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Sunday, 8th November 2009
Kick Off : 16:00 GMT
Venue : Stamford Bridge, Chelsea

In probably the biggest game of the Premier League so far, and by far the most important, Chelsea play Man United at Stamford Bridge at 4pm.

Chelsea are at the top of the league and Manchester United are in joint-second place with Arsenal, both on 25 points, 2 points below the leaders Chelsea.

Both Chelsea and Man United are in quite mixed form, both sides drew in their last games which were in the Champions League. Chelsea drew 2-2 with Atletico Madrid in Spain, arguably a better result then Man Utd’s 3-3 draw at home with CSKA Moscow.

Although Chelsea won their last 2 league games 4-0 and 5-0, the game before was a loss against Villa. Manchester United meanwhile won against Blackburn 2-0 and lost 2-0 against Liverpool. It is evident that at home Chelsea have absolutely no trouble scoring, whilst Man United have been struggling for goals at times this season, and have also started conceeding plenty either with Rio Ferdinand out injured, or not quite playing to his best.

Chelsea will probably be favourites to win this game, simply due to their amazing form in front of goal, especially when compared to Man United’s likelyness to conceed poor goals.

The winner of the Chelsea vs Man United match will probably be heralded as the team most likely to win the Premier League, despite the amount of games left to play, and so both Carlo Ancelotti and Sir Alex Ferguson will be desperate to at least not lose this game.

Manchester United could be without their first choice central defenders with Rio Ferdinand and Nemandja Vidic both likely to miss out. Wes Brown and Johnny Evans could be set to return at the heart of the defence, despite their bad performance against CSKA in midweek. Gary Neville is suspended so John O’Shea will play at right back for Man United. Ryan Giggs and Dmitar Berbatov should return to the squad after recovering in time from injury. Darren Fletcher is also likely to play in the Chelsea game despite not being completely fit.

Chelsea don’t appear to have many injury problems ahead of this massive game with Manchester United, with Joe Cole likely to move to the bench with Deco being given a starting position. Striker Nicolas Anelka is likely to return up front along side Didier Drogba after being rested in midweek against Atletico Madrid.

My Prediction: 2-2

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Birmingham v Man City Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Sunday, 1st November 2009
Kick Off : 16:00 GMT
Venue : St Andrews, Birmingham

Man City travel to Birmingham for Sundays afternoon kick off having only managed a draw in their last Premier League outing against Fulham, where they let a 2 goal lead slip at home. Manager Mark Hughes will be expecting his multi-millionaire side to pick up all 3 points when they play Birmingham at St Andrews.

Meanwhile Birmingham City find themselves in 15th place in the league with 10 points from 10 games, and if they won today they could go up to 12th position level with Wigan Athletic. Birmingham’s last league game ended in a 3-1 defeat by Arsenal, and they haven’t won in the league for 5 games, when they beat Hull 1-0 away from home several weeks ago.

After an excellent start to the season Man City’s form has slumped, with the team only managing to draw in their last few league outings.

If they had won all their games in hand a few weeks ago they could have gone to the top of the table, but now if they win their 2 games in hand they can rise up to 3rd position, 1 point behind Man United.

The added spice would have come to this game between Birmingham and Man City if on-loan City keeper Joe Hart would have been eligible to play, but he will have to sit this one out on the sidelines. Hart wasn’t needed by City with the signing of Shay Given and so was loaned out to Birmingham City, and he would have been desperate to perform well against his current employers. Goalkeeper Maik Taylor will instead start in goal for Birmingham.

This should be an exciting game between Birmingham and Man City although I would expect City’s class to come through and expect them to dig out the points in what will probably be a very tricky game for Mark Hughes and his Manchester City side.

My Prediction: 1-3

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Fulham v Liverpool Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Saturday, 31st October 2009
Kick Off : 15:00 GMT
Venue : Craven Cottage, Fulham

Liverpool make the long trip south to Fulham on the back of a massive 2-0 league win against Man United, although they were also knocked out of the Carling Cup a few days ago at the hands of Arsenal.

