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19.05. (Sun) 20:45 Siena - Milan

Written By maxtv on Saturday, 18 May 2013 | 20:45


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SIENA
Pegolo
Terzi • Terlizzi • Felipe
Ângelo • Calello • Rocca • Rubin
Sestu • Rosina
Emeghara

AC MILAN
Abbiati
Abate • Zapata • Mexès • Constant
Flamini • Ambrosini • Montolivo
Boateng • Balotelli • Shaarawy

Siena approach their last Serie A fixture for quite some time following their relegation last week with almost a full-strength squad to call upon, as only veteran captain Simone Vergassola, Carlos Matheu and Nicola Pozzi are ruled out for the visit of AC Milan.

Nonetheless, coach Beppe Iachini is expected to name a second-string side against the Rossoneri, with only Alessio Sestu and Claudio Terzi likely to retain their places from last weekend's 2-1 defeat to Napoli.

Milan, on the the hand, have successfully turned their season around and lie one match away from featuring in next season's Champions League for a fifth consecutive campaign.

To achieve their feat, only Nigel de Jong and Bojan Krkic are missing through injury, while Sulley Muntari is suspended. With that in mind, the Ghanaian midfielder will be replaced by Riccardo Montolivo.

DID YOU KNOW?
Milan only need to better Fiorentina's result or win at San Siro to finish third.

Barring a defeat to champions Juventus last month, the Rossoneri have not lost a Serie A match since the turn of the year.
They have failed to qualify for the Champions League just twice since the millennium.
Siena have lost their last five matches on the bounce.

In addition, their record against Milan is poor with just one win in 14 previous meetings.
Innocent Emeghara has been a rare bright spot in the Tuscans' season with an impressive seven goals in just 12 appearances.

Prediction
With Siena's relegation to Serie B already sealed, Milan still have everything to play for after Fiorentina took the race for Serie A's third and final Champions League place down to the wire last weekend but should run out as comfortable victors at the Artemio Franchi.

Editor's Prediction
Siena 0-2 Milan

19.05. (Sun) 17:00 West Brom - Manchester United


PROBABLE LINEUPS

WEST BROM
Foster
Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell
Mulumbu, Yacob,
Lukaku, Morrison, Brunt
Long

MANCHESTER UNITED
Lindegaard
Smalling, Jones, Evans, Buttner
Carrick, Cleverley,
Valencia, Van Persie, Kagawa
Hernandez

West Brom were dealt an injury blow last time out during the 4-0 defeat to Norwich as Steven Reid (knee) picked up a knock and though the right-back may be available, it is expected that Billy Jones will be preferred.

Marc Antoine Fortune returns from a ban while Chris Brunt may replace Markus Rosenberg to make a first start since the 1-1 draw with Newcastle following a knee injury.

Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to tinker with the United line-up for his final game in charge and has already revealed that Phil Jones and Jonny Evans will be the central defensive partnership, while Anders Lindegaard will replace David De Gea in goal.

Rafael serves the second of a three-match ban while it is unlikely the unsettled Wayne Rooney will be involved given the question marks surrounding his future.

Long-term injury victim Chris Smalling and Alexander Buttner may also be given runouts on what is set to be a memorable afternoon for everyone associated with the club, though Ashley Young (ankle) and Darren Fletcher (chronic bowel condition) remain sidelined.

DID YOU KNOW?
West Brom have never beaten Manchester United in the Premier League. Out of their 13 meetings, United have won 11 and the Baggies have two draws.
The Baggies have lost their last three matches - and haven't scored in the last two.
They have only won one of their last eight Premier League games (W1, D2, L5).
Yet West Brom have still managed their best-ever Premier League points total - they have 48 (having achieved 47 in the last two seasons).
They have also amassed their most ever wins in a Premier League season - 14. Last season's total was 13.
A ninth-placed finish or above would represent their highest position at the end of a Premier League campaign.
This is Sir Alex Ferguson's 1,500th and final match as Manchester United manager (W895, D337, L267).
Rio Ferdinand (pictured) scored his first United goal for 1,947 days against Swansea last weekend. His last strike came in a 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle in January 2008. He is 16/1 with bet365 to score anytime against the Baggies.
United have scored 15 times from corners this season; more than any other side in the top flight.
Only Arsenal (18) and Tottenham Hotspur (17) have scored more goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season than Manchester United (16).

19.05. (Sun) 17:00 Chelsea - Everton


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CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Cole
Mikel, David Luiz
Ramires, Mata, Oscar
Ba

EVERTON
Howard
Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines
Mirallas, Gibson, Osman, Pienaar
Fellaini
Anichebe

Europa League winners Chelsea are still without Eden Hazard (hamstring) and John Terry (ankle), who both sat out Wednesday’s triumph in Amsterdam after limping off against Aston Villa last Saturday.

