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October 4th, 2009

It was all blues at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea defeated Liverpool 2-0 and regained the top spot in the league table. Though Chelsea had a better side on paper than Liverpool, it took Chelsea 60 minutes to actually prove that they were better than the reds on the pitch.

Drogba probably settled the debate for now, regarding who is the best striker in the Premier League. Both goals that Chelsea scored this afternoon were assisted by Drogba. Anelka scored the first and the second was added in the last minute by substitute Malouda. Liverpool hardly troubled the South Londoners as their star player Torres failed miserably.

Arsene Wenger got the perfect gift for completing 13 years as Arsenal’s boss in England’s Premier League. The North Londoners defeated Blackburn Rovers 6-2 at the Emirates. Fans were shocked when Zonzi scored the first goal for Blackburn inside 4 minutes. Vermaelen equalized in the 17th minute but Blackburn took the lead again in the 30th minute with a goal from Dunn.

Arsenal seemed in no mood of giving up as the last hour of the game saw 5 different Arsenal players getting on the score sheet. Persie and Arshavin scored before half time making sure that they go into break with a lead. Fabregas, Walcott and Bendtner did their bit for the afternoon in the second half.

Everton and West Ham managed to score a point at home this afternoon after a draw against Stoke City and Fulham respectively. The hammers equalized in the last minute against 10 men Fulham as Stanislas made sure that his club scored a point.

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League Cup Updates

September 23rd, 2009

The third round of the League cup saw the big England teams, Arsenal, and Liverpool, going through to the next round. Arsenal defeated West Brom 2-0 at the Emirates stadium. Ex gunner, Jerome Thomas of West Brom was shown a red card by referee L Mason in the 37th minute for slapping Jack Wilshere of Arsenal. This left West Brom with 10 men to play the remaining 53 minutes.

The score at half time remained 0-0 but the outnumbered West Brom squad were not able to hold the gunners for long. A goal each from Sanchez Watt, and Carlos Vela made sure that Arsenal goes through the next round. Arsene Wenger had promised a young Arsenal team would start for the League cup encounter, and accordingly the average age of the team for the night was 20 years.

Elsewhere, Leeds United was hosting Liverpool. The match ended with a 0-1 win for Liverpool. 20 year old French striker David Ngog scored the only goal of the game in the 66th minute. Newly demoted Newcastle United lost against Peterborough United 2-0. The Newcastle fans faced a big question of whether their side will again play in the Premier League next season. Sunderland defeated newly promoted side Birmingham City 2-0 in an encounter which saw two Premier League clubs clashing for a place in the next round. Elsewhere, Bolton Wanderers defeated West Ham 3-1.

Other matches of the night saw Barnsley defeating Burnley 3-2, Carlisle United losing 1-3 against Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest losing 0-1 against Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City defeating Blackpool 4-3, and Scunthorpe United winning 2-0 against Port Vale.

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Blackburn v Wolves

September 10th, 2009

Blackburn Rovers host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Ewood Park on Saturday looking for their first win of the new Premier League season. Rover’s manager Sam Allardyce has not been too impressed by the start his team have made this season and will be looking at Saturday’s game to hopefully grab the three points on offer and kick-start their season.

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Mick McCarthy’s Wolves team, on the other hand, have managed to win one game out of their four played so far this season, and with a draw and two defeats from the other three games, McCarthy knows that every single point his team can muster this season could prove to be vital come next May.
Blackburn have played one fewer game than their opponents on Saturday, with two defeats and one draw the total sum of their efforts.

They have only managed to score one goal as well and that was in the second game of the season in a 2-1 away defeat to Sunderland. Allardyce’s boys faced Manchester City at home on the opening day of the season, losing 2-0, while playing West ham at home last time out, only managing a tame 0-0 draw. They currently occupy 18th position in the league table with their one point; only Bolton and Portsmouth are below them, both pointless.

Wolves have played relatively well since their opening day 2-0 home defeat to West Ham. They followed that with a trip to Wigan, winning 2-0, then an unlucky narrow 1-0 defeat at Manchester City and last time out drew 1-1 at home with Hull. They are thirteenth in the table with four points to their name.

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Ashravin: I want to be consistent for Gunners

March 21st, 2009

Andrey Arshavin promised Gunners fans that there is a lot more, which they can expect of him, as he is only adjusting his life in London.

The diminutive playmaker from Russia has been one of the players, who have made an impact on the club’s performance, since he was transferred for Arsenal from Zenit St Petersburg on the deadline day.

