QPR v
NORWICH
After a busy transfer deadline day bringing in several players QPR now look to push for safety in the league. They are not cut adrift from their rivals but they need to string together results soon. In recent matches QPR have three draws in their last five and four of the last five have seen two or fewer goals. Another sign of the home side’s problems is that half of the last ten at home have been drawn. One blow for QPR is losing Ryan Nelsen but they have brought in Chris Samba as cover. Norwich come into the game with no wins in their last five in league. Having lost the last three on the road conceding nine goals and scoring just two. Strangely historically QPR have only won one of the last five meetings at Loftus Rd whilst Norwich have won two. QPR main problem at home is they are averaging less than one goal per game at & whilst Norwich are averaging less than one goal per away game. One point of notice is these teams are averaging their first goal scored after 44 minute. Overall my thoughts are leading towards a low scoring match and possibly a home win. The first goal will be pivotal in this match with both teams low on confidence.
Arsenal had another quite transfer window but they still come into this match in good form. The historical record of this match favours Arsenal having won all of the last five meetings at home against Stoke. One positive for Stoke is they have scored in over half of matches against Arsenal away. Stoke are struggling for form and confidence in the league at present with no wins in their last six matches and conceded in five of them. Sadly they face an Arsenal team averaging just under three goals per home match and to compound this Stoke average less than one goal per away game. Another slight positive is Stoke have shown good defensive qualities and conceded only on average just over one goal away from home per match. Historically four of the last five matches between these teams have seen a goal inside the first twenty minutes but one concern is three of Stokes last five away matches finished 0-0 and only four of their last twelve away matches have seen over two goals. Arsenal will still be without Arteta and also missing Gibbs. Overall I would suggest a home will but I wouldn’t imagine this to contain a glut of goals.
EVERTON v ASTON VILLA
Everton were the team that gained the most from the midweek results, with their European rivals all dropping points. They face a Villa team that have now suffered three defeats in their last five away matches but who have managed to score in four of them. All of these last five have seen three or more goals. Looking for positives for this young Villa team three of their last five matches at Goodison have been a score draw and a point could be vital in their relegation fight. Sadly for Villa they have only kept one clean sheet away from home all season. Everton are averaging a goal and half per home match compared to Villa who have averaged less than one goal per game on the road. Everton have three wins in their last five overall and have an identical home record. Everton seem to have returned back to top form after a spell of costly draws. Looking at trends both teams have scored in nine out of Everton’s last twelve at home whilst Villa seen it in eleven out of seventeen away matches. These teams have no fresh injury concerns and I will be suggesting this match should contain goals and a home victory.
NEWCASTLE v CHELSEA
Newcastle gained a vital hard fought win in midweek and showed signs in the first half of the team we saw push for the top four from last season, overall they have just one win in their last five and suffered three defeats in their last five at home. However Newcastle has managed to score in all of their last five. One point of concern for Newcastle may well be they have lost at home to all top four teams this season. Chelsea again proved how unpredictable they have become this season with throwing away a two goal lead in midweek away to Reading. They have however won on three of their last five trips to Newcastle. But of all of the last five meetings between these teams at St.James Park have seen two or fewer goals scored. Chelsea whilst inconsistent have still managed to average just under two goals per away match but with the threat of Mata, Hazard & Oscar that is understandable whilst Newcastle have average just over one at home but this may well be impacted on with the loss of Demba Ba. Looking at injuries Chelsea could still be without Cech whilst Hazard is suspended. Chelsea whilst not being at peak form have still managed four draws in the last five away but have conceded in all these matches. Four of Chelsea’s last five away matches have seen four or more goals and that is why I will be suggesting this match should see some goals. Possible trends between these teams indicate goals coming late in first half. Overall I’m opting for goals and if I had to pick a match result I would lean towards a draw.
READING v SUNDERLAND
Reading recently have turned the form corner in their season with four wins in last five and the only draw coming at home against Chelsea. All their last five have seen three goals or more. Looking at their home record it stands with three wins and two draws in last five at home & they have kept three clean sheets in these matches. Sunderland are another team improving in recent matches and have only one defeat in the last five. Their recent away record stands at two wins & two defeats in last five away matches. Four of their last five away matches seen three or more goals. Wes Brown is still missing for Sunderland but they do have new signing Danny Graham available whilst Reading have no fresh injury concerns. I would be suggesting this game should see a couple of goals and would be torn between a draw and a home win.