Ryan Bertrand (knee) is also expected to miss the trip, while Demba Ba could well start up front after being ineligable to face Benfica.

David Moyes, also in his last game in charge, has no fresh injury concerns so the retiring Phil Neville (knee) is the only absentee, having sat on the sidelines since March.

The Toffees are set to keep the same XI from last week’s win over West Ham, with Victor Anichebe leading the line in front of Marouane Fellaini.

DID YOU KNOW?
Frank Lampard’s strike against Aston Villa last weekend was his 203rd for Chelsea, making him all-time top goalscorer at Stamford Bridge.
If this game finishes as a 0-0 draw and Arsenal win 2-1 at Newcastle, the two sides will face a play-off to see who finishes third in the Premier League. Read more here.
Wednesday’s win over Benfica means Blues Player of the Year Juan Mata (pictured right) and Fernando Torres are current winners of the World Cup, European Championships, Champions League and Europa League.
Everton are guaranteed a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League and will finish above rivals Liverpool for the second successive season; the first time they’ve done so in over 50 years.
David Moyes has never won at Stamford Bridge with Everton in 13 attempts in all competitions. They are 14/1 with bet365 to win 1-0 on the Scot's final game in charge.
The Toffees are this season’s draw specialists, with 15 in the Premier League.

19.05. (Sun) 17:00 Liverpool - QPR


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LIVERPOOL
Reina
Johnson, Carragher, Coates, Enrique
Henderson, Lucas, Shelvey
Borini, Sturridge, Coutinho

QPR
Green
Fabio, Samba, Hill, Traore
Townsend, Jenas, Mbia, Hoilett
Zamora, Mackie

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers could make a couple of changes from the side that beat Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday, with Jose Enrique replacing Andre Wisdom and Fabio Borini could be handed a start after impressing with two substitute appearances lately.

Jamie Carragher starts his last game as a professional footballer and is expected to be partnered by Sebastian Coates at the heart of the Liverpool defence with Martin Skrtel (illness) unlikely to feature.

As for Harry Redknapp's QPR side, Jose Boswinga could have played his last game for the club after being hauled off at half-time of their 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle last time out, Fabio is expected to replace the Portuguese right-back.

Star striker Loic Remy returned to training on Friday following allegations of rape, and is available for selection, while Christopher Samba could return from a knee injury that has forced him to the Rs last three games as Julio Cesar (back) is expected to remain out.

DID YOU KNOW?
Jamie Carragher (pictured) ends his Liverpool career having played, to date, 737 games for the club, scoring five goals. He is 5/1 to score at any time on Sunday.
The Reds icon has the unfortunate record of scoring more own goals than goals however, having sent eight in his own net.
Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in 10 of their last 15 Premier League home matches.
Brendan Rodgers' side have won more top-flight games without Luis Suarez (58%) than with him (39%).
QPR have only managed to score 17 goals on the road this term, however that is more than the 13 notched at Loftus Road.
The Rs last won at Anfield back in March 1991 when a Les Ferdinand goal helped them to a 3-1 win.
Since winning two games back-to-back in early March, Harry Redknapp's side have failed to win in eight, drawing two and losing six.
QPR have garnered just one point from their previous five trips to Anfield.

19.05. (Sun) 17:00 Manchester City - Norwich


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MANCHESTER CITY
Hart
Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy
Silva, Barry, Yaya Toure, Nasri
Aguero, Dzeko

NORWICH CITY
Ruddy
Martin, Bennett, Bassong, Garrido
Snodgrass, Howson, Johnson, Pilkington
Hoolahan
Holt

Manchester City have few injuries, with only Kolo Toure (knee) and Scott Sinclair (shoulder) looking likely absentees.

Indeed, the main pre-match questions are regarding caretaker manager Brian Kidd's selection plans, with the likes of Maicon, James Milner, Javi Garcia, Jack Rodwell and Edin Dzeko all vying for a starting berth.

Norwich have a similarly near-fully fit squad and thus could elect to select the same starting XI that dismantled West Brom last week. Michael Turner (groin) and Andrew Surman (knee) are expected to miss out again.

