Both Stoke and Fulham have a double header on Gameweek 20, after missing out on Gameweek 17. Arsenal and Bolton are the other teams that gameweek who benefit from the revised fixture list.
The tricky part for a lot of players is that by now many have shaped their teams into something close to what they would like, making the dilemma not so much about who they should transfer in, rather who they will transfer out.

This weeks predictions: Arsenal v Stoke 2-0 Aston Villa v Hull 2-0 Blackburn v Liverpool 1-1 Man City v Chelsea 1-2 Portsmouth v Burnley 0-1 West Ham v Man Utd 0-2 Wigan v Birmingham 1-0 Wolverhampton v Bolton 1-0 Everton v Tottenham 1-3 Fulham v Sunderland 2-1

FIFA Club World Cup semifinal on Fox Soccer Channel at 11am. FSC also has has Sunderland - Aston Villa at 2:45pm. Same time for Manchester United - Wolves on Setanta and Bolton - West Ham United on Setanta Xtra (regular Setanta at 5pm). All Times Eastern

Ivan Klasnic is a man in form. In the last four matches he has scored 4 goals for Bolton, and accrued 4 bonus points. Admittedly these results have come against some middling teams - Fulham, Wolves, Manchester City and West Ham, but his forthcoming fixtures look equally useful: Wigan, Burnley, Hull and Arsenal in his gameweek 20 double fixture, then Sunderland on the 9th of January.

A goal in the 93rd minute of the match by Fernando Torres gave Liverpool the boost they desperately needed as they won against Aston Villa 0-1 at Villa Park. The dramatic victory gave the Reds a reprieve from the bad string of performances and results that they have been seeing so far in the Premier [.

It has been a pretty disastrous three months for Liverpool in league so far, but on a game-by-game basis, how do this season's result compare to last season's?
Below is a side-by side comparison of all results from this season and last season:
NCF = No Corresponding Fixture

This Season

Last Season

Points +/1

Tottenham v LFC

L 2-1

L 2 -1

0

LFC v Stoke City

W 4-0

D 0-0

+ 2

LFC v Aston Villa

L 1-3

W 5-0

-3

Bolton v LFC

W 2-3

W 2 – 0

0

LFC v Burnley

W 4-0

NCF

-

West Ham v LFC

W 2-3

W 3–0

0

LFC v Hull City

W 6-1

D 2–2

+2

Chelsea v LFC

L 2-0

W 1–0

-3

Sunderland v LFC

L 1-0

W 0–1

-3

LFC v Man United

W 2-0

W 2-1

0

Fulham v LFC

L 3-1

W 1-0

-3

LFC v Birmingham

D 2-2

NCF

-

LFC v Man City

D 2-2

D 1-1

-

ANALYSIS

This season

Last season

Won

5

7

Lost

5

1

Draw

1

3

Goals Scored

23

20

Goals conceded

19

5

Points gained (total: W+D)

16

24

Points dropped (D+L)

17

9

Overall point differential

-8 ( i.

It's that time of the week again, tomorrow the mighty Wanderers will be traveling southward to take on Wolves. This will be the 112th time the two clubs have faced each other, the first time being in 1888 in the first season of the league. Yes my friends, this is a clash steeped in history. To find out exactly how many times each team has won, lost, and drawn go to the BBC.

Jody Craddock was amongst the goals again as Wolves beat Bolton.

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Yet another loss. We now sit in 19th place, having taken just 1 point from our last 5 games. ONE point. I can't even communicate how disappointed I am with our team right now. Losing to Spartak London is one thing, they spend probably 5 times what we do, but losing horribly to a newly promoted team?

If you are looking for a cheaper midfielder for the next month or so, Tamir Cohen is a central midfielder with Bolton who may be worth considering. He is involved in the double gameweek in GW20, and compared to cheapie favorite Bowyer, has a more favourable run. Boltons forthcoming fixture list reads:
- Man City (h)
- West Ham (h)
- Wigan (a)
- Burnley (a)
- Hull City (h) Arsenal (a)
- Sunderland (a)
- Arsenal (h)
- Burnley (h)
Some of these teams present rather leaky defenses, and (at time of writing) at £4.

It's a busy Saturday in the English Premier League with nine matches on the schedule. Video Highlights for all the matches can be found below including Chelsea v Everton & Manchester United v Aston Villa. If a link is not available for a match, then highlights are not yet available but should be added later.

