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Aston Villa vs Arsenal A morale-boosting victory away at Sunderland moved Villa six points clear of the relegation places, cementing their place in the middle of the table, and they host in-form Arsenal on Monday. Christian Benteke’s goalscoring woes continued against the Black Cats, with the striker failing to find the back of the net […]
So it has come to that point in the season again that every fan absolutely hates loves: the hallowed January transfer window. Not since the days of Chelsea’s fateful Fernando Torres signing has anything of note happened in January. Nevertheless, Sky Sport’s incessant ramping up of the final day has almost become a day of […]
Luis Suarez will likely win the Golden Boot this season after amassing an incredible 22 goals in 16 appearances. However, when looking at the games he has played in this season and the teams he has scored against, a strange pattern starts to emerge. Sunderland – 19th – 2 goals Crystal Palace – 20th – […]
Reports from Spain have suggested that could be some truth to the rumours that Manchester United are ready to sign Fabio Coentrao from Real Madrid. The English champions agreed a deal to bring Coentrao on loan last summer, with the view to making it a permanent transfer, and completed all the paperwork on their end. […]
During Manchester City’s 2-0 victory over Newcastle, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa was guilty of a nasty challenge on Samir Nasri. City’s boss, Manuel Pellegrini has slammed the challenge and also indicated that the injury, which forced Nasri to be stretchered off, could be a serious one. “The kick he made to Nasri was absolutely a red card […]
Stoke vs Liverpool 16:10 Despite Oussama Assaidi’s opener, Stoke could not quite hold on for the win last week against Everton, as a late penalty saw the match end 1-1. The Potters will be without the Moroccan this weekend though, as his parent club Liverpool arrive at the Britannia to no doubt test the resilience […]
Newcastle vs Manchester City 14:05 A red card from Mathieu Debuchy sent Newcastle on their way to a disappointing 1-0 loss against West Brom, and they host Manchester City desperately looking to get back to winning ways. Newcastle fans will be praying that they can fend off interest from Arsenal, and keep hold of the […]
Manchester Utd vs Swansea 17:30 Manchester Utd’s woes this season continued last week as David Moyes’ side fell to a 1-2 defeat at home to Tottenham. After falling 0-1 behind, Danny Welbeck drew the hosts level but Christian Eriksen’s winner saw Tottenham head back to London with all three points and left Utd fans to […]
Hull vs Chelsea 12:45 Hull went down 2-0 to Liverpool at Anfield last time out, with Steve Bruces’ men unable to contain one of the in-form sides in the league in a match which became somewhat about damage limitation for the home side. Curtis Davies has been garnering a large amount of column inches this […]
Everton vs Norwich 15:00 Everton drew 1-1 with Stoke last time out thanks to a last-gasp penalty from Leighton Baines. The Toffees had appeared to be heading towards three dropped points after going 1-0 down and seeing two shots hit the bar, but they eventually found the break they needed and were good value the […]
Fulham vs Sunderland A victory over fellow strugglers West Ham will have given Fulham a much needed boost as they look to move away from the relegation zone, and the Cottagers will be looking to make it two wins on the bounce when they host fellow strugglers Sunderland this weekend. Fulham’s winner was scored by […]
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Tottenham host Crystal Palace in a clash of two of the Premier League’s newest managers, and both Tim Sherwood and Tony Pulis will be looking to build on their impressive starts. One of the first moves that Tim Sherwood made at the start of his tenure was to bring Emmanuel Adebayor […]
Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion Southampton fell to a 0-3 defeat at home to Chelsea on New Year’s Day, the Saints struggling to make any in-roads against a dangerous Blues outfit. They will need to regroup ahead of the visit of a West Brom side who are precariously positioned above the relegation zone. Rickie Lambert […]
Cardiff vs West Ham, Saturday 15:00 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer guided Cardiff to a 2-1 victory in his first game at the helm at Cardiff, with goals from Craig Noone and Frazier Campbell ensuring that the Bluebirds progressed to the fourth round. Solksjaer would have been delighted with the spirited performance of the Cardiff team, particularly […]
Gary Neville has spoken about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s controversial decision to work for Vincent Tan as the new manager of Cardiff. “Ole loves English football and he loves the Premier League,” said Neville. “I think he’s turned down one or two jobs, maybe more, in the top flight of English football in the last couple […]
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Anyone who has tried playing football outdoors in the winter will know the importance of wearing thermals. As a keen footballer and runner, keeping myself hydrated and warm is essential to my performance and wellbeing. Vitally too, thermals prevent excessive muscle vibrations from occurring and, as such, can save you energy, but more importantly, can […]
Before the season had even started, there were whispers in the tabloids that Jose Mourinho wasn’t a fan of Juan Mata. Chelsea fans immediately dismissed this and the speculation that the Spaniard would leave the club. Five months later, with Mata starting just half of Chelsea’s games in the league this season, it would seem […]