I don't get excited about many Premier League fixtures but the Black Country derby certainly
gets my heart racing. It's even more special when it takes place in the Premier League – todays
match only the fourth in Premier League history.
So as Wolves slumped to what turned out to be an embarrassing defeat my major interest in
Premier League football for this season ends in disappointment as West Brom triumphed for their
eighth time to Wolves three wins since I first went to Molineux in 1999.
2-1 wins for United over Liverpool and Arsenal over Sunderland - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Here's a look at the weekend's biggest Premier League fixtures and the best bets to place this
weekend.
Manchester United v Liverpool
All eyes will be on Old Trafford this weekend when arch rivals Man United and Liverpool face off
in what promises to be a fiery encounter (12.
This could be an eventful day. And then again, no- as Elton John would say. I'm not sure what
the implications will be of having a whole round of Premier League fixtures on the same evening as
the transfer deadline, but to me it sounds a spot iffy. For managers looking to get shot of a bit
of dead wood, I suppose, it's probably ideal.
It's interesting how certain Premier League fixtures come and go as being a ‘must see' or a
top of the table clash, but one that has always whet the appetite is whenever Arsenal come up
against Manchester United. However this Sunday will mark the first time I've missed the visit of
United in nearly 12 years.
It's been a few weeks since we've had an open thread, but this weekend's Premier League fixtures
offers plenty of opportunities for some of the underdogs in the league to register an upset. With
no early and no late kick-offs ...
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Former Anfield star John Barnes says Aston Villa striker Darren Bent does not fit the bill for
Liverpool, as the Reds consider goalscoring reinforcements in January.
The Merseysiders have scored only 18 times in as many Barclays Premier League fixtures this season
and, with Luis Suarez set to begin an eight-game ban in the New Year, Kenny Dalglish has been
tipped to bolster his attack.
Pete Nordsted's betting tips: Late action at Old Trafford while Bolton Wolves should
produce goals early on
Industry expert Pete Nordsted is back to analyse the next round of Premier League fixtures and
has identified some very strong statistical trends
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Roberto Mancini angry at Liverpool's 'extra 48 hours' before key game
• Manchester City coach criticises Premier League fixtures • Extra rest time 'can make a
difference' Roberto Mancini has criticised the Premier League for scheduling the next round of
fixtures in a way that means Liverpool will have two days' extra rest before their away game
against Manchester City a week on Tuesday.
Boxing Day Premier League fixtures in focus
The traditional Boxing Day fixtures are always a favourite with football fans across the
country, and this year is no different. Sportsmail takes a look at what is at stake this year.
View the full story here: The Mail
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The absence of the top five or six clubs from much of the schedule for yesterday's Premier
League fixtures may have meant that the eyes of many may have drifted towards the bottom of the
table instead. As has been the case for the previous couple of seasons, the bottom half of the
Premier League table is starting to look rather congested, with just six points separating the team
in tenth place in the table from the relegation places.
I wrote about substitutions a few weeks ago with regards to substitutions last season in the
Premier League. I've decided to expand on these slightly by taking a look at the state of the game
when the substitutions are actually made. The following data is taken from Premier League fixtures
from the 2010/2011 season.
CARLING CUP LIVE: Arsenal v Manchester City, Chelsea v Liverpool, Cardiff v
Blackburn
Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Carling Cup quarter-finals with three ties set to be decided
on the night including two-all Premier League fixtures.
View the full story here: The Mail
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The Aston Villa online forums are a darkened picture of despair at the upcoming match against us.
Hutton is getting some abuse for being useless and the Villa fans reckon that if Bale can make
Maicon look crap, Hutton is going to look worse than a Sunday leaguer. They reckon we should expect
at least one penalty from Hutton gifted most likely against Bale.
Responses to poor performances Manchester United If United win at Everton on Saturday lunchtime
then Alex Ferguson can put last weekend's shenanigans down to a mental block from his players, and
console himself that if he has just one mindf*ck in 25 years at the helm, all is relatively well.
They went down to ten [.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he is not surprised by the strong start to
the season made by local rivals Manchester City. The blue half of Manchester have assembled a
talented squad at vast expense over the last couple of years and have matched united point for
point so far this season with 6 wins and only 1 draw from their opening 7 Premier League fixtures.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admitted that his side's lack of confidence did not warrant a win at
White Hart Lane but also accused Tottenham Hotspur's opening goal scorer Rafael Van der Vaart of
handling the ball in the build-up to his late first-half strike.