WEST HAM v SWANSEA
West Ham had a busy transfer window with Sam looking to add firepower to his goal shy hammers team. But most of the signings occurred during the early part of the window and at present they are still finding goals hard to come by. At home has been the bedrock of their points collection this season but in recent weeks they have started dropping points at home and this is a point of concern. They face a Swansea side that are still be under estimated by parts of the league and their ability to collect points on their travels recently has been impressive. They have suddenly become hard to beat and have tightened up their defence grinding out several low scoring victories. West Ham are without a victory in their last five overall and with only one victory in their last five at home. Both teams have scored in all of their last seven home matches so this is a indication of possible goals. They face a Swansea team with just one defeat in their last ten and this was away to Arsenal in the cup. Four of Swansea’s last five fixtures have finished nil nil and backs up my opinion of them tightening things in defence. West Ham still have injury problems in defence and again will have to reshuffle their back four. Overall I wouldn’t be surprised if this isn’t another Swansea low scoring match but I believe they are very capable of coming away from London with at least a point.
WIGAN v SOUTHAMPTON
Wigan come into this game after gaining an unlikely point at Stoke after being two nil down. This shows character in their team put also you have to take into account that Stoke are struggling for form recently and have started to leak goals. They face a Southampton team that even in defeat at Old Trafford were impressive and came away for many positives. I doubted if they would maintain their recent good form with the change of manager but at present this has not happened. For the home team this is a match they must win if they are to avoid relegation. Wigan have only lost one of there last five but this includes two cup matches. A more realistic view on their last five in the league shows they have only managed one victory in the last five. Also four of these last five have seen three or more goals scored. The most concerning part for Roberto Martinez is their home form with four defeats in the last five and conceding over two goals on average during this period. Southampton have been in recent good form with their only defeats coming against Chelsea and Manchester United. Four of their last five away matches have seen two or more goals I will be predicting their should be goals in this game at the DW Stadium. Regarding the match result I believe Southampton will take something away from the DW with a draw the most likely result.
FULHAM v MANCHESTER UNITED
Thanks for reading and good luck to everybody !!!
After a busy transfer deadline day bringing in several players QPR now look to push for safety in the league. They are not cut adrift from their rivals but they need to string together results soon. In recent matches QPR have three draws in their last five and four of the last five have seen two or fewer goals. Another sign of the home side’s problems is that half of the last ten at home have been drawn. One blow for QPR is losing Ryan Nelsen but they have brought in Chris Samba as cover. Norwich come into the game with no wins in their last five in league. Having lost the last three on the road conceding nine goals and scoring just two. Strangely historically QPR have only won one of the last five meetings at Loftus Rd whilst Norwich have won two. QPR main problem at home is they are averaging less than one goal per game at & whilst Norwich are averaging less than one goal per away game. One point of notice is these teams are averaging their first goal scored after 44 minute. Overall my thoughts are leading towards a low scoring match and possibly a home win. The first goal will be pivotal in this match with both teams low on confidence.
ARSENAL v STOKE
CITY
Arsenal had another quite transfer window but they still come into this match in good form. The historical record of this match favours Arsenal having won all of the last five meetings at home against Stoke. One positive for Stoke is they have scored in over half of matches against Arsenal away. Stoke are struggling for form and confidence in the league at present with no wins in their last six matches and conceded in five of them. Sadly they face an Arsenal team averaging just under three goals per home match and to compound this Stoke average less than one goal per away game. Another slight positive is Stoke have shown good defensive qualities and conceded only on average just over one goal away from home per match. Historically four of the last five matches between these teams have seen a goal inside the first twenty minutes but one concern is three of Stokes last five away matches finished 0-0 and only four of their last twelve away matches have seen over two goals. Arsenal will still be without Arteta and also missing Gibbs. Overall I would suggest a home will but I wouldn’t imagine this to contain a glut of goals.
EVERTON v ASTON VILLA
Everton were the team that gained the most from the midweek results, with their European rivals all dropping points. They face a Villa team that have now suffered three defeats in their last five away matches but who have managed to score in four of them. All of these last five have seen three or more goals. Looking for positives for this young Villa team three of their last five matches at Goodison have been a score draw and a point could be vital in their relegation fight. Sadly for Villa they have only kept one clean sheet away from home all season. Everton are averaging a goal and half per home match compared to Villa who have averaged less than one goal per game on the road. Everton have three wins in their last five overall and have an identical home record. Everton seem to have returned back to top form after a spell of costly draws. Looking at trends both teams have scored in nine out of Everton’s last twelve at home whilst Villa seen it in eleven out of seventeen away matches. These teams have no fresh injury concerns and I will be suggesting this match should contain goals and a home victory.
