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Tottenham v Fulham, Sunday 15:00 – Spurs run of incredible form was brought to an end by the Premier League’s other form team Liverpool last weekend. Two goals from Jan Vertonghen, both supplied by Gareth Bale crosses, wasn’t enough to earn a point for Spurs in that game. – Verthonghen now has three goals […]
Southampton v Liverpool, Saturday 15:00 – Southampton would have felt hard done by to have a lost a match they dominated last weekend, their fixture with Norwich ending in a 0-0 draw after Luke Shaw conceded a late penalty. – The tenacity of Morgan Schneiderlin has been something to behold at times this season, […]
Jamel Saihi is the exact sort of player Alan Pardew should be looking at to add to the depth at Newcastle United this summer. He’s predominantly a defensive midfield player and someone who is ranked as one of the most aggressive players in French football having accumulated five yellow cards and two red cards for […]
If you’re used to watching United’s first team you could be forgiven for being a bit confused by the club’s U21s and U18s. It would be normal to assume that United would prepare players for the first team by replicating the system the first team play but on the whole, that’s not the case. Even […]
During’s Newcastle’s win over Stoke City, Steven Taylor was doing all he could to put off Asmir Begovic ahead of a freekick. Yohan Cabaye scored to make it 1-1 before Papiss Cisse scored an injury time winner.
Top 10 Total Shots 1. Jay Rodriguez – 7 2. Gareth Bale – 6 3. Yohan Cabaye – 5 4. Christian Benteke – 4 5. Graham Dorrans – 4 6. Andros Townsend – 4 7. Daniel Sturridge – 3 8. Gylfi Sigurdsson – 3 9. Miguel Michu – 3 10. Rickie Lambert – 3 […]
‘The game that the whole world wanted to see’ was how Manchester United’s recent clash with Real Madrid was built up. Unlike the endless nauseating Skysports promotions for mundane Premiership fixtures this game was a genuine mouth-watering prospect. It may be a forbidden opinion inside the walls of Barcelona but this was the locking of […]
Bob Chapman once again fills Pete Sixsmith’s outsized shoes to report on a game the master chose to miss. It started as a day when Bob and a friend would impress two young Aussie women with a scintillating show by Sunderland preceded by the delights of a west London gastro-pub. Something went wrong; they endured […]
Colin Randall writes: Salut! Sunderland has always felt perfectly entitled to stick its nose into other people’s business. We’re Sunderland supporters but also have views on football generally, whether it’s Pete Sixsmith at one of his non-league excursions or Ken Gambles demanding compulsory wearing of pink mittens by shirtpullers and goggles by divers of all teams. […]
VIDEO: Manchester United defender stamps on Chelsea striker
Newcastle v Stoke 15:00 – Despite a valiant effort over 90 minutes, Newcastle fell to a 1-0 defeat away to Swansea last weekend. – Jonas Gutierrez has been in typically all-action form this season, racking up 102 defensive contributions as well as a 68.6% tackle success rate according to the EA SPORTS Player […]
FA CUP VIDEO: Chelsea 3-5 Manchester United
Reading v Aston Villa 15:00 – EW – A late consolation goal from Hal Robson-Kanu wasn’t enough to prevent Reading falling to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Everton in their last outing – Robson Kanu’s goal was his fourth of the season, coming from an efficient 19 shots at goal, averaging […]
VIDEO: Manchester United vs Chelsea – everything you need to know
Liverpool v Tottenham, Sunday 16:00 – The ever-impressive Luis Suarez bagged a hattrick as Liverpool demolished Wigan 0-4 away from home. Stewart Downing continued his return to form by heading in from close range inside the second minute to start what turned out to be a fantastic all-round performance by Brendan Rogers’ side. – […]
QPR v Sunderland 15:00 – EW – QPR secured a vital win in their relegation fight, as they beat Southampton 2-1 last weekend. Jay Bothroyd was brought back from loan early by Redknapp last month, while Loic Remy was a January purchase, with both players scoring on Saturday to repay Redknapp’s faith. – […]
West Brom v Swansea, Saturday 15:00 – West Brom fell victim to a resurgent Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend, falling to a 1-0 defeat thanks to Demba Ba’s first half goal. Manager Steve Clarke praised the exceptional performance of Ben Foster in keeping the scoreline at 1-0 and he will be looking from similar […]
Norwich v Southampton, Saturday 15:00 – Norwich found themselves on the end of a heavy defeat at Old Trafford last weekend, as they fell to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Man Utd. It was a dominant display by the Red Devils but Norwich’s industry and attitude will have given their manager plenty of hope […]
Manchester United’s #7 shirt is a special one for the club, given how many brilliant players have worn it over the years. Cristiano Ronaldo was the last really special player to wear the shirt before Michael Owen took over the honour. After Owen left the club in the summer most fans were supportive of the […]