The top two sides in the Premier League go head-to-head in a mouth watering clash at Stamford Bridge, Darren Bent returns to his old stomping ground of White Hart Lane with Sunderland and Wolves host in form Arsenal at the Molineux. Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers 15:00 Villa Park Aston Villa will be aiming to [...]
It’s an injury-ravaged weekend of Premier League action as Arsenal and Tottenham clash in the local derby, Liverpool travel to Craven Cottage, Chelsea face Bolton at the Reebok and Man United host swine flu ridden Blackburn. Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 12:45, Emirates Stadium Tottenham make the short trip over to the Emirates to do battle [...]
The weekend’s highlight is no doubt the clash between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday and defeat for the hosts would see them drop 10 points behind their bitter rivals at this early stage of the season. Saturday, October 24 Birmingham v Sunderland Sunderland boss Steve Bruce returns to his old club on [...]
This week’s trip through the history books sees England toiling, the birth of one of football’s great rivalries, controversial ‘keepers, clashing egos and some dodgy dealings in Yorkshire. October 12 England booked their place at the last World Cup today in 2005, when Frank Lampard volleyed home a late winner against Poland to ensure the [...]
Fulham and Arsenal clash in a London derby, Manchester Utd and Chelsea both face away trips, Spurs clash with Burnley at the Lane and Liverpool host Hull at Anfield. Saturday, 26th September Portsmouth v Everton, 12:45 kick-off Everton have picked up on their poor early form with two consecutive wins, and they host Portsmouth who [...]
The entire “top four” picked up three points this weekend as Manchester Utd got a late winner in a seven goal derby thriller, Chelsea hammered Spurs 3-0 at the Bridge, Arsenal got back on track with a demolition of Wigan and a Torres brace helped Liverpool beat West Ham. In what was sure to be [...]
After such a thrilling weekend of action last week, will gameweek six continue the trend? Manchester City and Manchester Utd lock horns in the highly anticipated local derby, while Chelsea and Tottenham do battle at the Bridge. Burnley v Sunderland Sunderland travel to Turf Moor hoping to inflict Burnley’s third loss in a row, on [...]
Tottenham’s unbeaten run is under threat as they welcome Manchester United at the Lane, Birmingham and Villa clash in the local derby while Toure and Adebayor face their old side as Arsenal travel to Eastlands. Saturday, 12th September 2009 Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 3:00 With only one point from their opening three games, Blackburn [...]
Portsmouth and Fulham have strengthened their squads with moves for Tommy Smith of Watford and South African international Kagisho Dikgacoi respectively. Striker Smith has moved to Fratton Park for a deal thought to be in the region of £1.8 million, joins Steve Finnan, Anthony Van Den Borre, Antti Niemi, Aaron Mokoena, and Frederic Piquionne as [...]
London side Fulham have signed Irish international Damien Duff from Newcastle United for a fee believed to be about £4m. The 30-year-old joins the Cottagers on a deal believed to match his Newcastle wages of £60,000 per week. He began his career with Blackburn Rovers, where his new boss Roy Hodgson handed him his first [...]