Premier League Game Previews - Week 6
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Arsenal v Derby |
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| History | ||
| Rob Earnshaw is the only current Derby player to have scored at Arsenal for any side Martin Atkinson has never officiated in a PL match for Derby 1st match between the sides since Mar 2002 In 12 matches in the Premier league Derby have just one win – November 1997 when they triumphed 3-0 at Pride Park Never been a hat trick in the fixture |
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| Trends | ||
| Last 8 matches have produced just 8 goals between the sides Atkinson has refereed Arsenal 3 times and given just 3 yellows Arsenal have scored 5 of their 10 goals this season in the final 10 minutes of matches Derby have conceded 4 times in the opening 15 minutes of matches and 8 overall in the first half whilst conceding 7 in the second half Arsenal have won the last 4 Premiership matches between the 2 sides |
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| Arsenal have won twice this season after falling behind – against Fulham and Spurs Both are slow starters with just one goal apiece in the opening 15 minutes At home Arsenal have never lost to the Rams with 4 wins and 2 draws Derby kept their first clean sheet of the season when they beat Newcastle on Monday night as they picked up their up their first win of the season |
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Fulham v Man City |
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| History | ||
| Former Fulham player Steed Malbranque leads the scoring charts with 5 goals in this fixture Mark Halsey has never taken charge of this fixture Fulham have just 1 win at home to Manchester City in the Premier league – back in November 2005 when wining 2-1 City did the double over Fulham last season but the season before Fulham did the double over City |
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| Trends | ||
| Halsey has refereed Fulham 8 times and given 7 yellows. Meanwhile has taken charge of City 11 times and given just 6 yellows Fulham have scored 7 of their 9 goals this season in the first half of matches Fulham have no wins in their last 4 matches Fulham have conceded half of their 10 goals this season in the last 15 minutes of matches City have yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season whilst Fulham have scored 3 times in this period. Fulham with 10 have scored twice as many goals as City in the Premier league this season |
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| Betting | ||
| Only been 12 bookings in the last 6 matches between the sides Fulham have scored first in 4 matches this season and failed to win any of them- losing 3 and drawing 1 American Clint Dempsey is the leading scorer for either side this season in the Premier league with 3 goals in six matches Only ever been one 0-0 draw in this fixture back in March 2004 |
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Liverpool v Birmingham |
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| History | ||
| Damian Johnson and Sami Hyppia both ever present with 8 appearances each out of last 8 matches Steven Gerrard is Liverpool’s leading scorer in this fixture with 4 goals Referee Lee Mason has never taken charge of Birmingham before Mikel Forsell is the only current Birmingham player to have played at Anfield in the Premier League |
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| Trends | ||
| Last 2 matches have produced 2 red cards City have a wining record in this fixture with 3 wins and 3 draws from the 8 matches At Anfield City have a win and 2 draws from their four matches The win came in November 2004 when Darren Anderton hit a 77th minute winner Liverpool have conceded just 2 goals all season and they have both been in the second half and been penalties Despite being the top scorers with 11 goals Liverpool have yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of a match |
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| Betting | ||
| Last 8 matches between the sides have produced 35 goals Damian Johnson has been booked 3 times at Anfield Birmingham are a 1st half team with 5 of their 7 goals coming during the opening 45 minutes of matches In the 3 matches they fell behind in this season they have failed to register a win - losing 2 and drawing 1 |
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Middlesbrough v Sunderland |
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| History | ||
| Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke are only current Sunderland players to have scored at Riverside Howard Webb took charge of this fixture in Sep 2005, booking 5 players in a 2-0 Sunderland win The sides have met 10 times in the Premiership with Boro winning 5, 3 drawn and Sunderland picking up 2 wins Only 0-0 draw was back in April 2001 at the Riverside Last time the sides met in the 2005/06 season both matches were won by the away side |
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| Trends | ||
| Howard Webb has booked George Boateng 3 times Sunderland scored 4 of their 5 goals this season in the second half of matches Middlesbrough have received more than double the number of yellow cards than Sunderland, 17-8, so far this season? Turkish International Tuncay Sunli has ben booked 3 times already this season for Middlesbrough |
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| Betting | ||
| Sunderland have conceded 3 times in the final 10 minutes of matches this season. Neither side has scored in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier league match this season Howard Webb has booked just 12 players in his 4 matches this season - an average of just 3 per match |
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Reading v Wigan |
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| History | ||
| This is only referee Stoud’s 4th match in the PL and has never taken charge of either side These two sides met for the first time in the Premiership last season and home advantage came out on top both times |
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| Trends | ||
| Last seasons 2 matches between the sides produced 16 goals Heskey can equal Etherington and Henry as leading opponent goal scorer at the Madjeski with 2 goals Wigan have scored 6 of their 7 goals this season in the second half of matches and only 2 of these have come on the road 4 of Wigan’s 5 goals conceded this season have come on the road |
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| Betting | ||
| Reading have managed just 3 goals all season and are the lowest scorers in the Premiership Ken Stroud has refereed just one Premiership match this season giving out just 2 yellow cards |
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Aston Villa v Everton |
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| History | ||
| Another debut referee – Probert has never taken charge of either side Both David Weir and Gareth Barry have played this fixture 11 times Villa have a great home record against the Toffees with 9 wins and 5 draws in this fixture and just 1 defeat Everton’s only win at Villa Park was a 3-1 win in February 2005 |
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| Trends | ||
