EPL Preview: A Double Perspective

After 98 unexciting days without Premier League football, the EPL will finally resume this weekend. The new season has been met with lots of excitement and speculation, and Joe and I are here to give our own team by team predictions before the new season kicks off tomorrow.

Hull

Jeff: The Tiger’s could be in for a rough season and are early favorites for an immediate return to the Championship. Phil Brown’s side are lacking in firepower, especially after Manchester United refused to let Frazier Campbell return to the KC Stadium. (20^th)

Joe: Hull City’s most well-known current players are George Boateng and 39-year-old Dean Windass. They’ll fall, but not threaten Derby’s record for futility. (19^th)

Stoke City

Jeff: Manager Tony Pulis hasn’t strengthened his squad enough in order to survive the drop. Stoke’s first season in the top flight since 1985 will most likely be a short lived one. (19^th)

Joe: Former Reading striker and current redhead Dave Kitson will not be enough to keep Stoke in the Premiership. They’ll prop up the entire table at the end of the season. (20^th)

West Brom

Jeff: The Baggies, managed by Tony Mowbray played some of the most attractive football In the Championship last season, but will find it a lot more difficult to get the right results against the big boys. West Brom will be relying on their experience from the 2006-07 season in the Premiership to avoid relegation. (17^th)

Joe: West Brom has just enough talent to stay up. Luke Moore and Craig Beattie will be key to their survival. (17^th)

Fulham

Jeff: The Cottagers waited until the last day of the season last year to save themselves from the dreaded drop, but this time around they won’t have as much to worry about when the season draws to a close. Andy Johnson is a great buy for Roy Hodgson and if Fulham can improve their awful away form from last season they’ll be in good shape. (14^th)

Joe: The Cottagers escaped relegation on the last day of the season in 2008, but have since lost some firepower with Brian McBride returning to America. Jimmy Bullard is still there, and he’ll have Andy Johnson to receive his passes. (15^th)

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