Man City Vs. West Brom

Manchester City face West Brom at the Etihad on Saturday for Saturday’s early kick-off. City, who exited the Champions League after defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday, are in desperate need of a win to kick-start some momentum between now and the end of the season. If they can't win the title, which looks highly unlikely, they must finish the season strongly and remain in second position before embarking on a summer spending spree that sees them inject some pace into an aging squad. For West Brom, they have little to play for but will be keen to maintain the clear progress made since Tony Pulis was appointed at the turn of the year. Form Guide (Last 5 results for both teams) City Barcelona 1-0 City (Champions League last-16 second leg) Burnley 1-0 City City 2-0 Leicester Liverpool 2-1 City City 1-2 Barcelona (Champions West Brom West Brom 1-0 Stoke City Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom (FA Cup sixth round) Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom West Brom 1-0 Southampton Sunderland 0-0 West Brom Predicted Formations City It's never easy to predict a City line-up given the resources at Manuel Pellegrini's disposal, but it can be even more so on the back of a midweek European game. He's likely to shake things up considerably. Yaya Toure is out with an Achilles problem, and Aleksandar Kolarov (muscle) and James Milner (knee) are unlikely to be involved.

West Brom Baggies goalkeeper Ben Foster is out with a knee problem, and Chris Brunt and Claudio Yacob are both suspended. Pulis may well sacrifice Brown Ideye and go for an extra man in midfield in an attempt to stop City gaining control of the game.

Arsenal Predicted Line Up

Arsenal predicted XI for Newcastle clash: Changes all round as Gunners rotate tired squad Arsenal travel to St James’ Park this weekend to face Newcastle in a clash that could have serious repercussions at the top of the Premier League table. The Gunners head to the North East straight after their Champions League last-16 exit at the hands of AS Monaco, and Arsene Wenger may be forced to make a few changes to counter potentially tired legs following a few tough weeks of fixtures. See how we think the Frenchman will line up his side below: David Ospina GK: David Ospina Hardly had anything to do in the midweek game, and Arsene Wenger doesn’t look like he’ll be re-calling Wojciech Szczesny any time soon. RB: Calum Chambers Bellerin ran his heart out on the right-wing against Monaco and will surely deserve a rest given his incredible exploits that saw him struggling towards the end of the 90 minutes. CB: Gabriel The Brazilian could make just his second start in the Premier League for Arsenal against the Magpies after recovering from a hamstring issue. CB: Laurent Koscielny Looks to have put his early season injury concerns behind him, and is back to his best as one of the Premier League’s most reliable and commanding defenders. LB: Kieran Gibbs Nacho Monreal and Gibbs’ weekly competition for the starting role looks set to be awarded the Englishman’s way (in this fixtures at least), given Monreal’s exertions over the past few weeks against the likes of Man United, West Ham, and Monaco. CM: Francis Coquelin CM: Aaron Ramsey Santi Cazorla will likely start on the bench after putting everything into his performance in the Champions League to try and force an Arsenal win. Ramsey was only on-field for less than 30 minutes in the principality on Tuesday, and will be raring to make up for lost time after suffering a number of injuries this season. Two goals in two games is a pleasing record he’ll be looking to continue. LW: Danny Welbeck Was so impressive and imposing in midweek, and was frightfully unlucky not to get a goal for his troubles. Should be fresh enough to start in Newcastle after coming off in the second half on Tuesday. RW: Theo Walcott It would be a lie to say he was impressive when he came on against Monaco – despite hitting the post with a shot which rebounded and was dispatched by Aaron Ramsey – he mainly just stood around in spaces where he couldn’t be found by his Arsenal teammates instead of effectively stretching the play. But he’ll likely start on Saturday given Alexis Sanchez is clearly desperate for a rest. CAM: Tomas Rosicky Back from illness and likely to start given the incredible performance of Mesut Özil in the Champions League that will likely have caused a few sore muscles on Wednesday morning. Arsenal might struggle for the same creativity and ball retention without the German, but will have to deal with his absence if they want to avoid another long- term injury.

Man Utd Vs Tottenham

Competition Barclays Premier League KO 15 Mar 2015 16:00 Venue Old Trafford

Following a run of 17 wins and no defeats in 22 Barclays Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United have won none of the last five meetings (D3 L2). Spurs are only the third team in the Premier League era to go five league games unbeaten against the Red Devils, after Liverpool (2000-2002) and Blackburn Rovers (2004-2006). Similarly, after 26 games without defeat at home to Spurs in all competitions, having won the previous nine in a row, Man Utd have lost their last two home games against Tottenham. Spurs have kept just one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League away matches. Wayne Rooney has scored seven goals in his last eight Premier League starts against Spurs. Harry Kane has scored in his last six Premier League away games; only one player in the competition's history (Robin van Persie, nine in a row) has scored in seven consecutive away games. Rooney has scored 94 goals at Old Trafford, only Alan Shearer with 97 at St James Park (two for Blackburn) and Thierry Henry with 114 at Highbury have scored more goals on one single ground in Premier League history. The Red Devils have won 11 of their last 13 Premier League matches at Old Trafford (D1 L1). Manchester United have lost just two of their last 18 Premier League matches (W12 D4 L2). Tottenham have recovered more points from losing positions than any other team in the Premier League this season (16).

