Headlines again..

UEFA SUPER CUP
SCHOLES OFF AS ZENIT ACHIEVE SHOCK WIN
MANCHESTER UNITED 1
ZENIT ST PETERSBURG 2
Sent off: Paul Scholes (MANU)

BPL
WEST BROM BATTLE FOR FIRST POINT
BOLTON WANDERERS 0
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0

POMPEY RUN RIOT AT GOODISON PARK
EVERTON 0
PORTSMOUTH 3

HULL GIVEN BPL WELCOME
HULL CITY 0
WIGAN ATHLETIC 5

10-MEN STOKE NARROWLY LOSE
MIDDLESBROUGH 2
STOKE CITY 1

HAMMERS STORM TO VICTORY
WEST HAM UNITED 4
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1

RAMPANT GUNNERS DESTROY MAGPIES
ARSENAL 3
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

EXCELLENT SPURS HOLD CHELSEA
CHELSEA 1
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1

WRIGHT-PHILIPS RETURNS WITH A BANG
SUNDERLAND 0
MANCHESTER CITY 3

TORRES INJURED AS LIVERPOOL SLIP UP
ASTON VILLA 0
LIVERPOOL 0

Predictions 4/10, 0/10

Transfer News
BERBATOV SIGNS FOR MAN UNITED AT LAST--£30.7M

MAN CITY SECURE SHOCK ROBINHO SIGNING--£32M

BPL (after international break)

Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United
Liverpool will be without Torres and Gerrard for this titanic clash due to injury. With two first-team stalwarts out of the way, Liverpool will find it hard to stop their losing run against the Red Devils in the league. Manchester United won 1-0 here for the last two seasons and a similar result could be on the cards. A debut goal for new signing Berbatov perhaps?

No Gerrard, no win for Liverpool
No Torres, no goal for Liverpool
No Crouch, no draw for Liverpool
No Riise, no Finnan, nothing for Liverpool~

Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Arsenal
The Gunners are back on track after their shock defeat at Craven Cottage. Blackburn may prove to be a stern test physically, but Arsenal will edge this one.

Fulham 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
Fulham were not in action last week, but the week before that, they stunned Arsenal 1-0. Confidence will be high in the squad and hence they should defeat the Trotters with no real problems.

Newcastle United 2-0 Hull City
After a good start to the season, new boys Hull City bumped back to reality with a dreadful 5-0 capitulation at home to Wigan Athletic. Newcastle are no easy meat this season and will give the Tigers another reality check.

Portsmouth 2-1 Middlesbrough
Pompey demolished Everton 3-0 away from home and will be confident of winning against Middlesbrough. Boro could only struggle to a 2-1 win against 10-men Stoke City and will not fancy their chances at Fratton Park.

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 West Ham United
West Brom managed their first point of the season against Bolton and will be confident of their 2nd against a West Ham side that blows hot and cold. One moment they are on a good run and another moment they are on a losing streak. They will not find West Brom easy to beat at the Hawthorns.

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Sunderland
Wigan were impressive at the KC Stadium, winning 5-0 at the home of Hull City. Sunderland will be tougher opponents, and after their dismal loss to Man City despite dominating the first half, will want to put on a show for their fans. Expect an entertaining, end-to-end match here.

Manchester City 1-2 Chelsea
Newly super-rich Man City secured a transfer of Robinho from Real Madrid right under the noses of Chelsea, and Robinho, on his City debut, could be the man to put a dent into Chelsea's league hopes. This will be a tight match, with the outcome dependent on the managers' tactics and decisions.

Stoke City 1-3 Everton
Everton were thumped 3-0 at home by Pompey and will want to make amends for that poor defeat by playing well against newly-promoted Stoke. They will do well to guard against complacency though, as Stoke has already stunned Aston Villa at home.

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Aston Villa
Last season's corresponding fixture was one of the most exciting matches of the season. On the day Spurs were celebrating their 125th anniversary of their founding, the two sides played out a thrilling 4-4 draw, with Spurs coming back from 1-4 down to snatch a point in stoppage time. Expect another goalfeast here as both sides enjoy attacking football.

Joel at 9/02/2008 06:50:00 PM :: link

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