DID YOU KNOW?
Manchester City have won eight and draw one of their nine league matches played at the Etihad Stadium since their 3-2 defeat to Manchester United on December 9.
David Silva (pictured) only has four goals and nine assists in the league so far this season, compared to six and 17 last year. He is 7/1 with bet365 to score first as City win.
The Blues have scored 15 goals against Norwich in their three matches since the Canaries returned to the top flight last term.
Norwich have only won one of their 18 matches on the road so far this season, coming against Swansea in December.
But recorded their biggest winning margin in the division since 1993 with a 4-0 win over West Brom.
The previous fixture between these two sides, which saw City triumph 4-3 on Carrow Road on December 29, saw Canaries' defender Russell Martin score two of his three goals of the season to date.

19.05. (Sun) 17:00 Tottenham - Sunderland


PROBABLE LINEUPS

TOTTENHAM
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Caulker, Vertonghen
Lennon, Huddlestone, Dembele, Dempsey
Bale
Adebayor

SUNDERLAND
Mignolet
Colback, Bramble, Cuellar, O'Shea
Bardsley, Larsson, N'Diaye, McClean
Johnson
Graham

Andre Villas-Boas appears likely to keep faith in predominantly the same team that earned a 2-1 win at Stoke last Sunday.

Mousa Dembele does, however, appear primed to replace Scott Parker in the centre of midfield as he returns from the hamstring injury that ruled him out of the past two games, with William Gallas (calf) the only fresh injury concern.

Paolo Di Canio, meanwhile, is set to make a variety of enforced changes from the side that secured survival during the week.

As Danny Rose is ineligible to face parent club Spurs, Titus Bramble looks ready to come in at centre-back, with John O'Shea moving to left-back.

Matters are made even worse by the continued suspension of both Stephane Sessegnon and Craig Gardner, while Lee Cattermole and Steven Fletcher remain ruled out through injury.

DID YOU KNOW?
Sunderland have only won one of their last eight league games against Tottenham, losing four, and lost nine of their last 11 at White Hart Lane.
The Black Cats can take solace in the fact that they have garnered eight points from their six games under Paolo Di Canio; they had earned a meagre three points from their last eight games managed by Martin O'Neill.
No side has scored fewer goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches or in the final 15 minutes of matches than Sunderland this season.
If Gareth Bale scores in this game, he will have equalled the most goals ever scored by a Tottenham player in a Premier League season - Teddy Sheringham, who scored 21 in 1993-1994.
Spurs need a win to have any chance of qualifying for the Champions League, needing Arsenal to drop points against Newcastle as well.
If Tottenham win today, they will topple their best ever points tally in a Premier League season; 70, in 2009-10 - they currently have 69 points.
Emmanuel Adebayor is 7/2 with bet365 to score first as Tottenham beat Sunderland.

19.05. (Sun) 17:00 Newcastle Utd - Arsenal


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NEWCASTLE
Harper
Debuchy, Coloccini,Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa
Tiote, Cabaye,
Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Gouffran
Cisse

ARSENAL
Szczesny
Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs
Wilshere, Ramsey
Walcott, Cazorla, Podolski
Giroud

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has a host of injury and suspension troubles ahead of his side's season finale with Champions League-chasing Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

Midfielder Cheikh Tiote (hamstring) was forced off early in the win over QPR last time out, but is expected to be fit to start. However, fellow enforcer Moussa Sissoko, striker Shola Ameobi and defender Ryan Taylor (all knee) are out.

Davide Santon (hamstring) is back in training and could come back into contention, whilst Steven Taylor (illness) and Massadio Haidara (hamstring) could also return to the first-team squad.

Goalkeeper Steve Harper, who has been with the club since 1993, will play his last game at St. James' Park as Tim Krul (shoulder) is unavailable and Rob Elliot serves a one-match ban after seeing red at QPR last time out.

Arsene Wenger could be without the influential Mikel Arteta (calf) for the do-or-die clash with the Mapgpies after the Spanish midfielder picked up a knock late on in Tuesday’s win over Wigan.

The Gunners boss has few other injury problems to contend with, however, with long-term absentee Abou Diaby (knee) the only other player definatley out.

Jack Wilshere, who will have surgery on an ankle problem at the end of the season, could return to the heart of midfield, whilst France striker Olivier Giroud is available for selection after completing a three match ban.

