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.

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• Arsenal have drawn only one of their 16 games on the last day of Premier League seasons.
• Arsenal's most recent two final day games have produced a total of only one goal.
• Arsenal have only conceded four goals in their last nine home games -all of these came in their last match against Chelsea.
• The last two meetings between these sides in all competitions have ended 2-1 to the team playing at home.
• Stoke's last away win against Arsenal was back in August 1981.
• Stoke have collected only 10 of their 45 points on the road this season.
• But the Potters have won two of their last three away games.
• In Arsenal's first two seasons at the Emirates they lost just once in 38 matches but they have been beaten three times in 2008-09.
• Nicklas Bendtner has scored three of Arsenal's last four Premier League goals.
• Stoke's famous long throws have yielded only one goal away from home this season (Ricardo Fuller at Portsmouth).

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• John Carew has scored six goals in his last 11 Premier League games.
• Carew scored a second half hat-trick in this fixture last season.
• Villa's games on the final day of the last two seasons have both ended as 2-2 draws.
• Newcastle have scored exactly one goal on the final day of the season in each of the last five campaigns.
• The Magpies have drawn 13 games this season, more than any other side.
• Villa have scored exactly one goal in their last five league games.
• Newcastle are the most fouled team (509 times) but have given away the most penalties (9).
• The last four Premier League games between these sides at Villa Park have produced a total of 16 goals, after only eight goals in the previous seven.
• Only three of Gabriel Agbonlahor's 12 Premier League goals in 2008-09 have come since Christmas.
• Michael Owen is Newcastle's joint-top scorer but seven of his eight goals came before Christmas.

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• West Brom have scored exactly two goals on the final day of the season in each of their previous three campaigns at this level.
• In the season of the FA's respect campaign, Blackburn have picked up the most yellow cards for dissent, 18.
• If the Premier League season had started on Boxing Day, WBA would be safe in 15th.
• The Baggies have not tasted victory at Ewood Park since the 1990-91 season.
• Rovers top scorer Benni McCarthy has scored nine of his 10 PL goals at Ewood Park this season, including the last eight in succession.
• Only one of Blackburn's last six league goals has come from open play.
• If the Baggies win but finish bottom (ie if Boro win as well) they will equal a 38 game Premier League season record of 34 points in 20th place.
• WBA (22) are the only side to lose more than 20 games this season.
• The Throstles have picked up fewer points on the road in 2008-09 than any other side, 7.
• Rovers have scored only two goals in the opening 15 minutes this season, a joint-low in 2008-09.

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• All 15 of the Premier League meetings between Fulham and Everton have been won by the team playing at home.
• Those seven home wins for Fulham have seen Everton score a total of only one goal.
• The game has ended 1-0 to Fulham for the past three seasons.
• Diomansy Kamara has scored three goals in his last two league games.
• Fulham have never drawn on the last day of a Premier League season - W5, L2.
• Everton have conceded more goals on the final day of Premier League seasons than any other team - 31.
• Everton have won only one of their last 12 final day games.
• After picking up 12 yellow cards in his first 21 Premier League appearances, Marouane Fellaini has not been booked in his subsequent nine matches.
• Former Everton striker Andy Johnson has never avoided defeat against Everton.
• Fulham have not scored a headed goal in 2009.

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• Manchester United have won five of their last six final day games, with the one defeat coming at the hands of a current United player, Carlos Tevez (for West Ham).
• Hull have played the most long balls this season (1551), Manchester United the fewest (585).
• Hull are unbeaten in their last four home league games against Manchester United.
• Hull's top scorer Geovanni scored in every month during summer/autumn, none between December and February and one each in March and April.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored away from home only twice this season - both coming at bottom side WBA.
• Seven of Hull's last nine league goals have come from crosses.
• The ninth minute is when Hull are most dangerous - they have scored three times then.
• Manchester United have conceded only eight goals in the final half hour of games this season, the best record in that period.
• Hull have conceded eight long-range goals from open play this season - no team has leaked more.
• Manchester United have only conceded one goal in the opening 15 minutes this season, fewer than any other team in the division.

