All kick-offs 1500 GMT unless stated

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Man Utd v Liverpool (1245 GMT)

Liverpool are on a good run and have seen off both Manchester teams in the cup competitions in recent weeks. Now they need to decide how to go about this game in terms of trying to attack Manchester United.

United do concede goals, and there is a bit of a weakness at the back - as we saw at the weekend in their 3-3 draw with Chelsea - but Liverpool are never going to be gung ho about taking advantage of it.

All kick-offs 1500 GMT unless stated

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Arsenal v Blackburn (1300 GMT)

Arsenal's winless run in the league continued at Bolton on Wednesday night but apart from some wasteful finishing, I'm not sure there was too much wrong with their performance.

The Gunners created stacks of chances and also kept a clean sheet, although Arsene Wenger might be a little concerned that it was Wanderers, rather than his side, who looked more like scoring in the last 20 minutes or so.

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Both these clubs are very much mid-table material in the Premier League and look like staying there - they seem to be drifting in no-man's land at the moment.

Villa have signed Robbie Keane on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy, which will give them another option up front, but they have definitely become a selling club.

On that note, there have been plenty of rumours that Darren Bent will be leaving Villa this month but I cannot see where he is going to go, especially if you think that they paid Sunderland more than £18m for him this time last year and will probably want their money back.

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Blackburn picked up an excellent point against Liverpool on Boxing Day.

It was all hands to the pump, what with Mark Bunn's series of saves and goal-line clearances when he was beaten, but there has never been any doubt that the players are playing for Rovers boss Steve Kean despite their struggles this season.

Kean is talking about bringing three or four players in when the transfer window opens in January, but the only problem is who is going to want to come to Ewood Park with everything that is going on there, including protests against the manager every week?

I am sure Blackburn will dig in here, just as they did at Anfield, and make things difficult but I cannot see them getting anything at Old Trafford.

Even by United's high standards, they have had an impressive time of late. I'm sure Sir Alex Ferguson will shuffle his squad again, and it will still be too good for Blackburn.

Chelsea are enjoying a good run of form and they were impressive against Tottenham on Thursday night, but they are still not the team they were a couple of years ago.

The thing about their display at Wigan last weekend was that Chelsea thought - a little bit naively - that they had done enough. On the day, I felt that one or two players weren't putting enough in for the team, and one of those would have been Didier Drogba.

When Chelsea went 1-0 up, if they had knuckled down and gone for it they would have won that match, but they went into cruise-control instead. Credit to Wigan, they came back, changed their system and they got the draw.

Blackburn were 10 minutes away from victory last week against Sunderland but conceded silly goals - and that has been the story of their season so far.

They haven't had too many problems scoring and although Steve Kean's team lacks quality I don't feel he has lost the players like others are suggesting.

This is a West Brom side that have been consistently inconsistent, which will be very frustrating for their manager Roy Hodgson.

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Arsenal v Everton

Arsenal may have lost in the Champions League in midweek but forget about that, manager Arsene Wenger took the chance to rest a few players and I've no problem with that.

The fact is Arsenal are back at home, they are going well, and with Manchester United showing a few frailties in a few competitions the Gunners will want to keep chipping away and getting results. They've done extremely well of late and even though you feel that they are still vulnerable against the top teams they are still a good side and have shown that with a fine run of form.

Everton, on the other hand, were disappointing in the extreme against Stoke last week. I don't think they had a shot on goal and City easily kept them at bay.

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This is a big game for both teams too. Newcastle were absolutely outstanding defensively in their draw against Manchester United last week, with players throwing their bodies in the way and their goalkeeper Tim Krul making some tremendous saves.

Because of that point at Old Trafford, there will an expectancy from the Newcastle fans and I think they are going to get another draw here.

I think they have been better this year when teams have come on to them, and I think Chelsea will come to St James' Park and push on. Chelsea are not as good a team as they were and they don't have that awesome power in midfield but I still think they will attack.

Chelsea played a weakened team in their Carling Cup defeat by Liverpool on Tuesday but, for me, the biggest thing for their manager Andre Villas Boas to decide on is who are his best strikers, and then just stick with them.

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There have been a lot of games at 12.45 this season which haven't been great and I can't see this being a thriller either.

Stoke have started to concede a lot of goals but they have not had to play in the Europa League this week which will help them.

I fancy Stoke at home, Tony Pulis will have read the riot act to them this week and they will be well drilled.