EPL: Kenny Dalglish Looks for the First Victory at the Wolves Den

Wolverhampton vs. Liverpool

Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to complete the double over Liverpool, thereby inflicting more misery on Kenny Dalglish’s return to Merseyside.

Mick McCarthy's men created history at Anfield a few weeks ago after they defeated Liverpool 1-0 after a good number of decades.

Now, though, they have the chance to complete a historic double over Liverpool that has not been done for more than five decades.

Kenny Dalglish's return has not gone according to plan at Merseyside, but there is still hope that the Liverpool legend could just get things back on track. The revival could well begin tomorrow at the Molineux.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have recently enjoyed victories over Liverpool and Chelsea, but it has done little to improve their league position. They are still rooted in the bottom three of the table.

Liverpool, though, do not enjoy a better position themselves as they are languishing in the 13th position.

Any hopes of qualifying for the Champions League seem to have evaporated with the draw against Everton, with a massive 12 points between them and fourth-placed Chelsea.

Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher will once again miss Liverpool's match, while George Elokobi is not available for Wolves.

Wolverhampton - Liverpool kicks off at 13:45 CET on Molineux.

Arsenal vs. Wigan

The home form has not been so brilliant for Arsene Wenger's men, and there will be extra caution when they entertain a Wigan Athletic side that has already taken points of them this season in the 2-2 draw at the DW Stadium.

Arsene Wenger has stressed that there is no room for error now, especially given that Manchester United are at home this weekend.

There were rumours about a dressing room upheaval at Arsenal after Denilson criticised Cesc Fabregas over his leadership qualities.

However, Arsenal comfortably put that to bed against Leeds United in the FA Cup midweek and Wenger will be hoping that it will continue against Wigan Athletic.

Roberto Martinez will be quietly confident after his side has come away with at least some points against Arsenal in the past two meetings with the club.

He will, however, be not taking the game lightly because they would want to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible.

He is limited by the absence of James McCarthy and Victor Moses for the game, though.

Arsenal still face a defensive crisis after Thomas Vermaelen has still not recovered from his injury. Cesc Fabregas, meanwhile, is expected to start and captain the game for Arsenal.

Arsenal - Wigan kicks off at 16:00 CET on Emirates

Blackpool vs. Sunderland

Sunderland and Steve Bruce did not have the best of weeks after they had to lose their star player in the transfer window, midweek.

Steve Bruce will be wondering how he did not contemplate the loss of star striker Darren Bent after he joined Aston Villa in an £18 million deal a few days ago.

Even though it did recoup the entire money that Sunderland paid Tottenham a few years ago for Bent, it leaves them with only Asamoah Gyan as the club’s main striker.

Danny Welbeck can also play in that position, but he is a loan signing from Manchester United.

Blackpool, too, have been subjected to transfer talks for one of the major players, Charlie Adam, but Ian Holloway has managed to keep the major portion of the squad without distractions from the events taking place off the field.

It is expected that Charlie Adam will be joining Liverpool once the two clubs agree a fee.

Steve Bruce is facing a lot of injuries at the moment, with players like Lee Cattermole and Michael Turner unavailable for the game. Blackpool, meanwhile, will be having Marlon Harewood fit and ready for the game.

Blackpool - Sunderland kicks off at 16:00 CET on Bloomfield Road

Everton vs. West Ham

West Ham United have endured a terrible week so far amidst reports that Avram Grant was going to be sacked by the club.

He was expected to be replaced by Martin O'Neill, but that proposed move fell after Martin O'Neill refused to join West Ham United. The club released a statement stating that Grant will be remaining in the job.

Hence, there is no doubt that he will be in the dugout for the match against Everton, which will surely not have too much consequence on his future, but will have a major thing to say about West Ham United's future in the Barclays Premier League.

Everton, meanwhile, could have had a memorable victory over Liverpool at Anfield last week. However, as it is, they could only come back from the Merseyside derby with only one point, but David Moyes will not be too frustrated about it after the fantastic performance that his team put in.

Even though West Ham United are at the bottom of the table, David Moyes will surely want to make sure that his team do not take anything for granted.

He will be having Phil Jagielka once again in the central defence. Victor Obinna is still suspended for West Ham United.

