Premier League Game Previews - Week 5
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Birmingham v Bolton |
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| History | ||
| Jaaskelainen has played all 8 matches between the sides in the Premier league Anelka, Diouf and Nolan are the only players in the Bolton squad to have scored at St Andrews Birmingham have a 3-1 win record against Bolton at St Andrews The overall record between the sides is 4-3 to Birmingham with only 1 match ending in a draw |
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| Trends | ||
| 8 matches between the sides have produced 26 goals City are yet to win at St Andrews this season and Bolton are yet to win on the road Anelka has scored 4 goals in 5 games this season and this the leading scorer in the prem Last season when Anelka scored first for Bolton they won 7 out of 9. This season they have lost all 3 Neither side has scored a goal from outside the penalty area this season In both matches this season on the road, Bolton have scored 1st and lost Bolton have scored in every match this season Birmingham have yet to keep a clean sheet this season |
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| Betting | ||
| Last 4 matches have only produced 9 bookings Bolton have conceded 8 of their 10 goals this season in the 1st half Bolton have picked up just 7 bookings this season although Nicky Hunt has been booked 3 times Bolton have managed just 2 goals on the road this season |
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Chelsea v Blackburn |
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| History | ||
| Brad Friedel and Frank Lampard have both played in this fixture 12 times Benedict McCarthy scored for Porto in the CL at Stamford Bridge in 2004 Rovers last win in this fixture was a 2-1 result in Feb 2003 Eidur Gudjohnsen is the only player to score a hatrick in this fixture David Dunn has 2 goals in this fixture and needs 1 to join Shearer, Sutton and Sherwood on the record with 3 |
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| Trends | ||
| Last 14 matches between the 2 have produced 43 goals Lampard has scored a record 6 goals in this fixture including 2 separate braces and also scored in both matches last season Drogba also scored in both matches last season Lampard is Chelsea’s leading scorer by 2 with 3 goals this season – 2 of these have come away from home. This follows last years trend where only 3 of 11 were at home Chelsea will be looking to make it 4 wins in a row at Stamford Bridge Rovers have a winning record however in the Prem, having won a previous 5 times, and lost 4 and 4 draws Chelsea have conceded twice as many goals as Rovers this season Didier Drogba is yet to score at the Bridge this season – where he scored 16/20 goals last term |
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| Betting | ||
| Howard Webb has refereed 9 matches for Chelsea in the Prem and has given only 10 bookings, including Didier Drogba twice Whereas he has ref’d Blackburn 12 times and given 19 yellow cards and 2 red cards Blackburn are unbeaten on the road this season Blackburn and Chelsea have the 2nd and 3rd most yellow cards this season with 15 and 13 respectively Howard Webb has only given 8 yellows in 3 matches this season |
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Everton v Man Utd |
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| History | ||
| Ronaldo returns from suspension for Utd Referee Alan Wiley has booked Phil Neville 5 times and Tony Hibbert 4 times for Everton In the Apr 2005 fixture, both Gary Neville and Paul Scholes saw red Alan Wiley refereed last season fixture at Goodison – a 4-2 win for United Utd will be looking to make it a hat-trick of wins at Goodison Park Utd have lost just twice at Goodison in 15 seasons – both by a 1-0 scoreline, the last in Apr 05 Last hat-trick in this fixture was by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Dec ‘99 |
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| Trends | ||
| Wayne Rooney has scored on last 2 visits to Goodison Park Wiley has refereed Everton 16 times and given 25 yellow cards, and in the same number for United has given 19 yellow cards. He has not given either side a red card Everton have just 3 wins in 30 matches against Utd in the Prem – their worst record against any of the ‘ever presents’ 8 of Andy Johnson’s 11 goals last season came at Goodison Park, although he is yet to score against Utd in the Premier league Utd have scored in 13/15 visits to Utd in the Premier league |
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| Betting | ||
| Last 18 matches between the sides have produced 61 goals and last 9 at Goodison 32 goals Utd have the joint best defensive record in the Premier league this season, conceding just 2 goals When Andy Johnson has scored for Everton, they have never lost. 10 matches in total with 7 at Goodison Park Utd have yet to win on the road this season – whereas last season they won 13/19 matches |
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Portsmouth v Liverpool |
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| History | ||
| Mike Riley has never took charge of this fixture Peter Crouch and Sami Hyppia are the only current Liverpool players to have ever scored at Fratton Park in the league Honours even at Fratton Park in the Premier league with 2 wins apiece Overall Liverpool dominate this fixture with 4 wins and 2 draws in their 8 meetings No player has ever scored a hat-trick in this fixture |
