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Norwich v Swansea 15:00 – Norwich were left hanging just about the relegation zoneafter a late winner from Wigan sent Norwich back from the DW Stadium with nothing after a 10 defeat. – Robert Snodgrass again retains his place at the top of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for crosses delivered this season with 119. Only […]
Stoke v Aston Villa 15:00 – After falling to a 1-0 loss against Everton, Stoke are now just four points above the relegation zone and have scored just once in their last five matches. – Stoke’s issues in front of goal are made clear when comparing their top goalscorer to other clubs’ top goalscorers. Jonathan Walters is Stoke’s top goalscorer […]
Reading v Southampton 12:45 – Reading are now bottom of the Premier League on goal difference after falling to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in their last league game. – A Hal Robson-Kanu goal was scant consolation in that game. Robson-Kanu has been in good goal scoring form since the new year, and his goal against Arsenal […]
Tottenham v Everton, Sunday 14:05 – Jan Vertonghen and Gareth Bale provided a touch of class as another efficient Tottenham performance saw them beat Swansea 1-2 and move closer to automatic Champions League qualification. – Unsurprisingly for anyone who has been watching the Premier League this season, Everton will likely have been heavily factoring in how […]
Liverpool v West Ham, Sunday 13:30 – Liverpool showed good resolve to battle back in the second half against Aston Villa, with Jordan Henderson and Steven Gerrard propelling Brendan Rogers’ side to a 1-2 victory. – Stewart Downing has come in for a lot of negative press during his time at Liverpool but this season […]
Chelsea v Sunderland, Sunday 15:00 – Chelsea’s mixed season continued over the last week after a 2-1 defeat in the league at the hands of Southampton was followed by a cup victory over Manchester United. John Terry scored the consolation goal against Manchester United while Demba Ba score the cup winner. – As well as […]
West Brom v Arsenal 15:00 – West Brom and Arsenal were both participants in high scoring fixtures in their last league games, though Arsenal were on the happier end. – West Brom suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham, with a late Graham Dorrans penalty a minor consolation. – That was Dorrans’ […]
MTP: Minutes played. TP: Total passes. PA: Passing accuracy. PF: Passes forward. PB: Passes backward. PL: Passes left. PR: Passes right. TTB: Total through balls. TBA: Through ball accuracy.
Three keys to the Champions League quarter-finals The Champions League this season is left with no English sides in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since the late 90’s but that’s not necessarily that important. Barcelona were drawn with French powerhouses, PSG, while the other La Liga sides, Malaga and Real Madrid, were drawn with Dortmund […]
After Manchester United players, the most number of Premier League medals players have won is just three, which several Arsenal and Chelsea players can boast.
Top 10 Total Shots 1. Luis Siarez – 7 2. Robin van Persie – 6 3. Gervinho – 6 4. Loic Remy – 5 5. Gareth Bale – 5 6. Santi Cazorla – 5 7. Michu – 5 8. Arouna Kone – 5 9. Olivier Giroud – 5 10. Jay Rodriguez – 4 Top 10 Total […]
August 3rd 2000: “I have still got three years left on my current contract and I am as happy as I have ever been at Liverpool. If Liverpool want me for even longer, I would be delighted to discuss it. I am very proud of playing for Liverpool and have no intention of leaving.” September […]
July 6th 2010 – Mino Raiola, agent “Was there a real offer from City? Yes, there was but it is not for me to say. Mario Balotelli’s situation is calm. He is an Inter player. There are no negotiations, hence, he will remain at Inter.” July 10th 2010 – Balotelli “Roberto Mancini? He’s a great […]
Fulham v QPR 20:00 – EW – Fulham come into the game on a high after defeating Spurs 1-0 in their last game thanks to Dimitar Berbatov’s 11th goal of the season – Berbatov’s goals have come at an average of one every 204 minutes and one every 5.27 shots. – One […]