DID YOU KNOW?
Newcastle secured their Premier League safety for another season with a win at QPR last time out. A win against Arsenal could ensure they complete a second consecutive top-ten finish after earning fifth place last campaign.
The Magpies can claim a maximum tally of 44 points with victory on Sunday. That would be their lowest points tally in the Premier League since they were relegated with 34 in 2008-09.
Alan Pardew's side have shared the points just once at St James' Park this season. Only Manchester United (0) have drawn more home games.
Newcastle have failed to score in their last two home games (0-3 vs Sunderland and 0-6 vs Liverpool). August 2007 was the last time they failed to score in three consecutive games at St. James' Park.
Arsenal can earn Champions League qualification for the 16th consecutive season with a win. A loss or draw will also be enough if north London rivals Tottenham fail to beat Newcastle's fierce foes Sunderland.
The Gunners currently lie fourth with 70 points. They earned that same amount when finishing third in the Premier League last season.
Arsene Wenger's side can still claim third place in this season's competition depending on how Chelsea get on against Everton, with a play-off a possibility depending on the scores.
Arsenal are the best side in the Premier League in the second half of games. The Gunners would top the league with 71 points if results based solely on the second period were considered.
Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture earlier this season when the Gunners crushed Newcastle 7-3 at the Emirates Stadium. He is 9/2 with bet365 to score two or more on Sunday.

18.05. (Sat) 21:00 Paris Saint Germain - Brestois

Written By maxtv on Friday, 17 May 2013 | 21:00


PROBABLE LINEUPS

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Sirigu
Jallet • Alex • Sakho • Maxwell
Ménez • Matuidi • Verratti • Pastore
Lavezzi • Ibrahimovic

STADE BRESTOIS
Thébaux
Mendy • Martial • Kantari • Ferradj
Makonda
Grougi • Sissoko
Raspentino • Benschop • Lesoimier

Newly-crowned Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are unlikely to change too much from the side that clinched their third French title at Olympique Lyonnais last week.

Marco Verratti and Salvatore Sirigu return from suspension and should feature, with Carlo Ancelotti insisting that the club will not slow down despite the title being sealed last week.

Former England captain David Beckham - who announced his intention to retire at the end of the season - will likely start on the bench for what will be his final home game of a glittering career.

Stade Brestois, who were relegated following Evian's 4-0 win over Nice last weekend, are also unlikely to differ too much in starting personnel, though coach Corentin Martins has hinted at a reshuffle.

DID YOU KNOW?
Paris Saint-Germain have won the Ligue 1 title for only the third time in their history at Lyon last weekend.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are unbeaten in their last nine Ligue 1 fixtures.
The capital club are unbeaten in their last 11 home league games, winning nine of those.
Stade Brestois became the first side to be relegated from this season's Ligue 1 following 17th-placed Evian's 4-0 win over Nice.
Brest have only won once in their last 12 visits to the capital.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 27 goals in the top-flight, three less than the entire Brest team (30).

Prediction
The stark contrast between the two sides is evident. The newly-crowned champions take on an already- relegated side, who have nothing but pride to play for. Brest have been undeniably poor in the last two months, with consecutive losses adding to their demise. Expect a comfortable home win in front of their own fans.

Editor's Prediction
PSG 3-0 Brest

18.05. (Sat) 20:45 Sampdoria - Juventus


PROBABLE LINEUPS

SAMPDORIA
Costa
Mustafi • Gastaldello • Castellini
Silvestri • Poli • Palombo • Obiang • Estigarribia
Eder • Icardi

JUVENTUS
Storari
Cáceres • Bonucci • Chiellini
Isla • Vidal • Pirlo • Marchisio • Ceglie
Vučinić • Matri

Juventus have already been crowned champions and Sampdoria are safe from a final day relegation battle - which should surely mean nothing more than a pedestrian-paced dead rubber on Sunday.

But the Bianconeri were stung by their hosts this weekend back in January, going down 2-1 at Juventus Stadium thanks to Mauro Icardi's double, and that may add spice to this final day encounter.

Antonio Conte is likely to name a strong side but will again be without Nicklas Bendtner, Kwadwo Asamoah, Andrea Barzagli and Simone Pepe.

Sampdoria have enjoyed a solid first season back in Serie A and, though they are without Andrea Costa, Jonathan Rossini and Nenad Krsticic through injury, as well as the suspended Renan, they will hope to finish the campaign by ruffling Juve's feathers for a second time.

DID YOU KNOW?
Juventus have firmly sealed their status as Serie A's finest side with a second imperious campaign on the bounce & they go into Sunday's game nine points clear at the top.

The Bianconeri have achieved their domestic dominance without a prolific centre forward. Mirko Vucinic is the club's top scorer this season with 10 goals.
The first fixture between these two sides saw Sampdoria stun Juventus 2-1 back in January, with Mauro Icardi scoring twice.
Sampdoria were promoted from Serie B last season and can finish as high as their current 15th position.
Icardi is the club's top goalscorer with nine strikes to his name - with his efforts reportedly catching the eye of Inter.
Samp coach Delio Rossi replaced Ciro Ferrara as coach in December.

