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Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)

- In his match programme notes, the Arsenal captain committed his future to the club... although he has appeared reluctant to extend his contract.

- Nervous team needed good start and got it with RVP’s opener after 29 seconds (the quickest in the Premier League since Geovanni for Manchester City v Wigan Athletic in 2007).
- Inspired a scintillating first half-hour which was much more like the good old Arsenal.
- RVP almost doubled the lead with a Bergkampesque-like effort that was a goalpost’s thickness away from being a Goal of the Season contender.
- When it looked like Arsenal would have to settle for a disappointing draw, he produced a match-winning inch-perfect free-kick.
- Arguably the player of ...

DATE	PLAYER	CLUB FROM	CLUB TO	FEE
11/10/2011	CLARK, Billy	Ipswich Town	Bury Town	Free
11/10/2011	NELSON, Mitchell	AFC Bournemouth	Lincoln City	Loan
11/10/2011	KIGHTLY, Michael	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford	Loan

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As usual, we'll update the predictions to incorporate line-up information prior to kick-off, so keep a close watch, particularly if you can leave your selections to the last minute! Good luck!

Liverpool Man Utd (1-1)
Liverpool scorer: Luis Suarez Assist: Charlie Adam
Man Utd scorer: Javier Hernandez* Assist: Luis Nani*

Chelsea Everton
Chelsea scorer: Drogba Assist: Lampard
Everton scorer: Tim Cahill Assist: Leighton Baines

Man City Aston Villa (4-1)
Man City scorer: Balotelli* Assist: Yaya Toure*
Aston Villa scorer: Gabby Agbonlahor Assist: Bent

Norwich Swansea (3-1)
Norwich scorer: Morison Assist: Bennett
Swansea scorer: Graham Assist:Routledge

QPR Blackburn (1-1) ...

START DATE	PLAYER	CLUB	TERM
09/10/2011	DAVIES,Andrew	Bradford City	Three Match Ban (15/10,22/10,25/10)
25/09/2011	TORRES,Fernando	Chelsea	Three Match Ban (02/10,15/10,23/10)
05/10/2011	JOHNSON,Lee	Chesterfield	Three Match Ban (08/10,15/10,22/10)

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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE 15-16 OCTOBER 2011

SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER


Chelsea & Everton

· None of the last 15 meetings between Chelsea and Everton in all competitions have been decided by more than a one goal margin.
· Chelsea have kept only one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games.
· Everton have drawn six of the last eight Premier League games they have played in London.


Liverpool & Manchester United

· Kenny Dalglish and Sir Alex Ferguson have previously met as managers on 20 occasions in league matches. Kenny has won five and ...

DATE	PLAYER	CLUB FROM	CLUB TO	FEE
06/10/2011	BASEY, Grant	Peterborough United	Wycombe Wanderers	Loan

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START DATE	PLAYER	CLUB	TERM
25/09/2011	TORRES,Fernando	Chelsea	Three Match Ban (02/10,15/10,23/10)
05/10/2011	JOHNSON,Lee	Chesterfield	Three Match Ban (08/10,15/10,22/10)
05/10/2011	ARCHIBALD-HENVILLE,Troy	Exeter City	One Match Ban (08/10)

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Goal of the Week: Adam Johnson (Manchester City)

- Following the fall-out from the midweek Carlos Tevez incident and defeat at Bayern Munich, Manchester City’s impressive early season form was in danger of being derailed.

- The pressure was beginning to mount as, with almost an hour played, they had still to breakdown struggling Blackburn Rovers’ defence.
- After a corner was cleared, Adam Johnson controlled, took his time and curled a superb left-footer into the top corner past in-form former England keeper Paul Robinson from 20 yards.

The clear winners this week have to be Fulham FC

- Went into the game with QPR as the only team without a win in the Premier League this season.

- It was the first-ever top-flight meeting with their noisy neighbours.
- The unseasonal sweltering heat in their 18th game of the season was a ready-made excuse.
- There were also Sunday tabloid rumours of a bust-up between new manager Martin Jol and England striker Bobby Zamora.
- The 6-0 win equalled Fulham’s biggest-ever victory in the Premier League.
- Andrew Johnson’s hat-trick was his first in the Premier League and the first by a Fulham player in the top division since Allan Clarke against Newcastle United in February 1967.

DATE	PLAYER	CLUB FROM	CLUB TO	FEE
27/09/2011	SWINGLEHURST, Steven	Carlisle United	Kendal Town	Loan
27/09/2011	WARREN, Freddie	Charlton Athletic	Kettering Town	Loan
28/09/2011	EDWARDS, Joe	Bristol City	Stockport County	Loan
28/09/2011	CHIMBONDA, Pascal	Queens Park Rangers	Doncaster Rovers	Free

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