Birmingham City 0 West Ham Utd 1: Birmingham fall to Noble effort as new Hammers pull together
Suddenly, West Ham United’s supposedly troubled world looks a whole lot sunnier. All it took to start lifting the latest East End storm-clouds was a contested but justified Mark Noble penalty 22 minutes from time, an enterprising, committed performance actually warranting a considerably bigger victory.
Reading 1 Everton 0: Hunt defies second-season curse to dethrone Everton
Given past precedent perhaps it is just as well that Everton failed to extend their perfect start to three matches, butthat will be no consolation toAndrew Johnson.
Ramos tipped for Spurs if Jol stumbles
The Seville manager Juande Ramos is at the top of Tottenham Hotspur’s wanted list if Martin Jol’s season goes from bad to worse this weekend. The Spurs manager is under pressure to turn his club’s season around at home today against Derby County if he is not to leave his board with a difficult decision [...]
Full-bodied challenge is meat and drink to Ferguson
Fire and ice converge on the City of Manchester Stadium tomorrow when Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven Goran Eriksson duel on a football field instead of down a telephone line for only the second time in their distinguished club careers. The years, the trophies and even the arguments may have forged a grudging respect between [...]
Money talked Malouda into Chelsea, says Benitez
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez commenced his seasonal dispute with Jose Mourinho last night when he accused the Chelsea manager of having a fixation with the Anfield club and Florent Malouda of only moving to Stamford Bridge for the money.
The Premier League Interview: Mr Consistent happy to ride the whirlwind of change at Sven’s City
Familiar faces welcome Richard Dunne as he drives through the security post at Manchester City’s training ground. He parks in a customary parking spot, holds court in a conference room unaltered by Thai investment and steps outside for a photograph taken under stereotypical Mancunian drizzle. So little appears to have altered around the model of [...]
West Ham go for £10m Anelka as Gudjohnsen deal stalls
West Ham United have rekindled their interest in Nicolas Anelka and are preparing to submit a bid of around £10m for the Bolton Wanderers striker.
Nice to beat City but Liverpool are United’s real scalp, says Whiteside
When the Premier League fixtures are published in July, it is the home game with Manchester United that fans of their neighbours City search for. But for United followers, old and new, there are bigger fish to pencil in on the menu. “I played in Manchester and Merseyside derbies, but the biggest game of all [...]
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