Premier League, Week 16: Liverpool put five past Spurs at White Hart Lane

The kid walking Paulinho out to Sunday’s game between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool is my new hero.

André Villas-Boas’ hosts need to improve on their form at White Hart Lane this season to get a result. Spurs have won only three times in their opening seven games in front of their own fans, and have been much better on the road this season. Then again, Liverpool are winless in their last four away from Anfield, so this game is pretty hard to predict form-wise.

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West Brom have lost four consecutive games and have not won in their last six. This huge dip in form has seen them plunge down to 16th in the standings, just two points clear of the relegation zone. West Brom were also much worse in the second half of last year than the first, and have won just seven of 34 Premier League matches in 2013.

In a statement on the club’s website, club sporting director Richard Garlick discussed his club’s decision to make the move.

Hull City and Stoke City played out a 0-0 draw as neither side was able to take advantage of dominant spells and decent chances in the game.

Yannick Sagbo and Danny Graham had decent chances for the hosts, while Stephen Ireland saw a goal ruled out for a marginal offside call, and although it wasn’t a particularly dull game, neither side had the quality to steal all three points.

Trainers were looking at Aguero’s calf as he walked off the pitch gingerly, and he went straight down the tunnel instead of sitting down on the bench with his teammates to watch the rest of the game. City management and fans alike will be hoping he has just a bad pull, not a muscle tear.

The form book gives Stoke the advantage, with Hull having only won one of their last five games in the Premier League. However, the Tigers have only lost once in front of their own fans, contrasting with Stoke’s failure to win in their last five games away from the Britannia Stadium. All factors considered, it’s the hosts who head into this game as slight favourites.

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