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This weeks predictions: Birmingham v Bolton 1-0 Blackburn v Aston Villa 1-2 Fulham v Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool v Hull 4-0 Portsmouth v Everton 0-2 Stoke v Man Utd 1-3 Tottenham v Burnley 2-0 Wigan v Chelsea 0-2 Sunderland v Wolverhampton 1-0 Man City v West Ham 2-0

The record for the longest 100% start to a season is currently held by Reading who racked 13 consecutive wins at the start of the 1985/6 season with wins over Blackpool (1-0), Plymouth (1-0), Bristol Rovers (3-2), Cardiff (3-1), Walsall (2-1), Rotherham (2-1), Brentford (2-1), Swansea (2-0), Doncaster (1-0), Chesterfield (4-2), Bolton (1-0), Newport (2-0) [...]

NFL Week 2: Patriots vs. Jets – NFL Expert Picks Ok, it’s not like me to give out two free picks in one week’s time. Why you ask? Because I’m a cheap bastard? Because I hate typing long copy? Neither, actually. But man, I think I’m onto something here. Take this as you will, as [...]

More predictions Arsenal v Wigan 3-0 Aston Villa v Portsmouth 1-0 Bolton v Stoke 1-0 Burnley v Sunderland 1-0 Hull v Birmingham 1-0 West Ham v Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea v Tottenham 2-1 Everton v Blackburn 1-0 Man Utd v Man City 2-3 Wolverhampton v Fulham 1-0

Uefa have just confirmed that Arsenal have won their appeal against the two-match ban awarded to Eduardo for his (alleged) penalty winning dive against Celtic in their Champions League qualifier last month which Arsenal won 3-1.