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Matches Playing 9th May 2009
Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth
Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham v Aston Villa
Hull City v Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic
West Ham v Liverpool
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Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth |
Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - Only one of the 11 Premier League games between Pompey and Rovers has ended as a draw.
- Eight of the 10 victories have been by a one-goal margin.
- Rovers have only lost one of the nine home Premier League matches under Sam Allardyce.
- If Kanu comes off the bench in this match, it will be his 100th appearance as a substitute - more than any other player in Premier League history.
- Portsmouth have won none of their last 11 Premier League away games.
- 24% of Blackburn's goals have been scored by defenders - the highest proportion in the Premier League.
- Pompey have failed to score in their last three Premier League matches.
- Paul Hart has lost only three games since taking over - to Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea.
- Pompey have drawn none of their 12 Premier League games against teams from the north west this season.
- Portsmouth have conceded 18 goals in the final 15 minutes this season - more than any other team - costing them 11 points, a joint-league high.
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Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland |
Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - Djibril Cisse has scored in both games for Sunderland against Bolton this season - a 4-1 league defeat and a 2-1 FA Cup victory.
- Matt Taylor has scored four goals in four Premier League games against Sunderland.
- There have been exactly two goals scored in this fixture in each of the last four Premier League meetings at the Reebok.
- Bolton have conceded the most headed goals in the top flight this season - seven.
- The Trotters are quick starters having bagged nine goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches - more than any other side.
- Sunderland have failed to score in six of their last 10 Premier League matches and scored just one goal in each of the other four.
- Bolton have won just one of their last eight Premier League matches.
- Sunderland have won just one of their last 10 Premier League outings.
- Bolton have only lost one of eight games against teams in the current bottom eight of the table.
- 19% of the goals Sunderland have scored have come from outside the box - the highest proportion in the Premier League.
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Everton v Tottenham Hotspur |
Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - None of the last six meetings between Spurs and Everton has ended as a home win and five have been away victories.
- Spurs have won three of their last four trips to Goodison Park and kept three clean sheets in those four matches.
- Spurs have kept only one clean sheet in 17 away Premier League games this season - the joint-fewest in the division.
- Spurs have won seven away games in the Premier League at Goodison Park - they have only won more often away at Manchester City.
- Everton have scored 21 goals from set plays - the highest number in the division.
- Spurs have only scored 19% of their goals from set plays - the lowest proportion of any team.
- Everton haven't won back to back league games since January.
- Spurs have won four of their last six league games all by a 1-0 scoreline.
- Tottenham also took the lead in the other two games but lost both.
- The Toffees have scored 14 headed goals - more than any other team.
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Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - In the last eight games between Fulham and Villa, six have been draws and the other two saw the team who scored first go on to lose 2-1.
- Villa have taken just one point from their last four league away games, conceding 11 goals - this followed a run of seven consecutive wins on the road.
- Aston Villa have scored with 15% of their shots - the best conversion rate in the Premier League.
- Fulham have picked up fewer yellow cards than any other team (36)
- 34% of the goals Villa have conceded have come in the final 15 minutes of games - the highest percentage in the top division.
- Villa ended a run of nine league games without a win or a clean sheet when they beat Hull on Monday night.
- Villa have drawn the fewest away games this season (1), but conversely have drawn the most on home soil (9).
- The Villans have drawn 99 away games in Premier League history - more than any other team.
- Fulham are unbeaten at home in their last 11 games against opponents from the Midlands in the Premier League.
- Villa have won three of their four Premier League trips to London this season, but had won none of the previous 23.
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Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - The last four league meetings between Stoke and Hull have all ended 1-1.
- The home side has not won any of the last seven league meetings between the Potters and the Tigers.
- 76% of Stoke's goals have been scored in the second half - the highest percentage in the top flight.
- Hull have committed 527 fouls this season - more than any other team
- The Tigers have only won two of their last 26 Premier League matches and have lost the last four in a row.
- Phil Brown's men have not won any of their last nine home league matches
- Hull have only kept one clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League home matches.
- Hull took 20 points from their first nine games - they have only taken 14 more from the last 26 matches.
- Hull have been caught offside more than any other side (132 times) compared to Stoke who have been flagged less often than any other team (59).
- 39% of Stoke's goals have been headers - the highest proportion in the top flight.
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West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic |
Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - The last five meetings between West Brom and Wigan have all been won by a one-goal margin.
- In each of the five seasons where the Latics and the Baggies have been in the same division, one of the two meetings has ended as a 1-0 victory - earlier this season it was 2-1 to Wigan at the JJB, so this should be a 1-0 scoreline.
- There have been 12 games in all competitions between West Brom and Wigan with five wins apiece and two draws.
- Chris Brunt has scored four goals in his last four Premier League outings.
- Wigan have failed to score in nine of their last 14 Premier League matches and only more than once in one of the last 16 games.
- West Brom have won only one of their last 13 Premier League matches.
- In these teams' last two meetings at The Hawthorns, the scorer of the first goal has gone on to lose the match.
- Wigan have only won two of their last 14 Premier League matches.
- Wigan have only lost two out of eight Premier League away trips to the Midlands.
- West Brom have won only one of the last eight home games against teams from the north west in the Premier League.
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Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - Liverpool have won nine and lost only one of their last 12 Premier League games against West Ham - but that defeat occurred on their last visit to Upton Park.
- The Hammers have scored one goal or none in each of their last 15 Premier League meetings with Liverpool.
- Dirk Kuyt has scored three goals in his last two Premier League outings.
- The Reds have scored 26 goals in their last eight Premier League matches and taken 22 points from those games.
- Former Hammer Yossi Benayoun has scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances for 'Pool.
- There have only been 15 goals scored in the last 12 Premier League games involving West Ham.
- Liverpool have recouped 22 points from losing positions this season - more than any other team.
- Liverpool have scored in the last five minutes in six of their last seven league games.
- The Reds have hit the woodwork 28 times - more than any other top flight team.
- West Ham have won none of their nine games against the top five teams this season.
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