Sports

August 26, 2010

Osaze frightens Liverpool as Etuhu dare Blackpool

Peter Osaze Odemwinge will be in the forefront of West Bromwich Albion this weekend when the club travels to Anfield to square up against Liverpool in a week three game of the English Premier League.

Pundits could term this as a suicide mission as the Reds who are seeking a return to the top four. After a disappointing 2009/10 season in which Liverpool found themselves fighting in the lower wrung of top flight English football, Roy Hodgson and his men would want to pursue this Sunday’s tie against the newly promoted side with all the seriousness it deserves.

In his first match for West Brom, Osaze sent out a warning to other Premiership sides not to take them for granted as he scored the lone goal that sank Sunderland in their week 2 clash.

In another encounter involving Nigerian international, Fulham who held Manchester United to a scintillating 2-2 draw last weekend will parade Dickson Etuhu as they travel to Blackpool. This could be a tricky one as the two sides are desperate for points. Etuhu’s industry and discipline in the midfield from where he often joins the attack could be a factor in deciding the fate of his club on Saturday.

Blackpool opened their campaign in the Premier League in a fashionable manner but were soon brought to earth last weekend by Arsenal as they conceded 6 unreplied goals from Arsene Wenger’s wards.

Out of favour Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and his compatriot, Yobo Joseph could be in for another testy weekend as they travel to Villa Park to face Aston Villa. David Moyes men would attempt to shut out the Gabriel Agbolanhor-led attack and see if Yakubu and his team mates could do to them what Newcastle did last weekend.