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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:32:00 +0000

Today Analysis

Arsenal VS Hull City; Cruiser
Aston Villa VS Stoke City; Slydodge
Fulham VS Manchester United; Slydodge
Arsenal VS Hull City; Slydodge
Fulham VS Manchester United; George
Portsmouth VS Liverpool; George
Aston Villa VS Portsmouth; Ang3L
Portsmouth VS Liverpool; Ang3L
Fulham VS Manchester United; Ang3L

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Date	Time	Home	VS	Away	Odds
19/12/09	20:45	Portsmouth	VS	Liverpool	1 : 0
19/12/09	23:00	Aston Villa	VS	Stoke City	0 : 1
19/12/09	23:00	Blackburn	VS	Tottenham	1/4 : 0
19/12/09	23:00	Fulham	VS	Man. United	3/4 : 0
19/12/09	23:00	Man. City	VS	Sunderland	0 : 1
20/12/09	01:30	Arsenal	VS	Hull City	0 : 1 3/4
20/12/09	21:30	Wolverhampton	VS	Burnley	0 : 1/2
20/12/09	23:00	Everton	VS	Birmingham	0 : 1/2
21/12/09	00:00	West Ham	VS	Chelsea	1 1/4 : 0
22/12/09	04:00	Wigan	VS	Bolton	0 : 1/4

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Free Professional EPL Tips

Date	Home	VS	Away	Result	Status
20/12/09	Arsenal -1.75	VS	Hull City	---	---
06/12/09	Fulham -0.25	VS	Sunderland	1-0	WIN
18/10/09	Blackburn -0.75	VS	Burnley	3-2	WIN
17/10/09	Sunderland	VS	Liverpool -0.5	1-0	Loss
29/09/09	Man. City -1	VS	West Ham	3-1	WIN
27/09/09	Sunderland -0.75	VS	Wolverhampton	5-2	WIN
26/09/09	Wigan +1.5	VS	Chelsea FC	3-1	WIN
20/09/09	Everton -0.5	VS	Blackburn	3-0	WIN
19/09/09	Arsenal -1.75	VS	Wigan	4-0	WIN

Portsmouth VS Liverpool

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:17:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 20:45

Ang3L:

Torres is back! He was rested in the match against Wigan last midweek. Only played for about 27 minutes, he scored the winning goal against Wigan. He's set to start the match today and ready to score more goals. Further more they only face the rock bottom wanna be Portsmouth. Generally Liverpool have no fitness problem for this match. Glen Johnson who's doubtful also has passed late fitness test and ready to play today. Only Riera and Babel looks like will miss this match. But it will be no problem since Kuyt, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Lucas, Torres, and N'Gog are in a good condition.

Portsmouth have no player problem, but they have a problem with their form. They're still in the bottom of the table with only 11 points gained in 17 matches. They're 1-1-3 in their last 5 matches.

Liverpool's form in the last 5 actually not so good for a big team. But, with Torres' return, I believe they will win this match easily. I expect a big win for Liverpool. Further more they also need a win to defend their position in the Europa League zone. They could slip to the 8th place if they fail to win this match.

Same analysis with the Manchester United one. -1 should be safe enought to take. 3-0 for Liverpool.

Fulham VS Manchester United

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:15:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 23:00

Ang3L:

Fulham is very strong at home. 5 wins and only 2 losses is very good for a mediocre team for them. But, still... compared with United reputation and form, that record can be mean nothing.

United have a problem in the backline. Vidic is doubtful after got an injury in the midweek. But with Wes Brown, Evans, Ferdinand, and O'Shea all in injury list, I think Ferguson have no choice. Vidic must play if he can run. Further more van der Sar is out for this match.

Yes, United have a problem in the defense, but that's the one which made me sure they'll cover that handicap. Ferguson knows that he can't rely on the defense, so United will attack and attack today. They have to score as many as they can to cover the goal against (if any).

Rooney is in a good form, has scored 5 goals in United last 4 matches. He's ready to score again today. United have a chance to equal Chelsea's point if they won today. So, they won't accept any other result but a win. We can expect them to win this match for sure. So, I think back them on -1 handicap could be a safe bet since we will get our stake back although they failed to win with a large margin.

3-0 for United with Rooney score 2 goals and Giggs or Fletcher score the other goal!

