Premier League team news: Weekend squad stats and betting tips

26 February 2009 16:12
PREMIER LEAGUE [LNB]SUNDAY, MARCH 1 [LNB] Related ArticlesTelegraph player rater[LNB]Premier League table[LNB]Player rankings: analyse your team[LNB]Predict scores and results[LNB]Premier League team news: Weekend squads, statistics and betting guide[LNB]Premier League team news: Weekend squad, stats and betting tips[LNB]ASTON VILLA v STOKE CITY [LNB]Aston Villa (Probable, 4-4-2): Friedel; Cuellar, Davies, Knight, L Young; Milner, Petrov, Barry, A Young; Heskey, Agbonlahor. [LNB]Missing: Bouma (ankle), Reo-Coker (hamstring), Laursen (knee). Top scorer: Agbonlahor 10. Discipline: R: 1. Y: 39. [LNB]Stoke City (Probable, 4-4-2): Sorensen; Wilkinson, Shawcross, Ab Faye, Higginbotham; Lawrence, Diao, Am Faye, Pugh; Sidibe, Beattie. [LNB]Missing: Kelly (hamstring), Fuller (shoulder), Cort (groin), Delap (suspended), Etherington (suspended). Top scorer: Fuller 6. Discipline: R: 5. Y: 52. [LNB]Referee: H Webb. Games: 23. R: 5. Y: 84. Ave: 3.87. [LNB]Stat Attack: Stoke have lost 11 of the 14 League games in which the opposition has scored first. [LNB]Last Five League Meetings: [LNB]1987-1988 (Div 2): Villa 0 Stoke 1 1984-1985 (Div 1): Villa 2 Stoke 0 1983-1984 (Div 1): Villa 1 Stoke 1 1982-1983 (Div 1): Villa 4 Stoke 0 1981-1982 (Div 1): Villa 2 Stoke 2 [LNB]Bet On... Villa to return to winning ways. [LNB] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LNB]BOLTON WANDERERS V NEWCASTLE UNITED [LNB]Bolton Wanderers (Probable, 4-5-1): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel; K Davies, M Davies, McCann, Gardner, Taylor; Elmander. [LNB]Missing: Hunt (thigh), Cohen (hamstring), J O'Brien (knee), Vaz Te (knee). Top scorer: K Davies 10. Discipline: R: 1. Y: 45. [LNB]Newcastle United (Probable, 4-4-2): Harper; S Taylor, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique; R Taylor, Butt, Geremi, Duff; Ameobi, Lovenkrands. [LNB]Missing: Xisco (ankle/foot), Barton (foot), Beye (knee), Kadar (broken leg), Gonzalez (Achilles), Guthrie (hamstring), Nolan (suspended). Tests: Carroll (ankle/foot), Owen (ankle/foot) Guthrie (hamstring). Top scorer: Owen 8. Discipline: R: 5. Y: 39. [LNB]Referee: A Wiley. Games: 18. R: 1. Y: 46. Ave: 2.61. [LNB]Stat Attack: Bolton have scored eight goals in the opening 15 minutes of their League games. [LNB]Last Five League Meetings: [LNB]2007-2008 (PL): Bolton 1 Newcastle 3 2006-2007 (PL): Bolton 2 Newcastle 1 2005-2006 (PL): Bolton 2 Newcastle 0 2004-2005 (PL): Bolton 2 Newcastle 1 2003-2004 (PL): Bolton 1 Newcastle 0 [LNB]Bet On... Newcastle to suffer again. [LNB] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LNB]HULL CITY v BLACKBURN ROVERS [LNB]Hull City (Probable, 4-4-2): Duke; Ricketts, Turner, Gardner, Dawson; Marney, Ashbee, Marney, Zayatte, Kilbane; Garcia, Cousin. [LNB]Missing: Fagan (knee), Bullard (knee), Boateng (knee). Top scorer: Geovanni 6. Discipline: R: 1. Y: 47. [LNB]Blackburn Rovers (Probable, 4-1-4-1): Robinson; Ooijer, Nelsen, Givet, Warnock; Grella, Diouf, Andrews, Dunn, Pedersen; Santa Cruz. [LNB]Missing: Emerton (knee), Reid (knee) Top scorer: McCarthy 7. Discipline: R: 2. Y: 55. [LNB]Referee: M Atkinson. Games: 17. R: 1. Y: 51. Ave: 3.06. [LNB]Stat Attack: Hull have taken only two points from their last nine games. [LNB]Last Five League Meetings: [LNB]1990-1991 (Div 2): Hull 3 Blackburn 1 1989-1990 (Div 2): Hull 2 Blackburn 0 1988-1989 (Div 2): Hull 1 Blackburn 3 1987-1988 (Div 2): Hull 2 Blackburn 0 1986-1987 (Div 2): Hull 0 Blackburn 0 [LNB]Bet On... A draw. [LNB] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LNB]WEST HAM UNITED v MANCHESTER CITY [LNB]West Ham United (Probable, 4-4-1-1): Green; Neill, Spector, Upson, Ilunga; Behrami, Parker, Noble, Collison; Cole; Di Michele. [LNB]Missing: Boa Morte (groin), Collins (hamstring), Dyer (calf), Ashton (ankle), Gabbidon (groin/pelvis) Top scorer: Cole 8. Discipline: R: 2. Y: 42. [LNB]Manchester City (Probable, 4-3-3): Given; Richards, Dunne, Onuoha, Bridge; Zabaleta, De Jong, Kompany; Ireland, Bellamy, Robinho. [LNB]Missing: Fernandes (hamstring), Hamann (ankle/foot), Petrov (knee), Johnson (groin). Tests: Sturridge (groin), Benjani (thigh). Top scorer: Robinho 11. Discipline: R: 4. Y: 32. [LNB]Referee: M Dean. Games: 20. R: 8. Y: 84. Ave: 4.60. [LNB]Stat Attack: City have gone 33 games without featuring in a goalless draw. [LNB]Last Five League Meetings: [LNB]2007-2008 (PL): West Ham 0 City 2 2006-2007 (PL): West Ham 0 City 1 2005-2006 (PL): West Ham 1 City 0 2002-2003 (PL): West Ham 0 City 0 2000-2001 (PL): West Ham 4 City 1 [LNB]Bet On... Craig Bellamy to score against the Hammers. [LNB]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LNB]CARLING CUP FINAL[LNB]MANCHESTER UNITED v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR[LNB]Manchester United (Probable, 4-4-2): Foster; Neville, Evans, Vidic, O'Shea; Gibson, Scholes, Carrick/Nani; Welbeck, Rooney, Tevez. [LNB]Missing: Evans (ankle/foot), Hargreaves (knee). Tests: Anderson (ankle/foot) Top scorer: (all comps) Ronaldo 16. Discipline: (all comps) R: 3. Y: 63. [LNB]Route to the final: [LNB]3rd rd: Middlesbrough (h) W 3-1 4th rd: QPR (h) W 1-0 5th rd: Blackburn (h) W 5-3 SF1: Derby (a) L 0-1 SF2: Derby (h) W 4-2 [LNB]Tottenham Hotspur (Probable, 4-4-2): Gomes; Corluka, King, Woodgate, Assou-ekotto; Lennon, Jenas, Zokora, O'Hara, Modric, Pavlyuchenko. [LNB]Missing: Hutton (foot), Defoe (thigh) Tests: King (knee), O'Hara (hip/thigh), Lennon (groin). Top scorer: Bent 14. Discipline: (all comps) R: 5. Y: 55. [LNB]Referee: C Foy. Games (all comps): 24. R: 1. Y: 87. Ave: 3.67. [LNB]Stat Attack: This is Spurs' seventh League Cup final, with four wins and two defeats from the previous six. United are also in their seventh League Cup final, having won only two. [LNB]Past League Cup meetings [LNB]1998-1999 QF: Tottenham 3 Man Utd 1 1989-1990 3rd rd: Man Utd 0 Tottenham 3 1981-1982 2nd rd, 1st leg: Tottenham 1 Man Utd 0 1981-1982 2nd rd, 2nd leg: Man Utd 0 Tottenham 1 1979-1980 2nd rd, 1st leg: Tottenham 2 Man Utd 1 1979-1980 2nd rd, 2nd leg: Man Utd 3 Tottenham 1 [LNB]Bet On...United to win their second trophy of the season. [LNB] 

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