Entries Categorized as 'Portsmouth'

Premier League, La Liga and Serie A updates

Date October 3, 2009

Manchester United faced their first draw this season at the hands of Sunderland at Old Trafford. Sunderland opened the scoring in the 7th minute when Bent amazed Foster with his one touch bolt into the bottom left corner of the goal post. Second half saw an attacking United side. In the 51st minute Nani’s cross [...]

Today in Premier League

Date September 26, 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 [...]

League Cup Updates

Date September 23, 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 [...]

Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers

Date September 10, 2009

One thing is definite about Saturday’s encounter between Portsmouth and Bolton as the Premier League resumes after the international break – one, or both, of the teams will break their duck. The pair are stuck at the bottom of the league table as the only two teams that are pointless, but whereas hapless Portsmouth have [...]

Updates from Premier League

Date September 2, 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 [...]

Updates from Barclays Premier League

Date August 29, 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 [...]

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

Date February 15, 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 [...]

Portsmouth Vs Newcastle United: Owen gets Newcastle out of relegation zone

Date December 15, 2008

Newcastle United’s Captain, Michael Owen, celebrated his 29th birthday in style with a goal.
The goal was his ninth of the season and proved to be imperative in his club’s 3-0 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park. This elusive away win got them past the relegation zone.
English Forward scored in the 52nd minute and created the [...]

Tony Adams named the new Portsmouth Boss

Date October 28, 2008

Tony Adams, former defender from England, was today named the new Portsmouth Boss, after Harry Redknapp left for a stint with struggling Tottenham Hotspurs.
Adams along with Joe Jordan took the temporary charge of the club during a 1-1 draw against Fulham on Sunday following Redknapp’s departure.
The 42-year-old has now been given Fratton Park’s top job [...]

Portsmouth Vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Spurs woeful run continues with 2-0 defeat

Date September 29, 2008

After being on the receiving end of 10 goals in the previous two games that they played against Manchester City and Chelsea, Portsmouth defeated a hopeless Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 to get back to winning ways.
Former Spurs forward Jermaine Defoe and England International Peter Crouch scored for the home side at Fratton Park, as Juande Ramos’ [...]