Thursday, March 25, 2010

League matches 24/3/10

A night of exciting action sent one team through to Wembley to face Portsmouth.

In the FA cup replay
Tottenham 3-1 Fulham
This was always going to happen. Tottenham are a much better side than Fulham. At home, Tottenham are a very difficult side to beat. Fulham cannot even dream about trying to beat Fulham at White Hart Lane. Which means that the two FA cup semi-finals include...Chelsea vs Aston Villa and Tottenham vs Portsmouth.

In the Premier League
Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Really. I cannot believe that Sunderland can draw with Aston Villa at Villa Park. I think that maybe, Sunderland are getting some good results together. This might be one of those good streaks. Anyhow, Aston Villa need points in their pursuit of the last Champions League spot. Come on Aston Villa

Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham
Blackburn are another one of those teams that are doing equally well and are on great form. A win against Birmingham was expected. Birmingham need points if they want to qualify for the Europa League. Come on Birmingham, you can do better.

Man. City 0-2 Everton
I didn't see this coming. You'd think that a team that can beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge, can beat Everton at home, even Chelsea at least drew. This is great for Everton, but not for Man. City whose Champions League hopes are now in trouble. Well done Everton, for acheiving something that Chelsea or Liverpool couldn't achieve.

Portsmouth 0-5 Chelsea
WOW! I expected a win, but not by five goals. Chelsea who looked down and out of the title race after the draw at Blackburn have shown that they're still capable of getting good results when it counts. Portsmouth who travel to Tottenham this weekend are almost ceartainly going to be relegated.

Predictions for weekend matches include...

Birmingham 1-1 Arsenal
Bolton 1-3 Man. United
Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa
Hull 1-2 Fulham
Tottenham 3-0 Portsmouth
West Ham 1-0 Stoke
Wolves 2-3 Everton

Bye 'till then.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Premier League match 24/3/10

Only one match in the premier league today.

West Ham 1-3 Wolves
Wolves are on the march. They drew with Aston Villa and know have won against struggling West Ham. These are good three points to be collecting as they try to avoid relegation. West Ham are on their way down sadly. Next season, I don't think that they'll be in the premier league.

Tomorrow there are premier league matches as well as one FA cup replay. Predictions include...

In the FA cup
Tottenham 2-0 Fulham

In the Premier League
Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland
Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham
Man. City 2-2 Everton
Portsmouth 1-3 Chelsea

By tomorrow we will know if Tottenham or Fulham are on their way to Wembley.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Premier league matches 22/3/10

Interseting results from intersesting games on 'super sunday'.

Blackburn 1-1 Chelsea
I expected Chelsea to drop points. Ewood Park (Blackburn's stadium) has never been Chelsea's favorite hunting ground. Blackburn are no easy task. Chelsea did well to get the one point. The one problem is that they slip to 3rd but with one game in hand. Come on Chelsea.

Fulham 1-2 Man. City
Man. City were always going to win this match. The only question being by how much. I really expected Man. City to win by two goals, but Fulham have been a dark horse all season long and have slipped up big teams like Man. United. Man. City did well for the three points and put the pressure on in the race for 4th place.

Man. United 2-1 Liverpool
Any other season, this would have been a very unpredictable match. This season, Liverpool are slipping up. Man. United play much better than Liverpool. This was an obvious win for Man. United, and Park Ji-Sung did well to get a goal. Well deserved glory for United.

On tuesday, West Ham take on Wolves. The prediction is...

West Ham 2-1 Wolves

Wednesday will bring FA cup replay action and Premier League games in hand. Goodbye 'till then.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Premier league matches 21/3/10

Arsenal move to the top of the table while Tottenham boost their bid for 4th place.

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham
It was good for Arsenal to get the three points as it means that they move to the top of the table. But, I expected them to get more goals. I think that was because West Ham are improving match by match. I hope that they are not relegated at the end of the season. Well done Arsenal.

Aston Villa 2-2 Wolves
I didn't see this one coming down the tracks. Wolves were thumped 4-0 at Chelsea, Chelsea have lost at Aston Villa and yet, Wolves can still draw 2-2 there. Very impressive to get the point. I do think that Aston Villa are slowly but surely getting worse. They're fading away from any chance of 4th place. Come on Aston Villa.

