Friday, 4 November 2016

EPL WEEK 11 PREDICTION

It has been an entertaining week of European football except for the fans on the red side of Manchester who witness a torture of a game on Thursday night as their team escaped with 2 - 1 defeat at the hands of Turkish side Fenerbahce who deserved to have won by a far wider margin.  They will be hoping to put that feeling away as we welcome the week 11 of the English premier League, which see two star games featuring Chelsea Vs Lukaku's Everton and London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs.
SATURDAY 5/11/2016
Bournemouth Vs Sunderland  4pm
Bournemouth welcome the worst team in the league to the Vitality stadium. Bournemouth had been on a good run not until they failed to win against another struggling team in Middlesbrough who defeated them 2 - 0 last weekend. Eddie Howe will be hoping his team misfortune last week is a one off thing and try to correct it as quickly as possible.
If anyone needs our prayer is definitely David Moyes who is yet to prove to his employers that he is the right man for the job after 10 games.
Many may argue that his team have suffered because of injuries but to be fair to the neutrals who offer them support out of pity Sunderland have not shown signs of winning a single a game so far though most times they tend to play well but eventually gas out in the later stages of the game.

10 games without a win for Sunderland is bad but I have a feeling they may as well bring this bad run to and end this weekend with a narrow victory against Bournemouth.
Prediction: Bournemouth 1 - 2 Sunderland (GG, X2, OVER 2.5)

Burnley Vs Crystal Palace 4pm
Burnley may have been the hero of last week's clash against United, surviving 37 shots most of which came from one the most clinical strikers in Europe (before coming to United) and the tricky Spaniard Juan Mata but they face an uphill task against a Crystal Palace side who may have many problem but goal scoring isn't one of them as they have failed to score in a game just once out of six when they lost by a single goal to west ham in mid October.
Burnley will be expected to do the same thing they did against United putting all 10 men behind the ball if they are to get anything from this game.
Prediction: Burnley 0 - 2 Crystal Palace (2, over 0.5 1st half)

West Ham Vs Stoke City 4pm
West ham after picking 6 points from a possible 6 returned to their old way of life loosing 2 - 0 to Everton. They have scored just 10 goals this season and conceded 19 which see them 17th on the table. They play host to a re surging Stoke City who are unbeaten in 5 matches at the Olympic stadium. This promises to be an interesting game as both team will be trying to avoid defeat as the season is nearly approaching its mid point.
Prediction: West Ham 2 - 2 Stoke City (x2, GG, over 1.5 2nd Half)

Manchester City Vs Middlesbrough 4pm
After watching the game between Manchester City and Barcelona I don't have much to say about this game other than an easy win is expected for Manchester City.
Prediction: Manchester City 3 - 0 Middlesbrough (1, OVER 2.5)

Chelsea Vs Everton 5:30pm
Chelsea are currently on cloud 9 with four straight wins an opposite of their fortune last season under the guidance of the Special one. Under Conte they began slow winning by narrow margins but they seem to have discovered themselves playing good and attractive football while also winning matches. They play host to Everton at Stanford Bridge for the last game of Saturday. This game see the return of former Chelsea striker Roman Lukaku to the bridge. Koeman will be hoping his top striker will prove to his former employers that he is now a more matured player since the last time he missed his spot kick for the blues in their European super cup game. Everton currently sit on 6th position on 18 points two behind Tottenham.
Prediction: Chelsea 3 - 1 Everton (1, GG, OVER 2.5)   

SUNDAY 6/11/2016
Arsenal Vs Tottenham 1pm
The Super Sunday kicks off with this mouth watering London derby featuring two clubs who dislike each other so much. Both team are on form which will make for a good fight. Arsenal may have the edge over Spurs in this fixture in the past but with the current form of both teams Arsenal unbeaten in the last 7 games and Spurs unbeaten this season I see both teams inseparable.
Prediction: Arsenal 1 - 1 Tottenham (GG, X2)

Hull City Vs Southampton 3:15pm
Life in the premier league is not easy especially for teams coming from the lower division. Hull City can testify to this fact with 6 straight defeats which leaves them 18th on the table struggling for their survival. I feel sorry for Mike Phelan who began life at the Kc Stadium well, defeating Champions Leicester and putting up a good fight against a strong United side. But since then, things have changed for the worst for the Tigers.
Southampton gave a good account of themselves in the Europa league as they defeated Italian side Inter Milan 2 - 1. They will be hoping to redeem themselves after their defeat to Chelsea last week in the league.
Prediction: Hull City 1 - 2 Southampton (GG, X2)

Liverpool Vs Watford 3:15pm
Just two seasons as manager Jurgen Klopp has transformed Liverpool into a team ready to challenge for title. The Reds have become a free scoring side this season and that will play a big part in this fixture as all they need to do is outscore their opponent.
Prediction: Liverpool 2 - 0 Watford. (2, over 1.5)

Swansea City Vs Manchester United 4pm
It is not often things like this are being said, but this game is one between two equals. None of them is in a good shape with both not knowing what victory tastes like. United are going to the liberty stadium without their two key midfielders Paul Pogba who injured in their Europa League game and the suspended Ander Herrera. Manchester United are a shadow of themselves, gone 3 straight games without a single goal, in the processing picking up just 2 points from a possible 9.
Swansea will be so pleased with this fixture as they will try their best and wait for the best.
Prediction: Swansea City 0 - 0 Manchester United (under 1.5, 1x)

Leicester City Vs West Brom 5:30pm
The weekend comes to a close with this heavy weight clash between Champions Leicester and the Baggies. Many predicted the fall of Leicester this season but the champions are showing no sign of giving up, rather they continue to challenge on all front and giving a good account of the themselves in Europe. West Brom face an uphill task against Leicester.
Prediction: Leicester City 2 - 1 West Brom (1, GG, Over 2.5)