LAST weekend saw the ups and downs of Premership derby action with Manchester City defeating demoralised and injury hit Bolton 2-0 and Manchester United travelling over the border to Anfield and being gifted a 2-1 victory by Jerzy Dudek.

This week sees the Gunners make the long trek up the M1 to try and breakdown United at fortress Old Trafford. The match features the great head-to-head of Premiership strikers. Will it be Van the Man or should Henry be hailed as the king?

Our prices reflect how close the competition is between these two great strikers, as both are 4-1 to score the first goal.

At the Reebok, Bolton are hosts to local rivals and last year's Worthington winners Blackburn. After last week's trouncing by Keegan's boys at Maine Road, Bolton will be keen to impress in this often volatile game.

Ex-United aces Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke head Blackburn's attack and you can get odds of 8-1 for both to score a goal.

Struggling Liverpool, who are travelling to Charlton, have replaced the unfortunate Dudek with Chris Kirkland to try and stabilise this tricky period for the usually reliable Reds. A 1-0 victory is 13-2 and 2-0 is 8-1 in the hope that Kirkland keeps a clean sheet.

Leeds make the trek to Craven Cottage to meet Fayed's Fulham, who themselves took a caning this week at the hands of high-flying Wigan.

Will this be El Tel's last game in charge? If Fulham do gain the points then Venables may find himself back on the ITV panel for the next round of the Champions League matches.

Saturday also sees the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown with old favourites Flagship Uberalles, Edredon Bleu, Direct Route, Moscow Flyer and Cenkos, to name but a few, renewing old rivalry from this exiting two-mile chase over Sandown's infamous Railway fences.

Last year Flagship Uberalles defeated Edredon Bleu by four lengths, with Cenkos back in fourth place. But now the young kid on the block and last year's Arkle Chase winner Moscow Flyer adds to the intrigue of this feature race.

All prices quoted in this column are correct at time of going to print and are available in my 320

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