Pavlyuchenko demands exit from Spurs November 11, 2009 TOTTENHAM striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is plotting his route out of White Hart Lane after telling boss Harry Redknapp he wants to leave the club in January. The Russian is yet to start a Premier League game for Spurs this season and now fears for his place in Russia’s World Cup squad if he doesn’t play [...]
Bosingwa out for three months after knee op November 11, 2009 PREMIER League leaders Chelsea have been dealt a hammer blow with the news that Jose Bosingwa could be out for up to three months after undergoing knee surgery. The Portuguese international, who signed in a £16.3m deal from Porto in May 2008, has been out since mid-October with the problem and may have to wait [...]
Spurs tighten purse strings despite gains November 10, 2009 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has been warned there will be no January spending spree despite the club announcing record profits yesterday. Spurs made a pre-tax gain of £33.4m for the year ending 30 June 2009 – a figure driven by profits on the sale of players, such as £23m striker Dimitar Berbatov. With Redknapp’s men [...]
Benitez forced to revise Reds’ targets as dismal run continues November 10, 2009 RAFAEL BENITEZ has played down Liverpool’s title credentials for the first time – insisting fans need to be “realistic” as to the club’s ambitions. Benitez’s side have won only one of their last nine matches in all competitions and lie 11 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea after being held to a 2-2 home draw [...]
Full-back Johnson out of Brazil friendly November 10, 2009 ENGLAND suffered an injury blow ahead of Saturday’s clash with Brazil when defender Glen Johnson pulled out of the squad. Liverpool right-back Johnson withdrew yesterday after hurting his calf during Monday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Birmingham. It leaves England head coach Fabio Capello short of options for the weekend friendly in Doha, Qatar, but [...]
Vermaelen: Free-scoring Arsenal are in title hunt November 9, 2009 ARSENAL defender Thomas Vermaelen has warned their Premier League rivals that they are capable of mounting a sustained title challenge this year. The Gunners have not won the league since 2004, and last season rarely looked likely to trouble front-runners Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea. But Saturday’s 4-1 win at Wolves continued their impressive start [...]
Zola keeps the faith with his Hammers November 8, 2009 BOSS Gianfranco Zola insisted he wasn’t concerned about his side’s lowly league position after the Hammers slipped to another defeat. Goals in each half from Louis Saha and Dan Gosling subjected Zola’s men to a third home loss of the season despite a Tony Hibbert own goal setting up a rousing finale. With Hull beating [...]
Last-gasp win earns boss Phil a stay of execution November 8, 2009 A LAST-MINUTE winner from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink earned Hull only a third Premier League victory in 33 matches – and probably saved his manager’s job. Reports suggested boss Phil Brown would have been showed the door by new chairman Adam Pearson had the Tigers failed to beat Tony Pulis’ Stoke. Matthew Etherington must have [...]
Prem goal fest means punters who buy goals keep winning November 8, 2009 A FEW weeks ago, there was a story kicking about that the high street bookies were suffering because of the low number of draws that we have seen in the premier league so far this season. The high number of goals meant that there were fewer nils-nils and one-alls, and far more edge-of-the-seat, high-scoring thrillers. [...]
Blues can start kicking away from title rivals November 5, 2009 CHELSEA vs MANCHESTER UNITEDSUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS 1 CARLO Ancelotti squares up to Sir Alex Ferguson for the second time as Chelsea boss and although his team won the Charity Shield you can be certain a win on Sunday will mean more to the Italian. The Blues have looked different class at Stamford Bridge [...]