Rafa Benitez rested many of his star players for the game at Arsenal, and he will be likely to recall his best 11 for a tricky trip to London to face a decent Fulham side who come into this game on the back of an excellent 2-2 draw against Man City in the Premier League.

Benitez was under immense pressure before the win against United

but following the defeat to Arsenal in the cup he will have to pick up 3 points against Fulham if he is to keep the critics off his back again, and Fulham are a side that beat Liverpool at home the season before last.

Former Liverpool star Danny Murphy looks set to return from his injury to face his old club, but Fulham will be without their other star players Simon Davies and Andy Johnson. Fulham currently find themselves in 13th place in the league having played 9 matches, and a win here could take them up to 10th position.

Liverpool will have to take on Fulham without their own star man, Steven Gerrard, who is still struggling with a groin problem with some stating that he may need an operation to overcome the injury. Another top performer this season, Glen Johnson, will miss this game with a calf injury. Alberto Aquilani, fresh from his first team debut against Arsenal as a sub, will miss this game out with a virus.

My Prediction: 1-1

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Arsenal v Spurs Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Saturday, 31st October 2009
Kick Off : 12:45 GMT
Venue : The Emirates, Arsenal

The first north-London derby of the season comes in the lunch-time kick-off on Saturday as Spurs travel to Arsenal, with both teams level in points in the league, and everyone hoping for as entertaining a game as last season, which ended in a 4-4 draw.

Arsenal have played 9 games and are on 19 points while Spurs have played 10 and also have 19 points, so if Arsenal win or draw then they will go above Tottenham and will still have a game in hand.

Arsenal’s last league outing resulted in an unlucky 2-2 draw with West Ham, with Arsenal surprisingly throwing away a 2 goal lead at half time. Manager Arsene Wenger will be hoping that his team can hold onto any lead with the game against Tottenham Hotspur, another London rival.

Meanwhile Tottenham’s last league game resulted in a shock 1-0 loss at home to Stoke City, so manager Harry Redknapp will be hoping for a much better performance this time around. Spurs didn’t play badly against Stoke, they just couldn’t find the break-through goal with the Stoke deputy goalie Simonsen putting in an inspired performance.

Arsenal recently beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Carling Cup, and Arsene rested many key players of his squad who he will be recalling for the match with Spurs. Cesc Fabregras, Andrei Arsharvin and Robin Van Persie are all likely to return to the Arsenal lineup. Nasri and Eduardo will also be pushing to start the game after impressing in the Carling Cup match.

Unfortunately for Arsenal they will probably be without goalkeeper Fabianski who is injured, and Theo Walcott, Denilson, Rosicky and Wilshere are all out with injuries of their own. Arsenal could recall Manuel Almunia to the side, replacing the stand-in keeper Vito Mannone.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp rested several key players for their Carling Cup victory against Everton and he will be recalling the likes of Crouch, Keane and Jermaine Defoe. Pavylchenko will have to be content with a place on the bench.

Tottenham are unlikely to have Jonathan Woodgate who is still recovering from a nasty head injury, and midfielder Luka Modric will be unavailable through injury. David Bentley could make a surprise return to the team after putting in an impressive display against Everton, with Bentley also scoring a memorable goal last season at the game at the Emirates, with Arsenal also being his old club.

My Prediction: 2-2

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Arsenal v Liverpool Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Wednesday, 28th October 2009
Kick Off : 19:45 GMT
Venue : The Emirates, Arsenal

Liverpool head to the Emirates Stadium in great confidence following the essential 2-0 win against arch-rivals Manchester United to take on a young, talented Arsenal side in the 4th round of the Carling Cup.

The Livepool side that successfully out-played a poor Man United side will be much changed for the game against Arsenal, even though some critics have stated that Benitez will be trying his best to win this competition as they may struggle to win any other form of silverware this season. Liverpool will make many changes and rest key players, allowing their youngsters to have a chance to impress on a big-stage against Arsene Wenger’s much loved youngsters.

Both clubs have important matches at the weekend, Arsenal playing Tottenham and Liverpool with an away game with Fulham, and then just days later they both have important matches in the Champions League to play.

