This should be interesting.
15-09-2007
Barclays Premier League
Everton v Man Utd, 12:00
Portsmouth v Liverpool, 12:45
Tottenham v Arsenal, 13:30
Birmingham v Bolton, 15:00
Sunderland v Reading, 15:00
West Ham v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Wigan Athletic v Fulham, 15:00
Chelsea v Blackburn, 17:15
Room for upsets again. And of course no post would be complete without a quote from the master himself.
Mourinho predicts open season
Mon 03 Sep 2007
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is predicting the Barclays Premier League title race will be more open this season after seeing Aston Villa end his side's 18-match unbeaten run.
It was their first league defeat since losing to Liverpool at Anfield in January.
But Mourinho feels the money spent this summer by Villa and other sides outside of the top four will mean more surprise results could happen in the next nine months.
The Chelsea boss said: "There has been a big input by teams outside of the top four so it will become more normal for the big teams to lose matches and points.
"The other teams have spent lots of money and brought players in to bolster their teams. Villa are one example but you can find a lot of other examples
"It will be more difficult to play against these teams because they are better. The league is open but it is the first weekend of September and we are only five matches into the season."
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