English Premier League Round 16 - Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Both Liverpool and Aston Villa have had very poor seasons by their standards. Both teams infact are sitting outside the top 10 of the Premier League. Obviously both squads will be looking to win this week but with injuries to both squads neither team can be certain of this. Liverpool have been under pressure to perform with many of their players being criticised of not playing to their full potential. Aston Villa have been hit with many injuries this season the most prominant being that to Abonglahor their pacey striker who had an outstanding season last year.

Liverpool Team News: Liverpool will be without inspirational midfielder Steven Gerrard who is still out from the hamstring injury experienced during Englands international firendly. They will also be without Jamie Carragher who is still injured. They will certainly need to play at their best to recover from these major setbacks.

Aston Villa Team News: The news on the injury front is a bit better for Aston Villa. The team will welcome talented winger Marc Albrighton and Emile Heskey who return from injury and back to training. Although they may be without Bannan who experienced an injury in the match against Birmingham. Reo-Cocker is also recovering well and may feature in the game.

With many players out we may see a youngster step up and make their mark on the EPL this year. Both teams will be lokking to push higher in the table. However Aston Villa may just scrape in and take the points from Liverpool.

Match Prediction - Aston Villa 1 - Liverpool 0

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Spanish Premiera Round 14 Real Madrid vs Valencia - Review

Real Madrid have unconvincingly defeated Valencia 2 - 0 at the Santiago Bernabau. In a game that involved a sending off for Abelda and a brace for Ronaldo. The first half was a game played in the midfield with the two teams evenly holding possession. The second half opened up as Mourinho brought on Benzema allowing Ronaldo to drift onto the right. With the extra man to their advantage Madrid continued attacking down Ronaldo's wing. However the breakthrough was to occur on the left as a beautifully weighted ball from Ozil to Ronaldo saw the Portugese attacker score on his left foot. Valencia continued to push forward but couldnt break the Madrid defence. A dispossession from Diarra in the 87th minute resulted in a pass to Ronaldo, and from there CR7 dribbled half the field completing a couple of stepovers to mesmorise Miguel and slot the ball home to score certainly one of the best goals of the La Liga for 2010/2011.

Madrid hold on to second place as Barcelona secured a 3-0 victory overnight. One thing is for certain though. Without Ronaldo, Real Madrid would be a no show tonight.

Final Score - Real Madrid 2 - Valencia 0
                   Ronaldo 73
                   Ronaldo 87

Man of the Match : Cristiano Ronlado (Real Madrid)

Italian Serie A Round 15 - Napoli vs Palermo

Napoli and Palermo are two of the most prmising teams in the Serie A. The talent in both these teams are good enough to match them with the likes of Inter, Juventus, Milan and Roma as was especially seen last season and at times this season. Currently sit fourth and fifth respectively, with the likes of Pastore leading the attack for Palermo and Cavani showing superior attacking quality upfront. The games promises to bring goals with both teams scoring in excess of 20 goals each this season.

Napoli Team News: Napoli will most likely play with Cavani as a lone striker with Lavezzi and Hamsik slotted in behind as support. Garganao and Pazienza are expected to hold up in the midfield.

Palermo Team News: Pastore will surely be the key in an attack comprising of Miccoli and Ilicic. After a good peformance last week Bovo will look to keep his form in tact by ensuring Palermo keep a clean sheet.

The games is by far the best game in the Serie A this week and it should be a nail biter. Highly reccomended that you watch

Match Prediction Napoli 2 - Palermo 3

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Spanish Premiera Round 14 - Real Madrid vs Valencia

After recieving an absolute hammering from Barcelona last week in the El Classico Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho will look to bounce back with a victory against Valencia. The game looks to be the tie of the round, with both teams sitting towards the top of the table Real Madrid in second and Valencia in fifth, they will both look to move ever closer to Barcelona who have once again regained top spot.

Real Madrid Team News: Real Madrid will play without Kaka who has just recently returned to training after his injury spell and also without their hitman Higuain. Both Carvalho and Ramos are out through suspension. Garay will return to sure up the defence. He will be especially important especially after the horrid performance at the back last week

Valencia Team News: Valencia will nervously have to pick their third choice keeper as both Cesar and Moya are out. Injuries to Topal, Fernandes and Mathieu will mix up the lineup for Valencia.

Pediction Real Madrid 1 - Valencia 1

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English Premier League Round 16 - Chelsea vs Everton

This week in the EPL once again sees some mouthwatering clashes with Chelsea vs Everton being the pick of the bunch. Both teams are coming off some bad form, so they will both be looking to get victories.

Team news for Chelsea: The Everton game will see the return of Essien and Terry and it is obvious that both the players defensive capabilities have been sorely missed over the past few weeks. Chelsea will miss out on the services of Central Defender Alex as he will undergo Knee surgery which will see him out for a few weeks.



Team news for Everton : Fellaini and Neville return for the toffees but they may see themselves without Jagielka who is injured. Along with that Arteta is ruled out for three games through suspension.

Prediction Chelsea 2 Everton 0

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