Barclay's Premier League Preview: Part 1

Here's a quick summary of the fixtures, 2006/2007 records and top scorers as well as summer signings for the first half of the Premier League table. My thoughts on how each team will fare will be added as the week goes on, culminating in my complete table prediction on Friday.


Arsenal
(Arsenal v. Fulham, Aug. 12)

06/07 Finish: W19 D11 L8 F63 A35 GD+28 P68, 4th

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Bacary Sagna, Auxerre (6.0M); Eduardo Da Silva, Dianamo Zagreb (10M); Lukasz Fabianski, Legia Warsaw (2.0M); Havard Nordveit, Haugesund (2.0M)

Out: Fredrik Ljungberg, West Ham United (3.5M); Matthew Connolly, Colchester United (Loan); Arturo Lupoli, Fiorentina (Free); Thierry Henry, Barcelona (16.1 M); Jeremie Aliadiere, Middlesbrough (2.0M); Mart Poom, Watford (Undisclosed); Jose Antonio Reyes, Athletico Madrid (8.0M); Fabrice Muamba, Birmingham City (2.0M)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Robin Van Persie 11
Thierry Henry 10
Gilberto Silva 10
Emmanuel Adebayor 8
5 players tied 3


Aston Villa
(Aston Villa v. Liverpool, Aug. 11)

06/07 : W11 D17 L10 F43 A41 GD+2 P50, 11th

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Marlon Harewood, West Ham United (Undisclosed); Nigel Reo-Coker, West Ham United (8.5M)

Out: Liam Ridgewell, Birmingham City (2.0M); Lee Hendrie, Sheffield United (Free); Steven Davis, Fulham (4.0M); Aaron Hughes, Fulham (1.0M); Gavin McCann, Bolton (1.0M); Jlloyd Samuel, Bolton (Free); Robert Olejnik, Falkirk (Free); Eric Djemba-Djemba (Released); Chris Sutton (Retired)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Gabriel Agbonlahor 9
Gareth Barry 8
Luke Moore 4
John Carew 3
4 players tied 2


Birmingham City
(Birmingham @ Chelsea, Aug. 12)

06/07 : Championship Runner-Up

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Liam Ridgewell, Aston Villa (2.5M); Richard Kingson, Hammarby (Free); Rafael Schmitz, Lille (Loan); Olivier Kapo, Juventus (3.0M); Garry O'Connor, Lokomotiv Moscow (2.65M), Stuart Parnaby, Middlesbrough (Free); Franck Queudrue, Fulham (2.5M); Daniel De Ridder, Celta Vigo (Free)

Out: DJ Campbell, Leicester City (1.6M); Stephen Clemence, Leicester City (1.0M); Julian Gray, Coventry City (Free); Bruno N'Gotty, Leicester City (Free)

Leading Championship Scorers 06/07

Gary McSheffrey 14
Nicklas Bendtner 11
Dudley Campbell 9
Cameron Jerome 7
Radhi Jaidi 6


Blackburn Rovers
(Blackburn @ Middlesbrough, Aug. 11)

06/07 : W15 D7 L16 F52 A54 GD-2 P52, 10th

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Roque Santa Cruz, Bayern Munich (3.5M); Maceo Ritgers, NAC Breda (Undisclosed); Gunnar Nielsen, BK Frem Copenhagen (Free)

Out: Michael Gray, Wolverhampton Wanderers (Free); Andy Todd, Derby County (750K)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Benni McCarthy 17
Shabani Nonda 7
Morten Gamst Pedersen 6
Matt Derbyshire 5
2 players tied 4


Bolton Wanderers
(Bolton v. Newcastle, Aug. 11)

06/07 : W16 D8 L14 F47 A52 GD-5 P56, 7th

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Daniel Braaten, Rosenborg (Undisclosed); Danny Guthrie, Liverpool (Loan); Heidar Helguson, Fulham (1.0M); Blerim Dzemaili, FC Zurich (Free); Gavin McCann, Aston Villa (1.0M); Jlloyd Samuel, Aston Villa (Undisclosed); Zoltan Harsanyi, FC Senec (Free); Gerald Cid, Bordeaux (Free); Mikel Alonso, Real Sociedad (Loan); Christian Wilhelmsson, Nantes (Loan)

Out: Tal Ben Haim, Chelsea (Free); Chris Howarth, Carlisle United (Undisclosed); Henrik Pedersen (Released); Quinton Fortune (Released); David Thompson (Released); Cesar Martin (Released)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Nicholas Anelka 11
Kevin Davies 8
Gary Speed 8
El-Hadji Diouf 5
Ivan Campo 4


Chelsea
(Chelsea v. Birmingham, Aug. 12)

