Stoke Vs Manchester United
Stoke recorded back to back victories for the first time this season, and although missing star players such as Peter Odemwinge and Victor Moses for a while now they have been playing some good football. United have not lost in 9 but will be disappointed for not being able to finish off Spurs last time out despite their numerous chances, Rooney moving to midfield though has been a revelation for them thus far. United beat stoke a month ago at Old Trafford 2-1, i see a similar scoreline here.
Prediction: 1-2
Stoke recorded back to back victories for the first time this season, and although missing star players such as Peter Odemwinge and Victor Moses for a while now they have been playing some good football. United have not lost in 9 but will be disappointed for not being able to finish off Spurs last time out despite their numerous chances, Rooney moving to midfield though has been a revelation for them thus far. United beat stoke a month ago at Old Trafford 2-1, i see a similar scoreline here.
Prediction: 1-2
Aston Villa Vs Crystal Palace
Both these sides are on a bad run at the moment, Villa's back to back wins were followed by 2 draws and losses. Crystal Palace have not won in a very long time and no matter how you look at it Villa are expected to win this. However Crystal Palace's manager was sacked a few days ago and the club already seem set to announce Newcastle manager Alan Pardew as his replacement and that could give the side new belief.
Prediction: 1-1
Both these sides are on a bad run at the moment, Villa's back to back wins were followed by 2 draws and losses. Crystal Palace have not won in a very long time and no matter how you look at it Villa are expected to win this. However Crystal Palace's manager was sacked a few days ago and the club already seem set to announce Newcastle manager Alan Pardew as his replacement and that could give the side new belief.
Prediction: 1-1
Hull Vs Everton
Hull somehow manged to beat the unbeatable Sunderland but then lost to bottom side Leicester 48 hours later. Nobody seems to know exactly what has happened to Everton this season, they've lost 3 in a row and seem hooked in mid table unless they can do something about it. Hull are terrible at home, they've only won once there all season, but Everton are even worse on the road, they've lost 4 in a row now.
Prediction: 1-1
Hull somehow manged to beat the unbeatable Sunderland but then lost to bottom side Leicester 48 hours later. Nobody seems to know exactly what has happened to Everton this season, they've lost 3 in a row and seem hooked in mid table unless they can do something about it. Hull are terrible at home, they've only won once there all season, but Everton are even worse on the road, they've lost 4 in a row now.
Prediction: 1-1
Liverpool Vs Leicester
Liverpool fans can finally smile again as the team seem to have found it's cutting edge again from last season, the 3-4-3 formation is working wonderfully and they are expected to climb up the table steadily, but as to whether they can finish in a champions league place is something that remains to be seen. Leicester got an all important win against Hull last week, they're still bottom but they've inched closer and will look to build on that performance. 3 weeks ago i would have gone for a draw in this but Liverpool have impressed me in the last few matches and should be too strong for Leicester
Prediction: 3-1
Manchester City Vs Sunderland
City will probably still be wondering how they're not 1 point behind Chelsea as they surrendered a 2 goal lead against Burnley. Sunderland have only lost 5 games this season, teams with that kind of record find
themselves in the top 7 places in the league, but Sunderland lie in 14th because they've won only 3 of the remaining 14 mathces. City battered them 4-1 when they met in early december, 2 of those goal were from Sergio Aguero. He won't be available this time out, so subtract his goals from the equation and you'll get your result.
Prediction: 2-0
City will probably still be wondering how they're not 1 point behind Chelsea as they surrendered a 2 goal lead against Burnley. Sunderland have only lost 5 games this season, teams with that kind of record find
themselves in the top 7 places in the league, but Sunderland lie in 14th because they've won only 3 of the remaining 14 mathces. City battered them 4-1 when they met in early december, 2 of those goal were from Sergio Aguero. He won't be available this time out, so subtract his goals from the equation and you'll get your result.
Prediction: 2-0
Newcastle United Vs Burnley
A run of 4 consecutive losses came to an end with a win against Everton last time out for the home team, but they will probably go into this match Managerless. Burnley will be high on confidence after coming from behind to draw 2-2 at the Etihad and continue with their resurgence up the table. When a manager leaves a club, the club is expected to suffer, but given the poor relationship between Alan Pardew and the Geordie faithful, Newcastle are expected to come out stronger, couple that with their strong home form and they should see this through.
Prediction: 2-1
A run of 4 consecutive losses came to an end with a win against Everton last time out for the home team, but they will probably go into this match Managerless. Burnley will be high on confidence after coming from behind to draw 2-2 at the Etihad and continue with their resurgence up the table. When a manager leaves a club, the club is expected to suffer, but given the poor relationship between Alan Pardew and the Geordie faithful, Newcastle are expected to come out stronger, couple that with their strong home form and they should see this through.
Prediction: 2-1
QPR Vs Swansea
QPR continue to rely on their home form for points but will feel disappointed they weren't able to finish off a toothless West Brom side last time out. Swansea were surprisingly atrocious against Liverpool, though it has to be said 2 of Liverpool goals were due to fortunate luck. Swansea are much better than what we saw against Liverpool but QPR are a tough nut to crack at home.
Prediction: 1-1
Southampton Vs Arsenal
If you want to play against Arsenal, it's best to do it in the first half of the season, they always find their stride in the second. Southampton came away with a credible draw against a Chelsea side that is not particularly strong away but they'll be up against a different class here. This game is of utter importance as the winner can stake a claim on 4th place with the two teams lying 4th and 5th respectively. Arsenal finally have their first choice defenders back for the first time in a while so they will be stonger defensively, whilst Sanchez and co. will be expected to carry on with business as usual at the other end.
Prediction: 1-2
West Ham Vs West Brom
West Ham tasted successive defeats against Chelsea and Arsenal last time out and will be expected to get back to winning ways here. Managerless West Brom's season will probably depend entirely on whether they can get Tony Pulis as their new manger, yes, he's just that good a manager. West Brom will probably set up the same way as they did against QPR and go without a striker and 10 men behind the ball and grind out a draw. Unlike QPR though, West Ham will be a much sterner test.
Prediction: 2-0
Tottenham Vs Chelsea
Spurs have won 4 of their last 5 in all competitions and will be very happy with last week's 0-0 draw against a United side that wasted chances frantically, this will be a much different game. I know i've said that Chelsea aren't that good away from home but the stats say they are the second best side on the road this season, i mainly just say this because of the big disparity between their home and away form. After the draws
last time out both these teams will go for it as their rivals will be expected to close the gap, but quality will probably decide this and one team is slightly better than the other.
Prediction: 2-3
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