You read the title right. I do think Aston Villa have a legitimate chance at casuing an upset at Old Trafford on Saturday. Yes, they have been shockingly bad recently. Yes, they did lose to Sunderland at home last week. But they are good side. They caused us a lot of problems at the Emirates a couple of weeks ago and we were lucky to get a point from that game. I know this is all rather hopeful but if Villa can snap out of the crappy form they're in on Saturday, I reckon they could give United a real fight.

Chelsea host Boro, so that's probably three points for them and if Arsenal can beat Bolton at the Reebok then it could make the title race very interesting. I am pretty confident that Arsenal can turn things around and start winning again at Bolton on Saturday. That said, Bolton are fighting to stay out of the relagation zone, so they could be a difficult prospect.

The best game of the weekend is obviously Derby vs Fulham while West Ham make the trip to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland. If Sunderland win this game they could be seven points above the drop zone and I think they have a very good chance of beating the Hammers this weekend.

Wigan go to Portsmouth and Steve Bruce's men will need a couple of more wins to make sure they stay above the relagation zone but one of those wins won't come here. Portsmouth have been in very good form of late, scoring lots of goals and I can't see them losing to Wigan at home.

Birmingham desperately need some points agaisnt Man City and I think there is a strong possibility they will get something from this game as you never know what Man City team is going to turn up these days. Blackburn go to the Madejski Stadium to take on a Reading side who all of a sudden just can't stop winning and I think their winning ways will continue on Saturday.

After winning for the first time in aeons, Newcastle will be confident heading in to their clash with Spurs at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Whilst Tottenham do concede a lot of goals, they do score a lot of them aswell and seeing as Newcastle's defending is even worse than Spurs', I think Tottenham could put three or four past the Magpies in this one.

The big fixture of the weekend though, is probably the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield. Last time this two teams met, the refereeing was absolute catastrophe so lets hope it's a little better this time around. This tie also has rather big implications on the race for the last Champions League spot. Everton have been very, very good this season and David Moyes has done brilliant job but their form has dipped a bit recently and Liverpool will be looking to bounce back following their 'performace' at Man United last week.

Right, no more football. To the NBA we go.

When the Miami Heat traded Shaquille O'Neal (I know you've heard of him) to the Phoenix Suns, many people questioned whether he could fit into the Sun's style of play. Their style is very unique, running up down the court and scoring lots of points. O'Neal is 35, 7 foot 1 and 330 pounds and as he has been getting older, he has had more and more injuries. Not a lot of people could see him running up and down the court for a whole game. Well, credit to Suns coach Mike D'Antoni. It looks like, after a shaky start, that the trade is working out to be a smart one. Shaq is managing to get up and down the court without collapsing each time and is making a significant contribution to the team. The Suns recently had a nine game winning streak and come playoff time, having Shaq and his experience there will be invaluable.

That's all for today's blog, more from me after the weekend.