Premiership Previews

Football-Data is now providing match previews for every Premiership game. They are full of relevant information on recent form and goal scoring as well as head to head performance indicators, and can be used to generate betting forecasts. Use the calendar to access the latest fixtures, or simply browse the archive.

Wigan v Manchester United

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• Due to the huge gulf in goal difference, Manchester United need to match or better Chelsea's result to retain the Premier League title for the first time since 2001.
• After failing to pick up any points against the "Big Four" in their first 20 league games against that quartet, Wigan have drawn the last three.
• Man Utd have won all six matches against Wigan scoring a total of 20 goals.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored six goals in his last four appearances in all competitions against Wigan.
• There have been fewer goals (36) scored at the JJB than at any other stadium in the Premier League this season.
• If the league had started after Steve Bruce arrived at the JJB, Wigan would be ninth.
• Cristiano Ronaldo only needs two goals to score the highest number in a 38-game Premier League season, overtaking Alan Shearer's 31 in 1995-96.
• Carlos Tevez has scored in three of his last four league starts for Man Utd.
• If Wigan concede fewer than three goals then 2007-08 will be their best defensive performance in the Premier League.
• Manchester United have scored six goals direct from a free kick, more than any other team this season.
• Wigan have only conceded 15 goals at home this season, just three more than Chelsea.
• Manchester United have won seven away games on the last day of the season, no other team in the league's history has won more than two.
• Wigan have scored exactly two goals in each of their previous last day Premier League games.
• Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney are the only players in the league to average more than three shots per game.

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Chelsea v Bolton

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• Chelsea need to get a better result than Manchester United if they are to win their third title in four seasons.
• Bolton were relegated at Stamford Bridge in 1998 after a 2-0 defeat on the final day of the season - only a minor mathematical chance exists of them going down this season.
• Chelsea won their first Premier League title with a victory against Bolton in 2004-05.
• Bolton have drawn two of their last four visits to Stamford Bridge 2-2, won one and lost just one.
• Only one of the last nine meetings between these two sides has ended as a home win.
• Salomon Kalou has scored in his two starts against Bolton - the last two matches the sides have played.
• Frank Lampard has scored six goals against Bolton - no other side has been on the receiving end of his strikes more often in the Premier League.
• No Premier League side has ever had 84 points from 37 games (in a 20-team division) and not won the title.
• Bolton have 20 points fewer than they did at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season.
• Chelsea already have one point more than they did at this stage in 2006-07.
• Without Michael Ballack's goals this season Chelsea would be 11 points behind Manchester United.
• Bolton are the only side yet to be shown a red card this season.
• Chelsea have both played (10) and won (7) more home games on the last day of Premier League seasons than any other team.
• Chelsea have not won a last day fixture since Claudio Ranieri's last match, versus Leeds in 2004.

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Everton v Newcastle

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• A point in this match (or Aston Villa failing to win at West Ham) will see Everton finish fifth and qualify for the 2008-09 UEFA Cup.
• None of the last 13 meetings between these two sides in all competitions has ended as an away win.
• Everton have won four of the last five at home to Newcastle, lost none and not conceded a goal in the last three.
• Michael Owen has scored four goals in his last four games against Everton.
• Everton have already set a new seasonal points record in the Premier League but one more win will set a club record of 19 in the division.
• Newcastle need one more point to avoid matching last season's record Premier League low of 43 points.
• Everton are the only Premier League side not to have been awarded a penalty this season.
• Goodison Park is one of two grounds (along with the Madejski Stadium) not to have seen a goal from a direct-free kick this season.
• Everton have not won a last day game since beating Aston Villa 1-0 in 1996.
• Newcastle have drawn four of their last five games on the last day of the season, three of them ending 1-1.

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

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• Man City have won the last three matches in a row against Middlesbrough.
• Boro have failed to score in their last two home games against City.
• A win for City will see them surpass their record Premier League points total of 57 set in 1992-93 in a 42-game campaign.
• Boro were relegated in 1996-97 with 42 points [reduced to 39 with a points penalty]. If they win this match they will reach that total, their current record low total in the Premier League.
• Manchester City have played 10 last day games in the Premier League and have never kept a clean sheet.
• Boro have kept only one clean sheet in 12 last day Premier League games.
• Boro have eight players with five or more yellow cards, more than any other team.
• Joe Hart has made a save every 21.1 minutes on average this season. Only Derby's Roy Carroll has been busier (19.2).
• City have only kept one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League away games.

Sunderland v Arsenal

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• Arsenal have scored at least three goals in each of their last eight games in all competitions against Sunderland.
• Robin van Persie has scored three goals in three appearances against Sunderland.
• The Black Cats have only won two Premier League games against Arsenal and in both the Gunners had a player sent off.
• Sunderland would be in the top half of the table if the league was based on home games only.
• Sunderland have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine games and have conceded two in each of their last four matches.
• Arsenal have played more Premier League games on Sundays than any other team, 130.
• Arsenal have two points more than they did when winning the Premier League in 1997-98.
• The Gunners have matched the number of goals scored in the 2003-04 'Invincibles' side with one game to spare.
• Sunderland were relegated in 1996-97 with 40 points, one more than they have currently.
• Sunderland have lost all seven of their games against the 'Big Four' this season, the only other team not to pick up a single point against them are doomed Derby.
• Sunderland have conceded more penalties than any other team, nine.
• The Gunners have only ever won two of their nine away games on the last day of a Premier League season.
• Sunderland have never won on the last day of a Premier League season, D2 L4.

