The surprise of this week came on Monday 11 March when Brian McDermott left his post as Reading manager. Despite the clubs recent slump in form, McDermott won January’s ‘Manager of the Month’ award and led the club to four successive victories in 2013. There are many managers that have been linked with the job
Tottenham 2 Arsenal 1 The North London Derby once again didn’t disappoint and, just as we all expected, Gareth Bale was on point. Perhaps he didn’t have a scintillating performance as many of us were hoping for, but he popped up with a crucial goal despite otherwise being somewhat ineffective. It was a cagey
The Barclays Premier League returned this weekend after some exciting F.A. Cup ties last week. Liverpool secured a 5-0 win over Swansea in what was the only league game last week. Congratulations to the Swans for securing a 5-0 win themselves in the Capital One Cup Final, too. Top Three Games Manchester City
This week saw loving figure Mario Balotelli depart the Premier League for Milan in the January Transfer Window, but the controversial figure certainly wasn’t missed this weekend! Top three games this weekend: Manchester City 2 Liverpool 2 If the reverse fixture way back in August was anything to go by, this was certainly
All of the nine Premier League fixtures survived the snowy conditions, and it certainly didn’t put a dampener on the games. Towards the end of the week, Southampton sacked boss Nigel Adkins, who brought the Saints into the top-flight with two successive promotions. The footballing world has deemed the decision as harsh and unfair, and
Welcome back to my Premier League column and I wish you all a Happy New Year! This has been a superb weekend of football, with lots of goals, controversial decisions and superb defending. Here I will discuss the top three games of the weekend. Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1 This match is a mouth-watering
This wasn’t the most memorable Premier League weekend to date, although there were three matches that really caught my eye. Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3 Brendan Rogers’ reign as Liverpool boss took another step backwards as Paul Lambert’s Villa took to Anfield. Lamert’s men didn’t enjoy the best opening to the 2012/13 season, although
It was goals galore in the Premier League this week, with some top-class football played over the weekend. Top three games of the weekend- Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3 Sunday saw the arrival of the much anticipated Manchester derby. Of course titles cannot be won in December, but it enables the winner
It’s been a brilliant weekend of football yet again, with plenty of goals and drama for us all to get excited about. QPR are slowly improving with the appointment of Harry Redknapp, who took charge after Mark Hughes was inadvertently shown the door. Clint Dempsey and Moussa Dembélé enjoyed a successful return to Craven Cottage,
Another great spectacle for us all to watch, savour and enjoy. I hope you enjoy this week’s premier league column, as it’s in a different style to the previous ones. I’d like to know your feedback, so feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the page! Top three results of the
Newcastle 0 West Ham 1 In Sunday’s clash, Sam Allardyce’s West Ham took on Alan Pardew’s Newcastle United. I have been really impressed with the Hammers so far on their return to the top-flight, and manager Allardyce should take the plaudits for the recruitments he has made in signing some physical players that can cope in the
Manchester United 2 Arsenal 1 Robin van Persie showed Arsenal what they are missing. Not creativity, they have that in abundance, but a proven goal scorer. Arguably they have one in Podolski and Gervinho, but in recent weeks they haven’t been firing, and that’s because of poor performances and injury. Van Persie made an instant
The 9th match-day of the 2012-2013 Liga BBVA has been completed and it has been another terrific week packed with outstanding goals. Currently Barcelona and Atletico both have 25 points from 9 games, but Barcelona have a superior points-difference and thus top the league. Lionel Messi leads the race for the Pichichi with 13 goals
We witnessed yet again the wonders and drama that the Premier League delivers week in week out. Everton 2 Liverpool 2 The honours were all even after a tasty Merseyside derby. Everton had to come from 2-0 down to draw level, and a point was about right for both sides. Liverpool took the lead
Sunderland 1 Newcastle 1 The Tyne-Wear derby never fails to entertain, and this tie was no different. Newcastle were the pace setters in the match, with Frenchman Yohan Cabaye scoring from fifteen yards out after only three minutes on the clock. The game was at a constant high tempo, with tackles flying everywhere, shirts being
The 7th match-day of the 2012/2013 La Liga season has been played and currently it is Barcelona and Atletico that top the log with 19 points from a possible 21 each. Falcao, Messi and Cristiano are tied as the top goal scorers with 8 goals each. I will do my usual rundown of the 5
Chelsea 4 Norwich 1 Chelsea were victorious at Stamford Bridge, putting aside their many off-field problems and sending them top of the pile. Endless Court Cases, disciplinary charges and Twitter rows surrounded the Blues, and eleven minutes in, things got worse as Norwich hero Grant Holt scored to put the visitor’s ahead. But after
The 6th round of La Liga has just been completed and at the moment Barcelona still sit at the top of the log with 18 points. They are closely followed by Malaga and Atletico. Falcao leads the race for the Pichichi with 7 goals while Caballero leads the race for the Zamora trophy with only
Manchester United 2 Tottenham 3 AVB looks to have restored faith with the Spurs faithful with this historic victory away at Old Trafford. André Villas-Boas struggled to win over Tottenham fans in the first few games of the season, but now with 11 points on the board, they look like their squad is settling
The 5th match-day of the 2012/13 Spanish League has been completed and it is Barcelona that sit on the top of the log with 15 points. I will be doing my usual rundown of the 5 best matches of the weekend as well as introducing my team of the week and giving the second Dizzel’s
Liverpool 1 Manchester United 2 An emotional day for Liverpool, after the recent Hillsborough reports. Liverpool were reduced to 10 men after a somewhat strange decision. Jonjo Shelvey looked to have played the ball, replays suggest that too, but referee Mark Halsey thought otherwise, and Shelvey saw red. You would have thought that that
This weeks installment of Serie A was a low scoring affair all around however teams made the most of it as Juventus, Udinese, Atalanta, Genoa and Siena were the only teams that secured themselves all 3 points this round. Round 4 of Serie A started off as Parma hosted Fiorentina in a relatively entertaining match
Another weekend of La Liga action has passed and after 4 match-days it is Barcelona that is sitting on the top of the log with 12 points after winning every one of their 4 matches. A lot has happened in this weeks matches and I will be doing a quick analysis of my top 4
Five wins from the opening five — a club record and quite the statement of intent from Marseille who dominated at Nancy but somehow failed to convert any of their first-half chances. The breakthrough came just before the hour courtesy of the Ayew brothers — André crossing for Jordan — and it turned out to
Arsenal 6 Southampton 1 Thanks to two own goals, Arsenal carried their great form to thrash pointless Southampton. The Saints could hardly have asked for a tougher opening to their season, playing the two Manchester clubs and obviously Arsenal. Southampton found themselves 4-0 down in the first 38 minutes thanks to some pretty shoddy