Here are the winners from this weekend's Premier League
head-to-heads. At the SoccerBible we picked our key head-to-head
battles, and now we know the players who came out on top...
Young (Aston Villa) v Anelka (Chelsea) Winner:
ASHLEY YOUNG
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Young had a lively game and was constantly on the move wearing adidas F50i football boots, and set up Dunne for Villa's opening goal. But whether the tricky player impressed enough over the course of ninety minutes is debatable.
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Boateng (Portsmouth) v Kranjcar (Tottenham) Winner:
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NIKO KRANJCAR
adidas Predator Conf. football boots
Wearing the Predator football boots Nico Kranjcar was providing some dangerous balls with his crossing, and on his return to Fratton Park it was his corner that King headed in to give Spurs the lead.
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Bent (Sunderland) v Torres (Liverpool) Winner:
DARREN BENT
Umbro Speciali football boots
One of the most interesting games from the weekend, but it just proves if you don't shoot you don't score! Bent's shot took a lucky deflection off a random beachball, but the striker could easily of had another three goals, and he certainly looks comfortable in front of goal wearing his Umbro Speciali football boots.
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Fabregas (Arsenal) v Larsson (Birmingham) Winner:
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CESC FABREGAS
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Fabregas once again showed off the performance attributes he enjoys wearing the Nike CTR360 football boots. Commanding in midfield, Fabregas may not have scored but he was there to orchestrate the play from the middle.
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The Premier League returns after a week of crucial World Cup qualifiers, so how will the international break have affected the top teams and the top players? The SoccerBible has selected key games from the weekends fixtures, and the players who hold
the key to their team's success. How these players perform
could determine whether their team wins or loses! We want to know who
YOU think will win this weekend's Premier League head-to-head battles?
Saturday 17th October 12:45 GMT - Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Leaders Chelsea hope to maintain their two-point gap at the top of the Premier League when they travel to top-four hopefuls Aston Villa. But Villa have been a stumbling block for Chelsea in the past, and Villa know they are only three points shy of third and fourth place.
ASHLEY YOUNG
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Young has dropped down the England pecking order behind team-mate James Milner and now Shaun Wright-Phillips, amazing when you consider Ashley Young was being linked with Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea over the summer. So the opportunity to prove himself against class opposition should be a strong incentive for the attacking forward, and he'll be hoping to show-off his tricky skills wearing the new silver/red F50i football boots.
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NICOLAS ANELKA
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Five games and four goals are Anelka's stats since wearing the new Puma v1.10 football boots. And he will be keen to add to those statistics from his new speed boots. Nicolas Anelka has matured at Chelsea from an unhappy journeyman player, to one of the best strikers in the world who will be hoping to extend Chelsea'a lead at the top of the Premier League.
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Saturday 17th October 15:00 GMT - Portsmouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Redknapp takes centre stage as Tottenham Hotspur travel to Portsmouth, it will be his first return since quitting the club for a second time and he can expect quite a volatile reception from the passionate fans. A host of players join Redknapp in returning to Portsmouth, but Pompey will surely be concentrating on securing their first home win of the season.
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KEVIN PRINCE BOATENG
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When Tottenham signed Kevin Prince Boateng he was a hot young prospect, but his career has since gone off the boil and he will be eager to impress for his new employers against his old side. Boateng is a decent enough attacking player who takes advantage of the performance attributes of the Nike Superfly, as he is a larger player much like Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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NIKO KRANJCAR
adidas Predator Conf. football boots
No doubt Kranjcar will be accused of deserting a sinking ship, so he can expect a hostile reception from a team he left only a couple of weeks ago. However, there is no denying Niko Kranjcar is a quality player whose talents deserve a side that is on the up. A solid performer, Kranjcar opts to wear the solid adidas Predator football boots as he has a mean long shot on him.
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Saturday 17th October 15:00 GMT - Sunderland vs Liverpool
Sunderland host Liverpool knowing that a victory will lift them above the so-called title challengers.
Liverpool have already lost three games this season, more than they did in the whole of their last campaign, and after Sunderland's impressive showing against Manchester United can expect a difficult game.
DARREN BENT
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All talk this week has been around the World Cup and the players booking their place in Fabio Capello's squad. So you can be sure Darren Bent will be fired up to perform against top opposition to prove his worth and remind Capello of his goalscoring ability. Bent has been in prolific form this season, and has been championing the new Umbro Speciali football boots with no less than seven goals.
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FERNANDO TORRES
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Torres is such a key player for liverpool that surely fan's hearts skipped a beat, when they heard midweek their striker was injured! Would Liverpool be able to cope without their powerful and pacey forward, hopefully Fernando Torres can shrug off his groin injury and debut his silver/red Laser football boots in the Premier League, arguably the best colourway to-date.
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Saturday 17th October 15:00 GMT - Arsenal vs Birmingham City
Arsenal will be looking for another strong showing at the Emirates Stadium after Arsene Wenger's side smashed Blackburn Rovers 6-2 last time out. Birmingham will want to bounce back after three successive defeats, but a
game between Arsenal and Birmingham carries significant memories after the injury to Eduardo.
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CESC FABREGAS
Nike CTR360 Maestri football boots
Is Fabregas currently the best player in the world? There is no denying that since Cesc Fabregas has worn his new Nike CTR360 football boots he has taken his game to the next level, providing four assists and two goals in his last two matches, for Arsenal and Spain respectively. The midfield maestro will be looking to open up his opposition with his range of passing to move Arsenal into the top four.
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SEBASTIAN LARSSON
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Larsson will look around the Emirates Stadium dreaming of what could have been. Sebastian Larsson was a youth player for the Gunners, but he didn't quite make the grade so he will be fired up to show Wenger and the Arsenal fans what they are missing. At Arsenal Larsson learned the importance of touch and technique, so it's interesting he opts for the Nike Legend boots which offer supreme ball feel.
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WE WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU THINK WILL COME OUT ON TOP IN THIS
WEEKENDS HEAD-TO-HEAD BATTLES? WHICH PLAYERS WILL HAVE THE BETTER GAME,
AND WHO'S TEAM WILL BE VICTORIOUS?