Chelsea vs. Man Utd Headline Weekend in Premier League

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A lot at this weekend's action in the Premier League where there are some important battles at the top and bottom of the table.

Aston Villa  v Bolton
That was terrible loss to West Ham  on Wednesday’s night for Villa and they will be looking to get back on the winning track against a Bolton tea, that just has to be glad that they are not playing Chelsea  again. It is clear that Chelsea, Arsenal  and Man Utd  are the class of the Premier League. But four teams qualify for the European Cup and between them, Aston Villa, Man City , Tottenham and Liverpool  have won just four of their last 20 games. At some point one of these pretenders is going to get on a roll and put together a winning. Villa have a chance to start that winning against Bolton and I think they will
Verdict: 2-0 Villa

Blackburn  v Portsmouth
It looks like Pompey turned a corner last week with the wins in the league and the Carling Cup. One thing I like about Paul Hart is that he is not a defensive minded coach and his team likes to play football. That has never been the case for Big Sam, who, if he thinks that he will get the job at Old Trafford after Fergie leaves, then I want to have what he is drinking! Blackburn’s away form has been dismal so they need to pick up points at home and I see both teams getting a share of the points here.
Verdict: 1-1

Man City v Burnley
Burnley is typical of a lot of the bottom tier teams in that they are much better at home than they are on the road. The problem here is that they have to go the Eastlands where Mark Hughes needs his team to start converting draws into wins. And City will win this derby comfortably.
Verdict: 2-0 Manchester City

Tottenham v Sunderland
That was a tough loss for Spurs  last week at Arsenal For 42 minutes they played well, then they shut down for 11 seconds and the game was over. Now they need to get back on the winning track. Sunderland is no pushover this season but I cannot see Spurs  losing two in a row at home.
Verdict: 2-1 Spurs

Wolves  v Arsenal
Arsenal are playing with a lot of confidence at the moment and they might be the prettiest team to watch in Europe. Arsenal come unstuck when they have to travel to hostile grounds and go against big, physical teams who knock them off their stride. Luckily for them, Wolves is not that type of team and I can see this game getting out of hand if Wolves are not careful. This is my lock of the week.
Verdict: 0-4 Arsenal

Hull  v Stoke

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