Premier League Weekend Action

Liverpool Vs Everton

After a long international break in the football world premier league returns this weekend with an early kick off in the Merseyside town where the reds will be hosting their longtime rivals Everton, the first leg between these two ended 1:0 in favor of Liverpool but the visitors had to wait for 90+ minutes to get the only goal from Sadio Mane at Goodson park, Everton is currently in 7th position with 50 points behind Arsenal who are also at 50 points but with two games in hand and two points behind Manchester United but they also have two games in hand, it’s very possible for Everton to move to any of these top positions if they can afford to damage Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow, Liverpool on the other side drew their last premier league game against Manchester City and missed a chance of being on top Manchester city and they are now in 4th position with 56 points, they come into this game with an upper hand after sad news of Evertons’ Seamus Coleman breaking his leg during Ireland's draw with Wales on international duty but also Schneiderlin is still ruled out as well, this is by all means terrible news for Ronald Koeman Everton Boss who knows well what this derby means to the Everton fans but Liverpool also will be without Adam Laallan and this possibly explains why they had to hire a private for the Brizillian duo to return to Anfield as early as possible in preparation of this game, Liverpool is likely to be welcoming their captain back -Jordan Hinderson who has been sidelined for a while due to injuries, but it’s a good fair of a tie for me bearing in mind that Everton will be very good up front with the likes of Lukaku, Bolasie and Valencia leading the attacking line of the visitors but if Liverpool can win the Midfield with their recent superb form from the likes of Wijnaldum and Can and If Coutinho, Firmino and Mane are available I think Liverpool will take this Home but like any other derby game, it will not come easy, Liverpool 3:1 Everton

Burnley Vs Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham are in 2nd position with 59 points with 10 points deficit from table leaders Chelsea and the hunt is still on for them and Pochetino would not want to lose points by all means at this stage, they play away this weekend against stubborn Burnley that is not yet sure of surviving relegation which will make it hard for Spurs, Burnley has not won any away game in their last 6 away games but that’s different since they will at home this weekend where they have registered 3 wins, one draw and a loss in their last five home fixtures and these included a 1:1 draw against Chelsea which makes me think its possible to get a point in this game as well but I highly doubt Spurs will let these three points away, Spurs will be without their key main attacking man Kane and now more hurting news of their sensational midfielder Erik Lamela who was confirmed ruled out until end of the season but still Spurs is very much capable of winning this though it won’t be an easy one, Burnley 0:2 Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea Vs Crystal Palace

Chelsea has just 10 games away from being crowned the premier league champions this season and tomorrow’s game means extremely a lot for the blues, they host Crystal palace who are in danger of being sent down but have had a good form with 3 wins in their last three games and I surely think Chelsea will find this exceedingly hard to beat Crystal Palace with this kind of form and the fact that relegation is on their neck , but also Sam Allardyce Crystal Palace Manager is very experienced in this league and has caused a lot of pain to many big teams, this game will depend on Crystal Palace to make it either so easy for the home side or hard but I see Chelsea likely to drop points in this one but the visitors will have to work extremely hard to get this point, Chelsea 2:2 Crystal Palace

Arsenal Vs Manchester City

Arsenal is at home this weekend against Manchester City which I think is a very unfair test for the gunners at such a time when the team is going through a lot of administration uncertainties , but this game for me is on the other hand an opportunity for the Arsenal side to prove themselves but that can only happen after a positive result after 90 minutes of football on Sunday evening, Arsenal have had a very poor form the latest being 3:1 loss to westbromwich in their last premier league game and this loss sent them to 6th position, they now host Manchester City who are in 3rd position with 7 points ahead of Arsenal and have been good sometimes but not too convincing as well but they managed a 2:1 win against this Arsenal side in the first leg at Etihad Stadium and they will be looking forward to another win, Arsenal has conceded 6 goals in their last two premier games and they have only scored twice in those two, they lost 3:1 to Liverpool and 3:1 to Westbromwich and now Manchester City next in queue can be calamity or an opportunity for the gunners, because Arsenal is at home and they have had a poor recent form I chose the second option of opportunity and I guess we could see Arsenal come back to their winning ways, it will be a very hard game for them but am sure every Arsenal player will give it 100+ to make sure they get at least a point but even if they don’t get anything, it will still be too hash from the fans to judge them using this game but irrespective of whether they lose or win, I want to back the Arsenal side to get a win in this, it may not reduce the pressure on Wenger or reduce on the number of posters with words “Wenger out” in the stadium but Arsenal as a club has a name and pedigree to protect and they couldn’t get any other better chance than facing Manchester city this Sunday, I will reservedly go for a home Arsenal Win, Arsenal 3:2 Manchester City