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| Trends | ||
| Last 6 matches between the sides have only produced 10 bookings Mike Riley has refereed Liverpool 19 times in the league and given 26 yellows including Carragher and Alonso 3 times He has taken charge of Pompey 9 times and only given 9 yellows He has given neither side a red card Liverpool have conceded just 2 goals this season – both penalties and none yet from open play Fernando Torres in 2nd top scorer in the league with 3 goals in 4 games 4 of Liverpool’s 11 goals this season have come from outside the box – with Xabi Alonso bagging 2 of these Portsmouth are looking to avoid a 3rd straight defeat |
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| Betting | ||
| Last season Pompey took 4 points from their matches against Liverpool Portsmouth have conceded 8 goals this season, including 6 in the 1st half – although just 2 at Fratton Park Liverpool have yet to concede a goal in the 1st half of a Premier league match this season Fernando Torres has yet to score away from home Pompey have yet to keep a clean sheet this season Liverpool have scored in every match to date this season |
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Sunderland v Reading |
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| History | ||
| The sides have never met in the Premier League Referee Steve Tanner has never officiated in a game with either side The sides last met in Apr 2005 in the Championship, Reading running out 2-1 winners at Championship winning Sunderland. This completed the double for the season |
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| Trends | ||
| Sunderland and Reading are the 2 lowest scorers in the league with 3 and 2 respectively Both sides have conceded 8 goals in this seasons Premier league Sunderland have failed to score in their last 3 matches Reading have failed to score in 3 of 5 matches this season |
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| Betting | ||
| Both Reading goals this season have come at home in the 1st half All 3 of Sunderland’s goals have come in the 2nd half Reading have conceded just 2 of 8 goals ins the 1st half and 6 in the 2nd Sunderland have also conceded more in the 2nd half with 5 of 8 goals coming in this period In both matches where they conceded 1st this season, Reading have ended up losing 3-0. And this follows on from last season where they lost 7 of 8 matches they conceded first in |
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Tottenham v Arsenal |
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| History | ||
| Arsenal’s former player Robert Pires has scored 7 goals in this fixture – with 5 at White Hart Lane – a record for an away player in the Premier league at Tottenham Robbie Keane is Spurs leading scorer in this fixture with 3 goals This will be Mark Clattenburg’s first London derby – his 2nd derby of the season after the Manchester one earlier There has only been 1 goalless draw between the 2 sides – back in 96/97 season Spurs last win at White Hart Lane against Arsenal was in November 1999 Spurs won 3 of first 4 meetings in the Premier league at White Hart Lane between the 2 sides, but have only won once in 11 meetings since |
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| Trends | ||
| Clattenburg has refereed Spurs 6 times and given 13 yellows and Arsenal 7 times and given 14 yellows. He has given neither side a red card The last 2 matches between the 2 at White Hart Lane have ended in draws 6 of Arsenal’s 7 goals this season have come at The Emirates Arsenal have conceded just 3 goals this season, compared with 8 for Spurs |
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| Betting | ||
| The last 6 matches between the sides have produced 21 goals and there have been 55 in the last 18 The last 6 matches between the sides have only produced 21 yellows and 1 red card In the 3 matches this season where Spurs have conceded 1st they have lost 6 of the last 7 matches at the Lane have ended in a draw 6 of Spurs 8 goals this season have come in the 1st half Both sides have received just 6 yellow cards in 5 matches this season |
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West Ham v Middlesbrough |
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| History | ||
| No current Middlesbrough player has ever scored at Upton Park Mark Schwarzer has played this fixture a record 14 times – 6 more than the next most Matthew Etherington’s 2 goals in his last match against Reading doubled his overall tally for the Hammers Boro’s only win in 9 visits to Upton Park was back in April 2000 and have scored just twice in this time However Middlesbrough have dominated the return fixture with 8 wins and 1 draw |
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| Trends | ||
| Steve Bennett has refereed this fixture once before – giving just 3 yellows in Oct 2005 He has taken charge of West Ham 11 times and given 19 yellow cards, whereas he has given Boro 30 yellows and 1 red in 16 matches Mido has scored 2 goals and picked up 3 bookings in his 3 matches since joining Boro from Spurs West Ham are looking for a 6th consecutive home win against Boro in the Premiership In 18 Premiership matches between the sides there has only ever been 1 goalless draw West Ham fell behind 19 times in the Premiership last season and only came back to win twice |
