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Predictions – Premier League – Week 37

parttimepundit — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:15:24 +0000

As the race for 1st and 4th spot’s heats up, this weekend will see some crucial matches being played… fortunately for me, I’ll be watching them in Europe… so there!

And this is how I picked ‘em this weekend.

I predict:
Birmingham 2 v 1 Burnley
Man City 2 v 2 Aston Villa
Portsmouth 1 v 1 Wolves
Stoke City 1 v 3 Everton
Tottenham 2 v 0 Bolton
Liverpool 1 v 2 Chelsea
Fulham 1 v 0 West Ham
Sunderland 0 v 2 Man Utd
Wigan 3 v 1 Hull City
Blackburn 1 v 3 Arsenal
Fulham 2 v 1 Stoke City
Man City 2 v 1 Tottenham

Predictions – Premier League – Week 26

parttimepundit — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:17:44 +0000

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The action continues mid week with some awesome matches to further shape the look of the league table again. Of particular interest are the clashes between Villa and United, which always go down to one goal separating the two teams, Chelsea’s visit to Goodison Park, which ended like this last round and of course the match of the week, Liverpool’s trip to a struggling Arsenal [remember this].
If results are similar to last round, Chelsea will extend their lead at the top to 3 points, while United’s gain on Arsenal would be cut back to just 4… however, given current form, Rooney and Drogba scoring at will and Arsenal’s lack there of, I don’t see any of this shit going down, so this is how I’ve picked’em for mid week.

I predict:
Man City 2 v 1 Bolton
Portsmouth 1 v 0 Sunderland
Wigan 1 v 1 Stoke City
Fulham 2 v 0 Burnley
Arsenal 1 v 1 Liverpool
Aston Villa 1 v 2 Man Utd
West Ham 2 v 2 Birmingham
Wolves 1 v 2 Tottenham
Blackburn 3 v 2 Hull City
Everton 0 v 2 Chelsea

Predictions – Premier League – Week 24

parttimepundit — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:41:29 +0000

Without a doubt, game of the round will see the Red Devils travel to the Emirates to take on the Gunners. Not only are Arsenal and United massive clubs with a rich history and rivalry, but it’s also been some time since a match between them had any major significance in the league and therefore warrants a post of it’s own. So while I gather my thoughts about it and rub one out (of my crystal balls), that prediction will be revealed tomorrow.
In the mean time, there are a number of other important battles going on across the league. With two wins this round Chelsea will once again sit pretty atop of the league, while further a step Villa and Fulham will be fighting to keep their European aspirations alive. Liverpool will do just about anything to be considered a top four club again, while over in London I fear that Tottenham’s lack of consistency may just give the Red’s a sniff back in… jammy pricks! So anyway, without further ado, here’s how I’ve picked ‘em this week.

I predict:
Birmingham 1 v 1 Tottenham
Fulham 2 v 2 Aston Villa
Hull City 1 v 1 Wolves
Liverpool 2 v 0 Bolton
West Ham 1 v 0 Blackburn
Wigan 1 v 2 Everton
Burnley 1 v 5 Chelsea
Man City 3 v 1 Portsmouth
Arsenal – v – Man Utd*
Sunderland v Stoke City
Hull City 0 v 3 Chelsea
Fulham 2 v 1 Portsmouth

*Will be published separately tomorrow.

Predictions – Premier League – Week 23

parttimepundit — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:59:43 +0000

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Another mid week round and another set of matches that look set to whet the palate. A win for Liverpool away to the Wolves and a Tottenham loss by city rivals Fulham will see the Reds jump into fourth, which given their form of late is just ridiculous! Expect resistance by Birmingham at Stamford Bridge and even a few close calls for Chelsea too. The show piece this round however will be played at Villa Park, with both Arsenal and Aston Villa in inspired form and itching for more from their respective seasons. All in all, you don’t want to miss the action and this is how I predicted the rest of ‘em.

I predict:
Portsmouth 1 v 1 West Ham
Wolves 0 v 2 Liverpool
Bolton 1 v 0 Burnley
Tottenham 2 v 0 Fulham
Aston Villa 2 v 3 Arsenal
Chelsea 2 v 1 Birmingham
Blackburn 2 v 2 Wigan
Everton 3 v 1 Sunderland

Predictions – Premier League – Week 20

parttimepundit — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:53:39 +0000

No time for a turnaround… there’s more Premier League action tonight. Tis the season to be silly!

