You don't need to pour over the table. You don't need a bunch of fancy statistics, charts or graphs. You just need to remember this on the last Sunday of the 2009-2010 EPL season: If Chelsea beats Wigan at home, the Blues are champions If Chelsea loses, and Manchester United beats Stoke City at Old Trafford, United […]

Tottenham is pushing hard for a Champions League spot, but on Saturday, a title-hunting Manchester United squad is poised to push back. That's the key matchup this weekend, but there is plenty of other intrigue up and down the table as well. Can Hull City or Burnley gain some ground on West Ham? How will […]

The latest installation of the Manchester Derby will be played at Eastlands this weekend, and as usual, the stakes are high. This will be the 155th meeting in all competitions, and United has the edge with 63 wins to City's 42. There have also been 49 draws, a result that won't be good enough for […]

So much for Manchester City's much-discussed game in hand, eh? After Wednesday's loss to Everton, City finds itself two points back of Tottenham with eight matches left. Perhaps a Monday home date with Wigan Athletic will be enough to raise Roberto Mancini's squad's spirits. Of course, after getting sent to the stands along with Everton's […]

Two members of the big four clash Sunday when Liverpool visits Old Trafford for a date with Manchester United. Manchester United will be trying to stay in first place in the league standings, with Chelsea and Arsenal in hot pursuit. Liverpool, on the other hand, is fighting to stay close to a Champions League slot […]

With around 10 games left on the schedule, it's white-knuckle time up and down the table in the Barclays Premier League. Three teams are within two points of first place, four teams are within four points of fourth place and seven teams are within six points of the drop zone. Or, if math really isn't […]

Hi Roberto, welcome to life in the Premier League. Once upon a time, Roberto Mancini rode in on a white horse, donned a dashing scarf and sparked hopes of not only sneaking Manchester City into the top four, but winning a trophy of some sort to snap decades worth of frustration in that area. It […]

Until the Premier League institutes a playoff for the fourth Champions League, we’ll have to settle for matches like Sunday’s clash between Liverpool and Manchester City to decide the fate of the league’s final golden ticket into Europe’s glamour competition. City is a point ahead of the Reds with a game in hand – and […]

Another Big Four match and the Merseyside Derby highlight this weekend's slate, but really, the one key question is this: Will Arsenal fall from title to contender to afterthought in a week's time? That may sound a bit drastic, but after falling to Manchester United last weekend the Gunners now have to cross London and face front-running Chelsea. Arsenal […]

Happy Holidays! It's Christmas Eve, so I would be remiss if this week's preview didn't have a Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus/Ashura theme. I'm more of a Christmas kind of guy myself, so that's the direction I'll be heading in first. It may not have come upon a midnight clear, but this is the TV schedule for the week […]

The season chugs on towards the half-way point, and while this weekend's fixture list might be lacking a marquee matchup, the need for points is still critical for all of the teams. Here's the TV schedule. And now, on with the preview: Portsmouth vs. Liverpool Fratton Park is the venue for a match between teams looking […]

  How many "Liverpool must win" stories can be written about this year's squad? Well, at least one more. Already 12 points adrift of Chelsea and headed for the Europa League, the shine off the 2009-2010 campaign is fading fast. At least Sunday's latest all-or-nothing fixture with Arsenal is at Anfield. Of course, the Reds […]

A clash of the wealthy highlights this weekend's schedule as Chelsea pay a visit to the blue side of Manchester to face City. And no, there's no truth to the rumor that Mark Hughes will be on hand in South Africa for the World Cup festivities. I can understand where it came from, though. With […]

Does it get much better? Manchester United visits Chelsea this weekend with first place on the line. I could stop there, but then this wouldn't be much of a preview, would it? Before we get into the games, check out the TV schedule. And don't forget to tab the winners with the EPL Talk Predictor. […]

It's hard to look at the table and see a "9" in the "played" column and call the next match on the schedule a must-win. But that may just be the case for Liverpool on Sunday when Manchester United visits Anfield. The Reds are already seven points adrift of table-topping United, so going 10 down […]