Sunday, 29 September 2013
EPL SUPER SUNDAY FIXTURES - 29th September 2013
Sunderland vs Liverpool
Kick off : 4.00pm
Venue : Stadium of Light
Referee : Howard Webb
Sunderland welcomes Liverpool at the Stadium of Light in this evening's kick off. Sunderland under interim manager Kevin Ball will be hoping to turn over a new leaf with a victory which has the eluded the club since since the start of the season. Brendan Rodgers will also be hoping get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeat to Southampton and Manchester United in the league and Capital one cup respectively.
Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher and Phil Bardsley are still sidelined while John O'Shea and Lee Catermole are set to return to the squad.
Luis Suarez returns to the Premier League after completing his 10-match ban. Joe Allen, Philippe Coutinho and Glen Johnson are still sidelined while Daniel Agger is set to return back to the squad after missing the Capital one cup tie at Old Trafford.
Stat of the Game : Sunderland have scored only 12 goals against Liverpool in 24 premier league outings.
Prediction : Sunderland 1 Liverpool 2
In early 1.30 pm fixture, Stoke City welcomes Norwich City at the Britannia Stadium.
Prediction : Stoke City 2 Norwich 1
Saturday, 28 September 2013
EPL SCOREBOARD - 28th September 2013
Full Time Scores - Tottenham 1 Chelsea 1
Goalscorers : Sigurdsson (19), Terry (65)
It was all square at White Hart Lane as Tottenham and Chelsea played out a one-all draw. Gylfi Sigurdsson broke the deadlock in the 19th minute. John Terry nodded home the equalizer off Mata's freekick midway through the second half. Fernando Torres was controversially sent off after a challenge with Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen.
Man of the Match : Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Iceland midfielder scored the opener for Tottenham and was a constant threat on the Chelsea defence.
Full Time Scores - Manchester United 1 - West Brom 2
Goalscorers : Amalfitano (54) Rooney (57), Berahino (67)
It was a shocker at Old Trafford as West Brom consigned Manchester United to their third premier league defeat of the season after just 6 matches. Goals from Morgan Amalfitano and Saido Berahino was enough to give West Brom their first victory at Old Trafford since 1978. Wayne Rooney scored yet another free kick but was not enough to save the day for the Red Devils.
Man of the match : Stephane Sessegnon was a constant threat to the Manchester United back line.
Full Time Scores - Swansea City 1 - Arsenal 2
Goalscorers : Gnabry (58) Ramsey (62) Davies (82)
Arsenal maintained their grip on top of the premier league table with a 2-1 victory over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. Goals from Serge Gnabry and red-hot Aaron Ramsey gave the Gunners their 12th consecutive away victory in all competitions. Ben Davies pulled one back in the 82nd minute.
Man of the Match : Aaron Ramsey. The red-hot Welshman masterminded yet another Gunners' victory after setting up Gnabry for the opener and grabbing the second goal minutes later.
In other results, Aston Villa without Christian Benteke stunned Manchester City with a 3-2 victory at Villa Park.
Hull City 1 West Ham United 0
Fulham 1 Cardiff City 2
Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 0
Goalscorers : Sigurdsson (19), Terry (65)
It was all square at White Hart Lane as Tottenham and Chelsea played out a one-all draw. Gylfi Sigurdsson broke the deadlock in the 19th minute. John Terry nodded home the equalizer off Mata's freekick midway through the second half. Fernando Torres was controversially sent off after a challenge with Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen.
Man of the Match : Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Iceland midfielder scored the opener for Tottenham and was a constant threat on the Chelsea defence.
Full Time Scores - Manchester United 1 - West Brom 2
Goalscorers : Amalfitano (54) Rooney (57), Berahino (67)
It was a shocker at Old Trafford as West Brom consigned Manchester United to their third premier league defeat of the season after just 6 matches. Goals from Morgan Amalfitano and Saido Berahino was enough to give West Brom their first victory at Old Trafford since 1978. Wayne Rooney scored yet another free kick but was not enough to save the day for the Red Devils.