Everton - West Ham kicks off at 16:00 CET on Goodison Park

Fulham vs. Stoke

Fulham and Stoke City could both give debuts to their new signings after the two clubs have been active in the transfer window so far.

Fulham recently signed Steve Sidwell from Aston Villa, but he was not involved in the match against Wigan Athletic last weekend.

Stoke City recently signed John Carew from Aston Villa on a season-long loan deal and he could feature for the Potters, who are aiming to make up good ground and qualify for Europe.

They are just four points behind Bolton Wanderers in the sixth position, but with the Trotters struggling with form, Stoke City have the perfect opportunity to grab a European spot for next season.

Fulham have certainly improved over the last few weeks and they certainly have the players who can deal with the aerial threat of John Carew, who is expected to start for Stoke City.

They have just made it out of the relegation zone, but Mark Hughes will be looking to keep things going.

Andy Johnson showed that he still has top-level football left in him after he scored a late equaliser against Wigan Athletic.

He is expected to start for Fulham, who are still missing Bobby Zamora.

Fulham - Stoke kicks off at 16:00 CET on Craven Cottage

Man Utd vs. Birmingham

Manchester United continued their impressive record of going unbeaten so far in the campaign against Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester United were on the back foot for most of that game and they could have easily lost the game had Tottenham been more effective at creating chances.

They, however, will be relieved to be back on home soil and get some much-needed gap between them and second placed Manchester City, when they entertain Birmingham City at Old Trafford.

Birmingham City have been a wretched run of form and this is one match that Alex McLeish would have been hoping to avoid at this stage.

Birmingham, however, will have some confidence from the fact that they have drawn with Manchester United earlier this season at St. Andrews.

However, taking on one of the biggest clubs in the world at Old Trafford is an entirely different prospect.

Alex McLeish will be helped by the return of both Cameron Jerome and Sebastian Larsson. The Blues recently signed David Bentley from Tottenham on a season long loan deal and he will be looking to provide the perfect balls for Cameron Jerome to head into.

For Manchester United, Wayne Rooney is expected to start, despite his poor form.

Man Utd - Birmingham kicks off at 16:00 CET on Old Trafford

Newcastle vs. Tottenham

Newcastle United have done reasonably well since the takeover of Alan Pardew from Chris Hughton, with a defeat to Stevenage in the FA Cup being the only major blemish in an otherwise perfect record for Alan Pardew.

Newcastle were expected to be one of the strugglers to avoid the relegation this season, but the season has turned out fairly well for the Magpies, who have a realistic chance of qualifying for Europe from their current ninth position.

Tottenham slipped out of the top four, after looking like being able to take advantage of Chelsea's misfortune, following their draw against Manchester United.

Harry Redknapp will be hoping that he will be able to have Steven Pienaar in the starting line-up for the game after he was signed from Everton for a rather small fee of £3 million.

Alan Pardew will be without the services of Alan Smith after the former Manchester United star was ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

Tottenham will be without Ledley King and Tom Huddlestone once again, while Jermain Defoe could start in place of Peter Crouch.

Newcastle - Tottenham kicks off at 16:00 CET on St James' Park

Aston Villa vs. Man City

Manchester City are now level with and Manchester United on points, even though United have two games in hand. Roberto Mancini will be looking to not let this position slip away since Manchester City now have a real chance of winning the Premier league for the first time.

They face an Aston Villa side that will be hugely boosted by the arrival of £18 million signing Darren Bent, although some question if he is actually worth that money. Nevertheless, he is expected to bring in the goals for Villa, who have let go of John Carew after signing him.

Manchester City have had a relatively quiet transfer window in terms of new signings, with only Edin Dzeko arriving from Wolfsburg.

Manchester City ripped apart Aston Villa in the reverse fixture, but Roberto Mancini has said that Aston Villa have improved massively since then.

Manchester City have been on a real run of form since the away defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers a few weeks back and Roberto Mancini sees no reason why it should stop.

Mario Balotelli, who destroyed Aston Villa by scoring a hat-trick in the reverse fixture, will not be available for City this time around as he is currently nursing a knee injury.

Aston Villa - Man City kicks off at 18:30 CET on Villa Park

Xavier - mysportshub.co.uk