I predict:
Tottenham 3 v 0 West Ham
Blackburn 1 v 1 Sunderland
Chelsea 2 v 0 Fulham
Everton 1 v 0 Burnley
Stoke City 1 v 2 Birmingham
Wolves 1 v 3 Man City
Aston Villa 2 v 2 Liverpool
Bolton 1 v 0 Hull City
Portsmouth 0 v 2 Arsenal
Man Utd 4 v 1 Wigan

Results – Premier League – Week 19

parttimepundit — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:49:01 +0000

This weekend put the league into perspective as both Manchester United and Arsenal drew closer to Chelsea who were held yet again… me wonder’s how they’ll cope when their African stars shoot off in Jan. Liverpool turned yet another corner, hopefully there’s not another brick wall waiting for them at Villa Park tomorrow. Mancini made a winning début as Man City manager… although there’s still much work to be done. Arsenal’s influential captain made a inspiring 28min cameo and turned Villa and the game on it’s head with two brilliant goals, while over at Hull, Man United and Rooney flexed their muscles as if to say “It’s Christmas and our best work is yet to come”… look out!

I also had a relatively good week of predictions, once again picking the exact score for 5 matches… that’s gotta be some sort of record!

Gameweek score:
7 out of 10

Results:
Birmingham 0 v 0 Chelsea
Fulham 0 v 0 Tottenham
West Ham 2 v 0 Portsmouth
Burnley 1 v 1 Bolton
Man City 2 v 0 Stoke City
Sunderland 1 v 1 Everton
Wigan 1 v 1 Blackburn
Liverpool 2 v 0 Wolves
Arsenal 3 v 0 Aston Villa
Hull City 1 v 3 Man Utd

The weekend’s action in pictures:

Match highlights – Arsenal 3 v 0 Aston Villa:

Predictions – Premier League – Week 18

parttimepundit — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:40:59 +0000

As a belated Christmas present, I give to you the weekend’s predictions…

I predict:
Birmingham 1 v 3 Chelsea
Fulham 0 v 1 Tottenham
West Ham 2 v 2 Portsmouth
Burnley 1 v 1 Bolton
Man City 3 v 2 Stoke City
Sunderland 1 v 1 Everton
Wigan 1 v 1 Blackburn
Liverpool 2 v 0 Wolves
Arsenal 2 v 1 Aston Villa
Hull City 0 v 2 Man Utd

Surprised? Of Course They Were!

parttimepundit — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:52:10 +0000

I’ve been so used to seeing Villa concede goals lately, that I had to do a double take when I saw the final score and highlights of last night’s game against Bolton. My particular favourite was John Carew’s cause he out muscled two defenders and ‘Hulked’ his way into the goal leaving the Wanderers defense wondering. What was even more unbelievable though, was that eventually, five different players that got their names on the scoreboard… hold up, Villa have five players capable of scoring goals!? At the very best I thought they had 2 and a half… Young doesn’t really count for a “full” player does he?

Match highlights:

Older Aston Villa news:
There’s A New Hero In Town- Manchester United 3 v 2 Aston Villa
Gerraaaard! Liverpool 5 v 0 Aston Villa
Are the wheels falling off? Aston Villa 1 v 2 Tottenham
Uh oh! Manchester City 2 v 0 Aston Villa

Villains Up Two The Task

parttimepundit — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:18:54 +0000

I love starting off the weekend watching one of the big four take it in the rear [post]… apparently so do the Villains and they did just that, causing the Blues their second consecutive defeat away from home! Cop that!

Match highlights:

Older Aston Villa news:
Results – 2nd / 4th May
There’s A New Hero In Town – Manchester United 3 v 2 Aston Villa
Gerraaaard! Liverpool 5 v 0 Aston Villa
Are the wheels falling off? Aston Villa 1 v 2 Tottenham

Results – 2nd / 4th May

parttimepundit — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Aston Villa have been on the end of some gut-wrenching results over the past 9 weeks and finally this round they managed to snap out of it. I thought they may have done it slightly easier against Hull last night, but once again it was a bee’s dick decision that decided who would walk out of Villa park with some weight off their shoulders. Things aren’t looking too bright for the Tigers at the moment as they’ve officially entered the relegation shit fight.

