Chelsea vs Arsenal Team Preview

Ashley Cole looks set to return for Chelsea to face his old side at Stamford Bridge.
Yuri Zhirkov replaced Cole for the midweek match against Hull, but the England international looks set to start against Arsenal.
Out, however, are Juliano Belletti and Jose Bosingwa, both of whom have knee injuries, and Michael Essien, who is yet to [...] http://bit.ly/aQcJFX

Birmingham City vs Wolves Preview

Kevin Doyle is back in contention for Mick McCarthy’s Wolves, while veteran striker Kevin Phillips is fit again for Birmingham City.
Phillips has overcome a groin injury and will be included in the squad as a substitute, with Cameron Jerome and Christian Benitez manager Alex McLeish’s preferred striking partnership.
New Birmingham acquisitions Michel and Craig Gardner will [...] http://bit.ly/9mHCsK

John Terry Sacked As England Captain

I'm going to keep this extremely short, but John Terry lost the England captaincy today. It's probably down the back of the sofa along with his sense of decency and his inability to not be a prat. http://bit.ly/dgBqGa

Tottenham vs Aston Villa Preview

Tottenham centre  half Ledley King is back in contention for Harry Redknapp’s side while Aston Villa’s John Carew returns from a knee injury.
Carew will be in the  squad, but Villa manager Martin O’Neill is set to keep faith with Emile Heskey.
Left back Stephen Warnock is out with a shin problem, meaning another start for Luke [...] http://bit.ly/dAASaK

Sunderland vs Wigan Preview

Steve Bruce’s Sunderland meets his former side Wigan Athletic and could hand debuts to two of his new acquisitions.
On loan right back Alan Hutton could start for Sunderland in the absence of Phil Bardsley and John Mensah.
Meanwhile, Bruce may opt to shake things up in his forward line, with the mis-firing Kenwyne Jones being replaced [...] http://bit.ly/bfbMEd

Stoke vs Blackburn Rovers Match Preview

Abdoulaye Faye could miss out for Tony Pulis’ Stoke City, while David Dunn is missing for Blackburn Rovers with a calf injury.
Dunn’s absence means that Rovers boss Sam Allardyce will mean Gael Givet continues in an unfamiliar role in midfield.
New signing Yildiray Basturk is not match fit, although Australia international Vince Grella has overcome a [...] http://bit.ly/9XZtPP

Manchester United vs Portsmouth Preview

Centre half Nemanja Vidic is back in contention for Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United, while Portsmouth may hand debuts to two new signings.
Vidic has been suffering from a nerve problem and is set to be on the bench, with Johnny Evans and Wes Brown again starting at centre back. Rio Ferdinand is suspended.
After impressing last [...] http://bit.ly/drS8aV

Bolton vs Fulham Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers will be without top scorer Ivan Klasnic for the visit of a Fulham side missing forward Andy Johnson.
Johnson has an ongoing knee problem and may be out for the remainder of the season. As a result, new signing Stefano Okaka could start alongside Bobby Zamora in attack.
With left back Paul Konchesky out with [...] http://bit.ly/bhn37R

Burnley v West Ham Utd Preview

David Nugent could start for Brian Laws Burnley against a West Ham United side who have a number of new signings to choose from.
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola signed three new strikers on transfer deadline day, with Benni McCarthy and Brazilian striker Ilan the most likely to start for the Hammers.
Egyptian Mido looks set for [...] http://bit.ly/c9TRJV

Hull City vs Manchester City Preview

Left back Wayne Bridge returns for Manchester City, while Hull boss Phil Brown has choices to make over his striking partnership.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and USA international Jozy Altidore have been in solid form in the past couple of matches, but Brown may opt to start on-loan forward Amr Zaki in place of one or [...] http://bit.ly/a0hOX8

Liverpool vs Everton Preview

Liverpool have a number of defensive injuries to contend with, while Everton welcome Nigerian duo Joseph Yobo and Yakubu back from international duty.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will probably start Jamie Carragher at right full back in the continued absence of Glen Johnson and Philipp Deggen.
With Fabio Aurelio also injured, Insua will continue at left back.
Upfront, [...] http://bit.ly/aRmuEI

