Dmitry LONGICH
MATCH TOUR
Liverpool - Arsenal. The tournament intrigue itself is well aware of its own secondary character next to the charisma of the first and main confrontation of the tour. The fight for third place neither Arsenal nor Liverpool is exciting - it is much more important to shame a principled opponent. Teams have already met three times in a season, and each time the “gunners” simply scoffed at their opponents, scoring as many as 12 goals during that time. This Rafael Benitez has never allowed any rival Merseysiders. But on Tuesday, “Liverpool” envious of Arsene Wenger plays the quarterfinals of the Champions League with the PSV, so ruthlessly interrupted the French coach’s next visit to the dream goal. Hopelessly lost seasonal benchmarks, Arsenal is left to tour domestically. At Anfield, the performance will come out necessarily, regardless of whether Londoners get the main role in it.
UNEXPECTED INTrigue
Tottenham Hotspur - Reading. The only Sunday match of the Premier League is quite capable of single-handedly satisfying the aesthetic needs of the picky British public. At “Tottenham Hotspur” now every match turns into a colorful scoring show, in which representatives of the most unexpected roles are capable of tricks. The results of “Reading” have recently declined, but the team’s game continues to delight the audience’s eye. Steve Koppell, who recently extended his relationship with the club, carefully hides European cup ambitions and, most likely, is disingenuous. The clash of direct competitors for the "UEFA zone" is the semantic load and the additional interest of the confrontation on the White Hart Lane.
DO NOT LOSE FROM THE VIEW
Dean Ashton got one of the saddest roles of the current championship. Forward “West Ham”, exacerbating the old injury, added to the already impressive list of Premier League players for whom the season ended ahead of schedule. The trouble is that for him it did not even begin. Ashton got an ankle fracture in August during a training session with England. More recently, he was supposed to return to duty, but rumors of recovery were greatly exaggerated. The 23-year-old striker can safely cross out a whole year from his career, and West Ham will not wait for reinforcements in an almost hopeless battle for survival.
IMPORTANT WORDS
“I think it's a shame. I know that Stuart [Pierce] is a friend of Gareth Southgate, and that they [Middlesbrough] were getting ready for Manchester United, but I would like to see how Middlesbrough will feel like losing the next six matches: This is a scandal. I don’t think Middlesbrough could be so dismissive of Sheffield, Charlton or anyone else. If I could choose which of their players wouldn’t play with us, I would call Woodgate, Viduk and Ark. None of them went against Manchester City! On Saturday they play with West Ham. It's also their friends, so he and it’s unlikely that they will strongly rest there, "- Sheffield United coach Neil Warnock is not shy about the role of the truth-teller. Especially when his team faces a crash.
BEAUTIFUL NUMBERS
12 consecutive matches, Manchester United and Chelsea do not lose points, continuing the championship race. The moment of a personal meeting is postponed until May 9, at the risk of either completely depriving her of a fateful status, or vice versa - increasing the degree of confrontation to a previously inaccessible limit.
LIVERPOUL - ARSENAL
March 31. Anfield Road, 15.45.
Judge: Steve Bennett (Kent).
Injuries: Kewell, Louis Garcia / Henry, Van Persie, Walcott.
Disqualifications: no.
Liverpool (Sport Today version): Reina - Finnan, Carragher, Hyupya, Agger - Gerard, Sissoko, Xabi Alonso, Riise - Bellamy, Kate.
Arsenal (Sport Today version): Lehmann - Ebouet, Gallas, Kolo Toure, Clichy - Gleb, Fabregas, Gilberto Silva, Rosicki, Jungberg - Adebayor.
Last five matches: = - + - = / = + + + -
First round match: 0: 3.
Quotes William Hill: Liverpool's victory - 2.15, draw - 3.0, Arsenal's victory - 3.1.
Broadcast: NTV-Plus Football, 15.40 (direct).
BOLTON - SHEFFIELD UNITED
March 31. Reebok Stadium, 18.00.
Judge: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne and Wyre).
Injuries: O'Brien / Lucetti, Hals, Webber.
Disqualifications: Ivan Campo / no.
“Bolton” (version of “Sport Today”): Yaaskelainen - Hunt, Meite, Dian Faye, Ben Haim - Yannakopoulos, Speed, Nolan - Diouf, K. Davis, Anelka.
Sheffield United (Sport Today version): Kenny - Geary, Morgan, Davis, Armstrong - Gillespie, Tonj, Jagelka, S. Quinn - Stead, Kazim-Richards.
Last five matches: + + - - - / - + - = -
First round match: 2: 2.