Van der Vaart controversially controlled the ball before slotting it past Wojciech Szczesny in
the Gunners' goal and although the Dutch midfielder celebrated dramatically with the Spurs faithful
on the touchline, Wenger was not convinced.
Bolton come to Villa Park for the 3rd round of the Carling Cup, Alex McLeish has fielded a very
strong side and Owen Coyle is able to hand Stuart Holden his first appearance since his knee injury
at the tail end of last season.
Aston Villa Bolton 1 Shay Given 1 Adam Bogdan 2 Alan Hutton 2 Gretar Rafn Steinsson 5 Richard Dunne
5 Gary Cahill 6 James Collins 31 David Wheater 3 Stephen Warnock 11 Ricardo Gardner 19 Stiliyan
Petrov 7 Chris Eagles 25 Barry Bannan 6 Fabrice Muamba 7 Stephen Ireland 8 Stuart Holden 12 Marc
Albrighton 21 Darren Pratley 14 Nathan Delfouneso 28 Gael Kakuta 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 24 David
Ngog Subs Subs 22 Brad Guzan 22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 23 Habib Beye 4 Paul Robinson 34 Shane Lowry 20
Robbie Blake 16 Fabian Delph 16 Mark Davies 38 Gary Gardner 10 Martin Petrov 10 Charles N'Zogbia 14
Kevin Davies
Graham Burke 9 Tuncay Sanli League Cup 3rd Round Ties (K.
David Anderson's Premier League previews and predictions (Week 5)
Simon Bird's off this week so please welcome David Anderson into the predictions hotseat... ***
Call it coincidence, conspiracy or whatever you want, but whereas Manchester United are home after
each of their six Champions League group games, Manchester City are away.
It's the first Premiership game after an international break and the transfer deadline day
changes. Since we last played, Luke Young and Jean II Makoun headed for pastures new, but were
replaced by Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas.
Here's how the two managers are going to look for the points today:
Hutton replaces Chris Herd in the only change to the starting line-up against Wolves, but Jenas
doesn't make the 18.
Weekend Bets: Villa, Arsenal and Wolves to prosper is a post from: Just Football
Just Football's resident betting expert Rob Hartnett returns with a look at value in the
weekend's Premier League fixtures.
Fulham Vs Blackburn, Sunday 1600 Sky Sports
Super Sunday may be a bit of a misnomer for this televised fixture but perhaps the Sky
schedulers know what they are doing.
I recently got asked in a comment to tell you my team for this seasons Barclays fantasy football.
So here it comes, this is my team for Fantasy Premier League.
My goalkeepers are Given for Aston Villa and Al-Habsi from Wigan. I've never really believed in
using too much money in goalkeepers in fantasy football, and that hasn't changed this season.
This is a big, big game for Alex Mcleish today. The last of a run of home games and a derby
against an opponent that caused his predecessor so many problems. It's also something of a "top of
the table" encounter and the winner, should there be one, will get boasting rights over the rest of
the league for at least a while today.
West Bromwich Albion have slapped an £8 million price tag on Peter Odemwingie. The Nigerian
striker was a big hit during his first season in the Premier League, and have already rejected a
£4 million bid from Wigan Athletic.
The Daily Mail is reporting that Odemwingie is available for £8 million, a price
which may put off Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, who is rumored to be interested in the
striker/winger.
The new 2011/12 Premier League season is finally here! It's the battle of the new managers at
Craven Cottage today, although Martin Jol does have several competitive games under his belt in the
Europa League.