06/07 : W24 D11 L3 F64 A24 GD+40 P83, 2nd

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Florent Malouda, Olympique Lyonnais (13.5M); Steven Sidwell, Reading (Free); Tal Ben Haim, Bolton (Free); Claudio Pizarro, Bayern Munich (Free)

Out: Ben Sahar, Queen's Park Rangers (Loan); Michael Mancienne, Queen's Park Rangers (Loan); Jimmy Smith, Norwich City (Loan); Khalid Boulahrouz, Sevilla (Loan); Geremi, Newcastle United (Free); Yves Ma Kalambay, Hibernian (Free); Juan Sebastian Veron (Released); Nuno Morais, Apoel Nicosia (Free)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Didier Drogba 20
Frank Lampard 11
Salomon Kalou 7
Michael Ballack 4
Andriy Shevchenko 4


Derby County
(Derby County v. Portsmouth, Aug. 11)

06/07 : Championship Playoff Winner

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Lewis Price, Ipswich Town (200K); Claude Davis, Sheffield United (3.0M); Andy Todd, Blackburn Rovers (750K); Tyrone Mears, West Ham United (1.0M); Robert Earnshaw, Norwich City (3.5M), Andy Griffin, Portsmouth (500K)

Out: Lee Camp, Queen's Park Rangers, (300K), Paul Peschisolido, Luton (Free); Lee Grant, Sheffield Wednesday (Free); Seth Johnson (Released); Morten Bisgaard (Released); Paul Boertien (Released)

Leading Championship Scorers 06/07

Steve Howard 16
Giles Barnes 8
Arturo Lupoli 7
David Jones 6
Matt Oakley 6


Everton
(Everton v. Wigan, Aug. 11)

06/07 : W15 D13 L10 F52 A36 GD+16 P58, 6th

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Phil Jagielka, Sheffield United (4.0M); Steve Pienaar, Borussia Dortmund (Loan); Leighton Baines, Wigan Athletic (5.0M)

Out: Richard Wright, West Ham United (Free); Gary Naysmith, Sheffield United (1.0M); Alessandro Pistone (Released)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Andy Johnson 11
Mikel Arteta 9
Tim Cahill 5
James Vaughn 4
2 players tied 3


Fulham
(Fulham @ Arsenal, Aug. 12)

06/07 : W8 D15 L15 F38 A60 GD-22 P39, 16th

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Lee Cook, Queen's Park Rangers (2.5M), Paul Konchesky, West Ham United (2.0M); David Healy, Leeds United (1.5M); Chris Baird, Southampton (3.0M); Diomansy Kamara, West Bromwich Albion (6.0M); Steven Davis, Aston Villa (4.0M); Aaron Hughes, Aston Villa (1.0M)

Out: Michael Brown, Wigan Athletic (Undisclosed); Heidar Helguson, Bolton (1.0M); Mark Crossley, Oldham Athletic (Free); Franck Queudrue, Birmingham City (2.5M); Claus Jensen (Released); Tomasz Radzinski (Released); Mark Pembridge (Released); Matty Collins, Swansea City (Free)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Brian McBride 9
Carlos Bocanegra 5
Heidar Helguson 3
7 players tied 2


Liverpool
(Liverpool @ Aston Villa, Aug. 11)

06/07 : W20 D8 L10 F57 A27 GD+30 P68, 3rd

Summer Transfers (All Fees in G.B. Pounds)

In: Nikolay Mihaylov, Levski Sofia (Undisclosed); Ryan Babel, Ajax (11.5M); Yossi Benayoun, West Ham United (5.0M); Ryan Crowther, Stockport County (Undisclosed); Andrej Voronin, Bayer Leverkusen (Free); Fernando Torres, Athletico Madrid (26.5M); Sebastian Leto, Lanus (1.8M); Lucas Leiva, Gremio (8.0M); Mikel San Jose, Athletico Bilbao (270K); Krisztian Nemeth, MTK Hungaria (Free); Andras Simon, MTK Hungaria (Free)

Out: Danny Guthrie, Bolton Wanderers (Loan); Robbie Fowler, Cardiff City (Free); Mark Gonzalez, Real Betis (4.2M), Jerzy Dudek, Real Madrid (Free); Craig Bellamy, West Ham United (7.5M); Boudewijn Zenden, Olympique Marseille (Free); Luis Garcia, Athletico Madrid (3.5M); Godwin Antwi; Hartlepool United (Loan); Djibril Cisse, Olympique Marseille (6.0M); Florent Sinima-Pongolle, Recreativo Huelva (2.7M); Adam Hammill, Southampton (Loan); Paul Anderson, Swansea City (Loan)

Leading Premier League Scorers 06/07

Dirk Kuyt 12

Peter Crouch 9

Steven Gerrard 7

Craig Bellamy 7

Xabi Alonso 4