Month: December 2013

Arsenal vs Cardiff 15:00 A tight affair at St James’ Park on Sunday eventually saw Arsenal claim a vital three points away to Newcastle after Olivier Giroud nudged in a Theo Walcott delivery. It was not the prettiest of Arsenal wins but it ensures they end 2013 as league leaders. Despite a hamstring pull that […]

Swansea vs Manchester City 12:45 Swansea drew 1-1 with Aston Villa last time out in a game in which they should perhaps have took more from after dominating for long periods. After falling behind early in the game, the Swans eventually struck through Roland Lamah to take a point back to South Wales. Although often […]

Fulham vs West Ham 15:00 Fulham were thrashed at the hands of Hull City last time out, Steve Bruce’s side hammering them 6-0 at the KC Stadium. The Cottagers’ relegation fears will have been compounded after this result and Rene Meulensteen has some serious work to do to help them avoid the drop. Patjim Kasami […]

Crystal Palace vs Norwich City 15:00 Crystal Palace held on resolutely on what would have looked like a tough trip to Manchester City last weekend and acquitted themselves well at the Etihad. However, the attacking form of their opponents eventually ran true and they fell to a 1-0 defeat. The Eagles look to be finding […]

With just minutes on the clock in this afternoon’s game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were lucky not to go a man down after Samuel Eto’o’s late and high challenge on Jordan Henderson. The striker wasn’t even shown a yellow card.

Last season, Luis Suarez was banned from playing for eight games after biting Branislav Ivanovic in Liverpool’s victory over Chelsea. Unlike Patrice Evra, whose hand Suarez refused to shake after being found guilty of racially abusing him, Ivanovic’s offer to shake hands wasn’t snubbed.

Tottenham v Stoke 16:00 Tim Sherwood’s first game since being appointed permanent manager of Spurs ended in 1-1, with Christian Eriksen’s free kick earning a point against West Brom. Ericksen’s goal was his first in the Premier League, but the Danish midfielder has an impressive 90% on target rating from ten shots on target. Emmanuel […]

Chelsea v Liverpool 16:00 Chelsea are two points off the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 Boxing Day victory over Swansea, courtesy of an Eden Hazard goal. Hazard’s goal was his 8th of the season as he has troubled goalkeepers with fantastic accuracy in front of goal. Hazard has got 69.6% of his […]

Norwich v Man Utd 15:00 Norwich took the lead against Fulham in their last Premier League outing thanks to a 30 yard strike from Gary Hooper, but ended up suffering a 2-1 defeat that threatens to drag them into the relegation zone. Gary Hooper has been a bright spark for Norwich this season, with five […]

Manchester City came from behind to win 2-1 against Liverpool on Boxing Day in what could be a vital result in the race for the Premier League title. Vincent Kompany and Alvaro Negredo were on the score sheet to move City within a point of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Negredo’s goal […]

Cardiff v Sunderland 17:30 Cardiff City suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Southampton on Boxing Day. Cardiff have spent a lot of this season under pressure from opposing teams, a fact shown by the impressive defensive stats of their back four, who have been kept busy so far this season. Ben Turner has […]

Hull v Fulham 15:00 Hull got off to a fantastic start on Boxing Day going 2-0 up against Manchester United before falling to a 3-2 defeat. James Chester had a rollercoaster game, scoring Hull’s opener before then scoring an own goal and then coming close to a late equaliser. David Meyler also got on the […]

Aston Villa v Swansea 15:00 Aston Villa fell to their fourth defeat in a row after Crystal Palace beat them 1-0 on Boxing Day If Aston Villa fail to turn that run of form around at Swansea, the efforts of Karim el Ahmadi in midfield can’t be questioned, he’s won 63 tackles this season, ranking […]

West Ham v West Brom, Saturday 12:45 West Ham started Boxing Day a point clear of the relegation zone, but ended it two points clear of safety after a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal. Carlton Cole put West Ham ahead before the Gunners hit three second half goals. Cole was a controversial re-signing […]

Following Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat against Manchester City, Brendan Rogers suggested that the referee made decisions in City’s favour because he is from Greater Manchester. “I thought today they were horrendous in terms of performance,” he said. “We had nothing that went our way at all. I thought we never got any decisions. Hopefully we don’t […]