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| Premier League Week 35 Preview |
10:56 AM ET on 5/17/13 by Nathan Susanto |
It's been a bittersweet week for Wigan Athletic
after becoming the first FA Cup winners in history to be
relegated the same season. Last Saturday they traveled to
Wembley Stadium for the club's first ever FA Cup final and
they beat hot favorite Manchester City 1 - 0
thanks to an injury-time Ben Watson header. However, the
Latics came crashing back down to earth on Tuesday when
their trip to Arsenal ended in a 4 - 1 defeat, confirming
their relegation from the top flight after an eight-year
run.
So the final day of the 2012-2013 English Premier League
season has an unusual feel with the title already wrapped
up by Manchester United and the three relegation positions
filled by QPR, Reading and Wigan. An issue yet to be
resolved is which North London club - Arsenal or Tottenham
- will fill the one remaining Champions League spot.
Arsenal's fate is in its own hands as a victory over
Newcastle will shut the door on Spurs. However, anything
less than maximum points and Tottenham could overtake
their rival with a win against Sunderland.
One side issue will arise if Chelsea ties with Everton on
Sunday and Arsenal beat Newcastle by one goal and score
two goals more than Chelsea in the process. Those results
would leave Chelsea and Arsenal level on points, goal
differential and goals scored. This would mean the two
clubs would have to play a one-off match at a neutral venue
to determine who takes the last automatic Champions League spot. The
loser would enter Europe's premier competition at the final qualifying round stage.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 35's schedule is a typical final week of the season
with all ten games kicking off on Sunday at 11 AM ET.
Here we preview the ten games in the upcoming week of the
English Premier League.
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| Premier League Week 34 Preview |
11:14 AM ET on 5/10/13 by Nathan Susanto |
On Wednesday morning, Manchester United confirmed
their manager of over 26 years Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of
the season. Overall, Ferguson has secured 38 major trophies during his United tenure
to go with the 11 he won at St. Mirren and Aberdeen, making him
British soccer's most successful manager. His departure
paves the way for Everton manager David Moyes to take over the reins at Old
Trafford after 11 years at Goodison Park.
Going into the penultimate round of games of the 2012-2013
English Premier League season, the relegation picture
still has up to eight clubs in the frame. In week 33,
Wigan closed in on the pack with a win at West Brom but
they missed the opportunity to escape the bottom three
after letting the lead slip twice against Swansea to
eventually lose 3 - 2. This week, after taking on
Manchester City in the FA Cup final, Wigan faces a trip to
Arsenal and they'll be relegated if they lose and earlier
results go against them.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 34's schedule has just one Saturday game with
Chelsea visiting Aston Villa at 7:45 AM ET. There are five
Sunday 10 AM ET kickoffs at Everton, Fulham, Norwich, QPR
and Sunderland. The day concludes with Manchester United
hosting Swansea at 11 AM ET. The week's lineup concludes
with two Tuesday fixtures with Arsenal entertaining Wigan
at 2:45 PM ET and Reading taking on Manchester City at 3
PM ET.
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English Premier League.
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| Premier League Week 33 Preview |
11:13 AM ET on 5/3/13 by Nathan Susanto |
The first two victims of the relegation battle
were confirmed when Reading and QPR played out a 0 - 0 tie
in week 32 of the English Premier League. The clubs have
struggled all season and there was an air of inevitability
at the Madejski Stadium long before the final whistle
blew. Both sides still have three games to contest but
they're now just playing for pride.
So there's just one relegation place to sew up with a
handful of clubs with the specter of the drop looming over
them. Wigan currently occupies the dreaded eighteenth
position but this week they have two fixtures to try and
narrow the gap to the rest of the pack. Newcastle has
dropped to one place above the relegation zone but they're
level on points with Aston Villa and Sunderland, with
Norwich only a single point better off.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 33's schedule begins on Saturday with six 10 AM ET
kickoffs at Fulham, Norwich, Swansea, Tottenham, West Brom
and West Ham. The 12:30 PM ET game sees Arsenal travel to
QPR. Sunday's first clash is the Merseyside derby,
starting at 8:30 AM ET. This is followed by Manchester
United hosting Chelsea at 11 AM ET. Monday's meeting at 3
PM ET has Sunderland facing Stoke. There are two games on
Tuesday with the fixtures at Manchester City and Wigan
beginning at 2:45 PM ET. Week 33's lineup is completed on
Wednesday at 2:45 PM ET with Tottenham playing Chelsea.
