Premier League preview: Liverpool - West Ham Preview
West Ham United can take a further step towards English Premier League survival if they pick up points away to in-form Liverpool on Sunday.
Two wins in their past three Premier League matches have seen West Ham rise to 11th in the standings, six points clear of the relegation zone.
But with such a congested bottom half of the table, the east London club need to keep picking up positive results.
Those victories have come with Gary O'Neil impressing in defensive midfield in place of the injured Mark Noble.
Category: News Views: 831 Added: SkyDate: 05.04.2013 - 13:25
Premier League preview: QPR - Wigan Preview
If Queens Park Rangers want to avoid relegation, a win is a must at home to fellow strugglers Wigan on Sunday.
Wigan have won three of their past four English Premier League outings, lifting them out of the drop zone while they still have a game in hand.
Roberto Martinez's men have staged great escapes to avoid relegation in the past and again face a huge task to secure top-flight survival.
Harry Redknapp's QPR come into the clash at Loftus Road on the back of consecutive 3-2 losses – against Aston Villa and Fulham.
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Premier League preview: Tottenham - Everton Preview
News of Gareth Bale's potentially season-ending ankle injury does not bode well for Spurs ahead of Everton's visit to White Hart Lane.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas was left to rue the flying winger's injury in the dying stages of Spurs' 2-2 draw with Basel in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday.
"Gareth has rolled over his ankle and we still need to get assessment that we can only have on Friday," Villas-Boas said.
"But it shouldn't be as bad as it looks in the images. He has torn that ligament before and there's nothing to tear now."
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Petkovic optimistic over Lazio task Vladimir Petkovic admits Fenerbahce have left Lazio with a mountain to climb if they are to qualify for the Europa League semi-finals.
Ogneyi Onazi's red card coupled with late strikes from Pierre Webo (penalty) and Dirk Kuyt consigned Lazio to a likely European elimination at the Sukru Saracoglu on Thursday.
And while their coach has been buoyed by the fact that the second leg is behind closed doors in Rome, their poor disciplinary record and significant deficit means their task is all the more difficult.
"Conceding three penalties and suffering two red cards in our last five Europa League games
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Copa Libertadores wrap: Bueno brace boosts Nacional N acional booked their spot in the Copa Libertadores knockout stages with a 4-0 thrashing of Toluca on Thursday.
The Uruguayan outfit struck twice in each half as Gonzalo Bueno netted a brace to go with an Israel Damonte effort and Ivan Alonso's penalty.
The win lifted Nacional to 10 points, one ahead of Boca Juniors and five clear of Toluca with one match remaining in Group 1.
Bueno opened the scoring in Montevideo on 11 minutes after he collected a dreadful pass out of defence and rounded goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera before finishing.
The second was a scrappy goal, with Damonte tapping in a Hugo Dorrego cross fo
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Category: News Views: 778 Added: SkyDate: 05.04.2013 - 12:50
Pardew upbeat despite first-leg loss Alan Pardew believes that Newcastle can be proud despite losing 3-1 to Benfica in their Europa League quarter-final first leg.
The Magpies took an early lead through Papiss Cisse's strike but were pegged back thanks to strikes from Rodrigo, Lima and Oscar Cardozo's penalty, given for a Steven Taylor handball.
"I thought we did so much right tonight," Pardew told reporters.
"We got ourselves in a great position and, especially at 1-1 in the second half, we had kind of taken the sting out of them.
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Stuart tips Everton surprise Ex-Everton midfielder Graham Stuart believes that his former side can secure a win against Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
Everton are currently four points adrift of Chelsea in fourth in the hunt for Champions League football and, after Spurs' exertions against Basel during their midweek 2-2 draw in the Europa League quarter-finals, Stuart feels that there is an opportunity to narrow the gap.
Spurs lost Gareth Bale, William Gallas and Aaron Lennon to injury against the Swiss side, although Everton will be without Steven Pienaar and Marouane Fellaini through suspension.
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