| English Premier League Matches - Week 8 |
Aston Villa v West Ham United
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History
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Referee Tanner has never taken charge of either side in the Premier LeagueGareth Barry has appeared for Villa 11 times in this fixtureDion Dublin is Villa’s leading scorer in this fixture with 4 goalsMarlon Harewood is West Ham’s leading scorer against his new club in the Premier League with 4 goalsAt Villa Park the home side has 5 wins in 12 matches against the Hammers, of the other 7, 5 were drawn and West Ham have 2 winsMarlon Harewood in the onlyp player to score a hat trick in a Premier League match between the two at Upton Park in September 2005
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There has never been a red card in this fixtureVilla won this fixture last February 1-0 which ended a 4 match run against West Ham without a winWest Ham last won at Villa Park in January 2006 when they were 2-1 winners with Marlon Harewood getting the winning goal9 of the last 14 matches between the 2 have ended in stalemateVilla are looking for a 3rd consecutive clean sheet at home and are looking for a 4th straight win after losing on the opening day to Liverpool
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West Ham have managed just 2 goals in the first half of matches this season and 7 in the second halfWest Ham have actually scored more goals away from home than at Upton Park this seasonWest Ham have the 3rd best record for bookings this season with just 10 in their 8 matchesReferee Steve Tanner has given out 9 cards in his 3 matches to date this season 3 of the 5 goals Villa have conceded this season in the second half of matches have come in the final 10 minutes of matches
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Man United v Wigan
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Mike Riley has taken charge of this match once before and didn’t give any cards to either sideIn the 4 PL meetings between the sides, there is no member of the Wigan squad to have played in them all. Brown, O Shea, Rooney and Van Der Saar have all done so for UnitedEmile Heskey and Mario Melchiot of Wigan have both scored before at Old Trafford in the Premier leagueUnited have won all 4 Premier League meetings between the 2 sides and they have out-scored the Latics 12-3 in this period
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John O Shea has been booked twice in matches against Wigan in the Premier leagueIn the 22 matches he has taken charge of United, Mike Riley has given 36 yellow cards and just 1 red card. In 8 matches for Wigan, he has given just 9 yellows and 1 red card alsoUnited are yet to concede a goal at home yet this season and have gone 509 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League since Geovanni scored for Manchester City back in AugustWigan have out-scored United this season 8 to 7 and 7 of these have come in the 2nd half of matches
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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 3 times against Wigan in the Premier league and Wayne Rooney twiceMike Riley has given out 21 yellow cards in his seven matches this season but is yet to send anyone off yet – he has though awarded four penalties this season which is the most by any referee in the Premier LeagueMichael Brown and Wes Brown lead the way in bookings this season for the 2 sides with 3 eachWigan have yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League match this season
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Rob Styles has never taken charge of a match between these sidesThierry Henry is Arsenal’s all time leading scorer in this fixture with 6 goalsNiall Quinn leads the scoring for Sunderland with 2 goalsDwight Yorke and Andy Cole are the only members of the Sunderland squad to have scored at ArsenalArsenal have won 5 out of 6 of their matches against Sunderland at home and are looking for a 4th consecutive win. In the last 3 they have scored 3 goals on each occasion. In the 6 matches they have scored 17 goals and conceded 5 Sunderland’s last win in this fixture was back in August 2000 when the Black Cats were 10-0 winners
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Trends
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In 14 matches for Arsenal, Styles has given 18 yellows and in 9 matches for Sunderland he has given 16.He has sent off 3 Arsenal players in these previous matchesThere has only been one 0-0 draw back in August 200 at the Stadium of LightThe Gunners are looking for a 6th consecutive win over Sunderland in the Premier League and have scored at least 3 goals in each of those wins
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Sunderland have scored half their 8 goals in the last 10 minutes of matches this season. Arsenal have gone better with 5 goals but this is out of a total of 16 goals - just less than 33% Sunderland have also conceded 3 goals in the final 10 minutes of games whilst Arsenal have yet to concede in this time periodSunderland’s Dickson Etuhu has picked up 4 yellow cards already this seasonRob Styles has given 21 yellow cards in five Premier League matches this season and 1 red card
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Blackburn v Birmingham City
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History
