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Bolton vs West Ham
Shooter : I'd be tipping West Ham to walk away with all three points here, but the loss of Carlton Cole is a huge blow to their hopes. Bolton have been hit and miss all season, so I'll play it safe and suggest the draw here. 1-1
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Home Win
Looter : You have to go back to the 1997/98 season to find the last time West Ham picked up a point in this fixture, so it's fair to say The Reebok is not their favourite ground. Carlton Cole is out and he'll be a big miss, so I'm going for a home win. 2-1
Prediction : Home Win    Actual Result : Home Win
Middlesbro' vs Wigan Ath
Shooter : There are no two ways about it, Boro are absolutely woeful and are so short of confidence, it'll take something special to drag them out of the doldrums. Wigan don't win many on their travels, but I reckon they will bag maximum points here. 0-2
Prediction : Away Win    Actual Result : Draw
Looter : Boro should have collected a cup win at West Ham last week, but can gain confidence from a much-improved performance. It might be early November since their last win in the Prem, but droughts have to end somewhere and I finally think they can end that here. 1-0
Prediction : Home Win    Actual Result : Draw
Stoke City vs Portsmouth
Shooter : Pompey may still be managerless, but the win over Man City last weekend proved they are ready to turn the corner and pull clear of the drop zone. Stoke are struggling for goals and are not finding wins easy to come by. It'll have to be a tight away-day win for me. 0-1
Prediction : Away Win    Actual Result : Draw
Looter : If Stoke are to have any chance of staying up this year, it will be because of their record, and there are no two ways about this - this is a must-win clash. Pompey beat City last week so will play with less pressure, and I think they're good enough to draw this 1-1.
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Draw
Q.P.R. vs Ipswich
Shooter : Town boosted their slim play-off hopes with a much-needed win over Nottm Forest in midweek and they'll need to stay on track by avoiding defeat here. QPR also need the points for the same reason, but I think they may cancel each other out, but definitely expect goals. 2-2 or just maybe 3-3
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Away Win
Looter : Ipswich don't do badly at Loftus Road, having only lost twice in their last 10 visits here. And with Town's away form better than at home, they look could to bag another draw here. There'll be goals, so expect 1-1 or 2-2.
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Away Win
Fulham vs West Brom
Shooter : Funny old team Fulham. They may be in the top half of the table, but recent destructions by Swansea and Man United prove they have probably reached their peak. West Brom struggle on the road, but could pick up a useful point here. 1-1
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Home Win
Looter : One home defeat in 11 league games tells it's own story for Fulham this season...but compare that to West Brom's away record (nine defeats in 12 games) and it's fairly easy to see where the points are going in this one. I think West Brom will score, but shutting Fulham out isn't so easy. 2-1
Prediction : Home Win    Actual Result : Home Win
Liverpool vs Man City
Shooter : Man United's midweek win over Fulham extended their lead at the top to 5 points and it's fair to say that the Reds probably can't afford any more slip-ups. City are poor on their travels, and while Mark Hughes will be partial to helping out his former employers, I think Liverpool will edge a crucial win. 2-1
Prediction : Home Win    Actual Result : Draw
Looter : City were lambasted by Mark Hughes following another inept away day display last weekend and will surely be much improved. Craig Bellamy will also be in the City ranks and have much to prove. The Reds have drawn far too many at home this term - and could well be frustrated again in a score draw. 1-1
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Draw
Newcastle vs Everton
Shooter : The Toffees are flying right now and could yet make a late surge into the top four if they can maintain their current form. Victor Anichebe has made amends with David Moyes and he could shoot down a woeful Magpies defence, who look even more disorganised without the services of manager Joe Kinnear. 0-2
Prediction : Away Win    Actual Result : Draw
Looter : The Toffees are absolutely flying at the moment and underlined their trophy-winning abilities with a 3-1 destruction of Aston Villa last week. Newcastle should be boosted by the return of Martins and Viduka, but they won't be match fit and I fancy Everton to pinch the points. 0-1
Prediction : Away Win    Actual Result : Draw
Wolves vs Cardiff
Shooter : This game will go a long way to deciding who wins promotion to the Prem at the end of the season and Dave Jones will be telling his Bluebirds side that Wolves are there for the taking. I don't think they're quite good enough to win, but a draw will probably be welcomed by both sides. 1-1
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Draw
Looter : This match has enormous implications for the race for promotion as I genuinely believe Reading will finish as champions, with perennial chokers Wolves being pipped by Cardiff for second. If that's to happen, then Cardiff will need to claim all three points here. But Wolves have won just once in 12, so I think that could happen. 1-2
Prediction : Away Win    Actual Result : Draw
Arsenal vs Sunderland
Shooter : The loss of Eduardo to a hamstring injury is a blow for the Gunners, but not one they can't overcome given they've managed pretty much all season without him. That said, I just think Sunderland - having held Arsenal on Wearside earlier in the season - can repeat the trick here. It'll be a goalless draw for me.
Prediction : Draw    Actual Result : Draw
Looter : The Gunners destroyed Cardiff on Monday night, but the pleasing point will be the return to fitness and goalscoring form of Eduardo. That should awaken the likes of Van Persie and Adebayor from their recent slumbers, and I genuinely think they will be too hot to handle for a Sunderland side who are still a long way safe of avoiding relegation. 3-0
Prediction : Home Win    Actual Result : Draw
Coventry vs Birmingham City
Shooter : The Sky Blues have seriously underachieved in the Championship this season and their draw at Blackburn last week was a definite case in point. Chris Coleman's side won at St Andrew's earlier in the season and I think they can claim a West Midlands derby double. 2-1
Prediction : Home Win    Actual Result : Home Win
Looter : The Sky Blues showed their potential by almost seeing off Blackburn in the FA Cup last weekend, but league points probably matter much less given the Sky Blues are stuck in mid-table oblivion. A win for Blues could send them level at the top, and I think that'll be incentive enough. 0-1
Prediction : Away Win    Actual Result : Home Win