Man of the match : Stephane Sessegnon was a constant threat to the Manchester United back line.
Full Time Scores - Swansea City 1 - Arsenal 2
Goalscorers : Gnabry (58) Ramsey (62) Davies (82)
Arsenal maintained their grip on top of the premier league table with a 2-1 victory over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. Goals from Serge Gnabry and red-hot Aaron Ramsey gave the Gunners their 12th consecutive away victory in all competitions. Ben Davies pulled one back in the 82nd minute.
Man of the Match : Aaron Ramsey. The red-hot Welshman masterminded yet another Gunners' victory after setting up Gnabry for the opener and grabbing the second goal minutes later.
In other results, Aston Villa without Christian Benteke stunned Manchester City with a 3-2 victory at Villa Park.
Hull City 1 West Ham United 0
Fulham 1 Cardiff City 2
Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 0
EPL FIXTURES - 28th September 2013
London Derby
Tottenham Vs Chelsea
Kick off : 12.45pm
Venue : White Hart Lane
Referee : Mike Dean
Tottenham welcomes Chelsea at White Hart Lane in this lunch time London derby, as Andre Villas-Boas goes to head-to-head with former boss Jose Mourinho. Tottenham will be looking to consolidate on their position in the league table while Chelsea will be hoping to repeat their dramatic victory over Spurs at same venue last season (Chelsea ran away with a 4-2 victory inspired by Juan Mata).
Defender Danny Rose is set to return from a toe injury. Younes Kaboul, Etienne Capoue, Aaron Lennon and Emmanuel Adebayor are all sidelined.
Chelsea midfielder Ramires is a fitness doubt while Marco Van Ginkel is out for six months after undergoing a knee surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Stat of the Game : Tottenham are the only team in the Premier League that has conceded the least number of goal – 1.
Prediction: Tottenham 1 – Chelsea 2
Manchester United vs West Bromwich Albion
Kickoff: 3.00pm
Venue: Old Trafford
Referee: Michael Oliver
Manchester United entertains West Brom at Old Trafford this afternoon. The Red Devils will be hoping to bounce back from their Manchester derby humiliating defeat in the hands on Manchester City.
Robin van Persie and Tom Cleverley and Marouane Fellaini are expected back in the squad after missing out of the Capital One Cup victory against Liverpool.
Victor Anichebe and Nicolas Anelka are expected to feature for Steve Clarke’s boys.
Stat of the Game : The last time both sides met it finished 5-5
Prediction: Manchester United 2 – West Brom 0
Swansea City vs Arsenal
Kickoff: 5.30pm
Venue: Liberty Stadium
Referee : Mark Clattenburg
Swansea welcomes league leaders Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium this evening. The Swans will be looking to get a result from the Gunners. Arsenal on the other hand will be hoping to maintain their lead on the league table.
Ashley Williams and Pablo Hernandez are sidelined for the Swans. Aaron Ramsey and Mathieu Flamini are fitness doubt, Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla, Yaya Sanogo, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Abou Diaby are all sidelined.
Stat of the Game : Victory for Arsenal will be their eight consecutive away league win.