Prediction
The game is effectively a dead rubber, but with several Juventus players being given the opportunity to impress by Antonio Conte, expect the Bianconeri to record a reverse of the scoreline when the two teams met back in January.

Editor's Prediction
Sampdoria 1-2 Juventus

Setubalu dovoljan bod POSLEDNJE KOLO U PORTUGALU 1 - “PROKUVALO” NA ZAČELJU

Za titulu se bore Porto i Benfika. Porto je pobedom u derbiju pretekao lisabonske „orlove” i za odbranu krune potreban mu je trijumf protiv nezainteresaovane Fereire. Ukoliko ne osvoji tri boda Benfika bi mogla do titule ako savlada Moreirense na domaćem terenu. I Porto i Benfika su se direktno kvalifikovali za Ligu šampiona.
U kvalifikacijama za Ligu šampiona igraće Fereira.
U Ligu Evrope plasirali su se Braga kao četvrtoplasirana i Gimaraeš kao finalista Kupa (igra sa Benfikom, koja je obezbedila LŠ).
Za jedno mesto u drugom po rangu evropskom takmičenju bore se Estoril (42) i Rio Ave (39). Estorilu je potreban bod protiv Žil Visentea da bi osigurao Evropu, jer ima slabiji međusobni skor od Rio Avea.
n Ispadaju dva kluba, a kandidati su: Beira Mar (23), Moreirense i Olhanense (po 24), Žil Visente (25) i Setubal (26). Setubalu je za siguran opstanak dovoljan bod protiv bezbrižne Brage.
U slučaju istog broja bodova odlučuje međusobni skor.

Barclays Premier League Opta Facts - May 19th


Chelsea v Everton 
Six of the last 12 Barclays Premier League meetings between these two sides have ended in a draw, with Everton and Chelsea securing three wins apiece.
Everton have won only one of their previous 20 Premier League trips to Stamford Bridge (Nov 1994).
Steven Pienaar has scored in the opening five minutes in both of the last two games between Everton and Chelsea in the Premier League.
Chelsea are unbeaten in seven Premier League matches (W5 D2); their longest such run under Rafael Benitez.
Since the start of 2011, Everton have collected just four points (D4 L7) from the 11 Premier League away games against the current top five in the table.
Chelsea have won the most points in games between the top six sides in the Premier League table this season (17).
Since the start of 2009-10, Everton have won only three of their 20 Premier League away games in London (D11 L6).
This match will be Chelsea's 69th game of the season in all competitions. In comparison, this will be Everton's 45th.
Chelsea have scored the most headed goals in the Premier League this season (16), while only Wigan (15) have conceded more in this manner than Everton (14).
Everton have won their last five Premier League games played on the final day of the season, including a 1-0 home win against Chelsea in 2010-11.

Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers 
QPR have won just one point from their previous five trips to Anfield in the Premier League (L4 D1).
The Reds have scored in all 11 of their previous Premier League games against QPR.
Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in 10 of their last 15 Premier League home matches.
QPR have collected just two points from their last eight Premier League matches (D2 L6).
The Hoops have scored only one goal in their last 455 minutes of Premier League football, and this solitary goal came from the penalty spot (Loic Remy v Newcastle).
Since he made his Premier League debut in Feb 2011, Liverpool have won a higher proportion of PL games without Luis Suarez (58%) than with him (39%).
Daniel Sturridge has scored more goals (10) in his first 13 Premier League appearances for the club than any other Liverpool player.
No side has scored as many Premier League goals in 2013 as Liverpool (39).
QPR have currently won just four games in the Premier League this season. Only Derby County (one in 2007-08) and Sunderland (three in 2005-06) have won fewer in a single PL campaign.
Since he made his debut on February 11th, no player has assisted more goals than Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho (5) in the Premier League.

Manchester City v Norwich City 
Norwich City have won just one of their previous 11 Premier League games against Manchester City, this coming in a 2-1 win at Carrow Road back in February 1993.
The Citizens have scored 18 goals in their last four Premier League games against Norwich, averaging 4.5 a game.
The now-departed Man City manager Roberto Mancini averaged 2.05 points per game in the Premier League. Only Alex Ferguson (2.16) and Jose Mourinho (2.33) have won more.
Sergio Aguero has scored four goals in the Premier League against Norwich City; against no side has he scored more often.
Norwich City have won just one of their last 20 Premier League away games (W1 D8 L11).
In fact, only Reading (8) have won fewer points away from home in the Premier League this season than the Canaries (10).
The Canaries have scored only two goals in their last seven away games in the PL.
Man City's strikers have contributed 38 goals in the Premier League this season, down from 54 in their 2011-12 title winning campaign.
Norwich have won just three of the 20 Premier League games that they have played on a Sunday in the history of the competition (D7 L10).
Grant Holt has made the most fouls in the Premier League this season (80) - this after making more fouls than any other player in 2011-12 (89).