Manchester United Vs West Bromwich Albion

Manchester United is at home this weekend as they hope to maintain their winning form and ensure they do not go back the six position that saw them get stack in the same position for over four months, they host West Bromwich Albion who were on top of their game in their last premier league game against Arsenal, but United is aware of what happened to Arsenal and am sure they will have to come prepared, my only concern with United is that they have many games lined up for them in the short time and the coach may want to rest a few players, Pogba, Herrara and Rooney are also still sidelined but even if, United still comes on top of it from the way I see it, West Bromwich Albion will want to repeat what they did against Arsenal but I doubt they can even get a draw, I will go for a comfortable home win for United, Manchester United 4:1 West Bromwich Albion

Watford Vs Sunderland

Watford Hosts the last team on the table but the most unlucky team for me from the way Sunderland has been playing, both teams have one win and one draw in their last five fixtures and the remaining all loses but the difference is that Watford is 14th on the table and Sunderland is 20th and last team which automatically sends them to championship next season if they do not change that position, Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe was on good form on international duty with England last week and am thinking he could be the only difference in this game if Sunderland is to get a point, Watford is not safe from relegation either and that’s the reason this game will be very hard but am going for Sunderland as my surprise away win of the weekend, it will be a very tight game no doubt about that but I guess Sunderland’s season changer could be beginning tomorrow, Watford 0:2 Sunderland

Leicester City Vs Stoke City

Leicester City have been flying high ever since their former Manager Claudio Raneiri was Sacked, they won all the four fixtures including the champions league game against Sevilla that saw them advance to the champions league quarter finals, they host Stoke City at king power stadium tomorrow hoping they can secure another three points and reduce their chances of relegations this season, Stoke City are highly affected by injuries than their opponents with the likes of Shaqiri, Butland and Ireland all doubtful for this game but the likes of Joe Allen in the midfield, Winfred bonny and Peter Crouch up front are available but I think Leicester is on a winning run and it will be hard to be stopped by stoke city, Leicester City 2:1 Stoke City

Hull City Vs West Ham United

Hull City is 3rd last on the table and if the league was ending like today, they would not be playing in the premiership next season, Hull city also has the highest goal difference deficit of 32 goals meaning they concede many goals than what they score, every game of a side that is playing for relegation survival is worth watching and this Hull City game is one those that will be very hard, West ham have been disappointing of late with no win in their last five fixtures and just two draws in those, they are away over the weekend against the side that is playing for their life and I think Hull City will have to prolong West Hams poor form, Hull City will be without the likes of Mbokani, Dawson and Mason but west ham also are likely to be without Antonio, Noble, Sahko and Ogbnna, west ham will stage a good fight but am backing Hull City to win it, Hull City 2:1 West Ham United

Swansea City Vs Middleborough

Another hard game of the weekend as teams are fighting to maintain and attain better league positions and survive relegations will be at Liberty Stadium home of Swansea this weekend, every game is seemingly becoming hard to choose who the better side is, Swansea is just one position ahead of the relegation zone and just one loss will send them down to that red zone on the table, Middleborough on the other side need these three points to be able to go out of the relegation zone and thats what makes this encounter very hard, Swansea has the likes of Jordan Ayew, Llorente and Montero all available for this fixture and Middlesborough will be trusting Alvaro Negredo to get them at least a point out of this and I think its possible this game Is likely to end in a draw but I want to trust Swansea to come on top of this, Swansea City 2:1 Middleborough