Brendan Rodgers takes his side to his old club as third hosts first. Liverpool come into this match in mixed form. That 7-2 defeat at Villa Park will continue to hang over them for the whole season but since football’s restart in June, they haven’t been at their best especially their defence. According to WhoScored, …
Liverpool Vs West Ham Preview
David Moyes’ purple patch side travel take on his old enemy. Twelfth places travels to second as Liverpool host West Ham at Anfield on Saturday. The Hammers are coming into this match in good form. They’re unbeaten in their last four despite playing Manchester City and London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in their last two games. …
Derby 0-1 Watford
João Pedro’s curling effort was the difference at Pride Park, but Wayne Rooney went close to equalising with two late efforts. Brazilian teenager Pedro’s shot from the edge of the box was the only goal of the game as the Hornets make it three wins from five. This win also ended a run of 10 …
England 3-0 Wales
England dominate Wales in a 3-0 win. The Welsh looked to be in the game before Kieffer Moore got taken off but England always looked like the better side throughout the match. Gareth Southgate will be happy with what he saw from his side as will Ryan Giggs. Despite the comprehensive defeat, Giggs will be …
Chelsea 4-0 Crystal Palace
The Blues silenced doubters as they beat their high flying London rivals. Frank Lampard’s new left back Ben Chilwell scored and assisted the first two goals to get Chelsea up and running. Crystal Palace never really put up a fight and it was always clear the Blues would run out comfortable winners. Despite the score …
Norwich 0-1 Derby County
On the fourth game of the season, Derby get points on the board. After a slow game and a Pukki penalty miss, Wayne Rooney’s free kick gives the Rams all three points. The visitors were coming off a turgid start to the season which included a 4-0 loss at home to Blackburn the week prior. …
Coalville 1-2 Alfreton
The visitors took the lead in the opening minutes through Smith. It only took 20 minutes for Alfreton to double their lead, this time through Jake Day. Both goals came from set pieces which will be a huge disappointment for the Ravens manager. Two moments in which his side lacked concentration put his side two …
Reliving The 2009 Champions League Final: Barcelona 2-0 Man United
Pep Guardiola’s first season came to an end in a Champions League final against seasoned pro Alex Ferguson. Whoever won this final would win a treble, this final had more pressure than a usual one and Rome was hosting it. Going into the final, the bookmakers had Man United as marginal favourites, but the British …
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Premier League Team of the Decade (2000-2010)
Petr Čech The only choice in net is Čech. The Czech international joined Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2004 from Rennes and was an incredible performer for this decade and beyond. From the first minute, Petr showed his class. In his first season he kept 25 clean sheets, conceded 15, conceded nine away from home and helped …
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The Fit & Proper Persons Test
In 1981 the English Football Association (FA) got rid of rule 34. Rule 34 stated that no director or owner of a football could be payed a salary of dividend for their custodian role. Since getting rid of this rule, the money in football as increased at an astronomical rate. Almost a decade later in …
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