Prediction : Swansea City 1 - Arsenal 2
In other 3.00 pm fixtures :
Aston Villa vs Manchester City (Prediction 1- 4)
Fulham vs Cardiff City (Prediction 1-1)
Hull City vs West Ham United (Prediction 1 -2)
Southampton vs Crystal Palace (Prediction 2 – 1)
Monday, 23 September 2013
CAPITAL ONE CUP - ROUND 3 FIXTURES
The third round of this season's Capital One Cup kicks off tonight across England. Here is a list of the fixtures :
Tuesday 24th September 2013
7:45 Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
7:45 Burnley vs Nottingham Forest
7:45 Hull City vs Huddersfield Town
7:45 Leicester City vs Derby County
7:45 Manchester City vs Wigan Athletic
7:45 Southampton vs Bristol City
7:45 Sunderland vs Peterborough United
7:45 Swindon Town vs Chelsea
7:45 Watford vs Norwich City
7:45 West Ham United vs Cardiff City
8:00 Fulham vs Everton
Wednesday 25th September 2013
7:45 Birmingham City vs Swansea City
7:45 Manchester United vs Liverpool
7:45 Newcastle United vs Leeds United
7:45 Tranmere Rovers vs Stoke City
8:00 West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal
Sunday, 22 September 2013
EPL SCOREBOARD, TABLE & STANDINGS - 22nd September 2013
Full Time Scores
Arsenal 3 Stoke City 1
Goalscorers : Ramsey (5), Mertesacker (36), Sagna (72)
Arsenal dislodged Stoke City at the Emirates with a 3-1 victory as the Gunners made it 4 straight wins in the premier league and 7 wins in all competitions so far. In-form midfielder Aaron Ramsey opened scoring with 5 minutes into the game. Stoke City got an equaliser in the 26th minute through Geoff Cameron. Per Mertesacker restored the lead in the 36th minute and Bacary Sagna killed off the game in the 72nd minute with a header off Ozil's free-kick. The win moved Arsenal to the top of the premier league table.
Man of the Match : Mathieu Flamini. His work rate in the Gunners midfield was phenomenal.
Full Time Scores
Manchester City 4 Manchester 1
Goalscorers : Sergio Aguero (16,47), Yaya Toure (45+1), Samir Nasri (50), Rooney (87)
It was massacre at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City demolished neighbours Manchester United in this season's first Manchester derby. It was lethargic display from David Moyes' men as they were completely outplayed by their 'noisy neighbours'. A brace from Sergio Aguero, and goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri completed rout. Wayne Rooney pulled one back with a wonderful free-kick in the 87th minute.
Man of the match : Yaya Toure. The Ivorian was outstanding in the heart of City's midfield
In other results:
Crystal Palace 0 Swansea City 2
Cardiff City 0 Tottenham 1
Here's how the teams are fairing after a run of 5 games
P Pts
1 Arsenal 5 12
2 Tottenham Hotspur 5 12
3 Manchester City 5 10
4 Chelsea 5 10
5 Liverpool 5 10
6 Everton 5 9
7 Southampton 5 8
8 Manchester United 5 7
9 Swansea City 5 7
10 Stoke City 5 7
11 Hull City 5 7
12 Newcastle United 5 7
13 Aston Villa 5 6
14 West Bromwich Albion 5 5
14 West Ham United 5 5
16 Cardiff City 5 5
17 Norwich City 5 4
18 Fulham 5 4
19 Crystal Palace 5 3
20 Sunderland 5 1
EPL SUPER SUNDAY FIXTURES - 22nd September 2013
Arsenal vs Stoke City
Kick off : 1.30pm
Venue : Emirates Stadium
Referee : Mike Dean
Arsenal entertains Stoke City in this afternoon's lunchtime kick off. The Gunners will be looking to consolidate on their position in the league table with a win. Stoke City on other hand will be hoping to get a result at the Emirates.
Record signing Mesut Ozil is set to make his home debut. Mikel Arteta is also set to return after recovering from a thigh injury. Santi Cazorla, Tomas Rosicky, Yaya Sanogo, Lukas Podolski, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Abou Diaby are still sidelined.
Stoke City's Charlie Adam could feature after undergoing stitches from a cut in training. Midfielder Stephen Ireland and Forward Mark Arnautovic are pushing for a start.
Stat of the Game : Arsenal have won their last five premier league matches against Stoke City.
Prediction : Arsenal 1 Stoke City 0
Manchester Derby
Manchester City vs Manchester United
Kick off : 4.00pm
Venue : Etihad Stadium
Referee : Howard Webb
Its the battle of Manchester !! Its the Manchester derby. Manchester City welcomes neighbours Manchester United in this season's first Manchester derby.