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• Liverpool's total of 83 points is their best ever haul in Premier League history.
• Steven Gerrard has scored 16 Premier League goals this season, a personal record. He managed only 16 in total in his first five seasons of top-flight football.
• Dirk Kuyt has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances.
• Liverpool have scored 35 goals on the last day of Premier League seasons, more than any other side.
• If Liverpool avoid defeat then they will be the first team in top-flight history to lose only two games and not win the title.
• Spurs and Liverpool have both benefited from nine goals from substitutes this season - a joint high shared with Manchester United.
• Spurs have won only once in 16 Premier League trips to Anfield and not since August 1993.
• Three of the last five league games on Merseyside have ended as draws, however.
• Four of Steven Gerrard's last seven Premier League goals have been from the penalty spot.
• Only two of Jermain Defoe's 10 Premier League goals this season have come in away games, and both of those were for Portsmouth.

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• Manchester City have never kept a clean sheet in the final game of a Premier League season, conceding 28 goals in 11 games.
• City are the only team not to have drawn a home game this season.
• The only team to have scored more goals at home than Manchester City (39) are neighbours Manchester United (43).
• Bolton's last four games have been draws; they have never drawn five in a row in the Premier League.
• Bolton are the only team not to score a penalty this season, City have scored the most - six.
• City have scored the most left footed goals this season - 22.
• Bolton have won only one of their 11 north west derbies this season, fewer than any other side in the region.
• There has never been a draw between these sides in Manchester in the Premier League era.
• City have scored 10 goals in their last five home games against Bolton but these all came in two matches.
• Bolton's top scorer Kevin Davies has not scored away from home since January.
• Five of Robinho's last six Premier League goals have come in the first half.

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• It is 10 seasons (1998-99) since the Premier League top scorer ended the campaign with fewer than 20 goals.
• Nicolas Anelka's 18 goals (including a hat trick v Sunderland earlier in the season) is his best ever return in a Premier League season, beating the 17 he scored for Arsenal in 1998-99.
• Anelka and Florent Malouda have each scored in Chelsea's last three league games.
• Chelsea have not won a final day game since 2003-04, when Claudio Ranieri was manager.
• Sunderland have never won on the final day of a Premier League season.
• Frank Lampard has scored two goals in his last three Premier League appearances against Sunderland.
• Chelsea have scored 21 goals in their last eight league games against the Black Cats, scoring at least twice in seven of those matches.
• Sunderland have mustered just two goals in their last nine Premier League games against Chelsea.
• Just 4% of the goals Sunderland have conceded this season have come in the opening 15 minutes, a lower proportion than any other team.
• Chelsea have leaked only eight goals before half-time this season, fewer than any other team.

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• West Ham have conceded six goals in their last two league games - as many as they had shipped in the previous 10.
• Boro have scored a total of 11 goals in their last two final day games.
• Middlesbrough have an extremely poor Premier League away record at Upton Park, having lost eight of their 10 games in east London, including the last six.
• Boro have scored just two goals in 10 Premier League games at the Boleyn Ground.
• The Hammers have taken just four points from their last six league games.
• Boro have scored only 10 goals in 18 away games this season - a joint low.
• Boro have scored first and not won in their last two league games.
• Since the end of January, West Ham have scored only three home goals.
• All of Boro's 10 away goals this season have come from open play.
• Boro are the lowest scorers in the Premier League this season and unless 12 goals are scored in the 10 games on Sunday, this will be the lowest scoring season in Premier League history.

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• Wigan have lost six of their last seven league games, conceding 17 goals in the process.
• Wigan have a 24% cross completion rate from open play this season, higher than any other side in the division.
• There has never been a Premier League draw between these sides.
• Pompey have won two of their three top-flight trips to the JJB, scoring two goals in each win.
• Latics' top scorer Amr Zaki has not scored a goal in 2009.
• Portsmouth have failed to score in their last four Premier League away games.
• The south coast side have won just one of their last 16 away trips in the league.
• The only time Portsmouth have scored more than two goals in a Premier League away game since 2007 came in the north west - at Goodison Park.
• Portsmouth have scored only two goals in the opening 15 minutes this season, a joint-low in 2008-09.
• 52% of Wigan's goals this season have come from set-plays - a higher proportion than any other side in the division.