Okay random title. Early post as I'll be very busy tomorrow; definitely won't have any time to post. Firstly, last weekend's results? Did anything change at the top of the table?

GUNNERS DOWNED
MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Ronaldo 53pen, Hargreaves 72
ARSENAL 1 Adebayor 49

BLUES DROP CRUCIAL POINTS
CHELSEA 1 Essien 55
WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 Heskey 90

WOEFUL DERBY THRASHED
DERBY COUNTY 0
ASTON VILLA 6 Young 25, Carew 26, Petrov 35, Barry 57, Agbonlahor 76, Harewood 85

REDS ALL BUT SECURE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SPOT
LIVERPOOL 3 Gerrard 60, Torres 82, Voronin 90
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 Santa Cruz 90

Other results:
Birmingham City 1 Everton 1
Bolton Wanderers 1 West Ham United 0
Reading 0 Fulham 2
Sunderland 1 Manchester City 2
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Middlesbrough 1
Portsmouth 0 Newcastle United 0

Predictions:4/10, 2/10
So the bottom of the table changes dramatically after last weekend's matches. Fulham and Bolton both won to narrow the previously huge 5-point gap between 17th and 18th place. Now for this weekend's fixtures.. will there be anymore changes?

ARSENAL 2 READING 1 @ Emirates Stadium
The Gunners are all but out of the title race following defeat to the Red Devils. However, they still can secure automatic Champions League qualification if they can overhaul Chelsea, which is not impossible. They will look to win here.

FULHAM 0 LIVERPOOL 2 @ Craven Cottage
Fulham pulled off an emphatic 2-0 away success over Reading, their first away win in over a year. However, they will bump back to Earth against the Reds, who are looking to secure that final Champions League spot. Liverpool to win.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1 BOLTON WANDERERS 1 @ Riverside Stadium
Boro lift themselves against big sides but fall flat on their faces against the 'smaller ones'. Bolton could get an important point here.

WEST HAM UNITED 3 DERBY COUNTY 0 @ Upton Park
Derby must be wishing the season is already over. After conceding 6 goals in a match for a third time this season, they will be low on morale. Happy ending to their short BPL adventure? I don't think so...

WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 @ JJB Stadium
Wigan still need to rack in points to stay away from the dropzone. The draw against Chelsea helped, but they are not out of the woods. Matches between these two often end with loads of loads of goals. Last season's correspending fixture ended 3-3. Expect something similiar.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 @ Ewood Park
The Red Devils can re-establish a five point lead over Chelsea with a victory here, but Blackburn are no pushovers. The league leaders will struggle before nipping this one.

ASTON VILLA 3 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 @ Villa Park
It is the Birmingham derby as these two sides battle for bragging rights. Villa are in top-form, with 4-0 and 6-0 victories over Bolton and Derby respectively. Expect the Villans to march on, pushing their city rivals into further relegation trouble.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 SUNDERLAND 0 @ St James Park
It is another derby encounter here, this time the Tyn-Wear derby. Newcastle are unbeaten in five and will be expected to extend that record against the Black Cats, who are poor away from home.

MANCHESTER CITY 0 PORTSMOUTH 0 @ City of Manchester Stadium
City and Portsmouth both have chances to make it into Europe. Expect an extremely tight match. David James' remarkable form in goal for Pompey could make the difference. Goalless draw is well on the cards at Eastlands.

Oh and just to suan Derby.. I shall list their biggest defeats this season!
0-6 v Liverpool (Anfield)
0-5 v Arsenal (Emirates Stadium)
0-5 v West Ham United (Pride Park)
1-4 v Manchester United (Old Trafford)
1-6 v Chelsea (Stamford Bridge)
0-6 v Aston Villa (Pride Park)
0-4 v Tottenham Hotspur (White Hart Lane)

Joel at 4/18/2008 08:43:00 PM :: link

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