Not all at home

Dmitry LONGICH

MATCH TOUR

“Bolton” - “Everton”. The champions light loomed over the pre-sunset skies of the English season to the participants of the central match of the next round with reflections of Arsenal failures. Until recently, the UEFA zone for both Bolton and Everton seemed to be the limit of desire, but now there is reason to think about more. However, first you need to beat a direct competitor. The task of the team of Sam Allardyce is complicated by the excellent form of the Merseysiders, the club of David Moyes is the extreme unfriendliness of “Bolton” in home meetings with table neighbors. Visitors to the Reebok Stadium are waiting for the classic closed match with an open nerve.

UNEXPECTED INTrigue

“Newcastle” - “Arsenal”. While the leaders of the Premier League are busy solving urgent European affairs and miss the game day, Arsenal remains the main one in the English house. The team of Arsene Wenger issued an unprecedented series of three defeats in a row and still found a goal for the rest of the season. “Gunners” took up the old, as if competing with each other in the quantity and surrealism of unrealized scoring chances. If Londoners do not find a loser in this game with Newcastle, then they may well lose the fourth place, which until recently seemed guaranteed. Forty has their own problems - the team is still a model of instability and uncertainty. Fans of “Arsenal” and “Newcastle” froze in nervous anticipation, not knowing what this time they should expect from their own. But the rest should just wait for an interesting match.

DO NOT LOSE FROM THE VIEW

18-year-old striker, “Everton” James Vaughan scored “Fulham” and again reminds himself. Two years ago, he became the club’s youngest player to appear on the field and set a Premier League record by scoring a goal at the age of 16 years and 270 days. Then the injuries pursuing Vaughn covered him from public attention, and only now James is returning to a full-fledged football life. This season, a talented striker appeared on the field 10 times and twice upset the goalkeepers of the opponent, and in the last three games he left the starting lineup. The near future will determine if Vaughan goes the way of Wayne Rooney, Danny Kadamarteri or find his own.

IMPORTANT WORDS

“The influence of the coach can be manifested in the most outwardly insignificant things, in the smallest details, or simply in the fact of him, the coach, the presence. There are players who tell me that in my absence during training they feel different. I came to the conclusion that I can’t leave now. Even if the team feels its strength after two, three, four years of work, my leadership is needed every day. Who were Lampard, Terry, Drogba two years ago? And who are they now? The players are growing with me. And I I do not change my transfer policy - I bought stars [Shevchenko and Ballack] surrounded by stars and would never have done it for a team that has no stars. I believe that my players have reached such a level that others have to adapt to them, "modest Jose Mourinho is not inclined to downplay his role in current achievements Chelsea and its players.

BEAUTIFUL NUMBERS

The current, 33rd round of the Premier League will stretch for 32 calendar days and 4 gaming. Six meetings will take place this Monday, Manchester United and Sheffield will meet on April 17, a day later they will play Liverpool with Middlesbrough and West Ham with Chelsea, and the Tottenham and Blackburn bout will take place 10 May and will precede the last round.

Watford - Portsmouth

April 9th . Wickereigh Road, 15.45.

Judge : Lee Mason (Lancashire).

Injuries : M. King / Pedro Mendes, Campbell, Johnson, Lauren.

Disqualifications : no.

"Watford" (version of "Sport Today"): Foster - Chambers, Demerit, Shittu, Stuart - Smith, Mahon, Francis, Rinaldi - Priskin, Boise.

“Portsmouth” (version of “Sport Today”): James - Pamaro, Primus, Stefanovich, Traore - O'Neill, S. Davis, N. Kranjčar, M. Taylor - Lua-Lua, Todorov.

Last five matches : - = - - - / - - = = +

First round match : 1: 2.

Quotes William Hill : the victory of Watford - 2.5, the draw - 3.3, the victory of Portsmouth - 2.37.?

Broadcast : RTR-Sport, 15.40 (direct).

ASTON VILLA - WIGAN

April 9th . "Villa Park", 18.00.

Judge : Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

Injuries : Sutton, Delaney, Carew, Ridgwell / Kirkland, Boyce.

Disqualifications : McKen / no.

Aston Villa (Sport Today version): Sorensen - Bardsley, Melberg, Laursen, Bouma - Agbonlahor, Petrov, Barry, Berger - Maloney, Moore.

“Wigan” (version of “Sport Today”): Filan - R. Taylor, Hall, de Zeuw, Baines - Sharner, Landzat, Skoko, McCulloch - Camara, Folan.

