Friday 26th December 2008
The battle for fourth place hots up with this one on Boxing Day. For those people who feel that there shouldn’t be football over the festive period, this is a mouth watering game to prove them wrong.
I’m not happy about the Summer break so I certainly wouldn’t support a Winter one. All year round football I say!
I think Arsene Wenger’s knowledge of how to get in and stay in that top four will see them through against the young pretenders to their fourth placed throne. They might have had a poorish season but wins against United and Chelsea and a ten man draw against Liverpool show that they are still one of the best four.
SoccerNews prediction: 1-2
I’d love to give West Brom some Christmas cheer but it just isn’t possible with this fixture.
On the plus side, teams that have ‘shut up shop’ at Stamford Bridge have shown that Chelsea can be frustrated and have managed to get decent results. On the negative side, West Brom have absolutely no idea how to ‘shut up shop’.
SoccerNews prediction: 3-0
Stuttering at home Liverpool against unpredictable away Bolton. That’s an easy one to predict then!
I think the Reds might keep their title dreams alive for a bit longer here and maybe make Gary Megson wonder if his team could be in trouble after all.
SoccerNews prediction: 3-1
One of Manchester City’s last games before they spend goodness knows how many millions of pounds in the transfer window.
I have consistently predicted that the Hull bubble will burst but even I have been convinced that it might not. Having said that of course, the 4-1 defeat at home to Sunderland might be the start of things to come. They need to bounce back and I fancy them to get something here by attacking City’s fragile looking defence.
SoccerNews prediction: 1-2
Just when Middlesbrough looked as though they were returning to type and slipping down the table, they turned in a great performance against Arsenal a couple of weeks ago. After that though they produce a dreadful performance at Fulham and they are now the only Premier League side without a win in their last six games.
Everton are back in the race for fourth or fifth place and they have done so without playing well and without any strikers. It’s a good effort by them.
SoccerNews prediction: 0-1
The eleven Portsmouth players are still only looking half the side under Tony Adams than they looked under Harry Redknapp. I still haven’t worked out why that is.
West Ham are beginning to fight a little more now that they have realised that they really might be in a relegation scrap.
SoccerNews prediction: 1-1
Stoke have upset Arsenal and Liverpool this season and they will be looking to do again against the might of Manchester United.
They’ve got no chance.
SoccerNews prediction: 0-2
This looked as though it would be the battle of the poor sides without a manager. Blackburn acted very quickly to appoint Sam Allardyce but Sunderland are still dragging their heels.
No doubt both sides will for inexplicable reasons continue to play better without the old Manchester United influence of Roy Keane and Paul Ince.
I don’t think this will be a game for the lover of pass and move football, that’s for sure!
SoccerNews prediction: 1-0
Two teams that have continued to surprise. Tottenham are so much better than they were at the start of the season and Fulham are so much better than they were last season.
The two managers are very different. Harry Redknapp is full of personality and Fulham have got Roy Hodgson.
SoccerNews prediction: 2-1
Wigan are a decent side but Newcastle are definitely getting better under Joe Kinnear. Many of their injured stars are back and things are finally beginning to look ever so slightly up for the Toon Army.
SoccerNews prediction: 1-1
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