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Stoke City vs Wigan Preview
Striker James Beattie may miss out for Stoke City, while Wigan Athletic have doubts over the fitness of goalkeeper Chris Kirkland. Kirkland suffered a recurrence of his back problem and is set to be replaced by the veteran Mike Pollitt between the st...
Everton vs Tottenham Preview
Everton boss David Moyes has a growing injury crisis ahead of this visit by Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur side. Centre-back Sylvain Distin and midfielder Dan Gosling both picked up hamstring injuries in midweek and both are rated very doub...
Fulham v Sunderland Preview
Fulham will give winger Simon Davies a late fitness test, while Sunderland are missing centre back John Mensah. Mensah has a recurrence of the calf problem that sidelined him earlier in the campaign and will be replaced by Paulo Da Silva in defence. ...
Manchester City vs Chelsea Preview
Robinho could return to the starting line up for Mark Hughes’ Man City side, while Chelsea welcome back a number of players who were rested for the Carling Cup Quarter Finals. With Manchester CIty striker Craig Bellamy suffering from a knee pro...
Wolves vs Bolton Match Preview
Wolves will be missing winger Michael Kightly, while Bolton Wanderers will be without captain Kevin Davies. Davies is suspended and could be replaced by Johan Elmander. However, Bolton boss Gary Megson may opt to play Ivan Klasnic upfront on his own,...
Wigan Athletic v Birmingham Preview
Wigan are likely to name an unchanged squad against a Birmingham City side who may also remain unchanged. Latics manager Roberto Martinez is set to stay with the same starting eleven that beat Sunderland 1-0 last time out. This means the in-form Hugo...
West Ham Utd vs Man Utd Preview
Top scorer Carlton Cole is missing for West Ham United, while Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher could return for Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester Utd. Fletcher and Scholes missed United’s midweek Carling Cup match and could be recalled for t...
Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool Preview
Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce returns to oversee this match against Rafa Benitez’ Liverpool side. Allardyce has missed Rovers last three matches while recuperating from heart surgery. WIth only David Dunn and Keith Andrews rated doubtf...
Aston Villa v Hull City Preview
Summer Villa signings Stephen Warnock and James Collins face late fitness tests ahead of the visit of a Hull City side who will be missing Seyi Olofinjana. Left back Warnock has a virus, while Collins has just returned from a hamstring injury. If fi...
Arsenal vs Stoke Match Preview
Ryan Shawcross remains doubtful for Tony Pulis’ Stoke City as they travel to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. Defender Shawcross has a groin strain and is rated 50/50 by manager Tony Pulis. If the highly rated 22 year old doesn’t make it...
Portsmouth v Burnley Preview
Portsmouth goalkeeper David James could be back in action to face Owen Coyle’s Burnley side. James has been back in training after a calf injury and Portsmouth manager Avram Grant will give him the maximum amount of time to prove his fitness. A...
Cattermole Makes Injury Return
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has revealed that midfielder Lee Cattermole will return from injury this month. The player had suffered ligament damage and was expected to miss three months of the season. However, Bruce has said that Cattermole is mak...
James Could Make Quick Return
Portsmouth goalkeeper David James could make a quicker than expected return from a calf injury. James sustained the injury in the warm up for Portsmouth’s match against Stoke City and was expected to be out until after Christmas. However, Pompe...
Over £70 Million Paid To Agents
The Premier League has released figures showing that players agents took over £70million out of the game in the period Oct 2008 to September 2009. This is the first time that the Premier League have revealed amounts paid to agents and show that Manc...
Arsenal vs Chelsea Match Preview
Arsenal are missing a number of defenders ahead of the visit of league leaders Chelsea to the Emirates Stadium. Kieran Gibbs, Gael Clichy and Johan Djourou are all out, while centre back William Gallas is rated doubtful after picking up a number of k...
Everton vs Liverpool Preview
Everton have a number of key players unavailable for the Merseyside derby against a Liverpool side who could be missing striker Fernando Torres. Torres has a groin strain and could be replaced by young French striker David Ngog. Also out for Rafa Ben...
Wolves vs Birmingham City Preview
Striker Kevin Doyle returns for Mick McCarthy’s Wolves side, while Birmingham captain Damien Johnson returns to the squad. Johnson has overcome a troublesome hamstring, but Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is likely to give his skipper only a place...
Wigan vs Sunderland Match Preview
Darren Bent could be back in contention for Sunderland against a Wigan Athletic side who have left back Maynor Figueroa returning from injury. If fit, Figueroa will replace Erik Edman at left back. Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has no new injury concer...
West Ham vs Burnley Match Preview
England international Matthew Upson is missing for West Ham Utd while Burnley have no new injury worries to contend with. Upson suffered a hamstring injury in midweek and is set to be replaced by the fit again Danny Gabbidon for Gianfranco Zola’...
Portsmouth v Manchester United Preview
New Portsmouth manager Avram Grant will be without his first choice goalkeeper, David James, as he faces Manchester United in his first match in charge of the club. James is still sidelined with a calf injury, so Jamie Ashdown will deputise for the s...
Manchester City vs Hull Preview
Robinho could return for the first time since September for Man City, while Jimmy Bullard is back in contention for Phil Brown’s Hull City. Bullard was rested for Hull’s midweek victory over Everton, but will return to a central midfield ...
Fulham v Bolton Match Preview
Striker Bobby Zamora is rated doubtful for Fulham, while midfielder Tamir Cohen is back in contention for Gary Megson’s Bolton Wanderers side. Cohen missed Bolton’s last Premiership match with a groin injury, but is fit again and expected...
Blackburn v Stoke City Preview
With Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce recuperating from heart surgery, assistant manager Neil McDonald may make a number of changes ahead of the visit of Tony Pulis’ Stoke City to Ewood Park. Full back Gael Givet has finally overcome a niggling thi...
Everton Stadium Plans Rejected
Communities and Local Government Secretary John Denham has rejected Everton FC’s proposed new 50,000 seater stadium in Kirkby, Merseyside, which was to be built in partnership with Tesco. Chief Executive Robert Elstone commented : “The so...
Grant Becomes New Portsmouth Boss
Former Israel and Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been appointed the new manager of Portsmouth Football Club. The appointment comes a mere 48 hours after the club sacked previous manager Paul Hart. Grant had been waiting on a work permit that would allo...
Gibbs Fractures Metatarsal
Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has fractured a metatarsal and will be missing for a number of weeks. The young defender had only just returned from injury and suffered the fracture in the closing minutes of Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Standard Li...
Paul Hart Sacked By Portsmouth
Paul Hart has been sacked as manager of Portsmouth Football Club in controversial circumstances. Portsmouth chairman Peter Storrie released the following statement on the official Portsmouth FC website : “Paul has worked under very difficult ci...
Zaki In Race Row
Former Wigan striker Amr Zaki, who had been one of the major targets for Portsmouth shareholder Sulaiman Al-Fahim, has claimed that he will not move to the South Coast club due to their employment of Israelis (Director of Football Avram Grant and def...
Whelan Backs Martinez
Wigan chairman, Dave Whelan, has backed Wigan manager Roberto Martinez after a 9-1 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Whelan commented : “He will get up and over it. “You have to say Tottenham played...
Stoke City v Portsmouth Preview
Abdoulaye Faye is suspended for Tony Pulis’ Stoke City side, while Portsmouth have a number of key players rated doubtful. Portsmouth’s top scorer Aruna Dindane has a hamstring problem, while midfielder Hassan Yebda has a calf injury and ...