David Silva is expected to return to the squad after recovering from a thigh injury. Right-back Micah Richards will be pushing for a start while Gael Clichy and Martin Demichelis are still sidelined.
Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are set to pair in the Manchester United defence. Rafael, Danny Welbeck, Phil Jones and Nani will all be pushing for a start.
Stat of the Game : The last four Premier League Manchester derbies have produced no fewer than 16 goals.
Prediction : Manchester City 2 - Manchester United 2
Other matches of the day :
Crystal Palace vs Swansea City (KO:1.30pm, Prediction 1-1)
Cardiff City vs Tottenham (KO: 4.00pm, Prediction 1-2)
EPL SCOREBOARD - 21st September 2013
Full Time Scores
Chelsea 2 Fulham 0
Goalscorers : Oscar (52), John Obi Mikel (84)
Chelsea edged out fellow West Londoners Fulham with a 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. The victory was Chelsea's first win since August 21 home win against Aston Villa. Oscar opened scoring 7 minutes into the second half and John Mikel Obi secured the 3 points with his first goal ever in the premier league. With the win Chelsea are back on top of the premier league table with 10 points in 5 matches.
Man of the Match : Oscar. The Brazilian led and drove the team, was totally exceptional.
Full Time Scores
Liverpool 0 Southampton 0
Goalscorer : Dejan Lovren (53)
Southampton ended Liverpool's unbeaten run in the league this season with a 1-0 victory at Anfield. Dejan Lovren's goal in the 53rd minute was enough to secure the needed victory for the Saints.
In other results :
Norwich City 0 Aston Villa 1
Newcastle United 2 Hull City 3
West Bromwich Albion 3 Sunderland 0
West Ham United 2 Everton 3
Saturday, 21 September 2013
EPL FIXTURES, PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS - 21st September 2013
West London Derby
Chelsea vs Fulham
Kick off : 5.30pm
Venue : Stamford Bridge
Referee : Andre Marriner
Chelsea entertains close neighbours Fulham in this West London derby billed for a late evening kick off. Chelsea will be hoping to put an end to a miserable week with a victory after their back-to-back defeat to Basle and Everton.
Brazilian midfielder Ramires returns to the side after serving his suspension in Europe. Fernando Torres, Andre Schurle and Kevin De Bruyne are all pushing for a start.
England striker Darren Bent returns for the Cottagers, Dimitar Berbatov is a fitness doubt while Bryan Ruiz, Aaron Hughes and goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg are all sidelined.
Stat of the Game : Chelsea's 7 points in the first 4 matches this season is their worst start to the premier league season in 11 years.
Prediction : Chelsea 2 - Fulham 1
Liverpool vs Southampton
Kick off : 3.00pm
Venue : Anfield
Referee : Neil Swarbrick
Liverpool will be looking to extend their unbeaten run this season as they welcome Southampton in this afternoon kickoff at Anfield.
Defender Daniel Agger returns to the Liverpool squad, while Coutinho is sidelined after undergoing a shoulder operation. Iago Aspas and Raheem sterling will be pushing for a start. Luis Suarez is still suspended.
Left-back Luke Shaw returns to the Southampton squad, Danny Fox and Tadanari Lee are sidelined.
Stat of the Game : Daniel Sturridge has scored 12 goals in his last 12 matches in all competitions for Liverpool.
Prediction : Liverpool 1 Southampton 0
In the 12:45 pm kick off, Norwich City welcomes Aston Villa. In other 3:00pm kick off,
Newcastle United vs Hull City (Prediction 1-0)
West Bromwich Albion vs Sunderland (Prediction 2-1)
West Ham United vs Everton (Prediction 1-1)
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
UCL SCOREBOARD - 18th September 2013
Football action returned last night across Europe in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
At Stamford Bridge, it was shell shock as Basle came from behind to inflict a second ever home defeat on Jose Mourinho. Oscar's goal at the stroke of half time was cancelled in the second half as Mohammed Salah and Marco Strellar struck to snatch away the 3 points from Stamford Bridge.
