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Premiership Predications: Spurs Can Damage Manchester United’s Title Hopes

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Harry RedknappAfter a week when Tottenham ended Arsenal’s challenge for the title and put a severe dent in Chelsea’s challenge Harry Redknapp’s squad have the opportunity to spoil the party for Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The way that Spurs came back from their FA Cup semi-fnal defeat by Portsmouth says a geat eal about the character of the team. Thy ae beginning to look like a team that deserves to play Champions League football and United’s victory over Manchester City opened the door for the London club again.

Manchester City must negotiate a difficult fixture at Arsenal later on Saturday. Spurs kick off at 12.45 and would dearly love to put some more pressure on the Blues but they have to take something from the trip in Manchester.

A win would really push Spurs to the fore but even a draw could keep them in the hunt as City will find three points hard to come by at the Emirates. Redknapp’s side look capable of scoring goals against anyone at the moment- Crouch, Defoe and Pavlyuchenko are all in decent form and give the manager a variety of options.

The star of the show recently has been Welsh left sider Gareth Bale; his marauding runs from left back or left midfield have created a host of chances for the strikers and kept the opposition on the back foot.

Bale was identified as a future star at Cardiff even before he left school but as a 17 year old he endured a difficult beginning in a Spurs team that performed poorly under Juande Ramos. Now confidence is restored and he’s adding a new dimension to Spurs play.

Wayne Rooney should be available to add vigour to United’s attack but Michael Dawson is winning plaudits at centre back in the absences of Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate. With King possibly fit to play, the home team will find scoring hard work.

The hard fought win over Manchester City thrust United back into the title picture but they haven’t fired properly in their last three or four matches.

This game is a real shootout, because a defeat would ruin the chances of both sides in their respective races. Spurs have momentum after their performances against Arsenal and Chelsea and are unlikely to cave in with Champions League football in sight.

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Roma face tough Sampdoria Serie A Title Test

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Roma De Rossi 226x300 Roma face tough Sampdoria Serie A Title TestIn what is turning out to be an exciting race for this season’s Scudetto, Roma currently leads Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan by just one point at the top of Serie A.

After coming from a goal down at half-time to defeat their fierce city rivals Lazio 2-1 in the ‘Eternal City Derby’ last Sunday Roma (1.45) once again will be playing with the pressure on them against another tough opponent. Sampdoria (7.00) are expected to provide a hard test for their title hopes this weekend as the fourth-placed Doriani are in the thick of the battle for the final Champions League place.

Sampdoria are currently in great form and looking good for a fourth place finish, they are certainly good value at 7.00 to win this match. They have a tremendous talent and former Roma player in their ranks in Antonio Cassano. The hitman has been on target in the last three matches and will pose a real threat on Sunday.

Roma skipper Francesco Totti knows the threat Cassano poses when he told press: “He is a player who can make the difference whenever he wants to. He can do incredible tricks. But let’s hope he leaves them at home on Sunday.”
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Roma have a good record against Sampdoria though and are unbeaten in their last nine league meetings against the Blucerchiati (5W 4D).

At the Olimpico, Roma are unbeaten against Sampdoria in their last eight games (6W 2D), with the hosts having the better in the last three fixtures without conceding a single goal.

Last Sunday’s win in the derby against Lazio extended Roma’s unbeaten run to 24 league games (18W 6D).

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Premiership Predictions: Title Race is Wide Open Again

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Premiership Title Goes To Wire and Final MatchesScholes’ late strike settled which team gained the bragging rights in Manchester but on its own, the three points only put pressure on Chelsea.

The Blues were involved in their own derby with Tottenham later in the day with the chance to restore a four point cushion at the top.

Spurs have plenty to play for though. United’s victory opened up the route to fourth place for Harry Redknapp’s squad, who could now pass Manchester City; and after seeing off Arsenal in midweek any hangover from their FA Cup semi-final defeat had long past.

Spurs seized their chance and beat Chelsea more comfortably that the 2-1 scoreline suggests. Worse still for the league leaders, they had John Terry sent off for a second bookable offence.

It means Manchester United sit just a point adrift with three games to go. Chelsea have a three goal advantage in goal difference, which could be crucial on the final day, but the nerves have shifted to Stamford Bridge.

Spurs may have a crucial say in the title race. They wrecked Arsenal’s chances on Wednesday and put a severe dent in Chelsea hopes over the weekend- and their next opponents are Manchester United at Old Trafford.

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Harry Redknapp’s team will be highly motivated and confident for that encounter, fully aware that Manchester City have tough games to come on their run-in. They have a two point lead over Roberto Mancini’s side and even a point at Old Trafford would keep them in the box seat in the race for fourth.

Chelsea were aware that they could afford a single defeat in their last five games, so long as the other four matches ended in victory. Their margin for error has gone now. They will be expected to win their two home games but a trip to Liverpool is potentially a huge obstacle.

It will be a matter of some irony that Manchester United fans are going to have to rely on the club they detest to give them a realistic chance of turning round what appeared to be a lost cause.

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Wigan rock Arsenal’s title hopes

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Arsenal’s title hopes have been left in tatters after Wigan Athletic completed a remarkable comeback to see off the Gunners 3-2 at the DW Stadium after the London side had taken a 0-2 lead (Arsenal 150/1 to win the Premier League title).

It seemed as if it was going to be a good day at the office for Arsene Wenger’s men, after a fairly tight opening to the match England international Theo Walcott broke the deadlock before the interval with a clever finish to ensure Arsenal enjoyed a one goal lead at the break.

Just three minutes into the second half Mikael Silvestre looked to have put the game to bed when his header found the back of the net, and it appeared as if Arsenal would cruise to victory over a Latics side who had failed to breakdown a patchwork Portsmouth team earlier in the week.

However, Wigan had other ideas and with 10 minutes remaining Ben Watson pulled a goal back for the home side with a low drive that gave Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski no chance.

Defender Titus Bramble then levelled matters with less than a minute of normal time remaining when his header from close range was judged to have crossed the line by he linesman, before Charles N’Zogbia unleashed an exquisite shot from the edge of the area that curled into the goal in injury time to secure an improbable victory for the Latics.

The defeat leaves Arsenal six points adrift of league-leaders Chelsea with just three games to go and it seems as if the title is now way out of reach for Wenger, who will be seething after seeing his side throw away their two goal advantage.

However, victory for Wigan (16/1 to be relegated) could prove vital in their bid to avoid the drop.  The Latics were just four points clear of the bottom three prior to kick-off today but they’re now seven points ahead of third bottom Hull City and they should now have secured Premier League football at the DW Stadium for another season after all but ending Arsenal’s title chances.

At the top of the table Chelsea, who are a point clear of Manchester United in second, remain favourites to secure the title (Chelsea 4/7 to win the Premier League title), while Arsenal will know their hopes of securing their first title since 2004 are all but over.

In terms of the relegation battle the result was massive for Wigan, who still have to face relegation rivals West Ham and Hull City, as they move seven points clear of the drop zone.

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