Andrew's Premier League Predictions

Aston Villa v Norwich
Norwich had a very good result last weekend against Arsenal and this weekend they face their former manager Paul Lambert, who led them to two successive promotions.
Lambert and his Villa team have problems of their own, they just cant seem to score much and i keep wondering why he changed his style of play from what he used to do at Norwich. The villa owners brought him on board to do what he did at Norwich and that is create alot of chances, play an open attacking game and penetrate defense
Now he is very cautious with his play and it is costing Villa, However Villa at Villa park are not an easy task, as Norwich will find out.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2 Norwich 0

Arsenal v QPR
QPR Manager knows how to make Arsenal suffer, in his days at Blackburn, Arsenal just didnt want to face him, although this season, his QPR side seems to be giving away alot of chances, which could create a very big problem against Arsenal. The gunners have had a bad week, a loss at Norwich which i think they deserved and a loss to Shalke in Mid week which they didnt deserve. Their biggest problem at the moment is confidence and rightly said by assistant Steve Bould.
They are dying to make a comeback and recent Arsenal teams come back with bangs that is why iam fearing for QPR, if Arsenal are on song they will demolish QPR, if they are below par, then QPR will get a draw, i will go with the former.
Prediction: Arsenal 4 QPR 0

Reading v Fulham
Week in week out, i keep saying Reading is just not premier league quality. This is a game that will surely affirm this.
Having said that, Fulham are not a good away side, having won only at Wigan this season, Dimitar Barbertov is their best player for me but he also doesnt play well away from home.
This si a huge chance for Reading to pick up some valuable three points, although i will go for only one point for them
Prediction: Reading 1 Fulham 1

Stoke v Sunderland
This is a game Martin Oniell and Sunderland didnt want at the moment, considering they just cant score, can you imagine only Steven Fletcher has scored a league goal this season??
Stoke on the other hand have had all the hard fixtures you can imagine and they have gone through them with some good direct play and ofcourse more importantly picking up some points. they are at home today, as usual very hard to break down and their main striker Peter Crouch can be a handful for defenders.
I will go for a Stoke win.
Prediction: Stoke 2 Sunderland 1

Wigan v West ham
Andy Carrol and Carlton Cole both go to Wigan, to face a team for me i think is a shadow of itself. Wigan is a team that doesnt have a player who can play through the 90 minutes with urge when they are losing, for me the best player for them has been their striker Kone, he is the only one i feel can help Wigan survive, on days when he is off, Wigan will lose.
Big Sam has done a good job at West ham, i can see these days he likes the strikers to be fed the ball and he has awesome strikers, so i have a feeling Big Sam's Westham will win this tie but narrowly
Prediction: Wigan 0 West ham 1

Manchester City v Swansea
Swansea finally ended their bad run and beat Wigan last weekend but they come against a wounded City, after that embarrassing loss in Amsterdam. City has to win this game and i think they will convincingly.
I said this before and will say it again, City's problem is Roberto Machini, if he can just get a starting line up that he trusts instead of tinkering the team all the time, they would be going places. This week ofcourse he defended his decisions but i think those are excuses and am sorry he has run out them. He needs to win and for his sake i pray he starts this weekend
Prediction: Manchester City 3 Swansea 0

Everton v Liverpool
The blue side of Merseyside must be anticipating this tie with positive vibes. this is the first time in a very long time that Everton goes into this game with better statistics than Liverpool.
I was looking at the Liverpool squad and it has about 6 players that will play the Merseyside derby for the first time. David Moyes, the Everton Manager knows all about this derby and considering his game policy of counter play and heavy defense deployment can keep out Raheem Sterling, who has been very exceptional and make Marroune Fellaini play his best.
The reds have had a good week and look like Brendan Rodgers ideas have started sinking in but Everton will be a bit stronger than Liverpool
Prediction: Everton 2 Liverpool 1

Newcastle v West Brom
West Brom have had an exceptional start to the premier league season but that has mainly been at home, they lost last week to Manchester city and this week they go away to Newcastle who for me i think have the most balanced team in the premier league.
they have a good player in every area on the pitch, Collocini in defense, the industrious Ben Arfa in midfield and Demba Ba, one of the most feared strikers in the premier league.
Newcastle did well to get a point at sunderland considering they were a man down and i think they will win this tie without having to tussle
Prediction: Newcastle 2 Westbrom 0

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspurs
Spurs travel to st.Mary's after a disappointing home loss against Chelsea, i will not blame them for the loss because Chelsea outplayed them especially in Midfield, probably with Gareth Bale in the team, things would have been different. Well he is going to play against the Saints and the worry for them is they let in too many goals.
Southampton has good attacking players and play beautiful attacking football but their defense is too naive. Spurs will take advantage of this and win this game
Prediction: Southampton 1 Tottenham 3