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Referee Clattenburg has never taken charge of this fixturePaul Gallagher has 2 goals for Blackburn in this fixture and his their leading scorer in itBlackburn lead the way in this fixture with 3 wins. There have been 3 draws and Birmingham have picked up just 2 wins In the 4 matches at Ewood Park Rovers have managed just the 1 win when they were 2-0 winners last time they met in April 2006
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Never been a 0-0 draw in this Premier League fixtureThe first 3 meetings between the sides at Ewood Park ended as drawsBoth sides have done well with goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season scoring 2 apieceBirmingham are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings between the 2 sidesRovers have yet to concede a goal in the closing 10 minutes of a PL match this season
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Mark Clattenburg has given Blackburn 23 yellow cards in 9 matches with Blackburn but just 4 in 3 matches with BirminghamHowever there have only been 3 bookings for Blackburn players in this fixture and no red cardsThese 2 sides figure in the top 4 for yellow cards this season with City having 16 and Rovers 17, only Middlesbrough and Chelsea have moreBirmingham defenders Liam Ridgewell and Mehdi Nafti have picked up 3 bookings each this season
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Referee Wiley has never taken charge of this fixture – although he has taken charge of Bolton and Chelsea 20 and 14 times respectively. He has give 38 yellow cards to Bolton and 27 to Chelsea in that timeJussi Jaaskelainen has appeared in this fixture a record 12 times, with Lampard and Terry on 11 eachBolton have not won in the last 7 Premier League matches between the two – it fact it was a 2-1 away triumph in December 2003Bolton have not won at home to Chelsea since Oct 1997 when they were 1-0 winners thanks to a goal from Dean Holdsworth
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Kevin Davies has scored 2 goals for Bolton against Chelsea in the PLFrank Lampard has scored 6 goals for Chelsea against Bolton in the PL with 3 of these coming at the ReebokThere have been 2 red cards for Bolton in this fixture but none for ChelseaChelsea have won 4 in a row at the Reebok and have not conceded a goal there now in 387 minutes. Henrik Pedersen was the last Wanderers player to score at the Reebok Wanderers have managed just 3 wins in 16 Premier League matches versus ChelseaChelsea have conceded 3 goals in the 2nd half this season and 2 of these have come in the last 10 minutes of matchesBolton have conceded 11 of their 13 goals this season in the opening 45 minutes of matches
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Alan Wiley has booked Kevin Davies on 7 separate occasions and Ivan Campo 5Chelsea have yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of a match or in the last 10 minutes of a match this season in the Premier LeagueChelsea have picked up 18 yellow cards in the Premier League this season second only to Middlesbrough and 13 of these have come on the roadAlan Wiley has dished out 21 yellow cards this season in 6 PL matches
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Fulham v Portsmouth
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History
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Papa Diop and Sean Davis play against their former clubsDejan Stefanovic has Pompey’s leading number of appearances in this match with 7 appsYakubu is Portsmouth’s leading scorer against Fulham in the Premier league with 4 goalsAfter winning their first two PL matches at home to Portsmouth Fulham have failed to win in their last 2. Last season ended 1-1 and Pompey were 3-1 winners in 2005/06.Fulham’s last win at Craven Cottage against Pompey was 3-1 back in April 2005
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Howard Webb has given Fulham 17 yellow cards in 9 matches and has given Pompey 9 yellows in 6 matches. He has never given either side a red cardLast season both matches ended 1-1 and their have been 3 1-1 draws in 8 matches between the two sidesPortsmouth after failing to score in the first ever PL meeting between the two have scored in the last 7 – Fulham have also scored in 7 of the 8 matches between the two 11 of Portsmouth’s 15 goals have come at Fratton Park this season
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4 times this season Fulham have scored goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches – Portsmouth have conceded 4 times in that time periodPompey on the other hand have scored 4 goals in the last ten minutes of matches whilst Fulham have conceded 5 in that time period Not much to choose between the 2 sides in the yellow card count with Portsmouth edging it 15 to 14Referee Webb has given out 19 yellow cards in his 5 PL matches to date this season but has yet to dismiss anyone
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Referee Halsey has taken charge of Liverpool on 19 occasions and has given 16 yellows and he has given Spurs 15 yellows in 17 matches for Spurs. The only player he has sent off for either side is Didier ZokoraJamie Carragher and Sami Hyppia have both made a record 15 appearances in this Premier League fixtureHarry Kewell has scored twice for Liverpool in past matches against SpursSpurs have won just once at Liverpool in 15 attempts in the PL when they were 2-1 winners back in the 1993/94 season There have been 10 Liverpool wins and 4 draws in the remaining 14 PL matches at Anfield
