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12 December 2010 2111 comments
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Three Premier League games are served up today, before the heavyweight clash tomorrow night at Old Trafford. We start with two games (both kicking-off at 1.30pm), one at Molineux as Wolves face Birmingham City in a Midlands derby, and the other at the Reebok where the Wanderers will be looking to make it a great sporting weekend for the town of Bolton, as they take on Blackburn Rovers in-front of the Sky cameras.

The team sheets are in from both fixtures, and here is the team news…

Bolton line-up exactly as predicted, with the potent strike-force of Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander heading a 4-4-2. For the visitors, there is just one significant name on the team sheet, or rather omitted from it, as Martin Olsson starts instead of David Dunn, who sits on the bench.

Bolton XI: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Mark Davies, Holden, Petrov, Elmander, Kevin Davies

Blackburn XI: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Olsson, Emerton, Jones, Pedersen, El-Hadji Diouf, Roberts

As for the derby, and neither Kevin Doyle nor Matt Jarvis shook off injuries to feature in any capacity today. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Stephen Hunt come in. Liam Ridgewell and Craig Gardner don’t make the Birmingham starting line-up, with only the latter on the bench. Nikola Zigic and David Murphy get the nod.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Zubar, Berra, Stearman, Elokobi, Foley, Edwards, Milijas, Ward, Hunt, Ebanks-Blake

Birmingham XI: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Murphy, Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, Fahey, Jerome, Zigic

Then it’s down to the capital where a buoyant Spurs play the faltering champions Chelsea at 4pm. The visitors will be desperate to reach the league summit once more, and the hosts will be eager to close the gap to fourth after tasting, and liking, Champions League football.

To keep track of and to join in the discussion of all the day’s action, head to our chatroom which is available right here.

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  1. Drip Doctor
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    I hope Spurs win and Bale tears it up, Chelsea are actual title contenders 😉

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    1. Boom!!!
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      it will be 1-1 imo...

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    2. AP
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      I will love it, LOVE IT if they finish higher than you in the league 😛

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        Not going to happen AP, sorry to disappoint.

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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        You've got to stop doing that Keegan thing - it's inappropriate ... 😉

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      3. Pigvig
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        If they do, they will probably finish higher than you as well.

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      4. LeSagna
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        Not gonna happen. Anti-spurs bias aside, I think they will falter towards the end of the season. They somehow manage to have a worse defence than us which is saying something, and a bad defence rarely ever gets a team anywhere worthwhile.

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    3. Churchill
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      Wash your mouth out Mr.

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  2. Be
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    come on Cashley, a goal and a cleanie will do...

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    1. Boom!!!
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      u r asking for too much this week...

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      1. Be
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        wishful thinking I know..

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  3. FPL Emu
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    Shit. For a while there I thought that mascot walking next to Terry was Ramires.

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  4. Aidy
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    lol Ashley gets boo'ed everywhere 🙂

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    1. Drip Doctor
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      😀

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    2. LeSagna
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      One of the most hated men in football, I wonder how he sleeps at night... Cue some Cheryl one-liners

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  5. Drip Doctor
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    Might put a cheeky bet on Chelsea to win 1-0, Drogba to score.

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    1. Aidy
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      Can u do scorecast when match has started ???

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        Not sure... Maybe just Drogba to score the winner then.

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  6. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
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    Pretty unreal stat about Lampard from BBC Sport.
    'Chelsea have won the last 6 PL matches with him playing with a goal difference of 31-0.'

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    1. Marknlard
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      That is amazing!

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    2. Aidy
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      Yeah against all the weakest teams, but still impressive.

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  7. Schwarzer
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    AAAAaaaargh anyone remember the name of the song that plays during the YES networks coverage of EPL matches?
    Someone was online last night asking about it and now I’ve got it stuck in my head!

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    1. Aidy
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      Try searching for song tapper 0

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    2. Waldaz
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      Do you mean the highlights and stats one? Dunno if on YES it's the same but it's "Kasabian - Fire" usually.

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      1. Schwarzer
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        Ah yeah I know what you're talking about, this is an instrumental though. Thanks for the responses.

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  8. Voronin
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    If BP's are based on stats, Essien looks nailed on for some so far.

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  9. Voronin
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    Get in Shane Warne.

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    1. TheHazard
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      ?

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      1. Voronin
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        Just reading the paper about him banging Liz Hurley.

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        1. TheHazard
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          Fair one!

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  10. Pigvig
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    Bale has been rubbish so far.

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    1. TheHazard
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      10 minutes in for f*cks sake.

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      1. Voronin
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        Hence so far...?

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        1. Pigvig
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          😉

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        2. TheHazard
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          Yeah I get it - my point is that 10 minutes of football is no length of time to be making judgements from.

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          1. Voronin
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            You can judge those 10 mins though.

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    2. Boom!!!
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      what so surprising he has been awful in pl apart from few games...

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      and now you look like a fool 🙂

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  11. Aidy
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    Chelsea look like they might just edge this with a scrappy goal.

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    1. Aidy
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      As a said a great spurs goal might just edge it.

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  12. teddypicker
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    Who will be on pens for chelsea?

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    1. Boom!!!
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      anelka

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    2. Drip Doctor
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      Le Sulk?

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  13. TheHazard
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    Ivanovic 😆

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  14. everything I touch turns to…
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    HEY!!!! this is not right!!! Elmander got a yellow card bt it doesnt show up and it says he has 2 points!!!! can anyone please explain wats going on???

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    1. Boom!!!
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      fpl will correct it for sure...

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    2. rez-rez
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      it will get updated later..

      goal spurs..............goooooooooooooalll

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    3. Boom!!!
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      BALE down

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  15. rez-rez
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    what the hell is that on his leg, looks like something you would see in a cheap nasty stripbar on a little fatty lol..

    p.s how is that allowed.. thought players were not allowed stuff like that

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  16. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    hahahahahahah chelsea scum

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  17. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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    wow pav

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  18. Drip Doctor
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    Wooop GET IN!

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  19. NLB
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    Great ball from Defoe
    Pav goal

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  20. Shakey
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    Chelsea suck big donkey penis right now.

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  21. $hahriyar
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    Superb ballwatching by Chelsea defence, learn from the best!

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  22. Voronin
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    Bye bye Carlo!

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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      What will sacking Carlo achieve?

      Nothing.

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      1. Voronin
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        I know that but Roman won't care. He just cant suffer the embarrassment of this Chelsea side anymore.

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    2. Pigvig
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      Get someone else in before half time? Abrahmovich must have someone lined up?

      So who to sell A. Cole for?

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  23. Akers
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    Nice finish.

    Defoe was clearly off though.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      Some people appear to believe that he's always off ...

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  24. Locarno
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    Jamsie, get down from that chair...

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  25. denial
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    Proper finish that. Get in.

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  26. $hahriyar
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    We want Drogba! We want Drogba!

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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      I really, really don't, Carroll comes in if he doesn't play.

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      1. $hahriyar
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        just piss take 🙂 unfortunately though he'll come on now.

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  27. Nomar
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    And here Chelsea go again.

    This guarantees Lamps and Drogs will come on (prob for 1 pt each) now!!1

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  28. $hahriyar
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    Shit!!!

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  29. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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    BALE DOWN! BALE DOWN!

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      Shameful stuff from Bale...

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      1. denial
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        What the fuk are you on? Essien fouled him. Thug.

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  30. Aidy
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    Oh no not my captain. Get up, get up. Looks sore but should be ok.

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