22.05. (Sun) 20:45 Udinese - Milan

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Udinese are currently riding a two-game winning streak.

The Zebrette have collected nine points from their last five home matches.

Francesco Guidolin's men have conceded 16 goals at the Stadio Friuli.

Antonio Di Natale leads the league in scoring with 28 goals.

AC Milan are unbeaten in their last seven matches.

The Rossoneri have picked up ten points in their last five road games.

Massimiliano Allegri's men have conceded a league low 12 goals away from San Siro.

Milan have keep four clean sheets in their last five encounters.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Udinese (3-5-2)
Handanovic; Benatia, Zapata, Domizzi; Isla, Inler, Pinzi, Asamoah, Armero; Sanchez, Di Natale

Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin will have to make do without wing-back Dusan Basta who is out with injury.

AC Milan (4-3-1-2)
Abbiati; Abate, Thiago Silva, Yepes, Zambrotta; Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo; Robinho; Pato, Ibrahimovic

Milan announced earlier in the week that Alessandro Nesta, Mark van Bommel, Thiago Silva, Massimo Ambrosini and Flavio Roma had all signed extensions to remain at the club. Andrea Pirlo will play his last game for the Rossoneri after confirming he will leave the San Siro outfit in the summer.

Prediction

This game is absolutely vital for the hosts as they could clinch fourth spot in Serie A while Milan have already been crowned Serie A champions and have nothing to play for. Expect Udinese to come out all guns blazing and earn three points on Sunday.

Udinese 2-1 AC Milan

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22.05. (Sun) 20:45 Lecce - Lazio

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Lecce are riding a two-game winning streak.

Luigi De Canio's men have picked up six points in their last five home games.

David Di Michele leads the team in scoring with eight goals in Serie A.

Lecce have scored 25 goals at home this season.

Lazio have only one win in their last four encounters.

The Blucerchiati have picked up just three points in their last six road matches.

Lazio have conceded 22 goals away from the Stadio Olimpico.

Hernanes leads the team in scoring with 11 goals.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Lecce (4-4-2)
Rosati; Donati, Sini, Fabiano, Giuliatto; Munari, Vives, Giacomazzi, Mesbah; Chevanton, Di Michele

Lecce coach Luigi De Canio will leave the club after the match on Sunday. The 53-year-old tactician will be without the services of the injured Gustavo and the suspended Nenad Tomovic.

Lazio (4-2-3-1)
Muslera; Lichtsteiner, Biava, Dias, Garrido; Ledesma, Brocchi; Mauri, Hernanes, Zarate; Rocchi

Lazio coach Edy Reja will have to make do without injured trio Matuzalem, Mark Bresciano and Mobido Diakate for Sunday's encounter.

Prediction

Lecce have already secured their Serie A status for next season while Lazio need a win to keep their Champions League hopes alive so expect the visitors to take all three points on Sunday.

Lecce 1-2 Lazio

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22.05. (Sun) 20:45 Juventus - Napoli

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Juventus are winless in their last two games.

The Old Lady are unbeaten in their last four matches in Turin.

Juve have scored seven goals in their past four encounters at home.

The Bianconeri have conceded 29 goals this season at home.

Napoli have just one win in their past five encounters.

Edinson Cavani leads the team in scoring with 26 goals.

Walter Mazzarri's men have conceded eight goals in their last five road games.

Napoli have picked up just one point in the month of May

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Juventus (4-4-2)
Buffon; Sorensen, Barzagli, Chiellini, Traore; Krasic, Marchisio, Felipe Melo, Pepe; Matri, Del Piero

Luigi Del Nerl might be making his last appearance on Juve sideline as speculation continues to mount over the coach's future in Turin. Claudio Marchisio signed a new deal with the club earlier in the week while Marco Motta is suspended and will miss the match on Sunday.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)
De Sanctis; Santacroce, Cribari, Ruiz; Zuniga, Gargano, Yebda, Dossena; Sosa; Mascara, Lavezzi

Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri will be missing key striker Edinson Cavani who will serve the last game of his ban on Sunday. Jose Sosa will likely be given a rare start in place of Marek Hamsik.

