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Barclays Premier League
9 - 11 April 2012

Monday 9 April

Aston Villa Stoke City

• Stoke City have won only one of 13 visits to Aston Villa since 1965 (all league).
• Aston Villa have lost six of their last nine games at home in the Premier League.
• Stoke City have failed to score in eight of their 16 away games in the Premier League this season.

Everton Sunderland

• Sunderland have failed to beat Everton in their last 17 league and cup meetings.
• Everton have won four of their last five home games in the Premier League.
• Sunderland have failed to win in their last five away league and cup games, including the FA Cup draw at Everton.

Fulham Chelsea

• Only three goals have been scored

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Barclays Premier League preview stats
31 March – 2 April 2012

Saturday 31 March

Aston Villa Chelsea

• Chelsea have won on only one of their last 13 league and cup visits to Villa Park.
• Aston Villa have won one of their last eight league and cup games.
• Chelsea will be aiming to avoid a run of four consecutive away defeats in the Premier League for the first time since December 2000.

Everton West Bromwich Albion

• Only one of the 11 previous Premier League meetings between Everton and West Bromwich Albion has been drawn.
• Everton’s 30 goals in the Premier League this season have been scored by 16 different players.
• West Bromwich Albion have kept only one clean sheet in their last 34 away games in the Premier League.

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Tuesday 20 March

Blackburn Rovers Sunderland

• Sunderland are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
• Blackburn Rovers haven’t kept clean sheets in consecutive Premier League games since the last game of 2009-10 and first game of 2010-11.
• Sunderland have not scored more than one goal in each of their last five Premier league games.

Wednesday 21 March

Everton Arsenal

• Arsenal have scored more Premier League goals against Everton (80 in 39 games) than other club.
• Everton have scored more than one goal in only one of their last 16 Premier League games.
• Arsenal have scored in added time at the end of the game in four of their last five Premier League outings.

Manchester City Chelsea

• Chelsea have won 20 of their 29 meetings

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3 – 4 March 2012Saturday 3 MarchBlackburn Rovers Aston Villa

• Aston Villa have won four of their last five league and cup meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
• A divisional high of 96 goals have been scored in Blackburn Rovers’ 26 games in the Premier League this season (37 for and 59 against).
• Aston Villa have lost only one of their last seven away games in the Premier League

Liverpool Arsenal

• Liverpool will be aiming to complete a league double over Arsenal for the first time since the 1999-00 season.
• Although unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season, Liverpool have drawn eight – already their most at Anfield since 2002-03.
• Arsenal have recouped 13 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season. Only Wolverhampton Wanderers have recovered more (14).

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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

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Barclays Premier League [/B]
4 – 6 February 2012
Saturday 4 February
Arsenal Blackburn Rovers

• Blackburn Rovers will be aiming to complete a league double over Arsenal for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
• Arsenal have scored one goal in each of their last five home games in the Premier League.
• Blackburn Rovers have scored in each of their last 13 away games in the Premier League.

Manchester City Fulham

• Fulham are unbeaten in their last four Premier League visits to Manchester City (won two and drawn two).
• Manchester City have equalled their club record of 16 consecutive home wins in the top division which has stood since 1921.
• Fulham have scored more than one goal in only one of their away games in

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Barclays Premier League 11 - 16 January 2012
Wednesday 11 January

Tottenham Hotspur Everton

• Everton manager David Moyes has only ever lost three of 16 league matches against teams managed by Harry Redknapp.
• Tottenham Hotspur have won nine and drawn one of their ten games against teams in the bottom-half of the Premier League this season.
• Everton have won none of their nine games against teams in the top-half of the Premier League this season (drawn two and lost seven)

Saturday 14 January
Aston Villa Everton

• Five of the last six Premier League meetings between Aston Villa and Everton have been drawn.
• Having lost their last four games at Villa Park, Aston Villa will be aiming to avoid five consecutive home

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Barclays Premier League
2 - 4 January 2012
Monday 2 January
Aston Villa Swansea City

• Swansea City have lost on all eight previous visits to Villa Park and the only goal they’ve scored on the ground was in the FA Cup semi-final in 1964 versus Preston North End.
• Prior to scoring at Chelsea on Saturday, Darren Bent’s five goals in the Premier League for Aston Villa this season were all scored at Villa Park.
• Swansea City are now the only Premier League team without an away win this season.

Blackburn Rovers Stoke City

• Stoke City have won five of their seven previous Premier League meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
• Blackburn Rovers haven’t won consecutive Premier League games since November 2010, prior to Steve Kean becoming manager.

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Barclays Premier League 26-27 December 2011
Monday 26 December
Bolton Wanderers Newcastle United

• None of Newcastle United’s 11 previous Premier League visits to Reebok Stadium have been drawn.
• Bolton Wanderers have won all four games when they’ve scored the opening goal in the Premier League this season.
• Newcastle United have conceded 14 goals in their last six Premier League games after conceding eight goals in the preceding 11 league games.

Chelsea Fulham

• Fulham have lost both of their two previous visits to StamfordBridge on a Boxing Day (1911 and 2005).
• Fernando Torres scored more Premier League goals (4) in January 2011 for Liverpool than he has in the 11 months since moving to Chelsea (3).
• Fulham have won just three of 46 London derbies they’ve

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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
17-18 December 2011

Saturday 17 December
Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich Albion

• Blackburn Rovers have lost only one of their ten previous Premier League meetings with West Bromwich Albion.
• Blackburn Rovers have now extended their club record to 18 consecutive games without a clean sheet in the Premier League.
• West Bromwich Albion have lost four of their last six Premier League games.

Everton Norwich City

• Norwich City have lost all of their last five league and cup meetings with Everton.
• Everton have failed to score in four of their seven home games in the Premier League this season.
• Only one of Norwich City’s 15 Premier League games this season has been goalless at half-time.

Fulham Bolton Wanderers
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