2010/11 Premier League Thread
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Seems that Barcelona are up to their tricks again... ALA Fabregas, they want Mascherano from Liverpool but don't want to pay the amount the selling club value him at. They are in so much debt, their new tactic seems to be unsettling a player they want in the hope he 'goes on strike' or has a sad at his current club (whom he signed a CONTRACT which makes the player as rich as they are...) until his current club can either let him 'rot in the reserves' or sell an unhappy player. Unfortunately (or fortunately 
) Liverpool would be better off selling as they the money themselves...
On the Champions League draw, happy enough I suppose facing Braga, Shakhtar Donetsk and Partisen Belgrade quality wise, but a bit of travel involved. Shame to see Spuds involved, particularly after Defoes hand job on the swiss Young Boys (didn't hear much of public outcry over that one).
AND Arsenal Blackburn tomorrow at 7:30 WST... pretty happy, can lay off the coffee
) Liverpool would be better off selling as they the money themselves...On the Champions League draw, happy enough I suppose facing Braga, Shakhtar Donetsk and Partisen Belgrade quality wise, but a bit of travel involved. Shame to see Spuds involved, particularly after Defoes hand job on the swiss Young Boys (didn't hear much of public outcry over that one).
AND Arsenal Blackburn tomorrow at 7:30 WST... pretty happy, can lay off the coffee
Yeh Cesc stayin for at least this season. He has a lot more love for The Arsenal than Mash does for Liverpool, so although he wants to go, I'm sure he'll ensure the Gunners get a good deal before he does. And some credit to Mash, he was 'pools best against the Gunners the other week so he's still playing hard for his team. Poor form by Barca again though, they don't want to spend the coin to buy Mash, as with Cesc, so they unsettle the player- with the media and their own players chipping in too.
decided to add some Match Stats of each game in the review.. Can give more of an insight into the match, rather than just looking at the score. The Match Stats will included Shots and Shots on and Off Target, Saves, Possesion and Offsides. If anyone wants to suggest more stats i could add just let me know.
EPL Week 3 (28-29 August)
Saturday 28th August 12:45-17:30 (UK)
Blackburn 1 Arsenal 2 FT
Goals:
Blackburn: MB Diouf (26')
Arsenal: (Walcott 19'), Arshavin (50')
Assists:
Blackburn: E Diouf (26')
Arsenal: Van Persie (19'), Walcott (50')
Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Nelsen, Samba, Givet, E Diouf, Jones, Pedersen, Grella (OFF-55'), MB Diouf (OFF-80'), Kalinic (OFF-64')
Subs: Hoilett, N'Zonzi (ON-80'), Olsson (ON-64'), Bunn, Emerton, Chimbonda, Dunn (ON-55')
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Clichy, Diaby, Song, Fabregas (OFF-67'), Walcott, Van Persie (OFF-33'), Arshavin (OFF-83')
Subs: Eboue, Wilshire (ON-83'), Fabianski, Rosicky (ON-67'), Vela, Gibbs, Chamakh (ON-33')
Match Stats
Possesion: 42% (Blackburn) to 58% (Arsenal)
Shots On Target: 7 (Blackburn) to 9 (Arsenal)
Shots off Target: 8 (Blackburn) to 5 (Arsenal)
Saves: 4 (Blackburn) 4 (Arsenal)
Offsides: 4 (Blackburn) 1 (Arsenal)
Yellow Cards: Givet (Blackburn)
Injuries: Van Persie (Ankle Injury)
Blackpool 2 Fulham 2 FT
Goals:
Blackpool: Pantsil (70' OG), Varney (75')
Fulham: Zamora (34'), Etuhu (86')
Assists:
Blackpool: (70' OG), Ormerod (75')
Fulham: Dembele (34', 86')
Blackpool: Gilks, Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt (OFF-63'), Crainey, Vaughan, Taylor-Fletcher, Adam, Grandin, Varney, Ormerod
Subs: Sylvestre, Basham, Eardley (ON-63'), Demontagnac, Keinan, Euell, Halstead