At Stade Velodrome France, Arsenal emerged victorious on the night as goals from Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey was enough to secure a winning start to their European campaign.
At Nou Camp, Barcelona brushed aside Ajax with a 4-0 victory. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as the Catalan giants strolled to an easy win.
At San Siro, AC Milan were 2-0 winners against the Bhoys from Celtic. Own goal from Emilio Izaguirre and second half strike from Sulley Muntari secured the needed victory for the Italian side.
Here are the full time scores of all the UCL matches last night :
Group E
Chelsea 1 - 2 Basel
Schalke 04 3 - 0 Steaua Bucuresti
Group F
Marseille 1 - 2 Arsenal
Napoli 2 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
Group G
Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Zenit Petersburg
Austria Wien 0 - 1 FC Porto
Group H
AC Milan 2 - 0 Celtic
Barcelona 4 - 0 Ajax
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
UCL FIXTURES - 18th September 2014
Football actions returns across Europe tonight as the group stage matches of the UEFA Champions League 2013/14 season continues. Here is the list of tonight's fixtures:
Group E
19:45 Chelsea vs Basel
19:45 Schalke 04 vs Steaua Bucuresti
Group F
19:45 Marseille vs Arsenal
19:45 Napoli vs Borussia Dortmund
Group G
19:45 Atletico Madrid vs Zenit Petersburg
19:45 Austria Wien vs FC Porto
Group H
19:45 AC Milan vs Celtic
19:45 Barcelona vs Ajax
UCL SCOREBOARD - 17th September 2013
It was football action across Europe last night as the group stage matches of the Uefa Champions League 2013/2014 season kicked off.
At the Turk Telekom Arena, Real Madrid launched their European assault on the home side with a 1-6 massacre. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 11th hat-trick and his 207th goals in 204 appearances for the La Liga Club.
At Old Trafford, David Moyes opened his champions league account with a 4-2 victory over German club side Bayer Leverkusen. Wayne Rooney scored a brace and set up Antonio Valencia for the fourth goal on the night. Robin van Persie was also on the score sheet. Wayne Rooney's brace made it his 200th goal for Manchester United.
At Plzen, Czech Republic, Manchester City started their champions league campaign with a 0-3 victory. Goals from Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero was enough to secure the needed 3 points for Manuel Pellegrini.
At Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich started the defence of their UCL title with a 3-0 victory over Russian side CSKA Moscow. David Alaba. Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben were all on target.
At Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece, PSG were 1-4 winners on the night as the French champions kicked off with an impressive victory over Olympiakos. Goals from Edinson Cavani, brace from Thiago Motta and Marquinho completed the rout.
Below are the full time scores in all the UCL matches last night:
Group A
Manchester United 4 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad 0 - 2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Group B
FC Cøpenhagen 1 - 1 Juventus
Galatasaray 1 - 6 Real Madrid
Group C
Benfica 2 - 0 Anderlecht
Olympiakos 1 - 4 Paris Saint Germain
Group D
Bayern Munich 3 - 0 CSKA Moscow
Viktoria Plzen 0 - 3 Manchester City
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2013/14 SEASON - MATCHDAY 1 FIXTURES
Its the glory of European club football, Its the UEFA Champions League !!
