The longest running top-flight derby resumes in the early kick-off on Saturday, with Liverpool hoping that the 216th fixture will see them take the three points on offer. Everton currently stand three points adrift of Liverpool with a game in hand, however it could be argued that they have had the slightly easier fixtures in [...]

Following their blistering start to the season Manchester United’s recent games have begun to highlight their defensive problems. Whilst bedding in a new goal-keeper makes any team somewhat vulnerable defensively, David De Gea has not been helped by the ease at which teams have breached the defensive lines in front of him. Currently, he has [...]

The passion, vitriol and electricity of Derby Day will be unleashed on North London this Sunday afternoon. It is one of the fiercest matches of any season and a huge day on the calendar of both Spurs and Arsenal fans. It is a fixture that needs no extra spice. But this first derby of the [...]

The last home game at the Stadium of Light saw a reprieve of sorts for Steve Bruce. With pressure mounting, a resounding 4-0 victory over the hitherto impressive Stoke City provided some optimism after a thoroughly disappointing beginning to the campaign. Unfortunately for Mackems fans, on the sides next outing, many of the old flaws [...]

I usual do a retrospective on the corresponding fixture from last year for the preview, but as I’m short on time, and luckily Stoke haven’t played Swansea in the past few seasons, this will be a slight look back at the season so far, and some thoughts on where Stoke are, and what they can [...]

Bolton’s dismal form at the emirates continued at Saturday with another sending off costing us dearly. The game could of been completely different from the first few minutes had the Arsenal keeper not kept out a header from Darren Pratley. It turned out to be the norm for Bolton though as they ultimately came up short again conceding [...]

Being a QPR fan is never boring. There is always controversy and back-page headlines to read about when it comes to QPR. Michael Oliver made sure of it this week and assure that life wasn’t boring at Loftus Road by providing plenty of controversy. He had an (and I hate to say it, as a [...]

After a poor start to the season, Arsenal has strung together three wins in a row in all competitions. They might not have been wins against top clubs (Shrewsbury, 3-1, Carling Cup), against full-sided squads (Bolton, 3-0, Premier League) or even convincing wins (Olympiacos, 2-1, Champions). There were a few milestones and firsts for the [...]

It seems as though we’ve finally reached the heart of Fernando Torres’ problems at Chelsea, in his own words, they play too ‘slowly’. Jonathan Wilson better summarised Torres’ point this week: [Torres] criticized his Chelsea teammates for being slow. He needs the ball played to him quickly, while opposing defenders are still setting themselves, before [...]

Blackburn visited Newcastle on Saturday looking for their sixth consecutive away victory at St James’s Park, but in the end, they never looked like they were going to leave with any points, thanks to a Demba hat trick and an accomplished display by Newcastle. Newcastle dominated possession (63% v 36%), made more than twice as [...]