Tips for Soccer: How Teams fared in EPL Gameweek 23

Apart from the big match-ups on Sunday, one of the points of interest was the EPL debut of much appreciated striker Loic Remy for Queens Park Rangers. He made a great debut, being a constant threat to West Ham defence. He scored a goal too for his hard work. But QPR could only salvage a draw. With all the money spent, QPR are still lying right at the bottom of the EPL table with 15 points. It seems only a miracle can save this team from falling out of the Premier League. They are not in any persons soccer picks to stay afloat.

Though Reading is still in the drop zone but their performances in the recent past have been good. They had a great victory this weekend over Newcastle United. Le Fondre with his double strike made sure Reading had a memorable win. Newcastle on the other hand looks to be a side full of problems. Suddenly form has left them and the loss of Demba Ba is looking burdening for them. At the start of the season Alan Purdew’s men looked to be making a bid for European spots, but their aspirations have been blown away. They lay two points clear of the drop zone at the moment.

Now, let us concentrate on two talked about games this weekend. First was, Chelsea taking on Arsenal. Chelsea looked to be only one team on the ground. They dominated the first half and became one of the outside soccer picks to clinch this year’s EPL. But second half had a different story to tell. Arsenal came back strongly and dominated the game. Gunners even reduced two goal deficit of first half to one. But they were on the losing side after the end of the game. Second match was played out between Manchester United and Tottenham. Cold weather meant no team was really able to display all their skills. But Robin Van Persie yet again and proved why every tips for soccer columns stated his acquisition as priceless for Manchester United. Tottenham rallied around, but their equalizer came only a few minutes from the final whistle. So, the spoils were shared. This meant the gap between two Manchester clubs was reduced to 5. Manchester City is still hot among the soccer picks.