The group stage matches of the 2013/2014 season kicks off tonight. Here is the list of today's match fixtures :
Group A
19:45 Manchester United vs Bayer Leverkusen
19:45 Real Sociedad vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Group B
19:45 FC Copenhagen vs Juventus
19:45 Galatasaray vs Real Madrid
Group C
19:45 Benfica vs Anderlecht
19:45 Olympiakos vs Paris Saint Germain
Group D
19:45 Bayern Munich vs CSKA Moscow
19:45 Viktoria Plzen vs Manchester City
EPL SCOREBOARD, TABLES AND STANDINGS - 16th September 2013
Full Time scores : Swansea 2 - Liverpool 2
Goalscorers : Jonjo Shelvey (2), Michu (64), Sturridge (4), Moses (36)
It was a four-goal thriller at the Liberty stadium last night as Swansea held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw. Jonjo Shelvey was instrumental to all the four goals on the night. The Englishman opened scoring with just 87 seconds into the game and did mistakenly assisted Daniel Sturridge and Victor Moses' goals. The forward later made up for his misdemeanor by setting up Spanish striker Michu for an equaliser deep into the second half.
The draw was enough to move Liverpool back to the top of the premier league table with 10 points from four matches.
After the round of four matches, this is how the teams are standing in the league table.
P GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 3 10
2 Arsenal 4 3 9
3 Tott'ham 4 3 9
4 Man City 4 5 7
5 Man Utd 4 4 7
6 Chelsea 4 2 7
7 Stoke City 4 1 7
8 Newcastle 4 -2 7
9 Everton 4 1 6
10 West Ham 4 1 5
11 S'hampton 4 0 5
12 Cardiff 4 -1 5
13 Swansea 4 -2 4
14 Fulham 4 -2 4
14 Norwich 4 -2 4
16 Hull City 4 -3 4
17 Aston Villa 4 -1 3
18 Crystal P'c 4 -2 3
19 West Brom 4 -3 2
20 Sund'land 4 -5 1
Sunday, 15 September 2013
EPL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - 16th September 2013
Swansea City vs Liverpool
Kick off : 8.00 pm
Venue : Liberty Stadium
Referee : Michael Oliver
Liverpool travel to the Liberty stadium in this Monday night football EPL fixture. The Swans will be hoping to consolidate on their last victory against West Brom last month. Michael Laudrup will be aiming for a first home win of the league season. Defender Neil Taylor is set to return while latest signing Alvaro Vasquez is set to make his debut.
Liverpool will be hoping to maintain their 100% start to the season as Brendan Rodgers returns to his former club. Red hot striker Daniel Sturridge is likely to return and lead the attack line. Mamadou Sakho and on-loan winger Victor Moses are set to make their bow for the Reds. Luis Suarez is still suspended.
Stat of the Game : Liverpool are one win away from 400 premier league victories.
Prediction : Swansea City 1 - Liverpool 1
EPL SUNDAY FIXTURE - 15th September 2013
Southampton vs West Ham United
Kick off : 4.00 pm
Venue : St Mary's Stadium
Referee : Andre Mariner
In the only EPL match of the day, Southampton hosts West Ham United in this evening's kick-off. Both sides will be hoping for victory to consolidate their positions on the league table.
Southampton strikers Rickie Lambert and Pablo Osvaldo will be pushing for a start.
England striker Andy Carroll will be missing in action and Modigo Maiga is expected to lead the Hammers attack line.
Stat of the Game : Southampton are one goal away from 650 premier league goals
Prediction : Southampton 1 - West Ham United 1
EPL SCOREBOARD - 14th September 2013
Full Time Scores
Manchester United 2 - Crystal Palace 0
Goalscorers : Robin van Persie (pen.45+1), Wayne Rooney (81)
Manchester United edged out 10-man Crystal Palace with an uninspiring victory at Old Trafford. With former boss, Sir Alex Ferguson in the stands, the Red devils got back to winning ways after their defeat against Liverpool last month. Robin van Persie converted a penalty after Kagisho Digkacoi was sent off for bringing down Ashley Young in the box at the stroke of half time. Wayne Rooney converted a free kick to secure the three points for David Moyes' men.
Man of the Match : Wayne Rooney put up an amazing display to inspire a lacklustre Manchester United side to victory. His wonderful free kick was enough to kill off the game.
