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One of the most thrilling derbies in the Premier League is exactly the one between Manchester United and Liverpool. The endless dispute, which is the greatest club in England is decided by each individual match between these two iconic teams. Just about any of their clash is crucial to their supporters. Temporary form not so important regarding this derby that always offers a huge dose of emotion and delight of football fans worldwide. Both teams strive for the title of "Greatest Club in England", but Manchester United now leads its opponent with one more trophy (60 trophies for United against Liverpool 59). This already generates numerous disputes which title is more important.
Paul Lambert`s young footballers are with quite shaken confidence after several disastrous results. Aside the draw against Swansea last round,
Aston Villa got 3 consecutive slaps as they conceded 15 goals and didn`t score even one. Moreover, during the week Villa surprisingly lost against Bradford with 3:1 the match for the League Cup. A loss
in this match will send the team of Aston Villa in the relegation zone.
The team of Everton is performing extremely well this season, showing remarkable consistency. The team has only one loss in their home games this season and it came in the match against Chelsea. Afterwards, however, the "Toffees" responded to that loss with an impressive victory in the visit to Newcastle. David Moyes` players know each other really well and are extremely motivated to continue the good games and at the end of the season to congratulate themselves with a place among the first 6.
Although the last two draws in the league for Udinese, the team is in good shape and fully competitive to Inter. The hosts are 10 points behind the fifth Napoli,
but the battle for participation in the Europa League is not yet completely lost. A good result against Inter will undoubtedly give great confidence in the players of Udinese.
The team of Lazio performs impressively this season as they have not got a single loss of their last 11 matches. "The eagles' show a world class style of play and it is quite possible to participate in the next
season of the Champions League. At the other hand, the guests enter this game after five consecutive losses and the situation around the team doesn`t look well. After these losses Cagliari dropped quite near to
the relegation zone and even the point in this game is priceless for the team.
Suffering from many injuries, Newcastle continues to fall down in the standings and is now only two points above the relegation zone. In the last two games the team scored 6 goals, but allowed 11. Despite the lack of many key players, "The Magpies" showed attractive football against Manchester United and Arsenal. The team`s defense,however, seems easily overcomed and if Newcastle are to win some valuable points, it should be paid more attention to the defense. So far Newcastle are performing even worse in the Premier League than in the season, when they got relegated. This should be a major motivation for the team to start winning points.
Harry Redknapp's boys lost unfortunate the match against West Brom last weekend and this will definitely affect the mood of the players for the upcoming clash. However, the problems of the team do not come to an end with just their last match loss. There are a lot of injured players for QPR for the match against Liverpool. The team continues to hold firm the last place in the standings and every point is crucial for QPR.
After four losses in the last five games, the team of Wigan desperately needs a win to get out of the relegation zone. This round, however, seems to be extremely difficult for Wigan, given that the team of Everton is one of the best hosts in the league. Everton is unbeaten at home so far this season and it is unlikely to be defeated exactly in this match.
The team of Inverness enters with a good status in this game after the last outright home win over Dundee (4-1) and over Hibernian (3-0). Overall the team is unbeaten in 13 of 14 games in the league. Maybe that's why coach Terry Butcher relies on unchanged squad for this match.
Marseille meet at its stadium the team of Saint-Etienne hoping to improve their performance in their home matches and not fall behind the main pretendets for the title - Lyon and PSG. Possible loss of points in this game can get Marseille, who are currently third in the league, away from the leaders.
Reviewing the list of injured and suspended players in the Premier League, it is clear that for the home team there is a bunch of key players missing in this match. This is definitely a serious problem for the manager Sam Allardyce who does not have many options for that game. The guests also have quite a few problems with key players injured.
Southampton team will come out as the favorite in a match of the Premier League for the first time this season. The hosts are already a bit far from the relegation zone and even have a game in hand. Victory in this game can pull up Southampton up to three positions in the table and no doubt the team will strive for the three pointd. Their opponent in this game has just one point more in the standings and this makes them a direct competitor in the battle to stay in the league.
The team of Werder Bremen faces a match of the 17th round of the Bundesliga against a poor performing in away games team of Nürnberg. Only two points separates these two teams in the standings and definitely the hosts
will try to achieve a clear win in this match. So far Werder showed no consistency, alternating wins and losses. After a convincing victory over Hoffenheim with 1:4 as a guest, in the next round they lost
to Eintracht with the same result. As far as Nuremberg are concerned, recently they are not performing well in their away matches as the team lost five of their last six away games.
This Andalusian derby will undoubtedly offer a lot of emotions and great delight to the football fans. Sevilla started very well in the league, but lately their good level of play has declined
which resulted in the loss of some valuable points. Three losses, two draws and a win is the total for the hosts of their last 6 games. However, the team had some major players injured, which are now
fit and ready to play. The team`s top goalscorer, Alvaro Negredo will take part in this meeting, which will have a huge impact on the effectiveness of the team`s attack. With such a prominent scorer, Sevilla
have their chances against the strong team of Malaga.
Both teams enter this match after disappointing losses last round and in a great needed of the win. This Monday, the team of Newcastle failed to consolidate their victory over Wigan - the only victory in their last 10 games, losing in their visit against Fulham. Manchester City were rather unlucky in the match against United, which is no longer just the Manchester derby, but a direct confrontation for the title. City are 6 points behind from their rivals and the three points in this meeting are of great importance for them. Moreover, knowing that Manchester United have a relatively easy match this round. For Newcastle, however, a possible loss will mean that the team will be very close to the relegation zone as at the moment the team is only two points above the 18th place.
Once again we will have the opportunity to observe Berbatov`s great style of play. Undoubtedly, he is the hearth of the team and it is not a secret that everything more complicated and sophisticated in the game of
Fulham is created by Dimitar Berbatov. With the return of Hangeland, Berbatov might be more focused on the attack of the team rather than playing as a number 10 would.
The win over Toulouse in this match will bring Lille at the first half of the table. After the disappointing last four games of Lille (2 losses and 2 draws), the match against Toulouse is an ideal
opportunity for the players to achieve a decent result and regain their self-esteem. Salomon Kalou returns for the hosts after missing the trip to Sochaux.
The Premier League is a league of some quite intriguing dependencies. Unfortunately one of them are the boring games between these two teams. In the last six meetings between Aston Villa and Stoke there have been only eight
goals. Furthermore, 5 of their last 7 matches ended in a draw. Aston Villa only recently managed to get out of the relegation zone and each point is of high importance for them. It is rather unlikely that they will start
agressively in this game. The host would rather prefer to play more cautiously in order not to lose the match.
Arsene Wenger's team is in dire need of the three points in this game, as in their last 6 matches in the Premier League they have only one victory. Arsenal occupies the tenth position in the standings at the moment and in this match they
face a direct opponent for the first six. The home loss in the last round against Swansea was a big surprise for Arsenal fans, who were expecting a clear win. During the week, Wenger rested
most of his key players and now a better performance from the team is expected.
The problems with injured players for Alan Pardew seem to have no end. Almost all major players in the squad have physical problems. Whether this is due to bad luck or poor physical condition remains a riddle.
The number of injuries, however, increases after every match of Newcastle and since they have secured qualifying for the next stage of the tournament, maybe Alan Pardew will not risk in this game. However, this match
should not be underestimated, because it will determine the winner of the group as Bordeaux have 10 points and Newcastle 9.
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