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Shrewd should be Wenger's middle name; as the lauded one from Highbury left for Barcelona, a youngster emerged from his shadow and looks like he could be the player of the season. Fabregas was compared to Platini by his manager and has ruled the roost at the Emirates since Henry's departure; if he can remain injury free and live up to his early season billing, Arsenal will have cause for celebration come the end of May. The Gunners demolished Seville during the week and at no point look threatened, so Derby's chances look slim (and Slim's just left town). The Rams registered their first victory of the season at home to Newcastle and cries rang round the ground of 'Are you Scotland in disguise?'. The capture of Kenny Miller has given them some heart and though they are now off the bottom of the pile, the renaissance continuing at the Emirates looks a tad unlikely. Scotland beat France away during the international break, could the same happen on the domestic front? Nay.. or is it non..

Liverpool fans desperately want to win the Premier league but it looks like the board and the manager value the Premier league and Champions League equally. Benitez's decision to rest players at Fratton Park was ludicrous and they were lucky to come away with a point and fortune smiled on them again when a full strength side failed to cut the mustard in Porto but still managed a draw. If decent players are to maximise their potential they need that cutting edge and resting players this early in the season is not beneficial to the club or player; how can managers talk of resting players with only 5 or 6 league games chalked off and no major tournament played during the summer. The Reds have had dependable home form over the last couple of seasons and will need it when they take on a Birmingham side that have nothing to lose; Birmingham turned over Liverpool in their last Premier league visit to Anfield, the season before last. Bruce registered his first 3 home points last weekend against Bolton and will be keen to build on that and put in a solid away performance, but their last away trip (at Boro) was a disaster and they'll need to play better. Liverpool's last home game resulted in a 6-0 spanking of Derby; it won't be 6 but the home side should emerge with the 3 points.

Steve Coppell knows only too well that Reading's performances last season will make it harder for them to achieve similar results this time around and life in the bottom three means that aesthetically pleasing football comes second to scrapping and fighting for results. A positive for Coppell from the Sunderland defeat was that they did wake up for the last 15 minutes and managed to pull back a goal, but they need to be out of the blocks against Wigan if they are to secure a vital win. The Latics have only picked up a point on their travels and are without Emile Heskey after the curse of the metatarsal struck again. The job of partnering Sibierski will fall to either Aghahowa or Marcus Bent; neither with a Premier league goal between them this season. Wigan have performed better than expected but the loss of Heskey could prove costly and it's about time Reading got back on track.

Fulham had their share of bad luck in the first few games of the season but that all changed when they rescued a point at home to Spurs. However, after 6 games they still only have 5 points on the board and have failed to convince anyone that they won't be scrapping against relegation come next May. They play host to a City side that have conceded just 2 goals all season, coming in their last 2 away games; single goal defeats at the Emirates and Ewood Park. Sven's new look side may have rode their luck at times but the core of the side is a sound defence, providing the platform for the rest to play. Fulham are not on a par with Arsenal or Blackburn and though City have only scored 5 goals in 6 games, I suspect they'll find the Fulham defence slightly easier to pierce.

Newcastle's display at Pride Park last weekend will have raised cause for concern. After Owen's display for England, it looked as though he would lead the charge for the 3 points but they failed to score and a niggle means he may not be available for this encounter. Allardyce has made the Magpies more resolute in defence but it has been at the expense of what the black and white fans really love, good attacking play. They were undefeated until last weekend but now play host to a West Ham side that have won 2 from 2 on the road; although Reading and Birmingham were the respective opponents, they made the Royals pay heavily for a below par performance. No doubt Bellamy will have a point to prove against his old club and it'll be interesting to see if he gets any change out of Sam's new look defence. The Magpies are yet to concede at St James Park whilst the Hammers have kept clean sheets on the road, so a goalless draw looks the order of the day.

By all accounts, Villa were worth a point at Eastlands but failed to convert their chances and narrowly lost out. Regardless, O'Neill is capable of turning his small squad into top six contenders and since the opening day home defeat to Liverpool they've won each of their subsequent home games against Fulham and Chelsea. The Chelsea result was not a fluke and they totally deserved the 3 points but can they maintain their momentum at Villa Park against the blue half of Merseyside? Everton are competing in the top half of the Premier league and already have 6 points from 3 away games, but won't have been tested to the full at Tottenham or Bolton. There's no doubt that Moyes has strengthened his squad this season and will be a test for Villa but their performance midweek was below par and they paid for it with a late equaliser; they couldn't make the difference count against 10 and then 9 men in the dying minutes. If O'Neill's side play to their potential, there's every chance that the 3 points will be theirs. A Gareth Barry penalty could well set them on their way.

Rovers will have been disappointed with their midweek defeat in Europe, but Hughes's side usually show some bouncebackability and respond well in subsequent games. If Ryan Nelsen has tweaked his hamstring that could be a bitter blow for Blackburn, although he shouldn't be out of action for too long. Rovers are one of only 3 sides to remain unbeaten on the domestic front (the others being Arsenal and Liverpool) and that's a statistic to be pleased with after having already played Arsenal at home and Chelsea away. Their opponents, Portsmouth, haven't started with the same verve that they did last season and once again it's their away form that's letting them down; just 1 point on the road and the last two ending in defeat. Rovers are fairly reliable at Ewood Park and have the platform to really have a go at teams; as long as they don't suffer too much of a hangover from midweek then Pompey will struggle to keep them out.

Who would've thought Bolton bottom and Spurs only 3 places above them after 6 games? Both managers are under severe pressure to get some results on the board and the chopping block may already be prepared for heads to roll. Both are rumoured to have 6 games to turn things around but no Premier league games are easy. Martin Jol probably has the best chance of keeping his job; he has better players and they've been somewhat unfortunate in recent games. Sammy Lee has tried to change too much since Allardyce's departure and coupled with the loss of some personnel, they appear to have lost that cutting edge in the middle of the park. There's very little to choose between these two; Spurs managed their only away point of the campaign at Fulham after being 3-1 up and Bolton's only win of the season came at home to Reading. Considering both their performances in Europe midweek, one would have to fancy Spurs after their 6-1 hammering of Anorthosis. Bolton had a lengthy trip away in Macedonia and they'd have been hoping for more than a 1-1 draw. As like last season, Spurs first European game kickstarted them and they should go from strength to strength.