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| Betting | ||
| Luke Young has been booked on both of his last 2 visits to Upton Park There have only been 9 yellow cards in the last 4 matches between the sides Steve Bennett has given 23 cards in his 5 matches so far this season, including 4 red cards Boro have managed just 1 goal in their last 5 visits to Upton Park Middlesbrough have received most bookings this season – 16, 3 more than the next most (Chelsea) West Ham have received just 3 yellows and this is the lowest in the division Only 1 of West Ham’s 5 goals this season has come in the 1st half and they have only scored once at home |
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Wigan v Fulham |
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| History | ||
| Rob Styles has taken charge of this fixture once before – giving 6 yellow cards in Apr 2006. However the remaining 3 matches between the 2 have resulted in a total of only 6 yellows also and zero red cards Henri Camara is the only current player for either side to have scored in this fixture |
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| Trends | ||
| Styles has ref’d Wigan 7 times previously and given 10 yellows and 1 red card. In his 11 matches with Fulham however, he has given 16 yellows and 2 reds Fulham are the joint 2nd highest goalscorers this season with 8 goals They also have the 2nd worst defensive record this season with 10 goals conceded The last meeting finished goalless and the 3 previous all finishing 1-0 |
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| Betting | ||
| There have only been 3 goals in 4 previous matches between the sides Each time Anton Sibierski has scored for Wigan this season it has been the last goal of the match 6 of Fulham’s 8 goals this season have come in the 1st half 7 of Fulham’s 10 goals conceded this season have come in the 2nd half Rob Styles has given 16 cards in his 3 matches this season – including 1 red card Wigan have scored in 4/5 matches this season |
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Man City v Aston Villa |
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| History | ||
| No current Villa player has ever scored at City of Manchester Stadium, or even been booked Richard Dunne is currently the 3rd leading scorer in Premier league for City Darius Vassell has scored 4 goals for City in previous matches against his former side Villa won last season at City to end a four match losing run on the road against City That win last season end a City winning run against Villa home and away of five matches |
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| Trends | ||
| The last 12 matches between the sides have produced 40 goals There has only ever been one 0-0 draw in 20 Premiership matches between the two sides, that was back in February 1994 City have won six of their 10 home matches against Villa in the Premiership with Villa picking up two wins. Both matches at home have seen City come through 1-0 winners City have failed to score in their last two matches Villa have scored five goals this season they have all been at home and all in the second half |
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| Betting | ||
| The last 6 matches between the sides have produced only 11 cards (10 yellow and 1 red) This season Villa have picked up 11 cards in four match and City have 10 in five, although City have had a player sent off Martin Atkinson has refereed Villa 5 times in the past and has given just 3 yellow cards Atkinson has refereed just one match so far this season giving out three cards |
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Derby v Newcastle |
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| Last PL meeting between the sides was over 5 years ago in Apr 2002 Referee Peter Walton has never taken charge of Derby County He has only taken charge of Newcastle once, booking only Shola Ameobi Shay Given has played 8/8 matches between the sides in the PL Never been a hat trick in this match in the Premiership |
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| Trends | ||
| Last 8 matches between the sides have produced 25 goals When the sides last wet at Pride Park back in April 2002 Newcastle left with a 3-2 win coming back form 2-0 down with three goals in the last 17 minutes Newcastle have come away with the win three times in six Premiership meeting between the two Derby have conceded 15 goals in the Premiership this season, five more than anyone else. Eight of these have come in the first half and seven in the second. Five of Newcastle’s six goals this season have come away from St James’s Park this season Four of the goals conceded by Derby this season have come form shots from outside the penalty area |
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| Betting | ||
| In the 12 matches between the two sides in the Premiership there have been two 0-0 draws Referee Walton has refereed two matches this season in the Premiership and given out eight yellow cards These two sides have had just six and seven yellow cards this season and just one of Derby seven has come at Pride Park Andy Griffin and Steve Howard have both picked up two bookings in five matches this season whilst for Newcastle Alan Smith has picked up two bookings in four matches |
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