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Premier League Action Over Easter Weekend

  • Simon Mucunguzi
  • Apr 14, 2017
  • 6 min read

Manchester United Vs Chelsea

Game of the Easter weekend will be played at old Trafford with Mourinho hosting his former club, United lost the first leg of this fixture humiliatingly with 4:0 score line, they lost again to the same Chelsea team 1:0 in FA and if they lose again, Mourinho is likely to find it hard to explain this kind of history to his fans, Chelsea comes into this fixture with just seven games remaining for them to be crowned champions but I remember it was around this time of the season when Mourinho dented Liverpool’s trophy hopes back in 2013 in Brendan Rogers’s era, that game ended 2:0 in favor Chelsea with Goals from D. Ba and Willian and Anfield turned into tears, Mourinho enjoys such dramas and am sure he has prepared the best defense this weekend against Chelsea, United suffered a late equalizer on Thursday in Europa against the Belgian side Anderlecht which gives them another tougher fixture next week but they must first deal with Chelsea to think about their Europa return leg, but here is my take, if Pogba and Mkhitaryan blends well behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic in their delivery of last touch passes and Marouane Fellaini covers the United defense in set pieces and takes those Eden Hazard related risky tackles before he reaches the 18 yard box, United can get the three points but they must not expose their defense at all cost because with Kante in the midfield and Costa alongside Hazard going forward, they will not need many chances to press the ball behind the net, I have a feeling the happiest football fans this Eater weekend will be the Manchester united fans if they win this win at home, Manchester United 3:1 Chelsea



Tottenham Hotspur VS AFC Bournemouth

Tottenham opened last weekend’s premier league action and they are at it again this weekend with an early kickoff at home against Bournemouth, Tottenham won 4:0 last weekend against Watford with three goals coming in the first half from Alli, Dier and Son, the 4:0 score line of the days gave Spurs a total of 17 goals in their last five game which is an average of 3+ goals in every game, this Spurs side are on a rampage of scoring goals and I see them wining all their remaining games, Chelsea must not make any mistake because the 7 points difference could be reduced any day soon, I don’t see Bournemouth doing much still, Spur will even score more goals than their last game, it’s a rare prediction from me thi time, Tottenham Hotspur 6:1 AFC Bournemouth




West Bromwich Albion Vs Liverpool

Liverpool Plays on Sunday on Easter day and it could turn out to be the best celebrations of their fans or they could register bad memories if lose points against West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool won 2:1 the first leg of this fixture but the reds also have not lost to West Bromwich Albion in their last seven meetings, Liverpool have won three times and registered four draws one of those being a goal less draw, its clear that this West Bromwich is capable of frustrating Liverpool but I don’t think Klopp will ignore starting the Brazilian duo this time after what happened at his game against Stoke Last weekend, Liverpool had started with young stars Woodburn and Trent Arnold in their first eleven and they were a goal down at half time, but Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino were brought to replace the two teenagers and they both scored to secure Liverpool another hard earned three points, this game will be even harder than the stoke game for Liverpool but I think now they know what to expect, am going for an away win as well but won’t be easy, West Bromwich Albion 0:2 Liverpool




Crystal Palace VS Leicester City

Am in love with this Crystal Palace side, they managed to beat Chelsea and Arsenal in just a period of less than ten days, I think the likes of Mamadou Sakho the Liverpool Man currently on loan to this side has been so influential in Sam Allardyce’s defense, the Likes of Zaha and Benteke up front have been equally superb and by no means do I see Crystal Palace being relegated this season, they have 5 out of their last 6 games and they are now in 16th position with 4 points from the relegation zone and they have seven games to play, some of these fixtures will be hard a little like this Leicester one but I think they will get enough points to see them play in the top league next season, I will go for a draw in this, Crystal Palace 1:1 Leicester City




Everton VS Burnley

Everton are at home again this weekend against stubborn Burnley, the home side won 4:2 against Leicester last weekend and they are now level at 54 points with Arsenal but Arsenal with two games in hand to play, Everton knows it’s possible to take 6th position with the current poor display of the Arsenal side and I think they will fight hard to secure another three points in this fixture, Burnley is not yet safe from relegation but I think Everton is on a very good form of scoring goals now days and I see them winning this a well. Everton 3:1 Burnley




Southampton VS Manchester City










Southampton won away last weekend at The Hawthorns stadium against west Bromwich side which was relatively on a good form, Southampton now plays at home this weekend but against a much harder side that is fighting for a champions league spot come next season, Manchester City is currently in 4th position with two point behind Liverpool but with a game in hand, they stand a chance being on top of Liverpool if they win their game in hand but that will only count if they can secure the three point against Southampton first which is very much possible, Manchester city has no threatening injuries and their attacking force looks to be on a good form , am going with an away Manchester City win, Southampton 1:3 Manchester City



Stoke City VS Hull City

Stoke City needed a little bit of more luck last weekend to get three points which did not happen, they scored first against Liverpool and managed a half time score line of 1:0, but Klopp introduced two Brazilian into the pitch at the kickoff of second half that saw stoke give in their lead, they are now playing at home again against Hull City who are fighting to survive relegation and I think Stoke is likely to find another hard game more especially without their key center man Joe Allen who was forcefully substituted in their game against Liverpool, Stoke hasn’t won any game in their last five games with only one point in those, they could lose to if they are not serious because Hull city will try tooth and nail in this, but I want to go for draw hoping the likes of Shaqiri can help stoke get at least a point, Stoke City 1:1 Hull City



Sunderland V West Ham United

Sunderland looks like they are heading to championship, they have only managed to collect 20 points after 31 games, with 7 games they have to play they would need maximum points to stand a chance which I doubt they will achieve, they lost to Manu over the weekend 3:0 but also got a red card in the same game, the fact that they are at home this weekend against a team like West ham who are also struggling with scoring goals, I think Sunderland will stage a better fight this time and could come up as winners, it’s the only opportunity they have to come back and am giving it to them to win this but surviving relegation is almost impossible, Sunderland 3:1 West Ham United



Watford VS Swansea City

Watford lost humiliatingly last weekend against Tottenham, they are at home this weekend against Swansea City who are fighting to leave relegation zone and the way they have been playing, they stand a chance if they can get wins against such teams, Watford has 7 games to play and it looks like they are far ahead to be relegated but they can’t be sure also, am sure they will want to accumulate as many points as possible to be safe but Swansea is tricky at this point and they could even win this away, am actually tipping Swansea as my surprise away win of the weekend, it will be very hard but I trust Swansea can win this way, Watford 1:2 Swansea City


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