The Citi Sports team will be bringing the Barclays Premier League closer to home on Saturday in another installment of their Roadshows. The Champs Sports Bar and Grill will be the venue.
Arsenal v Manchester City (kickoff at 5:30pm)
The big game Citi Sports will broadcast on the day.
If momentum is anything to go by then the outcome of Arsenal’s meeting with Manchester City on Saturday is a foregone conclusion.
Coming into the clash at the Emirates Stadium, the two teams could hardly have experienced weeks of greater contrast.
For City, it was a few days that it would have been difficult to imagine going any better. After a 5-0 cruise against Fulham last weekend, they then went to the famous home of their illustrious neighbors and brushed them aside by scoring a further three goals and extending their run of clean sheets in the league to five.
Three points off the Premier League summit but with two games in hand, Manuel Pellegrini’s side are now very much favorites to claim the title.
Just seven days ago, Arsenal had realistic hopes of lifting that same trophy in May. Not so now. Their confidence shattered by a 6-0 defeat to Chelsea, Arsenal then conceded a last minute own goal to cost them all three points against Swansea.
This Saturday, it’s another #CitiSports EPL Roadshow from the @ChampsGHAccra Sports Bar. Be there! pic.twitter.com/umnlqTUw6q
— 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) March 28, 2014
Manchester United v Aston Villa (kickoff at 12:30pm)
The Red Devils need to bounce back quickly from Tuesday’s derby defeat, while Villa are sure to be smarting from their 4-1 loss at home to Stoke last Sunday. The Villans’ inconsistency has hampered their season – in the previous week, they inflicted a rare defeat on title-chasing Chelsea.
Robin van Persie is absent for a few more weeks because of a sprained knee, but while defenders Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling missed the derby through injury, Nemanja Vidic is available again after a two-match suspension.
In their last meeting, Villa were clinically swept aside in December, with two goals from Danny Welbeck within three first-half minutes giving United a comfortable cushion before Tom Cleverley pounced just after half-time to effectively end the game as a contest.
Crystal Palace v Chelsea (kickoff at 3pm)
Palace welcome Premier League leaders Chelsea to Selhurst Park on Saturday and Pulis, who was appointed as Ian Holloway’s replacement in November, is looking to become the first man to keep a Crystal Palace side in the Premier League beyond a single season.
After his side went down to a closely-fought 2-1 loss at Stamford Bridge in December, former Stoke boss Pulis is hoping to get his own back on Blues manager Mourinho, who he holds in high regard having only come up against him for the first time last year
With three wins in his first six league games in charge at Selhurst Park, Pulis’ approach gave Palace fresh impetus following his initial appointment.
Be there!
DIRECTIONS
By private car: From Kwame Nkrumah Circle, use the Provident Insurance/Busy Internet road. Pass by the Standard Chartered Bank. At the Bus Stop Restaurant (same place as Eddies Pizza), Paloma Hotel is across the street. Champs Sports Bar is in the premises.
From 37, drive to the Ako Adjei Overpass, take the GBC road and head past the King Tackie Tawiah Overpass. Drive past the Nima Police Station and the Total Filling Station. Paloma Hotel is the next building after the filling station, on your right.
By Trotro: From Kwame Nkrumah Circle, take any bus from the overhead bridge that is going to La/Osu/Madina/Nungua. Paloma Hotel is about 300 metres away and you’ll be charged 40 pesewas. Champs Sports Bar is in the premises.
From 37/La/Osu/Nungua, take a trotro that’s going to Circle or Kaneshie. Tell the conductor you’ll alight at the Silver Cup bus stop. Paloma Hotel is right there. It costs about 80 pesewas (from 37), one cedi (from Osu), two cedis (from Nungua).
By taxi: Tell the driver you are going to the Paloma Hotel. Use the Nima Police Station, Total Filling Station and/or Busy Internet as vantage points.
Directions using your phone.
If you are on Android or iOS, please click the image below. When it enlarges, scroll to find the numerous vantage points around the venue to guide you.
There will be giveaways and prizes from our sponsors – Samsung, MTN, Guinness and OLX.com.gh.
By: Gary Al-Smith/Citifmonline.com/Ghana