Weekend Premiership selections

Lots of fun and games in the Premiership again this week and the big United vs. Liverpool clash is promising to be a cracker.

One gets the sense if Liverpool drop points here their championship bid could be seriously dented.

I am probably going to raise the ire of the Manchester City and Liverpool fans but calling it as I see it....

Below are my predictions for the Premiership for Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday fixtures

Wolves vs. Aston Villa - Villa to win 1-0 or 2-0 (and money on James Milner as the first goal-scorer)
Birmingham vs. Sunderland - 1-0 Birmingham
Burnley vs Wigan - 0-0
Hull vs Portsmouth - Hull to win 1-0 or 2-0
Tottenham vs Stoke - Tottenham win 1-0 or 2-0
Chelsea vs. Blackburn - Chelsea to win 3-0 or 4-0

Sunday fixtures
Bolton vs. Everton - Everton to win 1-0
Liverpool vs Man Utd - Man Utd to win 2-0 or 3-0 or 3-1
Man City vs Fulham - Either 1-1 draw or 0-1 to Fulham
West Ham vs Arsenal - 2-0 win for Arsenal

Collymore: Milner Central to Future

Damn it's great watching Villa winning on a week to week basis now. What a team!

Picked up this piece from Aston Villa news column and thought it might make for interesting reading:

Stan Collymore believes James Milner's future may lie in central midfield.

Collymore has been thoroughly impressed with Milner's contribution on the right flank since his multi-million pound from Newcastle.

But the former Villa hero sees Milner as a central star in the coming years.

He said: "I reckon James is set for a long and successful career with Villa.

"Even though he's only 23, he has a great deal of experience from his days with Leeds and Newcastle and he has added both pace and width to Villa's game.

"Although he won't always have his speed, that shouldn't prevent him from being successful in a different position as he gets older.

"He's a lad who works hard and has a fair bit of guile, and it wouldn't surprise me to see him operating in a central midfield role a bit further down the line."