Chelsea v Manchester United
This is arguably the biggest game this weekend. The two best teams in the league go against each other with each knowing a loss of points could prove a gateway for the other.
Chelsea have an amazing attacking quartet of Mata, Oscar, Hazard and Torres but United have the best strike force in the premier league for me, Rooney, Van Persie and Welbeck are all on fire.
This is going to be an interesting tie..so who will win it?? Chelsea have beaten Arsenal and Spurs away already and seem like no one can stop them but United loves these games and they usually do well against teams that feel they cant be stopped combined with Sir Alex Ferguson's premier league experience, i see a United win.
Prediction: Chelsea 1 Manchester United 3

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Andrew's Tuesday Champions League Preview and Predictions

Shaktar Donestk v Chelsea
John Terry returns for this one since he is only serving a domestic ban of 4 matches, Both Chelsea and Shaktar have 4 points from their opening group games, this could be a decider of some tie, considering how open this group could be if Juventus win.
Shaktar, just like Chelsea are table leaders in their domestic league. This will be a high intesity match that chelsea will dominate but Tottenham may have just taken a little bit more from Chelsea energy wise and the long journey, i will go for a narrow shaktar win.
Prediction: Shaktar 1 Chelsea 0


Man Utd v Braga
Reports coming from England indicate that Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra will be rested by Sir Alex Ferguson to freshen up for Chelsea on Sunday, but United still have a strong squad, Ashley Young is back, Shinji Kagawa, Ryan Giggs, Tom Cleverly all didnt play against Stoke.
Braga on the other hand lost at home to Cluj and beat Galatasaray away. They are not a very easy team but United wont have a problem sweeping them aside.
Prediction: Man united 3 Braga 0

Barcelona v Celtic
This is arguably Celtic's biggest game of the season, the good news is Scott Brown, James Forrest, Georgious Samaras and Kris Commons are all in the team for Celtic, the bad news is Barcelona want to prove they are still the best team in the world, even without their 3 main defenders, Puyol, Alves and Pique.
Their attacking options are so high that we forget Barca needs a defence. This should be an intresting game to watch and i will go for Barcelona to thrash Celtic.
Prediction: Barcelona 5 Celtic 2

BATE v Valencia
Valencia has not won away from home in 5 champions league games, their away form could be a big opportunity for BATE who for me have been the best champions league team so far. They pulled off a clinical 3-1 away win at Lille and then beat an under per Bayern 3-1 at home. Six goals from 11 hits on target is an intresting fact for BATE.
However i believe Pellegrino's Valencia wont be a push over, that is why i will go for an entertaining draw.
Prediction: BATE 2 Valencia 2

FC Nordsjaelland v Juventus
FC Nordsjaelland have lost to both Chelsea and Shaktar Donestk. Juventus have drawn with both Chelsea and Shaktar. Juventus have not lost a competitive game since May 2011, but if they dont win this, they could be in big trouble. However the Danish side Nordsjaelland are looking for a first point in the champions League. i will go for a Juventus win considering their pool of players and experience in such games
Prediction: FC Nordsjaelland 1 Juventus 3

Galatasaray v CFR 1907 Cluj
Galatasaray, the Turkish title holders are bottom placed in Group H after defeats by Manchester United and Braga, to put it in more clear context, they go into this game three points behind their opponents Cluj but Galatasaray have never lost to a romanian team in the champions league. Their manager Faith terim has a bad record against Romanian sides, having even failed to beat Romania when he was Turkey coach.
He hopes his luck will change tonight, i dont think so, Cluj have won 3 times away from home this season in the champions league, they beat, FC Slovan and FC Basel in qualifying and Braga on Match day 1. They go in this game confident and knowing a win would put them in a strong position to qualify with Manchester United who we all expect to qualify.
So i will go for a boring and challenge hit draw.
Prediction: Galatasaray 0 CFR 1907 Cluj 0

Lille v Bayern Munich
Rightly said, Lille Manager Rudi Garcia said "it is a David against Goliath affair". i would rightly say Lille are going into this game with a game plan of preventing Frank Ribery from playing, Ribery looks to be back to his hey days when everyone compared him to Zinedine Zidane, he was very impressive against Spain and no matter the result of this game, he will be on top of things.
Lille have lost their last two games and know it would take a miracle to beat Bayern, but then again Miracles do happen, BATE stunned them, having said that, Muller, Kroos, Ribery and company know this a chance to redeem themselves and they will.
Prediction: Lille 1 Bayern 3

Andrew's Premiership Predictions

Tottenham v Chelsea

Could it be revenge for Andre Villas-Boas? What a way to kick off another premiership weekend. Chelsea is top of the table and spurs are on their way up. Last time the blues were in North London, they won comfortably at the Emirates, however Spurs are an attacking team and Chelsea without the inspirational John Terry could have a bad weekend. I will go for a Spurs win and sweet revenge for Villas-Boas.

