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Barclays Premier League
25 – 26 February 2012
Saturday 25 February
Chelsea Bolton Wanderers

• Chelsea have won all of their last eight league and cup meetings with Bolton Wanderers.
• Chelsea will be aiming to avoid a run of five Premier League games without a win for the first time since December 2010.
• Bolton Wanderers have lost 17 of the 18 games when they have conceded the first goal in a Premier League game this season.

Manchester City Blackburn Rovers

• Manchester City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
• Manchester City have not lost a home game in the Premier League since 20 December 2010, the current longest such run in the division.
• Blackburn Rovers are the first team since Sheffield United in 1975-76 to fail to keep a clean sheet in their first 25 games of a top flight season.

Newcastle United Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Newcastle United will be aiming to complete their first league double against Wolverhampton Wanderers since the 1905-06 season.
• Newcastle United will be aiming to complete a run of four consecutive home wins in the Premier League for the first time since October 2007.
• Despite their lowly position and change in manager, Wolverhampton Wanderers have currently gone longer than any other team without an away defeat in the Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers Fulham

• Fulham won 20 of the 38 Premier League games they played at Queens Park Rangers’ Loftus Road ground while Craven Cottage was being re-developed between 2002 and 2004.
• Queens Park Rangers have equalled their club record of 16 Premier League games in a row without keeping a clean sheet.
• Fulham have not won an away game in the Premier League since 29 October, the current longest such run in the division.

West Bromwich Albion Sunderland

• West Bromwich Albion have won three and drawn one of their last four Premier League meetings with Sunderland.
• West Bromwich Albion have won four away games in the Premier League since their last victory at The Hawthorns on 19 November.
• Other than Manchester City and Everton, Sunderland are the only other team who have yet to concede four goals in a Premier League game this season.

Wigan Athletic Aston Villa

• Aston Villa have won on their last four visits to Wigan Athletic (all Premier League).
• Wigan Athletic have not won a home game in the Premier League since 27 August, the current longest such run in the division.
• Aston Villa have kept only one clean sheet in their last 14 league and cup games.

Sunday 26 February
Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur

• Arsenal have won only one of their last seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham Hotspur.
• On 26 February 2011, Arsenal were in second position in the Premier League with 56 points from 27 games. They have taken 55 points from their 36 league games since then.
• Tottenham Hotspur haven’t lost any of the 18 games when they have scored the first goal in a Premier League game this season (won 15 and drawn three).

Norwich City Manchester United

• Norwich City have lost 11 of their last 13 league and cup meetings with Manchester United.
• Norwich City have lost two of their last 11 Premier League games.
• Manchester United have kept 12 clean sheets in the Premier League this season, more than any other team.

Stoke City Swansea City

• Swansea City have won all four of their league and cup meetings with StokeCity since 1993.
• Having lost their last four Premier League games, Stoke City have not lost five consecutive league games since January 2005.
• Swansea City have 30 points from 25 Premier League games this season, the same as Birmingham City last season when they were relegated.