Here we preview the 13 games in the upcoming week of the
English Premier League.
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| Premier League Week 32 Preview |
10:54 AM ET on 4/26/13 by Nathan Susanto |
On Monday night, Manchester United secured a
twentieth league title - 13th in the English Premier
League era - after thrashing Aston Villa 3 - 0 courtesy of
a Robin van Persie first half hat-trick. With four games
still to go, the Red Devils are now seeking to overhaul
Chelsea's record total of 95 points, set in 2004-2005.
This is achievable if they win their remaining four
fixtures, which would mean equalling Tottenham's
top-flight mark of 31 victories set in 1960-1961 in a 42
game season. A more immediate target is the 29 Premier
League wins set by Chelsea in the consecutive campaigns of
2004-2005 and 2005-2006. United's quest begins on Sunday
on a tough trip to Arsenal.
While Manchester United has already ended the title race,
Reading and QPR teeter on the brink of relegation. The two
clubs, who have both struggled throughout the campaign,
face each other in a matchup that might see one sent down
come the final whistle, but both could be condemned to the
Championship by the end of week 32.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 32's schedule gets under way on Saturday with West
Ham hosting Manchester City, beginning at 7:45 AM ET.
There are then four games at 10 AM ET at Everton,
Southampton, Stoke and Wigan. The final game of the day
has Liverpool visiting Newcastle at 12:30 PM ET. Sunday's
first clash sees Reading entertain QPR at 8:30 AM ET. This
is followed by Swansea taking on Chelsea, starting at 10
AM ET. Sunday's final matchup has Manchester United taking
on Arsenal at 11 AM ET. The final game of the week is on
Monday at 3 PM ET with Aston Villa facing Sunderland.
Here we preview the ten games in the upcoming week of the
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| Premier League Week 31 Preview |
10:01 AM ET on 4/19/13 by Nathan Susanto |
Manchester United has moved to within six points
of the title after securing a win and a tie in week 30.
Manchester City has to avoid defeat at Tottenham on Sunday
to stop United going into their Monday night fixture
against Aston Villa a win away from securing their
twentieth English league crown.
At the other end of the table, Reading and QPR are on the
brink of relegation after both went winless yet again last
week. In week 31, both clubs take on sides that have
slipped uncomfortably close to the relegation dogfight.
Reading travels to Norwich while QPR hosts Stoke.
The most intriguing matchup of the weekend sees Rafael
Benítez take his Chelsea charges to his former English
Premier League club Liverpool. While he was at Liverpool -
where he led the team to Champions League success and an
FA Cup - Benítez said he would never manage Chelsea and he had a dig at
the Blues' supporters. Those disparaging comments
have helped make his time at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea's
interim manager uncomfortable.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 31's schedule gets under way on Saturday with seven
10 AM ET kick offs at Fulham, Norwich, QPR, Sunderland,
Swansea, West Brom and West Ham. The first game on Sunday
starts at 8:30 AM ET with Manchester City visiting
Tottenham. This is followed by Liverpool hosting Chelsea
at 11 AM ET. Week 31's final matchup is on Monday at 3 PM
ET with Manchester United taking on Aston Villa.
Here we preview the ten games in the upcoming week of the
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| Premier League Week 30 Preview |
9:27 AM ET on 4/12/13 by Nathan Susanto |
Manchester City might not successfully defend
their English Premier League crown but they'll probably
get satisfaction and pride from defeating the team on the
verge of supplanting them. City made the short trip to
Manchester United in week 29 and came away from Old
Trafford with a 2 - 1 victory.
City is on double duty in week 30 as they face Chelsea in
the FA Cup semifinals at the weekend before
hosting Wigan, who features in the other semifinal against
Championship side Millwall. In this gameweek, Manchester
United has the opportunity to pick up six of the ten
points they require to win this season's title. They
travel to Stoke on Saturday and then go to West Ham in
midweek.
Bottom of the table Reading is almost at the point of no
return after yet another defeat at the weekend. It looked
as if QPR, one place above Reading, was on the verge of a
rare three points on Sunday but Wigan struck with the
final kick of the game to claim a share of the spoils.