Ghana Will Be Spying On You

The Ghana Football Association have announced that they will have coaches monitoring the other teams in their group ahead of the 2010 World Cup Finals.Quite why this is a big news story, I don't know, as I always presumed that all teams did this.So why am I even mentioning it, you ask yourself? Well, because of this choice line from the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwasi Nyantakyi http://bit.ly/caZ8cZ

Fulham vs Portsmouth Match Preview

Both Roy Hodgson’s Fulham and Avram Grant’s Portsmouth have a number of players injured ahead of their clash at Craven Cottage.
Midfielder Zoltan Gera is the latest to join a Fulham injury list that includes strikers Andy Johnson and Clint Dempsey as well as defenders John Pantsil and Paul Konchesky.
New signing Nicky Shorey could be in [...] http://bit.ly/arMTXP

Benjani Loan Move Ratified

The Premier League have ratified Benjani Mwaruwari’s loan move from Manchester City to Sunderland.
The deal, which was supposed to be completed on transfer deadline day, was held up because faxes and emails sent by Sunderland to the Premier League were not received.
However, the Premier League have investigated and are satisfied that everything is in order [...] http://bit.ly/cPVlYc

Nigeria Look For A New Coach...But Forget To Sack Their Old One

Having finished third in the African Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation obviously felt that Shaibu Amodu was not the man to lead the nation to success at the 2010 World Cup.Here's a nameless NFF to say exactly that."Amodu will not be the man to take Nigeria to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa," he said.A meeting of top Nigerian football officials in Luanda has sealed Amodu's fate. http://bit.ly/cRBRan

Okaka Signs With Fulham

Striker Stefano Okaka has moved from Roma to Fulham on a six month loan deal, with an additional one year option.
20 year old Okaka has been at Roma since 2005, but has spent much of that time out on loan at other Serie A clubs.
Okaka thanked his Roma team mates, adding :
“But to have a [...] http://bit.ly/cC6kzu

Wigan Capture Moses

Wigan Athletic have signed highly regarded youngster Victor Moses from Crystal Palace on a three and a half year contract.
The 19 year old striker has signed for an undisclosed fee and Wigan boss Roberto Martinez commented on his new acquisition, saying:
“He is one of the most talented young footballers that we have got in the [...] http://bit.ly/9zXacl

New Striking Trio For West Ham

Transfer deadline day saw Gianfranco Zola’s West Ham United sign three new attacking players.
Former Spurs and Middlesbrough striker Mido has signed on loan until the end of the season, while Brazilian forward Ilan, who is a free agent, has a six month contract.
Ilan had fallen out of favour at French side St Etienne, where he [...] http://bit.ly/cmUf7T

Hutton and Naughton Go Out On Loan

Tottenham have let right backs Alan Hutton and Kyle Naughton go out on loan until the end of the season.
Naughton, who was only signed from Sheffield United in the summer, has gone to Middlesbrough, while Hutton - who had been linked with West Ham - has moved to Sunderland.
29 year old Scotland international Hutton has [...] http://bit.ly/dsi6I1

Keane Moves To Celtic on Loan

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has moved to Celtic on loan until the end of the season.
Describing the move as a “dream”, the Republic of Ireland international is quoted as saying:
“It’s overwhelming, an incredible reception. You never think as a player that you’re going to get that kind of reception.
“I played against Celtic a few times [...] http://bit.ly/aZWUqy

Will You Please Welcome....This Week's Idiots

Ah, what joy. Today, we can highlight a couple of instances of idiocy at a level that, frankly, beggars belief.Firstly, CAF have chosen to ban Togo from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments for, presumably, disrespecting the competition by having some of their players shot and staff killed. How dare Togo withdraw from a competition for such a trivial reason as coming under terrorist http://bit.ly/be55o6