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Liverpool are looking to make it 4 straight PL wins over Tottenham.Spurs have gone 6 matches without a win in this fixture since they won 2-1 at White Hart Lane in January 2004Liverpool have yet to concede a goal from open play this season in the PL at AnfieldDespite being at opposite ends of the table Spurs have out scored Liverpool 14 goals to 11 so far this seasonThe big difference between the 2 sides this season is in defence – Liverpool have conceded just 2 goals all season whilst Spurs have let in 16Spurs have conceded 5 of their 14 goals this season from shots from outside the penalty area
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Mark Halsey has taken charge of this match on 3 separate occasions and given a total of just 3 yellow cardsOnly Everton and Newcastle United have received fewer yellow cards than Liverpool’s 10. In Halsey’s 6 PL matches this season he has given out 19 yellows and 1 red cardSpurs have been quick off the mark this season with 5 of their 14 goals coming in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season – Liverpool have yet to score any goals in that time period
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Newcastle v Everton
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Referee Atkinson has taken charge of Newcastle 6 times, giving 9 yellows and has given 6 yellows in 4 matches for Everton. He has never refereed this fixture however and has never given either side a red cardShay Given has appeared in this fixture a record 16 timesKevin Campbell is Everton’s leading scorer in this fixture with 5 goals – all of them coming at St James’Newcastle have won 4 and drawn 2 of the last 6 matches between the two at St James’s ParkOverall at home Newcastle have 9 wins and 3 draws in their 14 meetings and lost just twiceEverton’s last win was back in March 2000 when they left with a 1-0 win
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There have been 3 red cards for both teams over the years in this fixtureEverton with 4 have scored more headed goals in the PL this season than any other sideNewcastle are a first half side with 7 of their 10 goals coming during the opening 45 minutesIn 28 meetings in the PL there has only ever been 1 goalless draw - back in February 1998
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Betting
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Tim Cahill has been booked 4 times for Everton against Newcastle and 3 of these have come at St James’Everton have the best record in the PL for yellow cards this season with just 8Referee Martin Atkinson has dished out just 9 yellow cards in his 4 PL matches this season
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Man City v Middlesbrough
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Steve Bennett has never taken charge of this fixtureRichard Dunne and Mark Schwarzer both have a record 10 appearances in this fixturePaulo Wanchope is City’s leading scorer in this fixture with 2 goalsLast season City did the double over Middlesbrough and kept clean sheets in both matchesThe win at home last season was City’s first ever over Boro in the PL in 8 attempts
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Referee Bennett has given 30 yellow cards to both teams over the years – in 15 matches with City and 17 matches with Boro. He has given City 2 reds and Boro 1 in that time7 of Boro’s 9 goals have come at the Riverside this seasonNo side has scored more than one goal in the fixture with Boro winning 4 times 1-0.City have just 2 wins over Boro in 16 PL Matches
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George Boateng has been booked twice for Boro in this fixture before and 3 times in total at City for all clubsMiddlesbrough have picked up more yellow cards than any other Premiership side (22) – 3 more than the next on the list (Chelsea). Only 9 of these have come away from home and 13 have come at the RiversideCity have picked up 13 yellow cards and German midfielder Dietmar Hamann has 4 of theseReferee Steve Bennett has booked 26 players this season in his 7 matches and sent off 4 moreIn 8 matches there has only ever been 1 goalless draw - at the City of Manchester Stadium in November 2003
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Reading v Derby County
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Referee Lee Mason has never refereed Reading on 3 occasions giving 4 yellow cards and has taken charge of Derby once this season giving just 1 yellow to Steve HowardJames McCeveley is the only member of the Derby squad to have played at Reading in the PL – getting booked as a substitute for Blackburn last seasonThese 2 sides have never met in the PL - they last met in the 2004/05 season with this fixture ending as a draw and Wigan winning 3-1 at the JJB stadium
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3 of Reading’s 9 goals this season have come in the last 10 mins of matchesDerby have been slow starters this season and have conceded five goals in the opening 15 minutes of matchesIn the 4 matches where Reading have conceded first they have gone on to lose whilst Wigan have lost 4 of the 5 matches where they have conceded firstWigan started the season with 2 wins in 3 matches but since then have failed to win in their last 5 – losing 3 and drawing 2
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Betting
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Derby have managed just 5 goals all season - the fewest in the PL and they have all come at Pride Park. They have also conceded the most with 21 and 16 of these have come on the roadReading have the 2nd worst defensive record in the PL this season with 18 goals conceded - 6 at home and 12 on the road
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