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Weekly Picks - 11/21/2008

2008-11-21T21:00:42+00:00

My picks have been a bit off recently, and that's putting a generous light on the situation. So, it seems obvious that the only way to avoid being generically wrong is to be specifically correct. Therefore, not only am I going to predict the scorelines for this week, I will even give you, my dear readers, a Nostradamus-esque view into specific moments from the coming weekend.

Aston Villa v Man Utd Preview

2008-11-21T17:50:11+00:00

With Villa on a high from beating Arsenal away, surely Man United at home is an easy fixture! var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,345,278883,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() More of this please! A chance for Villa to break into the "top Four" - comments please.

Who Really Has The Most Injuries?

2008-11-21T16:53:31+00:00

Tomorrow the Premier League is back and I am getting used to more and more people coming up with the excuse that their team has the most injuries. Today I have been searching to find out who really has the most injuries? Is it Manchester United? Is it Arsenal? I can tell you that the club (right [...

Saturday Match-Ups Preview (Part 2)

2008-11-21T16:33:16+00:00

In Part 2 of our Weekend Match-Ups preview, we see what the second half of Saturday's games brings us. These games may not turn out to be as exciting as the matches in Part 1, but they are games you should watch nonetheless.

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Aston Villa v Manchester United: Much More Than 3 Points at Stake

2008-11-21T12:46:48+00:00

Much has been said about it being too early to be out of the title race in November, mostly in relation to Arsenal. I argue that while mathematically that may be true, if you look at the recent history of points required to win the PL and points gaps that have been bridged, there are [...]

Who Are The Worst Behaved Fans In The Premier League?

2008-11-21T12:41:58+00:00

Throughout the season, the Premier League keeps track of which clubs have the best behaved fans as well as the worst behaved fans. Last year, Chelsea was voted the worst behaved fans especially because of the way they abused Avram Grant most of the season, but so far this season they've zoomed up the charts [.

Aston Villa v Manchester United

2008-11-21T11:41:00+00:00

Tomorrow Manchester United take on Aston Villa in the day's evening kick off. Both teams will be looking for the three points, if Villa take all three points they will go above United in the Premier... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Premiership Predictions Week 14: Arsenal and Spurs to Bounce Back

2008-11-21T11:00:29+00:00

Saturday, 22 November 2008 Chelsea v Newcastle, 15:00 Newcastle have no away wins this season, and won't be getting their first at Stamford Bridge. Especially with Joey Barton out for two months with bad karma knee ligaments. Nicolas Anelka (eight goals in his last four games) could face Newcastle on his own here and probably get a [.

Transfer Rumors (20 Nov 08): Santa Cruz to Man City, Lazio target Mascherano, Campbell to Tottenham (permanently)

2008-11-20T19:21:37+00:00

Today's transfer roundup has a bit of a Belgian flair to it, so if you want, grab some Belgian waffles and your favorite Belgian beer as you go through today's top transfer stories. Santa Cruz Wants to Join Hughes at City When the going gets tough, the Santa Cruz wants to get going. Liverpool's [.

Arsenal and Aston Villa chasing 8m Belgian star Defour

2008-11-20T18:43:05+00:00

The summer saw a couple of Belgium's best make moves to the Premier League, in Vincent Kompany and Marouane Fellaini, and in January, another one of Belgium's top young stars could be on his way to England, as Aston Villa and Arsenal are both interested in Fellaini's former Standard Liege teammate, midfielder Steven Defour, according [.

Aston Villa’s goal at Arsenal shouldn’t count, Sunderland should be fighting relegation

2008-11-18T07:28:00+00:00

While the Big Four perform a re-run of their familar jostle for the title and Champions League slots, the rest of the Premier League seem set to contest the most intriguing contest ever for European places and survival. So tight is the competition so far that Sunderland's win at Blackburn Rovers, all of a sudden, has [.

It should have been Aston V…ela

2008-11-17T20:51:16+00:00

Many believe that when you fall off, you gotta get back up. For us, that's really the only thing we can do. We can't keep on crying on what happened last Saturday, we have to look forward, and hopefully, so will Arsene Wenger who has to take important decisions to save something from a season [...]

The press, after the disappointing defeat at the hands of Villa

2008-11-17T16:50:23+00:00

Arsenal need a tough nut to shield their prized possessions Full Article Even manager Arsene Wenger has no clue which version of Arsenal will turn up to matches at the moment. The one that swept aside Manchester United last week with a dazzling brand of football, thrashed Blackburn Rovers 4-0 away and dismantled Fenerbahce in Istanbul or the [.

Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa

2008-11-16T18:56:18+00:00

These recaps aren't fun to write after another loss. I feel like it's deja vu all over again - another loss against a team that needed to be beaten, especially if this side claims to have title aspirations. It's hard to think about what keeps going wrong, because the same problems are showing up over and over again.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa, post-match thoughts: Villa deserved, we didn’t, end of story

2008-11-16T16:42:50+00:00

When at the end of the first half the score was still 0-0, I did wonder for a second if luck was turning our way. Almunia saved a penalty and despite approaching the match with that uninterested feel which seems to be so typical lately, we were still there with a shot at it. Unfortunately, [...]

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Match video highlights of the match who ended Arsenal’s title hopes

2008-11-16T16:14:39+00:00

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Can Aston Villa catch Arsenal? Can Manchester United catch Chelsea and Liverpool?

