Match previews - Sat 22nd Aug
The Barclays Premier League title race has already seen a few twists even before the second weekend of the season.
Liverpool's opening defeat at early pace-setters Tottenham Hotspur was followed by Burnley's shock win over Manchester United in midweek.
The champions will be aiming to bounce back from their 1-0 reverse at Turf Moor as they travel to the nearby DW Stadium.
The match sees the youngest manager in the Barclays Premier League up against the oldest as Roberto Martinez pits his wits against Sir Alex Ferguson while United's Antonio Valencia makes an early return to his old club.
The Red Devils have a 100 per cent record against the Latics having won all eight previous league meetings and the solitary cup-tie.
Wigan will be smarting from their midweek home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers but have not lost back-to-back home fixtures in 2009.
Andy Keogh's early header gave Wolves a 1-0 midweek win at the DW Stadium, their first ever victory on the road in the Premier League.
They now travel to big-spending Manchester City who got off to a flying start with a 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers and then won 1-0 in a friendly at Barcelona in midweek, Martin Petrov scoring the only goal in front of 94,000 fans.
City had the second best home record in the Barclays Premier League last season behind neighbours United while Wolves had the most wins on the road in the Championship.
Arsenal were the first side this season to top the table, thanks to a thumping 6-1 win at Everton on the opening day.
They host a Portsmouth side in some turmoil off the field with two defeats from two matches.
Pompey have not beaten the Gunners since March 1958 when they edged a nine-goal thriller 5-4 at Fratton Park.
Arsenal have lost only one Barclays Premier League match in 2009 while Pompey have not scored in 10 hours of football on the road since Peter Crouch netted at Middlesbrough in March.
Birmingham's first win back in the Barclays Premier League came in midweek as a last-minute penalty gave them a 1-0 success at home to Portsmouth.
The Blues now host a Stoke City side who beat Burnley 2-0 on the opening day but then lost 4-0 at Liverpool in midweek.
It is 21 years since the Potters last won at St Andrews where Birmingham were beaten only once during 2007/08, their last season in the top flight.
Stoke won only twice away from home after taking the Blues' place in the Barclays Premier League.
Sunderland will be aiming to bounce back from their midweek home defeat against Chelsea when new striker Darren Bent netted his second goal in as many matches after grabbing the winner at Bolton Wanderers on the opening day.
However the Black Cats have not won a home meeting with Rovers since their 1-0 victory on 8th September 2001.
Sunderland have lost their last three outings at the Stadium of Light while Rovers have gone down in their last five on the road.
If Sunderland win this fixture it will be their best ever start to a Premier League campaign.
Bolton will aim to recover from that opening day defeat as they travel to a Hull City side still reeling from their 5-1 home defeat by Spurs in midweek.
The Tigers have now gone 12 league fixtures without a win and have not enjoyed a home victory against the Trotters since 1992.
In fact Phil Brown's men have not won a league match at the KC Stadium this year, their last success there coming against Middlesbrough in December 2008.
Bolton have not won any of their last eight league matches and have not won in 11 outings on the road.
Click on a fixture below to view the match preview
Arsenal v Portsmouth (Referee: Steve Bennett)
Birmingham City v Stoke City (Chris Foy)
Hull City v Bolton Wanderers (Michael Jones)
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Lee Mason)
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers (Alan Wiley)
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United (Howard Webb)
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