Birmingham City 1-1 Liverpool
Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United
Derby County 0-4 Arsenal
Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
Manchester City 2-0 Fulham
Portsmouth 0-0 Blackburn
Sunderland 1-0 Middlesbrough
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
West Ham United 2-2 Newcastle United
Wigan Atheltic 2-1 Reading
There they are then, my predictions for this weekend's fixtures. I can see Chelsea and Manchester United cancelling each other out in the top of the table clash, a result which would leave Avram Grant's side just about in the title reckoning. At the other end of the table, Birmingham have a decent home record and should be able to get something out of a (probable) Liverpool reserve side. Bolton and Fulham face tough away days against Tottenham and Man City respectively, so tough I think they will both come away empty-handed. Sunderland and Wigan should preserve their Premier League status with wins at home to fellow strugglers Middlesbrough and Reading. The last game on Saturday is West Ham against Newcastle, with neither side playing for anything expect a goal-filled draw.
Sunday sees Everton take on Aston Villa, a game key to both side's UEFA Cup hopes. Everton have hit a bad patch of form, while Villa go from strength to strength. Another 1-1 draw I reckon. FA Cup finalists Portsmouth play Blackburn at home. Again I see another draw here, with Pompey looking to Wembley and Blackburn realistically out of the UEFA Cup reckoning. Monday night sees relegated Derby County at home to Arsenal. Even though Arsenal have nothing to play for, any side they put out is more than capable of beating this Derby team.
I'll update the blog with reaction to the games over the weekend, before previewing the Champions League semi-finals next week.
Need a second opinion? Check what Mark Lawrenson thinks.
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