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It looks like the pivotal weekend of the Premier League season with the top four all in action on a blockbuster Super Sunday. Its going to be fast and furious, and absolutely crucial to the outcome of the the title race.All four teams are 5/1 or less with Sky Bet to win the title. As things stand Leicester are their 15/8 favourites, Arsenal 2/1, Manchester City 10/3 and Tottenham at 5/1. Expect a big shake-up on Sunday. First up, its third against first. Arsenal against Leicester. All the pressure is on the Gunners. Its D-Day for them - if they lose surely its all over. Win and it really is game on with the gap at the top reduced to just two points.Sky Bet clearly expect Arsenal to do that as they are odds on at 7/10 to win in Sunday, with Leicester 7/2 and the draw a 3/1 chance.The onus is on Arsenal so Leicester can sit back, let the home side dominate possession and then try and pick them off as they have done repeatedly this season. The less they have of the ball, arguably the more dangerous they will be, which gives Arsene Wenger quite a tactical conundrum. Do they trust their quality and go on the attack, which could play in to Leicesters trap, or do they play with caution? Arsenal beat Leicester 5-2 at the King Power in their previous Premier League meeting The games where Leicester have struggled have been when teams have sat back and forced Claudio Ranieris side to break them down. Aston Villa and Bournemouth are the two most recent examples. That is not Wenger or Arsenals way. I cant wait because this is going to be absolutely fascinating.How big a mental barrier is getting over the line in a title race and winning the pivotal matches? On the last 11 occasions Arsenal have faced a team that was top of the table, they have won just once (D4, L6) and scored only four goals (conceding 18). The win against Bournemouth got the Gunners back on track and now they have to show theyve got the metal to be champions. The Gunners got their title charge back on track with victory over Bournemouth Leicester will have plenty of backers at 7/2. Wasnt it great to see them making headlines on bulletins as the new favourites for the title having been 5,000/1 at the start of the season?Its one of the great stories and them winning would be one of the biggest shocks in sporting, not just football, history. Its not one fluke punch, goal or shot. Its been consistent brilliance over seven months, which has taken everyone by surprise. Its brilliant for the game. Arsenal face defining moment Arsenal must prove mental strength against Leicester, says Alan Smith What makes it all the more remarkable is that after 25 games last season Leicester were bottom of the table with 17 points, and were staring down the barrel five points from safety. At the same stage this time around they are five points clear at the top.They may be title favourites but theyre still 15/8 despite the fact six of the last seven and ten of the last 12 teams to have led the Premier League table after 25 games have gone on to win the title (Arsenal led in 2007-08 but Man Utd won title, Chelsea led in 2013-14 but Man City won title). In any other year Tottenham would be a sensational story in their own right. Mauricio Pochettino has done an incredible job. They were a massive price themselves at the start of the season and are now down to 5/1 with Sky Bet to be crowned champions. I was a big Pochettino fan from his time at Southampton and put Tottenham up in this column to finish in the top four at the start of the season. Now Im wishing Id tipped them to win the title!They have a great opportunity, which theyve not had for a long time as this is the first time since the 1984-85 season that Tottenham have been in top two at this stage of a season. Win on Sunday and they really are in business. Manuel Pellegrini will be replaced by Pep Guardiola in the summer They could also be catching Manchester City at just the right time. Graeme Souness, Thierry Henry and Alan Smith discussed in the Super Sunday studio the effect the news that Pep Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini in the summer has, and will have, on the team and dressing room.Graeme said it should be a positive with players desperate to impress ahead of Peps arrival. From the evidence of Saturdays defeat to Leicester, it seems to have had the opposite effect. Its hard to see too many punters steaming in on City at even money. Can Spurs stop Aguero? Can Tottenham stop in-form Sergio Aguero? They have not produced this season in the key matches. Incredibly, City have not won against any of the other sides currently in the top six. In fact, their last win against a top six side was all the way back in May 2015, and that was against Tottenham. Sergio Aguero has 14 goals in 18 league appearances for City this season They are so reliant on Sergio Aguero right now, who has scored seven of Citys last nine league goals, including each of the last four. His shoot-out with Harry Kane is going to be vital.For all their troubles, City still have the best home record in the Premier League this season with 28 points from nine wins, one draw and three defeats. One of those defeats came last weekend but they havent lost successive home league games in over seven years.Tottenham havent won at the Etihad since May 2010 and have lost on their last five visits, but this current Spurs side have been lethal on the road and are currently on a club-record 11 Premier League away games unbeaten.Spurs could be popular at 13/5 as could the draw at 13/5. Pochettinos team are so hard to beat. However, its a fixture City