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The Best of 2011/2012 Premier League Fixtures: Part One

Watch the best of the 2011/2012 Premier League season with Sky Sports HD. The 2011/2012 Premier League season kicks off with a bang – a Manchester derby in the FA Community Shield as the curtain raiser for a fast start to the season that sees Arsenal host Liverpool and United host Tottenham and Arsenal –…

Weekend Predictions: Manchester United to beat Chelsea, Everton to beat Manchester City?

The English Premier League enters a pivotal phase this weekend, with several matches that could decide the fate of the title, the European place(s) and relegation spots in the next 4 days (if you include Tuesday’s match between Manchester City and Tottenham). Last weekend we looked at the Castrol EPL Predictor and used it to…

Highest Football Club Wages

Player transfer fees and their larger than life wage bills are a common topic of discussion for a football fan of today. From Wayne Rooney threatening to quit to oil-rich owners going on shopping sprees, the footballers have now become spoilt and they now know that their high demands will be met at their current club or…

Stoke fans have their say on historic semi-final, but Bolton also wish to end decades of hurt

A victory for Stoke City against Bolton on 17th April 2011 would not only propel the club to their first FA Cup final appearance, but it would also wipe away some of the stigma attached to one of the country’s oldest football clubs. In Stoke’s 128 year history, the club have never competed in an…

Premier League Predictions: Manchester United to beat Chelsea?

Today’s Premier League Predictions are brought to you by Scoreboard – an interactive Premier League predictions TV show + game hosted on Facebook that’s set to take the football predictions world by storm – check them out here. We’ve been busy predicting the future this week, looking at the Premier League title race, the Champions…

The Round-Up: Man City Target One Last Winter Splurge

Manchester City are hoping to prise highly-rated Dutch right-back Gregory van der Wiel from Ajax’s clutches before the transfer window shuts in around a week’s time, after sending a four-man delegation to monitor the 22-year-old defender during the Amsterdam club’s 2-0 win over Feyenoord on Wednesday.

The Round-Up: Arsenal Zero In On Philippe Mexes

It should come as absolutely no surprise that, over the course of the weekend, Arsenal suffered yet another setback in terms of Thomas Vermaelen’s agonisingly slow comeback from an Achilles twinge.

The Round-Up: Will Ancelotti Be Out For A Duck In January?

Having staved off Roman’s wrath for the time being with a thumping 7-0 victory over rudderless Ipswich at the weekend, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is apparently about to be handed the necessary funds to finally land AC Milan starlet Alexandre Pato before the January transfer window ebbs to a close in three weeks’ time.

Premier League Transfer Preview: January 2011

With the transfer window now ready and open for business Soccerlens looks at the possible comings and goings of all twenty Premier League clubs. Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has already confirmed that The Gunners have no intention of strengthening during the winter period but in all honesty even the club’s fans can concur with one…

Biggest Winners Of 2010: Barca, Bale, An Octopus And… John O’Shea?

Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright bods at Soccerlens are no different. As we yet again slide effortlessly over the cusp of a footballing decade and into 2011, we thought it…