Gameweek score:
9 out of 10

Results:
Middlesbrough 0 v 2 Man Utd
Chelsea 3 V 1 Fulham
Man City 3 V 1 Blackburn
Portsmouth 0 V 3 Arsenal
Stoke City 0 V 1 West Ham
Tottenham 1 v 0 West Brom
Wigan 0 V 0 Bolton
Liverpool 3 V 0 Newcastle
Sunderland 0 V 2 Everton
Aston Villa 1 V 0 Hull City

1st half match highlights:
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Older Aston Villa news:
There’s A New Hero In Town – Manchester United 3 v 2 Aston Villa
Gerraaard! Liverpool 5 v 0 Aston Villa
Are the wheels falling off? Aston Villa 1 v 2 Tottenham
Uh oh! Manchester City 2 v 0 Aston Villa

There’s A New Hero In Town

parttimepundit — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:31:00 +0000

Look out C.Ron and Wooney, there might just be another cool kid on the block… a cool kid who unbelievably announced his arrival to the world last night! And what’s more unbelievable is that this kid is just that, a 17 year old who is already rubbing shoulders with some of the big boys in the league! Shit, when I was 17, a good day for me was getting a boner while talking to that kind’a hot, kind’a weird looking chick over the counter at Blockbuster then hiring a video game and playing it all night in my Batman underwear… all I’m sayin’ is, don’t knock it till you try it!

Match highlights:

Older Manchester United news:
United see red – Fulham 2 v 0 Manchester United
Race not over yet! Manchester United 1 v 4 Liverpool
Two easy – Manchester United 2 v 0 Inter
Magpies slip, United roll on – Newcastle 1 v 2 Manchester United

Amusing read:
Who is Federico Macheda? [The Spoiler.co.uk]

Gerraaaard!

parttimepundit — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:39:00 +0000

Someone get me some motion sickness tablets… I don’t know if I can handle any more roller coaster rides this season… and while you’re at it, get Gerrard a bravery medal or a purple heart or something. He is singlehandedly killing off teams in the Red’s quest for Premier League immortality and if they happen to win it (it kills me to say this), cause there’s a chance they might… Gerrard should be put on a velvet pillow and driven around in a parade car behind a marching band and a group of midgets twirling batons!

FACT: Did you know that 6 out of 7 midgets aren’t happy… I know I was shocked too!

Match highlights:

Older Liverpool news:
Race not over yet! Manchester United 1 v 4 Liverpool
That was easy! Liverpool 4 v 0 Real Madrid
Title race over! Middlesbrough 2 v 0 Liverpool
‘Pool take vital lead to Anfield – Real Madrid 0 v 1 Liverpool

Are the wheels falling off?

parttimepundit — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:50:00 +0000

Villa or on the receiving end of a 6 match winless streak across all competitions… uh oh! They’ve just surrendered fourth spot to Arsenal and given that they face Liverpool and Manchester United away from home before confronting Everton on their own turf, suddenly Champions League qualification is looking like an increasingly slim possibility. I really do want to write something positive about them, especially their Irish manager Martin O’Neil, cause he has instilled a winning belief in the team, but all I can think of is St. Patties Day, drunkenness and green beer… F**k that! Whoever thought of green beer should be shot! Happy St. Pat’s Day!

Match highlights:

Older Aston Villa in trouble news:
Uh oh! Manchester City 2 v 0 Aston Villa
Hate to say I told you so – Aston Villa 0 v 1 Chelsea
Review – UEFA CUP – Aston Villa 1 v 1 CSKA Moskow

Uh oh!

parttimepundit — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:46:00 +0000

You know you’re in trouble when…

You haven’t won a match since early Feb,

Last week you were eliminated from European competition,

You have the smallest squad in the league and there is still a good chunk of the season to go,

You conceed two goals to Stoke in the dying minutes on the weekend and follow it up with a loss to a depleted Manchester City and,

Your next few games include Tottenham (H), Liverpool (A), Man Utd (A), Everton (H).

Maybe Arsenal shouldn’t write off their chances of hitting fourth spot cause Villa are in for some tough times… eep!

Match highlights:

Older Aston Villa news:
Hate to say I told you so – Aston Villa 0 v 1 Chelsea
UEFA CUP – Aston Villa 1 v 1 CSKA Moskow
Balckburn 0 v 2 Aston Villa

Hate to say I told you so

parttimepundit — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:38:00 +0000

Getting a win at Villa Park is an acheivement in itself, so I think it’s kind’a funny that ‘Aussie Guus’ was able to do it on his first attempt. Once they took the lead, Chelsea seemed to lock up tighter than a nun’s nasties and ride out what would be an average match and win. Speaking of average, did you see Drogba again? He still looks light years away from the form that had him banging in 33 goals a couple seasons back maybe for his birthday in a few weeks I should lend him my time machine and set it to 2006-07… at the very least he’ll be able to rekindle his love affair with Jose Mourinho!

Match highlights: