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<div class="track"><img alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.24.1.1/52795?ns=guardian&pageName=Premier+League+clockwatch+-+live+%7C+Simon+Burnton%3AArticle%3A1744474&ch=Football&c3=GU.co.uk&c4=Premier+League+2011-12%2CFootball%2CPremier+League+%28Football%29%2CSport&c5=Unclassified%2CPremier+League&c6=Simon+Burnton&c7=12-May-13&c8=1744474&c9=Article&c10=Match+report%2CMinute+by+minute&c11=Football&c13=Clockwatch&c25=&c30=content&c42=Sport&h2=GU%2FSport%2FFootball%2FPremier+League+2011-12" width="1" height="1" /></div><p class="standfirst">• Hit F5 to refresh or turn on the automatic widget<br />• Email your thoughts to <a href="mailto:simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk">simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/13/matches">All today's latest scores and scorers</a><br />• <a href="http://guardian.touch-line.com/">The Premier League table - as it stands</a><br />• Join <a href="http://http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/13/manchester-city-qpr-live-premier-league">Jacob Steinberg for Manchester City v QPR</a><br />• Join <a href="http://http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/13/sunderland-manchester-united-live">Rob Smyth for Sunderland v Manchester United</a></p><!-- Block 5 --><p><span class="timestamp">2.49pm:</span> Lest we forget, this is what the league table looks like at the moment, before today's matches get under way. I'll hopefully post updated versions occasionally, though you can find an up-to-the-minute version whenever you choose <a href="http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=11&CPID=4">here</a>.</p><!-- Block 4 --><p><span class="timestamp">2.41pm:</span> "It's common thing to say that Premier League this season was not just more prolific but also better than the 2010-11 edition," writes Admir Pajiæ. "However, if you compare the Top Four mini-league last season with this season's, you will notice there are huge gaps between top teams. Last season, if only Top Four matches were counting, Arsenal would be champions on goal difference ahead of United (10 points), Chelsea would take 3rd place (9 points) and City would be 4th (5 points). This season was much more straightforward – City would be champions with 15 points, United would be second with 12, Arsenal would be third with six and Tottenham would take fourth spot with only three points against their Top 4 rivals." Interesting stat action, Admir. Cheers.</p><!-- Block 3 --><p><span class="timestamp">2.30pm:</span> Newcastle are wearing next season's away kit for the first time today. In case you're wondering, it looks like this.</p><!-- Block 2 --><p><span class="timestamp">2.25pm:</span> <strong>Today's Premier League teams</strong>, all handily gathered in one place, just for you. If the teams you're looking for aren't here, they will be soon. Promise.</p><p><strong>Chelsea:</strong> Turnbull, Hutchinson, Ivanovic, Terry, Bertrand, Meireles, Essien, Malouda, Ramires, Lukaku, Sturridge. <strong>Subs: </strong>Hilario, Cole, Romeu, Torres, Drogba, Ferreira, Piazon. <br /><strong>Blackburn:</strong> Kean, Henley, Dann, Givet, Martin Olsson, Formica, Lowe, Pedersen, Marcus Olsson, Hoilett, Yakubu. <strong>Subs:</strong> Usai, Modeste, Grella, Petrovic, Rochina, Goodwillie, Morris. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Lee Mason.</p><p><strong>Everton:</strong> Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Neville, Gibson, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jelavic. <strong>Subs: </strong>Mucha, Stracqualursi, Distin, Cahill, Gueye, Barkley, Coleman. <br /><strong>Newcastle: </strong>Krul, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Cabayé, Tioté, Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Cisse, Ba. <strong>Subs: </strong>Elliot, Gosling, Ryan Taylor, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Obertan, Ferguson. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Andre Marriner.</p><p><strong>Man City:</strong> Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Nasri, Toure Yaya, Barry, Silva, Tevez, Aguero. <strong>Subs: </strong>Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, De Jong, Balotelli. <br /><strong>QPR:</strong> Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Wright-Phillips, Barton, Derry, Mackie, Cissé, Zamora. <strong>Subs:</strong> Cerny, Gabbidon, Taarabt, Campbell, Bothroyd, Traore, Buzsaky. <br /><strong>Referee: </strong>Mike Dean.</p><p><strong>Norwich:</strong> Ruddy, Naughton, Martin, Ryan Bennett, Lappin, Elliott Bennett, Johnson, Hoolahan, Howson, Holt, Jackson.<strong> Subs:</strong> Steer, Drury, Morison, Crofts, Surman, Fox, Wilbraham. <br /><strong>Aston Villa: </strong>Given, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Lichaj, Ireland, Clark, Herd, Warnock, Agbonlahor, Heskey. <strong>Subs: </strong>Guzan, N'Zogbia, Delfouneso, Bannan, Baker, Gardner, Carruthers. