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Wigan v West Ham, Saturday 15:00 A superb improvised finish by Emmerson Boyce was not enough to secure victory for Wigan against Swansea in their last game Arouna Kone thought he had equalized the scores to 2-2, but his effort was ruled out for offside Kone is second in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index […]
Aston Villa v Norwich, Saturday 12:45 Aston Villa hover just above the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat to Fulham in their last league game Villa have now scored just 6 goals in 8 games this season, with Darren Bent scoring two having had 15 attempts at goal with 9 on target. That puts Bent […]
Having finished above their city rivals last season, Everton once again find themselves above Liverpool in the Premier League table this term. Ahead of the two sides renewing ancient rivalries this Sunday lunchtime, here is a look back at some of the key numbers from their previous 20 Premier League meetings at Goodison Park: The […]
Arsenal v QPR, Saturday 15:00 Arsenal suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Norwich in their last Premier League encounter Despite that result, Santi Cazorla has extended his lead in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index’s category for most passes completed in his opponent’s half with 384, while Mikel Arteta has now also overtaken […]
Against Manchester City, Ajax started with the same XI as in the second half against Heracles Almelo last weekend (in which they threw away a 3-1 lead). The only change was a tactical one: Christian Eriksen played as a deep-lying striker and Siem De Jong dropped back in midfield. The idea behind it was that […]
Stoke v Sunderland, Saturday 15:00 Stoke played their part in an entertaining encounter against Manchester United last weekend, in which United came out 4-2 winners A Rooney own goal from a Charlie Adam free kick put the Potters ahead, before United went 3-1 up, just to have the deficit reduced by a Michael Kightly goal, […]
Reading v Fulham, Saturday 15:00 Reading lost 1-0 to Liverpool in their last league game, despite Gareth McLeary and Jobi McAnuff both threatening the Liverpool goal McAnuff has four assists so far this season, meaning he has set up half of Reading’s eight goals this season Adrian Mariappa did his best to disrupt Liverpool’s play, […]
I always find it fascinating, when playing in an amateur Sunday league match or discussing an amateur result at the pub with my teammates – just how much we compare and contrast our plays, body types, skill-sets, and formations to those of professional teams and players. Most readers of this blog are players who have significantly less ability and […]
Man City v Swansea, Saturday 17:30 Two late goals from Edin Dzeko prevented a shock against West Brom in their last game Those were Dzeko’s fourth and fifth goals of the season, scored from just 18 efforts at goal with an impressive on target percentage of 61%. Dzeko’s goals have come from just 307 minutes, […]
On the pitch, Ajax might not have shown any sympathy for Manchester City last night, comfortably beating them 3-1 as the group stages reach the half-way mark, but off the pitch they were united in their thoughts about the price of tickets. Ajax, knowing that English fans would certainly sell out the away end, charged […]
For every critic and doubter, there is a fanatic and supporter of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, football’s greatest enigma. He has the enviable title of the world’s most expensive player when you accumulate all his transfer fees. Love him or hate him, one thing no one can doubt is the technical ability that he possesses. Amongst the […]
During Manchester City’s surprising 3-1 defeat against Ajax, Roberto Mancini opted to play three at the back “It’s something that we’ve not worked on a lot,” he said. “We’re used to a straight back four. It’s twice we’ve done this and conceded but the manager likes it and if we’re going to do well with […]
VIDEO – Highlights of Arsenal vs Schalke
Blind loyalty is for the blind, so I keep getting told by Tottenham supporters that don’t believe in turning up and singing your heart out for the team no matter what. A rationalisation that if the team or players are not performing well or the coach is not fulfilling the clubs potential – then turning […]
VIDEO – Highlights of Ajax vs Manchester City
In memory of football’s first pioneers, Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest,who founded the World’s First Football Club on October 24th, 1857: Sheffield FC.
There’s been lots of discussion for as long as I can remember about what role Wayne Rooney should play, or what role he is better in, and it really is a tough decision. I’m really unsure as to which role he is better, or more effective in, so to decide I’m going to look at […]
VIDEO – Highlights of Barcelona vs Celtic
VIDEO – Highlights of Shakhtar Donetsk vs Chelsea
VIDEO – Highlights of Manchester United vs Braga
