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1203: Jonathan Greening shoots from distance but it lacks power and Brad Friedel easily saves.
1200: A lovely sunny day and into the action at the Hawthorns.
1155: MORE TEAM NEWS
Meite apparently injured in the warm up. Leon Barnett now starting.
1150: "I predict goals galore today Fletch.
Chelsea 3-2 Man U
Hull 2-2 Everton
WBA 1-3 Villa
Spurs 4-2 Wigan
Man City 3-3 Pompey."
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Great optimism. Love the thinking. Wouldn't mind a flood of goals. Great drama.
And for the person asking on 606, I'm not sure where Stevo is today but please rest assured, he definitely isn't dead.
1141: "In America at 6.30 in the morning, about to head down the pub. If Villa don't turn up today I will cry."
Jake, Yankland, via text on 81111
I assume that by turn up you mean perform? Must be great over there at the moment, surrounded by our American cousins as the Ryder Cup moves into its final thrilling day. Plenty of U-S-A, U-S-A. A bit like watching Reading with Marcus Hahnemann in goal.
1138: "I've got a feeling that our old boy Berbatov will end the Chelsea home record today. Also Spurs to get off and running with a narrow 2-1 victory, with Fraizer Campbell coming off the bench for the winner. MARK MY WORDS!"
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Interesting. I might come back later TT and see how you went on. If you're right and have not backed up your words with a wager it could be banging of head against wall time.
1134: Chelsea - unbeaten in 84 home Premier League fixtures. Does anyone think that will end today?
1130: TEAM NEWS
Gianni Zuiverloon has been passed fit to start for West Brom after recovering from a hamstring strain and Abdoulaye Meite, who has been nursing a calf injury, also starts.
Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies returns to the side following a knee problem to play against this former club.
1120: TEAMS
West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Olsson, Robinson, Borja Valero, Morrison, Koren, Greening, Brunt, Bednar. Subs: Kiely, Hoefkens, Cech, Barnett, Miller, Kim, Moore.
Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Davies, Laursen, Shorey, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor. Subs: Guzan, Milner, Harewood, Knight, Salifou, Cuellar, Gardner.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
1115 BST: Went to the local last night for a couple of quiet ones, positioned the wife so I could watch the Ryder Cup on the TV just beyond her head in my line of vision. All very industry standard.
The local started filling up with a huge group of people, which is not normal. But there is a hotel out the back of the pub and it turned out that the group was some kind of Dutch pet club visiting London for a three-day bonanza of visiting safari parks and the like. Today they are off to the London Zoo. Good luck to them I say.
Anyhow, West Brom against Aston Villa starts today's action and should be a cracker for openers.
Chelsea v Man Utd follows - is that a game that really requires any more hyping? Then we have Hull taking on Everton, cash-happy Man City entertaining Portsmouth and Wigan at beleaguered Tottenham. Is this the day when Spurs finally get their season up and running with a much-needed win?
So much to discuss, so little time.
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