Full Time Scores
Sunderland 1 - Arsenal 3
Goalscorers : Olivier Giroud (11), Aaron Ramsey (67,76)
Mesut Ozil stole the show at the Stadium of Light as he inspired the Gunners to victory on his debut. The German playmaker set up French striker Olivier Giroud for the first goal. Craig Gardener converted the ensuing penalty early in the second half after Laurent Koscielny brought down Adam Johnson in the box. Aaron Ramsey netted twice in the 67th and 76th minute to condemn Paolo Di Canio's men to their third defeat of the season.
Man of the Match : Mesut Ozil. The German playmaker created a number of scoring chances and set up Olivier Giroud for the opening goal.
Full Time Scores : Everton 1 - Chelsea 0
Goalscorer : Steven Naismith (45+1)
Jose Mourinho suffered his first premier league loss of the season as Everton recorded their first premier league win of the season. Birthday boy Steven Naismith nodded home from close range at the stroke of half time. Samuel Eto'o had a miserable debut as the Cameroon striker alongside Andre Schurle spurned a host of scoring chances.
Man of the Match : Gareth Barry. The England midfielder was amazing in the Everton midfield and his tackle prevented Samuel Eto'o from giving Chelsea the lead in the first half.
In other matches of the day
Aston Villa 1 - Newcastle United 2
Fulham 1 - West Bromwich Albion 1
Hull City 1 - Cardiff City 1
Stoke City 0 - Manchester City 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Norwich City 0
Saturday, 14 September 2013
EPL FIXTURES, PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS - 14th September 2013
The Barclays English Premier League returns this weekend after the international break. Below are the matches of the day
Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
Kick off : 12:45pm
Venue : Old Trafford
Referee : Jonathan Moss
Manchester United welcomes Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in this lunch time kick off encounter. The Red Devils will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways after their defeat at Anfield in the hands of Liverpool. David Moyes is expected to give debut to latest signing Marouane Fellaini. Wayne Rooney will be pushing for a starts while Phil Jones is still sidelined.
Crystal Palace will be looking forward to inflicting another pain on a Manchester club after they defeated Manchester City last month. New signings Adrian Mariappa, Cameron Jerome and Barry Bannan are likely to make their debut for the club.
Prediction : Manchester United 2 - Crystal Palace 0
Sunderland vs Arsenal
Kick off : 3.00pm
Venue : Stadium of Light
Referee : Martin Atkinson
Sunderland will be hoping to get their first win of the season. Paolo Di canio is expected to hand out debut to former Liverpool forward Fabio Borini.
Club record signing Mesut Ozil is expected to make his premier league debut. The Gunners will be hoping to consolidate their position in the league table with another victory. Tomas Rosicky, Mikel Arteta, Thomas Vermaelen, Yaya Sanogo, Abou Diaby, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are all sidelined.
Stat of the Game : Sunderland are yet to record a victory against Arsenal in the premier league since November 2009.
Prediction : Sunderland 1 - Arsenal 2
Everton vs Chelsea
Kick off : 5.30pm
Venue : Goodison Park
Referee : Howard Webb
Everton still waiting for their first win of the season, hosts Chelsea in this late evening kick off at the Goodison Park. New recruits James McCarthy and Gareth Barry are expected to make their debut.
Chelsea will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways after their painful UEFA cup loss to Bayern Munich last month. New signings Samuel Eto'o and Willian are expected to make their debut.
Stat of the Game : Everton are yet to win a game this season after recording three draws in three matches.
