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Following Chelsea’s disappointing defeat against Crystal Palace, which leaves the west London club behind Manchester City and Liverpool as favourites to win the Premier League this season, Jose Mourinho has hinted that there will be several changes this summer. “It is clear to everybody that Chelsea next year want to bring a striker,” said Mourinho. […]
Ahead of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, Arjen Robben has talked up the atmosphere at Old Trafford. “Playing in England is always fantastic, and Old Trafford is very special with an amazing atmosphere,” Robben said. “A Champions League quarter-final in these surroundings – it’s the kind of thing you dream […]
Liverpool’s win at the weekend put them top of the league, even if temporarily when considering Manchester City’s game in hands, but their fans are being given the opportunity to believe that this could be their year. Liverpool’s last league title was won in 1990, four years before Raheem Sterling was born, but the youngster […]
Manchester United fanzines and internet forums have been suggesting for some time that a rift has grown between David Moyes and Ryan Giggs. There were rumours recently that Giggs had stopped attending coaching meetings as it was “pointless” because Moyes “never listens”. Sir Alex Ferguson’s replacement has reportedly spent hours on the training ground working […]
During Real Madrid’s 5-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, Cristiano Ronaldo was booed by Real Madrid fans. Ronaldo had already scored once but was presented with another opportunity at 4-0 but he missed. Team mate Alvaro Morata was in a better position to score so the fans turned on the Ballon d’Or winner. After the game, […]
All the talk leading up to this weekend’s fixtures was about the banner that a group of Manchester United had paid to be flown from a plane. It read ‘Wrong One – Moyes Out’. In the stadium, this banner was booed and when David Moyes walked out on to the pitch he was greeted with […]
All Group Winners Progress For the first time in Champions League history, the eight top seeds, and group stage winners, all sealed their places in the quarter-finals, which may not come as a huge surprise given the calibre of each progressed team, however the unpredictable nature of the competition usually results in an unexpected presence […]
Tottenham vs Arsenal The North London derby this weekend is one the most highly anticipated in years, with Spurs desperate to bolster their hopes of securing top 4 status, and Arsenal looking to get their title chase back on track. Spurs may have been comprehensively beaten by Chelsea last weekend, but one player who neither […]
Manchester United vs Liverpool Compared to last season, the tables have most definitely turned in this hotly anticipated battle between two of the North West biggest clubs. The Red Devils won the championship at a canter last season, but under manager David Moyes, they are currently languishing in 6th. Liverpool, on the other hand, are […]
Following the decision to send off Willian and Ramires yesterday for Chelsea against Aston Villa, some fans have argued that he is biased against the West London club. 2013/2014 West Ham 0-3 Chelsea Chelsea 1-0 Stoke Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea (Willian and Ramires sent off) 2012/2013 Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City Swansea 0-0 Chelsea (Eden Hazard […]
Aston Villa vs Chelsea An impressive first half display, the particular highlight being a superb volley from Christian Benteke, saw Aston Villa see off Norwich 4-1 and ease their relegation fears ahead of a tough test against Chelsea this weekend. Given Chelsea’s ability to starve their opposition of possession for large parts of the game, […]
Manchester City vs Hull City Manchester City will eagerly welcome Hull City to the Etihad with the hope of putting their season back on track. Hopes of a potential quadruple of silverware were crushed this week with City crashing out of the FA Cup after a shock defeat to Wigan before losing to Barcelona 4-1 […]
Everton vs Cardiff 15:00 Everton’s last outing in the league was a 1-0 win over West Ham thanks to a late Romelu Lukaku goal. Roberto Martinez will be hoping his players can bounce back immediately after their 4-1 loss to Arsenal in the FA Cup last weekend. Midfielder James McCarthy has been an excellent addition […]
Fulham vs Newcastle A disappointing loss to Cardiff, in a match that can only be classified as a six-pointer, means that this match at home to Newcastle becomes even more significant in the Cottagers’ fight for survival. They host the Magpies, who will be without manager Alan Pardew, following the seven match suspension imposed on […]
Stoke vs West Ham Stoke claimed what could prove to be a valuable point last weekend as they drew 1-1 with Norwich thanks to a Jonathan Walters penalty with moved the Potters into 12th position. Big frontmen will potentially have a huge say in the outcome of this game, with Peter Crouch at one end […]
Average passes per game Yaya Toure – 74.8 – Manchester City Michael Carrick – 72.5 – Manchester United Gareth Barry – 70.9 – Everton Mikel Arteta – 66 – Arsenal Leon Britton – 65.8 – Swansea Jose Canas – 62.2 – Swansea Jonathan De Guzman – 61.4 – Swansea Steven Gerrard – 61 – Liverpool […]
Gary Neville has sung the praises of Southampton left-back, Luke Shaw, following his debut for England earlier this week. “I’ve watched Luke Shaw live a few times this season for Southampton but the staggering thing to me after seeing him in training with England this week has been his age, he’s just 18,” said Neville. […]
Yaya Toure has posed in Ivory Coast’s new Puma kit that was released easlier this week ahead of the World Cup. Yaya Toure wears the new Ivory Coast World Cup kit by PUMA, available from Kitbag.com from Wednesday March 5th. For more information on PUMA’s national kit sponsorships and evoPOWER and evoSPEED boot ranges head […]
There comes a point in every season where a scapegoat is created at a football club and this individual is chastised as being the sole reason the club is not living up to expectations. Last year it was Tom Cleverley, the year before that it was Tom Cleverley and again this season it is Tom […]
Goalkeepers Joe Hart His status as England’s number one is not currently under threat. Being dropped by City in November seems to have served as a wake-up call and he’s certainly become noticeably less error prone since then. Rob Green’s career was effectively destroyed by an error at the 2010 World Cup. He was […]