The big freeze and the dismal failure of England's 2018 World Cup bid will not stop the Premier
League from rolling on. Its game week 16, time to forget the disappointment, put the heating on and
enjoy another weekend of Football.
Spurs enjoyed a much needed rest midweek and will be hoping to capitalise on any signs of a
Birmingham hangover following their Carling Cup exploits.
By Chris Wright
Liverpool are confident that captain Steven Gerrard will make his first-team
return against Fulham at the weekend, after he successfully made it through his first 'contact'
training session in a month earlier this morning.
Gerrard has been sidelined since twanging roughly £500,ooo's-worth of hamstring on England duty
on November 17th, though manager Roy Hodgson told the club's official website that
his skipper is making swift progress toward making his comeback:
"Steven's on track for the weekend.
If the Premier League was to be decided by home form alone, we would be looking at Liverpool having
a serious shot at the title. But of course, things don't work that way.
The Reds have been very strong at home, losing only one of their eight games to date at Anfield.
This should give manager Roy Hodgson a lot of confidence ahead of this encounter, as he is
currently under pressure.
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool ensured there would be no happy return for former manager Gerard
Houllier as they beat the Frenchman's Aston Villa side 3-0 in the Premier League here on Monday.
Two goals in the space of three first-half minutes from David Ngog and Ryan Babel all but settled
the match in Liverpool's favour [.
Gerrard on course to face Fulham - Yahoo! Eurosport Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will not be
fit to play in Saturday's match at Newcastle but is on course for a return the following weekend...
"I don't know where the stories came from that Gerrard would be fit for Newcastle," said manager
Roy Hodgson.
Theofanis Gekas Condemns Dortmund To Defeat.
With the Bundesliga set to go on holiday for the next few weeks, we were always going to be in
for a fantastic weekend of football to properly send our favorites sides off. This weekend has
already been full of shocks and surprises, and the biggest of them has to be Dortmund's 1–0 loss
to a defiant Eintracht Frankfurt.
Blackpool are looking to do a league double over Liverpool this season, and if they are successful
it will be the first time they have achieved such a feat since 1947. Holloway's men beat Liverpool
2-1 at Anfield in October with Charlie Adam and Luke Varney getting themselves on the score sheet
to seal a momentous victory.
