Premier League: West Ham - West Browich Albion West Ham United can take a huge step towards Premier League safety with a home win against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
As league action resumes after a week of internationals, Sam Allardyce's side will take on the in-form West Brom at home.
West Ham sit six points above the relegation zone in 14th and have one game in hand on all bar one of the six teams below them on the table.
They could climb to 11th with victory at Upton Park, where they have been impressive this season.
In 14 home fixtures, West Ham have lost just three – to Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham - and a 3-1 win over Chelsea in Dece
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Category: News Views: 849 Added: SkyDate: 28.03.2013 - 14:46
Premier League : Manchester City - Newcastle Manchester City cannot afford to put a foot wrong in the latter stages of the season if they have any hope of retaining the Premier League title.
Starting with Newcastle on Saturday, Roberto Mancini's men must embark on a faultless winning streak and hope Manchester United choke on their seemingly unassailable 15-point lead.
As unlikely as that may seem, Mancini will have his own personal ambitions at the forefront with the very real possibility he may not be at the Etihad next season.
City were woeful last time out in a 2-0 loss to Everton at Goodison Park and, realistically, will be eyeing a chance at silverware in the FA Cup final against either Chelsea or United, rath
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Premier League: Sunderland - Manchester United Manchester United travel to Sunderland on Saturday in a potential pitfall ahead of their FA Cup clash with Chelsea less than 48 hours later.
Relegation-threatened Sunderland can expect an experimental United side to take to the pitch, with the Red Devils' FA Cup semi-final replay with Chelsea scheduled for an early kickoff in London on Monday.
Yet, Sir Alex Ferguson will also be mindful of last season's catastrophic capitulation as they handed the title to Manchester City, even with a 15-point gap back to their neighbours this season.
The likes of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie may be given the afternoon off following international double-headers, with United likely to
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Premier League: Arsenal - Reading New Reading manager Nigel Adkins will take charge of his first game when his side head to the Emirates to face Arsenal on Saturday.
Reading are deep in the mire, seven points from safety with eight Premier League games to play, but the former Southampton boss is confident he can get the job done.
Adkins assured fans the club would 'scrap' for the points they need to ensure Premier League survival.
"We've got to believe we can do it," Adkins said.
"We will scrap. It's about the here and now. Do we dare to dream we can win the games we need to stay up? We have to."
Category: News Views: 840 Added: SkyDate: 28.03.2013 - 14:38
Premier League: Southampton - Chelsea Chelsea head to Southampton on Saturday in a crunch game for both sides' respective Premier League ambitions. The Blues sit third, a point clear of Tottenham in the race for the automatic Champions League berth, but will know only too well the threat Southampton pose at St Mary's, after they brushed aside Liverpool 3-1 in the last round of fixtures.
Automatic qualification will be on Chelsea's radar on Saturday; so too the small matter of their FA Cup semi-final with Manchester United on Monday.
That second-leg tie at Stamford Bridge will inevitably hinder Rafael Benitez's preparations given it falls less than 48 hours later.
Category: News Views: 782 Added: SkyDate: 28.03.2013 - 14:35
Bramble talks up Welbeck Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has hailed the progress of former team-mate and Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck.
Despite the 22-year-old managing just one English Premier League goal all season, Bramble is well aware of the quality he is likely to face when he comes up against his former team-mate on Saturday.
"It was plain to see for all the players here that Danny had so much ability," Bramble told The Sun.
"He was young, enthusiastic and that season with us did the world of good for him. He went back to United and now he's a regular for England and playing very well.
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Category: News Views: 843 Added: SkyDate: 28.03.2013 - 07:19
Monreal calls for Arsenal focus Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates in the race for the top four.
Arsene Wenger's men have lost just one of their past seven league matches, closing the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham, and also recorded a morale-boosting victory over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
Arsenal sit just four points behind their rivals but have a game in hand, and Monreal is confident they have the quality to claim a Champions League berth.
"We still have matches left to fix the situation and to try to meet our objectives," the Spaniard told Arsenal Magazine ahead of their lea
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