Aston Villa VS Portsmouth

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:06:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 23:00

Ang3L:

Aston Villa has the best form in the league for the last 3 matches. They beat Hull, Manchester United, and Sunderland in their last 3. Even, the match against United and Sunderland were away matches. It proved that they're strong home and away.

On the other side, Stoke didn't perform good enough in their last 5 matches. Lost against Hull 2-1, then luckily won 1-0 against rock bottom Portsmouth (after Sorensen saved a penalty), held Blackburn 0-0, lost against Arsenal 2-0 (could be 3-0, but Sorensen saved another penalty), and drew 2-2 against Wigan (after trailing twice plus Sorensen saved another penalty).

Villa have no problem with the winning squad. They'll play at home now. They surely have more motivation and spirit to win the match. Further more Stoke City was not so good away from home so far. Villa has managed 6 clean sheets in 17 matches, it could be their 7th tonight (or their 4th consecutive clean sheets). They also can score from anywhere. Even, Richard Dunne has scored 3 goals. Scoring won't be a problem for them, especially with Robert Huth in suspension list for tonight match.

They should win this match comfortably. 2-0 for Villa!

Portsmouth VS Liverpool

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:04:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 20:45

George:

Anonother interesting EPL game today between the teams of Portsmouth and Liverpool.
Pompey is still stuck in the bottom of the table with only 11 points.After Grant took the team the situation seems better, but the results are not very good, of course Pompey played against big teams and it was absolutely normal to lose, at least they on the most important game recently played - against Burnley at Fratton Park.
In midweek the team made pretty decent performance against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but lost 2:1.It's true Chelsea controlled the game, but it was obvious Drogba missed the team.Even though Pompey had their chances, but Prince - Boateng showed that he's not reliable under pressure.
Now Portsmouth will play against another top 4 side, which appears to have huge troubles, but I wonder how will the team look, I still don't believe the team has enough convidence to oppose such teams.
For the match today James is still doubtful, while Kaboul returns to the squad after suspension.
Pool is on the 6th position with 27 points, 5 less than the 4th.I think the team is getting out of the crisis and the reasons are obvious:
-The disappointment after leaving CL is now behind and I think the players are focused on the performance in EPL;
-The injury crisis in the team is apparently over as Torres, Babel and Johnson return to the squad, the only missing player is Riera, so Benitez has almost full squad to choose from for the game today.
-The recent positive results should boost the confidence of the players.
Pool at last made convincing win over Wigan in midweek - 2:1, not so convincing as result, but the most important is the team played very well, so I think we can expect better days for the Reds.
I will trust Pool today, I just think the team has left all the troubles behind and they will be able to break the opposition of the poor Pompey.

I bet on Away -0.75 AH.

Fulham VS Manchester United

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:02:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 23:00

George:

Intriguing Premiership game today between the teams of Fulham and Manchester United.
Cottagers are 9th in the table with 23 points.The team made insecure start of the season, but now is slowly cmimbing up the table and may soon intrude the Euro places battle.
But today I will bet against Fulham and the main reason is the Thursday game team played afainst Basle in Europa League.Yes, Cottagers won and secured place in the knock out stage of the tournament, so the mood in the team will be great, but I think the next game comes too soon for the team.Hodgson and his players had less than 48 hours to think over and celebrate the 3:2 win over Basle in tense and exhausting game.I just don't believe they will be in appropriate physical and psychical condition to face the Red Devils today.Sometimes for more unexperienced teams the big wins are followed by big falls, and I doubt this may happen to Fulham today.
Yes, some key players will be fresh - Duff, Dempsey and Hangeland will start today, but I doubt the team will look good as a whole, at least not for full 90 minutes.
For the game today Davies, Kamara, Johnson and Ki-Kheon are still out of the squad.
Manchester United still keeps the gap to leaders Chelsea 3 points.If they win today they will put the Blues under pressure again.
Actually the Red Devils played too in midweek - they beat Wolves at Old Trafford 3:0, but that game was on Tuesday and I think I can call it some kind of training game, as McCarthy put experimental squad and gave his top players rest, so he gave up the game even befor it started.
Unfortunately for Ferguson the injury crisis in the team is still on - Evans, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Da Silva brothers, Neville, Brown and van der Saar are all still missing.In addition Vidic is doubtful for the match today.But the maager found a way to get out of the situation using his midfielders as centre backs and the result is not bad at all.
Traditionally United played successfully against Cottagers, but in the last season the pattern was broken in a crazy game for the Red Devils.Then they lost 2:0 at Craven Cottage, received 2 red cards and deepened the crisis in the team.But now the situation is different so I expect Manchester to find the winning way against the tired Fulham again.

