind resulting in another Norwich corner. This one flies across and flick's Winston Reid's head for another corner.
Norwich Corner
The first corner of the second half goes to Norwich and Robert Snodgrass' deep ball is cleared easily.
We are back in to the action at Carrow road with the second half now under way.
Half Time
Norwich 0-0 West Ham
A competitive opening half which despite being goalless has been thoroughly watchable through out. Whilst both teams have created some decent chances neither team look like they have the quality up front to finish anything off. The major talking point however will not be that the match is goalless, but that Norwich could have had a penalty late on, however neither team really deserves to be behind at the break.
Penalty...oh no just a free kick
Awful tackle by James Collins which produces the first booking of the match and gives away a clear free kick, but was the foul inside the area? Chris Foy deems it to have taken place just outside. The free kick taken by Bradley Johnson is dreadful and hit right into the wall. Controversial moment though.
Norwich Corner
Norwich's second successive corner is cleared with ease.
Norwich Corner
Winston Reid puts it behind to give Norwich a corner and it's headed behind for another corner.
Norwich Half Chance
Grant Holt gets a half chance inside the West Ham penalty area but the shot is sliced wide.
West Ham Free Kick
West Ham get a free kick well outside the Norwich area. Mark Noble's cross goes over everyones head.
Penalty Area Pinball Wizard!
Norwich come close 3 or 4 times in quick succession as the West Ham penalty area becomes a pinball table for a continuous 25 seconds with the ball bouncing backwards and forwards.
Norwich Corner
Joey O'Brien makes an awful mistake that opens up the West Ham defense for Robert Snodgrass, who sees his cross cut out by James Collins.
West Ham Corner
West Ham are starting to look more threatening as they force a second successive corner though again it's cleared without too many problems.
West Ham Corner
West Ham force their second corner but it's really wasted.
Norwich Corner
Norwich get their first corner of the game which it taken low by the home side, but the move has been scouted well by the Hammers defense.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close for the second time in just minutes as they force the John Ruddy into action to claw the ball away.
Free kick Norwich
Norwich have a promising free kick just out side the D. Robert Snodgrass sadly wastes it by smacking it into the wall. The resulting breakdown results in a penalty appeal for Norwich which is turned down by Chris Foy.
West Ham Chance
West Ham come close twice after Ricardo Vaz Te lays in a clever ball which sees the resulting shot blocked before the follow up goes wide. Best chance so far for the visitors.
Norwich Half Chance
A shot by Andrew Surman goes just wide of the West Ham goal. It's as close as we've been to an opening goal in the first 6 minutes.
West Ham Corner
West Ham get their first corner of the game inside 2 minutes, though the header goes behind for a goal kick. As we all know West Ham are hugely dangerous from set pieces so Norwich will not be wanting to give too many of those away.
And we're off at the Carrow Ground!
So after no Premier League football in almost 2 weeks we are finally back in action as Norwich host West Ham in the early kick off of the weekend! Hopefully we'll see some goals here, though I'm doubting it personally...
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.
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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