[['date', 'opponents', 'h / a', 'result f - a', 'attendance', 'league position'], ['17 august 2008', 'newcastle united', 'h', '1 - 1', '75512', '10th'], ['25 august 2008', 'portsmouth', 'a', '1 - 0', '20540', '5th'], ['13 september 2008', 'liverpool', 'a', '1 - 2', '44192', '9th'], ['21 september 2008', 'chelsea', 'a', '1 - 1', '41760', '15th'], ['27 september 2008', 'bolton wanderers', 'h', '2 - 0', '75484', '8th'], ['4 october 2008', 'blackburn rovers', 'a', '2 - 0', '27321', '6th'], ['18 october 2008', 'west bromwich albion', 'h', '4 - 0', '75451', '4th'], ['25 october 2008', 'everton', 'a', '1 - 1', '36069', '5th'], ['29 october 2008', 'west ham united', 'h', '2 - 0', '75397', '6th'], ['1 november 2008', 'hull city', 'h', '4 - 3', '75398', '3rd'], ['8 november 2008', 'arsenal', 'a', '1 - 2', '60106', '4th'], ['15 november 2008', 'stoke city', 'h', '5 - 0', '75369', '3rd'], ['22 november 2008', 'aston villa', 'a', '0 - 0', '42585', '3rd'], ['30 november 2008', 'manchester city', 'a', '1 - 0', '47320', '3rd'], ['6 december 2008', 'sunderland', 'h', '1 - 0', '75400', '3rd'], ['13 december 2008', 'tottenham hotspur', 'a', '0 - 0', '35882', '3rd'], ['26 december 2008', 'stoke city', 'a', '1 - 0', '27500', '3rd'], ['29 december 2008', 'middlesbrough', 'h', '1 - 0', '75294', '3rd'], ['11 january 2009', 'chelsea', 'h', '3 - 0', '75455', '3rd'], ['14 january 2009', 'wigan athletic', 'h', '1 - 0', '73917', '2nd'], ['17 january 2009', 'bolton wanderers', 'a', '1 - 0', '26021', '1st'], ['27 january 2009', 'west bromwich albion', 'a', '5 - 0', '26105', '1st'], ['31 january 2009', 'everton', 'h', '1 - 0', '75399', '1st'], ['8 february 2009', 'west ham united', 'a', '1 - 0', '34958', '1st'], ['18 february 2009', 'fulham', 'h', '3 - 0', '75437', '1st'], ['21 february 2009', 'blackburn rovers', 'h', '2 - 1', '75000', '1st'], ['4 march 2009', 'newcastle united', 'a', '2 - 1', '51636', '1st'], ['14 march 2009', 'liverpool', 'h', '1 - 4', '75569', '1st'], ['21 march 2009', 'fulham', 'a', '0 - 2', '25652', '1st'], ['5 april 2009', 'aston villa', 'h', '3 - 2', '75409', '1st'], ['11 april 2009', 'sunderland', 'a', '2 - 1', '45408', '1st'], ['22 april 2009', 'portsmouth', 'h', '2 - 0', '74895', '1st'], ['25 april 2009', 'tottenham hotspur', 'h', '5 - 2', '75458', '1st'], ['2 may 2009', 'middlesbrough', 'a', '2 - 0', '33767', '1st'], ['10 may 2009', 'manchester city', 'h', '2 - 0', '75464', '1st'], ['13 may 2009', 'wigan athletic', 'a', '2 - 1', '21286', '1st'], ['16 may 2009', 'arsenal', 'h', '0 - 0', '75468', '1st'], ['24 may 2009', 'hull city', 'a', '1 - 0', '24945', '1st']]
Manchester United played Bolton Wanderer prior to playing Everton
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