Prediction

Juve coach Luigi Del Neri admitted after last weekend's loss to Parma that Juve needed a miracle to qualify for Europe and they will conclude their disappointing season with a stale draw in Turin

Juventus 0-0 Napoli

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22.05. (Sun) 17:00 Bolton Wanderers - Manchester City

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The overall record between these sides is remarkably close. City edge it with 43 wins to Bolton’s 41 and there have been 25 draws over the years.

Bolton’s recent home league record against City is very good. Their last loss in this fixture came in December 2004, when Joey Barton scored the only goal for the visitors.

But the Trotters' recent run has been awful. They have lost their last four on the spin and would hate to finish the season on a five match cold streak.

City’s form is much better, however, as six wins in the last seven and only three goals conceded shows they are now a very tough team to beat.

With Joe Hart receiving the Golden Gloves award this week, he could finish the season with 18 clean sheets.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2)
Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson; Lee, Cohen, Taylor, Gardner; Elmander, Sturridge.

Johan Elmander could be announced as Galatasaray bound by the time kick-off arrives and this would be his farewell.

Fabrice Muamba picked up a hamstring injury in the last outing against Blackpool and may miss out. Kevin Davies and Stuart Holden are still in the treatment room and will not see action until next season.

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
Hart; Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaletta; De Jong, Barry, Johnson, Toure Y, Silva, Tevez

Roberto Mancini is likely to field a strong XI on Sunday as City’s quest for a third place finish reaches it’s climax. Gareth Barry could come in for James Milner, whilst Carlos Tevez could make his final appearance for City if his move away from Eastlands comes to fruition.

City have kept three clean sheets in as many games and Mancini will likely stick with what is working - meaning the defence should remain untouched.

Prediction

The game is essentially a dead rubber for Bolton. They are sitting nicely in the top ten before kick-off, which is a successful season and a solid foundation to build on next year.

They would love to prick Manchester City’s hopes of clinching third place, but this does not seem likely.

The Eastlands outfit are riding the crest of a wave at the moment and this confidence will ensure that they take three points on Sunday and qualify automatically for the group stages of the Champions League.

Bolton 1-3 Man City

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22.05. (Sun) 17:00 Fulham - Arsenal

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Not one of Fulham's home Premier League games against Arsenal has ended in a draw.

The Cottagers have failed to score in six of their last eight home Premier League games against the Gunners.

Arsenal have scored exactly four goals in the ultimate game of their Premier League campaign in three of the last five seasons.

Arsenal have only ever drawn one of their 18 games on the final day of the Premier League season.

30% of Fulham's goals this season have come from headers - the highest proportion in the league.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Fulham (4-4-2):
Schwarzer; Senderos, Hangeland, Hughes, Salcido; Sidwell, Murphy, Dempsey, Greening; Zamora, Johnson.

Mark Hughes will be sweating over the availability of Sean Davis and Bobby Zamora, with the duo set to complete late fitness tests before the game.

Meanwhile, Chris Baird is definitely out, serving a two-game suspension for foul language towards an official. Damien Duff’s continued absence is more than likely to be filled by Jonathan Greening.

Arsenal (4-3-3):
Szczesny; Sagna, Vermaelen, Squillaci, Gibbs; Song, Wilshere, Ramsey; Walcott, Arshavin, Van Persie.

Thomas Vermaelen continues his comeback trail, completing a back-four line-up that was dismantled by Aston Villa in 15 minutes last week.

In fact, Arsene Wenger will more than likely keep faith with the same XI from last week, as Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas look as if their period on the sidelines will stretch into the summer. Andrey Arshavin could count himself lucky to start after a dismal end of season run-in.

Prediction

It's a game where Fulham have a lot more to lose than Arsenal. If results conspire against the Cottagers, they could find themselves in the bottom half of the table after a very respectable season. The Gunners, on the other hand, are guaranteed fourth but could leapfrog Manchester City into third should Roberto Mancini's side fail to win.

Arsenal will be desperate not to end the season with three losses in a row. They attacked Aston Villa last week and I can see more of the same this week and I'm not sure whether Fulham will be able to keep them at bay.

Fulham 1-2 Arsenal

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