Bolton vs Blackburn Match Preview

Current Blackburn Rovers and former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce will miss this match due to surgery, while his squad are relatively injury free.
Indeed, with midfielder Vince Grella back after a hamstring problem, Allardyce has options in all areas of the pitch.
After impressive substitute performances last time out, strikers Jason Roberts and Benni McCarthy could start [...] http://bit.ly/4UyhgY

Premiership Betting Tips For Nov 21-22

OK, I’m not really going to stick my neck out this week as most of the weekend’s matches are uninspiring to say the least, but here are my top football betting tips for November 21st and 22nd’s football.
Birmingham City vs Fulham : 15:00 GMT Sat Nov 21st
Birmingham have looked fairly solid, or should that be, [...] http://bit.ly/5Uw0ZJ

Manchester Utd vs Everton Preview

Nemanja Vidic returns for Manchester United, while Everton are struggling to cope with injuries to a number of key players.
Louis Saha (calf), Jack Rodwell (groin), Tim Howard (ankle) and Jo (knee) are all rated doubtful by Everton boss David Moyes, with Saha and goalkeeper Howard the most likely to miss out.
If he doesn’t make it [...] http://bit.ly/6JW2LH

Sunderland vs Arsenal Preview

Arsenal will be missing top scorer Robin Van Persie for their trip to a Sunderland side who are without first choice goalkeeper Craig Gordon.
Gordon broke his arm against Tottenham a couple of weeks ago and will be replaced by Marton Fulop in goal.
With striker Kenwyne Jones still suspended, Darren Bent is set to partnered in [...] http://bit.ly/4URQ8w

Hull City vs West Ham Utd Preview

Geovanni returns from suspension for Phil Brown’s Hull City, while striker Carlton Cole has overcome a troublesome hamstring and is set to start for West Ham United.
Out for West Ham, however, are Alessandro Diamanti, who has a hip injury and left-back Herita Ilunga, who is struggling with a hamstring problem.
Back in contention are midfielder Kieron [...] http://bit.ly/OJ2M0

Chelsea vs Wolves Match Preview

England duo John Terry and Ashley Cole could be back for Chelsea against a Wolverhampton Wanderers side who welcome back Kevin Foley from injury.
Chelsea defenders Terry and Cole missed England’s international match with ankle and tibia injuries, but both have been in full training and are set to start for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
Definitely out, however, [...] http://bit.ly/2UVNq8

Burnley vs Aston Villa Team Preview

Burnley boss Owen Coyle has no new injury worries ahead of the visit of an Aston Villa team who have a number of players returning from suspension and injury.
Villa captain Stillyan Petrov is back from suspension, while injured duo Emile Heskey and James Collins have both been in training this week and are in contention [...] http://tinyurl.com/ykkat8k

Birmingham City v Fulham Match Preview

Birmingham City welcome midfielder Barry Ferguson back from suspension, while Fulham have no new injury concerns.
Midfielder Danny Murphy may be back in contention for Roy Hodgson’s Fulham after several weeks absence, but it looks likely that the former Liverpool man will have to be content with a place on the bench.
In the continuing absence of [...] http://bit.ly/1NnYC3

Liverpool vs Manchester City Preview

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is fit again after a groin problem, while ex-Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy should return for Mark Hughes’ Manchester City.
Also returning for Rafa Benitez’ Liverpool side is central defender Jamie Carragher, who was suspended for their last match.
Full backs Daniel Agger and Glen Johnson are both back in contention after missing internationals [...] http://bit.ly/1zVoMI

Eduardo Signs New Arsenal Deal

Arsenal striker Eduardo has signed a new long term deal with the club.
The 26 year old naturalised Croatian signed with the Gunners from Dynamo Zagreb in 2007.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger commented on the official Arsenal website, saying:
“We’re delighted that Eduardo has signed a new long-term contract with us.
“Eduardo is a special player with huge talent [...] http://bit.ly/3WkPcE

Football Gifts This Christmas

Christmas is coming and the football mad member of your family will be expecting some awesome football gifts. So, here’s a few football gift ideas for all budgets this Christmas.
1: Shirts and Kits - OK, it’s not the most imaginative football gift, but if you are devoid of inspiration, you can find the latest football [...] http://bit.ly/z1HrR

Ferguson Parodied In New Film

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been parodied in a film about Liverpool’s comeback from 3-0 down in the 2005 Champions League final.
The film, entitled ‘15 Minutes That Shook The World’ was written by Liverpool playright David Kirby and purports to show what happened in the half-time interval when Liverpool were 3-0 down to [...] http://bit.ly/2KgaCR

More Premiership Transfer Rumours

Let’s start this round up with the big names.
The tabloids were suggesting yesterday that AC Milan and world’s beardiest man Gennaro Gattuso would be on his way to Manchester City in the summer. However, the player’s agent, Andrea D’Amico has categorically denied this saying “there is no truth in the Manchester City link”. So that’s [...] http://bit.ly/4FTfa6

Kitson Joins Boro On Loan

Stoke City striker Dave Kitson has joined Middlesbrough on loan for an initial two month period.
The 29 year old has failed to settle at Stoke since his move in the summer of 2008 and spent part of last season on loan to his previous club, Reading.
New Boro boss Gordon Strachan commented:
“I’m delighted Dave is coming [...] http://bit.ly/1YxJN4

Storrie Appears In Court On Tax Evasion Charges

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has appeared in court on a charge of ‘cheating the public revenue’.
The accusation relates to the transfer of midfielder Amdy Faye from Auxurre to Portsmouth. Storrie is accused of arranging that the fee due to be paid to Faye was instead paid via the account of the players agent, Willie [...] http://bit.ly/2AeKkz

Back On The Transfer Gossip Trail

Well, it’s getting closer to the January transfer window every day, so there’s more speculation than ever, but let’s take a look at a few of the rumours that just don’t seem to be going away.
Over at Tottenham Hotspur, there still appears to be a great deal of interest in Klaas Jan Huntelaar, despite the [...] http://bit.ly/18ufEt

Van Persie Out For Six Weeks

Arsenal have revealed that striker Robin Van Persie will be out for around six weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage while playing for Holland.
It was initially believed that the injury was so severe that the player may have missed the rest of the season. However a statement on the official Arsenal website has put such [...] http://bit.ly/fJkhv