Everton 2-0 Bolton
This made sense. Everton are doing very well at the moment. They are doing particularly well at home. Against a team like Bolton you'd expect them to win. They are quietly chasing European football with every win. Come on and well done Everton. Let's see you in the Europa League next season

Portsmouth 3-2 Hull
I said in my prediction that Portsmouth were going to win. The reason being is that Hull are not doing very well. They're getting worse and worse. Hull are in the relegation spots. They need points to stay alive this season. Portsmouth did very well to get the 3 points. Well done Portsmouth.

Stoke 1-2 Tottenham
They win again. This proves that Tottenham are really serious about the Champions League spots. They do their best and they get three points at Stoke. Tottenham are still in the race and frankly, them and Man. City are the favorites to win the race. Come on Tottenham you can do it.

Sunderland 3-1 Birmingham
I said that Sunderland would win too. They're very good at home and Birmingham are only getting worse. Result: a win to Sunderland. Who are getting 3 points for show. As they can not be relegated or go for Europe. Well done Sunderland. Birmingham need points for Europe. They're never going to make it if they keep losing matches.

Wigan 2-1 Burnley
Both these teams haven't been doing well. So, one of these teams was going to get the three points. Wigan obviously showed that they're finally capable of getting results at home. Well done Wigan. Burnley need points.

Predictions for 'super sunday' tomorrow

Blackburn 1-2 Chelsea
Fulham 1-3 Man. City
Man. United 1-0 Liverpool

See ya tomorrow

Friday, March 19, 2010

Europa League matches 18/3/10

I said that two English teams would be going out in my predictions. Two English teams went through in real life.

Fulham 4-1 Juventus (5-4 on aggregate)
Fulham are having a fairytale run in the Europa League. They've dumped out the holders and one of the favorites in spectacular fashion. If they play their cards right and they draw a good side for the quarter finals, they could win it. You can do it Fulham, don't give up. I never thought that anyonee could beat Juventus 4-1 let alone Fulham. Very impressive.

Liverpool 3-0 Lille (3-1 on aggregate)
Well, Liverpool are starting to pull some decent results out of the bag. They're really improving and getting stronger. They'll certainly give Tottenham, Man. City and Aston Villa a run for their money in the battle for the last Champions League place. Well done Liverpool, you're through to the quarter finals.

Premier League matches to predict for saturday include...

Arsenal 3-0 West Ham
Aston Villa 2-0 Wolves
Everton 2-1 Bolton
Portsmouth 1-1 Hull
Stoke 1-2 Tottenham
Sunderland 2-1 Birmingham
Wigan 1-1 Burnley

Seven matches. See you then.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Premier League match and Champions League match 16/3/10

Sad news for two English teams, good news for one english team in the pursuit of Europe and a place in the Champions League.

In the Champions League

Chelsea 0-1 Inter Milan (1-3 on aggregate)
Heartbreak for Blues fans. We should've had a penalty that was denied. The Inter Milan players dived as if Stamford Bridge was a swimming pool. The referee was a bit of a bonehead. But, at the end of the day, Inter went through, nothing can change that fact. Sorry Chelsea, better luck next year.

In the Premier league

Wigan 1-2 Aston Villa
Well, it's not a shock. Aston Villa were always going to beat a struggling team on bad form like Wigan. Aston Villa, are a step closer to European football. I've been watching the premier league since the 2003/2004 season and never in the long time that I've been watching has the battle for Europe been so intense and exciting. Go on Aston Villa.

The Europa League sees two English teams in action let's predict

Fulham 1-1 Juventus (1-3 on aggregate)
Liverpool 2-1 Lille (2-2 on aggregate) Lille go through on away goal rule*.

*when the score on aggregate is tied. The team who scored the most goals away from home goes through. If, that's equal, they go to extra-time and penalties.

Let's see who can do it.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Premier League match 15/3/10

Only one premier league match today.

Liverpool 4-1 Portsmouth
The result wasn't a surprise at all. But, I didn't think that Liverpool would do so well in getting four goals. Good job Liverpool. Let's hope that they can do as well against Lille on thursday, when the second leg of Europa League last 16 matches start. Let's hope that Portsmouth can get some points soon.

Champions League football and one premier league match tomorrow

In the Champions League
Chelsea 3-1 Inter Milan (AET)

In the Premier League
Wigan 1-2 Aston Villa

Until then. Goodbye.