Quotes William Hill: the victory of Bolton - 1.61, the draw - 3.3, the victory of Sheffield United - 5.0.
Broadcast: NTV-Plus Football, 15.40 (direct).
CHARLTON - WIGAN
March 31. The Walley, 6 p.m.
Judge: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
Injuries: Gibbs, E. Reed / Folan.
Disqualifications: no.
"Charlton" (version of "Sport today"): Carson - Young, El-Karkuri, Heydarsson, Thatcher - Ambrose, A. Song, Holland, Cheng, Thomas - D. Bent.
"Wigan" (version of "Sport Today"): Kirkland - R. Taylor, Boyce, Hall, Baines - Valencia, Sharner, Skoko, McCulloch - Camara, Heskey.
Last five matches : - - + = + / - = + + =
First round match: 2: 3.
Quotes William Hill: the victory of Charlton - 2.1, the draw - 3.1, the victory of Wigan - 3.1.
FULHAM - PORTSMUT
March 31. "Craven Cottage", 18.00.
Judge: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
Injuries: Ballard, Elrich, Elliott / Pedro Mendes.
Disqualifications: no.
“Fulham” (version of “Sport Today”): Niemi - Rosenor, Bocanegra, J. Pearce, Cedrew - Brown, Smertin, Buba Diop, S. Davis - McBride, Montella.
“Portsmouth” (version of “Sport Today”): James - Johnson, Primus, Campbell, Stefanovich - O'Neill, S. Davis, N. Kranjčar, M. Taylor - Canu, Lua-Lua.
Last five matches: + - - = = / - + - - =
First round match: 1: 1.
Quotes William Hill: the victory of Fulham - 2.25, the draw - 3.1, the victory of Portsmouth - 2.8.
Broadcast: RTR-Sport, 18.20 (recording).
MANCHESTER UNITED - BLACKBURN
March 31. Old Trafford, 6 p.m.
Judge: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
Injuries: Saa, Fletcher, Sylvester, G. Neville / Reed, Savage, Oyer, Todd.
Disqualifications: none / Bentley.
Manchester United (Sport Today version): van der Sar - Brown, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra - Park Ji Sung, Scholes, Carrick, Cristiano Ronaldo - Giggs, Rooney.
Blackburn (Sport Today version): Friedel - Nelson, Khizanishvili, Samba, Warnock - Emerton, Mokoena, Dann, Tugai, Pedersen - McCarthy.
Last five matches : + + + + + + / + - - + -
First round match : 1-0.
Quotes William Hill: Manchester United win 1.33, draw 4.0, Blackburn victory 8.0.
Broadcast: NTV-Plus Online, 18.00 (direct).
NEWcastle - MANCHESTER CITY
March 31. Saint James Park, 6 p.m.
Judge: Graham Pull (Hertfordshire).
Injuries: Ameobi, Owen / Richards.
Disqualifications: no.
Newcastle (Sport Today version): Given - Ramage, S. Taylor, Moore, Oneva - Milner, Parker, Butt, Duff - Dyer - Martins.
Manchester City (Sport Today version): Isaksson - Mills, Disten, R. Dunne, Ball - Trabelsi, Hamann, Barton, Ireland - Wassell, Mpenza.
Last five matches: - + - = - / - - - - +
First round match : 0-0.
Quotes William Hill: victory of Newcastle - 1.9, draw - 3.2, victory of Manchester City - 3.5.
WEST HAM - MIDLESBRO
March 31. Upton Park, 18.00.
Judge: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).
Injuries: Upson, Ashton, Davenport / Arch, Bates.
Disqualifications: None / Morrison, Cattermole.
West Ham (Sport Today version): Green - Nill, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney - Boyer, Reo-Cocker, Noble, Etherington - Tevez, Harwood.
Middlesbrough (Sport Today version): Schwarzer - Parnaby, Woodgate, Hoot, Pogatets - Lee Don Guk, Boateng, Ewell, Downing - Viduka, Yakubu.
Last five matches: - - - - + / = - + = -
First round match: 0: 1.
Quotes William Hill: victory of West Ham - 2.1, draw - 3.2, victory of Middlesbrough - 3.0.
Watford - Chelsea
March 31. Wickereigh Road, 20.15.
Judge: Jurai Rainey (Yorkshire).
Injuries: M. King / D. Cole, Bridge, Essien.
Disqualifications: no.
"Watford" (version of "Sport Today"): Foster - Maryappa, Demerith, Shittu, Stuart - Smith, Mahon, Doyle, Francis - Priskin, Boise.
Chelsea (Sport Today version): Czech - Diarra, Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, E. Cole - Ballack, Makelele, Obi Mikel, Lampard - Drogba, Kalu.
