Arsenal's fading title hopes will be on the line on Sunday as the Gunners take on first-place Chelsea in the match of the weekend.
Arsenal is fresh off a 3-1 thumping against Manchester United, while Chelsea looks to rebound after dropping points to Hull City at mid-week
American soccer fans will be up bright and early on Saturday to see Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Everton face Liverpool at Anfield in the latest installment of the Merseyside Derby. The Toffees will look to keep its unbeaten streak going (They have yet to lose in league play since Donovan arrived).
You can find the SBI Top Ten Matches to Watch, as well as the weekend's soccer TV schedule, after the jump:
SBI's Top 10 Matches to Watch
1. Chelsea vs. Arsenal. Can the Gunners rebound and win at Stamford Bridge? Will John Terry have a nervous breakdown?
2. Liverpool vs. Everton. Winning at Anfield is never easy, but Tim Howard and Landon Donovan will try to pull off the Merseyside upset.
3. Tottenham vs. Aston Villa. Can anybody stop red-hot Jermaine Defoe? Brad Friedel will need to step up in this key battle for fourth place in the EPL.
4. Fiorentina vs. AS Roma. Can Roma dispose of a free-falling Fiorentina and move into sole possession of second place in Serie A?
5. Hull City vs. Manchester City. Jozy Altidore will shoot for his third quality start in a row against a tough Man City defense.
6. Rennes vs. Bordeaux. Will Carlos Bocanegra get another start? We will see if he does, and if he can hold up against the reigning Ligue 1 champions.
7. Barcelona vs. Getafe. Barcelona is still undefeated but they face a Getafe team that has given them all sorts of trouble through recent years.
8. Sao Paolo vs. Santos. Can Robinho still work his magic? He'll be able to show it against the Sao Paolo team that tried to swoop in and steal him away from Santos last month.
9. Wolfsburg vs. Bayern Munich. Wolfsburg is far from a title contender, but still boast Edin Dzeko and Grafite against second-place Bayern.
10. Atlas vs. Club America. After the recent shootings of Salvador Cabanas and Juan Carlos Silva, Club America will try to focus on this visit to Atlas.
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
SATURDAY
7:30am– ESPN2- Liverpool vs. Everton
9:30am– ESPN360.com- Wolfsburg vs. Bayern Munich
9:45am– Setanta USA- Manchester United vs. Portsmouth
10am– FSC/FSE- Hull City vs. Manchester City
Noon– ESPN Deportes/ESPN360.com- Valencia vs. Real Valladolid
Noon– RAI/ESPN360.com- Palermo vs. Parma
12:15pm– Setanta USA- Doncaster vs. Reading
12:30pm– GolTV- Nuremberg vs. Stuttgart
12:30pm– FSC/FSE- Tottenham vs. Aston Villa
12:45pm– ESPN360.com- PSV vs. ADO Den Haag
2pm– ESPN Deportes/ESPN360.com- Barcelona vs. Getafe
2:40pm– FSC/FSE/RAI/ESPN360- Livorno vs. Juventus
3pm– Setanta USA- Rennes vs. Bordeaux
4pm– GolTV- Real Madrid vs. Espanyol
5pm– FSC/FSE- Palermo vs. Parma (Delayed)
5pm– Setanta USA- Burnley vs. West Ham (Delayed)
6pm– ESPN Deportes/Azteca America- Cruz Azul vs. Santos Laguna
6pm– GolTV- Deportivo Cali vs. Millonarios
7pm– FSC- Sunderland vs. Wigan
8pm– Telefutura- Pachuca vs. San Luis
8pm– Telemundo- Tigres vs. UNAM Pumas
8pm– GolTV_ Cucuta vs. Deportivo Perreira
8:30pm– Setanta USA- Bolton vs. Fulham
9:45pm– Telemund- Atlas vs. Club America
2am– FSC- Sydney FC vs. Perth Glory
SUNDAY
8:30am– Setanta USA- Birmingham vs. Wolves
9am– FSC/FSE- Bologna vs. AC Milan
9am– RAI/ESPN360.com- Inter Milan vs. Cagliari
11am– FSC/FSE- Chelsea vs. Arsenal
11am– DirecTV- Almeria vs. Sporting Gijon
11am– DirectTV- Mallorca vs. Villarreal
11am– DirecTV- Athletic Bilbao vs. Xerez
11am– Setanta USA- Toulouse vs. Lyon
12:55pm– Telemundo- Toluca vs. Monterrey
1pm– GolTV- Real Zaragoza vs. Sevilla
1pm– Setanta USA- Birmingham vs. Wolves
2:45pm- FSC/RAI- Fiorentina vs. AS Roma
3pm– Setanta USA- Marseille vs. Valenciennes
3pm- FSE- Indios vs. Morelia
3pm– GolTV- Racing Santander vs. Atletico Madrid
5pm– GolTV- Sao Paulo vs. Santos (Delayed)
5pm– Azteca America- Indios vs. Morelia (Delayed)
10pm– Setanta USA- Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Delayed)
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Which matches are you most looking forward to? Think Arsenal can pull the upset on Chelsea? Looking forward to seeing Landon Donovan face Liverpool?
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Predictions for Everton game?
I say 2-1 Everton
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