Fulham: Stockdale, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Kelly, Davies, Etuhu, Murphy (OFF-79'), Duff (OFF-84'), Zamora (OFF-58'), Dembele
Subs: Dempsey (ON-58'), Riise, Baird, Gera (ON-79'), Greening (ON-84'), Briggs, Zuberbuhler
Match Stats
Possesion: 51% (Blackpool) to 49% (Fulham)
Shots On Target: 5 (Blackpool) to 7 (Fulham)
Shots Off Target: 9 (Blackpool) to 5 (Fulham)
Saves: 4 (Blackpool) to 3 (Fulham)
Offsides: 6 (Blackpool to 7 (Fulham)
Yellow Cards: Vaughan (Blackpool)
Injuries: Evatt (Blackpool)
Chelsea 2 Stoke City 0 FT
Goals:
Chelsea: Malouda (31'), Drogba (76' PEN)
Assists:
Chelsea: Terry (31'), Anelka (76')
Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Cole, Essien (OFF-84'), Mikel, Lampard (OFF-71'), Anelka (OFF-80'), Drogba, Malouda
Subs: Kalou (ON-71'), Van Aaholt, Ramires (ON-84'), Benayoun, Sturridge (ON-80'), Turnbull, Zhirkov
Stoke City: Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Faye, Collins, Delap (OFF-84'), Whitehead, Wilkinson (OFF-50'), Etherington, Jones (OFF-67'), Walters
Subs: Higginbotham, Whelan (ON-50'), Sanli, Begovic, Fuller (ON-67'), Tonge, Pugh (ON-84')
Match Stats
Possesion: 64% (Chelsea) to 36% (Stoke City)
Shots On Target: 6 (Chelsea) to 3 (Stoke City)
Shots off Target: 9 (Chelsea) to 6 (Stoke City)
Saves: 1 (Chelsea) to 5 (Stoke City)
Offsides: 2 (Chelsea) to 1 (Stoke City)
Yellow Cards: Whitehead, Etherington (Stoke City)
Injuries: Jones (Stoke City)
Tottenham 0 Wigan Athletic 1 FT
Goals:
Wigan: Rodallega (79')
Assists:
Wigan: Diame (79')
Tottenham: Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto (OFF-45'), Lennon (OFF-72'), Huddlestone, Palacios, Bale, Crouch (OFF-45'), Defoe
Subs: Dos Santos (ON-72'), Bassong, Keane, Jenas, Kranjcar (ON-45'), Pavlyuchenko (ON-45'), Alnwick
Wigan: Al Habsi, Stam (OFF-86'), Gohouri, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, McCarthy, Boyce, Rodallega, Boselli (OFF-67')
Subs: McArthur (ON-86'), Watson, Caldwell, Gomez (ON-67'), Pollitt, Mustoe, McManaman
Match Stats
Possesion: 55% (Tottenham) to 45% (Wigan)
Shots On Target: 7 (Tottenham) to 5 (Wigan)
Shots Off Target: 5 (Tottenham) to 8 (Wigan)
Saves: 2 (Tottenham) to 9 (Wigan)
Offsides: 2 (Tottenham) to 1 (Wigan)
Yellow Cards: Dawson, Huddlestone, Kranjcar (Tottenham), Figueroa, Thomas (Wigan)
Wolverhampton 1 Newcastle 1 FT
Goals:
Wolves: Ebanks-Blake (42')
Newcastle: Carroll (61')
Assists:
Wolves: Van Damme (42')
Newcastle: Barton (61')
Wolves: Hahnemann, Foley, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Jarvis, Henry, Jones (OFF-71'), Van Damme (OFF-55'), Ebanks-Blake, Doyle (OFF-71')
Subs: Guedioura (ON-71'), Zubar (ON-55'), Mancienne, Stearman, Fletcher (ON-71'), Hennessey, Edwards
Newcastle: Harper, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Smith, Barton, Gutierrez, Nolan, Carroll (OFF-80')
Subs: Ranger, Kadar, Krul, Vuckic, Ameobi (ON-80'), Taylor, Lovenkrands
Match Stats
Possesion: 51% (Wolves) to 49% (Newcastle)
Shots On Target: 2 (Wolves) to 6 (Newcastle)
Shots off Target: 3 (Wolves) to 5 (Newcastle)
Saves: 6 (Wolves) to 0 (Newcastle)
Offsides: 3 (Wolves) to 4 (Newcastle)
Yellow Cards: Berra, Jarvis, Henry, Van Damme, Doyle, Zubar, Guedioura (Wolves), Perch, Nolan, Ameobi, Carroll (Newcastle)
Injuries: Van Damme (Wolves)
Manchester United 3 West Ham 0 FT
Goals:
Manchester United: Rooney (33' PEN), Nani (49'), Berbatov (68')
Assists:
Manchester United: Giggs (33'), Rooney (49'), Nani (68')
Manchester United: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans (OFF-73'), Evra, Nani, Scholes (OFF-73'), Fletcher, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov (OFF-73')
Subs: Rafael, Owen (ON-73'), Smalling (ON-73'), Hernandez, Carrick (ON-73'), Valencia, Kuszczak
