Newcastle beat struggling Saints February 24, 2013 FOOTBALL: January signing Moussa Sissoko scored his third in six games as Newcastle beat fellow strugglers Southampton 4-2 to climb clear of the Premier League relegation battle yesterday. Sissoko cancelled out Morgan Schneiderlin’s early goal before Papiss Cisse put Newcastle in front. Rickie Lambert equalised for Saints, who then conceded a penalty, converted by Yohan [...]
Laudrup sorry for Swansea’s horror show February 17, 2013 SWANSEA boss Michael Laudrup issued an apology to the club’s travelling fans yesterday, after his team were hammered by Liverpool at Anfield. Steven Gerrard opened the scoring from the spot on 34 minutes, before a flood of second half goals from Philippe Coutinho, Jose Enrique, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge secured the rout. “It was [...]
West Ham sink to ninth away league defeat February 10, 2013 ASTON VILLA 2 vs WEST HAM 1 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce insisted his team deserved to come away with all three points from Villa Park yesterday, despite succumbing to their ninth Premier League defeat on the road. A penalty from Christian Benteke and a free-kick by Charles N’Zogbia earned Aston Villa their first win [...]
Haidara and Sissoko sign up for Newcastle’s French revolution January 24, 2013 NEWCASTLE continued their Francophile January spending last night by signing left-back Massadio Haidara and closing in on a deal for midfielder Moussa Sissoko. Haidara, 20, joins from Nancy on a five-and-a-half-year contract and will provide competition for Davide Santon, who has been linked with a move back to his native Italy. Sissoko is set to [...]
City can edge out Stoke at the Britannia January 24, 2013 A REPEAT of the 2011 final kicks-off tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round action when Manchester City travel to the lively Britannia Stadium. Roberto Mancini closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to five points last weekend and he’ll be keen to build on a run of five successive victories across all competitions. [...]
Remy on verge of U-turn over Newcastle as QPR hijack deal January 14, 2013 RELEGATION threatened Queens Park Rangers have emerged as contenders to hijack Newcastle’s bid for Marseille striker Loic Remy. The France international was set to have a medical in Newcastle yesterday after a fee in the region of £8m had been agreed between the clubs on Sunday night as Magpies manager Alan Pardew looks to replace [...]
Jet-heeled Chelsea set up Swansea semi-final December 19, 2012 LEEDS UNITED 1 vs CHELSEA 5 CHELSEA manager Rafael Benitez hailed his players’ powers of recovery after they shrugged off jet-lag and came from behind to thrash Leeds and set up a Capital One Cup semi-final against Swansea. A shock looked in prospect when Luciano Becchio put the hosts ahead but the Blues hit back [...]
Tube strike to hit Arsenal’s West Ham tie December 18, 2012 ARSENAL’S Boxing Day London derby against West Ham at the Emirates Stadium is likely to be postponed due to the threat of a tube strike. London Underground drivers are planning a strike for 26 December, due to a dispute over Bank Holiday pay, which threatens to cause travel chaos across the capital. If the game [...]
Allardyce praise for West Ham’s backs to the wall defending December 16, 2012 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0 vs WEST HAM UNITED 0 WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce hailed his team’s resolute defending as yesterday’s goalless draw at the Hawthorns earned the Hammers their first clean sheet in six games. Allardyce’s men had gone a goal behind in each of their previous five Premier League games, yet managed to [...]
Stadium isn’t yours yet, Boris tells West Ham December 5, 2012 MAYOR Boris Johnson has warned West Ham that he will walk away from talks and reopen a football-free Olympic Stadium next summer if they cannot thrash out their remaining differences. The Hammers were yesterday named first-choice bidders for the centrepiece of the 2012 Games by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), but significant hurdles remain [...]