Here are the confirmed line-ups for both sides:
Fulham Aston Villa 1 Mark Schwarzer 1 Shay Given 18 Aaron Hughes 2 Luke Young 14 Philippe Senderos
6 James Collins 5 Brede Hangeland 5 Richard Dunne 7 John Arne Riise 3 Stephen Warnock 16 Damien
Duff 10 Charles N'Zogbia 20 Dickson Etuhu 16 Fabian Delph 13 Danny Murphy 19 Stiliyan Petrov 23
Clint Dempsey 18 Emile Heskey 8 Andrew Johnson 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 25 Bobby Zamora 9 Darren Bent
Subs Subs 38 Neil Etheridge 22 Brad Guzan 2 Stephen Kelly 21 Ciaran Clark 6 Chris Baird 7 Stephen
Ireland 28 Matthew Briggs 17 Jean II Makoun 4 Steve Sidwell 12 Marc Albrighton 10 Pajtim Kasami 25
Barry Bannan 30 Moussa Dembele 14 Nathan Delfouneso Probable Formation: Castrol Football Prediction
Today's other Premier League fixtures:
- Blackburn vs Wolves
- Liverpool vs Sunderland
- QPR vs Bolton
- Wigan vs Norwich
- Newcastle vs Arsenal (1730)
Tottenham's Premier League match with Everton on Saturday has been postponed because of the
riots in London.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has confirmed the fixture will not go ahead
because the area around White Hart Lane is a crime scene called off in the wake of the London
riots.
Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has called on the Premier League and the FA to postpone this
weekend's opening round of Premier League fixtures. The Toffees are scheduled to open the season on
Saturday in London as they face Tottenham, just blocks away from the location where the rioting
began.
Riots have broken out all over England, and White Hart Lane appears to be the most at risk
stadium this weekend.
London riots 2011: Clubs set to cancel opening Premier League fixtures
English football was in a state of chaos with the Premier League concerned that the rioting in
London could now force them to postpone matches on the opening weekend of the season.
View the full story here: The Mail
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Calling off Premier League fixtures would send 'terrible message'
Ecclestone
"It gives a terrible message to the rest of the world," says QPR owner
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As the statue of Sir Bobby Moore looks on, London burns in the distance behind a desolate
Wembley Stadium. The scenes across England this week have been devastating and
surreal. These images have brought to mind the sectarian unrest I witnessed as a child
when the IRA and Loyalists committed weekly acts of bloodshed.
By Chris Wright
As of a few minutes ago, the FA have announced the cancellation of England's friendly against
Holland at Wembley tomorrow evening, due to the ongoing chav uprising that is sweeping through
London the right call, we're sure you'll agree.
It remains to be seen whether or not the opening weekend of Premier League fixtures will be
affected or not though, thankfully, international peace broker Wayne Rooney has stepped in to help
politely quell the disturbances by then.
Premier League 2011-12: Manchester City can cause trouble for United | Kevin
McCarra
Roberto Mancini's side have momentum and will present a huge challenge to the champions and
Chelsea As if it were not enough to win the Premier League title once again, Manchester United
insisted on staying ahead of the pack even in the close season.
The Daily Mail is reporting that Manchester United winger Gabriel Obertan is set to
clinch a move to Newcastle on Monday. The young Frenchman has failed to break into the United first
team, and after an impressive preseason campaign Alan Pardew is ready to slot him into Newcastle's
squad.
The proliferation of foreign players in the Premier League is an often covered subject on radio
phone-ins and blogs like this one. I thought rather than offering the same glib observations on
foreign players in the 'English game' I'd offer some facts on the number of non-English (and
non-British) players who currently ply their trade in the Premier League today (or to be more
specific last season).
The proliferation of foreign players in the Premier League is an often covered subject on radio
phone-ins and blogs like this one. I thought rather than offering the same glib observations on
foreign players in the 'English game' I'd offer some facts on the number of non-English (and
non-British) players who currently ply their trade in the Premier League today (or to be more
specific last season).
The Best of 2011/2012 Premier League Fixtures: Part Two - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Last week we analysed the first half the 2011/2012 Premier League fixtures list, looking at the
key clashes through August to December.
Here we look at the second half of the season and try to pick where the best action is likely to
be.
The Best of 2011/2012 Premier League Fixtures: Part One - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Watch the best of the 2011/2012 Premier League season with Sky Sports HD.
The 2011/2012 Premier League season kicks off with a bang a Manchester derby in the FA Community
Shield as the curtain raiser for a fast start to the season that sees Arsenal host Liverpool and
United host Tottenham and Arsenal and all of this just in August.
Eleven fixture changes
Liverpool have announced nine Barclays Premier League fixtures for 2011-12 have been rearranged
for television coverage.
View the full story here: Liverpool FC
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Premier League live games
Find out when your team is on as Sky Sports announces the first batch of live Premier League
fixtures for the 2011/12 season.
View the full story here: Sky Sports
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dominated above all others, winning the trophy in a frankly ridiculous 12 of the 19 titles handed
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