What a set of results for us before the biggey at Anfield tomorrow. City only take a point from Bolton, Chelsea draw at home to Everton, Spurs lose at home to Wolves, Manu lose at home to Villa and Wayne Rooney gets booked for diving. It isn't just foreigners that dive you know. Moving onto tomorrow, today's results have focused my attention somewhat.

Liverpool and Arsenal fans haven't had a lot to cheer about recently. After a great start to the campaign, we've fallen away with losses at Sunderland and, most painfully, at home to Chelsea, while Liverpool are out of the Champions League and struggling to ensure they appear at Europe's top table again next season.

I've lowered my standard to the point where I celebrate a single point against a non-Big Four team, such is the life of a Bolton fan. Annnnyway many apologies for not getting the chance to write a match report, I participated in a "Family Day" yesterday (yes, it was exactly as fun as it sounds), so didn't get the chance.

On a game-by-game basis, how do league results from this season compare to last season? (We'll be tracking these figures for every league game this season).
Below is a side-by side comparison of all results from this season and last season, up to and including the Arsenal game on Sunday 13th December 2009:

This Season

Last Season

Points +/1

1

Tottenham v LFC

L 2-1

L 2 -1

0

2

LFC v Stoke City

W 4-0

D 0-0

+ 2

3

LFC v Aston Villa

L 1-3

W 5-0

-3

4

Bolton v LFC

W 2-3

W 2 – 0

0

5

LFC v Burnley

W 4-0

NCF

-

6

West Ham v LFC

W 2-3

W 3–0

0

7

LFC v Hull City

W 6-1

D 2–2

+2

8

Chelsea v LFC

L 2-0

W 1–0

-3

9

Sunderland v LFC

L 1-0

W 0–1

-3

10

LFC v Man United

W 2-0

W 2-1

0

11

Fulham v LFC

L 3-1

W 1-0

-3

12

LFC v Birmingham

D 2-2

NCF

-

13

LFC v Man City

D 2-2

D 1-1

-

14

Everton v LFC

W 0-2

W 0-2

-

15

Blackburn v LFC

D 0-0

W 1-3

-2

16

LFC v Arsenal

L 1-2

D 4-4

-2

Analysis

This season

Last season

Won

6

9

Lost

6

1

Draw

2

4

Goals Scored

28

29

Goals conceded

20

11

Ave goals conceded per game

1.

This is going up a bit late, but since there are a handful of matches on tap today (including several involving Americans), it's only right to have a running commentary post.

Here are the matches you can watch today:

2:30pm- FSC- Aston Villa vs.

Didnt get a chance to do some predictions last time around, so here's what I think is going to happen this weekend Arsenal v Hull 2-0 Aston Villa v Stoke 2-1 Blackburn v Tottenham 1-0 Fulham v Man Utd 1-3 Man City v Sunderland 2-1 Portsmouth v Liverpool 0-1 Everton v Birmingham 1-2 West Ham v Chelsea 0-2 Wolverhampton v Burnley 2-1 Wigan v Bolton [.

On a game-by-game basis, how do league results from this season compare to last season? (We'll be tracking these figures for every league game this season).
Below is a side-by side comparison of all results from this season and last season, up to and including the Arsenal game on Sunday 13th December 2009:
NCF = No corresponding fixture

This Season

Last Season

Points +/1

1

Tottenham v LFC

L 2-1

L 2 -1

0

2

LFC v Stoke City

W 4-0

D 0-0

+ 2

3

LFC v Aston Villa

L 1-3

W 5-0

-3

4

Bolton v LFC

W 2-3

W 2 – 0

0

5

LFC v Burnley

W 4-0

NCF

-

6

West Ham v LFC

W 2-3

W 3–0

0

7

LFC v Hull City

W 6-1

D 2–2

+2

8

Chelsea v LFC

L 2-0

W 1–0

-3

9

Sunderland v LFC

L 1-0

W 0–1

-3

10

LFC v Man United

W 2-0

W 2-1

0

11

Fulham v LFC

L 3-1

W 1-0

-3

12

LFC v Birmingham

D 2-2

NCF

-

13

LFC v Man City

D 2-2

D 1-1

-

14

Everton v LFC

W 0-2

W 0-2

-

15

Blackburn v LFC

D 0-0

W 1-3

-2

16

LFC v Arsenal

L 1-2

D 4-4

-2

17

LFC v Wigan

W 2-0

W 3-2

-

Analysis

This season

Last season

+/-

Won

6

9

-3

Lost

6

1

+5

Draw

2

4

-2

Goals Scored

30

32

-2

Goals conceded

20

13

+7

Ave goals conceded per game

1.

