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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
PICTURE: Manchester City FA Cup Winners 2013 badge
Chelsea came from two goals behind today, despite going down to ten men, to ensure that they will be playing Champions League football next season. Frank Lampard was the scorer of both goals, meaning he equalised then beat Chelsea’s all-time highest goalscorer record. He is now on 203 goals for the club but is […]
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 […]
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. – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s the LEGO Premier League trophy for Manchester United that was created by the LEGOLAND Discovery Center Manchester Master Model Builder.
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 […]
When Gareth Bale scores a goal he celebrates the way you would imagine Justin Bieber or a 9-year-old girl to celebrate if they were ever given the opportunity to score for a Premier League club. It appears as though Bale has actually got a trade mark on this celebration though for commercial items. Good god.
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 […]
Paul Pogba left Manchester United in the summer and has gone on to shine for Juventus. Having been given next to no opportunities in the starting XI in Manchester, he has played regularly in Italy and won the title with them this season. Still, the youngster is happy to pass on his congratulations to his […]
Sunderland v Stoke 20:00  – After back to back wins against Newcastle and Everton Paolo di Canio’s reign as Sunderland manager was brought back down to earth after a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Villa.  – Danny Rose had equalized for Sunderland before Villa ran riot in the second half. That was […]
Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney, Nani, Michael Carrick, Danny Welbeck, Ravel Morrison, Javier Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa have all kissed Manchester United’s badge over recent years.
Liverpool v Everton, 13:30  – A fabulous display of attacking football saw Liverpool rout Newcastle 0-6 at St James’ Park last weekend, with Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge both grabbing braces.  – As always this derby will be full to the brim of emotion as the two sides of the Mersey battle for […]
West Ham v Newcastle, 15:00  – A consolation goal in the final minutes from Andy Carroll was not enough to prevent West Ham from suffering a 2-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad.  – It will interesting to see how Carroll deals with facing his beloved former club but all signs are […]