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| Carlos Tevez Out for up to a month, out of Golden Boot race. |
Back on track. Only six gameweeks left to improve your season rankings, and with Chelsea and Arsenal having a gameweek double this week, are you ready to fight till the end?
PART I: PRE-MATCH ANALYSES
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| Andy Carroll Will pose tremendous threat to Arsenal's defenders. |
Arsenal v Liverpool
The Gunners will face a decisive week to their title race as they host Liverpool as the first game of their gameweek double.
The Reds just pissed Manchester City away from Anfield with a classy 3-0 victory thanks to the marvel of Andy Carroll. With the Geordie opened his account with Liverpool, you can expect huge pressure to be faced by the Koscielny and co. That is even worse with Suarez providing different dimension of attack to complement Carroll.
Meanwhile, Arsenal finally got back on track with a victory against Blackpool last week. But just as we all know, inconsistency has been a consistent problem for Arsenal. Van Persie needs to stop wasting chances if they are to continue their pressure against Manchester United on the table.
Despite having home advantage, I don't think three points are on Wenger's grasp. Carroll alone is enough to crush Lehmann (or Almunia?).
Prediction: Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
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| Aaron Lennon v Theo Walcott A contest of agile wingers. |
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal*
An interesting replacement fixture as we see Arsenal battling Tottenham to continue their pressure on the leader Manchester United.
Tottenham might get demoralized after their Champions League exit with a silly goal conceded by Heurelho Gomes. But they do have stamina advantage on hand as Arsenal will get exhausted after battling Liverpool this Sunday.
Viewing on their stars, Van der Vaart and Bale are still struggling to back to their best. But they've Peter Crouch who just scored a brace last week and will be looking to do the same in this match.
On the other hand, Arsenal have almost all of their attackers available for this game and will do everything to crush Tottenham's defence.
It's a contest of determination, and I believe the Gunners have the thirst for victory.
Prediction: Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal
The Rest
- Birmingham v Sunderland (1-0) - A very vital game for Brums' survival. They simply must win.
- Blackpool v Wigan (2-1) - A win will bring Wigan above Blackpool. But with the poorest offence in Premier League, can they? I am negative about that.
- Everton v Blackburn (2-0) - The Toffees have been quite good on attack recently. Do invest on their attackers.
- West Brom v Chelsea (2-3) - Hodgson is indeed a mid-table club maestro. Chelsea will need to beware.
- West Ham v Aston Villa (2-3) - Wide areas has always been the Hammers' problems, and that's the Villans' advantage.
- Newcastle v Man Utd (1-2) - I don't expect rock solid United to slip this. But don't expect a big win either after a massive FA Cup derby.
- Chelsea v Birmingham* (2-0) - No reason for not winning this one.
*Replacement fixtures
PART II: SQUAD SELECTIONS
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| David Luiz A possible captain pick for this gameweek double with his wonderful bonus magnet-ing skills. |
- David Luiz/Lampard/Drogba - Put your double on them on top of their double with easy fixtures.
- Van Persie - Two tough opponents. But does he ever pick his opponent to score?
- Adam - Well, he faces Wigan. Poor defenders.
Buys-In
- Carroll - Adapted to Liverpool.
- Luiz/Ivanovic - You might consider both of them. It's quite possible to get two clean sheets.
Sells-Out
- Tevez - Out for a month.
Squad of XV
GK: Foster
DF: Ridgewell, Luiz, Ivanovic, Clichy
MF: Adam, Lampard, A Young, Walcott
F: Van Persie, Bent
Subs (in order): Kingson, Carroll, Jagielka, Smalling
Captain: Luiz
ECS: Value
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