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Betting Preview: Robin van Persie to lead Arsenal to a win over Manchester City?

Even after suffering their first defeat of the Premier League season, Manchester City still sit atop the Premier League table, but archrivals and reigning league champions Manchester United are only two points behind and ready to pounce, and Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal can‘t be dismissed at this juncture. Right now, it’d appear that the title…

Chelsea, Newcastle fight for Champions League as Man Utd face must-win situation

Man United is in danger of slipping to third as Spurs step up their game as Newcastle and Chelsea face-off for the UEFA Champions League spot.

Wigan Woes Continue in ’6-Pointer’ Clash

Halloween may have come and gone, but Wigan Athletic’s form remains scary. After the Latics’ 3-1 away loss to fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers, the losing streak has stretched to eight Premier League games. With a potentially brutal Christmas period (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United), Wigan will certainly be hoping for early gifts against Blackburn…

Five Things We Learnt This Weekend

After three months of feigning interest in golf, cycling and cricket the Premier League football season finally returned and here are my “Five Things We Learnt This weekend.” 1. Liverpool Used to be Home to the Fab Four. The greatest quartet ever, was born in Liverpool: Lennon, McCartney, Harrsion and Starr, passionate, imaginative, good looking and…

Chelsea To Pip Manchester United To The Title – 2011/2012 Premier League Preview

It’s been a strange summer. Given that last season saw the Premier League’s top teams treat first place like a hot potato, and given that Manchester United’s relatively turgid trudge over the finishing line ahead of a resurgent but technically limited Chelsea, a cautious-bordering-on-paranoid Manchester City and Arsenal’s theatre de l’absurd, one might have expected…

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

Last week we analysed the first half the 2011/2012 Premier League fixtures list, looking at the key clashes through August to December. Here we look at the second half of the season and try to pick where the best action is likely to be. Remember, you can watch the best of the 2011/2012 Premier League…

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 –…

A new matador making his way to Aston Villa? Roberto Martinez

Somewhat ironic that Aston Villa’s Hollywood supporter Tom Hanks starred in a film called ‘The Da Vinci Code’ where he made more luck at cracking that than he did at predicting the club’s new manager. “Is Brian Clough still alive to take over” asked Mr Gump during a recent interview with The Sun to a…

Wigan fighting for their lives on Survival Sunday

This town is a rugby town. The red and white horizontal stripes of the Warriors have always been the biggest team in the Greater Manchester town of Wigan, dominating the Rugby Super League with names such as Martin Offiah, Jason Robinson and Andy Farrell standing tall as the sons of Wigan. The blue and white…

Relegation Dogfight: Wigan v West Ham v Wolves v Blackpool. And the winner is…

Three matches to go, and three points separate the bottom four teams in the English Premier League. All evidence points to three out of the four teams at the bottom going down (especially with Blackburn getting a vital three points last weekend), so in this article we’ll look at the remaining fixtures for the bottom…