Result Monday, December 27, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	Venue
FT	Arsenal	3 - 1	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium (60,112)

Result Sunday, December 26, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	Venue
FT	Fulham	1 - 3	West Ham United	Craven Cottage (25,332)
FT	Blackburn Rovers	0 - 2	Stoke City	Ewood Park (25,440)
FT	Bolton Wanderers	2 - 0	West Bromwich Albion	Reebok Stadium (23,413)
Postp	Everton	P - P	Birmingham	Goodison Park
FT	Manchester United	2 - 0	Sunderland	Old Trafford (75,269)
FT	Newcastle United	1 - 3	Manchester City	St James' Park (51,635)
FT	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 - 2	Wigan Athletic	Molineux Stadium (26,901)
FT	Aston Villa	1 - 2	Tottenham Hotspur	Villa Park (39,411)

Tevez to stay at City

Carlos Tevez has formally withdrawn his request to leave Manchester City.

Tevez, who will retain the club captaincy, had asked to leave the club on December 11 after having talked of his dissatisfaction with life as a footballer for several months.

He has repeatedly underlined the problems in his personal life - his daughters are based in Argentina - and said his relationship with "certain executives and individuals at the club" had broken down "beyond repair".
However, a statement on the club's official website on Monday read: "Manchester City can confirm to its fans that 'clear the air' talks have been held with Carlos Tevez.

"During the meeting Carlos expressed his absolute commitment to the club and formally withdrew his transfer request.

"Carlos' contract remains unchanged and both Carlos and the football club are keen to focus on the opportunities that lie ahead."

Manager Roberto Mancini added: "Carlos is a world-class player whose contribution since he joined the club has been invaluable.

"I am pleased that we are now able to focus on pure football matters and to be able to look forward to Carlos continuing to play a significant role in the club's progress."

Speaking to Sky Sports before Monday's game against Everton, Mancini said: "I am happy that we finish this and Carlo stays. It's very important for everyone."

Asked if it was a big decision to keep Tevez as captain, he replied: "No, absolutely not. It was easy."

Source:  ESPNsoccernet , December 20, 2010

Fixture Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Time	Home		Away	Venue
19:45 GMT	Chelsea	v	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge
19:45 GMT	Wigan Athletic	v	Arsenal	DW Stadium
20:00 GMT	Liverpool	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Anfield

Fixture Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Time	Home		Away	Venue
15:00 GMT	Manchester City	v	Aston Villa	City of Manchester Stadium
15:00 GMT	Stoke City	v	Fulham	Britannia Stadium
15:00 GMT	Sunderland	v	Blackpool	Stadium of Light
15:00 GMT	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Newcastle United	White Hart Lane
15:00 GMT	West Bromwich Albion	v	Blackburn Rovers	The Hawthorns
17:30 GMT	West Ham United	v	Everton	Upton Park
20:00 GMT	Birmingham	v	Manchester United	St Andrews Stadium

Fixture Monday, December 27, 2010

Time	Home		Away	Venue
20:00 GMT	Arsenal	v	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium

Fixture Sunday, December 26, 2010

Time	Home		Away	Venue
12:00 GMT	Fulham	v	West Ham United	Craven Cottage
15:00 GMT	Blackburn Rovers	v	Stoke City	Ewood Park
15:00 GMT	Blackpool	v	Liverpool	Bloomfield Road
15:00 GMT	Bolton Wanderers	v	West Bromwich Albion	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT	Everton	v	Birmingham	Goodison Park
15:00 GMT	Manchester United	v	Sunderland	Old Trafford
15:00 GMT	Newcastle United	v	Manchester City	St James' Park
15:00 GMT	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Wigan Athletic	Molineux Stadium
17:30 GMT	Aston Villa	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Villa Park