He scored his first goal for the Gunners against Blackburn in the previous weekend. However, Arshavin feels that the transition to the English style of play is not turning out to be as smooth as it seems to the naked eye.

While speaking to Arsenal TV online, Ashravin said, ‘It hasn’t been long since I arrived here and am still trying to interact with my new teammates. So, there are cases, in which I have no idea, where should I go, run or use this place.’

‘Yes, I have played well in some of the games. Still, I would love to be consistent. At this moment, I can feel myself getting better with every game.’

The Russian International has been deploying mainly on the flanks. However, he is looking for an opportunity to get on the defense and come out of the central attacking role for sometime.

‘The boss needs to decide the position, where I can play at my best. However, if Gunners play 4-4-2, it is better that I play second forward.’

‘In case we opt for 4-3-3, I can play either on the right or on the left wing, wherever the manager tells me too.’

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Wilshere signs professional contract with the Gunners

January 5th, 2009

Arsenal Boss, Arsene Wenger, was delighted with the fact that Jack Wilshere became the latest inclusion in his young side, after the midfielder signed a professional contract with the Gunners.

Wilshere, who celebrated his 17th birthday on New Years Day, is the youngest player to have ever represented Arsenal in the Premier League. He achieved this feat after coming in as a substitute against Blackburn.

Wenger said, ‘The club is delighted that Jack has now signed the professional contract.’

‘I feel that Jack is amongst those players, who have great potential. He not only has the ability to locate the final ball, but also can score goals with ease.’

‘He is a committed young player with passion for the game oozing out from him. I have never seen him in fear from getting tackled. I feel convinced that he is going to have great penetrating power within a short period.’

‘We have been monitoring him for a long time. Whether he is playing for the first team or at the training ground, his qualities are clearly visible. I am looking forward for Jack becoming an integral part of our first team.’

Wilshere scored his first goal for the Gunners during their 6-0 thumping of Sheffield United in a Carling Cup game. He is also the youngest player, who has represented Arsenal in Europe.

With important games coming up for the Gunners, Wenger would be looking for all his young guns, including Wilshere, to make an impact and get the club back in Premier League title contention.

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West Ham United Vs Aston Villa: Villa moves to top three with win over Hammers

December 21st, 2008

Aston Villa moved into the top three of the Premier League Table, as they grabbed yet another victory over West Ham United at Upton Park.

James Milner cross was deflected of Hammers’ Lucas Neil, as his side scored a 1-0 victory over the home club and went ahead of Manchester United and Arsenal in the League.

At Cravens Cottage, Fulham continued their great form at home, as they demolished Middlesbrough 3-0 with goals from Clint Dempsey, Jimmy Bullard and Danny Murphy.

Cottagers stretched their unbeaten run to seven games and moved to the eighth position in the League.

Early goals from former Portsmouth midfielder Matt Taylor and Ricardo Gardner allowed Bolton Wanderers to defeat Portsmouth 2-1 at Reebok Stadium.

Gardner and Taylor scored only within 3 minutes from kickoff and made it too tough for Pompey to make a comeback. Although England International, Peter Crouch, did allow the touring side to make a comeback in the 20th minute, it was too late.

Blackburn finally took to winning ways under a new boss and registered a much-needed 3-0 win over newcomers Stoke City at Ewood Park.

Benn McCarthy scored twice and Jason Roberts once, as Sam Allardyce, new Rovers manager, had a great first outing.

Sunderland, playing without a permanent coach after Roy Keane was sacked, also scored a 4-1 away win over Hull City at K.C. Stadium.

3-late goals from Black Cats allowed them to get on the winning track and gave Ricky Sbargia, their caretaker boss, a reason to feel relieved.

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Scholes likely to make an early return from injury

December 3rd, 2008

Paul Scholes, veteran midfielder, might be in line to make a surprise return against Rovers on Wednesday at Old Trafford.

The veteran Red Devils midfielder was unlikely to make a return to the squad before Saturday.

However, such was the showing of the 34-year old star on the training ground that Sir Alex Ferguson is all set to have him as a part of the bench in an important quarter-final game of the Carling Cup.

In an interview to the United Review, Ferguson said, ‘I’ve got Scholes in my mind for the game.’

‘He’s on verge of making a return to the game following the operation. He has been training well and feeling great with the thought of getting started once again.’

‘If he’ll get a place on the bench and perhaps some time on the field, it can work wonders for him. However, we’ll have to see how things plan out.’

Scholes hasn’t been involved in a senior squad of Manchester United, since he damaged his knee ligaments during his side’s victory over Aalborg in the Champions League in September.

