Wolfie tops the table, but there is plenty of time left for that to change, there are plenty of others still in it.
It's easy to predict, just copy the fixtures out from below and guess your score and scorers.
Fixtures:
Tottenham v West Ham
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Aston Villa v Wolves
Blackburn v Blackpool
Man Utd v Bolton
Stoke v Newcastle
West Brom v Arsenal
Wigan v Birmingham
Everton v Fulham
Sunderland v Liverpool
Chelsea v Man City
I don't apologise for using that phrase, as I'm starting to get quite excited. The recent return to training of Michael Kightly has got me a whole lot more confident.
Not that I expect him to have a instant comeback, with a fairytale winner or anything of the sort. However, just having him on the bench is a boost. Finally it seems he is pain free (he wasn't in his few Premier League games last season), and the winger we love and know could be back.
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Michael Kightly, this isn't the first article on him nor will it be the last.
I'm glad Mick said that he won't be sending him, or any of our fringe players, out on loan. If he's fit enough to go and play in the Championship, he's fit enough to be on the bench or play for us.
Another player who I think could have an impact between now and the end of the season is our Algerian midfielder Adlene Guedioura. With Dave Edwards getting injured so often, could Adlene be a step up from him? He certainly runs as much as him, and has the ability to beat players and importantly have a shot. He was a breath of fresh air last season, and he can be again for the run in until the end of May.
With players returning from injury, our squad looks very impressive and Mick should have a nice selection headache.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers and Mick McCarthy must be wondering just what they have to do to stay out of trouble this season. Despite some memorable results this term – including an away win against Liverpool and home victories against Manchester United and Chelsea – they remain in the relegation zone despite having accumulated more points at this point than they had done at this point last season. Last year, 31 points was the magic marker for ensuring survival but given the unpredictable and open style of the Premier League this time out, it looks like a tally closer to the traditional 40 points will be required to avoid a spell in the Championship. Not many people made Wolves betting tipsto stay up just a few weeks ago, but now they really seem to be pushing on.
However, with Wolves currently sitting on 29 points, that means that Mick's boys will require a further eleven points to be able to enjoy their home fixture on the final day of the season against Blackburn Rovers – although having said that, given Rovers' horrendous away record and Wolves' recent fine attacking displays, they should enjoy fixture regardless.
Looking at their run-in, the Molineux faithful will be more than hopeful that they can drag themselves up the table, instead condemning one of their fellow strugglers to contemplate their Premiership futures. West Brom certainly have a tough run of fixtures, and with Arsenal, Liverpool, Sunderland, Chelsea and Tottenham their next five opponents, Wolves will be hoping that their relatively easier run will see them leapfrog Roy Hodgson's outfit, having already been put through a similar run of fixtures this season. The Premier League odds indicate they have every chance of doing so.
Wolves however, have no more fixtures against any of the top six, and with their opposition consisting mainly of relegation candidates and mid-table ditherers, McCarthy will be quietly confident of accruing sufficient points to see that they enter the development stage of the proposed expansion and redevelopment of their famous stadium as a top-tier outfit.
Following their impressive showing against Spurs on their last Premier League outing, the Wolves fans must believe that they can get something from their next encounter – a local derby against Gerard Houllier's Villa side – and if they do then they will be well on their way to celebrating a third consecutive term dining at the top table of English football.
How many great games have we seen this season? The entertainment keeps getting better and better, as do the results.
We kept the momentum from last weeks win going, and probably deserved more than the solitary point we got. Who knows what would have happened if Alan Hutton had been given the red card he deserved?
It was a fantastic game for all, a fitting tribute to the late Dean Richards but I still can't help feeling robbed. Not only the incident with Hutton, but the fact that we had a perfectly good goal disallowed. Halsey, the ref, has a clear view of the "foul" where Gomes grabs Stearman by the neck, and lets the ball slip into the net. Unbelievable.
The tempo we played at was quite something, we didn't let Spurs play at all and were just as much threatening going forward as they were. The return to form of Matthew Jarvis was a key part of that, Hutton had absolutely no idea what to do with him. He has had problems before with Jarvis, earlier this season and at home to Sunderland on the final day of the season (where he conceded a penalty). On the opposite flank we have a winger in Hammill who reminds me of Michael Kightly a lot. Tricky on the ball, an excellent cross and the desire to win the ball back once it is lost. He can only get better, one would think.
When Mick threw on the two forwards, changing to a four two four formation I was worried. Credit to the manager, it worked perfectly and we rarely looked over run in the midfield. That was partly down to skipper Karl Henry, who was my man of the match by some distance. He did the work of two men in thee middle, allowing a tired Nenad Milijas to do his stuff further forward. People laughed at him being a potential England player, but a performance like that just shows why Fabio Capello likes him.
It's a performance like that, with heart and hunger that makes you proud to be a Wolf.
We get a more than deserved two week rest now, with four tough games coming up. Perhaps we should be more confident then, as we certainly have a knack of picking up unexpected points.
So, another week of predicting and still plenty of time with twists and turns still to come.
This weeks top scorer is leroythewolf, well done that man!
It's easy to get involved, just copy the fixtures below and post your predictions with scorers.
Here are the fixtures:
Birmingham v West Brom
Arsenal v Sunderland
Bolton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Blackburn
Newcastle v Everton
West Ham v Stoke
Man City v Wigan
Liverpool v Man utd
Wolves v Tottenham
Blackpool v Chelsea
