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Today in Premier League

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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Europa League Matchday 2 – Groups A, B, C, D, E and F

October 1st, 2009

48 teams from top European Leagues contested tonight in the second most prestigious competition in European football. Anderlecht was playing at home against Ajax in Group A. Legear scored a crucial equalizer in the 85th minute to equalize the Ajax goal that was scored by Rommedahl’s in the 72nd minute. Other matches in the group saw FC Timisoar defeated 0-3 at home by Dinamo Zagreb.

Lille scored 5 away goals against Slavia Prague who looked promising after scoring the first goal within the first 7 minutes of the match. After that goal it was Lille all the way. Another fixture in Group B saw Valencia taking on Genoa at home. David Villa scored the winner in the 81st minute making the score 3-2 at the final whistle.

Celtic scored their first point in the competition when they drew 1-1 at home against Rapid Vienna in Group C. Hamburger SV defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-2 in front of home fans. Group D saw Sporting Lisbon defeating Hertha BSC 1-0 at home whereas the other fixture in the group played between VentspilsSC and Heerenveen ended in a goalless draw.

Italians, AS Roma scored twice within a matter of 4 minutes at home against CSKA Sofia in Group E. English club, Fulham defeated Swiss club Basel 1-0 at home. Group F saw Dinamo Bucuresti losing 0-1 to Panathinaikos who went ahead in the 79th minute with a goal from Karagounis. Dinamo Bucuresti missed a chance to equalize in the 87th minute when Niculescu failed to convert a spot kick.

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Today in Premier League

September 26th, 2009

Cheslea faced defeat for the first time this season at the JJB stadium playing against Wigan Athletic. Wigan opened score in the 16th minute with a header from Bramble. Chelsea equalized two minutes into the second half with a goal from Drogba but Wigan’s attempt to score in the 52nd minute saw Petr Cech bringing Rodallega down in the box. Cech was shown a straight red card which left reserve keeper Hilario with the job of saving the penalty. Rodallega stepped up and took the penalty which he netted comfortably, making the score 2-1.

Chelsea tried attacking, but with a man down there was always a fear of counter attack. Chelsea did not capitalize on the opportunities that came their way and were punished again in 90+2 minutes when Paul Scharner scored, giving Wigan their first win ever against one of the top 4 English clubs.

Manchester United defeated Stoke City 0-2. First half saw United making sloppy passes but soon Ferguson replaced Nani with Giggs which proved to be a master stroke as Giggs helped United to score both the goals. With assists from Giggs in both united goals, Berbatov and O’Shea scored a goal each in the 62nd and 77th minute.

Liverpool defeated Hull at Anfield with a thumping 6-1 lead. Torres took 3, Babel 2 and a goal from Gerrard saw Anfield live with action. 4 goals from Keane saw Spurs defeating Burnley 5-0 at home. Portsmouth continued their losing run as they faced their seventh consecutive defeat this season, this time at the hands of Everton.

Blackburn won against Aston Villa 2-1 in front of home fans. Birmingham and Fulham were not able to capitalize on their home advantage and lost 1-2 to Bolton, and 0-1 to Arsenal respectively.

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Big Four through

September 24th, 2009

The renowned big four of the Barclays Premier League are through to the last 16 of the League Cup. Liverpool and Arsenal were already through the previous night, while Manchester United and Chelsea joined them the following tonight.

United were playing newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in front of 51,000 supporters. Sir Alex Ferguson started the match with a 4-3-3 formation. Macheda, Welback and Owen had been allotted strikers positions. Carrick, Nani and Gibson covered the midfield, and the defense was formed by Neville, Brown, Evans and Fabio and Kuszczak adorned the goalies position.

The win didn’t come easy for United as they were left with 10 men in the 30th minute when Fabio was shown a straight red card for a foul on Kightly. Kightly was running straight towards the United goal post when Fabio came from behind and slipped in front of Kightly. Fabio was then seen bringing Kightly down with his hands and was red carded by referee Peter Walton. Ferguson soon replaced his young striker Macheda with young defender Ritchie De Laet to make the defense strong.

United kept attacking and finally the breakthrough came in the 66th minute with a superb one-two between Welbeck and Owen which saw Welbeck scoring his first goal in his first match this season for the club. The match ended at 1-0 for the home team.