2008-11-16T14:36:56+00:00

Today's news roundup is brought to you by Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) and her please-bend-me-over skirt. Sorry for the lack of a roundup yesterday, we were a bit busy trying to get our hands (ok, minds) off Megan Fox (who doesn't like wearing any skirts): Daniel Taylor waxes lyrical about the Brazilian Nevilles.

Arsenal 0 - 2 Aston Villa: Agbonlahor Leaps In

2008-11-15T17:45:03+00:00

The addition of a tiny talismanic braided rat-tail to the back of Nicklas Bendtner's hair successfully made him look like a minor forest hobbit but had no effect on Arsenal's inability to stop the repeated pillaging of their ground by an Aston Villa side that played like they wanted someone to compare them to Arsenal.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: 0-2, full-time report and player ratings - Wenger gets it all wrong, again, and our dreams are shattered

2008-11-15T17:23:20+00:00

Getting a point or three out of this match would have been definitely a scandal. You believe, keep the faith and hope, but sometimes, you just have to throw the towel when your opponent is in your own half of the playing field. Arsene Wenger is slowly turning this Arsenal team and supporters into a [.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Half-time report - 0-0, we got lucky, very lucky

2008-11-15T15:58:24+00:00

Watching the pathetic display of Cesc Fabregas and Nicklas Bendtner and then Carlos Vela and Aaron Ramsey both sitting on the bench makes me sick. Arsene Wenger decided to start with the same line-up of the match against Manchester United. Problem is, that the players failed to tell him that only the line-up is the [.

Arsenal 0 Aston Villa 2 -- Live Match Report!

2008-11-15T15:50:00+00:00

90 + 4 Tottenham are still in the relegation zone. The lights are going out all over North London and we won't see them again in our lifetime. Birmingham is suddenly ghetto fabulous.

79 I think I have a bit of an Ag-boner...

70 Is it? It is! Peter Wi -- sorry, Gael Clichy!

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Live EPL Talk Chat

2008-11-15T15:12:27+00:00

The Tokyo Toffeeman has graciously agreed to host the EPL Talk Chat today. Join him and other fans online right now as they dissect the Arsenal against Aston Villa match, as well as Manchester United versus Stoke City and more. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for [.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Team line-ups - Almunia to start, Vela and Adebayor on the bench

2008-11-15T14:51:43+00:00

The same eleven who started last week against Manchester United will face Aston Villa in this afternoon's match. Adebayor returns, but is on the bench as is Carlos Vela, whose mid-week performance seems not to be enough for a regular place. Arsenal Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Silvestre, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Diaby, Bendtner Subs: Fabianski, Toure, Vela, Ramsey, [.

A lazy day

2008-11-15T14:31:00+00:00

So the weather outside is terrible and no games to go to, that can mean only one thing a few day of sports. Starting with some soccer Arsenal vs. Aston Villa and then moving on to college football. Here are my thoughts during the lazy day.

Aston Villa Preview plus Other Odds and Ends

2008-11-15T05:37:17+00:00

There's a fair amount of news heading into the weekend, with a big game against Aston Villa on the schedule. A quick look at the standings shows that the Villains are just two points behind us in the UEFA Cup slot - it'd be good to have a little breathing room between them and us, especially as the season goes on.

Saturday Match-Ups Preview (Part 1)

2008-11-14T18:00:48+00:00

This weekend at Premiership Talk we will be featuring a 3-part series covering the whole weekend of football. First we will be releasing an article about the first 4 games on Saturday's slate. Next we will then release an article about the next 4 Saturday matches.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Match preview - Beware, Adebayor is back!

2008-11-14T17:54:35+00:00

In four days, we enjoyed two terrific wins and witnessed some of the best football of the season. But, we should not be carried away as Villa will pay a visit at the Emirates and they've been very good so far. Injury-wise, it seems as if Emmanuel Adebayor and Manuel Almunia may make it. Coach Arsene [.

Premiership Predictions Week 13: First Defeat for Redknapp

2008-11-14T16:00:56+00:00

Saturday, 15 November 2008 Bolton v Liverpool, 12:45 Steven Gerrard's right foot vs Jussi Jaaskelainen's incredible octopus impression. Quite a contest, but Bolton's two match winning streak ends here. And Rafa Benitez will insist on using the word "jes" in his post-match interview. Odds: Bolton 5-1, Draw 13-5, Liverpool 8-13 Prediction: 0-1 Arsenal v Aston Villa, 15:00 John Carew has a [.

Witsel to Arsenal, Xavi to Manchester United, Dunne to Tottenham, latest on Newcastle, Everton and Liverpool takeovers and more

2008-11-12T15:04:16+00:00

Today's big game is Tottenham v Liverpool at White Hart Lane and we're blogging it live. Of course, if you don't care for Liverpool's reserve team thrashing the Carling Cup champions, there's plenty more for you to read: Seymour Price chairman Keith Harris talks about the recent Premier League takeovers (City, Villa, West Ham) as well [.

Premier League Takeovers: Rate Your Club’s Takeover

2008-11-12T14:16:34+00:00

With money and success comes recognition and fame, and no one has found this to be more true than today's football superstars. Axel Witsel, a young pup playing from Standard Liege, is now known around the world just by virtue of being linked with a handful of Premier League clubs (including Manchester United and Arsenal).