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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. Damp
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    15 years, 5 months ago

    Yeeeees

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  2. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn gomes the legend................

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  3. gooner dave
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Drogue missed

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  4. NLB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Missed!!!!

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  5. Akers
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    GET IN!!!!!!! Happily take the minus 2.

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  6. Fray Bentos
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    last penalty drogba will be taking then... and oh look fat frank is back

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  7. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    ahhhh groba down to 3 points form a possible 12

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    1. AP
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      15 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry man, but. YESSSSSSS! Even Dean couldn't hand them the victory.

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        it was a penalty.

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    2. Murmuring
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Make that down to 2

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    3. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Make that 2

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  8. chinmusic
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Fatty back on penos then

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  9. Aidy
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Sweet, how many points does drog lose for that miss 🙂

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  10. DN11
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    well done gomes lad
    god sake drogba

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  11. SuperDorrans
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    15 years, 5 months ago

    GET IN!

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  12. David Davros
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    YES!!

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  13. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Put your hand up if you kept hold of Drogba and now have a frown on your face!!!!! 🙁

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    1. djman102
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      15 years, 5 months ago

      (Hand up). Mixed feelings as draws today and tomorrow are best for City. Was hoping for Drog to convert and Bale a late equalizer.

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      1. DN11
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        my hand up 2 but taking him out this week but dont know who to put in

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  14. Firetick
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    15 years, 5 months ago

    Oh wow

    He missed didn't he?

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  15. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    hahaha@Drogba

    Fat Frank on penalties for the rest of the season!

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  16. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    I have drogba but get in gomes!! 1-1 would be perfect!!

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  17. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    drogba down to 2. i hate fantasy football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  18. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
    drogba!!!

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  19. gooner dave
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Drogba booked

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  20. Pigvig
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Oh dear. Lampard to score on his first game back. Knew I should have gone for him. 🙁

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  21. Aidy
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Just need a bale/goal or assist now, oh please God

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  22. $hahriyar
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    That ought to shut up jamie got a goal from a dodgy handball and a penalty( not sure if it was).

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    1. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      You're not sure it was a peno? You don't know football

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      1. $hahriyar
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        didn't see the replay that's all so just reserved my jugdement on whether it was or not.

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  23. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    haha!! best minus points ive ever had in FPL!

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  24. flyover
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    15 years, 5 months ago

    Yes, Drogba is bleeding points!

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  25. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    FPL is just horrid this year.

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Gets worse still

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Which football team do you support again?

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        United will win the league if they are the best team

        Me or you hoping Drogba misses wont influence anything.

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        1. Akers
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          What nonsense.

          Plastic fan.

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          1. njfsdkffslkf
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            Nah its not.
            It realizing that the 11 players on the field will decide things in the league and if I pick a player in my fantasy team I want him to do well.

            Id rather United win the league playing well than cos Chelsea are dire and Drogba misses a penalty.

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            1. Akers
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              15 years, 5 months ago

              You're talking absolute garbage (again).

              Face it, you'd rather do well at FPL than see United get more points than Chelsea.

              Not a proper fan, simple.

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              1. njfsdkffslkf
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                No your just putting words in my mouth

                "face it blah blah"

                Chelsea could end up 4th this season and that makes no difference.

                Its Chelsea v Spurs. Besides its up to the players to decide the league not out "hopes"

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                1. Akers
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 5 months ago

                  "It's up to the players"

                  It's what being a supporter is all about.

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      2. SuperDorrans
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        +1

        HAHA, so you'd rather your FPL team above Man Utd?

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          disgraceful

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        2. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          They dont compete.
          How can one be above another.

          And as i said me hoping anything wont influence anything....

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          1. AP
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            Of course they do. You saying they don't doesn't make it true. That Pen miss could be HUGE at the end of the season, get a grip man.

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            1. njfsdkffslkf
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              Could be huge could mean nothing .

              Odds say the latter.

              You didnt care much earlier this year when you were captaining drogba in the hope he got chelsea points.

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              1. AP
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                Arse, elbow, learn the difference.

                When Chelsea are already 5 nil up i care if he scores or not. When it's 1-1 after 90mins it's rather different. You've been outed sonny, plastic.

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  26. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    to make it worse DROG yellow...now it is time to smile for TORRES owners...

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    1. SuperDorrans
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      If you just smile..

      🙂

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  27. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    15 years, 5 months ago

    7 point swing for drogba, F it!!

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  28. TommyK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Drogba yellow lolz

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  29. NLB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Drogba yellow
    7 point swing (plus bonus also)

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  30. 88mph
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Good stuff from Drogba in the last few minutes.. cheers!

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