Villa couldn't get the better of rivals Birmingham on
the weekend in a derby match at St Andrews.
Not exact matches
We have the perfect opportunity to reduce that gap this
weekend in the North London
derby and the good news is that Wenger will have a full complement of players to choose from for this crucial
match.
TEAM NEWS The Rossoneri get to this Europa League clash without playing
in the Milan
derby at the
weekend as Serie A
matches were cancelled following the tragic passing of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.
After Arsenal were forced to accept a draw
in our last Premier League
match, which even though it was a north London
derby was a disappointing result with the respective form that Arsenal and Tottenham took into the game, it is very important that we get back to winning ways this
weekend.
Before Arsenal took on Southampton and all the rest of the Premier League action this
weekend, Arsene Wenger was asked
in his press conference, reported by Arsenal.com, about the big
match of the
weekend, the Manchester
derby and the clash between Jose Mourinho at Manchester United and Pep Guardiola at Man City.
Manchester City may have t deal with the loss of David Silva
in the
derby this
weekend if what Pep Guardiola has said is true, that the player is a doubt for the
match at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
With Shatov almost certainly ruled out, Dmitry Poloz will relish the chance to record a third goal
in as many
matches, after notching against Dynamo St. Petersburg
in last mid-week's cup
derby alongside Zenit's
weekend win
in Krasnodar.
In what has been a highly entertaining London
derby over the years, this
weekend's
match between Chelsea and Tottenham could seal the end of Spurs» chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Whilst not the most resounding victory it was the second home win
in the space of a week for Liverpool, and is bound to leave the team brimming with confidence ahead of this
weekends derby match against Everton.
West Ham and Wolves do battle at Upton Park
in what is definitely a six - pointer, there's a London
derby between high - flying Tottenham and Fulham at White Hart Lane while Wigan and Newcastle seek a positive opening to the New Year with victory
in the final
match of the
weekend, which will be shown LIVE on Sky Sports.
They have another winnable
match on their hands on the
weekend as they take on Espanyol
in a local
derby, with the visitors having collected just the one point from their two games so far
in the league this term.