Derby facing an uphill battle against relegation

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11/09/2007 - Derby, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It has not been a pleasant experience for Derby in its return to the Premiership.

After earning promotion last season, the club has recorded just one win in 12 games, and has been outscored 26-5.

Derby currently resides at the bottom of the league table, and although they are just three points from clearing the drop zone, the rest of the season doesn't figure to get any easier.

Despite the terrible start, Derby players have remained optimistic, and they will have the added incentive of jumping out the relegation zone with a win against West Ham at Pride Park Stadium on Saturday.

"Obviously the chance for us to get off the bottom of the table is a massive incentive for us," midfielder Stephan Pearson told the club's website. "It's a game all the players are looking forward to and hopefully we can pick up the three points. Hopefully then we can try and go on some sort of run and pick up more points along the way."

It is good that the club is still hopeful, but hope is all that they may be able to cling to as the season progresses and the losses pile up.

The club's leaky defense will not get any help with injuries to defenders Andy Todd (back) and Claude Davis (adductor) keeping both out of action against West Ham, but the anemic attack could get a boost with the return of striker Kenny Miller to the lineup.

West Ham has battled injuries all season, and continues to fight through them in an effort to get into the top half of the table.

Manager Alan Curbishley and West Ham will try to extend its unbeaten streak in all competitions to five games on Saturday, but they will have to do so without midfielder Mark Noble, who will undergo a double hernia operation on Saturday.

Dean Ashton, Fredrik Ljungberg and James Collins are all possible returns for Curbishley, although decisions on each will not be made until game time.

In Saturday's other EPL contests, Newcastle brings a two-game losing skid into its contest with Sunderland, and Liverpool tries to pick up three needed points against Fulham.

On Sunday, Aston Villa travels to St Andrews Stadium to face off with Birmingham, Everton visits a Chelsea side that has won its last four EPL contests, struggling Bolton entertains Middlesbrough, Tottenham and Wigan, two of the bottom four teams in the league, meet up at White Hart Lane, Manchester City tries to maintain its lofty position in third place with a win at Portsmouth, while Manchester United is coming off of a 4-0 win over Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday in the Champions League and faces a good test against Blackburn.

Arsenal rounds out the weekend on Monday when the Gunners visit the Madejski Stadium to take on Reading. Arsenal is coming off of two consecutive draws, a 2-2 result against Manchester United last Saturday, and a disappointing 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague on Wednesday in Champions League play.

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