All the team news, and statistics for all the Premier League football action happening this weekend.
Arsenal (5) v Portsmouth (11)
Last season: Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 0, Arsenal 3 Portsmouth 1
Last five league matches: Arsenal W W D D D; Portsmouth W D L L L
Top scorers: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) 11; Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) 12
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
Blackburn (19) v Man City (15)
Last season: Man City 2 Blackburn 2, Blackburn 1 Man City 0
Last five league matches: Blackburn L L L W D; Man City L D L L W
Top scorers: Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn) 6; De Souza Robinho (Man City) 11
Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
Bolton (10) v Wigan (9)
Last season: Wigan 1 Bolton 0, Bolton 4 Wigan 1
Last five league matches: Bolton W L L W L; Wigan W W L W W
Top scorers: Matthew Taylor (Bolton) 5, Kevin Davies (Bolton) 5, Johan Elmander (Bolton) 5; Amr Zaki (Wigan) 10
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
Everton (6) v Sunderland (14)
Last season: Sunderland 0 Everton 1, Everton 7 Sunderland 1
Last five league matches: Everton W L W D W; Sunderland L L W W D
Top scorers: Ayegbeni Yakubu (Everton) 5; Djibril Cisse (Sunderland) 8
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire).
Fulham (8) v Chelsea (2)
Last season: Fulham 1 Chelsea 2, Chelsea 0 Fulham 0
Last five league matches: Fulham D D D W D; Chelsea L W D D W
Top scorers: Danny Murphy (Fulham) 4, Andrew Johnson (Fulham) 4; Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) 16
Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).
Newcastle (12) v Liverpool (1)
Last season: Liverpool 3 Newcastle 0, Newcastle 0 Liverpool 3
Last five league matches: Newcastle D D W W L; Liverpool D W D D W
Top scorers: Michael Owen (Newcastle) 9; Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 11
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).
West Brom (20) v Tottenham (16)
Last season: No Corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: West Brom L D L W L; Tottenham L W D L D
Top scorers: Roman Bednar (West Brom) 5, Craig Beattie (West Brom) 5; Darren Bent (Tottenham) 12
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset).
West Ham (13) v Stoke (18)
Last season: No Corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: West Ham D L D L W; Stoke D D D L L
Top scorers: Carlton Cole (West Ham) 5; Ricardo Fuller (Stoke) 6
Referee: M Jones (Mansfield).
December 29, 2008
Man Utd (3) v Middlesbrough (17)
Last season: Middlesbrough 2 Man Utd 2, Man Utd 4 Middlesbrough 1
Last five league matches: Man Utd D W W D W; Middlesbrough D L D L L
Top scorers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 10, Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) 10; Mido (Middlesbrough) 5
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
December 30, 2008
Hull (7) v Aston Villa (4)
Last season: No Corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Hull D W D L L; Aston Villa D W W W D
Top scorers: Deiberson Geovanni (Hull) 6; Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) 10
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent).
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