- Daniel Sturridge. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are still one of the finest centre-back pairings in the country, but they will always struggle against extreme pace. The combination between Sturridge and his supporting attacking-midfielders is crucial today, because while he’s capable of moving himself beyond Manchester Uni [...]
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Three reasons why…Liverpool win today
- Daniel Sturridge. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are still one of the finest centre-back pairings in the country, but they will always struggle against extreme pace. The combination between Sturridge and his supporting attacking-midfielders is crucial today, because while he’s capable of moving himself beyond Manchester Uni [...]
Expecting Aston Villa to show-up at Stamford Bridge
Aston Villa
When Aston Villa arrive in the away dressing-room at Stamford Bridge this evening, Paul Lambert could do worse than to make sure that the press-cuttings from last season’s corresponding fixture are blue-tacked to the walls - maybe get the highlighter pen out too, and circle some of the adjectives which were used to des [...]
Aston Villa: Dark giving way to light
Aston Villa
Go back eighteen months, and Villa Park was an extremely bleak place: the combination of Randy Lerner’s austerity measures and Alex McLeish’s spirit-crushing tactics were quickly eroding any lingering enthusiasm the supporters had for their side.
In the present day, Paul Lambert may not have yet built a side capable of [...]
Fulham: Quietly getting better
Fulham
Whenever a side does the majority of its transfer business earlier in the Summer, there’s a tendency for a fanbase to become restless while they watch the flurry of activity at other clubs during July and August.
Quite obviously, by the time 2012/13 finished, Martin Jol knew full-well what his side’s principal issues where [...]
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Preview, Betting & Statistics
- Chelsea are without Marko Marin and Oriel Romeu, while John Obi Mikel are both listed as doubtful.
- William Gallas, Sandro, and Younes Kaboul are all still out for Tottenham, while Mousa Dembele, Aaron Lennon, and Scott Parker are all game-time decisions.
- Chelsea have won all of their last 6 Premier League games at [...]
Manchester United vs Manchester City: Considerations
- Darren Fletcher is definitely out for Manchester United, but Rafael, Nemanja Vidic, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Jonny Evans are all listed as doubtful.
- Manchester City are definitely without Maicon and Micah Richards, while Matija Nastasic and Jack Rodwell will be game-time decisions.
- Rooney’s absence woul [...]
Swansea vs Tottenham: Sequences & Preview
The Premier League Owl
Swansea
- Have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
- Have only failed to score at home in the Premier League three times this season, against Arsenal, Liverpool, and Everton.
- The loss against Arsenal two weeks ago was their first at The Liberty Stadium since the 3-4 defeat to Norwich City on Dece [...]
Arsenal vs Reading: Sequences & Preview
The Premier League Owl
Arsenal
- Have not lost in the Premier League since the 0-2 defeat to Manchester City on the 13th January.
- Have scored 10 goals in their last 5 home games.
- Have conceded 6 over the same fixtures.
- Kept a clean-sheet in their last Premier League game against Swansea.
- Last kept a [...]
Tottenham vs Arsenal: Three keys to the North London Derby
Tottenham’s deep-midfield play
When Mousa Dembele scored his late equaliser against Lyon, it disguised what had been a very underwhelming performance and delayed a conversation about his worrying dip in form. It’s unfortunate for Tottenham that the Belgian’s dip has coincided with Sandro’s long-term injury and reintr [...]
Manchester United vs Liverpool: Three key areas
The Premier League Owl
Goalkeeping
In the reverse of this fixture, neither Jose Reina nor Anders Lindegaard had much of a part to play - and couldn’t be blamed for conceding any of the three goals that were scored. Today might be different though.
United’s time-share exercise between Lindegaard and David De Gea seems to be [...]
