It could be a stormy affair at Loftus Road on Saturday when Bruce's Brummies visit The Cottagers as there have been 16 yellow cards and five dismissals in the three Premiership clashes between the two sides. Darren Purse has been a chief culprit after being sent off in his two previous appearances against the West Londoners.

Fulham in 9th and Birmingham in 6th both stand a chance of European football next season if they can refind early season success. In the last 6 games Fulham have performed poorly taking just 5 points from 18 while Birmingham have taken 10. However the Midlanders have lost twice in their last three including a home defeat by Leicester and have not won away from home in their last 6 games.

If Fulham win and all the other results on the weekend go well The Cottagers could go into 7th spot on the otherhand if everything goes pearshape Fulham could find themselves in 11th place.

Elsewhere ......

In the Middlesbrough v Bolton game two strikers will be licking their lips at the prospect . Kevin Davies has scored in both of his appearances for Bolton against Middlesbrough and Michael Ricketts has netted for both teams in past meetings between the two clubs. Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has scored 14 Premiership goals against visiting Everton and the referee might be a busy man. There have been eight red cards in this fixture in Premiership history, only Everton v Liverpool has seen more dismissals. Newcastle have conceded exactly one goal in each of their last nine league games.

Tottenham have not beaten Chelsea in 27 league games, dating back to their last win in February 1990. If Chelsea manage to win at White Hart Lane, it will be the first time in their history that they have won five Premiership games in succession. No team has taken fewer points away from home in 2004 than Southampton - they have secured just one point from their last six trips. Saints have failed to score in half of their 30 Premiership fixtures - Wolves are second-highest after failing to find the net in 14 league games.

Man City need the points at Aston Villa and Robbie Fowler could be a key man - he has bagged more goals against Villa than any other side (12 in 12 games). The hosts have won only one of their nine Premiership meetings with teams from the North West this season and were knocked out of both cup competitions by teams from that area. The signs point to there being a positive result on Sunday - Liverpool have not drawn any of their 25 home games in April in Premiership history. Blackburn have not beaten the Merseysiders in their past ten meetings with the Anfield giants. Graeme Souness returns to his former club determined to aid Rovers' fight to avoid slipping into the relegation zone.

Only one of the 15 Premiership matches between Leeds and Leicester, live on Premiership Plus, has ended in a draw and the outcome will be crucial to their chances of survival. Leicester have the best record from head-to-heads with other teams in the bottom six after earning 13 points from six matches. source:skysport