The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[Nerf]

Nah, we only loaned him to them for last season. He's currently a persona non grata at us.

Still better than Danny Rose.

[The Lusophone]

Diouf heads Stoke ahead at QPR.

[Cymbols]

It's actually a decent game

[Berober]

Villa Park today, absolutely cannot wait. We're going top!

[stokeriño]

I would love for Villa to take points off Arsenal and go top......and then even if we don't beat City, we can take top spot back off you at Stamford Bridge next week.

[Lineker]

It's 1-1 now. Caulker header.

[Ant]

Hopefully a ref won't be against us from the off this time

[stokeriño]

QPR lucky not to be 3-1 down there. It's just mistake after mistake.

Edit: And then N'Zonzi fluffs Stoke's next good chance as well.

[MDK]

HANDBAGS!

[stokeriño]

Bit of class from Kranjcar makes it 2-2.

Slightly annoying to see QPR do anything other than lose.

[Cymbols]

Darren Bent, Ashley Westwood and Nathan Baker are all out with a virus, so Carlos Sanchez and Ciaran Clark start whilst Joe Cole makes the bench. Bit annoying like :/

[stokeriño]

Rather hoping that Swansea don't score multiple goals against Southampton, because I have both Clyne and Forster in my FF team now...

Unless Gylfi scores them all. Then it's fine.

[Lineker]

A virus has swept through the Aston Villa squad and, while most are fit enough to play, defender Nathan Baker was sent home by boss Paul Lambert and Ciaran Clark has come in to take his place. That is the only change for the Villains from the win over Liverpool last Saturday. Arsenal have defender Calum Chambers fit again so he replaces Hector Bellerin, while midfielder Santi Cazorla comes in for the benched Jack Wilshere following the 2-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund in midweek.

Aston Villa XI: Guzan, Senderos, Hutton, Clark, Cissokho, Delph, Sanchez, Cleverley, Richardson, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck.

Cheick Tiote makes his first start of the season for Newcastle in one of two changes made my manager Alan Pardew. Defender Paul Demmett also returns to the side, while striker Papiss Cisse is on the bench, having recovered from a knee injury. Hull boss Steve Bruce keeps faith with the same XI that drew with West Ham on Monday, although Sone Aluko comes in for the Hatem Ben Arfa on the bench, with the latter ineligible because he is on loan from Newcastle.

Newcastle starting XI: Krul; Janmaat, Coloccini, Williamson, Dummett; Tiote, Colback; Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran; Riviere.

Hull starting XI: McGregor, Davies, Huddlestone, Hernandez, Livermore, Diame, Jelavic, Dawson, Robertson, Elmohamady, Quinn.

Swansea boss Garry Monk has used the fewest players of any Premier League manager so far this season with 16, but he is going to increase that tally today. He makes two changes from the team that lost 4-2 at Chelsea - their first league defeat of the campaign. One is enforced with new signing Federico Fernandez in for his debut in defence in place of the injured Jordi Amat. Last season's top-scorer Wilfried Bony is brought into the starting XI after being on the bench last week following a late return from international duty. Bafetimbi Gomis makes way. Southampton make two changes from the team that beat Newcastle 4-0 last weekend. James Ward-Prowse and Maya Yoshida come in for Steven Davis and Toby Alderweireld respectively. Shane Long has overcome a head injury and starts.

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Sigurdsson, Dyer, Routledge, Bony.

Southampton XI: Forster, Clyne, Yoshida, Fonte, Bertrand, Schneiderlin, Cork, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Long, Pelle.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche drafts in Marvin Sordell for injured striker Danny Ings in a starting line-up otherwise unchanged from the goalless draw at Crystal Palace. Sunderland also make just the one change from the 2-2 draw with Tottenham, Emanuele Giaccherini coming into the midfield ahead of Ricardo Alvarez.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Trippier, Shackell, Duff, Mee, Arfield, Jones, Marney, Boyd, Sordell, Jutkiewicz.

Sunderland XI: Mannone, Vergini, Van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea, Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Giaccherini, Wickham.

[Lineker]

The 'Sack Pardew' signs are held up by a smattering of Newcastle fans but it's far from universal dissent. The fans are singing a protest song but it's aimed at owner Mike Ashley, specifically his weight and dubious parentage. He smiles back at them.

[Cymbols]

ffs

[stokeriño]

Villa

[Ant]

Jesus that is shambolic defending. We deserve to lose we look listless.

[Dan]

Welbeck getting himself a goal and assist!

[stokeriño]

I am ridiculously glad I kept Guzan on the bench at this point.

[Ant]

I know its early days in his career etc but Sanchez has been terrible.