Last updated: 20th March 2008
Cole: Warning for rivals
Joe Cole has warned Manchester United and Arsenal not to write off Chelsea in the race for the title.
Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap on the top two after being held to a 4-4 draw by Tottenham on Wednesday night.
The Blues are two points behind Arsenal and a further three points adrift of United, but Cole expects more twists and turns to come as the season draws to a close.
Chelsea have the chance to get their title aspirations back on track this weekend when they tackle Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Grand Slam Sunday and Cole insists Avram Grant's side will fight to the bitter end in their pursuit of glory.
"No one should be written off, it's anyone's title. In the next two months there will be lots of ups and downs and it will be great for the neutral to watch.
"The team that wins it will be the one that focuses and concentrates the best. Arsenal and United have to come to us and they play each other as well. There are going to be lots of opportunities for us.
"We have had a lot of adversity this season, but we could still come out with a major trophy or two. We'll keep going. It won't be hard for us to get up for Sunday.
"In football there is always another game to either keep a good run going or redeem yourselves."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 30th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs West Brom |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Blackburn |
| 17:30 | Arsenal vs Newcastle |
| Sunday 31st August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Chelsea vs Tottenham |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Man City |
| 16:00 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 13th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Liverpool vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Sunderland |
| 17:30 | Man City vs Chelsea |
| Sunday 14th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Stoke vs Everton |
| Monday 15th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 20th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Sunderland vs Middlesbrough |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Monday 25th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 24th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Man City 3 - 0 West Ham | |
| Saturday 23rd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Tottenham 1 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Stoke 3 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| West Brom 1 - 2 Everton | |
| Fulham 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Newcastle 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Liverpool 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunday 17th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 4 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Aston Villa 4 - 2 Man City | |
| Man Utd 1 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 16th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 0 West Brom | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Wigan | |
| Everton 2 - 3 Blackburn | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Sunderland 0 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Bolton 3 - 1 Stoke | |
| Hull 2 - 1 Fulham | |
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