| Yakubu has scored 2 goals at Villa Park Agbonlahor has scored 2 goals against Everton There have been 2 0-0 draws at Villa Park but the last was back in the 1994-95 season Both Leon Osman and Tim Cahill have scored 3 times in this fixture Everton are the 5th highest scorers in the Premiership this season with 8 goals and 5 of them have come in the first half Everton are quick out of the blocks with 2 of their goals this season coming in the opening 15 minutes Villa are looking for a 3rd consecutive home win after losing on the opening day of the season against Liverpool |
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| Betting | ||
| Last 7 matches between the sides have produced just 20 bookings Everton this season have had just 7 yellow cards in 6 matches and 5 of them have come on the road Villa have scored just 5 goals all season and they have all come in the second half of matches including three in the last ten minutes Referee Lee Probert has taken charge two PL matches this season and booked just four players |
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Blackburn v Portsmouth |
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| History | ||
| Chris Foy has refereed Blackburn 9 times giving 16 yellows and 1 red. Whereas he has officiated for Portsmouth 10 times and given 14 yellows. Although he has never taken charge of this fixture Rovers are looking for a third consecutive win over Portsmouth at Ewood Park Portsmouth were 2-1 winners when the sides first met at Ewood Park in the PL back in March 2004 Nonda scored twice for Blackburn in this fixture last season Brad Friedel is the only ever present in this fixture with 8 appearances |
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| Trends | ||
| Last 6 matches between the sides have produced 29 yellow and 3 red cards Rovers have dominated this fixture in the PL with 5 wins and a draw in the 8 matches leaving Portsmouth with just 2 wins Last season both matches ended 3-0 to the home side Rovers have one of the best defensive records in the PL with just 3 goals conceded in five matches Portsmouth have conceded half their 8 goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches in the PL this season Rovers have scored in 7 of the 8 matches between the 2 sides |
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| Betting | ||
| Distin and Diop have both been booked twice before at Ewood Park Never been a 0-0 draw in this fixture 2 of Rovers’ 5 goals this season have come in the opening 15 minutes of matches Chris Foy has given out just 7 yellow cards in 3 matches this season Blackburn are top of the yellow card table with 17 in their 6 matches and 2 dismissals as well |
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Bolton v Spurs |
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| History | ||
| Andre Marriner has refereed these sides just 3 times in total and given just 7 yellow cards Since returning to the Premiership in 2001 Wanderers have a great record at the Reebok against Spurs with 5 straight wins after a 1-1 draw in their 1st season back Spurs only win at Bolton came back in March 1996 when they triumphed 3-2 in Bolton’s first ever PL campaign |
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| Trends | ||
| Davies and Nolan both have 2 goals in this fixture Both sides have a poor defensive record this season with 11 goals conceded - the 2nd worst record in the Premiership Spurs have managed just two goals in the second half of matches this season Spurs have not scored on their last 2 visits to the Reebok Never been a 0-0 draw in 16 matches between the 2 in the PL Bolton have won 7 of the last 9 matches between the two sides in the PL Despite their poor start to the season the Trotters have scored in 5 of their 6 matches Robbie Keane has 5 goals in this fixture but none away from the Lane |
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| Last 6 matches between the sides have produced just 15 yellow cards Tottenham have been quick out of the blocks this season with 5 of their 9 goals coming in the opening 15 minutes of matches Bolton have conceded 9 of their 11 goals in the first half of matches - the worst record in the Premier league Spurs on the other hand have conceded 4 of their goals in the final 10 minutes of matches which has cost them many points this season and put Martin Jol under pressure |
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Man Utd v Chelsea |
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| History | ||
| Mike Dean has taken charge of this match once before – giving 6 bookings in April 2006 Chelsea have a good record at Old Trafford with 4 wins in 15 visits in the PL United have won just 4 times against Chelsea at Old Trafford their worst record against any side in PL history Chelsea’s last win was May 2005 when they were given a guard of honour by United and after going behind went on to win 3-1 |
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| Ricardo Carvhallo has scored in each of his last 2 starts against United Referee Dean has given out more yellow cards than any other referee this season with 27 and he has also dismissed 3 players as well for 2nd yellow card offences Of the 30 cards issued by Dean 18 have been to home team players – the highest % in the Premiership Chelsea have conceded 4 of their 6 goals this season in the first half of matches Never been a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in this fixture and only 1 overall in 30 meetings - back in December 1998 at Stamford Bridge Chelsea have yet to score in the final 10 minutes of a Premier league match this season |
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| Mike Dean has refereed Utd 13 times and given just 7 yellow cards, whereas he has taken charge of Chelsea 16 times and given 33 yellows and 2 red cards United have yet to concede a goal at Old Trafford this season Claude Makalele has been booked on each of his last 3 visits to Old Trafford The sides could not be split last season with both matches ending in draws |
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Newcastle v West Ham |
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| History | ||
| Mike Riley has refereed this fixture once before – giving 5 yellow cards in Oct 2000 at Upton Park Last 2 matches at St James’s Park have ended in draws West Ham’s last win at St James’s Park was back in October 1998 when they left with a 3-0 win |
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| Last 14 matches between the sides have produced 43 goals Riley has given 41 cards (38 yellow and 3 red) in 21 matches with Newcastle. He has given 30 cards in 10 matches with West Ham Newcastle are 7 unbeaten against West Ham in the PL with 4 wins and 3 draws in that time In 24 matches between the 2 sides there have been just two 0-0 draws - one each at Upton Park and St James’s Park Riley has dished out 16 yellow cards in 5 matches this season and awarded 4 penalties Both sides have a good defensive record this season and have yet to concede in the opening 15 minutes of matches to date |
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| Last 4 matches between the sides have produced 21 yellow and 1 red cards West Ham have managed just 1 of 7 seven goals in the first half of matches this season whilst Newcastle have scored 4 of 6 six goals in the opening 45 minutes United have only scored once at home this season and 5 times away from home West Ham have picked up fewer yellow cards than any other side in the Premiership – just 5 in 5 matches Newcastle also have a good record on the booking front with just 8 in their 5 matches to date |
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