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Manchester United The gloss may have taken-off United’s season by their Champions League defeat to Barcelona, but they can still look back on a historic season where they finally knocked Liverpool off their perch. Champions again, and for a record 19th time and unbeaten at home all season makes it a season to remember for United, at least domestically. Star player: Nemanja Vidic - a rock at the back all season. Prediction for next season: Still the team to beat, but may face fierce competition...

United get ready for a title party, but welcome a Blackpool side looking to pull off the great escape. Man Utd finally ‘knocked Liverpool off their perch’ last weekend, winning their record-breaking nineteenth league title one clear of their old enemy after the 1-1 draw with Blackburn. It’s an incredible achievement for Sir Alex Ferguson who has now masterminded twelve of those title successes since 1992 and proven himself to be the games greatest ever boss. This Sunday, the squad prepare...

Birmingham travel to White Hart Lane just a goal outside the bottom three and needing a win to secure safety. Spurs upset the form-book last week with their first win at Anfield for 18 years, putting them in the driving seat for fifth place and Europa League football next season. The victory, only their second since their win over Milan back in March, gives them a one point advantage over Liverpool as they prepare to host a Birmingham team involved in the scrap at the bottom and desperate for...

FA Cup finalists Stoke host Wigan, with the visitors desperate for Premier League points to avoid relegation to the Championship. It’s been a week of disappointment for Tony Pulis’ Stoke side, losing their first ever FA Cup Final last weekend before City rubbed salt into the wounds by beating them in the league as well on Tuesday. However, it’s been another season of progression for Stoke and one that will see them playing Europa League football next year after qualifying through Man City’s...

Liverpool head to Villa Park still hoping to nab the last Europa Cup spot against a Villa team ready for their summer holidays. Seems it could be an interesting summer at Villa Park, what with uncertainty clouding manager Gerrard Houllier’s position due to ill health and a host of big clubs circling the club’s big stars. Most Villa’s fans will be happy to see the back of this season though,a season that has seen changes at the club and a struggle at the wrong end of the table, although last...

It’s a relegation shoot-out at Molinuex, as in-form Wolves look to finish off the season in style against relegation threatened Blackburn. Wolves go into Sunday’s relegation dogfight as the form team in the bottom-half and only really needing a point to make sure of Premier League football next season. They followed up the excellent derby win over West Brom, with a rare away win at Sunderland last week and now host a Blackburn team on Sunday, needing points of their own, looking to make it...

United look to wrap-up their nineteenth league title when they travel to a Blackburn side still needing points to avoid relegation. Last weekend’s win over nearest rivals Chelsea means that just a point on Saturday at Ewood Park would secure Man Utd’s record-breaking nineteenth league title. They may not have had the same flair as some of the past United teams but in recent weeks Sir Alex Ferguson’s side have shown real championship winning class to pull away from their rivals, including...

An end of season shoot-out for the last European place, as Spurs travel to Anfield with a Europa League spot at stake. The swagger is certainly back amongst Liverpool, and a major part of that has to be down to Kenny Dalglish. Since taking over from Roy Hodgson in January, only Chelsea have a better points haul and have jumped into pole position for the Europa League spot after the 5-2 mauling of Fulham on Monday. With Dalglish set to be finally given a permanent contract in the next couple of...

Chelsea play host to Newcastle this Sunday, with their title bid over, but looking to secure second place in the Premier League table. It’s surely just a matter of time now before the Blues have to relinquish their Premier League title but they at least took it down to the final weeks of the season. Carlo Ancelotti will look to the period over winter where the title was lost, and there now remains a question mark over his future as whether he’ll be in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat next season....