It is a sight no football fan wants to see.  The dreaded ‘R’ next to your club in the league table. It is incredibly difficult for fans to prepare themselves for the emotions that they go through when relegation from the Premier League is sealed.  Anger, frustration and even relief are just some of the [...]

This article looks at how well all of the Premier League teams (apart from the promoted sides) have done so far this season by looking at how many points they have taken, how many goals they have scored, and how many goals they have conceded, compared to the corresponding fixtures from last season. For example, [...]

Second in the table with four wins from six, an impressive 12 point haul at this stage represents the Toffees’ joint best start under David Moyes. Over recent campaigns Everton have struggled to find consistency at this time of year, often under-performing, but it finally seems Moyes has been able to coax some early-season form from his men. The [...]

Five very popular players with their respective fan bases are the new men in at Chelsea, Manchester United,  Swansea City and Arsenal. Only one of these players played in the Barclays Premier League a year ago – Robin Van Persie – while the other four have each made an instant impact upon their arrival in England. [...]

Since making his first Everton start just 46 days ago, Nikica Jelavic has wasted little time proving himself to be not only an astute buy, but arguably one of the signings of the season. With six Premier League goals, and another two struck in the FA Cup, the Croatian has finally given the Toffees that [...]

Many a time when I played/play the game, managers and coaches have used the ‘win your personal battles’ line as a pre-game motivator. I guess the theory is, if you stop your opponent being effective, and that happens all over the pitch, then the opposition as a team won’t cause you problems. However, in reality, [...]

With the goalkeeper and defence already chosen for England’s best XI (Full England Defence Article Here) we will now look at what England’s best midfield would be for Euro 2012. We have again given the player who came out on top in each section of the comparison 5 points, the player who came second 3 [...]

It may seem an odd statement to make about a side currently sitting in a mid table position in the Barclays Premier League, who were playing against a team in the bottom two, but yesterday, at The Reebok Stadium, Swansea City put in a second half performance that really saw them arrive as a Premier [...]

Aston Villa took another step closer to premier league safety gaining another point against Sunderland at Villa Park in a 0-0 draw. Even though there were no goals in the game there was plenty of action during the game with a sending-off, disallowed goal, injuries and end-to-end football. Aston Villa’s draw against Sunderland is their [...]

Fresh from their poor FA Cup performance, Everton travel to Old Trafford on Sunday. Unfortunately, for Everton, Old Trafford is the last place you want to visit after a dismal semi-final showing. Everton won their first Premier League visit in August 1992 but it has not been a happy hunting ground since. Since then, Everton [...]

If the visit of Chelsea to the Emirates wasn’t important enough in the race for the final 2  Champions League spots, Arsenal’s defeat to Wigan on Monday night means that where a draw could well have sufficed, a win is of the utmost importance. While Arsenal will be the fresher of the two sides, Chelsea [...]

So, to the home stretch of what has been an almightily successful season for Newcastle United.  The Toon go into their remaining 5 fixtures looking to surpass the 60 point mark for just the 7th time in their Premier League history, 4 of them coming in their first 4 seasons in the new top flight. [...]