As Manchester City lifted their second Premier League title in 3 years-in the process giving Manuel Pellegrini his first title in Europe- it is fair to say that the best team, over the course of the season, emerged victors. Just a few miles away, Liverpool-and Steven Gerrard- were contemplating a missed chance. The Merseysiders had … Read more
Corresponding Fixtures Table GameWeek 36: Liverpool outwitted by Mourinho yet stay on top As Jose Mourinho raced along the touchline wildly celebrating Willian’s goal-which ultimately clinched a 2-0 victory at Anfield- it was hard not to feel a sense of deja vu. It has happened many times; and it happened again. This was the classic … Read more
On Tuesday, Manchester United finally brought an end to David Moyes’ miserable reign at Old Trafford. Even this most sacred of institutions-who were supposed to be anathema to the prevalent football culture of sacking managers at the drop of a hat- could not allow it continue any longer. As the team lurched from one defeat … Read more
While the battle at the top of the Premier League has turned into a three-horse race between Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City the battle at the bottom is not as intriguing. With 17th placed Norwich City 5 points above the drop zone it might look as if the current bottom 3 are destined to drop … Read more
While the battle for the Premier League took a more interesting turn the previous weekend- what with Chelsea unexpectedly losing at Crystal Palace and Liverpool moving to the summit- it seems the battle to stave off relegation isn’t as interesting. While it is still difficult to predict with certainty which teams would drop to the … Read more
As Liverpool toyed with a 10-man Manchester United side-who looked more like a disparate bunch of players waiting to be put out of their misery than champions- you would have forgiven Manchester United fans if they turned on their team- and their manager. Such was the scale of ineptitude of their performance. That such a … Read more
It’s been three weeks since we looked at our Corresponding Fixtures Table and not much has changed since then. In fact, due to cup commitments there are many teams who have a backlog of fixtures in the Premier League. Manchester City, crowned league cup champions a couple of Sundays ago and knocked out of the … Read more
It’s been a while since we looked at the Corresponding Fixtures Table and a lot has happened in the Premier League since. Last week saw two sets of games as midweek fixtures were played keeping in mind the weekend’s FA Cup commitments. While Arsenal moved to the quarter finals of the oldest football tournament in … Read more
Another weekend of Premier League action and there isn’t much of a change at the top of the table. Arsenal recorded a 2-0 win against Fulham at home to retain their position atop the table even as Manchester City and Chelsea kept up the pressure on the Gunners with easy home wins. The latter notched … Read more
Another exciting weekend of Premier League action which saw all the top 7 sides win, resulted in no change at the top of the league. The top position changed hands on every match day this weekend with Chelsea’s win at home on Saturday taking them to the top before Manchester City’s win (somewhat controversial) at … Read more