West Ham: Green, Spector, Gabbidon, Upson, Illunga, Faubert (OFF-60'), Noble, Parker, Boa Morte (OFF-90'), Dyer (OFF-74'), Cole
Subs: Barrera (ON-60'), Stanislas (ON-90'), da Costa, Stech, Kovac, Piquionne (ON-74'), McCarthy
Match Stats
Possesion: 54% (Manchester United) to 46% (West Ham)
Shots On Target: 11 (Manchester United) to 2 (West Ham)
Shots Off Target: 7 (Manchester United) to 5 (West Ham)
Saves: 1 (Manchester United) to 6 (West Ham)
Offsides: 2 (Manchester United) to 3 (West Ham)
Yellow Cards: Berbatov (Man United), Noble, Upson (West Ham)
Sunday 29 August 13:30-16:00 (UK)
Bolton 2 Birmingham 2 FT
Goals:
Bolton: Davies (70' PEN), Blake (80')
Birmingham: Johnson (4'), Gardner (50')
Assists:
Bolton:
Birmingham:
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Holden (OFF-77'), Muamba, Petrov (OFF-39), Elmander (OFF-67), Davies
Subs: O'Brien, Davies (ON-77'), Taylor, Alonso, Blake (ON-67'), Bogdan (ON-39'), Ricketts
Birmingham: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson (OFF-75'), Gardner, Ferguson, McFadden (OFF-67'), Bowyer, Jerome
Subs: Derbyshire (ON-67'). Zigic, Murphy, Fahey (ON-75'), Taylor, Valles, O'Connor
Yellow Cards: Johnson, Larsson, Bowyer (Birmingham), Muamba, Davies (Bolton)
Red Cards: Jaaskelainen (Bolton)
Injuries: Elmander (Bolton)
Liverpool v West Brom
Goals:
Liverpool:
West Brom:
Liverpool:
Subs:
West Brom:
Subs:
Match Stats
Possesion:
Shots On Target:
Shots off Target:
Saves:
Offsides:
Yellow Cards:
Sunderland v Manchester City
Goals:
Sunderland:
Man City:
Sunderland:
Subs:
Man City:
Subs:
Match Stats
Possesion:
Shots On Target:
Shots off Target:
Saves:
Offsides:
Yellow Cards:
Aston Villa v Everton
Goals:
Aston Villa:
Everton:
Aston Villa:
Subs:
Everton:
Subs:
Match Stats
Possesion:
Shots On Target:
Shots off Target:
Saves:
Offsides:
Yellow Cards:
EPL Week 3 (28-29 August)
Saturday 28th August 12:45-17:30 (UK)
Blackburn 1 Arsenal 2 FT
Goals:
Blackburn: MB Diouf (26')
Arsenal: (Walcott 19'), Arshavin (50')
Assists:
Blackburn: E Diouf (26')
Arsenal: Van Persie (19'), Walcott (50')
Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Nelsen, Samba, Givet, E Diouf, Jones, Pedersen, Grella (OFF-55'), MB Diouf (OFF-80'), Kalinic (OFF-64')
Subs: Hoilett, N'Zonzi (ON-80'), Olsson (ON-64'), Bunn, Emerton, Chimbonda, Dunn (ON-55')
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Clichy, Diaby, Song, Fabregas (OFF-67'), Walcott, Van Persie (OFF-33'), Arshavin (OFF-83')
Subs: Eboue, Wilshire (ON-83'), Fabianski, Rosicky (ON-67'), Vela, Gibbs, Chamakh (ON-33')
Match Stats
Possesion: 42% (Blackburn) to 58% (Arsenal)
Shots On Target: 7 (Blackburn) to 9 (Arsenal)
Shots off Target: 8 (Blackburn) to 5 (Arsenal)
Saves: 4 (Blackburn) 4 (Arsenal)
Offsides: 4 (Blackburn) 1 (Arsenal)
Yellow Cards: Givet (Blackburn)
Injuries: Van Persie (Ankle Injury)
Blackpool 2 Fulham 2 FT
Goals:
Blackpool: Pantsil (70' OG), Varney (75')
Fulham: Zamora (34'), Etuhu (86')
Assists:
Blackpool: (70' OG), Ormerod (75')
Fulham: Dembele (34', 86')
Blackpool: Gilks, Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt (OFF-63'), Crainey, Vaughan, Taylor-Fletcher, Adam, Grandin, Varney, Ormerod
Subs: Sylvestre, Basham, Eardley (ON-63'), Demontagnac, Keinan, Euell, Halstead
Fulham: Stockdale, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Kelly, Davies, Etuhu, Murphy (OFF-79'), Duff (OFF-84'), Zamora (OFF-58'), Dembele
Subs: Dempsey (ON-58'), Riise, Baird, Gera (ON-79'), Greening (ON-84'), Briggs, Zuberbuhler
Match Stats
Possesion: 51% (Blackpool) to 49% (Fulham)
Shots On Target: 5 (Blackpool) to 7 (Fulham)
Shots Off Target: 9 (Blackpool) to 5 (Fulham)
Saves: 4 (Blackpool) to 3 (Fulham)
