Burnley VS QPR
Both newly promoted sides battle
once again to vindicate who has the greater crave to remain in the Premier
League. The Clarets are struggling in the relegation zone yet have numerous
times battled vigorously to earn valuable draws like against Newcastle United
and Manchester City. Surprisingly Queens Park Rangers’ also come into the match
with repeated draws plus only sit only two points away from the drop zone. Both
clubs have top notch finishers who can be the ideal difference this weekend,
Charlie Austin and Danny Ings who have regularly rescued their teams. Stats
show that the team from Turf Moor is to some degree unfortunate, having hitting
the woodwork for 11 times this campaign, where only Manchester City have more
with 12. It would be a tricky match for Harry Redknapp’s men after a 3-0 defeat
at home by League One club Sheffield United in the FA Cup, as they departed from
the competition at the third round. Clearly, the visitors have been rickety at
the back and allowing ample of space for opposition attackers to play without
obstruction, QPR have permitted opponents more shots on target than any team in
the league (111). Should be an energetic and determined encounter of the bottom
table!
Chelsea VS Newcastle United
When this fixture was indicated on
the papers, the first and foremost taught of every football spectator was the
heroics of The Magpies to end Chelsea’s unbeaten run at St James Park on 6th
of December 2014. Without a doubt, The Blues will be seeking for revenge
against a side who are under caretaker manager, John Carver after the departure
of Alan Pardew to Crystal Palace. Conversely, Newcastle United will visit
Stamford Bridge without star striker Papiss Cisse who serves a ban. For the
home side, they will be looking to bounce back from a deplorable 5-3 hammering
to fellow Londoners, Tottenham Hotspur. Ostensibly, The Magpies boss has
mentioned that he will enjoy the challenge of facing Jose Mourinho’s side this
weekend, yet everyone knows it’s certainly not pleasurable for opponents at
Stamford Bridge. The table toppers have a fascinating offensive record so far
this campaign, they have scored with 18% of their shots and hit the target with
50%, best stats in the league. Fantasy premier league fabulous trio, Eden
Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa is expected to run riot this weekend.
Everton VS Manchester City
Under pressure manager Roberto
Martinez has urged his Everton team to take responsibility for the club's poor
form of four defeats in a row against champions Manchester City. The visitors
on the other side will be without midfielder Yaya Toure who is involved in the
African Cup of Nations. The Citizens are level in points with Chelsea at the
peak of the table and will look to extend their splendid momentum at Goodison
Park. An awful stat for the former Wigan boss, he has faced Manchester City 11
times in the Premier Leauge as a manager and has yet to beat them. Inevitably,
Everton are poor in terms of turning around matches, having recovered the
fewest points from losing positions, only two games. Wobbly defense of Everton
will be vastly tested once again this weekend by the terrifying attackers of
Manchester City.