In London, Kalou scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute which was enough to see Chelsea through to the next round. Neighbors, Tottenham Hotspurs defeated Preston North End 5-1, and Everton won 4-0 against Hull City. Extra time was needed to decide the result between Fulham and the big spenders of Premier League, Manchester City. The match ended 1-2 to City with Toure scoring the winner in the 111th minute. Villa is through to the next round as they defeated Cardiff City 1-0.

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Updates from Premier League

September 2nd, 2009

On its last day, the transfer window saw Everton successfully sign 25 year old Dutch footballer John Heitinga. A regular in the Dutch national side, Heitinga signed a five year deal with the blue side of Merseyside on 1st September. He selected the no 5 jersey which was previously worn by Joleon Lescott who left the club last month and joined Manchester City. Everton Have reported paid £6.2m to Atletico Madrid for the Dutch defender.

Manchester United’s wonder kid, Macheda who rose to fame after his 93rd minute winner against Aston Villa in a league game has again expressed his desire to return to his home country Italy.

26 year old Swedish striker, David Elm has successfully signed a one year contract with Premier League old timers Fulham for a reported fee of £500,000.

It is still not clear whether Portsmouth have signed 28 year old Aston Villa left back Nicky Shorey. Though, sky sports claims that the deal has completed successfully before the transfer window closed.

Finnish footballer Teemu Tainio will play the new season with newly promoted Birmingham City. Teemu joined City from Sunderland on loan.

Newly signed Niko Kranjcar of Tottenham Hotspur has revealed that he was also approached by Everton, before signing for Spurs from Portsmouth for a reported fee of £2.5 million.

The summer transfers saw Manchester City as the biggest spender in England as they approximately spent £120 million after deducting the money gained from selling five of its players for a seven figure price tag. Manchester United were seen the biggest gainers as they sold their star player Ronaldo for £80 million.

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Latest From The Premier League

August 22nd, 2009

Latest from the premier league coming from the Chelsea bench, with the premier £18million ace striker Zhirkov dispelling all the rumors surrounding his knee injury by clearly stating that he wont be going under the knife for fixing his injury.

He is supposed to have incurred this injury during the leagues pre season tour to America.

More news from the league with Fulham finally making the deal with Jonathan Greening, joining from West Bromwich Albion on a loan deal.

Also coming straight for the Manchester city striker Santa Cruz, his much awaited return is finally over as the player has recovered from his injury and is expected to return back to first class football in September.

The celebrated footballer is expected to make his return with the Manchester Derby staring from the 20th of September.

The star Paraguayan performer was advised complete bed rest after a serious knee injury in April and has been out of action ever since. This was the reason for his not being able to participate in any of the matches with the Citizens ever since his £15million pound arrival from the Blackburn.

With all the big transfers going on Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero has ruled out any possibility of his leaving Spain.

Well, with the Premier league heating up and all the teams gearing up to put together there best. The soccer fans across the world are in for a treat.

Hope the teams don’t disappoint there fans and put up a great show.

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Wenger: Spot for Champions League is on the cards

February 28th, 2009

Arsene Wenger has no doubt that Arsenal is going to end the season on a high with a spot in the next year’s Champions League.

With Arsenal 6 points adrift of the fourth placed Aston Villa and the final berth in the Champions League, Wenger is going to take his side’s Saturday home clash to be a make of break game. He knows that his London outfit can afford very few, if any, wrong moves in the game that are remaining in the season.

In recent week, Gunners have found it difficult for finding the net with there of their previous four games ending in a 0-0 draw. What disappointed fans more were that two of the games were in the Emirates Stadium.

In spite of the woes surrounding the club, Wenger is adamant that his club has what it takes for booking a place in the elite completion in Europe.

Arsene Wenger said, ‘I know that nothing can be predicted in football. Still, there is a feeling inside of me that gives me the right notion for my side.’

‘We still have 12 games in our hand. With consistent performance and a slight attitude adjustment, we can make it.’

‘There are some impressive young players in the club, who have been the prime factor for our unbeaten streak. All they need, at this moment, is a proper guidance and some good results in the coming games.’

