West Ham United face a tough trip to Aston Villa in Sunday’s first match, before Blackburn Rovers host Fulham.
Attention will then switch to the Reebok Stadium where Owen Coyle oversees his first match as Bolton Wanderers manager against Arsenal.
Aston Villa v West Ham
Aston Villa’s successive league defeats against Arsenal and Liverpool tempered optimism around Villa Park, but they are on track for a Carling Cup final appearance after beating Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in their semi-final first-leg on Thursday.
The omens are not good for West Ham as they have won just one of their last 12 visits to Villa Park.
Villa have won seven of their last nine matches in all competitions, while West Ham languish just one place above the relegation zone..
Blackburn v Fulham
A Fulham outfit who have not won away from home since the opening day of the season, face a Blackburn side without a win in nine Barclays Premier League matches.
Rovers have taken only one point from a possible 15 against London clubs this season.
Fulham won the reverse fixture 3-0 earlier in the season..
Bolton v Arsenal
Coyle will take charge of his first match as Bolton manager against Arsenal.
Then he will do it again on Wednesday when he takes his side to the Emirates Stadium for the reverse fixture.
The Gunners have won their last six matches against Bolton, scoring 14 in the process.
Bolton have won just one of their last 20 league visits to London.
Barclays Premier League fixtures
Click on the fixtures below to view the match previews
Aston Villa v West Ham (Referee: Mike Jones)
Blackburn Rovers v Fulham (Kevin Friend)
Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal (Phil Dowd)
“Coyle will take charge of his first match as Bolton manager against Arsenal”.
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