Chelsea vs Southampton

Barclays Premier League Time: 15 Mar 2015 13:30 Venue: Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have lost just one of their last 11 Barclays Premier League games against Southampton (W6 D4 L1). Shane Long has scored in two of his three Premier League appearances at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are the only team in the four divisions of English football who have not lost a home match in the league this season. Chelsea are the only team in the Premier League to recover anything from a game where Southampton have taken the lead this season. Both sides scored from their only attempts on target in the 1-1 draw back in December. Eden Hazard has scored two Premier League goals against Southampton, both in the 45th minute. After winning 10 straight Premier League home matches, Chelsea have scored only once in each of their last three and drawn two of them (W1). The Blues have conceded just seven goals in their last 21 Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge, keeping 16 clean sheets in that run. Sadio Mane has scored in five of his last seven Premier League starts. Southampton are the only team not to concede a penalty in the Premier League this season.

Competition:Barclays Premier League Time: 14 Mar 2015 17:30 Venue: Turf Moor There have been 45 goals scored in the last nine matches between Burnley and Manchester City in all competitions. City are unbeaten in their last six visits to Turf Moor in all competitions, winning the last five in a row and scoring 17 times in the last four. In the last 68 league matches where Man City have been two goals ahead at any stage, Burnley are the only team to come back to get any kind of a result when they drew 2-2 at the Etihad back in December. City are unbeaten in their last 13 matches in all competitions against Burnley (W8 D5 L0). Burnley won five of their first six home games in the Premier League (W5 L1) but since then have won just five of the last 27 (W5 D10 L12). The Clarets have scored just 13 goals in 14 Premier League home games this season. Manchester City have lost just three of their last 27 Premier League away games (W17 D7 L3). No home team has stopped Manchester City from scoring in their last 20 Premier League away matches. Manchester City have fired in 469 shots (inc. blocked) this season, the most in the Premier League. Manchester City have scored 998 goals in the Premier League.

Arsenal Vs Westham

Competition: Barclays Premier League Date and Time: 14 Mar 2015 15:00 Venue: Emirates Stadium Theo Walcott has scored five goals and set up three more in his last four Barclays Premier League games against West Ham. West Ham have won none of the last 13 Barclays Premier League games against Arsenal (W0 D2 L11), losing the last eight in a row. Olivier Giroud has scored four goals in his four Premier League appearances against West Ham. The Hammers have scored the first goal in four of the last five Premier League meetings with Arsenal, but the Gunners have come back to win on each occasion. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League London derbies at the Emirates, but West Ham were the first team ever to beat Arsenal at their new stadium back in April 2007. The Hammers have won just one of their last seven Premier League London derbies away from home. Sam Allardyce has never coached a winning team away at Arsenal in the Premier League, losing seven and drawing three of his 10. Arsenal have won seven consecutive home league games; they have not won eight in a row since November 2005 (13). Olivier Giroud has scored eight goals in his last 10 Premier League starts. West Ham (15) have scored the most headed goals in the Premier League, while only two teams (Burnley 17 & Stoke 11) have conceded more than Arsenal (10, same as QPR).

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says sorry

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has apologised for his team's performance against Schalke, admitting they deserve all the criticism they get. The defending champions were booed off at the Bernabeu after losing the second leg 4-3 - despite reaching the quarter-finals 5-4 on aggregate. Fans also waved white handkerchiefs - a symbol of disgust at a bad performance. "I'm very sorry. We played very badly and that is bad for our image," said Ancelotti. "We're professionals, we don't make ourselves look ridiculous." Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo looked dejected at full time and announced after the match he would not be speaking to the media for the rest of the season The 10-time European champions have qualified for their fifth successive Champions League quarter-final but were left hanging on at the Bernabeu as they suffered a fifth defeat of 2015. Schalke, who were trailing 2-0 from the first leg, applied heavy pressure late on for the one goal they needed to qualify as Real lost for the first time in 22 home Champions League matches. Ancelotti ended his first season in charge by winning the Champions League last May, but has faced growing criticism from sections of the club's support this time round.