On Saturday, Jan. 30 family fights will start on 24 th round of English Premier League. We offer you a preview of these matches.
Liverpool – Bolton
On the account of Liverpool’s unbeaten run of 5 matches, in which the team scored 11 points out of 15. Nevertheless, the public continues to mercilessly criticize the head coach Rafael Benitez. In the last 6 away matches Bolton suffered 4 defeats by typing in any 2 points. At Anfield ‘Bolton could not win more than half a century – as much since January 1954. “Reds” won all the last 6 meetings against the club with the “Reebok”. During the week of Bolton celebrated the victory over the “Burnley”, the first time in 23 games last in the Premier League being able to keep their gates locked.
Liverpool will not help the defenders Fabio Aurelio and Philipp Degen because of injuries. But Daniel Agger has fully recovered and in the application of his team gets. In order and Steven Gerrard, in the week returned to operation after the injury.
Head Coach Bolton Owen Coyle, probably will not change the composition of which has won victory in the previous round. Rented winger Vladimir Weiss will once again be on the bench spare. The other newcomer American Stuart Holden has a slight thigh muscle strain, and his debut will have to wait.
Wigan Athletic – Everton
Wigan lost only once in the last 8 games in all competitions for their “Day-Wee Stadium.” However, prior to the departure area within reach – just 2 points. Unbeaten Everton has already 8 matches in the Premier League, allowing David Moyes Trust rise to ninth position in the standings. In the last 10 meetings rivals “latiks” scored only 2 wins – 6 more victories on the account “irisok.”
Wigan risks would be missing its captain Mario Melchiot, ushibshego neck in a match against Blackburn on Wednesday. Golkiper Chris Kirkland is still in the hospital, while his colleague Richand Kingson at the African Cup, so that the gates of the team will continue to protect Vladimir Stojkovic.
For Everton can not play a Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard, barely returned to operation after a year of treatment, inguinal pulled muscle in training. Tony Hibbert and Jack Roduell still traumatized, and Ayegbeni Yakubu and Joseph Yobo returned from the African Cup.
West Ham – Blackburn Rovers
In the last 8 rounds West Ham suffered only 2 defeats, but despite this is outside the zone of departure only on goals scored and goals conceded. Blackburn Rovers will try to win a third consecutive victory. However, out of 15 possible exit points in the final showdown “Rovers, scored only 2. Blackburn Rovers knows victories at Upton Park since April 1994. Team Sam Allardyce has lost 13 times in the last 16 away matches.
Coach West Ham’s Gianfranco Zola will again be able to count on midfielder Scott Parker and left-back Herity Ilunga. Both players overcame a hamstring injury. Striker Carlton Cole scored the shape and ready to go from the first minutes. In the hospital are Danny Gabbidon, Guillermo Franco, Kiron Dyer, Zawonia Hines and Luis Boa Morte.
Blackburn Rovers failed to declare at the time of its beginner Bastyurka Yildirim, he made his debut in the next round. Defender Chris Samba returns after suspension. David Dunn is absent from the trauma of caviar. Midfielder Vince Grella just resumed training and is not yet ready to play.
Hull – Wolverhampton
After 4 consecutive away games “Hull” finally returns to his native “Kay-C Stadium. Before home defeat against Manchester United on December 27 Tigers have not lost in their arena for 5 matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC lost only once in the last 4 match, but is outside the flight zone only on goal difference. Hull does not know victories over 8 rounds. “Wolves”, however, can not have 400 minutes to score in the Premier League.
Yet recovered talisman “Halla” midfielder Jimmy Bullard. But Amir Zaki will qualify for his debut. Under the issue of participation in the match for defender Kamil Zayatte. Giovanni Kamel Hylas definitely not play. Midfielder Seyi Olofinyana another African Cup of Nations.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to help defender George Elokobi and striker Stefan Maierhofer. Michael Kaytli and Dave Edwards will take another 2 weeks for recovery. Hopes to return to the striker Sylvain Ebanks-Blake.
Fulham – Aston Villa
Fulham will hold its first home match of Premier League in 2010. On “Craven Kottadzh” “summer residents” nobody has been losing 10 meetings in a row. Aston Villa could not score for 4 rounds, dialing for this period only 2 points. Fulham suffered 4 defeats in the last 4 rounds and won the team by Roy Hodgson does not know already 5 rounds.
Striker Fulham midfielder Bobby Zamora and Simon Davies continues to recruit form after returning to the system. Clint Dempsey, Paul Konchesky and John Peynsil – traumatized.
Head Coach Aston Villa Martin O’Neill is expected to release the same composition as in the match against Arsenal in the week. Still unwell Stephen Warnock and John Carew. Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker was out for 3 months.
Birmingham – Tottenham
In the middle of the week was interrupted 12-match unbeaten run “Birmingham”. This Chelsea paid a novice Premier League crushing defeat with the score 3:0. Head coach Alex McLiesh hopes that his players will be able to recover from this failure and take in its confrontation with the other London club. Tottenham Hotspur lost only once in the last 5 away matches and still continues to hold their place in the zone of the Champions League. In 6 out of 7 matches last Spurs have kept their doors “dry”, but the last 24 years, only just managed to take away the victory from St Andrews – it happened in March 2006 (0:2). Houses Birmingham is not playing for 7 games, and this season the club has 9 “of dried leaves.
For Birmingham City hopes to debut midfielder Craig Gardner, recently acquired over 3 million pounds from Aston Villa. Kevin Phillips has not yet recovered after stretching groin muscles, but Cameron Jerome healed a little ankle injury.
Tottenham Hotspur are still forced to do without winger Aaron Lennon. Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko will hold in the hospital for another week. Quoting defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto resumed training. Defender Ledley King may not allow play a knee injury.
Burnley – Chelsea
When Brian Luz, who was replaced as head coach of the Burnley, Owen Coyle, the team has not scored a single point and not scored a single goal. In the last 4 home games “maroon” 4 times a draw. In the last 3 matches of visiting Chelsea scored only 2 points, but despite that, on the basis of the last 6 rounds Team Carlo Ancelotti is the best in the Premier League. “Burnley” can not win in the Premier League for 11 rounds. “Blue” scored 2 wins in the last 7 away matches.
The application “Burnley” will get two newcomers in the face goalkeeper Nicky Weaver and defender Leon courts. Andre Bikey has returned from Africa Cup. Graham Alexander has not yet healed stretching the gastrocnemius muscle. Chris McCann should get better after a small knee injury.
Steering Chelsea’s Carlo Ancelotti decided to rest striker Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, who had returned from the African Cup. Midfielders Michael Essien and Juliano Belletti still traumatized.