EPL: Weekend Predictions

Arsenal leads the Barclay Premiership with 64 points from 27 games. Manchester United sits passenger in this title race with 61 points. Chelsea stalks on 55 points with a game in hand, and all are in action Saturday.  Here are my thoughts on what may occur.

Arsenal's season has come to a screeching halt the past two weeks, as they have been eliminated from the FA Cup, lost Eduardo for the season, and now have an extremely difficult away trip to Milan on the horizon to save their European aspirations. Aston Villa propose a serious challenge in this game, as they have been in fine form this season, only losing once in their past 11 games. Adebayor will shine. 

Arsenal 2, Villa 1.

Spurs travel to Birmingham off their Carling Cup triumph. They will be fantastic.

Tottenham 3, Birmingham 0.

United visits Craven Cottage looking to keep the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the league. Possibly looking ahead to the return leg with Lyon in the Champions League? Not a chance.

Red Devils 3, Fulham 1.

Manchester City is home to Wigan and should get the result.

City 2, Wigan 1. 

Boro is home to Reading, in what should be an interesting fixture. I'm thinking this ends in a draw. 

Boro 1, Reading 1.

Newcastle United looks to get its first victory for Kevin Keegan, as Blackburn Rovers come to St. James Park. That won't be easy on this day as the Rovers have some quality on their side. Michael Owen should make an appearance on the score sheet, but in the end Rovers will leave with three points.

Blackburn 3, Newcastle United 1.

Chelsea visits West Ham looking to regroup after a horror performance at Wembley over the weekend. Avram Grant is under pressure, so look for his squad selection to be scrutinized. Joe Cole must be on the pitch, and the Blues will get back on track here.

Chelsea 2, West Ham 0.

Liverpool travels to the Reebok Stadium for a Sunday's fixture with Bolton. Fernando Torres continues to impress in his first year with the Reds. Look for Steven Gerrard to back up his disappointment talk with a nice performance. 

Liverpool 2, Bolton 0.

Everton is home to Portsmouth, in what has turned into a quality fixture, not including the Big Four.  Jermain Defoe and Lassana Diarra have breathed new life into Pompey. Look for this to be one of the more entertaining games of the weekend. 

Everton 3, Portsmouth 3.