I bet on Away -0.75 AH.

Fulham VS Manchester United

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:59:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 23:00

Slydodge:

After the 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, United responded with a 3-0 win against Wolverhampton and now face very tough game away against a Fulham side that have been in very good form.

Fulham have lost only 1 in their last 10 games and that was a 1-0 defeat away to Birmingham. Even though Fulham have a good start on the Asian line at +1 ball, which means a draw would be enough to win, I'm still going to side with United. Fulham have won 4 of their last 5 at Craven Cottage, however those wins were expected as they were against the likes of Hull City, Blackburn and Sunderland - all teams that have been very poor away from home. Also, none of those teams are anywhere near Manchester United in terms of quality.

It's not very often Manchester United slip, so I really think United should win this. Rooney to score.

Fulham 0-2 Manchester Utd.

Aston Villa VS Stoke City

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:56:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 23:00

Slydodge:

Last season Stoke beat Aston Villa 3-2 at home and managed a 2-2 draw at Villa Park. Even though Stoke have really improved away from home this season, I still wouldn't bet against Martin O'Neill's side at the moment.

Aston Villa are in excellent form. Only 1 defeat in their last 11 in the League, and on a good run of three consecutive wins. At Villa Park they have 5 wins, 2 draws in their last 7 since the home defeat to Wigan in their opening game. Stoke are a very tough side, however I just feel that with the likes of Milner, Young and Agbonlahor in good form and playing with confidence, Aston Villa will create enough chances and I really do expect them to win this game.

Aston Villa 2-0 Stoke City

Arsenal VS Hull City

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:54:00 +0000

20/12/2009, 01:30

Slydodge:

Bookmakers have set the handicap at -2, but that was before the injury to Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas. Against Burnley, when Fabregas came off injured, the Gunners really did not look like they were going to score. Their defence also looks a bit dodgy and actually IMO they were fortunate not to lose against Burnley.

Now, with Fabregas set to miss out this game against Hull City, the handicap will definitely go down to -1.75 or even -1.5. So that is why I will take this bet early, at +2 for Hull City.

-2 ball on the Asian line would mean that the Gunners would need to win by three in order to clear the handicap. The Gunners do have a fantastic record at the Emirates, however without their two best players, I really doubt that they will win by three goals or more. Since the injury to Van Persie, Arsenal have only won two of the last five in the League. They lost against Sunderland 1-0, Chelsea 0-3, and drew their last game at Burnley. I am also taking note that in their last five games without Van Persie, Arsenal are yet to score three in one game.

Not going to be an easy win for the Gunners. Arshavin to score.

Arsenal 2-1 Hull City

Portsmouth VS Liverpool

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:52:00 +0000

19/12/2009, 20:45

Analysis:

Both sides comes into this match needing a win badly but for Portsmouth who are cash stricken since the summer have had three owners and two managers with current boss Avram Grant replacing Paul Hart finding it more difficult to get a win here.

Liverpool are sixth in the standings on goal difference with Birmingham, five points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa and must win to get back into the Champions League spot.

For Liverpool, every match now becomes a must win game and for Jamis Carragher who is set to make his 600th appearance will hope he can mark it win all three points here at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth under Grant has only seen one win since replacing the sacked Hart , in November but he has overseen a marked improvement in performances of the league's bottom club. If Portsmouth wins today and West Ham loses to Chelsea on Sunday Pompey could for the first time climb out of the bottom of the standings.

Last season Liverpool grabbed a late winner and Pompey, who lost at Chelsea in midweek, will want to avoid a repeat, with their cause boosted by the return from suspension of Younes Kaboul.

As for the team news, Kevin-Prince Boateng and ex-Liverpool defender Steve Finnan both overcame viruses to start against Chelsea and should keep their places in the squad. Meanwhile Liverpool are set to restore Fernando Torres to their starting lineup after the Spaniard was rested on the bench before essentially turning matchwinner in the 2-1 midweek victory over Wigan at Anfield.