NEWCASTLE v CHELSEA
Newcastle gained a vital hard fought win in midweek and showed signs in the first half of the team we saw push for the top four from last season, overall they have just one win in their last five and suffered three defeats in their last five at home. However Newcastle has managed to score in all of their last five. One point of concern for Newcastle may well be they have lost at home to all top four teams this season. Chelsea again proved how unpredictable they have become this season with throwing away a two goal lead in midweek away to Reading. They have however won on three of their last five trips to Newcastle. But of all of the last five meetings between these teams at St.James Park have seen two or fewer goals scored. Chelsea whilst inconsistent have still managed to average just under two goals per away match but with the threat of Mata, Hazard & Oscar that is understandable whilst Newcastle have average just over one at home but this may well be impacted on with the loss of Demba Ba. Looking at injuries Chelsea could still be without Cech whilst Hazard is suspended. Chelsea whilst not being at peak form have still managed four draws in the last five away but have conceded in all these matches. Four of Chelsea’s last five away matches have seen four or more goals and that is why I will be suggesting this match should see some goals. Possible trends between these teams indicate goals coming late in first half. Overall I’m opting for goals and if I had to pick a match result I would lean towards a draw.
READING v SUNDERLAND
Reading recently have turned the form corner in their season with four wins in last five and the only draw coming at home against Chelsea. All their last five have seen three goals or more. Looking at their home record it stands with three wins and two draws in last five at home & they have kept three clean sheets in these matches. Sunderland are another team improving in recent matches and have only one defeat in the last five. Their recent away record stands at two wins & two defeats in last five away matches. Four of their last five away matches seen three or more goals. Wes Brown is still missing for Sunderland but they do have new signing Danny Graham available whilst Reading have no fresh injury concerns. I would be suggesting this game should see a couple of goals and would be torn between a draw and a home win.
WEST HAM v SWANSEA
West Ham had a busy transfer window with Sam looking to add firepower to his goal shy hammers team. But most of the signings occurred during the early part of the window and at present they are still finding goals hard to come by. At home has been the bedrock of their points collection this season but in recent weeks they have started dropping points at home and this is a point of concern. They face a Swansea side that are still be under estimated by parts of the league and their ability to collect points on their travels recently has been impressive. They have suddenly become hard to beat and have tightened up their defence grinding out several low scoring victories. West Ham are without a victory in their last five overall and with only one victory in their last five at home. Both teams have scored in all of their last seven home matches so this is a indication of possible goals. They face a Swansea team with just one defeat in their last ten and this was away to Arsenal in the cup. Four of Swansea’s last five fixtures have finished nil nil and backs up my opinion of them tightening things in defence. West Ham still have injury problems in defence and again will have to reshuffle their back four. Overall I wouldn’t be surprised if this isn’t another Swansea low scoring match but I believe they are very capable of coming away from London with at least a point.
WIGAN v SOUTHAMPTON
Wigan come into this game after gaining an unlikely point at Stoke after being two nil down. This shows character in their team put also you have to take into account that Stoke are struggling for form recently and have started to leak goals. They face a Southampton team that even in defeat at Old Trafford were impressive and came away for many positives. I doubted if they would maintain their recent good form with the change of manager but at present this has not happened. For the home team this is a match they must win if they are to avoid relegation. Wigan have only lost one of there last five but this includes two cup matches. A more realistic view on their last five in the league shows they have only managed one victory in the last five. Also four of these last five have seen three or more goals scored. The most concerning part for Roberto Martinez is their home form with four defeats in the last five and conceding over two goals on average during this period. Southampton have been in recent good form with their only defeats coming against Chelsea and Manchester United. Four of their last five away matches have seen two or more goals I will be predicting their should be goals in this game at the DW Stadium. Regarding the match result I believe Southampton will take something away from the DW with a draw the most likely result.
FULHAM v MANCHESTER UNITED
Fulham face Manchester United for the second time
in just over a week, Martin Jol knows his team have had their struggles finding
form but they did receive a boost with a home victory over rivals West Ham. He
has looked to boost his squad with several loan signings and now he must be
looking to regain their usual strong home form to help push them towards mid
table security. Manchester United on the other hand come into the match full of
confidence, but they have been winning games by small margins. Fulham have only
suffered two defeats in their last five these came against Manchester City &
Manchester United. They also have only lost one of their last five at home but
the majority of these matches are against lower premier league teams.
Manchester United are undefeated in their last five away matches with three
draws and two victories. They have scored and conceded in four of these last
five and again this points out their problems in defence this season. The last
five meetings of these teams at Craven Cottage have seen two or more goals with
the match results split with two wins each and one draw. I will be siding with
goals in this match and Manchester United avoiding defeat.
Thanks for reading and good luck to everybody !!!
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