Last five matches : = - = = + / + + = - -

First round match : 0-0.

Quotes William Hill : the victory of Aston Villa - 1.9, the draw - 3.1, the victory of Wigan - 3.6. ??

BOLTON - Everton

April 9th . Reebok Stadium, 18.00.

Judge : Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire).

Injuries : O'Brien / Boyle, T. Cahill, R. Wright, Anichebe.

Disqualifications : Nolan / no.

“Bolton” (version of “Sport Today”): Yaaskelainen - Hunt, Meite, Dian-Faye, Gardner - Ivan Campo, Speed, Teymuryan - Diouf, K. Davis, Anelka.

Everton (Sport Today version): Howard - Hibbert, Yobo, Stubbs, Lescott - Arteta, Carsley, Neville, Manuel Fernandes, Osman - Johnson.

Last five matches : - - - + + / + = + = +

First round match : 0: 1.

Quotes William Hill : the victory of “Bolton” - 2.0, the draw - 3.2, the victory of “Everton” - 3.2.?

Broadcast : RTR-Sport, 17.55 (direct).

FULHAM - MANCHESTER CITY

April 9th . "Craven Cottage", 18.00.

Judge : Steve Bennett (Kent).

Injuries : Ballard, Elliott, C. Jensen / Dick.

Disqualifications : no.

“Fulham” (version of “Sport Today”): Niemi - Foltz, Bocanegra, Knight, Rosenor - Brown, Smertin, Buba Diop, S. Davis - McBride, Helgusson.

Manchester City (Sport Today version): Isaksson - Richards, Disten, R. Dunne, Ball - Sun Jihai, Hamann, Barton, Ireland, Wassell - Mpenza.

Last five matches : - = = = - / - - + + =

First round match : 1: 3.

Quotes William Hill : the victory of Fulham - 2.15, the draw - 3.2, the victory of Manchester City - 2.9. ??

NEWcastle Arsenal

April 9th . Saint James Park, 6 p.m.

Judge : Howard Webb (Yorkshire).

Injuries : Ameobi, Owen / Henry, Van Persie, Walcott.

Disqualifications : no.

Newcastle (Sport Today version): Given - Carr, S. Taylor, Moore, Babayaro - Dyer, Parker, Emre, Butt, N'Zogbia - Martins.

Arsenal (Sport Today version): Lehmann - Ebouet, Gallas, Kolo Toure, Clichy - Gleb, Fabregas, Gilberto Silva, Denilson, Rosicky - Baptista.

Last five matches : - = - - + / + + - - -

First round match : 1: 1.

Quotes William Hill : victory of “Newcastle” - 3.4, draw - 3.25, victory of “Arsenal” - 1.9.?

Broadcast : NTV-Plus Football, 17.55 (direct).

CHARLTON RADING

April 9th . The Walley, 23.00.

Judge : Graham Pull (Hertfordshire).

Injuries : Gibbs, E. Reed / Convey, Sonko, Mate, Little, Marty, Halls, Brown, Daberry.

Disqualifications : no.

“Charlton” (version of “Sport Today”): Carson - Young, El-Karkuri, S. Diavara, Hreidarsson - Rommedahl, B. Hughes, Holland, Ambrose - D. Bent, M. Bent.

Reading (Sport Today version): Hahnemann - Gunnarson, Bickey, Ingimarsson, Shori - Oster, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt - Lita, Doyle.

Last five matches : + = + + = / - - = - -

First round match : 0: 2.

Quotes William Hill : the victory of Charlton - 2.2, the draw - 3.3, the victory of Reading - 2.7.?

Broadcast: NTV-Plus Football, 22.55 (direct).

NOTE : match start time is Moscow time.

TOURNAMENT TABLE

SNIPERS :? Drogba (Chelsea) - 18, Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) - 16, McCarthy (Blackburn) - 13, Rooney (Man. United), Yakubu (Middlesbrough)? - 12, van Persie (Arsenal), Lampard (Chelsea), ? Johnson (Everton), Martins (Newcastle)? - 11, Doyle (Reading),? Henri (Arsenal), Canu (Portsmouth), D. Bent (Charlton), Zamora (West Ham), Kate (Liverpool)? - 10 .

34th round. 04/14. Arsenal - Bolton. Manchester City - Liverpool. Middlesbrough - Aston Villa. Portsmouth - Newcastle. Reading - Fulham. Sheffield United - West Ham. 04/15. Everton - Charlton. Wigan - Tottenham Hotspur.