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Match Day 10 – Coca Cola League Championship

September 29th, 2009

Midweek fixtures saw Newcastle United maintaining their position at the top of the table secure with 22 points in spite of not playing tonight. Their game is scheduled for tomorrow night. Second placed West Bromwich Albion had the chance to go to the top by defeating Barnsley, who are currently placed third from the bottom in the league table.

It was not WBA’s day, and they had to face an away defeat for the first time this season. The match ended 3-1 to the joy of home fans. Bristol City registered their 4th win this season with a 2-0 win over Blackpool. Cardiff City thrashed Derby County by 6-1 in front of home fans. Chopra who scored 4 goals for the night was by far the star of the match. Doncaster and Crystal Palace drew 0-0 against Swansea City, and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively at home.

Ipswich Town were looking for their first win this season against Sheffield United but the latter were successful in registering a dramatic draw from a match against Ipswich Town. Henderson opened the scoring for Sheffield United in the 9th minute but 3 goals from Ipswich Town saw the home team trailing 1-3 in the 70th minute. 7 minutes later Henderson scored another pulling one back for his team and a last minute equalizer from Morgan left everyone in disbelief.

Peterborough United and Preston North End were defeated 1-2 in front of the home fans by Plymouth Argyle, and Reading respectively. The away win gave bottom placed team Plymouth their first win this season.

Coventry City and Leicester City also manage to register away wins against Watford and Middlesbrough respectively. Coventry City came from a goal behind to register their second away win this season.

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Updates from Barclays Premier League

August 29th, 2009

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has accused Captain Steven Gerrard with not performing at his best level. The mersyside has already faced two defeats out of the three they played. Gerrard and Rafael know very well that losing points early in the league will only hamper their chances of winning the title.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has made it clear that his team has not made any sort of attempt to bring French striker Franck Ribery to London. He also added that Andiry Shevchenko is all set to leave the club with mutual interest. Shevchenko failed to produce his magic which made him one of the most feared strikers in Europe. Though it’s not definite where Andiry will be heading this season but there are speculations about him joining his old club AC Milan where he spent the last season on loan.

Paul Hart has successfully made four new signings for his club Portsmouth. The new signings include 32 year old Michael Brown, an English midfielder from Wigan Athletic, 22 year old German midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from Spurs, 28 year old Ivorian striker Aruna Dindane from Lens on loan and another 22 year old striker, Jamie O’Hara from Spurs on loan. Though the exact figures of the deals have not been made public yet but Hart said that the new signings were at the minimal possible rates.

Turkey‘s captain, and Middlesbrough star, Tuncay has left the red army to join Stoke city for a reported sum of £5 million. The 27 year old forward, winger and midfielder followed his red army mate 25 year old German Robert Huth, who too was reportedly signed for £5 million by Stoke.

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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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Hoyte ruled out for clash against Gunners

December 12th, 2008

Justin Hoyte, Middlesbrough defender, is likely to miss the clash against his former club, Arsenal on Saturday.

Hoyte was all geared up for facing the Gunners, who he left for joining Boro during August. However, he suffered a knee injury while training and now is in doubt to play the game.

He has joined Gary O’Neil and Mido, who are also on the sidelines and will be missing as they have failed in overcoming their injuries.

Chris Riggott and Robert Huth might make the side, but they aren’t fit then Gareth Southgate is going to be left with fewer options in defense.

Southgate will be only having Andrew Taylor and Captain Emanuel Pogatetz available in his backline, as David Wheater has also been suspended for the game.

However, good news for Boro boss is that Tony McMahon is back in the club after having a successful time at Sheffield Wednesday, where he was on loan. Again, both Matthew Bates and Seb Hines are also fit and might push for getting included against Gunners.

Meanwhile, Arsenal defender, Mikael Sivestre, insisted that his side still has time in their hand to get back strongly in the Championship race.

According to him, this is the point where Chelsea made a comeback in the previous season and almost went on to win the Premier League and Champions League.

To his defense, Gunners have got the potential to make a comeback. At the same time, the gap between the top four sides is still under manageable proportions. If things go accordingly, it will be yet another close finish for the title in the league.

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Southgate: Middlesbrough is a club for future stars

December 10th, 2008

Gareth Southgate might require fighting off a number of suitors in his side, as he will be attempting to strengthen Middlesbrough when the transfer window reopens.

The Teesiders are already in the middle of speculation, as Wigan will be testing their resolve for hanging on to striker Mido. Again, Spurs are also getting linked with a big-money transfer for England International, Stewart Downing.

However, Middlesbrough Boss is currently more interested in bringing new blood to the Riverside Stadium.

In a post made on the club’s website, Southgate said, ‘I have been in touch with our chairman and both of us are looking forward to steadily build our side.’

‘We know that due to a considerable financial backup, we cannot throw heaps of money down for transfers. So, we’ll have to come up with a balance.’

‘This has been the same situation since my arrival to the club, but I’ve never found myself under any pressure for selling players.’

‘We’ll look out for potential loans or any free transfer, which might improve our performance on the field.’

