The twenty Premier League teams for next season are very close to being finalised, with the final place being decided this weekend in a £120m game between Crystal Palace & Watford. Both clubs have had new managers in the last 10 months and both are (almost) reaping the rewards. This means that 15 of the [...]
There are some surprises in the info-graphic below. You’d expect the relegation threatened teams to be the most error prone in the Premier League and whilst this is true in the case of Newcastle United (just about stayed up) and Wigan Athletic (relegated) there is a surprise appearance from Champions League qualifiers Arsenal. Arsenal have [...]
Andre Villas-Boas has impressed this season, his debut as Tottenham manager, finishing on a record 72 points and taking Spurs to a Europa League quarter final. Spurs just missed out on Champions League qualification, finishing 1 point behind North London rivals Arsenal and 3 points behind Chelsea in a season which saw them lose key [...]
When you’re sitting in the pub with your mates, picking your favourites of the Premier League, the one position that has to be the hardest to choose a winner for is the right-back. It is not in any way as easy as left-back, with Ashley Cole usually taking that spot, and Leighton Baines coming through [...]
In the last few weeks, Liverpool fans have been treated to several fine attacking displays from Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, but how well have they really done?
As the 2012/13 Premier League season draws to a close Martin Lewis looks at Newcastle in his final Scouting Report for 2012/13. Not only will Newcastle supporters find this interesting but Arsenal supporters will want to know about their opponents tomorrow as they fight for that final fourth spot. Initial information: Newcastle are currently on [...]
From Steve Bould, Nigel Winterburn and Tony Adams to Kolu Toure, Sol Campbell and William Gallas, Arsenal have never had the shortage of quality defenders in their team. When Arsenal went an entire season unbeaten in 2003-04, the Gunners’ strike force was hailed as one of the best in Europe. With the team scoring 73 goals, Arsenal finished the season [...]
England’s squad for their summer friendlies with the Republic of Ireland and Brazil were revealed yesterday and the one position that is up for debate more than any is the 2nd striker role. Although there is the possibility of Roy Hodgson only choosing one striker, having watched Hodgson in charge of West Brom last season [...]