The good news for Benitez is that Full-back Glen Johnson is fit to face his former club after he missed Wednesday's match with a hamstring problem. Winger Albert Riera still has a hamstring injury and is not available, but Ryan Babel returns to the squad after his ankle injury.

Take Liverpool to win and give the 3/4 ball here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser

Arsenal VS Hull City

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:49:00 +0000

20/12/2009, 01:30

Analysis:

Arsene Wenger have openly admitted about the congestion of fixtures coming into this match while Hull City have not played since 12th December but it will not stop the Gunners from going out to get the win here.

In midweek Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Turdmoor by Burnley, but then last Sunday they defied the odds and beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield.

Hull, who are just one point clear of the relegation zone, travel to London with fresh legs after Everton's Europa League commitments allowed them more time to rest. Their last match was a goalless draw against Blackburn at home and Phil Brown will be looking to take advantage of the Gunners busy schedule.

As for the team news, Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out of the game against Hull after suffering a hamstring injury in midweek clash with Burnley. Denilson could replace the Gunners' skipper on Saturday after recovering from a back problem which forced him to miss the midweek clash. However, Wenger will still be without Nicklas Bendtner, Tomas Rosicky, Gael Clichy and Armand Traore.

Hull have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their trip to London after managing to avoid casualties in their free week training. Manager Phil Brown is missing only midfielder Jimmy Bullard¸ who damaged a medial ligament at Aston Villa a fortnight ago, and long-term casualty Ian Ashbee, both with knee problems.

Brown has revealed the recent absence of striker Daniel Cousin was due to his shoulder injury and not because he is out of favour. The Gabon international is now fit and could be in contention.

Take Arsenal to win and give the 1 3/4 ball here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser

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Betting Odds

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Manchester United VS Aston Villa

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:18:00 +0000

13/12/2009, 01:30

Aston Villa have not beaten Man Utd in their last 25 visits to Old Trafford. During this time Man Utd have won 19 times. Man Utd have won the last 7 in a row against Aston Villa at Old Trafford and they have won 12 of the last 13. These staggering and mind-boggling statistics will dent the Villains' morale even before a ball is kicked today. They can, however, console themselves with the fact that United are rocked by an injury crisis. To make things worse, most injuries are to their defenders, with Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, Fabio Da Silva, Rafael Da Silva, Gary Neville and John O'Shea all definitely out. Wes Brown and Edwin van der Sar are not expected to make the cut as well. Owen Hargreaves and Federico Macheda round up the casualty list. It looks like Nemanja Vidic will be partnered by Michael Carrick in central defence, with Darren Fletcher being forced to cover at right-back, with Patrice Evra on the left. Tomasz Kuszczak should come between the sticks to replace Van der Sar. Impressive 22-year-old central midfielder Darron Gibson is expected to continue in midfield, partnering Anderson, flanked by Luis Antonio Valencia and Ryan Giggs. Wayne Rooney needs to fire today because with a defence comprising of midifelders Carrick and Fletcher, they could concede. For Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill, he only has Wilfred Bouma and Curtis Davies ruled out for sure. Emile Heskey should keep John Carew out. We should see a very familiar Aston Villa side, and you would think O'Neill is going to instruct Ashley Young to run relentlessly at makeshift right-back Fletcher. Come the end of the day, however, Man Utd at Old Trafford are always going to be favourites. I expect another majestic performance from up-and-coming star Darron Gibson, and a couple of goals from Wayne Rooney.

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Chelsea VS Everton

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:16:00 +0000

12/12/2009, 23:00

Chelsea have done so well this season that I do not think anyone could dispute the fact that they have earned their place at the top of the Premiership. When you have Petr Cech in goal, John Terry in defence, Frank Lampard in midfield and Didier Drogba in attack, you are always going to dazzle. Having said that, the Blues come into this home game having not won any of their last 3 games, drawing (and subsequently losing) against Blackburn and APOEL and losing to Manchester City. At home in the Premier League though? Brilliant - 7 wins out of 7, scoring an average of close to 3 goals per home game. They welcome the visit of an Everton side that have struggled due to their injury woes. Everton have now lost 5 of their 7 road games in the League. They have lost their last 2 away games in the Premiership against Manchester United and Hull, and you just feel that they would be content with a draw in London today.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is missing Alex, Jose Bosingwa, Deco, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and Daniel Sturridge. With the quality that they have, however, I do not think there is anything to worry about. Petr Cech is to be in goal, covered in defence by John Terry, Ashley Cole, Ricardo Carvalho and Branislav Ivanovic. Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, John Obi Mikel and Joe Cole should play across the midfield, with Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba playing upfront. For Everton manager David Moyes, he has Tim Cahill suspended, which is a major blow. Injuries will rule out Mikel Arteta, Phil Jagielka, Phil Neville, Victor Anichebe, James Vaughan, Leon Osman and Joseph Yobo, while there are doubts over Sylvain Distin and Dan Gosling. John Heitinga returns from a one-game ban though. Without Cahill in midfield, Jack Rodwell would need to fill big shoes here as he tries to complement the international class of Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Marouane Fellaini and Steven Pienaar.