Offsides: 6 (Blackpool to 7 (Fulham)
Yellow Cards: Vaughan (Blackpool)
Injuries: Evatt (Blackpool)
Chelsea 2 Stoke City 0 FT
Goals:
Chelsea: Malouda (31'), Drogba (76' PEN)
Assists:
Chelsea: Terry (31'), Anelka (76')
Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Cole, Essien (OFF-84'), Mikel, Lampard (OFF-71'), Anelka (OFF-80'), Drogba, Malouda
Subs: Kalou (ON-71'), Van Aaholt, Ramires (ON-84'), Benayoun, Sturridge (ON-80'), Turnbull, Zhirkov
Stoke City: Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Faye, Collins, Delap (OFF-84'), Whitehead, Wilkinson (OFF-50'), Etherington, Jones (OFF-67'), Walters
Subs: Higginbotham, Whelan (ON-50'), Sanli, Begovic, Fuller (ON-67'), Tonge, Pugh (ON-84')
Match Stats
Possesion: 64% (Chelsea) to 36% (Stoke City)
Shots On Target: 6 (Chelsea) to 3 (Stoke City)
Shots off Target: 9 (Chelsea) to 6 (Stoke City)
Saves: 1 (Chelsea) to 5 (Stoke City)
Offsides: 2 (Chelsea) to 1 (Stoke City)
Yellow Cards: Whitehead, Etherington (Stoke City)
Injuries: Jones (Stoke City)
Tottenham 0 Wigan Athletic 1 FT
Goals:
Wigan: Rodallega (79')
Assists:
Wigan: Diame (79')
Tottenham: Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto (OFF-45'), Lennon (OFF-72'), Huddlestone, Palacios, Bale, Crouch (OFF-45'), Defoe
Subs: Dos Santos (ON-72'), Bassong, Keane, Jenas, Kranjcar (ON-45'), Pavlyuchenko (ON-45'), Alnwick
Wigan: Al Habsi, Stam (OFF-86'), Gohouri, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, McCarthy, Boyce, Rodallega, Boselli (OFF-67')
Subs: McArthur (ON-86'), Watson, Caldwell, Gomez (ON-67'), Pollitt, Mustoe, McManaman
Match Stats
Possesion: 55% (Tottenham) to 45% (Wigan)
Shots On Target: 7 (Tottenham) to 5 (Wigan)
Shots Off Target: 5 (Tottenham) to 8 (Wigan)
Saves: 2 (Tottenham) to 9 (Wigan)
Offsides: 2 (Tottenham) to 1 (Wigan)
Yellow Cards: Dawson, Huddlestone, Kranjcar (Tottenham), Figueroa, Thomas (Wigan)
Wolverhampton 1 Newcastle 1 FT
Goals:
Wolves: Ebanks-Blake (42')
Newcastle: Carroll (61')
Assists:
Wolves: Van Damme (42')
Newcastle: Barton (61')
Wolves: Hahnemann, Foley, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Jarvis, Henry, Jones (OFF-71'), Van Damme (OFF-55'), Ebanks-Blake, Doyle (OFF-71')
Subs: Guedioura (ON-71'), Zubar (ON-55'), Mancienne, Stearman, Fletcher (ON-71'), Hennessey, Edwards
Newcastle: Harper, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Smith, Barton, Gutierrez, Nolan, Carroll (OFF-80')
Subs: Ranger, Kadar, Krul, Vuckic, Ameobi (ON-80'), Taylor, Lovenkrands
Match Stats
Possesion: 51% (Wolves) to 49% (Newcastle)
Shots On Target: 2 (Wolves) to 6 (Newcastle)
Shots off Target: 3 (Wolves) to 5 (Newcastle)
Saves: 6 (Wolves) to 0 (Newcastle)
Offsides: 3 (Wolves) to 4 (Newcastle)
Yellow Cards: Berra, Jarvis, Henry, Van Damme, Doyle, Zubar, Guedioura (Wolves), Perch, Nolan, Ameobi, Carroll (Newcastle)
Injuries: Van Damme (Wolves)
Manchester United 3 West Ham 0 FT
Goals:
Manchester United: Rooney (33' PEN), Nani (49'), Berbatov (68')
Assists:
Manchester United: Giggs (33'), Rooney (49'), Nani (68')
Manchester United: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans (OFF-73'), Evra, Nani, Scholes (OFF-73'), Fletcher, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov (OFF-73')
Subs: Rafael, Owen (ON-73'), Smalling (ON-73'), Hernandez, Carrick (ON-73'), Valencia, Kuszczak
West Ham: Green, Spector, Gabbidon, Upson, Illunga, Faubert (OFF-60'), Noble, Parker, Boa Morte (OFF-90'), Dyer (OFF-74'), Cole
Subs: Barrera (ON-60'), Stanislas (ON-90'), da Costa, Stech, Kovac, Piquionne (ON-74'), McCarthy
Match Stats
Possesion: 54% (Manchester United) to 46% (West Ham)
Shots On Target: 11 (Manchester United) to 2 (West Ham)
Shots Off Target: 7 (Manchester United) to 5 (West Ham)
