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Wigan’s Ben Watson timeline – from being booed to winning the FA Cup

April 9th 2003: Watson makes his début for Crystal Palace August 30th 2003: Watson scores his first goal for Crystal Palace in their 1-1 draw with Millwall December 26th 2005: Watson sent off for two yellow cards in Palace’s 2-0 win against Ipswich. May 16th 2006: Watson wins Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year […]

STATS: Hughes’ clean defensive record for Fulham vs Lucas’ tackles for Liverpool

Fulham v Liverpool, 15:00 – Fulham are five points clear of the relegation zone with two games to play, but need to be cautious of complacency after relegated Reading beat them 4-2 last weekend. – Two goals from Bryan Ruiz were not enough to distract from the fact that Fulham now have just one point […]

STATS: Townsend’s dribbles for QPR vs Tiote’s tackles for Newcastle

QPR v Newcastle, 15:00            – Relegated QPR showed good fight against Arsenal in their last game, losing 1-0 to an early goal but matching the Gunners for much of the game.   – Andros Townsend, in particular, impressed. He completed six dribbles in the game to take the match to Arsenal, the most by […]

STATS: Johnson’s crosses for Sunderland vs Clyne’s tackles for Southampton

Sunderland v Southampton 15:00      – A John O’Shea goal saw Sunderland fight back to earn a point at home to Stoke in their last outing.   – Adam Johnson remains the main creative driving force behind the Black Cats and manager Paulo Di Canio will be expecting to see him to continue to develop […]

STATS: Distin’s clearances for Everton vs O’Brien’s tackles for West Ham

Everton v West Ham, 15:00 – Everton competed in a toughly fought Merseyside derby on Sunday which ended 0-0. They now face West Ham after a tumultuous week which saw manager David Moyes confirmed as the new Manchester United manager. – As well as having a goal disallowed against Liverpool, Sylvain Distin made five clearances, […]

STATS: Snodgrass’ crosses for Norwich vs McAuley’s interceptions for West Brom

Norwich v West Brom, 15:00   – Norwich lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in their last league game, with Grant Holt converting a penalty won by Robert Snodgrass.   – Snodgrass again looked Norwich’s most dangerous player, delivering 9 crosses against Villa, the most by a single player in the last round of games. That […]

PICTURE: Chelsea defender has angry Twitter rant

Frank Lampard today became Chelsea’s highest ever scorer and dedicated the occasion to his mother who passed away in 2008. After his team mate Ashley Cole congratulated Lampard on Twitter for breaking the record, several people sent abuse to Cole about his private life and about Lampard’s mum. Cole then offered to meet anyone who […]

Nasri describes Manchester United wall agony

Having come back from 2 goals down against Manchester United on derby day, Samir Nasri moved out of the way of the ball when Robin van Persie took a last minute freekick, allowing the reds to score and win the game. United moved six points clear of Manchester City as a result and the moment […]

STATS: Kightly’s shooting accuracy for Stoke vs Vertonghen’s tackles for Tottenham Hotspur

Stoke v Tottenham, Sunday 13:30   – Stoke drew 1-1 with Sunderland last time out, Jonathan Walters grabbing an early goal for Tony Pulis’ side.   – Midfielder Michael Kightly currently sits as Stoke’s most accurate attacker this season, outshining his striker colleagues with a squad-best 68.2% shot accuracy rate from 22 attempts.   – […]

STATS: Vidic’s interceptions for Manchester United vs Williams’ blocks for Swansea

Manchester Utd v Swansea, Sunday 16:00   – Manchester United fans will be in line for a memorable afternoon on Sunday as Sir Alex Ferguson takes charge of Manchester United at Old Trafford for the last time. The Scot has led United to their 20th league title this season, but even with the thought of […]

STATS: Bennett’s clearances for Aston Villa vs Ba’s shots for Chelsea

Aston Villa v Chelsea, Saturday 12:45   – Aston Villa put five points between themselves and the relegation zone last weekend with a 2-1 victory over Norwich. A brace from Gabriel Agbonlahor secured a vital win for Villa.   – Agbonlahor’s second came from a perfectly weighted through ball from Ashley Westwood.   – Aston […]

Tottenham Hotspur fans should allow Bale to leave with their blessing

For all of this season, when people have talked about the fortunes of Tottenham Hotspur, most of the discussion about whether Tottenham are that wonderfully illogical beast, a ‘one man team’. How a group of eleven players can be bracketed as being solely dependent on one player is a thought capable of twisting your mind […]

Stereotypical football: The most Brazilian footballer

With England done and dusted, I thought the next best stop off point in our global tour would be to go to the most successful country in world football, Brazil. There’s no one quite like Ronaldinho to be the epitome of a Brazilian footballer. Yes, granted he’s probably outrageously better than most but the fundamentals […]

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