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PREMIER LEAGUE PREDICTIONS (All kick-offs are 1500 GMT unless specified) SATURDAY Aston Villa v Chelsea (1245 GMT)
I'm sure Guus Hiddink in his first official game at Chelsea will get the necessary reaction and hard-working, professional performance. Verdict: 1-1 Arsenal v Sunderland
Arsenal have players coming back and the confidence is growing, plus with Villa slipping up a little bit they'll still be hoping to get that fourth place. Sunderland have improved under Ricky Sbragia and they'll be absolutely fine, but on the road they're not too convincing. Verdict: 2-0 Bolton v West Ham
Bolton will have identified this as a winnable game, and they have people prepared to scrap it out so they'll be OK. West Ham have been on a super run under Gianfranco Zola and have come a long way in a short time but this can be a difficult fixture. Verdict: 2-1 Middlesbrough v Wigan
I'm going to go Boro on the basis that eventually luck starts to run your way. We know how well Wigan have done under Steve Bruce and, like Bolton, they have hard-working players. Verdict: 2-0 Stoke v Portsmouth
With Stoke I think it's a problem of confidence but they'll be pinning their hopes on their remaining home fixtures, which don't look as difficult as at the start of the season. For Portsmouth, you change your manager and change your luck it seems, but they have got some good players, big and strong, to cope with Stoke's physical presence. Verdict: 1-1 Man Utd v Blackburn (1730 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson is able to change the team without upsetting the balance and that's the difference between them and any other team in the Premier League. Blackburn have improved, especially defensively, but they have just started to leak a few goals and I don't see a clean sheet for them at Old Trafford. Verdict: 2-0 SUNDAY Fulham v West Brom (1330 GMT)
Fulham put teams under pressure and are confident at home, it's a tight pitch, they make you make mistakes and have good players in the right areas. West Brom play good football but the slightest mistake seems to be capitalised on, and they are not particularly resolute away. Verdict: 2-1 Liverpool v Man City
Liverpool have one or two shortcomings as everyone knows, they haven't really got any match-winners apart from Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, and they can't keep relying on them. They have a massive week coming up soon against Madrid, and then Man Utd away, which they have to win to have any chance, so they have to keep going. City have no physical presence up front which puts them on the back foot away from home, and makes them fragile and easy to beat. Verdict: 3-0 Newcastle v Everton (1600 GMT)
Newcastle are of course without Joe Kinnear at the moment and everyone wishes him a speedy recovery, but they had a good win at West Brom and at home they give everyone a game. David Moyes has spent money so wisely at Everton and has a tight-knit squad with good attitudes. Verdict: 1-1 MONDAY Hull v Tottenham (2000 GMT)
Hull got to 27 points and perhaps subconsciously thought they'd be fine, maybe they just lost the edge, desire and hunger, but it's all about fractions and ultimately they will be fine, they have players prepared to fight. Harry Redknapp will ultimately get it right at Spurs, they've been a little bit unlucky losing away games in the last minute but are more than capable of winning their home games. Verdict: 1-1 Mark Lawrenson was talking to BBC Sport's Jamie Lillywhite | ||||||||||||||||
2009년 2월 19일 목요일
[EPL26R] Lawro's predictions
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