However, if he makes it to the bench, Scholes is going to be amongst the few senior players, who are going to be involved as Ferguson is continuing to stick with his policy of playing younger members in his squad.

‘Although we have made it into the last eight of the Cup, I will intend to continue with young players, who have got the team to their present position.’

‘Players like Rafael, Danny Welback, Jonny Evans, Rodrigo Possebon and Darron Gibson are all going to be involved in the game.’

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Tottenham Hotspurs Vs Blackburn Rovers: Pavlyuchenko strikes Spurs away from relegation zone

November 24th, 2008

Harry Redknapp’s magic continued to reign supreme at White Hart Lane, as the rejuvenated Spurs defeated a 10-man Rovers 1-0.

Russian star forward, Roman Pavlyuchenko, again played a pivotal role in the victory of his side.

Pavlyuchenko, one of the stars of EURO 2008, struck the winner to get his side away from the relegation zone in only the 9th minute of the game and didn’t allow their opponents to come out of the same predicament.

Rovers’ fullback, Martin Olson, turned his side’s afternoon worse when he got himself sent off within 40 minutes of the game after receiving 2 bookings, within 12 minutes of one another, for fouls on Aaron Lennon.

Paul Ince has his job cut out, as Rovers have not registered a win since 8 games.

At the same time, Redknapp would be looking to make his side carry the momentum, which they have now into the coming games of the season.

If the form of Darren Bent, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Aaron Lennon continued to stay in the same way, they might even reach a commendable position before the first half of the League gets over.

Meanwhile, Roy Keane’s Sunderland registered another loss, which was their third on a row at home, in the Stadium of Light against West Ham United 1-0.

Switzerland International, Valon Behrami, scored for the Hammers in the 20th minute of the game.

This victory was the first for West Ham Boss Gianfranco Zola in the Premier League and its satisfaction was visible on his face after the game.

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United: No delay in completing the transfer of Tevez

October 7th, 2008

English and European Champions, Manchester United have moved forward denying that there is any delay in their plans of signing Carlos Tevez.

Argentina striker, who is currently playing his second year at Old Trafford in a two-season loan deal, has expressed desires for committing himself permanently to the Red Devils.

Tevez’s advisor, Kia Joorabchian, has recently rejected any interest from his former club Manchester City, in regards to him moving back.

United’s Spokesman said ‘David Gill, CEO of the club, told South African newspapers in July that we are looking forward for concluding a deal with Tevez before the winter transfer season starts.’

‘This is still going to be our aim. There’s still a lot of time left with us, so talks of delays in the proceedings are nonsense.’

‘We had a talk with Tevez. Just like us, he is also totally relaxed about the whole situation.’

Even Sir Alex Ferguson is looking eager to see the deal get finalized, as he believes that Tevez is a part of Devils’ long term plans.

However without any conclusion visible, there have been constant rumors that the Argentinean is frustrated with this situation. According to the reports, he is wondering why the Old Trafford club is dragging its heels in the deal.

Meanwhile, Ferguson is very happy with his side’s current form. With a 2-0 away victory over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, he feels that Manchester United is back and top position in the league is not far from their grasp.

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Blackburn Rovers Vs Manchester United: Rooney architects 2-0 win for United

October 5th, 2008

Paul Ince, Blackburn Rovers Boss, was unable to defeat the experience of Sir Alex Ferguson, as the Devils’ boss engineered a 2-0 victory for his side.

Although Rovers dominated the first twenty five minutes of the game with clever passes, goals from Wes Brown & Wayne Rooney in each half sealed the deal for United.

England Manager Fabio Capello, who was amongst the capacity crowd in Ewood Park, seemed very happy with the way Rooney delivered the goods for his side.

However, many feels that he would have loved to get the services of Anderson and Berbatov, who were the instigators of United’s win.

England International Rooney was instrumental in both the goals. His immaculate pass caught Wes Brown, who steered it to the far post in the 31st minute.

Again, he hit an unstoppable shot into the Rovers’ net after Cristiano Ronaldo picked him up with a perfect through ball in the 64th minute to make it 2-0 for United.

Paraguay International Roque Santa Cruz was the only one, who showed consistency in threatening former Dutch International Edwin Van der Sar. However, Ince had to take him off, as he was injured during the course of the game.

Manchester United Boss will be happy with the first back-to-back victory in the season for the club. Currently, they have 11 points from 6 games and are positioned 6th in the Premier League table.
Meanwhile, West Brom defeated Fulham 1-0 with a goal from former Hearts’ striker Roman Bednar at The Hawthorns.

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