Liverpool’s summer signing Alberto Aquilani is expected to finally be ready to feature in a first team game for the Reds and he is likely to start the game on the bench. The likes of David Ngog, Voronin, Dossena and Sotirios Krygiakos are all expected to be involved for this game against Arsenal.

Arsenal meanwhile are likely to play hot prospects like Carlos Vela, Fran Merida, Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs.

Arsenal’s injured playmaker Samir Nasri might make his first appearance this season, after recovering from a broken leg during pre-season. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski could return to the side too, after receiving surgery on his ankle injury.

Experience could be added to the Arsenal side for the visit of Liverpool with Mikael Silvestre and Phillipe Senderos likely to start in the heart of the Arsenal defence.

My Prediction: 3-1

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Liverpool v Man United Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Sunday, 25th October 2009
Kick Off : 14:00 GMT
Venue : Anfield, Liverpool

Manchester United make the short trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday at 2pm with Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez under pressure to pick up a decent result following 4 wins in a row.

Although the Liverpool owners have stated that Benitez’s position as manager is definitely safe, the Liverpool fans and team will all be praying to at least pick up a point from the huge derby game with Man United.

With Liverpool in poor form and Man United showing good form some will say that now is the worst possible time for Liverpool to face United, as confidence and morale will be at an all-time low, however I feel that when the match is as big as Liverpool v Man United then past form doesn’t really matter – it will be a cup-final like atmosphere and it will all be down to the two sets of players on the day.

Of course, good form matters some part and Manchester United will be the favourites to win this game, but an important aspect will be down to who is actually fit for the game. Liverpool have been without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres recently and have really struggled, and it is unclear whether either of them will be fit enough to face Man United.

Meanwhile United have been without Wayne Rooney, who is injured with a calf-strain, who will be desperate to face arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday. Rooney’s wife Coleen is also due to give birth on the day of the kick-off so it may be quite certain that he will miss this match.

Despite Man United’s decent form recently, the team hasn’t been scoring many goals without Rooney on the pitch and so they could struggle when playing against a solid defence at Anfield. The last time these two sides met United were embarrasingly beaten 4-1 at home, and Sir Alex Ferguson’s men will be desperate to get revenge on their biggest rivals.

For Man United Patrice Evra and Ryan Giggs should both return to the side to face Liverpool, as they were rested in midweek for the CSKA Moscow match. Ji Sung Park is unlikely to be fit for the game, and Darren Fletcher is still a doubt. Michael Owen could be set to start for Man Utd up front with Rooney doubtful.

I would expect this to be another face-paced and exciting affair, with even more added spice coming from Michael Owen’s return to Anfield since joining Man United. There should be plenty of end-to-end action, but this could be a very tight affair if the likes of Gerrard/Torres/Rooney don’t feature.

My Prediction: 1-2

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Its understandable that Liverpool have failed to perform without the likes of Gerrard and Torres, as all top clubs have a dependance on their star players (Rooney for Man United, Lampard/Drogba for Chelsea, Fabregas for Arsenal), but you feel that with the other top clubs they all have enough quality to come in and do a good job in their place, whereas I don’t think Rafa Benitez has this option with Liverpool. The likes of Voronin, Babel and Ngog don’t seem to cut it yet, and despite the amazing ability of both Gerrard and Torres it seems unfair that Liverpool should have to depend on this pairing all the time.

Do you feel that despite all he’s done for the club, it could be time for Benitez to get the sack? Would be interesting to hear your thoughts…

Man United v CSKA Moscow Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Tuesday, 3rd November 2009
Kick Off : 19:45 GMT
Venue : Old Trafford, Manchester

Man United have the chance to practically wrap up their Champions League qualification tonight when they play CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford, Manchester. Manchester United played CSKA Moscow just a fortnight ago in the Champions League, this time in Russia, and they won 1-0 late on through an Antonio Valencia strike. This was the first time Man United had won on Russian soil, and this time around it will be CSKA’s turn to try and win on English soil for the first time as they face a tricky game against United.