With their game against Fulham on the cards, Wenger will be looking forward for his side to come up with great efforts and change their fortune.

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Wenger: There is no pressure on our strikers

February 27th, 2009

Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager, maintained that there ‘no major problem’ in regards to the goal scoring form of his club and backed them to perform in the coming games.

Gunners, who are going to host Fulham on Saturday, will be looking to extend their 14-match unbeaten streak following their 1-0 victory over Roma in the Champions League.

However, Wenger’s men are also yet to scored a goal for three games, with the last time being against Bolton going as far back as January 10.

This inability to convert opportunities has proved to be quite costly for them, as they have slipped to the fifth position on the table. Now, they have a long way (6 points) to cover the gap from the side immediate above them.

However, Wenger insists that there is no reason for them to hit the panic button as of yet.

Wenger said, ‘We never put pressure on players missing out on goal scoring opportunities. We know that if we force them to perform, they may break due to pressure. All we do is keep reminding them of their quality.’

‘I know teams, who have conceded goals in final few minutes of the game on a regular basis, after their manager kept pressing them to improve their defense.’

‘So, what I feel the best situation in such a scenario is to be spontaneous and natural. Sometimes, you’ve got to take the decision from the problem and think of playing to the best of our ability.’

‘There have been periods where we decimated our opponents. Now, we’ve happened to hit a slump where we are scoring less. But, this is how the game always folds up. Like other sports, football is a great leveler and our recent performance is an example of that!’

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Manchester United Vs Fulham: 3-0 win takes Red Devils 5 points clear at the top

February 19th, 2009

Manchester United continued their winning streak at home and moved 5 points clear of Liverpool in the Premier League summit after thrashing Fulham 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Veteran midfielder, Paul Scholes, opened the scoring for Red Devils in the 12th minute of the game with a stunning strike off a Carrick corner.

Dimitar Berbatov followed it up with another goal in the 30th minute to make it 2-0 for the current leaders in the League table.

Wayne Rooney, who returned after a 7-match layoff, came on as a substitute late in the second half and completed the rout with a deft touch into the Cottagers net.

Statistics look most likely to favor the current Premier League Champions for a 3rd title in succession and equal the record of 18, which is currently held by Liverpool.

Although they are going to meet tough oppositions in the coming games, Red Devils look determined not to relinquish their advantage in the 13 games remaining in the season. They have now started scoring heavily and are no longer looking to let any ball in.

Apart from the lead in the table, the clean sheet took Red Devils tally to 1,302 minutes without a blemish in their defense. It has been more than 14 games since keeper Edwin Van Der Sar conceded a goal in top-flight.

If he is able to hold Blackburn Rovers for 89 minutes on Saturday at Old Trafford, Van der Sar is going to eclipse Dany Verlinden of Club Brugge, who holds the European record of 1,390 minutes without conceding goals.

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Portsmouth Vs Manchester City: Pompey registers first win in three months

February 15th, 2009

Portsmouth thrashed Manchester City 2-0 in the Barclays Premier League at Fratton Park on Saturday, in spite of the club playing without a manager. This was Pompey’s first match since Tony Adams got sacked.

Goals from Glen Johnson & Hermann Hreidarsson eased the pressure on demotion doubts of the south coast club. They registered first three points since November.

A disappointed City boss Hughes confessed that, ‘Premier League is the hardest league in the world. To be in motion for a certain level, one has to hit a ground or you will be beaten.’

With Paul Hart in short-term charge of the club, Portsmouth moved four points adrift of the demotion zone.

Portsmouth keeper David James, who celebrated a record 536th appearance in the Premier League, was able to finish the game with a clean sheet. He even made an excellent save in the closing minutes.

Portsmouth did start well with Jermaine Pennant, on-loan winger, looking exceptional in terms of possession.

Johnson broke the deadlock through a brilliant finish in the 70th minute. Thumping header from Hreidarsson condemned added to the woes of the Eastlands club. City has only won once in 12 away matches in the Premier League this season.

Meanwhile, Manchester United will be looking forward to consolidate their position at the top, when they will next face Fulham at Old Trafford.

With their confidence soaring sky high and a 13-game clean sheet record in the Premier League, Red Devils will pose a tough challenge for Cottagers on Wednesday.

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