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Tottenham’s start to the season has been solid without ever truly being convincing. They’ve accumulated a decent total but no more than that, while performances have only rarely dazzled. So far Spurs have been like a late Oasis album – decent, with the odd good tune but overall lacking something, and overall not as good […]
Reading v West Ham 15:00 Reading remain bottom of the Premier League after the Christmas period has so far given them a 0-0 draw with Swansea and 1-0 loss to Man City. Mikele Leigertwood has covered more ground than any other player for Reading this season, and has also attempted the third highest […]
Fulham v Swansea 15:00 Fulham suffered a disappointing 4-0 defeat to Liverpool before Christmas before bouncing back with a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Dimitar Berbatov scored the opener in that game before displaying a t-shirt urging his team mates to “keep calm and pass me the ball” Berbatov may be forgiven his self […]
Aston Villa v Wigan 15:00 Aston Villa have a mountain to climb after losing their last two games 8-0 (against Chelsea) and 4-0 (against Spurs) One shining light for Villa has been Christian Benteke, who has had 50 shots at goal, the tenth highest in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index. Of the […]
Stoke v Southampton, Saturday 15:00 Stoke’s incredible unbeaten run at home continued with a 3-1 win over Liverpool on Boxing Day. Two goals from Jonathan Walters and a second in three games for Kenwyne Jones saw the Potters bounce back from conceding an early Steven Gerrard penalty Jones looks like a striker with […]
QPR v Liverpool, Sunday 16:00 QPR are struggling with life in the Premier League, after losing both their games over the Christmas period to date. Their most recent loss to West Brom saw Djibril Cisse score a consolation goal which was not enough to make up for an earlier Robert Green own goal. […]
Many of the club’s fans do not rate him, opposition fans mock him, most pundits fail to spot his brilliance, and Roy Hodgson rates Jordan Henderson higher than him. Yes, Michael Carrick is one of the most underrated footballers in the Barclays Premier League. Expectations were sky high for a player signed following the departure […]
Everton v Chelsea, Sunday 13:30 Everton have clocked up back to back 2-1 victories so far this Christmas with wins over Wigan and West Ham. Four different goalscorers across the games (Pienaar, Osman, Jagielka, and Anichebe) is testimony to the depth of Moyes’ squad Jagielka’s goal added to an incredible season for the […]
Arsenal v Newcastle, Saturday 17:30 Arsenal’s last Premier League outing was against Wigan on December 22nd, when a Mikel Arteta penalty was enough to give Arsenal all three points Arteta’s goal was his fourth of the season, and having got his four goals from just twelve efforts at goal he has one of […]
Norwich v Man City, Saturday 15:00 Norwich’s tough run of Christmas fixtures continues with a visit from Man City on Saturday, after facing a rampant Chelsea side on Boxing Day. Norwich will feel pleased though that they managed to keep the scoreline to 1-0. Sebastian Bassong came close with a late header, while […]
Man Utd v West Brom 15:00 Manchester United played out one of the most entertaining games of the Boxing Day season after winning against Newcastle in a sensational 4-3 encounter. Goals from league joint top goal scorer Robin van Persie, Patrice Evra, Jonny Evans and a characteristic late winner from Chicarito Hernandez saw […]
Sunderland v Tottenham, Saturday 12:45 Former Manchester City man Adam Johnson scored a sensational winner against his old club to give Sunderland a 1-0 win over the reigning champions on Boxing Day. That followed the same scoreline against Southampton before Christmas, courtesy of a Steven Fletcher goal. Fletcher is returning to the form […]
West Ham v Everton 15:00 – West Ham have had some fine moments so far this season, but their 0-0 draw with West Brom last week may not make the highlights reel – Kevin Nolan has moved up to third in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for distance run so far this […]
Newcastle v QPR 15:00 – Despite Demba Ba’s goal scoring efforts, Newcastle continue to slide perilously down the Premier League table after losing 3-1 reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in their last game. – Only Luis Suarez has had more effort at goal than Ba this season, with Suarez having had 85 […]
West Brom v Norwich 15:00 – West Brom played out a goalless draw with West Ham last time out, neither side creating enough to make a dent on the scoreline. James Morrison looked to be the Baggies’ brightest hope of grabbing all three points, as he was twice denied by the woodwork. – […]
Southampton v Sunderland 15:00 – Southampton’s last fixture on the 8th December saw them grab a 1-0 over fellow strugglers Reading thanks to a second half Jason Puncheon goal. The Saints created more than enough chances to extend the scoreline even further and Nigel Adkins will be looking for more ruthlessness in front of […]
Liverpool v Fulham, Saturday 17:30 – Liverpool were left stunned by Aston Villa in their last game, coming away on the wrong end of a 3-1 defeat. A consolation goal from captain Steven Gerrard was little more than that as Liverpool were left outclassed by Villa. – Gerrard has once again been proving this season […]
Chelsea v Aston Villa, Sunday 16:00 – Chelsea will be hoping to mark their return to the Premier League with a win, following their disappointment in the World Club Cup. They will be looking to pick up where they left off in the league where on their last outing they beat Sunderland 1-3 at the […]