Man United come into this match in pretty good form, their last game resulted in a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers in the league. CSKA’s last game was against Man United in the Champions League, with the Russian league currently closed, meaning that Manchester United should be the fresher, more match-fit team of the two. CSKA however have some very talented players, and it will still proove to be a difficult match for the English champions.

For this match Wayne Rooney is doubtful after his wife Coleen recently gave birth to a boy, so for personal reasons Rooney may not be able to play in this game. Dimitar Berbatov is struggling with an ankle injury after his great performance against Blackburn at the weekend. This means that Michael Owen could start up front for Man United, after only featuring against CSKA as a sub a fortnight ago. United’s centreback pairing of Vidic and Ferdinand is still missing as they are both out injured, which means that Ferguson is likely to start with Wes Brown and Johnny Evans again. Ryan Giggs and Ji Sung Park are both out with injuries, but Darren Fletcher could return to the side for the visit of CSKA Moscow.

CSKA Moscow have their own problems to worry about for this match, with head coach Juande Ramos already being sacked. Leonid Slutski is now the head coach of CSKA, and he will be hoping to improve on the 1-0 loss last time they played Man United. CSKA have just 3 points so far in the competition, a stat they will be drastically hoping to improve on tonight in Manchester. They will be without winger Mark Gonzalez again however, as he has been ruled out for the season through injury. Sekou Oliseh will also not play due to a hip injury.

My Prediction: 3-1

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English champions Manchester United head to Russia to play CSKA Moscow at the much-debated Luzhniki Stadium. CSKA Moscow’s stadium is much talked about because of its plastic pitch, and on many occasions players and managers have complained at the prospect of having to play on it. However, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that the pitch should provide no problems for his players ahead of tonights early kick off, and last time Man United played here it was against Chelsea in the Champions League final, which they won on penalties.

Tonights match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United is due to kick off at 5.30PM so make sure you are aware of this – usually Champions League matches don’t kick off until around 7.45PM.

Man United find themselves in first place in Group B of the Champions League competition, with 6 points from 2 matches, with Wolfsburg behind on 3 points followed by CSKA Moscow also on 3 points, and then Besiktas on 0 points. Manchester United will feel that they can get themselves within touching distance of qualification if they win tonight, but they will have to perform to their highest ability if they are – many of their first time stars are out with injuries, and it is likely that Ferguson would prefer to rest them and keep them in prime position for the derby match against Liverpool at the weekend.

Manchester United haven’t quite been firing on all cylinders recently, and have been winning matches and picking up points with gritted teeth – they won 2-1 against Bolton at the weekend but had to hold on towards the end of the game as Bolton threatened to snatch a point, just like Sunderland did in United’s previous league game, again at Old Trafford. Apart from this minor setback, Man United have won 5 and drawn 1 of their last 6 matches in all competitions, and their last outing in the Champions League resulted in a 2-1 home win against Wolfsburg.

CSKA Moscow haven’t been on top form either recently, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 of their previous 6 matches. 2 of these matches were against English competition – drawing 1-1 against Aston Villa at home and then beating them 2-0 at home in Russia. Villa are no pushovers, so Man United will be under no illusions of how difficult the trip to Moscow could turn out to be.

Man United will be without star players Wayne Rooney, Darren Fletcher, Park Ji Sung, Ryan Giggs, and Patrice Evra, arguably 4 or 5 of their best players so far this season. All of these players are currently injured, but manager Ferguson believes that they will be fit for the Liverpool game at the weekend. United may also be without Berbatov and Vidic who are both still carrying knocks.

CSKA Moscow have been under the guidance of Juande Ramos since last month, and the ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager will be hoping to get one over on Manchester United in tonights match. They are likely to be without Mark Gonzalez, the former Liverpool winger, as well as striker Guilherme. Vasili Berezutski is also a doubt for this important match.

Although Man United have a very depleated squad for the trip to Russia I should expect them to still have enough experience in the side to pick up at least a point from this match, in what will definitely be a very hostile and intimidating atmosphere.