Everton have not lost by 2 goals or more in any of their last 5 visits to Stamford Bridge, and going by that fact the handicap of 1.75 is a no-brainer right? Well, no. I think Chelsea will run riot here. I think in the continued absence of Phil Neville, Phil Jagialke and Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill has been one of the key players holding the Everton midfield together. With the Australian international missing through suspension, I am expecting a big game from John Obi Mikel as he anchors for the Londoners. Frank Lampard should have a field day powering through the middle looking to score and assist the strikers. Everton fought back to earn a point against Tottenham last time out but I think that should be as good as it gets for the Merseysiders. Ancelotti knows that going 4 games without a win is going to be close to crisis point for a team of the stature of Chelsea and the Italian would ensure an easy victory. Expect attacking football, expect goals.

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Sunderland VS Portsmouth

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Tottenham VS Wolverhampton

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:08:00 +0000

Bolton VS Manchester City

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Liverpool VS Arsenal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:43:00 +0000

Hull City VS Blackburn

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:34:00 +0000

12/12/2009, 23:00

George:

Another intriguing Premiership clash today between the teams of Hull and Blackburn.
Hull is 16th in the table with 16 points.The team moved from the bottom places in the table due to the recent good results.Tigers won 8 points from the last 5 games played, which was great record for a team that was in pretty serious crisis.I have to mark one very important fact here.The good performance of the team was inspired by the return of midfielder Bullard who was key player for some of the winning goals.In the last match that turned into fiasco (Hull lost 3:0 from Aston Villa at Villa Park), Bullard picked up injury in the beginning of the game and will be ruled out of team's games till the end of the year.I think this will be a great shock for the team and their performance will drop seriously again.
But the situation with Bullard shows one of the big troubles of the team.Apparently Hull just needs a leader, a player that can inspire the whole team, but when there is not such player the Tigers are playing very poor.In the start of the last season Hull found this leader in the face of Geovanni, but Brown discredited the players and he sank in the 'pool' of ordinary players in the team.This was followed by terrible crisis that lasted till a month ago.I wonder how will the team react now, I doubt we'll see something positive.
For the game today Bullard may be joined by defenders Gardner and Dawson, both rated doubtful.If they miss out, the tragedy in the shaky defence of the team will be complete.At least Olofinjana, Mendy and Myhill return to the squad.The latest is expected to replace Duke at the net after the not-so-good performance of Duke against Villa.
Blackburn on the other side are marking amazing progress.The team is 12th with 18 points.Rovers have only 1 lose in the last 6 games in all competitions.In addition today Allardyce is expected to lead his team officially after his heart surgery.
One of the impressive things is that the team achieved these good results without the key midfielder Dunne, who may miss the game today too.
And I will talk again about the prioritizing of Allardyce.He is aware that this game is of great importance to the team, so the motivation of the players will be huge.The away performance of the team was awful till the game with Bolton few weeks ago when Rovers won 2:0.I can say the clash today is similar, so we can expect good result for the travelling team.
Last season Blackburn gained 4 points from this opponent, beating them 2:1 at the KC, so the psychological advantage at all fronts is on the away side.

I bet on Away win DNB.