Tottenham 2 – Chelsea 1

Fulham v Aston Villa

Craven cottage has become some kind of fortress for Fulham especially for mid and bottom table clubs. Paul Lambert’s Villa travels there for a long, long day. What Villa need is Darren Bent at his best because he is the only one i see doing something to the Fulham defense. Fulham has a great relationship in Dimitar Berbatov and Martin Jol. Berbatov has a hip injury but could be fit for tomorrow’s game. Fulham will win this comfortably.

Fulham 2 Aston Villa 0

Liverpool v Reading

This should be a very difficult game if Liverpool continues playing what they are playing (too much midfield play and less box play). But if they can change things and attack more, they could demolish reading. The other problem the Kop have is they lost Fabio Borini to a foot injury so that means they only have one senior striker fit, Luis Suarez until January. The Kop must fear the worst. But i see them demolishing reading.

Liverpool 4 Reading 0

Man Utd v Stoke

Stoke are a hard side to break down, they proved that at Anfield last premiership weekend but Sir. Alex’s United are also good at battling for wins. This game will be won in midfield and how good Wayne Rooney plays. He had a tough and poor game for England against Poland but should play his heart out in this one considering the striker competition at United. United have also only conceded 1 goal against Stoke at Old Trafford.

Man Utd. 2 Stoke 0

Swansea v Wigan

Roberto Martinez, now at Wigan managed Swansea, so he knows the Liberty stadium very well, Swansea started very well but fell off a bit because of win pressure. Wigan goes to Wales with a winning mind set but i will go for a Swansea win but just...

Swansea 1 Wigan 0

West Brom v Man. City

West Brom has won all their home games this season but has not met a team of City’s stature. This should be their biggest test so far. Steve Clarke has done an incredible job at the Hawthorns and the fans seem to have forgotten about Roy Hodgson already. The best thing is they are playing with confidence and have nothing to lose. Roberto Mancini is Man. City’s biggest problem this season; he tinkers a lot and doesn’t have a first 11 he trusts. This game has a draw written all over it.

West Brom 1 Man. City 1

West Ham v Southampton

Andy Carrol is back for West Ham! This is bad news for Southampton. West Ham lost to a good Arsenal side and Southampton were unlucky against Fulham, but there can only be one winner in this tie

West Ham 2 Southampton 0

Norwich v Arsenal

Arsenal had to come from behind with a Robin Van Persie double to beat Norwich at Carrow Road. Van Persie has moved on, Arsenal look to be heading in a positive direction and Norwich is heading in a negative direction. Last premiership weekend Norwich was beaten 4-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and Arsenal won at West ham. This should be an interesting game with an over score line. Giroud scored for the first time in the premiership last time, i see him score tomorrow too.

Norwich 1 Arsenal 3

Sunderland v Newcastle

Two Managers who are very good at what they do, last season they got into a touchline war but it’s over now. This derby is always fun to watch and is won on mistakes. A lot of people believe this will be a draw; however I will go for a narrow win for Newcastle. Ba and Cisse were involved in the African cup tie against Ivory Coast that ended in violence; they should put that behind tomorrow and help their team win.

Sunderland 0 Newcastle 1

QPR v Everton

Mark Hughes has had a torrid time picking his best team, this is one of the reasons his team is at the bottom of the table, it is too harsh on them but football is about picking the right team at the right time. Everton have been amazing, i can’t wait to see what they can do without the injured Maroune Fellaini. QPR should have a redemption weekend.

QPR 2 Everton 1

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Premier League Weekend Fixtures

SATURDAY
Tottenham Hotspur v. Chelsea
West Bromwich Albion v. Manchester City
Liverpool v. Reading
Manchester United v. Stoke City
Swansea City v. Wigan Athletic
Fulham v. Aston Villa
West Ham United v. Southampton
Norwich City v. Arsenal

SUNDAY
Sunderland v. Newcastle United
Queens Park Rangers v. Everton
Aston Villa v. Norwich City
Reading v. Fulham
Stoke City v. Sunderland
Wigan Athletic v. West Ham United
Arsenal v. Queens Park Rangers

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Violence has no place in Football Today!!

Senegal v Ivory Coast ended in blood shed, England's victory over Serbia was also marred by racism and violence. We are in an era where football technology is about to be introduced, why the violence and racism
Football is one language in the whole world, it is the only uniting factor the world has, I was one of the happiest people having heard that Didier Drogba was the only person allowed in both the North and South of Ivory coast during their war, Football can do that.... it is a destiny for many young men, it is a dream for many, it is a passion for many, we cant accept any one to sabotage that!!

I actually believe countries that have violent and racist fans should be banned for life in football matters. They are not the first to lose, i was watching an African Cup of Nations Qualifier in Kampala, Uganda. Last weekend, where Zambia scrapped through penalties to beat a determined Uganda. The Ugandan fans looked dejected after Patrick Ochan missed that last penalty, but they didn't fight the Zambians, they actually congratulated them, that is what the sport is about!!
Serbia and Senegal should not be given light punishements, we want to wipe out this disease, it is time FIFA stood firm and showed the world who is in charge.