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Everton’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets

With Everton, David Moyes has been deprived of funds for much of his time in charge. In recent years he’s had to meticulously assess players, rely on his scouts and be prepared to be imaginative in the transfer market. After a couple of quieter windows, this previous January saw the Scot back to his creative…

Premier League Week 37 Preview

A look at this weekend’s Premier League matches as Manchester fights for the league title and London teams play for their Champions League futures. Arsenal v Norwich The chase for third place remains in Arsenal’s hands, but with Tottenham and Newcastle in close pursuit there is no room for error. Arsene Wenger’s team, without a win…

Weekend Betting Odds: Arsenal v Chelsea and Manchester United v Everton

Two cracking games on Sky this weekend, and first up is the lunchtime clash between Arsenal and Chelsea on Saturday (12.45pm Ko, SS2). Arsenal v Chelsea The Gunners have been chalked up as even money (2) favourites with Boylesports and Betfred to come out on top and they are expected to do just that. The Wenger boys have won…

Liverpool vs Everton: Merseyside bragging rights on the line in FA Cup semi-final

Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton go head-to-head on Saturday at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final, in a massively important match for both sides. Kenny Dalglish will be eager to replicate the team’s heroics in the Carling Cup and draw attention away from under-par league form, whilst David Moyes knows that he is 180 minutes…

FA Cup Semifinals Preview: Backing Liverpool and Chelsea to win

It’s FA Cup semi-final weekend, and first up is a fascinating Merseyside derby clash between Liverpool and Everton (12.30pm KO, Live on ESPN). Liverpool v Everton, FA Sup Semifinal Both sides have god records at this stage of the competition, bit on current form Everton simply have to be the bet at a massive looking…

Liverpool v Everton: Battle Of The Merseyside Midfields

Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final between Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton will contain a fascinating battle between two multi-talented midfields and the outcome is likely to rest on how well those players perform. Castrol EDGE Performance data shows that Steven Gerrard has managed to find the net five times in his seventeen league appearances this season,…

Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)

Building on our previous post about the most efficient football clubs across Europe’s top four leagues this season, here we do an historical analysis of the Premier league and the best performing clubs in the last three years (2009/2010 to 2011/2012). The chart below shows some fascinating visual data about Premier League teams in the…

Liverpool declare independence, King Kenny to lead them to league title

Liverpool have declared their independence as a separate and sovereign nation, electing King Kenny as their first leader. Liverpool will also breakaway from the English Premier League with immediate effect to form their own Liverpool Premier League, where they, as the only members, will be guaranteed silverware each season. Liverpool’s declaration of independence has come…

Four things we’ve learned about British football rivalries

Newly compiled data from Hotelclub has thrown up plenty of interesting conclusions regarding Britain’s greatest football derbies. The company, who help football fans find cheap hotels in Manchester for the Manchester derby, get people into accommodation for the Second City Derby and give Fulham fans somewhere to hide after another thrashing from Chelsea, have looked…

All January 2012 English Premier League Transfers

You’ll find the latest Premier League Transfers (January 2012) listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of this page. For the latest transfer rumours and confirmed transfers for other leagues, see our football transfer lists page. If you find a transfer not listed here let us know and we’ll add it….