Reading and QPR both face opposition from Liverpool in
week 30 with Reading entertaining Liverpool and QPR taking
on Everton.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 30's schedule kicks off on Saturday with five 10 AM
ET games at Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Reading and
Southampton. Sunday's early match has Sunderland visiting
Newcastle, beginning at 7 AM ET. This is followed by Stoke
hosting Manchester United at 9:05 AM ET. The next game is
on Tuesday where Everton visits Arsenal, kicking off at
2:45 PM ET. Week 30 concludes on Wednesday with three
games. There are two 2:45 PM ET kickoffs at Manchester
City and West Ham and the final game begins at 3 PM ET at
Fulham.
Here we preview the 11 games in the upcoming week of the
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| Fantasy Premier League Standings Update |
3:10 AM ET on 4/6/13 by Jay Soester |
Brad Wilson had the high score for week 31 with 117.5 points, the 16th best weekly high on the season. The week win puts him two clear of the field with seven on the season. Aaron Freeman earned the second week win, and jumped up to third overall, with 116 points, five more than Nathan Susanto in third. Five more topped the century mark, 13 topped 90 points and 20 topped 80 points. The average for the week was 67.814 points, the tenth best average so far.
The overall standings pages are now updated.
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| Premier League Week 29 Preview |
11:16 AM ET on 4/5/13 by Nathan Susanto |
When the two Manchester clubs met at a similar
time last season, the match was seen as the de facto title
decider. This time around, the clash could effectively
crown Manchester United as champions. Manchester United
hosts their local rival in week 29 with a 15 point cushion
at the top of the English Premier League. Victory over
City would put United within four points of the title with
seven games still remaining.
At the other end of the table, things are getting
desperate for the bottom two sides. Reading replaced QPR
at the foot of the standings last week due to an inferior
goal differential and they'll need to win the majority of
their remaining games if they want to stay up. QPR is in
the same predicament after successive defeats. This week
both sides host teams who have been at the wrong end of
the table for much of the season; Reading takes on
Southampton while QPR faces on Wigan.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 29's schedule kicks off on Saturday at 7:45 AM ET
with Southampton visiting Reading. The day is rounded off
by three 10 AM ET games at Norwich, Stoke and West Brom.
Sunday's first fixture is at 8:30 AM ET where Liverpool
entertains West Ham. The next match is between Everton and
Tottenham, beginning at 9:05 AM ET. Next up are two 10 AM
ET kick offs at Chelsea and Newcastle. Sunday's final game
sees Wigan travel to QPR, starting at 11:10 AM ET. The
week's final game is the Manchester derby, taking place on
Monday at 3 PM ET.
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| Fantasy Premier League Standings Update |
1:15 AM ET on 3/30/13 by Jay Soester |
Colt Ciccone had the high score for week 30 of Fantasy Premier League at 122.5 points, the 13th best weekly high so far this season. Mark Yothers and Robert Boyce tied for second at 112.5 points with Yothers winning the second tiebreaker of the season. Their total was the 11th best week win minimum to date. Dario Ambrozewiez was the only other member to top the century mark with 103.5 points. Eight topped 90 and 12 reached 80 to help boost the average for the week to 59.4 points, the 16th best average this season.
The overall standings pages are now updated.
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| Premier League Week 28 Preview |
1:24 PM ET on 3/29/13 by Nathan Susanto |
After time off for the international break,
the English Premier League is back in action with a full
complement of fixtures over the Easter weekend.
Long-time league leaders Manchester United is only a
maximum of 13 points away from securing the title after
they saw off Reading's challenge in week 27 and closest
rival Manchester City fell to a defeat at Everton. This
weekend both Manchester clubs take on teams from the
Northeast of England with United travelling to Sunderland
and City entertaining Newcastle.
Week 27 was bad for the league's bottom two sides as they
both lost. QPR look to get back on track this week on
their short trip to Fulham. Reading travels to Arsenal for
the teams' third meeting of the season. The previous two
encounters turned out to be goal bonanzas.
Remember to make your Premier League Pickem predictions before the deadline of
each game. Week 28's schedule gets under way on Saturday at 8:45 AM
ET with Sunderland hosting Manchester United. Six 11 AM ET
kickoffs follow at Arsenal, Manchester City, Swansea, West
Ham, Wigan and Southampton. Saturday's final game is
between Stoke and Everton, starting at 1:30 PM ET. Sunday
has just one matchup, where Liverpool will take on Aston
Villa at 8:30 AM ET. Finally, week 28's fixture list is
completed with Monday's clash pitting together QPR and
Fulham, kicking off at 3 PM ET.
Here we preview the ten games in the upcoming week of the
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