Tottenham VS Wolverhampton

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:26:00 +0000

12/12/2009, 23:00

George:

Another intriguing EPL calsh today between the teams of Tottenham and Wolverhampton.
Spurs' great performance continues this season as the team is 4th in the table with 27 points.The team is among the 5 teams in the league till the moment that have scored over 30 goals, as their attack is 3rd best.
Spurs at the moment have great chances to gain top 4 spot and if their good performance is peristent they may broke the traditional company in the CL spots.And they have all chances.The team is doing good with Redknapp and one of the important things - this season Tottenham will not be distracted by Euro games so the focus will be on EPL.
The attack of the team is in great shape, especially Defoe, who is top scorer in Premiership at the moment.Keane and Crouch are performing decently too.Lennon is unstoppable in the wing, while Kranjcar is getting better and better with every single game played.In addition the team will be booosted by the return of Modric.
For the match today King, Woodgate and Cidicini are still out of the squad due to injuries.
Wolves on the other side are adjusting slowly to the life in Premiership.The team is 18th with 13 points.
Last weekend the team gained first win in the last 10 games and it cam against another troubled team - Bolton.I beleive Wolves have certain chances to avoid relegation, but this depends mainly on the performance of the other competitors in the fight for survival in the League.
As a whole Wolves are typical Championship side.It reminds me of the Sunderland of McCarthy few years ago that failed to break in EPL, now with some improvements at all.But the team is uncapable of positive results against much stronger teams, so I will bet against them in every single game with top team.The defence of the team is really poor under pressure, while the attack of the team is not so impressive to be able to score many goals.
In the games against Arsenal, Sunderland and Chelsea the team conceded 13 goals.Only against City they received only 1, but lost the game.
For the match today Iwelumo returns to the squad, while Zubar, Kightly and Keogh are out.
The last match between these 2 played at White Heart Lane ended 5:2 for Spurs.The attack of the home team is amazing, while Wolves are not so good in defence.I expect another convincing win for the home side with some goals score.

I bet on Home win -1.5 AH.

Bolton VS Manchester City

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:22:00 +0000

12/12/2009, 23:00

George:

Intriguing Premiership clash today between the teams of Bolton and Manchester City.
Wanderers have serious problems this season and Megson at the moment is under pressure.The team is on the 19th position in the table with only 12 points.
Now the team is in a row of 6 games in all competitions, from which only 1 point has been taken.We can say the Megson magic worked in the previous 2 seasons and the team survived in EPL, without showing decent footboall, but the results came sooner or later.But I'm not sure this will happen again this season, as the team is not playing well, but the results this time are in unison with the performance of Trotters.
The defence of the team is far from its best shape, while in attack i can see again some kind of typical for Bolton chaos, without certain concept to attack, mainly using set - pieces and crosses from all possible positions.This strategy sometimes works, but it's not so hard to neutralize it, so I suppese team with abbitions as City must cope with it.
For the match today Davies returns to the squad after suspension.Davis and O'Brien are still injured and remain out of the squad.
City is in much better position than opponent.Team is 6th with 25 points and is still looking at the top 4 spots.The team is doing well - in spite of the recent number of draws City has still only 1 lose in the League this season, which is unique record.
About 10 day ago the situation in City was really tensious - after the team extended the row of draws to 7 in succession the position of Hughes was questioned, as he was not winning enough points from, so to say, 'easy matches'.
But then came the 3:0 win over young Gunners in Carling Cup, followed by the team's top this season - the win over Chelsea 2:1 at Eastlands.I believe these wins will have huge psychological impact on the players.
For the match today Richards is out, but Bellamy and Ireland return to the squad.
Thaditionally City is playing hard against Bolton, but I will turn back on the stats here, having in mind the new look and aims of the sky-blues.I believe after the recent results the motivation will be huge in Hughes' squad, while the poor Bolton just can't offer much.

I bet on Away win.

Hull City VS Blackburn

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:32:00 +0000

12/12/2009, 23:00

Analysis:

Sam Allardyce who is an old friend of Hull City managers Phil Brown will have to put friendship aside as he looks to get maximum points here for Blackburn.

And with just two points separating them at the lower end of the Premier League table with Hull City in 16th and Rovers four places above them neither will be happy with a draw.

Hull City were beaten by Aston Villa 3-0 last weekend and will be eager to get back to return ways. The loss of record signing Jimmy Bullard was a big blow in that game to them. That defeat brought them back down despite Bullard helping them to turnaround their fortunes last month.

For Blackburn, Allardyce takes his team on a high after their last two meetings boasting a Carling Cup victory over Chelsea and a draw against Liverpool and will hope to get maximum points here.

But it must be said that those results came at Ewood Park and they have struggled away from home this season. On their travels they have suffered six defeats and earning just one victory so far this season.