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Martin Atkinson.</p><p><strong>Tottenham:</strong> Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Kaboul, Bale, Lennon, Livermore, Sandro, Modric, Van der Vaart, Adebayor. <strong>Subs: </strong>Cudicini, Saha, Giovani, Defoe, Nelsen, Kane, Smith. <br /><strong>Fulham:</strong> Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, John Arne Riise, Diarra, Murphy, Dembele, Duff, Pogrebnyak, Frei. <strong>Subs: </strong>Stockdale, Kasami, Senderos, Gecov, Bjorn Helge Riise, Briggs, Trotta. <br /><strong>Referee: </strong>Phil Dowd.</p><p><strong>Stoke:</strong> Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Upson, Huth, Walters, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Fuller, Crouch. <strong>Subs: </strong>Begovic, Jones, Delap, Shotton, Jerome, Woodgate, Palacios. <br /><strong>Bolton:</strong> Bogdan, Boyata, Knight, Ream, Ricketts, Eagles, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Kevin Davies, Klasnic. <strong>Subs: </strong>Jaaskelainen, Alonso, Lee, Sordell, Miyaichi, Vela, Ngog. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Chris Foy.</p><p><strong>Sunderland:</strong> Mignolet, O'Shea, Turner, Bramble, Bardsley, Gardner, Vaughan, Colback, McClean, Sessegnon, <strong>Campbell. </strong>Subs: Westwood, Bridge, Wickham, Ji, Meyler, Kyrgiakos, Elmohamady. <br /><strong>Man Utd:</strong> De Gea, Jones, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Carrick, Scholes, Valencia, Giggs, Young, Rooney. <strong>Subs: </strong>Amos, Owen, Berbatov, Park, Hernandez, Nani, Rafael Da Silva. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Howard Webb.</p><p><strong>West Brom:</strong> Fulop, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Cox, Morrison, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Long, Fortune. <strong>Subs: </strong>Dawson, Shorey, Odemwingie, Scharner, Andrews, Daniels, Hurst. <br /><strong>Arsenal:</strong> Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Andre Santos, Rosicky, Song, Coquelin, Benayoun, Gervinho, van Persie.<strong> Subs:</strong> Fabianski, Djourou, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Gibbs, Chamakh. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Mike Jones. </p><p><strong>Wigan:</strong> Al Habsi, Lopez, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McCarthy, McArthur, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo, Maloney. <strong>Subs: </strong>Pollitt, Crusat, Ben Watson, Gomez, Sammon, Rodallega, Diamé. <br /><strong>Wolverhampton:</strong> De Vries, Zubar, Stearman, Berra, Ward, Jarvis, Henry, Edwards, Hunt, Ebanks-Blake, Doyle. <strong>Subs:</strong> Ikeme, Elokobi, Fletcher, Johnson, Milijas, Jonsson, Forde. <br /><strong>Referee:</strong> Michael Oliver.</p><!-- Block 1 --><p><span class="timestamp">2.11pm:</span> <strong>Hello world! </strong>The Premier League hype machine often goes into overdrive for the most humdrum of encounters, but we've got to let them go wild today, as this looks like a genuine humdinger of a final-day showdown. Today's key questions, in order of excitement, include:</p><p>• Will Manchester City win the league, or United?<br />• Will Bolton go down, or QPR?<br />• Who out of Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle will grab third spot and a guaranteed Champions League place, who will finish fourth and take a possible Champions League spot, and who will come fifth and end the day with little more than a feeling of horrible disappointment?<br />• Will Everton finish above Liverpool for the first time since 2005, and the second time since 1987? Could Fulham overtake them both and come seventh?<br />• Sunderland, Swansea, Norwich and Stoke are separated by just one point, but whoever finishes top of their mini-league can expect to earn £2.3m more in merit payments than the team that comes last (and more if they overtake West Bromwich, which two of them could do). Who's going to bag the cash?<br />• On the way to work this morning I saw two people, in very different parts of London town, carrying peacock feathers. On all my previous trips to work combined I don't think I've ever seen anyone carrying peacock feathers. Who or what is behind this outbreak of feather-bearing?</p><p>What have I missed?</p><div class="related" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/premier-league-2011-12">Premier League 2011-12</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/premierleague">Premier League</a></li></ul></div><div class="author"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/simonburnton">Simon Burnton</a></div><br/><div class="terms"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk</a> &copy; 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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