EARLY KICK-OFF
Blackburn
v
Tottenham
1245 BST
1500 BST KICK-OFFS
Arsenal
v
Man City
Bolton
v
Middlesbrough
Hull City
v
Portsmouth
Newcastle
v
Chelsea
West Brom
v
Stoke
West Ham
v
Sunderland
LATER KICK-OFF
Fulham
v
Liverpool
1730 BST
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606: DEBATE
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By Jonathan Stevenson
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1244: Haha. I almost forgot, Liverpool can go top of the Premier League today. They play Fulham later. More to follow on that - guarantee it.
1242: The Blackburn and Tottenham teams are out of the tunnel at Ewood Park and the weekend's Premier League entertainment is about the get under way.
1239:
"If Modric can get on the ball and control the game and Gomes keeps the blunders to a minimum, I feel Spurs can win a potentially tricky game."
Matt, Farnborough, via text on 81111
Oh come on, Heurelho Gomes has been brilliant in recent weeks, he's even keeping Carlo 'bench' Cudicini out of the side.
1236: Here's a sobering thought for Blackburn and Tottenham fans - if they'd had Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp as their respective managers all season, based on their results since taking over, Rovers would be eighth and Spurs sixth in the Premier League.
1232: Glen from West Yorkshire
has texted in (on 81111) to ask me for a Grand National tip. Apparently, it's because I'm "good at predos" - clearly Glen's a newcomer to the site, then. For what it's worth, I pulled AP McCoy's
Butler's Cabin
out of the hat in the office sweep, and I was absolutely delighted at the luck of that particular draw.
McCoy aims to break National duck
1229:
"Mr Shearer: your mission, should you wish to accept it, is to save your beloved team from relegation, starting with a match against Chelsea. Joey Barton will self-destruct in five seconds!"
devilish7 on 606
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1225:
"It'll be like plugging into the national grid today at five to three when Newcastle come out against Chelsea."
BBC Sport's Mark Lawrenson
1222:
Oh, OK, we can talk about Alan Shearer some more if you want. Remember, he has guaranteed he will not be staying at St James' Park beyond the end of the season, though can you imagine the Toon Army letting him walk away if he keeps them up?
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1219: It's guaranteed to be close, this one - in their last 11 meetings, no team has won by more than one goal and five of the last eight contests have been drawn. Rovers need to improve their home form if they are to ensure survival - they've bagged a paltry 15 points from as many Ewood Park games this term, with only Hull faring worse in the top flight.
1216: Tottenham are unchanged from the side which beat Chelsea 1-0 last time out. Ledley King plays despite his withdrawal from the England squad due to persistent knee problems. The only change in the Blackburn side from the one that drew 1-1 at home with West Ham two weeks ago is Keith Andrews, who scored their equaliser that day, in for Andre Ooijer, who drops to the bench.
1214: That, by the way, is the first time Tottenham have named an unchanged side all season. About time too.
1210:
"(See 1156) Can I ask what it has to do with Mr Neville? Maybe he should concentrate on getting back in the Man Utd team and his stupid 'tache."
Craig, a diehard Toon fan, via text on 81111
1207: BLACKBURN v TOTTENHAM LINE-UPS
Blackburn:
Robinson, Andrews, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Diouf, Mokoena, Warnock, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy.
Subs: Brown, Ooijer, Kerimoglu, Dunn, Villanueva, Treacy, Olsson.
Tottenham:
Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Modric, Bent, Keane.
Subs: Cudicini, Zokora, Bentley, Huddlestone, Pavlyuchenko, Dawson, Chimbonda.
Referee:
Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
1206: But first up, we've got the small matter of Blackburn - two points and one place above the drop zone - hosting Tottenham - 11th and three points away from seventh and a potential Uefa Europa League berth - at Ewood Park. Teams and all that chat on the way shortly.
1204:
It's a fair bet Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has had a flashback or two over the past couple of days, to a time when England was in love with football and the world was a beautiful place to be. Let's reminisce about Euro 96, about the glorious summer evening at Wembley when Shearer and Sheringham showed the Dutch a very English brand of Total Football as they blew Hiddink's team away 4-1. What days.
Hiddink wary of 'Shearer effect'
1200: Stevo's Predos
(perhaps a bit rusty, not that you'd notice):
Blackburn
1-1
Tottenham
Arsenal
3-1
Man City
Bolton
2-0
Middlesbrough
Hull City
1-1
Portsmouth
Newcastle
1-2
Chelsea
West Brom
1-1
Stoke
West Ham
2-0
Sunderland
Fulham
1-2
Liverpool
Lawro's predictions
1156:
"Then again, according to Gary Neville, Shearer's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy for not getting all his coaching licenses."
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Our friend
Desolation row
raises a good point. Read on...
Unqualified bosses anger Neville
1153:
Our chief football writer Phil McNulty will be bringing us all the latest updates from Geordieland throughout the day, but this commentary won't work unless you guys get involved, too. Get hammering those keys,
whack the texts to 81111 and, as always, mix it up on 606.
It's Alan Shearer Day, after all.
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1150: After a club record 206 goals in 404 appearances for his boyhood idols, Alan Shearer has finally answered the call with Newcastle in great danger of an almost unthinkable relegation. He has eight games in which to keep them up - starting today, with the small matter of Chelsea at what will be a sizzling St James' Park.
1145: That Mike Ashley - he likes a Messiah, doesn't he? Part Two of the controversial Newcastle owner's bid to win over a Geordie public desperate for even the remotest semblance of success begins in earnest this afternoon.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is my pleasure to be able to bring to you the managerial bow of one of England's greatest modern day footballers... Mr Alan Shearer.
Shearer confirmed as Magpies boss
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