Las Palmas are sat in the relegation spots in the Spanish top flight heading into
the midweek round of action and they don't look too likely to pick up points in this fixture to help move themseleves out of it either.
Villa go into
the midweek round of matches having dropped back down to third place.
The midweek round of fixtures worked out well for Arsenal with City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Everton all dropping points, but Walcott, who was made captain in the absence of Laurent Koscielny, claimed they are not looking at the table despite having just nine games to play.
Not exact matches
What is certain is that Arsenal will have to produce a better performance this time
round compared to their lacklustre effort in
midweek against Swansea City, a defeat that leaves them in sixth place in the Premier League table and eight points adrift
of the top four.
More good news for Arsenal is the fact that the Tigers also have a
midweek game before they come to the Emirates for the 5th
round of the FA cup and it is a massive game as well, against another team in the mix for promotion in Brighton.
Right now that is clearly the case, highlighted clearly by the
midweek demolition
of Ludogorets which saw the German notch his first ever hat - trick and the Chilean's stock rise even further with a peach
of a goal and a brilliant all -
round display.
With another
round of Premier League fixtures being played this
midweek, here's a top XI
of the best performers during Tuesday and Wednesday's fixtures, with Manchester United and Liverpool looking back to their best...
Arsenal Trashed Again by Bayern, Madrid Ousted Napoli in Champions League There were no surprises in the second leg
of UEFA Champions League knock out stage this
midweek as both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid got through into the next
round.
They head into the
round of midweek games in 10th but have lost four
of their last eight and with only 13 goals in as many games this season — four
of those coming in one game.
There's always a risk making a lot
of changes for a cup match, but with a few uninspiring ties drawn for the fourth
round, and a full set
of Premier League fixtures in the next
midweek, alterations were inevitable across the 4th
round of the FA Cup.
But then things did get better for the Mackems in
midweek, thanks to an entertaining 6 - 3 victory over Exeter City in the League Cup second
round which should give the side a much needed morale boost ahead
of a tricky encounter at Villa Park.
In the 3rd
round of 1979, second division West Ham were away to 4th division Newport County in a game that was postponed on Saturday due to bad weather and re-scheduled for
midweek.
From Men in Blazers: Rog and Davo recap the latest
round of midweek Premier League fixtures and evaluate all
of the Transfer Window's comings and goings.
There is a full
round of fixtures this
midweek in the Championship and the manager's
of Ipswich Town, Aston Villa and Rotherham United all need a win.
In a Leicester side containing 10 changes, Gray scored a spectacular goal in extra-time to help the Foxes defeat Derby in
midweek and move into the fifth
round of the FA Cup where they will face Millwall.
Their 0 - 0 draw with Preston in
midweek extend their winless run in the league to eight games, with their only successful outcome during an otherwise dismal month
of football being a 2 - 0 victory at Doncaster in the third
round of the FA Cup.
Following their feeble display in the Fifth
Round of the FA Cup in
midweek, Villa fans feel they deserve an explanation from manager Gerard Houllier as to why he felt it was necessary to ring the changes at Eastlands, all but forfeiting the competition altogether in naming a weakened team for a tie which was already formidable.
Grabbing positive results on their last two Champions League tie suddenly gave CSKA Moscow a shot in qualifying into the next
round of that competition, but in achieving it they must picked up all three points against AS Roma this upcoming
midweek.
Giuseppe Rossi's new club, Fiorentina, are on the brink
of qualifying for Europe next season after the Florence club beat Siena 1 - 0 in
midweek to maintain fourth position in Serie A. Although Rossi is yet to play for his new club he is close to returning and, with just two more
rounds of league fixtures -LSB-...]
After their Champions League
round of sixteen win over Chelsea in
midweek, they just are easing their way through games.
Their situation isn't helped by the fact they face French Ligue 1 title - holders Marseille at Old Trafford in
midweek for a
Round of 16 clash in the UEFA Champions League, a match United must win if they're to prolong their European adventure, with the tie evenly - poised at 0 - 0.
Here's another example
of crazy low fares: This morning, American Airlines has $ 100
round trip fares between New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico for those willing to fly
midweek during October.
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