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Tuesday, 20th October 2009
Kick Off : 19:45 GMT
Venue : DSB Stadium, AZ Alkmaar

English side Arsenal make the trip to Holland for this Champions League group stage match with qualification just a couple of points away, the Gunners finding themselves top of Group H with 6 points from 2 games, 3 points clear of nearest side Olympiakos. On the other hand AZ Alkmaar have just 1 point from 2 matches and they will need a win if they are to progress past the group stages of this years competition.

Arsenal are in top form right now in the league, scoring 9 goals in their last 2 outings. They’ve won 6 games in all competitions from their last 6 games, and AZ Alkmaar will have to be on top form if they are to stop Arsenal picking up yet another 3 points.

AZ Alkmaar find themselves in 6th position in the league, and manager Ronald Koeman will feel that they still have a chance of progressing through to the next stage of the Champions League, provided that they pick up the points against Arsenal in tonights match. AZ’s last league game resulted in a close 3-2 loss against Steve McClaren’s FC Twente, so the club will have to try and raise their morale for the visit of the Gunners.

Arsenal will be without Theo Walcott for about a month, the pacey winger damaged knee ligaments in the game against Birmingham City at the weekend. Tomasz Rosicky, Samir Nasri, Fabianski, Bendtner, Eduardo, Denilson and Djourou make up a lengthy injury list for manager Arsene Wenger. Left back Gael Clichy has recovered from his injury problems and will be fit for this match.

AZ Almaar have just a few injury problems to contend with for the visit of Arsenal, with Pontus Wernbloom, Sergio Romero and Moussa Dembele all likely to miss out the match for the Dutch side. The last time Arsenal played in Holland they lost 1-0 to PSV Eindhoven, who were then managed by the current AZ Almkaar boss, Koeman, and the Dutch master will be hoping to spring a surprise result again in tonights match.

My Prediction: 1-3

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Liverpool v Lyon Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Tuesday, 20th October 2009
Kick Off : 19:45 GMT
Venue : Anfield, Liverpool

French champions Lyon make the trip to Anfield in what promises to be another special european encounter. This match comes at a good time for Lyon as Liverpool have really been struggling for form, with 3 losses in a row in all competitions. First they lost to Fiorentina 2-0 in the Champions League, then they lost to Chelsea in the Premier League, again losing 2-0, and then at the weekend they were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland in the league, a controversial winning goal coming from Darren Bent with thanks to a beach ball that had been thrown onto the pitch by a Liverpool fan.

Lyon haven’t been in great form themselves, losing 2-0 at home to Sochaux in the league at the weekend. From their last 6 matches they have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1. Their last outing in the Champions League resulted in a 1-0 home win against Fiorentina. Lyon find themselves top of the Champions League table in Group E, having played 2 games, winning them both, with 6 points. Next is Fiorentina on 3 points and Liverpool on 3 points, who are in 3rd on goal difference.

Liverpool will really need to get 3 points from this game if they are to qualify as the winners of the group, and if Lyon win or get a point then Lyon will probably be crowned as champions of the group, and will get a much easier route through to the next phase of the competition.

Liverpool will still be without influential frontman Fernando Torres who is out with an injury picked up on international duty but thankfully their other talisman Steven Gerrard will be fit and ready to start the match. Liverpool will need to find some goals in tonights game, something that they’ve really struggled with in their previous games, and this will not be helped with the continued loss of Torres. Dirk Kuyt inevitably scores important goals in important Champions League matches and so the Dutch striker will be hoping to help contribute with some more tonight.

Greek defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos is still out with knee ligament damage, Andrea Dossena will be missing for Liverpool too as will Spanish winger Albert Riera with a hamstring injury. Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insua should both start for the Reds after missing out the game against Sunderland.

Lyon have their own defensive problems ahead of this match with ex-Premier League flop Jean Alain Boumsong out injured, as are Cleber Anderson and Mathieu Bodmer. Kim Kallstrong and Sydney Govou will both return to the side having been rested for their last league match against Sochaux.

My Prediction: 3-2

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