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Fergie and Hughes to lock horns

Author: Sir David Smith
Date: 20/09/2009
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This Sunday offers a feast of what the Premier League is all about with the Manchester derby at Old Trafford and Chelsea hosting London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Sir Alex Ferguson comes up against his former protege and once Red Devil Mark Hughes who has spent a fortune in the summer to bring some notable players to the City of Manchester Stadium.

Many believe City now have the opportunity to challenge their city rivals in the Premier League after years of living in their shadows.

Man-of-the-moment Emmanuel Adebayor is suspended following his misdemeanours against former club Arsenal last weekend although ex-Manchester United star Carlos Tevez is likely to miss out through a knee injury.

Ferguson is likely to select Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov who will come up against Kolo Toure and Joleon Lescott in two eagerly anticipated match-ups.

City have won their four games so far this term with United winning four of their five so both will be striving to continue their excellent starts to the season.

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Chelsea supremo Carlo Ancelotti be looking to make it six wins from six in his debut season in England's top-flight but will come up against a spirited Tottenham Hotspur side on Sunday.

After scraping to a 1-0 midweek win against FC Porto in the Champions League, the Blues welcome back Didier Drogba this weekend.

The Ivory Coast international missed the midweek success through suspension and Chelsea looked somewhat lightweight up front in his absence.

Harry Redknapp's Spurs will want to bounce back following their first defeat of the season at home to Manchester United last week.

Jermain Defoe is in hot goalscoring form and should partner Robbie Keane or Peter Crouch at Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile, one of the online favourites to be relegated, Wolverhampton Wanderers, face a tough home clash against Roy Hodgson's improving Fulham.

Predictably Mick McCarthy's men have found life difficult so far this season and loiter just above the relegation zone.

The Cottagers performed admirably last Sunday when they beat Everton 2-1 and they will want to get in and among the European reckoning once again.

Everton and Blackburn Rovers go head-to-head at Goodison Park with both looking to improve on their poor starts to the season.

The Toffees sit in the drop-zone and, although many believe it is a false position, Everton have hardly impressed so far this term. To make matters worse inspirational captain Phil Neville picked up a nasty knee ligament injury during last week's 2-1 loss at Fulham and is expected to be sidelined until the festive period.

Sam Allardyce's Rovers picked up their first and much-needed win last week against Wolverhampton Wanderers and sit in 13th place.

A close contest is expected and a moment of magic or defensive lapse could be the difference between the two teams as they both look to move away from the bottom of the table.

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