Saves: 1 (Manchester United) to 6 (West Ham)
Offsides: 2 (Manchester United) to 3 (West Ham)
Yellow Cards: Berbatov (Man United), Noble, Upson (West Ham)
Sunday 29 August 13:30-16:00 (UK)
Bolton 2 Birmingham 2 FT
Goals:
Bolton: Davies (70' PEN), Blake (80')
Birmingham: Johnson (4'), Gardner (50')
Assists:
Bolton:
Birmingham:
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Holden (OFF-77'), Muamba, Petrov (OFF-39), Elmander (OFF-67), Davies
Subs: O'Brien, Davies (ON-77'), Taylor, Alonso, Blake (ON-67'), Bogdan (ON-39'), Ricketts
Birmingham: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson (OFF-75'), Gardner, Ferguson, McFadden (OFF-67'), Bowyer, Jerome
Subs: Derbyshire (ON-67'). Zigic, Murphy, Fahey (ON-75'), Taylor, Valles, O'Connor
Yellow Cards: Johnson, Larsson, Bowyer (Birmingham), Muamba, Davies (Bolton)
Red Cards: Jaaskelainen (Bolton)
Injuries: Elmander (Bolton)
Liverpool v West Brom
Goals:
Liverpool:
West Brom:
Liverpool:
Subs:
West Brom:
Subs:
Match Stats
Possesion:
Shots On Target:
Shots off Target:
Saves:
Offsides:
Yellow Cards:
Sunderland v Manchester City
Goals:
Sunderland:
Man City:
Sunderland:
Subs:
Man City:
Subs:
Match Stats
Possesion:
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Shots off Target:
Saves:
Offsides:
Yellow Cards:
Aston Villa v Everton
Goals:
Aston Villa:
Everton:
Aston Villa:
Subs:
Everton:
Subs:
Match Stats
Possesion:
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Shots off Target:
Saves:
Offsides:
Yellow Cards:
another good weekend. Not the best game from the Arsenal, Cesc still looked a bit out of touch, but needed the match time. Arsh into some scoring form hopefully sets him off now. Wenger has said that initially RVP's injury not too serious. Lets hope not, he's very injury prone (although end of last seasons injury was due to a kick) but is World Class, need him up front for the majority of the season. Schwarzer move back on, waiting for City to let Given go to Fulham on loan. Should happen, but needs to be quick, less than 48 hours till window shuts. Almunia been solid and had great game on weekend, but still better as a No 2 at a club like Arsenal...
AND not quite a hat trick from Theo this week... but a net buster (literally) doesn't happen to often! He really seems to be hitting some good form this season (so far), being left out of the England squad for the World Cup has done him well.
and Tiny Totts lost at home to Wigan? a great shame, but the Scum seem to be pretty happy to draw the Gunners in the League Cup - they've produced a dvd of the League Cup draw to sell to their supporters. What great viewing that would be! Don't know if their supporters would want it though now, what with the booing off they gave their team after losing to Wigan (3 days after getting through to Champs League group stage for the first time - great supporters!!)
AND not quite a hat trick from Theo this week... but a net buster (literally) doesn't happen to often! He really seems to be hitting some good form this season (so far), being left out of the England squad for the World Cup has done him well.
and Tiny Totts lost at home to Wigan? a great shame, but the Scum seem to be pretty happy to draw the Gunners in the League Cup - they've produced a dvd of the League Cup draw to sell to their supporters. What great viewing that would be! Don't know if their supporters would want it though now, what with the booing off they gave their team after losing to Wigan (3 days after getting through to Champs League group stage for the first time - great supporters!!)
a win is a win no matter how you do it right
True....baby steps for your boys and a true backward step for mine...
