EPL: MIDWEEK PREVIEW

HERE'S A PREVIEW TO ALL THE MAJOR FIXTURES TAKING PLACE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


         1. ASTON VILLA VS ARSENAL
Arsenal will look to bounce back after their 1-0 defeat at the hands of league leader's Manchester City, when they travel to villa park to face a very dull and boring aston villa side.


KEY STAT: Villa have scored only 2 goals in their last 5 premier league games

WHERE WOULD ARSENAL BE WITHOUT HIM?

Arsenal have some defensive problems, especially in the full back area after JOHAN DJOUROU joined Arsenal's long injury list. ROBIN VAN PERSIE will look to continue his excellent scoring streak to help the gunners stay in reckoning for the champions league spots.


Villa have been anything but good and will look to GABRIEL AGBONLAHOR for some inspiration, the forward returns to the line up after serving out a 1 match suspension.


The game kicks off at 19.45(GMT) or 01.15(IST)


               2.MAN CITY VS STOKE
Table topper's city will play host to stoke, and will look to collect all 3 points to stay on top.


KEY STAT: Manchester City have a 100% win record so far this season

GOOD BUY FOR STOKE!

SERGIO AGUERO WILL LOOK TO GET BACK HIS SCORING TOUCH

City will be well aware of the fact that this is not going to be a cake-walk for them as Stoke apart being from defensively very sound have also been in great form, picking up 12 points from their last 5 games.



Stoke captain RYAN SHAWCROSS is suspended having picked up a 5th yellow card of the season.


The game kicks off at 19.45(GMT) or 01.15(IST)




            3.FULHAM VS MAN UNITED
Manchester united travel to Craven Cottage to take on a Fulham side who are on a high following their 2-0 win over Bolton at the weekend.



KEY STAT: Excluding their 6-0 win over QPR, Fulham have scored only 8 goals in 7 home games.

BACK TO HIS BEST!!

United in recent times have struggled against Fulham at the Cottage, having picked up only a point in their last 3 visits, however they will look to continue their winning streak in order to keep the pressure on their rivals city.

FULHAM'S BEST PLAYER!

CLINT DEMPSEY and DANNY MURPHY will have to be on top form with the rest of the  Fulham squad, if they are to get anything out of this game

The game kicks off at 20.00(GMT) or 01.30(IST)


                 4.TOTTENHAM VS CHELSEA


The most exciting and decisive fixture from gameweek 17 will take place on thursday night when, Tottenham Hotspur play host to Chelsea at White hart lane.


KEY STAT: Tottenham have won all 6 of their last 6 home games


In what is a must win game for both sides, especially for Chelsea after they stumbled at Wigan.

MODRIC WILL BE KEY FOR SPURS!!

Tottenham were anything but impressive, as they struggled to 1-0 victory over a Sunderland side who are lamenting in the bottom half of the league and they will be without both their wingers AARON LENNON and GARETH BALE who have been sidelined with injury.

MATA HAS BEEN A TOP SIGNING FOR THE BLUES!!

Chelsea on the other hand will welcome back DAVID LUIZ and RAMIRES to the starting line-up.


The game kicks off at 20.00(GMT) or 01.30(IST) (THURSDAY! or early hours of friday in india)




HERE'S A LIST OF ALL THE FIXTURES:

ENJOY THE FOOTBALL!!