Newcastle United v Arsenal  
Of sides that Newcastle have faced more than twice at St James Park, only against Manchester United (21%) have they won a lower proportion of their games than versus Arsenal (28%).
Newcastle lost their previous game this season against Arsenal 3-7; the only time that they have conceded seven goals in a Premier League match.
Newcastle have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games against Arsenal (W1 D5 L5).
Newcastle have failed to score in two successive Premier League home games. They last failed to score in three in a row back in August 2007 (six games).
Arsenal have won four successive Premier League away games. The last time that the Gunners won five in a row away in the competition was back in September 2004.
Four different Arsenal players (Walcott, Cazorla, Giroud & Podolski) have scored 10 or more goals in the Premier League this season, meaning that the Gunners are only the fourth side in history to have four players reach double figures in a single PL campaign.
Just four players have reached double figures in both goal and assist categories in the Premier League this season, with two of these being Arsenal players (Theo Walcott has 14 goals, 10 assists and Santi Cazorla has 12 goals, 11 assists).
Santi Cazorla assisted four goals in Arsenal's midweek win over Wigan, becoming only the fourth player to do this in a Premier League game in the last 10 seasons.
Newcastle United have won only one of their games on the final day of a Premier League season in their previous 10 campaigns (D5 L4).
If only the second half of Premier League matches counted this season, Arsenal would be top with 71 points, three points ahead of Manchester City.

Southampton v Stoke City 
The last three league meetings between Southampton and Stoke have seen 16 goals scored; an average of 5.3 goals a game.
Southampton have won six and drawn one of their last seven home games against Stoke City in all competitions.
The Saints are without a win in five successive Premier League matches (D3 L2); netting just two goals during this run.
Stoke City have scored only five goals in their last 10 Premier League away matches.
Despite a slight upturn in fortune recently, Stoke have still won the fewest Premier League points in 2013 so far (12).
Southampton have scored just one goal in their last six hours and 31 minutes of Premier League football.
The Saints have dropped a league-high tally of 29 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season.
Morgan Schneiderlin has made both more tackles (144) and more interceptions (138) in the Premier League this season than any other player.
Frank Lampard (15) is the only English player to have scored more Premier League goals than Rickie Lambert (14) this season, but the Saints' striker is currently on a run of nine hours and 24 minutes without a goal in the competition.
Stoke City have committed the most fouls (478) and been given the most yellow cards (76) in the Premier League this season, while only Arsenal (5) have been given more red cards than the Potters (4).

Swansea City v Fulham
Swansea have won each of their previous three Premier League meetings with Fulham.
11 of Dimitar Berbatov's 14 Premier League goals for Fulham have come before half-time.
Only Robin van Persie (12) has scored more goals at home than Michu (11) in the Premier League this season.
Michu has scored 38% of Swansea's goals this season; only Aston Villa's Christian Benteke (42%) has scored a higher proportion of his team's goals in the Premier League in 2012-13.
Swansea have scored the highest percentage of goals in the second half of matches in the Premier League this season (70%).
Fulham have lost five successive Premier League games. They have only lost six in a row once before in the competition; between Feb-Mar 2002.
The Swans have won just one of their last nine Premier League games (W1 D3 L5).
Michael Laudrup's side have conceded exactly two goals in seven of their last nine Premier League games, keeping a clean sheet in the other two.
Swansea are one of only two teams this season yet to win a penalty kick (alongside Spurs). No side have gone a whole season without winning a penalty since Charlton in 2004-05.
Just 11% of Swansea's goals (five of 47) have come from set-pieces this season; the lowest proportion in the Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland 
Sunderland have won just one of their last eight Premier League games against Tottenham Hotspur (L4 D3).
Tottenham have suffered just one defeat in their previous 11 Premier League home games versus Sunderland (W9 D1 L1). The Lilywhites scored a goal in each of these matches.
Spurs currently have 69 points coming in to their final game of the season. Their best points tally in a Premier League season before this campaign was 70, set in 2009-10.
Sunderland have won eight points (W2 D2 L2) in their six Premier League games under new manager Paolo Di Canio. The Black Cats had won just three points (D3 L5) in their final eight games under Martin O'Neill.
Spurs have won eight and lost just one of their last 12 Premier League home games (D3).
Emmanuel Adebayor has scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances in the month of May, including two in his last two matches for Spurs.
Spurs have scored a league-high 15 goals from outside the box this season, with Gareth Bale scoring eight of these (another league-high).
Only Teddy Sheringham (21 in 1992-93) has scored more goals in a single Premier League season for Tottenham than Gareth Bale has so far this term (20).
Sunderland striker Danny Graham has now gone 1034 minutes in all competitions without finding the back of the net.
No side has scored fewer goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches (3) or in the final 15 minutes of matches (5) than Sunderland this season.