Last five matches: + = - = - / + + + + +
First round match: 0: 4.
Quotes William Hill: the victory of Watford - 8.5, the draw - 4.8, the victory of Chelsea - 1.25.
Broadcast: NTV-Plus Online, 20.10 (direct).
TOTTENHAM - RADING
April 1st White Hart Lane, 19.00.
Judge: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
Injuries: L. King, Dervit, Assu-Ekotto, E. Gardner, Tainio / Convey, Sonko, Mate.
Disqualifications: no.
Tottenham Hotspur (Sport Today version): Robinson - Shimbonda, Dawson, Ricardo Rocha, Lee Yoon Pio - Lennon, Zokora, Jenas, Malbranck - Defoe, Berbatov.
Reading (Sport Today version): Hahnemann - Marty, Bickey, Ingimarsson, Shorey - Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt - Lita, Doyle.
Last five matches: - + + + + / + + - - =
First round match: 1: 3.
Quotes William Hill: Tottenham win - 1.72, draw - 3.2, victory of Reading - 4.33.
Broadcast: NTV-Plus Football, 18.55 (direct).
ASTON VILLA - EVERTON
April 2 "Villa Park", 23.00.
Judge: Howard Webb (Yorkshire).
Injuries: Sutton, Delaney / Boyle, McFadden, Nuno Valente, T. Cahill.
Disqualifications: no.
Aston Villa (Sport Today version): Sorensen-Bardsley, Mellberg, Laursen, Bouma-Melowni, Petrov, Mackanne, Barry-Young, Carew.
Everton (Sport Today version): Howard - Hibbert, Yobo, Stubbs, Lescott - Arteta, Carsley, Neville, Manuel Fernandes, Osman - Johnson.
Last five matches: + - = - = / + - + = +
First round match : 1-0.
Quotes William Hill: the victory of Aston Villa - 2.25, the draw - 3.0, the victory of Everton - 2.87.
Broadcast: RTR-Sport, 23.40 (recording).
NOTE: match start time is Moscow time.
TOURNAMENT TABLE
| Club | AND | AT | N | P | M | ABOUT |
| one | MANCHESTER UNITED | thirty | 24 | 3 | 3 | 70-20 | 75 |
| 2 | Chelsea | thirty | 21 | 6 | 3 | 54-19 | 69 |
| 3 | ARSENAL | 29th | sixteen | 7 | 6 | 51-24 | 55 |
| four | LIVERPOOL | thirty | sixteen | 6 | eight | 44-20 | 54 |
| five | BOLTON | thirty | 14 | five | eleven | 35-38 | 47 |
| 6 | Everton | thirty | 12 | ten | eight | 38-26 | 46 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM | thirty | 13 | 6 | eleven | 43-44 | 45 |
| eight | READING | thirty | 13 | five | 12 | 43-38 | 44 |
| 9 | PORTSMOUTH | thirty | eleven | 9 | ten | 36-31 | 42 |
| ten | BLACKBURN | thirty | 12 | four | 14 | 36-41 | 40 |
| eleven | NEWCASTLE | thirty | ten | 7 | 13 | 34-39 | 37 |
| 12 | MIDLESBRO | thirty | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32-36 | 36 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | thirty | 7 | 13 | ten | 29-35 | 34 |
| 14 | FULHAM | thirty | 7 | 13 | ten | 31-44 | 34 |
| 15 | MANCHESTER CITY | 29th | 9 | 6 | 14 | 22-34 | 33 |
| sixteen | Wigan | thirty | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30-44 | 33 |
| 17 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | thirty | eight | 7 | 15 | 25-44 | 31 |
| 18 | CHARLTON | thirty | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28-49 | 27 |
| nineteen | WEST HAM | thirty | 6 | five | nineteen | 23-51 | 23 |
| 20 | Watford | thirty | 3 | eleven | sixteen | 19-46 | 20 |
SNIPERS: Drogba (Chelsea) - 18, Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) - 16, Rooney (Man. United), McCarthy (Blackburn), Yakubu (Middlesbrough) - 12, Van Persie (Arsenal), Lampard (Chelsea), Johnson (Everton) - 11, Doyle (Reading), Henry (Arsenal), Martins (Newcastle), Canu (Portsmouth) - 10.
32nd round. 04/06. Everton - Fulham. Manchester City - Charlton. 04/07. Arsenal - West Ham. Blackburn - Aston Villa. Chelsea - Tottenham Hotspur. Middlesbrough - Watford. Portsmouth - Manchester United. Reading - Liverpool. Sheffield United - Newcastle. Wigan - Bolton.
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