Last weekend’s Merseyside Derby revealed exactly what everyone thought, that the current top four are here to stay. Everton’s brave attempt to break into the elite seems doomed to failure after the Reds illustrated their dominance over their local rivals to maintain the status quo for yet another season.
There was no change at the top of the table as the top 4 all picked up wins this weekend though some made harder work of if than others. Derby became the first side to be relegated this season after failure to beat 2nd from bottom Fulham at Pride Park. There were a few shock results, none more so than Newcastle’s emphatic thrashing of Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Here’s your guide to when the goals went in!
Once again Ronaldinho is being touted as a possible Premier League signing this summer. The former World Player of the Year has been strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge for the past few years and if he were to become available they would surely be strong favourites to land his services given their bottomless pit of wealth and Champions League status.
The most important Merseyside Derby for many years takes place at Anfield this weekend with a possible Champions League place to compete for as well as the usual local bragging rights.
Kevin Keegan finally had something to celebrate last weekend after picking up his first win since his return to St James’. Now he faces a trip to the most prolific home scoring side in the Premier League, the sharp shooting Spurs. If ever a match looked destined for goal, it’s this one!
Up until a few weeks ago this match looked like a potential banana skin for the Red Devils as the Villans had picked up impressive draws this season at Stamford Bridge, the Emirates and Anfield. However, a recent run of poor results coupled with an appalling record against United marks this match down as a Premier 10 home win.
The Black Cats pulled off the Premier 10 shock of the weekend with their first away win of the season at Villa Park. This week they host the hard to predict Hammers at the Stadium of Light in what should be another tight encounter.
The Royals survival bid is in full flow after picking up 3 wins in the last 4 matches which has seen them climb 5 points clear of the bottom three. This weekend they face an erratic Blackburn side which should be a tough one to predict for Premier 10 players given Rovers inconsistency of results.
Erratic Rovers Keep You Guessing
An under strength Pompey side lost 2-0 at Tottenham last weekend after losing 6 players to injury and suspension. However, this week Premier 10 players should note that Harry Redknapp should welcome back both Jermain Defoe and Sol Campbell to the starting line-up which should boost their hopes of a victory over relegation threatened Wigan.
If last weekend’s top 4 sides going head to head constituted a Grand Slam Sunday then this weekend’s meeting between the current bottom two could be easily touted as Quicksand Saturday as both look destined to sink into the Championship come the end of the season. Despite the doom and gloom surrounding both Pride Park and Craven Cottage, both sides will believe this is a match they can win.