As for the team news, Hull have injury doubts over defenders Anthony Gardner (knee) and Andy Dawson (thigh), though Brown hopes they could be fit despite missing training this week. The good news is that Midfielder Seyi Olofinjana is back in contention after missing four games with a hamstring injury. His return could help the side since the absence of star player Jimmy Bullard (knee), who faces six to eight weeks out.

Full-back or winger Bernard Mendy has recovered from a leg problem and Brown may consider recalling fit-again goalkeeper Boaz Myhill for this match.

As for the visitors,they are unlieky to risk midfielder David Dunn at the KC Stadium as he continues his recovery from a calf problem. Dunn sustained the injury against Stoke two weeks ago and missed the Carling Cup victory over Chelsea and the goalless draw with Liverpool. But Allardyce will likely field him in the match at Birmingham on Tuesday.

Take Blackburn on level ball here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser

Sunderland VS Portsmouth

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:48:00 +0000

12/12/2009, 23:00

Sunderland have now lost their last two games away to Wigan 1-0 and Fulham 1-0, however I didn't expect them to do well in those games anyways since they have been very poor away from home. At home, however, Sunderland have a very impressive record of 5 wins 1 draw and their only defeat was against leaders Chelsea. If their performances at home are anything to go by, then the Black Cats are most likely going to win this game.

Portsmouth have only 3 wins out of 15 games and they were all against teams in the lower half of the table - Wolves, Wigan and Burnley. Against teams in the top half of the table, they have not done so well, having lost all games so far this season. I expect a win for Sunderland. Bent to score.

Sunderland 2-0 Portsmouth

Manchester United VS Aston Villa

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:44:00 +0000

13/12/2009, 01:30

Analysis:

Despite the fact that Manchester United were hard hit by injuries, they managed to overcome Wolfsburg 3-1 on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League ith a makefshit side. United will be glad that they can call upon Nemanja Vidic back to the heart of their defence for this match against Villa at the Theatre of Dreams.

Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick acted as centre-backs in Germany but Sir Alex Ferguson can once again rely on Vidic as a more orthodox defender for the visit of Martin O'Neill's men.

Since their defeat to Chelsea, United have won their last four Premiership matcnes in a row and comes into this match with an excellent record against Villa at Old Trafford. Since the Premier League started Aston Villla have never won at Old Trafford and were beaten in a remarkable defeat here last season.

Then substitute Federico Macheda secured the winner in the most dramatic fashion when he scored in the dying seconds and they then went on to push for the title. At Villa Park they drew 0-0 but The Villians have lost 13 out of their last 14 matches against today's opponents.

But Martin O'Neill's side are looking good this season and will provide a tough challenge to United as the Red Devils look to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the table.

United are in good form despite their long injury list and they took it out on West Ham last weekend when they thrashed West Ham United 4-0!

As for the team news, Michael Owen is pushing for a place in the starting lineup after the hat-trick against Wolfsburg but Sir Alex Ferguson has a number of striking options as well. Wayne Rooney has overcome a hamstring injury and is certain to start, while Dimitar Berbatov looks to have shaken off a knee problem and is also available for selection. Ryan Giggs was rested for the trip to Germany and he is also in contention.

Michael Carrick is likely to fill in once more at centre-half alongside Vidic, as Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville, John O'Shea, Jonny Evans and Rafael and Fabio Da Silva are still out with injuries. Tomasz Kuszczak is set to continue in goal in the absence of Edwin van der Sar, with Ben Foster remaining on the bench - while midfielder Owen Hargreaves is still lacking match fitness.

As for Villa, they will be looking to take advantage of United's makeshift defence and score here and stake their claim for a Champions League spot. In their last two games they have scored seven times and have beaten Hull City 3-0 in their last match.

Wilfred Bouma remains out for the visitors, but James Collins returns to the side after injury. The former West Ham player has been out for the past month with thigh and groin problems but has now returned to training.

O'Neill must decide whether to recall him to the starting lineup or keep faith with Carlos Cuellar who has impressed in recent weeks alongside Richard Dunne. Stewart Downing has played Villa's past two games since his return from a long-term injury, but he could miss out from the team selection here with places in the side hard to get into especially in midfield. Stiliyan Petrov and Steve Sidwell could eb the preferred partnership in the centre of midfield, with Ashley Young moving to the left wing.

Take Manchester United to win and give the 1 ball here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser