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STATS: Southampton vs Reading

Southampton v Reading – 15:00   – Southampton fell to another defeat against Liverpool on Saturday, as a Daniel Agger goal left them locked in the league’s bottom three. There was some positives for Nigel Adkins’ side to take away though, not least Rickie Lambert’s continuing emergence as a striker of Premier League quality.   […]

West Ham vs Liverpool – Collins’ tackles vs Suarez’s dribbles

West Ham v Liverpool       16:00              – West Ham produced an incredible second half performance to win 3-1 against Chelsea in their last game.   – Goals from Carlton Cole, Mohamed Diame and Mobido Maiga secured three points in a game which could have seen the Hammers score even more, as they gave Petr Cech […]

Everton vs Tottenham – Jagielka’s defensive interventions vs Bale’s shots on goal

Everton v Tottenham        Sunday, 15:00              – Everton earned a point against reigning Premier League champions Man City in their last outing, with Marouane Fellaini continuing to grab the headlines this season by both scoring for Everton and conceding the penalty that allowed City to equalize.   – That was Everton’s third 1-1 draw in […]

Manchester City vs Manchester United – Tevez’s goals vs Rooney’s hard work

Man City v Man Utd           Sunday, 13:30              – The Manchester derby is one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures in the Premier League calendar, and this year’s see Manchester United go in with a three point advantage over the reigning Premier League champions   – United will go in with mixed emotions after winning […]

Sunderland vs Chelsea – Johnson’s crosses vs Cole’s tackles

Sunderland v Chelsea – 15:00   – A solitary Craig Gardner goal will have provided scant consolation for Martin O’Neill’s Sunderland, on a day when they created plenty of chances but just couldn’t find their killer instinct in front of goal. The 2-1 defeat now leaves them precariously placed just above the drop zone, something […]

Arsenal vs West Brom – Walcott’s speed vs Lukaku’s shooting accuracy

Arsenal v West Brom – 15:00   – More pressure was piled on Arsene Wenger as his Arsenal side slumped to yet another league defeat, this time 0-2 at home to Swansea. Arsenal will be to regain some of their usual zip and fluidity this weekend against the Baggies.   – Confidence breeds more confidence […]

PICTURE: Juve goal that knocked out Chelsea was offside

Aleksandr Kucher stuck the ball in his own net ten minutes into the second half as he tried to stop Giovinco from scoring for Juventus. However, as he picture above clearly shows, the linesman missed an offside decision in the lead up to the goal. Juve’s 1-0 win tonight confirms Chelsea’s place in the Europa […]

Sunderland would struggle against a team of pensioners

Peter Sixsmith stuck in the  wilds of snowy Shildon, delves into his bumper book of footballing  phrases to sum up Sunday’s game in the flatlands of East Anglia. Whilst  this one didn’t have Delia ranting and raving like some inebriated old  harpy on the pitch at the break, she was seen in close up on […]

Contrary to popular belief… Arsenal are not in crisis

Another home defeat probably means that most blogs will be flooded by more ‘Arsenal in crisis’ articles. But surely, for a club that hasn’t won a piece of silverware for seven years and has turned into a feeder club for Barcelona and City, being five points off fourth position with less than half of the […]

STATS: Yacob’s top tackling for West Brom vs efficient Jerome at Stoke

West Brom vs. Stoke City (15:00)   West Brom’s excellent run of four straight wins came to an end on Wednesday, with the Baggies falling to defeat against battling Swansea.  The home side remain a force to be reckoned with though, and are level on points with third-placed Chelsea:   –          Romelu Lukaku scored again […]

STATS: Taarabt’s accurate shooting for QPR vs Lowton’s top tackling for Aston Villa

QPR vs. Aston Villa (15:00)   Harry Redknapp’s appointment seems to have inspired QPR, who put in another improved performance on Tuesday to earn a point at Sunderland.  A win on Saturday would cut the gap between the R’s and safety from eight points to just five:   –          Adel Taarabt set off the January […]

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