According to the Bolton News, Bolton boss Gary Megson stated that defender Gary Cahill is not for sale. Megson said,

"This club can't sell Gary Cahill in January ... There is no amount of money that I would recommend that we accept to take for him .

Freddy Adu is telling people on Twitter that he has an offer on the table, but that it has to be the right one. Check it out. Where do you want to see him go?
Ives Galarcep breaks down some scenarios apparently playing out with potential Generation adidas signings. Some big-time talent looks to be joining the League this year.

Arsenal ended the year in style. With a 1-4 win over Portsmouth, the Gunners moved closer to the top knowing that they of course have a game in hand, away at Bolton. In the meantime, manager ...

Clubs splashing the cash on the middlemen. Not a story that gets enough attention:

1 Man City £12,874,283
2 Chelsea £9,562,223
3 Liverpool £6,657,305
4 Tottenham £6,066,935
5 West Ham £5,527,548
6 Arsenal £4,760,241
7 Wigan £3,576,972
8 Portsmouth £3,184,725
9 Bolton £3,166,611
10 Everton £2,008,407
11 Sunderland £2,007,040
12 Aston Villa £1,708,374
13 Blackburn £1,610,885
14 Hull £1,599,188
15 Man Utd £1,517,393
16 Fulham £1,469,258
17 Wolves £1,235,703
18 Birmingham £974,982
19 Stoke City £716,042
20 Burnley £468,398

Total £70,692,513

West Ham, Wigan, Bolton, Hull and Portsmouth really burned some serious cash which seems not to have served them well.

Look at Big Phil's sad Charlie Brown face. No one wants to see that.

PHILIPPE SENDEROS today suffered the ignominy of being left out of Arsenal's League Cup squad to face Man City at Eastlands tonight. When your gaffer rates you below a past-it Mikael Silvestre, you know you're not wanted.

This weekend sees a mouth-watering selection of ties that could really have a huge impact on the Premier League standings. With dominant Chelsea seemingly vulnerable, a resurgent Man City side could be the perfect opposition to throw the title race wide open, while there are three relegation six-pointers as Pompey host Burnley, Wigan welcome Birmingham and Bolton travel to Wolves.

05/12/2009Portsmouth - Burnley ore 13.45Arsenal - Stoke City ore 16.00Aston Villa - Hull City ore 16.00Blackburn - Liverpool ore 16.00West Ham - Manchester United ore 16.00Wigan - Birmingham City ore 16.00Wolverhampton - Bolton ore 16.00Manchester City - Chelsea ore 18.3006/12/2009Fulham - Sunderland ore 16.

(video gol: West Ham-Manchester United 0-4)
I RISULTATI DI IERI:
Portsmouth - Burnley 2:0 (0:0)
Aston Villa - Hull City 3:0 (2:0)
Wolverhampton - Bolton Wand. 2:1 (1:0)
Arsenal - Stoke City 2:0 (1:0)
Blackburn R. - Liverpool 0:0
Wigan - Birmingham 2:3 (1:0)
West Ham - Manchester Utd 0:4 (0:1)
Manch.

According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Sheffield United are interested in Bolton defender Danny Shittu. It is reported that boss Gary Megson is looking to sell the defender to lower the club's wages.

On a game-by-game basis, how do league results from this season compare to last season? (We'll be tracking these figures for every league game this season).
Below is a side-by side comparison of all results from this season and last season, up to and including the Blackburn Rovers game on Saturday 5th December 2009:

This Season

Last Season

Points +/1

1

Tottenham v LFC

L 2-1

L 2 -1

0

2

LFC v Stoke City

W 4-0

D 0-0

+ 2

3

LFC v Aston Villa

L 1-3

W 5-0

-3

4

Bolton v LFC

W 2-3

W 2 – 0

0

5

LFC v Burnley

W 4-0

NCF

-

6

West Ham v LFC

W 2-3

W 3–0

0

7

LFC v Hull City

W 6-1

D 2–2

+2

8

Chelsea v LFC

L 2-0

W 1–0

-3

9

Sunderland v LFC

L 1-0

W 0–1

-3

10

LFC v Man United

W 2-0

W 2-1

0

11

Fulham v LFC

L 3-1

W 1-0

-3

12

LFC v Birmingham

D 2-2

NCF

-

13

LFC v Man City

D 2-2

D 1-1

-

14

Everton v LFC

W 0-2

W 0-2

-

15

Blackburn v LFC

D 0-0

W 1-3

-2

Analysis

This season

Last season

Won

6

9

Lost

5

1

Draw

2

3

Goals Scored

27

25

Goals conceded

18

7

Ave goals conceded per game

1.

