Premier League Fixtures 24th April Part 1

Arsenal v Manchester City
Manchester City are still in with a good chance of Champions’ League football – and if Arsenal carry on playing as they did against Wigan Athletic, Manchester City could even finish third with Arsenal fifth. Horrible thought. Manchester City must really fancy their chances. Small consolation: Kolo Toure has warned Emmanuel Adebayor to behave himself this time.
Aaron Ramsey will be missing for Arsenal. Craig Bellamy will almost certainly be on the left wing for Manchester City – and yes he can score from there.

Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth
Whatever happens, Portsmouth are going down and even if Bolton lose (a win will gurantee them Premier League football next season), I think Bolton will stay up.But the home side are still vulnerable and one good thing about being already down is that there’s nothing to worry about, you might as well just go for the win.
Sam Ricketts has been playing in an unfamiliar midfield role and was substituted at half-time in his last match so it’s possible an actual midfielder might be preferred this time. He is excellent across the back four though and he says he’s willing to play anywhere on the pitch..

Hull City v Sunderland
If Hull beat Sunderland and West Ham United lose to Wigan Athletic (which I hope they will, it would be a bit embarrassing for me if they didn’t), Hull will be level on points with West Ham, if a long way behind on goal difference. But if Hull lose and West Ham win, they’ll be six points apart and needing 5-0 wins. So try and win today, Hull, okay?
Sunderland have a good chance of finishing in the top half of the table.
Boaz Myhill may be brought back into Hull’s team after his replacement let in two at Aston Villa. But I think he’ll probably be on the bench again. Aston Villa are pretty good, they’ve scored against quite a few teams this season.

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
My Chelsea fan friends (yes, I do have some!) think Manchester United will win the League. My Manchester United fan friends (look I’ve got to take then where I find them) think Chelsea will win. But Chelsea not only have a one-point advantage, they’re facing Stoke City, who struggle away, while Manchester United face in-form Tottenham who have just beaten Chelsea and Arsenal.
Ryan Giggs is likely to be in Manchester United’s squad but Owen Hargreaves won’t be there. He was right in the middle of his comeback when his calf went and strained itself.
Tottenham will almost certainly select Welsh Wizard Gareth Bale. Following his run of not winning games, he is now on a run of scoring winning goals. Manchester United should be very afraid.
If Tottenham don’t win, they’ll be looking to Arsenal to beat Manchester City – but I doubt Arsenal will be in a charitable mood where Tottenham are concerned.