Possible starting Line-ups: Man City: Shay Given, Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Gareth Barry, De Jong, Zabaleta, Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Santa Cruz. West Ham: Green, Faubert, Upson, Tomkins, Ilunga, Parker, Noble, Hines, Diamanti, Franco, Cole. Manchester City team news Stephen Ireland will not start the match due to a sickness bug, he was anyway expected to miss out when he was hospitalised midweek after complaining of dizziness. Gareth [...]
Wigan won 3-1 at home against Chelsea, terminating Chelsea’s 100% league win record. Paul Scharner’s last minute goal added insult to the already injured Chelsea team, who earlier lost Petr Cech in the 51st minute, after he was sent off for fouling Hugo Rodallega. Rodallega converted from the spot and gave Wigan the lead. Titus Bramble netted one early for Wigan (16′). Drogba scored his 100th Chelsea goal in the [...]
Liverpool were seen into the last 16 stage by David Ngog’s lone goal against the former premier league participants, Leeds. Arsenal beat West Bromwich 2-0 driven by Carlos Vela’s two goals. Ngog scored in the 66th minute at Elland Road. However, Liverpool struggled to take control of the game without the likes of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and other regulars. Arsenal also found it difficult facing the League Championship leaders [...]
There was a flurry of goals in the last ten minutes, the most important one being Owen’s debut goal for Manchester United. Darren Fletcher and Craig Bellamy scored two goals each for Man U and Manchester City, respectively. It was a highly anticipated Manchester derby with both sides showing good form in the league. Although City must have surely felt Adebayor’s loss, who had to miss this game due a [...]
Four of the six matches played in the 6th week of the Premiership saw players scoring from the spot! These included Burnley V Sunderland, Aston Villa V Portsmouth, Bolton V Stoke and West Ham V Liverpool matches. Arsenal dominated Wigan at home, scoring 4 goals with defender Thomas Vermaelen scoring two. The Burnley Vs Sunderland match looked like it would end in a draw, until David Nugent came on and [...]
According to news coming in from Spain, Argentinian Clubs have started a campaign to substitute Coach Diego Maradona with Barcelona’s Coach – Pep Guardiola. Maradona has been under siege for jeopardizing Argentina’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Earlier, Ole – a Buenos Aires newspaper had reported that Maradona had threatened to drop European stars for the upcoming qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay. Players such [...]
The premier league has a very interesting past which many of you may have not known! It is the world’s most watched league and the most lucrative – attracting the top players from all over the globe. Hard to believe then that the first ball kicked in the Premier League was as relatively recently as 15th August 1992. The 1980s saw a nadir in English football. Stadiums were crumbling and hooliganism [...]
Samuel Eto’o had promised revenge on Barcelona and coach Josep Guardiola for selling him but it all ended square. It was the most anticipated match of the Champions League, not only because of the star teams but also the rivalry of ‘Ibra’ and Eto’o, who interchanged teams this season. Inter gifted Lionel Messi and former teammate – Ibrahimovic too much space which Ibrahimovic almost utilized to give Barca the lead. [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo looked in good touch and inspired Real Madrid to a win against hosts FC Zürich. The final score read Zürich 2 – 5 Real Madrid. Ronaldo scored from a free-kick which was well within the reach of the Swiss team’s keeper, Raúl added a second with a close range shot followed by Gonzalo Higuaín netting the third. Real Madrid scored 3 goals in the first-half and the game [...]
Manchester City’s Emannuel Adebayor played sensationally in his first encounter against his former club, Arsenal. City finished with a 4 – 2 win over the Gunners. Arsenal have failed to triumph over both Manchester teams, losing to Manchester United two weeks back. Both teams had to cope with injuries to key players; Robinho and Carlos Tevez were both ruled out due to ankle and knee injuries, respectively. For Arsenal, Andrei [...]
