Premier League: Portsmouth vs. Arsenal
By Joe, www.bettingexpert.com | Published (Edited )
Everybody is desperate for the three points in their last Premiership game of 2009. Portsmouth are at the foot of the table while Arsenal are competing at the high end of thing in the Premiership. Portsmouth are in dire strait if they do not get any points on Tuesday night at Fratton Park. Arsenal will have to dog it out to get anything out from the South Coast.
With Avram Grant in charge, things are slowly getting better, at least defensively in the Pompey ranks. They beat Liverpool in front of their home crowd last time out in Fratton Park but lost to fellow struggler, West Ham, last weekend at Upton Park. The defeat to West Ham leaves them four points away from them at the bottom of the league and if they remain there towards the New Year, then Portsmouth are in danger of playing Championship football next season. Grant will encourage his team to find their grit to win at home.
Arsenal are clawing their way back to the title championship race and all thanks to one man, Cesc Fabergas. He has been dogged with a hamstring injury for the past weeks but made a brief appearance in their home 3-0 win against Aston Villa last Sunday. The Spaniard needed only 29 points to put away Aston Villa at the Emirates after been subbed in at half time. If there was one person that can lead Arsenal to glory then Fabergas should be on everyone’s lips. Manager Arsene Wenger has learnt that his captain will not be available for 2-3 weeks after the hamstring strain flared up again so he will not be fit to travel to the South Coast on Wednesday evening.
Two teams looking for points and Portsmouth are the desperate ones. Pompey are a team that does well at home and they know if they want to survive the premiership then they must win all of their home games. Arsenal are on the verge to close the gap between Chelsea and Manchester United. A win here will put them in a good position in the New Year.
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