usually win - they have won eight of the last ten meetings scoring 29 goals in the process - but Tottenham broke the spell, winning the first meeting this season 4-1 at White Hart Lane in September. Kevin De Bruyne put City ahead before Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Harry Kane and Erik Lamela launched a Spurs onslaught. Sandwiched between those two matches we also have Aston Villa looking to win again to keep their great escape alive against a Liverpool side and manager who badly need a boost.What a day it promises to be. I hope you can join us live from the Etihad at 11.30am on Sky Sports 1.Dont miss a crucial kick! Watch all day on Super Sunday for £6.99 with a Sky Sports Day Pass from NOW TV - no contract required Also See: Who has the best striker? Can Spurs stop Aguero? The Sanchez factor Premier League questions Zach Strief Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. LaRoi Glover Jersey . LUCIE, Fla. http://www.customsaintsjersey.com/custom-brad-edelman-jersey-large-262e.html . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Wayne Martin Jersey .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Darren Sproles Jersey . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M volleyball team made sure its five seniors were victorious in their final appearance at Reed Arena as the Aggies defeated LSU, 25-17, 25-27, 25-18, 25-22, in front of 2,604 on Thanksgiving Eve.It was the sixth consecutive home victory for the Aggies, who improved to 20-8 overall and 14-3 in Southeastern Conference matches with only a Saturday match at Auburn remaining on the regular season schedule. LSU, which had gone home triumphant in three of its last four trips to College Station, falls to 9-19 overall and 4-13 in SEC play.The Aggies set a school record for digs in an SEC match with 103, with senior defensive specialist Victoria Arenas and junior libero Amy Nettles both posting personal season highs with 25 and 24 digs, respectively. Senior setter Kaysie Shebeneck had a career-high 12 digs and also posted the second double-double of her career by adding 15 sets in two sets played. Junior starting setter Stephanie Aiple dished out 28 assists, appearing in three sets.Senior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers added a team-high four blocks to give her 549 for her career, putting her within four blocks of breaking the Texas A&M all-time career record of 552 total blocks held by Cindy Lothspeich (1994-97). Sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn Blake had three blocks, including two block assists to give her 136 blocks assists and put her in fourth place all-time in the A&M season block assist records.The Aggies used an 11-1 run to open up a 14-5 lead in the first set. The Tigers, who were outhit, .192 to .120, got back within seven points for the second time at 22-15 before the teams began to trade points for the remainder of the frame.There were 17 ties and four lead changes in the second set, which saw LSU outhit A&M, .177 to .137, to pull off the win and even the match at a set apiece. A&M equaled its largest lead at 14-11 before LSU charged back, scoring four unanswered point to go up, 15-14. A&M tied the score seven times before retaking the lead at 23-22 following back-to-back kills by Babers. LSU got a kill coming out of a timeout to tie the score, but McGee put the Aggies at set point with a cross-court shot, which LSU unsuccessfully challenged that the ball landed wide.An A&M attack error evened the score, and the Tigers served an ace to go up, 25-24.dddddddddddd A&M called a timeout, and LSU served long when play resumed, knotting the score at 25-all. The Tigers Toni Rodriguez caromed a kill off the Aggie block to put LSU at set point for a second time, and A&M followed with an attack error to end the set.LSU held a 15-14 advantage in the third set before a dump kill by Aiple marked the start of a 5-0 run by the Aggies. A&M, which outhit LSU, .189 to .026, held the lead for the rest of the set and was ahead, 22-18, when Hans powered the ball through the seam in the LSU block to record her seventh kill of the set. Junior outside hitter Ashlie Reasor followed with a well-placed tip kill, and Hans capped the stanza with an ace.There were 13 ties and six lead changes in the fourth and final set. The Tigers had used a 3-0 run to take a 12-11 advantage, but Hans countered with a kill and an ace to put the Aggies back on top, 13-12. A&M, which hit .270 while holding LSU to a .158 hitting efficiency, took its largest lead of the frame at 19-15 following three consecutive attack errors by the Tigers. LSU would fight back and tie the score at 21- and 22-all before McGee pounded down a kill on one play and then softly tipped the ball in for a kill on the next play to put A&M at match point. McGee then teamed with Babers for a block to close out the contest.A&M outhit LSU, .192 to .128, for the match, and led in kills (63-46), assists (57-44) and digs (103-78). The Tigers led in aces (5-2) and blocks (10-7).All five A&M seniors saw action in their final appearance in front of the 12th Man at Reed Arena, including Katelyn Labhart, who was in the starting lineup as a defensive specialist and Emily Hardesty, who came off the bench to play outside hitter. The seniors were then honored in a postmatch ceremony.With the victory, Texas A&M finished 8-2 in home matches and also reached the 20-win milestone for the third consecutive year and the 17th time in 24 years under head coach Laurie Corbelli.The Aggies match at Auburn on Saturday begins at 12:30 p.m. at Auburn Arena. ' ' '

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