Champions League has finally started as well, was happy to see Man United win, even if the game was very tight. Man City on the other hand lost, and I think the group will be very tough for them now, both Real Madrid and Dortmund are at 3 points, so it will be tough. Anyhow, time for more Premier League this weekend, the games: (games in bold are the ones I'm seeing myself, result afterwards is my thoughts on the possible outcome)
Today:
[12:45] Swansea - Everton (X)
[15:00] Chelsea - Stoke (1)
[15:00] Southampton - Aston Villa (X)
[15:00] West Bromwich - Reading (1)
[15:00] West Ham - Sunderland (1)
[15:00] Wigan - Fulham (2)
Tomorrow:
[13:30] Liverpool - Manchester United (2)
[15:00] Newcastle - Norwich (1)
[16:00] Manchester City - Arsenal (2)
[16:00] Tottenham - Queens Park Rangers (1)
Thoughts:
Saturday naturally falls in the shadow of the awesomeness of tomorrow, but there are highlights. Swansea - Everton promises to be an interesting game with two teams that have impressed us so far, and it could be a very funny and entertaining game. At 15:00 I'm seeing Chelsea - Stoke, Chelsea are in the hunt for another 3 points, but Stoke has shown us before that they can make life hard for the good teams. Wigan - Fulham is another very interesting game, Wigan have shown us that they can play good football, but Fulham have been looking strong with the addition of Berbatov, and their new interesting Swede, Kacaniklic on the left wing. That game could go either way, but I hold Fulham as small favorites.
But tomorrow is very much the highlight of the weekend. Liverpool - Man United is not only a huge game because of history and rivalry, but they are the two most successful clubs in England, and Man United recently passed Liverpool with getting 1 more league title, so it should be a good game. Liverpool has impressed me so far in the league, they've played some amazing football, but haven't gotten much points for it. Trouble with the scoring. This game could go either way, I'm holding my team as favorites, but Liverpool might as well win it. I wouldn't be sad if we only got 1 point, but that also depends a bit on other results.
Manchester City - Arsenal is the other highlight of the day. I haven't been that impressed by City so far in the league, but Arsenal has really grown. The game against Montpellier this week in CL wasn't the best, but they won after all. Arsenal also has a fairly decent history against City, they won with 1-0 on Emirates last season, and if you go back 2 (?) seasons, Arsenal won on Etihad Stadium with 3-0, so they've shown in the past that they can beat City. City will probably be favorites though, but gogo Arsenal.