The Italian capital derby will take place on Sunday as fierce rivals Roma and Lazio will meet for the third time this season. Roma have won the previous two encounters, 2-0 in the league and 2-1 in the Italian cup, so Lazio will be keen on getting revenge. Roma are coming from a severe Champions League defeat, 3-0 at the hands of Shakhtar Donetsk and are currently 6th in the league while Lazio beat Palerom 2-0 last week and are in 4th place in the Serie A.
Fernando Torres is fit again and he can play in the Merseyside Derby after being injured for a while following the disastrous game against Blackpool. Manager Roy Hodgson expressed his faith in the striker: "Fernando's season needs to kick-start, he's been hampered a bit by injuries and what happened at the World Cup. We see a livelier and a better Fernando every day. It was really unfortunate he got that injury against Blackpool but luckily it came in the international break so he won't miss any more league games for us."
Aston Villa will meet Birmningham City at Villa Park on Sunday in another edition of their eternal derby. Aston Villa are in 10th position before the game with 11 points while their arch rivals are sitting 12th with 10 points.
The classic Rome derby finds the two sides in unexpected positions: Lazio are the surprising league leaders after having a fabulous start to the season while Roma are slowly trying to climb up the table after a poor debut to the campaign. Sunday's game will leave Lazio top of the table regardless of the result but there will surely be plenty of determination both on and off the pitch.
Manchester City visits old Trafford in an attempt to make history and go to the finals of the Carling Cup. In it's way: a bitter Manchester United and a Wayne Rooney who scored four goals in his last Premiere League match.
The first Manchester Derby of the season will be played on Wednesday with Manchester City hosting second placed Manchester United. Both teams won their weekend games, City beat West Brom 2-0 away from home while United grabbed an injury time winner to edge past Wolves 2-1.
Yes, they are as good as Newcastle United if not better!
No, Middlesbrough & Premier League - Are you koing?
After a encouraging display for Gordan Strachan's men, Middlesbrough have shown that they are still very much in the hunt for promotion to the Premier League. Having been relegated alongside Newcastle last year, do you think the Smoggies can regain their Premier League status?