City beating EPL toppers Chelsea has to be the result of the weekend.
Emmanuel Adebayor was responsible for a goal for both teams in the first half (he had an own goal if anyone was confused by that) and Carlos Tevez had a beauty of a free-kick goal for the winner.
The big highlight came when Shay Given saved a Frank Lampard at the end to seal it.

Tough talking from the skipper:

"We have to make sure we build on the result from Saturday," declared the skipper. It is no good beating Chelsea with all the emotion that entailed and then coming home from Bolton with nothing.
"We have got to make sure we remain mentally tough, it is not enough to beat the best sides we have to produce the same against everyone.

CITY will be without left-back Wayne Bridge at least until the New Year.
But the Blues have survived a second defensive injury scare with Micah Richards set to be fit to face Bolton on Saturday.
Bridge is believed to have tweaked medial knee ligaments during the 2-1 weekend win over Chelsea and at first it was feared he may be a long-term casualty.

Liverpool full-back Andrea Dossena has once again hinted at his desire to leave the club.
The Italian defender has found first-team opportunities hard to come by so far this season and is widely expected to leave Anfield when the transfer window opens in January.
Napoli are being touted as Dossena's most likely next club as he looks to secure a place in the Italy squad for next year's World Cup in South Africa.

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that he has not received any enquiries for Kevin Phillips and Lee Carsley. McLeish said,

"There have not been any enquiries for Kevin and Lee.

After the highs of last week a potential trap game awaits.
With the concensus being that we are back on track (amazing what a victory can do) there is the potential to look past the trip to The Reebok to potentially tougher tests at Tottenham on Wednesday and Sunderland next weekend.
Hopefully that will not be the case though as players and management alike should be only too aware that this is the type of fixture that was prevalent in our recent run of draws.

FIFA Club World Cup on Fox Soccer Channel: Atlante - Auckland City at 5pm (11am on Fox Sports en Espanol). EPL on ESPN2: Stoke City - Wigan Athletic at 7:30am. On Setanta: Chelsea - Everton at 10am, Spurs - Wolverhampton at 5pm, Birmingham City - West Ham United at 8:30am, and Hull City - Blackburn at 10:15pm.

A concern going into today's game was our recent record of firing blanks at The Reebok (no goals in our four previous visits), but - in what has been a theme of the season so far - it was problems in defence rather than attack that was to be our undoing.
Team wise Hughes went as I expected - Sylvinho in for Bridge and Bellamy picked ahead of Robinho, but the recently impressive de Jong was replaced by Vincent Kompany.

Yesterday's results have made today's game at Anfield all the more interesting. Not that a game against the Mugsmashers is ever anything but a chance for the Arsenal players to avenge the smashing of my mug so many years ago, but it makes life at the top of the table much more fun.

Aston Villa actually moved above us into third with their 1-0 win over United, although they have played two more games.

Welcome to the zone. Not the kind of place where you just drop in. Have a cup of tea. Some people wouldn't even go near the place. Others, season after season, game after game... They call it home.

Which is why it is not greeted very well if a team doesn't perform at home. Which is why it's not cool that we didn't perform at what is probably the greatest 'home' any team could have.

Coming into this weekend, looking at the fixture list, this was poised to be the end of Arsenal's title hopes. Chelsea was at home against Everton, who have been very poor this season, and Manchester United was at home against Aston Villa. Spurs were also home against Wolves, and Manchester City were playing at relegation zone dwellers Bolton.

We're back in it. This past weekend was just about as good of a weekend as we could have asked for in the Premiership. Chelsea dropped points at home to Everton, Man City drew with Bolton, and best of all, United lost at home to Aston Villa. Meanwhile, we played on Sunday, and it was a rough match up at Anfield vs Liverpool.