Tottenham Hotspur went back up to fifth in the Premier League table thanks to goals against the run of play at Aston Villa from Andros Townsend and Roberto Soldado. Team News Villa boss Paul Lambert made one alteration to the XI that came away from Hull with a point. Nathan Baker replaced Ciaran Clark in…
Aaron Ramsey starred for Arsenal yet again as he set up Serge Gnabry’s first senior goal and then scored himself at Swansea. Ben Davies replied for the hosts at the Liberty Stadium, but could not deny their opponents a return to the Premier League summit. Team News Swans manager Michael Laudrup made three changes to…
Promotion hopefuls Reading and Queens Park Rangers missed the chance to improve on their positions in The Championship as Joey Barton cancelled out Garath McCleary’s opener at the Madejski Stadium. Team News Royals boss Nigel Adkins made a change to what had been a settled defence after conceding five at Sheffield Wednesday last time out.…
End of year friendlies and World Cup playoffs in Europe may have been uninspiring and tense affairs this week, so the Latin American footballing world has really put them to shame. When it came to the latest leg of Brazil’s world tour against Honduras in Miami, Florida it was a case of anything Mexico and…
Paul Lambert had the last laugh against his old club once again as Aston Villa kept their first clean sheet in 27 Premier League matches, and first of 2013, at Carrow Road. Norwich winger Robert Snodgrass saw an early penalty saved by Brad Guzan. Villa then lost star striker Christian Benteke, but replacement Libor Kozak…
Romelu Lukaku did first half damage, scoring twice against Newcastle and setting up Ross Barkley for another strike, as Everton climbed into the top four. Sub Yohan Cabaye and fellow Frenchman Loic Remy restored some pride for the Toon with a stunning solo effort and a close range finish after the break. Team News Toffees…
Chelsea kept on the heels of early pace setters Arsenal as Fernando Torres inspired a win over Manchester City. The Spanish striker made the opener for Andre Schurrle before Sergio Aguero cancelled that out. Torres profited from a defensive calamity, however, to seal victory for the hosts. Team News Jose Mourinho welcomed back Ashley Cole…
There are many players who ply their trade in the top flight that never quite get the recognition that they deserve. The kind of midfielder who puts in a decent shift on a weekly basis and keeps things ticking over is always in danger of being overlooked in favour of more flashy and stylish operators.…
Manchester United went a point clear at the top of Champions League group A courtesy of an own goal made by Wayne Rooney against Basque Country outfit Real Sociedad. Team News Red Devils manager David Moyes made four changes from the 1-1 draw with Southampton. Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj and Nani dropped to the bench…