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Manchester United are the only side that West Brom have faced more than twice in the Premier League and are yet to defeat (D2 L11).
Only Chelsea (33) have scored more Premier League goals against West Brom than Manchester United (32).
Wayne Rooney has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances versus West Bromwich Albion.
20 different players have scored for Man Utd in the PL this season, a record for a single season in the division.
Victory in this match would see Manchester United equal their best ever points haul from a Premier League season (91 in 1999/00).
This game will be Alex Ferguson's 1500th and final game in charge of Manchester United in all competitions. He has won 895 of his 1499 games as manager of the club to date.
Regardless of the result in this match, West Brom already have their best ever points tally in a single Premier League season (48).
Of current Premier League sides, Man Utd have the best points per game ratio in the month of May in the history of the competition (2.07), while West Brom have the worst (0.84).
Of all players to have scored at least 10 goals in the history of the Premier League, Javier Hernandez has the best minutes per goal ratio (a goal every 119 mins).
Manchester United have won their final Premier League game of the season on nine of the last 10 attempts, losing to West Ham 0-1 at Old Trafford in 2007.

West Ham United v Reading 
West Ham have won just one of their previous five Premier League meetings with Reading (D1 L3).
Should Reading win this match, they'll have secured more wins against West Ham in the Premier League than against any other side (four, currently three).
The Hammers have lost just one of their last eight Premier League home games (W4 D3 L1).
Reading have won just one of their last 14 Premier League away trips to London, but this came in their last visit to the capital on May 4th; 4-2 vs Fulham.
Reading have won fewer points away from home than any other side in the Premier League this season (8).
No side has conceded a lower proportion of their goals from set-pieces than West Ham United this season in the Premier League (15.7%).
Jobi McAnuff has attempted 39 shots (inc. blocked) without scoring in the Premier League this season; more than any other player.
Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has been forced in to a save every 17 minutes on average in the Premier League this season; more often than any other goalkeeper.
West Ham's Jussi Jääskeläinen has faced more shots on target (211) and has made more saves (162) than any other goalkeeper in the Premier League this term.
Reading have scored a league-high proportion of 39% of their goals in the final 15 minutes of Premier League games this season.

Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa 
Wigan have failed to win any of their last six home games in the Premier League against Aston Villa (D2 L4).
Only against Everton (7) has Gabriel Agbonlahor netted more Premier League goals than versus Wigan (5).
Agbonlahor has scored six goals and assisted one more in his last eight Premier League appearances.
Wigan defeated Aston Villa 3-0 away earlier this season; the Latics have only defeated Reading home and away this campaign in the Premier League.
Suspended striker Christian Benteke (14 goals, one assist) has contributed towards half of Aston Villa's 30 Premier League goals in 2013.
Excluding own goals, Benteke has scored or assisted 51% of Villa's goals over the course of the season; the highest proportion for any player at any club in the Premier League this term.
Villa have won 26 of their 40 points (65%) against the other sides in the bottom half of the Premier League table this season.
Already relegated Wigan need a point from this game to avoid this being their worst ever points tally in a Premier League season (currently 35 points). They won 36 points in 2009-10.
Shaun Maloney has scored three and assisted four goals in his last nine appearances for Wigan in all competitions.
Aston Villa have never lost more games in a single Premier League campaign than in this season (17), matching their tally in 2002-03.

18.05. (Sat) 15:30 Freiburg - Schalke 04


PROBABLE LINEUPS

FREIBURG
Baumann
Baumann • Mujdža • Mujdža • Ginter
Ginter • Diagne • Diagne • Sorg
Sorg • Schmid

SCHALKE
Hildebrand
Uchida • Matip • Höwedes • Kolasinac
Jones • Neustädter
Farfán • Draxler • Bastos
Huntelaar

Freiburg will be without several players for the visit of S04. Key man Daniel Caligiuri will miss out, meaning that Max Kruse will play on the left, with Karim Guede partnering Jan Rosenthal up front.

Pavel Krmas (ankle), Marco Terrazzino (knee) are both out, but Mensur Mujdza could well feature at right-back but remains a doubt with a toe problem.

