Here is the second part of our Premier League Preview (leaving you all of 24 hours to read it) along with our predicted final table… Part one is below. Read it now before the season starts and all our forecasts are immediately proved wrong.
Ben takes a look at some of the major summer transfers and how they have fared at their new clubs. Part two to follow… De Souza Robinho (Manchester City) The obvious choice to look at first when talking about the summer transfers. Manchester City would have broken the bank with the British record £32.5 million [...]
Tiger’s article has provoked a response from Ben Procter. Below he analyses Harry Redknapp’s claim, before looking at exactly why O’Neill deserves the prestigious Footballsup Coach of the Year Award… Having read Tiger’s article on the footballing personalities of the year, I thought I might just expand on one of his nominations – the coach [...]
As we always say, in-depth reports and stats are better found elsewhere – we usually recommend the BBC, but after the Strictly Come Dancing fiasco they can no longer be trusted… so try Times Online instead. Our mini-round up starts with the Big Four – a couple of weeks after they all failed to score, [...]
Both English sides lost last night, but with contrasting consequences – Villa’s surprise 2-1 home defeat to Zilina did not stop them qualifying due to results elsewhere, but Portsmouths’ 3-2 defeat in Wolfsburg meant they could not progress. Obviously lots of goals last night, which is nice, as thanks to our friends at Wakuba we [...]
15 games in, how have the Premiership managers fared so far this season? We take a look… 1. Chelsea – ‘Big Phil’ Scolari Up until a couple of weeks ago, there would have been no complaints. But after home defeats to both Liverpool and Arsenal in the last few games, along with stuttering progress (not [...]
Arsenal produced a thrilling comeback to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the second live game of the day – controversy here as Robin Van Persie, in bringing Arsenal level, was a clear yard offside – Scolari was fuming afterward, particularly as Kalou was denied an opportunity early on when he was, in fact, [...]
Portsmouth were cruelly denied a famous victory over AC Milan last night. After taking a 2-0 lead they were pegged back by a fantastic Ronaldinho free kick, but Pippo Inzaghi broke Portsmouth hearts in the last minute, sliding home a cross to bring it to 2-2 and ensure Milan’s qualification from the group. You have [...]
Torres starts for Liverpool, while Lucas comes into the side for Xabi Alonso, while Fulham remain unchanged from the side that defeated Tottenham. Jermain Defoe and Lassana Diarra are both injured for Portsmouth, replaced by John Utaka and Richard Hughes. Hull are unchanged from the 2-2 draw with Man City. Lampard does indeed make it [...]
Here is the Premiership table updated after this weekend’s fixtures (courtesy of the BBC). Barclays Premier League : Table 16 Nov 18:04 | Home | Away Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 1 Chelsea 13 3 2 1 13 3 7 0 0 19 1 28 32 [...]
