A set of saturday fixtures which look as dull as Everton buying Darren Gibson for a fiver and a bottle of fanta. Slightly more interesting fare later this weekend, as krisis klub City journey to the one club currently likely to let them score, Arsenal search for 4 defenders to field in Wales, and Hughes flexes his too-good-for-Fulham muscles against Newcastle.

Villa 0 1 Everton
Blackburn 1 2 Fulham
Chelsea 2 2 Sunderland
Liverpool 0 0 Stoke
United 4 1 Bolton
Spurs 3 0 Wolves
West Brom 1 1 Norwich

Newcastle 0 0 QPR
Swansea 1 1 Arsenal

Wigan 0 2 City

Graham Westley fills Phil Brown's spacious boots at Preston. Forest Southampton might be moderately interesting. Big game in League 1 in the form of Wednesday versus Charlton, whilst the Blades travel to the division's surprise package Bury.