Schalke will be able to welcome back Julian Draxler, who sat out the 2-1 loss to Stuttgart due to suspension, with Raffael dropping to the bench.

Saed Kolasiac is also in line for a return at left-back in the place of Christian Fuchs, who has endured a disappointing season. Defenders Christoph Metzelder and Kyriakos Papadopoulos are out, along with wingers Ibrahim Afellay, Tranquillo Barnetta and Chinedu Obasi.

DID YOU KNOW?
Frieburg have recorded 11 wins over Schalke in their Bundesliga history - more than against any other side.
Only one clash between the two sides at the Mage Solar Stadion has ended all square - a 0-0 draw in February 2010.
Christian Streich's side have won their last three games at home.
Schalke star Julian Draxler is set to make his 75th Bundesliga appearance - he will become the first 19-year-old to reach this figure.
Jens Keller's side have only taken 19 points on the road this season, just two more than already-relegated Greuther Furth.
Schalke have conceded 49 goals this season, more than any of the last 14 seasons.

Prediction
Schalke have had a topsy-turvy season by anyone's definition but they have one final chance for redemption on Saturday. With Draxler back in the side and Huntelaar leading the line, their superior quality should see them through.

Editor's Prediction
SC Freiburg 1-2 Schalke

18.05. (Sat) 15:30 Borussia MG - Bayern Munchen


PROBABLE LINEUPS

BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH
Stegen
Jantschke • Stranzl • Brouwers • Wendt
Herrmann • Nordtveit • Xhaka • Arango
Hanke • Hrgota

BAYERN MUNICH
Starke
Lahm • Buyten • Dante • Contento
Gustavo • Tymoshchuk
Shaqiri • Pizarro • Alaba
Gómez

Jupp Heynckes will bow out of the Bundesliga in his hometown when he takes his treble-chasing Bayern Munich to face Borussia Monchengladbach on the final day of the season.

The outgoing coach will take charge of die Roten for the final time in Germany’s top flight, facing the side that he was almost synonymous with throughout his playing career.

On the pitch, Bayern’s line-up is expected to reflect their imminent Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund and the visitors will be hoping to rest a number of key figures ahead of next week’s final in London.

That means the likes of Mario Gomez, Xherdan Shaqiri and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk are all likely to get the nod for the visit to Stadion im Borussia-Park, however full-back Rafinha is still suspended after his dismissal in the 1-1 draw with Dortmund earlier in the month.

Gladbach still have faint hopes of securing a Europa League spot going into the final day but they need other results to go their way and a six-goal swing if they are to pip either Eintracht Frankfurt or Hamburg to sixth place.

Coach Lucien Favre is sweating over the fitness of Alvaro Dominguez after the central defender sat out of training most of this week with a thigh injury, while it remains to be seen if last week’s hat-trick hero, 20-year-old Branimir Hrgota, will retain his place up top.

DID YOU KNOW?
A win in their final league match would see Bayern Munich become the first team in Bundesliga history to break the 90 points barrier.
Heynckes' men are also likely to set a new record for the tightest defence in German history having only conceded 15 goals the entire season - the current record is 21.
Brazilian defender Dante is set to return to Borussia Park for the first time since he left Gladbach for Munich last summer.
Borussia Monchengladbach held Bayern to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena when these two sides met earlier in the season.
You have to go back to January 2006 to find die Roten's last league triumph over die Fohlen at Borussia Park.
Branimir Hrgota blasted himself into Bundesliga history last weekend against Mainz by becoming only the seventh player to score a hat-trick on his full league debut.

Prediction
I expect Bayern to end their league campaign on a high and march into their Champions League showdown with Dortmund on the back of a comfortable win in Gladbach, despite the home side still clinging on to the hope of clinching European football next season.

Editor's Prediction
Mönchengladbach 1-3 Bayern

League One Opta Facts - Brentford v Yeovil


Yeovil have won each of their last three clashes with Brentford, scoring exactly three times in both of their League One meetings this season.
Brentford are without a victory in their last five matches (excluding penalties). However, they have lost just one of those five (D4).
The Glovers have won just two of their last five, losing the other three.
Five of Yeovil's last six games has seen one of the two sides fail to score.
Clayton Donaldson has scored three times for Brentford in his last five appearances; having managed to score the same number in his previous 17 (all competitions).
Only Yeovil's Paddy Madden (23) has scored more goals in League One this season than Donaldson (20).
However, Madden is without a goal in six appearances for The Glovers. His last goal came on April 6th against Shrewsbury.
Each of Brentford's last three games have featured a goal scored after the 90th minute.
Five of the last six League One Play-Off finals have seen one or both of the teams competing fail to score.

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