Manchester United visit Goodison park for a table top chance.

After some exciting action in the champions league, the focus now shifts back to the premier league this weekend were the race the top position is getting hotter and hotter as the league is going in the last quarter. All the league teams will be in action over the next two days with the top teams meeting the lower places ones but as seen before the giant killing action may impact them.
In an early kick off, Manchester United will be up against Everton who are in excellent form as they defeated leaders Chelsea a week ago thus narrowing the gap at the top and also Sporting Lisbon in the Europa Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson will be travelling to Goodison Park without Nani and Rio Ferdinand who are suspended. What would be concerning the red devils will be their former place Louis Saha who is in excellent for hit 15 goals so for which included his double over Chelsea days ago. For those who have forgotten, Wayne Rooney will bre going to he club where he made headlines in 2003.

After committing many blunders against Porto in the champions league, Arsenal will be out their to prove with a win against mid tablers Sunderland who have not won a single match in their last six outings. More good news for the Gunners is that Nicklas Bendtner is back form his injury for the match which is expected to stop their scoring drought.
Sunday will be crucial for both Liverpool and Manchester City when they meet at the City of Manchester Stadium. The reds will be hoping to take back and retain the fourth place. After their 1-0 win over Unirea Urziceni in the Europa Cup two days ago they would like to continue their winning momentum.
The match timings are:
Saturday:
Everton Vs Manchester United
Arsenal Vs Sunderland
West Ham United Vs Hull City
Wolves Vs Chelsea
Portsmouth Vs Stoke City

Sunday:
Blackburn Rovers Vs Bolton Wanderers
Aston Villa Vs Burnley
Fulham Vs Birmingham City
Manchester City Vs Liverpool
Wigan Vs Tottenham Hotspurs

Manchester United host Blackburn Rovers this saturday

Back to the premiership after an exciting round of league cup, there is plenty of action to be seen this weekend as 16 teams will be playing this Saturday in what could be an important day in the premiership especially when a fourth of the league is over. As the fight is on for getting the top spot it will be a tricky battle for both leaders Chelseaand rivals Manchester United who face Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Roversrespectively. Currently Chelsea is leading at 24 points from 10 games at the top of the premier league while Man United is second just two points behind. Interesting to see, third placed Arsenal is at 19 points but with a game in hand and if they manage to win they may become joint second on points basis.

The latest from Old Trafford is that Korean mid fielder Ji Sung Park is still out of the squad following his knee injury and Scotland’s Darren Fletcher will also has to sit at side line following his foot injury . He has not played since his country’s world cup qualifiers. Michael Owen will be fired up after his midweek goal in the league cup against Barnsley. Expectations will be on Wayne Rooney who is missing from the scoring list to get his magic touch back.

As Blackburn Rovers have got big thrashing from the top premiership side over the previous two weeks from Arsenaland Chelsea, they will be fired up to achieve the task of giant killers this Saturday against the red devils. Manchester United has to make sure that they counter David Dunn well who is the only silver lining scoring goal for his side even in when they were defeated.

The other big match on Saturday will be the London derby featuring Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs at Emirates stadium. The result favouring any team will change the positions currently held by the teams. So this is a weekend which will be closely watched and will set the course for the next few weeks…

Manchester United should win this fixture with a 3-0 scoreline. Rooney, Owen, Berbatov expected to score.

The match at old Trafford will start at 1730 Hours GMT (2300 Hours IST) while the match at Emirates Stadium will start early at 1245 Hours GMT (1815 Hours IST).

Other matches over the weekend includes…

Saturday

Burnley Vs Hull City 1500 Hours GMT

Everton Vs Aston Villa 1500 Hours GMT

Fulham Vs Liverpool 1500 Hours GMT

Portsmouth Vs Wigan Athletic 1500 Hours GMT

Stoke City Vs Wolves 1500 Hours GMT

Sunderland Vs West Ham United 1500 Hours GMT

Sunday

Birmingham City Vs Manchester City

Monday

West Ham United Vs Aston Villa