bet365Arsenal v Manchester City and Liverpool v Spurs are this week’s big Premier League games as the season reaches its climax at top and bottom. On Monday Sunderland face the Hammers at the Stadium of Light and we predict a nailed-on nil-nil as Big Sam parks a very big bus. Everton should be too good for Fulham and Chelsea to edge Palace in other Situs Domino99 Pkv games affecting the bottom of the Premiership.
Saturday 29 March 2014
Man Utd 2 v Aston Villa 1
Crystal Palace 0 v Chelsea 1
Southampton 3 v Newcastle 1
Stoke 1 v Hull 0
Swansea 3 v Norwich 2
West Brom 1 v Cardiff 1
Arsenal 1 v Man City 3
Sunday 30 March
Liverpool 3 v Tottenham 0
Fulham 1 v Everton 2
Monday 31 March
Sunderland 0 v West Ham 0
2013/14 Premier League Title
To Be Decided On Goal Difference 15/2
Outright E/W ¼ 1,2
Man City 10/11 Chelsea 5/2
Liverpool 3/1 Arsenal 100/1
Top Four Finish
Liverpool 1/100 Arsenal 2/9
Everton 7/2 Spurs 16/1
Soccer – Mel places emphasis on keeping clean sheet West Bromwich Albion head coach Pepe Mel has demanded an improved defensive display from his side in the vital relegation six-pointer against Cardiff City at The Hawthorns. The Baggies have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last ten Premier League games and are just three points above the bottom three. Mel said: “The way we’re approaching the game is to be defensively strong. We’ve been conceding some very early goals and that means we have to put a lot of effort in. “We’re very capable of creating scoring opportunities and we’re convinced, if we don’t concede, we’ll be able to win the game.” Albion are available at 11/8 with bet365 to keep a clean sheet on Saturday and can be backed at 13/2 to beat Cardiff 1-0.
Soccer – Bruce fears the worst for McGregor
Allan McGregor’s season appears to be over after the Hull City goalkeeper damaged a kidney in the 2-1 defeat at West Ham United. Tigers boss Steve Bruce has confirmed that the former Rangers shot-stopper is still in hospital after suffering the injury on Wednesday in a collision with Mohamed Diame – an incident which resulted in the Hammers being awarded a penalty and McGregor being sent off. Second-choice keeper Steve Harper is in line to start this weekend’s match against Stoke City and Hull can be backed at 12/5 with to keep a clean sheet against the Potters. Shane Long is available at 3/1 to score at any time in the match. Bruce said: “It certainly looks like he’s going to miss the rest of the season. “Allan is as brave as they come but he’s taken a horrible knock to his kidneys and badly damaged one of them. We expect Allan to stay in hospital for at least another week.”
