After consecutive defeats to Liverpool and Fulham, Tottenham’s grip on fourth place was loosening. With Arsenal only four points behind having played a game less, a good result was vital for the North Londoners. Swansea, however, had little to play for. A place in the Europa League has already been confirmed thanks to their League [...]

Both Liverpool and Manchester United have a history of producing players from their academies which are capable of reaching the top level. Both of them also frequently opt to scout and buy young talent from afar, with a view to developing them into future first-teamers. With this in mind, I compared Liverpool’s best Under-23 XI [...]

With their title hopes all but evaporated, Manchester City went into Tuesday’s game less concerned with catching Manchester United than holding off Tottenham in third, who were now only two points behind Mancini’s side following their victory in the North London derby. For Aston Villa, their battle against relegation continued and a point would have [...]

Although this has traditionally been a fruitful fixture for Manchester United, recent results against Everton meant that there was heightened interest in Sunday’s clash. After a 4-4 draw at the back-end of last season and a 1-0 Everton victory at Goodison Park on the first day of this campaign, Sir Alex Ferguson would have been [...]

Liverpool travelled to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday looking to build upon their good performance at Arsenal on Wednesday night, while Manchester City were hoping to close the gap at the top of the table after Manchester United’s win over Fulham on Saturday. Roberto Mancini was hoping that his side would be able to cope [...]

On Sunday, Arsenal travelled to Stamford Bridge searching for a repeat performance of this fixture last year. Although there have been some obvious changes for both of the London sides since then – not least the two managerial sackings at Chelsea and the departure of Robin van Persie to Manchester United – Gunners boss Arsene [...]