Manchester City v Stoke City: FA Cup winners have eyes firmly on third
Manchester City beat Stoke to lift the FA Cup on Saturday. Tonight they have the chance to overtake Arsenal into third place and avoid a Champions League qualifier. It doesn’t get any better than this for City fans, well, not until next season any way!
Stoke City held out for as long as possible at Wembley but they were not at their usual threatening best. It didn’t help that key players – Etherington, Huth and Pennant – were either not fully fit or picked up injuries, but they can hold their heads proud at their achievements. After all they will be playing in Europe next season and who would have predicted that at the start of the campaign?
Manchester City are a formidable outfit at Eastlands. You’re more likely to get money from an Aberdonian than you are of leaving the blue half of Manchester with a point. And that’s exactly the way the Panel sees this going.
Manchester City v Stoke City; Kick Off 7.45pm May 17 2011
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
2 |
V |
0 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
2 |
V |
1 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
0 |
V |
0 |
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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 |
0 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Panel Verdict
Manchester City look set for the victory.
Home: 17; Draw: 10; Away: 1.
* 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!
