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| Team | M | W | D | L | Gd | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man United | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 78-37 | 80 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69-33 | 71 |
| 3 | Man City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60-33 | 71 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72-43 | 68 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 55-46 | 62 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59-44 | 58 |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51-45 | 54 |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 49-43 | 49 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48-59 | 48 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45-56 | 47 |
| 11 | WBA | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56-71 | 47 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 56-57 | 46 |
| 13 | Stoke | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46-48 | 46 |
| 14 | Bolton | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 52-56 | 46 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46-59 | 43 |
| 16 | Wigan | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 40-61 | 42 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46-66 | 40 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37-58 | 39 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 55-78 | 39 |
| 20 | West Ham | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 43-70 | 33 |
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Aston Villa
Doubts: Delph
Stoke City
Out: Higginbotham, Sidibe
Gary McAllister (he will replace Gerard Houllier, who is admitted in hospital) would keep faith with the same eleven that got the result at Upton Park – Emile Heskey’s physical presence is important and we could see him retain a starting role as Villa look to counter Stoke’s aerial threat. Ashley Young, Downing and Bent made have adjusted their play each other and we saw very nice combinations up- front. Especially the last one was amazing with his perfect movement in the opponent’s box.
For the Potters we would see Kenwyne Jones and Jonathan Walters (which are in form) continue in attack, because Carew is eligible to play against his parent club. Stoke City deserved their FA Cup Final with their five goals against Bolton. The team have affirmed themselves as one of the clubs which rely to their team work. But the negative side for the cup semifinal is that most of the goals were scored from distance and we don’t believe Aston Villa to leave many options for that.
Tip: Bet #1: Aston Villa win by exactly one goal- Stake: 5/10 Odds: 3.75
Bet #2: Draw- Stake: 5/10 Odds: 3.60
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