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I don't blame u taking a week off ODM as the first few weeks are always a ballache while teams settle in and the reason I give them a miss for a few weeks till things settle down.

Sunderland also crossed my mind Wins as City were pretty much put out physically on Thursday and did play their strongest team but City have a good record at Sunderland and aren't playing to badly at the moment with the UEFA games if anything bringing them into full match fitness quicker than most of the other sides.
I've promised myself I won't be touching City this yr because its matches like this they could easily win or just throw away, even more so with Malbranque out and Richardson not fully fit for Sunderland.

That like most of this weekends fixtures are just a mish mash of possiblities the sort of games the bookies love, Bar the Arsenal and Chelsea game and maybe Boro you can take ure pick of the others as nothings nailed on allthough I do have an inkling Liverpool will do well at Villa due to Villa's very leaky defence at the moment.