Recently, Boro has come up with a scouting network that has succeeded to unearth unheralded talent in the League, which includes the like of Didier Digard and Justin Hoyte.

‘I feel that we fall in the categories of those clubs that require grabbing on players prior to them becoming big names in the League.’

‘The signings we’ve made during this summer are a clear indication of the policy that we’re trying to adopt.’

‘We’ve been pleased with the performance of Justin Hoyte & Didier Digard and got high expectations from Marvin Emnes.’

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Middlesbrough marred with injuries

September 18th, 2008

Middlesbrough is a side marred with injuries and that too at the start of the season when there is no tiredness or unrest to be taken care of.

The latest addition to the injured list of players at the club is Turkish frontman Tuncay Sanli.

Striker Tuncay will be out for action at least for the coming six weeks thanks to a knee (second medial ligament tear) injury.

He was injured while playing for his country Turkey against Belgium in the World Cup 2010 qualifier match last Wednesday.

The present international break has left Tunkay and Shawkley with injuries. Therefore with David Wheater fighting a bout of tonsillitis along with the other two, Egyptian player Mido had to make up to the first team along with Chris Riggott and Didier Digard.

Again, Nathan Porrit had to be named as a substitute, because of which Middlesbrough had an all academy bench in the first game of September.

As expected according to this injury marred squad, Boro were the least dominating team in the weekend’s match against Portsmouth, which they lost 1-2, thanks to a second half strike by Jermain Defoe.

According to manager Gareth Southgate, quite surprisingly, having so many players out for injuries is not a ‘big’ thing as he has a lot of other options in the squad or filling the vacted boots.

He further added that Tuncay’s absence will provide much needed exposures to other lads in the squad. However, there was a sense of disappointment in the statement of the Middlesbrough Boss.

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Liverpool Vs Middlesbrough: Mido magic shattered by late Gerrard strike!

August 24th, 2008

After winning their opening matches, both Liverpool and Middlesbrough looked promising for their clash at Anfield on Saturday.

Middlesbrough looked a formidable side after their 2-0 victory over Tottenham last week.

From the beginning, the away side seemed confident with their attacks in the first half putting aside the occasional counters by Liverpool. It was the combination of Torres and Kuyt that saw the first shot on the opponent goal in the beginning. Both the teams kept attacking to no avail, as the first half closed at 0-0.

It was only in the second half of the game when Mido, goal scorer from the last game, was brought into the game by the Middlesbrough coach. He seemed to enchant the fans with his skill and speed soon after taking the field.

Moments after he made an opening for Tuncay, Mido scored the first goal of the match, which silenced the home crowd. With one goal ahead, Middlesbrough had the upper hand and was not letting the Reds strikers to sneak in.

However, the persistent Liverpool side did not give up their attack and soon scored from a jarring Carragher shot, which deflected of the Middlesbrough captain Pogotez in the 86th minute.

At 1-1, the match looked to be equally poised. However, the finale was yet to come, as Gerrard hit the hammer on the nail with a goal in the stoppage time, which shattered the hopes for Middlesbrough.

The classy performance by Mido was not enough to let his team achieve the upset, as Liverpool finished with a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough.

Meanwhile at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspurs suffered their second defeat in as many games with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Roy Keane’s Sunderland. Blackburn Rovers also dropped points, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hull at Ewood Park.

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Transfer Market Here is some hot transfer news in English Football.

May 30th, 2008

  The Latest hot transfer news in English Football

  • The agent of Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera says that there is no truth in the reports that Liverpool has a bid for his player.

  • Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri is heading to Arsenal, but the clubs are still negotiating terms of the deal.

  • Chelsea’s out-of-the Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro May return to Germany with the former club Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich are interested. But the combination of Spanish Valencia and Villarreal have also considered for a move.

  • Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng has stated that he expects both sides of the Old Firm – Celtic and Rangers – to move for him this summer.

  • Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth for the financing of five new signing this summer as he prepares to chase another top-10 place Premier League and UEFA Cup success. And he could start with a surprise bid for Wigan the former England striker Emile Heskey.

  • Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech will open contract talks with Chelsea in the coming weeks.

  • David Trezeguet the agent, Antonio Caliendo, revealed that Barcelona have joined him to try and sign of the Juventus striker. “Barca are interested in David,” he said. “They have been known for years.

  • AC Milan  manager Carlo Ancelotti is favourite to land the £6m-a-year manager’s job, but Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon wants to interview several candidates, with Blackburn boss Mark Hughes also a pioneer.

  • Tottenham have agreed a £12m deal for Barcelona’s Mexican 19-year old wonder kid Giovanni Dos Santos.

  • Manchester City defender Richard Dunne is also on the verge of signing a £ 5m deal with Tottenham, a step that could ignite a player exodus from Eastland.

  • Rangers are on the trail of £5m-rated Italian wide player Raffaele Palladino of Juventus.

  • Liverpool plan to give Liverpool star striker Fernando Torres a £4m salary increase. The extra £ 400,000-a-year is intended to see out the interest of Chelsea.

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