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Swansea v Man Utd, Sunday 13:30 – Swansea fell to a 0-1 defeat away to Tottenham last weekend, in a result that leaves them 10th in the Premier League table. The Swans showed flashes of their trademark creativity but were unable to carve out any definitive chances to help swing the match in their […]
Tottenham v Stoke, Saturday 15:00 – Jan Vertonghen has enjoyed life at Spurs this season, and maybe no moment more than the winner he scored last weekend against Swansea from Kyle Walker’s free kick. – That was Vertonghen’s first goal in the Premier League, and it had a sense of inevitability as Glen […]
Man City v Reading, Saturday 15:00 – Man City rebounded in some style from their disappointing loss to bitter rivals Man Utd last week with a fine 1-3 win away to Newcastle. Samir Nasri in particular shone before being injured following an under-par showing against the Red Devils, whilst Yaya Toure produced a performance […]
Wigan v Arsenal, Saturday 12:45 – Wigan remain in the bottom three of the Premier League after losing 2-1 to Norwich in their last outing. A Shaun Maloney goal wasn’t enough to secure victory over the Canaries and Wigan are struggling to turn some good football into goals. – Maloney’s goal was his […]
Raul Meireles has been given an 11 match ban after the Turkish FA have ruled that he is guilty of spitting at a referee following his red card. Meireles angrily confronted the referee following his sending off and on first viewing it may appear as though he does spit. However, from a different angle, it […]
Following his sending off in a vital Premier League game for Manchester City against Arsenal, it appeared as though Mario Balotelli had played his last game for the blues. “Mario should have been sent off after 20 minutes,” Roberto Mancini said after the game. “I’ve finished my words for him. I’ve finished. I hope, for […]
With football becoming more and more of a cut throat business, lasting a year in charge of one team can be considered an unmitigated success. So, for one man to have lasted over 26 at one club is nothing short of a miracle. Sir Alex Ferguson surpassed that figure last month having taken over at […]
1.Sergio Aguero v Newcastle United 2.Andreas Wiemann v Liverpool 3.Adel Taarabt v Fulham 4.Tom Cleverley v Sunderland 5.Shaun Maloney v Norwich City
Malcolm Dawson writes: It’s the pantomime season and Sunderland’s defenders had obviously rehearsed long and hard as they totally ignored the cries of “he’s behind you” that echoed around Old Trafford throughout the afternoon. It was difficult to decide whether it was Bramble, Cuellar or O’Shea who was playing the back end of the pantomime […]
Reading v Arsenal 20:00           Reading have been playing catch up for much of the season after having their game against Sunderland delayed because of a water logged pitch. That game finally took place on Tuesday night, and while the result didn’t go in Reading’s favour now they have played the same amount of games […]
Following Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat in the final of the Club World Cup, Lucas Piazon has criticised his team mates, believing that their trip to Japan was a waste of time because the players didn’t care enough. “We lacked character and love for the shirt,” he said. “Nobody wanted to play. At least Oscar tried, I […]
VIDEO: Torres’ costly miss for Chelsea in Club World Cup final
Tottenham v Swansea         13:30 Spurs will be hurting after surrendering a goal lead to then lose 2-1 against Everton on their last outing. Clint Dempsey had previously put Spurs ahead. Gylfi Sigurdsson may have mixed feelings if he breaks his duck in front of goal against his former club. After a free scoring […]
VIDEO – Chelsea lose to Corinthians in Club World Cup final
Norwich v Wigan, Saturday 15:00 Norwich have now gone an incredible nine games unbeaten in the Premier League after a dramatic 4-3 victory over fellow second season syndrome defiers Swansea. Four different goalscroers showed the depth of attacking talent in the Norwich squad as Steven Whittaker, Sebastian Bassong, Grant Holt and Robert Snodgrass […]
QPR v Fulham, Saturday 15:00 – QPR now hold the unwelcome record of the longest winless start to a Premier League season, but on the positive side are undefeated under Harry Redknapp with three draws since he took charge. – Ryan Nelson and Dijbril Cisse were both on target in their latest draw, […]
Stoke v Everton, Saturday 15:00 Stoke played out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa in their last game in a game which created few chances, but continue to find themselves in touching distance of a European place Hard graft has been the watch word at Stoke this season, and the Potter will on […]
Man Utd v Sunderland, Sunderland 15:00 – Manchester United will be flying after emerging victorious from last weekend’s Manchester derby. Two goals from Wayne Rooney and a late winner from Robin van Persie sealed all three points and a six point buffer at the top of the Premier League table – Michael Carrick […]
Liverpool v Aston Villa, Saturday 15:00 – Liverpool came out 3-2 winners in their last game against West Ham, with Glen Johnson and Joe Cole both delighted to get on the score sheet while Jordan Henderson followed up a goal in the Europa League by forcing James Collins into an own goal for the […]