Wally with a Brolly

The WwaB team pit their wits against each other to predict the weekend's results: (3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result)

Saturday, 6 November 2010


Bolton v Tottenham 
Westy (2-1) KD (1-1) Dad (1-1) Micro (1-2) Bappo (2-1)


Dad: "Bolton are strong at home and I think Spurs will have a bit of a Champions League hangover, especially after such a massive performance against Inter."

Bappo: "Expect some serious Champions' League hangover. Massive emotionally-charged win on tuesday. And to the Reebok on saturday. No disrespect to Bolton but any manager would find it hard to truly motivate his players for such an occasion."


Birmingham v West Ham
Westy (2-0) KD (2-1) Dad (2-0) Micro (2-0) Bappo (2-1)


Westy: "West Ham have been woeful recently, and with Upson, Da Costa and Noble doubts this looks like a home banker, especially when you consider Birmingham's outstanding record at St Andrews. West Ham need to turn a corner, but it won't happen today."


Blackburn v Wigan 
Westy (2-0) KD (1-0) Dad (2-1) Micro (1-0) Bappo (1-1)


Bappo: "Wigan are better away from home. I expect a similar performance as against Birmingham a few weeks ago (0-0). Or they will lose 4-0. Such is Wigan's season."

Blackpool v Everton 
Westy (2-1) KD (0-1) Dad (1-3) Micro (1-2) Bappo (0-2)


Westy: "It might have been lucky with the early red card changing the game, but I think last Monday's win over WBA marks a watershed for Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. They've played well at home for most of the season but the results haven't been coming - this result will give them a confidence boost. Whilst Everton will put up a fight I'm gonna put my neck out for a home win."

Fulham v Aston Villa 
Westy (1-2) KD (2-1) Dad (1-1) Micro (1-1) Bappo (1-1)


Westy: "Villa under Houllier have to turn a corner at some point, and the fact remains that they don't have a bad team. With both sides missing some of their top players through injury I wouldn't expect a great encounter, but Villa to sneak it through a mashup goal."

Man Utd v Wolverhampton 
Westy (3-1) KD (2-0) Dad (3-0) Micro (2-0) Bappo (2-0)


Westy: "The result's a bit of a no-brainer, although United's reserves did struggle to put Wolves away in the Cup. That said, it's hard to see Mick McCarthy's team resisting a close to full-strength Man Utd side. It will be interesting to see how they cope without this season's talisman Nani however."

Sunderland v Stoke 
Westy (1-2) KD (1-1) Dad (2-0) Micro (2-1) Bappo (1-0)


Dad: "As for Sunderland, derby games are always anomalies and you can guarantee Newcastle won't do as well as that at the Stadium of Light. Stoke are notoriously bad away from home and have only picked up 3 points in 5 games away from the Britannia."


Sunday, 7 November 2010


Arsenal v Newcastle 
Westy (3-0) KD (4-0) Dad (3-0) Micro (3-1) Bappo (3-0)


Westy: "The Carling Cup performance showed the dominance Arsenal had in the pace department over Newcastle. With the big stars returning, the Geordies should be delighted if they manage to sneak a point..... which they won't."

West Brom v Man City 
Westy (1-3) KD (1-4) Dad (2-2) Micro (1-2) Bappo (1-2)


Dad: "West Brom look really good, I like Di Matteo and they were unlucky against Blackpool - a harsh red against Ibanez and a ridiculous tackle from Jara that you can't account for basically ended the contest and even then they still almost nicked a point. On the other hand Man City have lost two on the bounce and I can't see them getting back to winning ways here."

Bappo: "Big fan of RDM's sensible work at West Brom. However Man City need the win, and with reports that Carlos Tevez could be back they should edge this. Three defeats in a row would be a catastrophy for City, and despite a few players' obvious dislike for Mancini they will aim to bounce back. A close win."

Liverpool v Chelsea 
Westy (1-1) KD (1-2) Dad (1-2) Micro (2-1) Bappo (0-2)

Bappo: "Despite playing relatively better over the last few games and finally getting a few wins, Liverpool are just too weak for the likes of Chelsea. The return of Terry will bring back the solid back four of Cashley-JT-Alex-Ivanovic. With a weak Torres, an inexistent Cole and an inconsistent Maxi, the Reds lack the firepower to seriously threaten such a defence. An early goal from Chelsea and the crowd will get restless. Chelsea win."