The mid-week round (38th matchday) for the English Premiership starts this Wendesday with two top games. Europa League finalist Fulham are hosting Stoke City, while Manchester City will try to get to the 4th position by winning over Tottenham!

Manchester City vs Tottenham
Wednesday 21.00pm CET
The footballing world has been crying out for teams to come along & break the monopoly of the "Big 4" in the Premier League & this season both Manchester City & Tottenham have put in committed, consistent bids to do just that & now the moment of final judgement has arrived.

4th place & qualification for the Champions League is the holy grail of domestic football & the prize that Manchester City & Tottenham now go head-to-head for in truly massive, high intensity winner takes all battle that should prove to be a match for us all to enjoy.

From a tactical & football perspective this should be a fantastically entertaining & competitive match because it's a case of top quality going up against top quality and while the match will carry massive pressures & intensity, the quality of football should be high given the way both like to play.

Manchester City's key strength is in playing, positive, attacking football & letting the likes of Bellamy, Tevez, Adebayor & Wright-Phillips do the damage with their pace & quality although they do have concerns regarding the solidity of their defence which will be tested here.

Tottenham have many similarities with Manchester City in that their strength lies in playing positive, attacking football with Crouch, Defoe, Pavlychenko, Gudjohnsen, Huddlestone, Lennon & Modric all more than capable of delivering the quality that can beat any side when Tottenham are at their best.

Sometimes when matches are so important & carry so much pressure on both sides the match gets lost as both teams cancel each other out in a fear of losing but we expect both Manchester City & Tottenham to have a real go at getting the win & this should be an excellent game which is hard to call.

Both Manchester City & Tottenham know that if there is a winner then that side will be in the Champions League so clearly everything is at stake & both will be positive & either side can definitely win this but on balance a highly entertaining, competitive scoring draw looks a value bet well worth taking & one that will take the battle for 4th to the last day.

Outright Match Result: DRAW
Correct Score options: 1-1/2-2





Fulham vs Stoke City
Wednesday 21.00pm CET
In terms of this match then the prize at stake for both Fulham & Stoke City is the potential to still finish 9th in the Premier League & earn a few extra million pounds so clearly this match does mean something & should ensure both teams are fully committed.

Tactically both Fulham & Stoke City are set up & organised in a similar fashion with team organisation, defensive strength & a solid team ethic the key factors which should make this a tight, competitive match & both teams will believe they can get something from the game.

The absolute key factor could be the strength of Fulham's home form compared to Stoke City's poor away form & although Stoke City have achieved 8 away draws, they very rarely look like winning & don't usually carry too much of a goal threat away from home so that should give Fulham an excellent chance here.

This is not an entirely straightforward game to call & there probably will not be too much between Fulham & Stoke City on the night but Fulham are very hard to beat at home & they look a solid bet to finish their home league campaign with another win.

Outright Match Result: Fulham to win
Correct Score options: Fulham to win 2-0/2-1