Premiership Picks – 15/16th November 2008.

The English Premiership is shaping up nicely into a very open championship race early on.

After 12 rounds the top 6 is shaping up nicely:

Chelsea - 29

Liverpool - 29

Arsenal - 23

Man Utd - 21 (11 games)

Aston Villa - 20

Hull – 20

Saturday 15 November

Bolton v Liverpool – Liverpool win

Man Utd v Stoke - Man Utd win

West Ham v Portsmouth - Draw

Fulham v Tottenham – Tottenham win

Arsenal v Aston Villa – Aston Villa Win

Blackburn v Sunderland – Blackburn Win

Newcastle v Wigan - Draw

West Brom v Chelsea – Chelsea win

For me, clash of the weekend has to be the Arsenal vs. Aston Villa fixture. Apart from being an ardent Aston Villa fan, I just think the hot and cold nature of Arsenal makes them vulnerable. Backing Villa to surprise here.

Manchester United has a tricky game against Stoke, who tripped up Arsenal not so long ago. My gut instinct is to say back the draw, but hhhhmmm Man Utd at Old Trafford seems like a step too far.

Personally – I wouldn’t want to be West Brom this weekend. Chelsea were stung in midweek by Burnley in the Carling Cup and they might want to make an example of the WBA team.

Sunday 16 November

Everton v Middlesbrough – Everton win

Hull v Man City – Hull win

I like Everton. They’ve started to come good and they’re a plucky side in much the same way that Hull have been. Going to back them for a win here.

While both Hull and Man City have been on a bit of a slippery slope since starting the season with a bang, I’m backing Hull to take the win. Man City have manager issues which need to be resolved before the players start delivering the results on the field….

Source: Sports Trader blog