Prediction : Everton 1 Chelsea 2
In other 3:00 pm kick off matches,
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United (Prediction 1-1)
Fulham vs West Bromwich Albion (Prediction 1-0)
Hull City vs Cardiff City (Prediction 1-1)
Stoke City vs Manchester City (Prediction 1 -2)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City (1-0)
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS SCOREBOARD - 10th September 2013
UEFA ZONE
GROUP A
FT Macedonia 1 - 2 Scotland
FT Wales 0 - 3 Serbia
Group B
FT Armenia 0 - 1 Denmark
FT Malta 1 - 2 Bulgaria
FT Italy 2 - 1 Czech Republic
Group C
FT Kazakhstan 0 - 1 Sweden
FT Austria 1 - 0 Ireland
FT Faroe Islands 0 - 3 Germany
Group D
FT Romania 0 - 2 Turkey
FT Andorra 0 - 2 Netherlands
FT Hungary 5 - 1 Estonia
Group E
FT Norway 0 - 2 Switzerland
FT Cyprus 0 - 2 Slovenia
FT Iceland 2 - 1 Albania
Group F
FT Russia 3 - 1 Israel
FT Luxembourg 3 - 2 N.Ireland
Group G
FT Lithuania 2 - 0 Liechtenstein
FT Slovakia 1 - 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
FT Greece 1 - 0 Latvia
Group H
FT San Marino 1 - 5 Poland
FT Ukraine 0 - 0 England
Group I
FT Georgia 0 - 1 Finland
FT Belarus 2 - 4 France
CONMEBOL ZONE
FT Bolivia 1 - 1 Ecuador
AFC ZONE
AET Uzbekistan 1 - 1 Jordan*
*Jordan won on penalties
CAF ZONE
Group G
FT Egypt 4 - 2 Guinea
Group H
FT Algeria 1 - 0 Mali
GROUP A
FT Macedonia 1 - 2 Scotland
FT Wales 0 - 3 Serbia
Group B
FT Armenia 0 - 1 Denmark
FT Malta 1 - 2 Bulgaria
FT Italy 2 - 1 Czech Republic
Group C
FT Kazakhstan 0 - 1 Sweden
FT Austria 1 - 0 Ireland
FT Faroe Islands 0 - 3 Germany
Group D
FT Romania 0 - 2 Turkey
FT Andorra 0 - 2 Netherlands
FT Hungary 5 - 1 Estonia
Group E
FT Norway 0 - 2 Switzerland
FT Cyprus 0 - 2 Slovenia
FT Iceland 2 - 1 Albania
Group F
FT Russia 3 - 1 Israel
FT Luxembourg 3 - 2 N.Ireland
Group G
FT Lithuania 2 - 0 Liechtenstein
FT Slovakia 1 - 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
FT Greece 1 - 0 Latvia
Group H
FT San Marino 1 - 5 Poland
FT Ukraine 0 - 0 England
Group I
FT Georgia 0 - 1 Finland
FT Belarus 2 - 4 France
CONMEBOL ZONE
FT Bolivia 1 - 1 Ecuador
AFC ZONE
AET Uzbekistan 1 - 1 Jordan*
*Jordan won on penalties
CAF ZONE
Group G
FT Egypt 4 - 2 Guinea
Group H
FT Algeria 1 - 0 Mali
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIERS - UEFA ZONE - 10th September 2013
19:30 Macedonia vs Scotland
19:45 Wales vs Serbia
Group B
17:00 Armenia vs Denmark
19:00 Malta vs Bulgaria
19:45 Italy vs Czech Republic
Group C
17:00 Kazakhstan vs Sweden
19:45 Austria vs Ireland
19:45 Faroe Islands vs Germany
Group D
19:00 Romania vs Turkey
19:30 Andorra vs Netherlands
19:30 Hungary vs Estonia
Group E
18:00 Norway vs Switzerland
19:30 Cyprus vs Slovenia
20:00 Iceland vs Albania
Group F
16:00 Russia vs Israel
19:15 Luxembourg vs N.Ireland
Group G
16:30 Lithuania vs Liechtenstein
19:15 Slovakia vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
19:45 Greece vs Latvia
Group H
19:45 San Marino vs Poland
19:45 Ukraine vs England
Group I
18:00 Georgia vs Finland
20:00 Belarus vs France
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