Branislav Ivanovic was lucky to still be in the pitch when he scored the winner in the 73rd minute tonight as Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 to move atop of the Premier League. Minutes before he scored, Ivanovic had been booked by Referee Kevin Friend for catching Christian Benteke with an elbow, a lenient decision […]
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It’s been a good week for Fulham fans. Last week they signed former England striker Darren Bent, beat Sunderland 1-0 and then topped that off by signing England midfielder Scott Parker from Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year deal. “I’m delighted to be joining Fulham and I’m looking forward to meeting my new team-mates at training […]
Roberto Soldado marked his Tottenham Hotspur league debut with the only goal of the game at promoted Crystal Palace today while Jose Mourinho made a winning return as Chelsea manager with a 2-0 win at home to promoted Hull City. With everyone’s attention focused on when Gareth Bale will join Real Madrid in a world-record […]
Here are some of the comments from Arsene Wenger after today’s shocking performance against Aston Villa. From reading his comments, is Wenger in denial about the crisis at Arsenal? Wenger: “Gibbs has a deep cut, Sagna, Rosicky has a problem. Ramsey has a problem with a kick on his ankle.” #AFCvAVFC — Arsenal.com (@Arsenal) August […]
The new Premier League kicked off today, and as expected there were surprises. Arsenal lost at home to Aston Villa, Fulham won at Sunderland and Man United won 4-1 at Swansea. Well maybe that last one was not a big surprise, but the way that the experts have been writing off United’s chances to repeat […]
Luis Suarez rejoined Liverpool first-team training today after apologising to the club for his behaviour over the summer. Neither the Reds nor the striker’s representatives have made any comment on the issue, but it is understood that Suarez said sorry to his team-mates after arriving back on Merseyside from Japan, where he had been on […]
Jose Mourinho has warned possible suitors, including Barcelona, that Chelsea will not sell David Luiz for “any price”. Luiz has been linked with a move to Spain as new Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino assesses ways to improve his defensive options. But speaking to BT Sport, Mourinho played down the chances of the Brazil international defender […]
Luiz Suarez has been reportedly told the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador that he is staying at Liverpool: “Right now, because of all the love of the fans, I will be staying.” Uruguayan journalist Martin Chaquero also claimed he had been told the striker is staying in Merseyside” ‘Luis Suarez confirms to me he will not […]