by David on January 29, 2012
League One Stevenage have been drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fifth round as a reward for reaching the last 16 for the first time.
Brighton will meet Liverpool at Anfield after beating Premier League Newcastle in the previous round. Chelsea host Birmingham, with League Two Crawley Town handed a tough home game against Stoke. Norwich take on Leicester, while Everton welcome Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday to Goodison Park. Bolton will fancy their chances of making the sixth round as they travel to Millwall or Southampton. Read more... (308 words, 1 image, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)
by David on January 28, 2012
Goals from Daniel Agger and Dirk Kuyt saw Liverpool get revenge for last season’s FA Cup at Old Trafford as they beat Manchester United 2-1 at Anfield. Elsewhere Chelsea beat QPR and Newcastle were shocked by Brighton.
While the clash at Anfield got all the headlines this week, the biggest story took place on the coast as Brighton boss Gus Poyet once again haunted Newcastle in the FA Cup.
Puyot cored two goals for Chelsea in the 2000 semi-final against Toon as the Blues went on to lift the trophy and today he saw his side stun the Premier League high-fliers to reach the last 16 for the second year running. Read more... (370 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)
by David on January 17, 2012
Two big wins tonight in the FA Cup for Bolton and QPR, two sides that have been struggling for wins in the league this season.
Bolton beat fourth-tier Macclesfield 2-0 to reach the competition’s last 32. First-half goals by striker Kevin Davies and Bulgaria winger Martin Petrov set up an all-Premier League match against Swansea on Jan. 28.
QPR were not as convincing as they needed a goal from defender Danny Gabbidon in the 73rd-minute goal to beat MK Dons. The win for the first for recently-hired Mark Hughes, but he has to consider his side lucky to still be in the cup, as MK Dons were the better side for long stretches of the match. Read more... (235 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)
by David on January 9, 2012
by David on January 8, 2012
Manchester United ended their two game losing streak with a massive 3-2 win over Man City at the Etihad Stadium. Some quick thoughts on the game: Read more... (365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
- Kompany tackle was worthy of a leg card. You cannot slide in with two feet off the ground anymore. Doesn’t matter if he went through Nani or not. You simply cannot tackle that way today. With Toure away on international duty, City will now miss Kompany for four games, including both legs of the Carling Cup semi-final. A huge loss for City.
by David on September 12, 2011
In London for the week and what better place to visit than the ancestral home of football, Wembley Stadium.
I had gone to the old Wembley several times, but this was first visit to the new stadium and I was looking forward to it.
Wembley stadium is only a 10min tube ride from downtown London so getting to the ground was very easy. You approach Wembley via the famous Wembley Way, but walking up it is not the same when you are the only one walking! But pretty soon I saw the famous Wembley Arch as well as the statue of Bobby Moore on the concourse. Read more... (413 words, 7 images, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)
Manchester City have won their first major trophy since 1976 as they beat Stoke City 1-0 at Wembley today.
Neither side was able to break the deadlock in a tight and often tense first half, but Yaya Touré’s thunderous strike 16 minutes from time secured a first FA Cup triumph for Manchester City since 1969. Yaya Touré was also the match-winner in the semi-finals, when City beat Man United 1-0.
Roberto Mancini’s men settled the better and had the first meaningful attempt inside five minutes through Carlos Tévez, whose fiercely-struck shot was well saved by Thomas Sorensen away to his left. The Blues continued to assert themselves, with Yaya Touré’s long-range drive sailing agonisingly wide before Mario Balotelli’s top-corner bound effort was superbly tipped wide by the impressive Sorensen. Read more... (273 words, 1 image, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)
by David on March 12, 2011
Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers are heading to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals after defeating Arsenal and Birmingham City respectively.
Sir Alex Ferguson selected seven defenders in his starting XI at Old Trafford and one of them, Fabio, broke the deadlock after a superb counterattack in the 28th minute. Fabio was involved in the build-up, feeding Wayne Rooney who clipped a lovely cross to Javier Hernández at the far post, and the Brazilian was also on hand to covert the rebound after Manuel Almunia had pushed Hernández’s header across goal. Read more... (277 words, 1 image, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)
by David on March 2, 2011
Nicklas Bendtner had the second three-goal game of his Arsenal career as Arsenal hammered League One side Leyton Orient 5-0 in a fifth-round FA Cup replay while Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-0 to also reach the quarter-finals.
Marouane Chamakh and Gael Clichy also scored at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal advanced to a quarter-final matchup against Manchester United on March 12. Leyton Orient had forced a replay with a 1-1 tie on Feb. 20.
“It was important that we had a response tonight after what happened at the weekend, and we did it in a professional way,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said, referring to Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Birmingham in the League Cup final. Read more... (212 words, 2 images, estimated 51 secs reading time)
by David on February 20, 2011
The majority of the frontrunners in Europe’s leading leagues enjoyed a winning weekend, though Ligue 1 leaders Lille bucked the trend with a first defeat since October. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Milan rebounded from midweek Champions League defeats to grab valuable league victories.
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Barcelona bounced back from their midweek Champions League defeat by Arsenal with a 2-1 Liga win against Athletic Bilbao. Josep Guardiola’s titleholders emerged victorious thanks to Lionel Messi’s 78th-minute goal, his 25th in the league this term. Real Madrid remain five points behind Barca having also won, 2-0 against Levante. Read more... (430 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)
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League One Stevenage have been drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fifth round as a reward for reaching the last 16 for the first time.
