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Nick Szcepanik gives us his verdict on five of the best performing players from the weekends matches. You can read the full article here and feel free to let us know who the star man was in your team.

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After the weekend matches, one new player has been added to the PlayTheGame player list. The player was added at around 17.00 GMT on Monday November 2nd and is subject to the the usual 48 hour notice period.

Nathan Eccleston - 18 year old Liverpool striker who came on as a late substitute against Fulham.

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Whilst it's not uncommon these days to have a football stadium name linked with big brand sponsorship, it's usually associated with a new ground rather than one that is 117 years old, but yesterday Mike Ashley angered the Toon army even further by renaming Newcastle's stadium to sportsdirect.com@StJames' Park.

Whilst PTG teams might not have to worry about playing home or away or on a physical piece of grass, it did get us wondering what PTG managers would like to call their hypothetical stadium and any appropriate sponsors they would link up with.

Just for a bit of fun, let us know your team name, what you would call your stadium (including a sponsor if you want) and any reasons for the choice, but please keep it clean!

The latest weekly prize winner and the winner for October have now been added to the site. You can see the names and locations of all our weekly winners so far by taking a look at our full weekly winners page and the prize winners for September and October can be seen on the general winners page.

All those winners drawn will receive a letter detailing their win and how to claim their prize however there may be some delays as a result of the postal strikes.

With the exception of the most recent winners, if you genuinely think you are one of the winners listed but you haven't heard from us please reply to this post.

Take a look at the Premier League preview videos for the five matches on Saturday, four on Sunday and the evening kick-off on Monday.

VIDEO: Premier League match previews for November 7th, 8th and 9th 2009

Saturday November 07, 2009
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers, 3:00 pm
Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth, 3:00 pm
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland, 3:00 pm
Manchester City v Burnley, 3:00 pm
Wolves v Arsenal, 5:30 pm (ESPN)

Sunday November 08, 2009
Hull City v Stoke City, 1:30 pm (Sky Sports 1)
West Ham United v Everton, 3:00 pm
Wigan Athletic FC v Fulham, 3:00 pm
Chelsea v Manchester United, 4:00 pm (Sky Sports 1)

Monday November 09, 2009
Liverpool v Birmingham City, 8:00 pm (ESPN)

Times football writer Nick Szczepanik gives us his verdict on five of the best performing players from the weekends matches. You can have a look at who has picked out here.

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