Premier League Predictions- Week Four

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Each week, I will now post my predictions for the weekend, and see if i can get more right than BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson.

This week, for the 27/28 December,, the predictions below stand.

This week's predictions	Score	Lawro	Edward
Man City v Aston Villa	4-0	2-0	2-1
Stoke v Fulham	0-2	2-0	1-0
Sunderland v Blackpool	0-2	2-1	3-0
Tottenham v Newcastle	2-0	2-0	4-0
West Ham v Everton	1-1	1-1	1-2
Birmingham v Man Utd	1-1	0-2	0-1
West Brom v Blackburn	1-3	2-1	1-1
Wigan v Arsenal (WED)	2-2	0-2	1-2
Liverpool v Wolves (WED)	0-1	3-1	2-0
Chelsea v Bolton (WED)	1-0	2-0	2-1

I expect the big winners this weekend to be Tottenham Hotspur. Their 2-1 win against Aston Villa, despite having Jermaine Defoe sent off, shows how high team spirit is in the camp and I expect the combination of Rafael van der Vaart and Gareth Bale will alone be enough to see off an inconsistent Newcastle, who are without captain Kevin Nolan through suspension.

Can Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart guide Tottenham to victory when they face Newcastle?

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When Tottenham win at White Hart Lane, they have scored goals this season and I think they may do so against Newcastle this afternoon, as the visitors looked susceptible at the back in their home defeat to Man City.

I expect the other big winners to be Sunderland, who could capitalise on Blackpool's lack of playing time to seal a win at the Stadium of Light.

The visitors have had three games cancelled due to the bad weather and a lack of under-soil heating at Bloomfield Road and have only played once since November.

Three points would sent the Black Cats back above Bolton, who face a tricky away tie at Chelsea tomorrow, and that could inspire Steve Bruce's side to put in a performance this afternoon.

Danny Welbeck and Asamoah Gyan have been scoring all the goals for Sunderland, but Darren Bent's finishing might well be the key to unlocking Blackpool's resilience.

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Maybe the time has come for Darren Bent, who hasn't scored since November, to get back amongst the goals against a Blackpool side which are sure to give them a game in the North East this afternoon.

It will be just as interesting to see how Arsenal react to beating Chelsea against Wigan, who produced a fantastic comeback to beat the Gunners 3-2 at home last season.

The returning Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas inspired Arsenal to beat Chelsea, but will they have the same effect against Wigan?

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If they are to be real title contenders, which last night proved they are, they need to follow up performances with results against teams like Wigan, although Hugo Rodallega and Charles N'Zogbia might be out to prove a point with the January transfer window looming.

Good luck to everyone's teams over the next two days.