Blackpool v Fulham: Tangerines have eyes set on victory
Did Blackpool lose to Arsenal last weekend? I can’t remember. And you what, you can bet your life that none of the Blackpool players can either as manager Ian Holloway looks to grab his second Premier League win of the season.
The Gunners took the 10-men Tangerines apart at the Emirates but Ollie will not allow them to dwell on that defeat. It was Arsenal at the Emirates. How many teams leave north London with their tails in between their legs? Blackpool aren’t the first and they won’t be the last to get a hiding at the Emirates so the gaffer will be keen to put that result to bed and move on from it.
This weekend they bring Premier League football to Blackpool for the first time and Bloomfield Road will be full to the rafters to welcome Mark Hughes’s Europa League finalists Fulham.
The Cottagers have made a decent start to the season but they are still searching for their first league win of the new campaign. Their away form is not the greatest, but the travelling fans will expect them to have too much skill and experience for the newly promoted side.
However, Fulham could well suffer the same fate as Wigan on the opening day as the Tangerines will be desperate to get their home campaign off to a winning start. Unfortunately for them, only a handful of pundits see them recording a second top flight win.
Blackpool v Fulham; Kick off 3pm 28 Aug 2010
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
2 |
V |
3 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
1 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Paul Grech |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
0 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
2 |
V |
3 |
Panel Verdict
The Panel believes Fulham will be too strong for the hosts.
Home: 4; Away: 13; Draw: 11.
* Do we have it right, or do you know better? Please don't bother with derisory comments on the predictions after the match - unless you also pulled us up before it!
