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Chelsea v Newcastle United – the battle for Champions League football
Four of the Premier League’s most talented strikers go head to head when Chelsea plays Newcastle on Wednesday night. The game will be pivotal to both side’s chances of achieving a top four finish. Chelsea’s league woes have largely been due to the failure of Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres to provide them with regular…
Manchester City take the Premier League initiative, but did Sir Alex Ferguson get United’s tactics wrong?
In a tight and nervy encounter on Monday night, Manchester City took the initiative in the Premier League title race with a 1-0 win over rivals and current champions Manchester United. The noisy neighbours are now equal on points with the Red Devils, but are top due to their superior goal difference and have been…
City within Touching Distance of Title Glory after Manchester Derby Win
Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United Kompany 45 +1 Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Barry, Toure Yaya, Silva, Tevez, Nasri, Aguero. Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, De Jong, Balotelli. Manchester United: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Park, Giggs, Rooney. Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Hernandez, Young, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia. Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)…
Derby Day: Manchester City v Manchester United
A week ago, I spoke of the significance of Manchester United’s draw with Everton and how much the title race had been affected. The impact has been huge; this has been made clear throughout the footballing world for the last 7 days. Roberto Mancini might still be trying to convince himself that the title is…
Finance in English Football: Wage Disparities Between the Divisions
As the money involved in football increases, so does each individual player’s salary. According to a study, a player at one of the top-flight teams in England earns £1.5 million a year. This compares to the £646,000 of six seasons ago. The disparities of finance between the top division and lower league teams are still…
Manchester betting: United to avoid defeat and Rooney to score?
All eyes will be focused on the Etihad Stadium (8pm KO, Live on Sky Sports 1) when City take on arch rivals United in what is ultimately the title decider. Sir Alex summed up the importance of game when he called it “a derby of amazing proportions… probably the most important in my time”. The…
Wigan’s destruction of Newcastle shows that the Latics belong in the Premier League
Wigan put on a show on Saturday to all-but-secure their Premier League status for another year, and delighted the DW Stadium and onlookers in the process. A 4-0 win over Champions League qualification hopefuls Newcastle mixed a determined and dogged defensive approach with sublime attacking play, and Roberto Martinez’s men were good value for their…
Manchester City v Manchester United: relying on Tevez and Scholes
We look a statistical preview ahead of Manchester United v Manchester City, the key football statistics leading into the game, comparing the forward lines of both clubs and Manchester United’s defensive weaknesses this season.
Premier League Betting Preview: Stoke v Arsenal, Norwich v Liverpool, Chelsea v QPR and Tottenham v Blackburn
The last weekend of April could see the Premier League title decided one way or the other. But before Monday night, there’s quite a lot of football still to play with Arsenal fighting to secure third place, Chelsea and Tottenham fighting to make up ground to fourth place and Liverpool fighting to stay ahead of…
Redknapp and McLeish deserve to be sacked
Last week I wrote an article highlighting Tottenham’s failings and reasons for their recent collapse. Poor defending, a lack of squad rotation, the mental strain for Harry of managing Spurs while dealing with his court case along with dodgy tactics on the pitch were the problems I felt Spurs had. Well having seen not only…
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