While Chelsea courtesy of their brilliant away win against Stoke City cemented their lead over Manchester City in the Premier League table, Jose Mourinho knows that this boxing day fixture against West Ham United is as crucial as it ever can be. With the fixtures coming in thick and fast, the Chelsea manager knows that … Read more
Pantilimon – Costel Pantilimon was excellent at the weekend as Sunderland recorded their fourth straight win in the North East derby, and their third at St James’ Park. Their goalkeeper broke into the side late after Vito Mannone’s poor start. He made several key saves on Sunday, with two against Sissoko being particularly excellent. He was … Read more
It is Arsenal Vs QPR for the boxing day fixture and it really is a must win game for Arsenal as the Premier League fast approaches the half way mark. While the 2-2 away draw against Liverpool was a disappointment, especially how the North London side was 2 minutes away from a win against a … Read more
2014 will go down as the year the Gunners finally ended their long trophy drought, winning the FA Cup and Community Shield. However that fact aside, it has been an all too familiar 12 months for the club as they had to settle for 4th in the Premier League and a last 16 exit in … Read more
The Manchester United freight train came to an unexpected stop when they were held 1-1 by 10 man Aston Villa, although it was Villa who took lead against United, the team from Manchester fought back and Radamel Falcao scored the equalizer. Villa were then reduced to 10 men but United could not seize the opportunity … Read more
In a year which has seen the Special One successfully begin to implement his style at Stamford Bridge once again, we take a look at 12 months in which Chelsea have slowly begun to assert their dominance of England once more. 2014 stared with relative optimism as Jose Mourinho, beginning his second spell at the … Read more
John Terry scored in his 650th game for Chelsea and Cesc Fabregas added another in the second half to give the Blues a three point lead on Christmas. The visitors got off to the best possible start as their skipper scored from a corner inside two minutes. Although Stoke never let Chelsea run away with the … Read more
One thing can be guaranteed, if Louis Van Gaal does take Manchester United back into the UEFA Champions League, he will be given a huge transfer kitty to make the team better. Van Gaal seems to have the backing of the owners and he was allowed to spend a lot this season and could spend … Read more
A stoppage-time equaliser from Martin Skrtel salvaged a point for Liverpool as the home side, who were down to 10-men held Arsenal to a draw. The home side dominated the first half but were unable to take their chances until Coutinho scored right on the stroke of half-time. But a header from Mathieu Debuchy meant … Read more
Chelsea are set to face Stoke City next in the Britannia Stadium where they will face a rejuvenated hosts after they handed Arsenal a defeat in dramatic fashion. Although the Potters drew their midweek game against Leicester City, everyone knows that Stoke City bring their best games for the big ones and at the moment … Read more