SATURDAY'S EARLY GAME
Bolton 0-0 Liverpool (1245 GMT)
LATER FIXTURES
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Blackburn v Sunderland
Fulham v Tottenham
Man Utd v Stoke
Newcastle v Wigan
West Brom v Chelsea (1730 GMT)
West Ham v Portsmouth
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606: DEBATE
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By Paul Fletcher
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1247: The game starts at the Reebok.
1244: "I wish I could stay and read the text but I am off to play my debut (I am 16) for Cowfold reserves at 1400. I expect to read of a good Liverpool win when I return."
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The very best of luck to you.
1242: "Bolton 0-0 Liverpool - draw written all over this match!"
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1241: The Reebok is packed to the rafters as the players take to field. Not really.
1240: "If the results listed at 1213 do happen West Ham WILL be bottom only if they lose to Pompey by 3 goals or more!"
Sjp, London, via text on 81111
Enough. It won't happen so let us not worry about it.
1236: "I've stuck my last £20 on a Liverpool win today. If they don't win then that promise of a take away & dvd with the missus tonight isn't going to go down well."
dc via text on 81111
Could be very much match of the Day on your own. Don't think the missus will be cuddling up on the sofa if you fail to keep that take away promise.
1234: Bolton last won three league games in a row in December 2006. They have won their last two...
1232: Bolton team news
Wanderers have lifelong Liverpool fan Kevin Nolan back after suspension, with Ricardo Gardner dropping to the bench.
By the way, Liverpool's Alvaro Arbeloa is suspended.
1228: (See 1213) "Sunderland will be bottom on goal difference if those results happen."
Anonymous via text on 81111
(See 1154) "If Man Utd don't beat Stoke by at least three today I'm laying that pink carpet."
Namster, Brixton, via text on 81111
1225: Liverpool team news
Boss Rafael Benitez keeps Fernando Torres on the bench as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury, despite playing for almost an hour in the Carling Cup defeat at Spurs.
Sami Hyypia and Daniel Agger are the only survivors from that defeat, with main players such as Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Pepe Reina returning.
1223: The Carling Cup draw is as follows -
Stoke v Derby
Man Utd v Blackburn
Burnley v Arsenal
Watford v Tottenham
1218: I am assuming that the eagle eyed of you out there noticed that Fernando Torres is on the bench for Liverpool.
1217: "Could be a tricky day for the top four. My guess is we'll see some points dropped. As long as Arsenal win I'm happy."
Adam via text on 81111
1215: I'll have that Carling Cup draw with you as soon as it is made.
1213: "In the unlikely event that West Brom beat Chelsea, Newcastle and Wigan draw, Sunderland and Blackburn also draw and Spurs beat Fulham, West Ham go BOTTOM. Class. Wonder if dreams come true?"
Jamey, Dagenham, via text on 81111
I haven't worked out if your maths are correct. What I would say is that it won't happen. I don't think.
1209: TEAMS
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Nolan, Muamba, McCann, Elmander, Davies. Subs: Al Habsi, Smolarek, Gardner, Helguson, Shittu, Basham, Obadeyi.
Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Aurelio, Alonso, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera, Keane. Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Torres, Benayoun, Babel, Leiva Lucas, Darby.
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
1207: "Oh my lord, a proper Saturday fixture list! Reminds me of the good old days when I would settle down to watch the teletext football score pages refreshing for a couple of hours.
"Mind you, saying that, I suppose it isn't much different to me sitting at my computer watching the BBC Live Text page refreshing itself is it?"
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1203: I see that Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez scooped the Premier League manager of the month award for October, while Chelsea's Frank Lampard won the player of the month. I wonder if both would swap them to still be in the Carling Cup?
Benitez and Lampard scoop awards
1159: Christmas is coming, the goose may well be getting fat - and you may be out doing a bit of shopping.
If so, don't panic, you can still follow this text commentary and get all the scores on your mobile. From a UK phone, just text FOOTBALL to 81010, it will cost you 10 to 15p and you will receive in return a link to our mobile site. Click on that, and you'll be straight through (then bookmark it so you never need to text that number again). The cost of being online on your phone will vary according to network and your own contract.
1154: Bad news. I've just had an update and the carpet that has been delivered is pink. That is not being laid. Back to the drawing board.
1150: Before we get on with the business of today's footy just a quick plea for some morale-boosting 606 posts and text messages. I arrived in work early today to watch England's rugby league semi-final against New Zealand. I'm feeling veerrrrryyyyyy low after England's defeat.
Match report: NZ 32-22 England
1145 GMT: Now then. Another day, more DIY. I almost cannot remember a time when my evenings were not spent painting walls. New carpets are being laid at the flat today and I am more than pleased to be well out of the way.
Projects such as these are the wife's territory and I could not be happier to be in live text central for what promises to be a very busy day of tip-top Premier League action.
Don't believe me? Let me ask you this - when was the last time we had the top five and the bottom three in action on a Saturday?
What's more, Man Utd fans, at least those who pass through the turnstiles at Old Trafford, have the somewhat usual opportunity of watching their team play a home game at 1500 GMT on a Saturday.
Stoke are their opponents and will be hoping to fare better than the last time their travelled to OT for a league fixture - a 5-0 reverse back through the mists of time. Well, April 1985.
There are six games at 1500 GMT - and rest assured I'm going to be typing just as fast as I can.
The day's action starts with Bolton, ahem, entertaining Liverpool. Trotters boss Gary Megson suggested the Reds could well win the title this season.
Meggo knows what he is on about - doesn't he?
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