Tottenham v Liverpool

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• Spurs haven't won any of the last seven league meetings with Liverpool and have failed to score in four of the last five.
• Robbie Keane has scored four goals in his last five starts against Liverpool.
• Harry Kewell has scored more goals against Spurs than any other Premier League opponent.
• Spurs have scored exactly one goal in each of their last six league games.
• Liverpool need a win to record their third best Premier League points haul, and the second best under Rafa Benitez.
• If Tottenham lose then it will be their third lowest points total in Premier League history.
• If they concede four goals then it will be their worst ever defensive performance.
• Spurs have hit the woodwork 15 times this season, more than any other top-flight side.
• Liverpool have won 76% of the 17 games in which Lucas Leiva has featured but only 35% of the 20 matches in which he has been absent.
• White Hart Lane has seen more Premier League goals than any other ground this season, 78.
• Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet on the final day of the season since 2002.
• Javier Mascherano has made a tackle every 12.9 minutes in average, making him the busiest hustler in the top-flight.
• Alan Hutton is one of only two players (along with Everton's Mikel Arteta) to receive an average of three fouls per game.

West Ham v Aston Villa

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• Aston Villa can finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Cup if they win this game and Everton lose at home to Newcastle United.
• The Hammers have only ever won three out of 12 home games against Aston Villa.
• West Ham's last home victory over Aston Villa came in September 2005 and Marlon Harewood (now at Villa) scored a hat-trick.
• In 1999 West Ham played Villa at home in the League Cup and won 5-4 on pens. The game had to be replayed though due to substitute Emmanuel Omoyimni having played in an earlier round for Gillingham.
• Dean Ashton has scored in his last two starts.
• Ashton is also the top-flight player who has committed the most fouls without being booked, 54.
• A win for Villa will see them record their third best points tally in the Premier League and the best since 1996.
• West Ham have never lost a home game on the final day of a Premier League season - W4 D4.
• Villa have not kept a clean sheet on the final day of the season since beating Arsenal 1-0 at home in 1998.

Derby v Reading

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• Reading need to record a better result than Fulham and match Birmingham if they are to stay up.
• Kevin Doyle has scored in all three of his appearances against Derby County.
• Derby have scored at least two goals in each of their last five home games against Reading.
• Derby will set a record for the lowest points (currently 15 - held by Sunderland 2005-06) and could set one for goals scored (currently 21 - held by Sunderland 2002-03) in Premier League history after this game.
• Reading haven't scored in nine hours and 11 minutes of Premier League football.
• Reading have picked up just 11 points in 2008 - fewer than anyone bar Derby.
• Derby have not kept a clean sheet for nine games, conceding 28 goals in the process.
• Reading have scored four goals in two separate away games this season but ended up losing them both (4-7 v Portsmouth and 4-6 v Tottenham).
• The Royals have won only one of their last 19 top-flight away games.
• Pride Park has only seen three headed goals all season, a divisional low.
• Nicky Shorey has provided 24% of Reading's assists this season, the highest proportion in the Premier League.

Birmingham v Blackburn

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• To avoid relegation, Birmingham need to win their final game and hope that neither Fulham nor Reading win their match, or if Alex McLeish's side draw, the other two sides must lose.
• Three of the last four meetings between Blackburn and Birmingham have ended 2-1 to the home side - the other was a 2-0 home win.
• David Bentley has scored in both games played between these two sides this season.
• Blackburn have won only one of their last seven away games in the Midlands.
• Roque Santa Cruz has scored in each of his last four league games and has now netted eight times in his last eight outings.
• The Paraguayan striker has scored eight headed goals - more than any other player this season.
• Birmingham have gone 18 games without a clean sheet - the longest current run in the top division.
• If Birmingham fail to win then they will have collected fewer points than they did when relegated two seasons ago.
• If Rovers avoid defeat then it will only be the third time in Premier League history they have lost fewer than 10 games in a season (and the first time since winning the title in 1995).
• Blackburn have conceded more fouls than any other team this season.
• Birmingham have never kept a clean sheet on the last day of a Premier League season.
• Rovers have not lost a last day game in the Premier League since a 4-2 defeat at Leicester in 1997.
• City's Stephen Kelly is the only outfield player in the Premier League to have played every minute of every game this season but has not hit a single shot in 3330 mins of action.

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Portsmouth v Fulham

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• Fulham could lose and survive if Reading and Birmingham also lose. A win would guarantee survival as long as Reading don't beat Derby by a goal difference of six goals more than Fulham beat Pompey.
• Fulham haven't won a Premier League match at Fratton Park in four attempts.
• However, none of the last four meetings between these two sides has ended as a home win.
• Fulham have picked up as many points (9) in their last four games as they mustered in the previous 13.
• Pompey have lost three games in a row for the first time since March 2006. That was also the period when they last lost four on the spin.
• A win for Fulham will see them match last season's record low of eight victories.
• Fulham have conceded 60 goals this season. In 2004-05 they conceded 60, in 2005-06 they conceded 58 and in 2006-07 they conceded 60.
• Portsmouth need two goals to reach 50 in a Premier League season for the first time.
• Portsmouth have made fewer substitutions than any other side this season, 79.
• Pompey have won fewer home games (7) than 18th placed Reading (8) this season.
• Fulham have never drawn on the final day of a Premier League season - W4 D0 L2.
• Papa Bouba Diop has had more shots without scoring than any other player this season, 48.

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