It was the cruellest of heartbreaks. When you get winded without being punched. The kind that gets inflicted by that girl you really like. Where you prepare (read: set yourself up for) failure on “that” date. And you find yourself ready to cry. And here I’d kidded myself that I’d be writing [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Liverpool 4 - 1 Portsmouth Anfield, Liverpool Monday 15 March 2010 Kickoff: 22:00 Goal Scorers: Fernando Torres ‘25 1-0 Ryan Babel ‘27 2-0 Alberto Aquilani ‘31 3-0 Fernando Torres ‘76 4-0 Nadir Belhadj ‘87 4-1 *All times Central African Time.
Continue reading...Monday, March 15, 2010
Manchester United made it look too easy as they regained the top spot after beating Fulham, while Manchester City were held to a draw by Sunderland. Manchester United 3 - 0 Fulham Old Trafford, Manchester Sunday 14 March 2010 Kickoff: 15:30 Goal Scorers: Wayne Rooney ‘45 1-0 Wayne Rooney ‘83 2-0 Dimitar Berbatov ‘88 3-0 Sunderland 1 - 1 Manchester City Stadium of Light, Sunderland Sunday [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 15, 2010
Chelsea disposed of West Ham, Spurs thrashed Rovers and Arsenal edged past Hull. Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers White Hart Lane, London Saturday 13 March 2010 Kickoff: 14:45 Goal Scorers: Jermain Defoe ‘45 1-0 Roman Pavlyuchenko ‘54 2-0 Christopher Samba ‘79 2-1 Roman Pavlyuchenko ‘84 3-1
Continue reading...Friday, March 12, 2010
As we hurtle towards the end of the season (doesn’t it seem like we just started last August?) this is as good a time as any to ask (and try to answer) some questions about the Premier League. Vexing, confusing questions like why Bafana Bafana striker (wunderkind aka “he-who-can-do-no-wrong”) Benni McCarthy is earning £40000 a week [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Arsenal annihilated Porto at home, as Nicklas Bendtner scored his first hat-trick. A stunning strike from Arjen Robben ensured that Bayern Munich progressed to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on the away goals rule. Arsenal 5 - 0 FC Porto Emirates Stadium, London Tuesday 9 March 2010 Kickoff: 21:45 Goal Scorers: Nicklas Bendtner ‘9 1-0 Nicklas Bendtner ‘24 2-0 Samir Nasri ‘62 3-0 Emmanuel [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunderland thrashed relegation-threatened Bolton, while Birmingham got revenge on Portsmouth for their FA Cup loss at the weekend. Sunderland 4 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light, Sunderland Tuesday 9 March 2010 Kickoff: 21:45 Goal Scorers: Fraizer Campbell ‘0 1-0 Darren Bent ‘63 2-0 Darren Bent ‘73 (pen.) 3-0 Darren Bent ‘87 4-0 Portsmouth 1 - 2 Birmingham City Fratton Park, Portsmouth Tuesday 9 March 2010 Kickoff: 21:45 Goal [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Wigan piled the pressure on Liverpool, who now have increasingly slim hopes of reaching the last four. Wigan 1 - 0 Liverpool DW Stadium, Wigan Monday 8 March 2010 Kickoff: 22:00 Goal Scorer: Hugo Rodallega ‘34 1-0 *All times Central African Time.
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
FA Cup holders Chelsea will face Aston Villa at Wembley in the first of two FA Cup semi-finals, while battling Portsmouth will meet either Fulham of Spurs. The Fulham/Spurs replay will take place on 24 March 2010. Both ties will be played at Wembley. The FA Cup 2009/2010 - Semi-finals draw Aston Villa vs. Chelsea Fulham/Tottenham Hotspur vs. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
Reading 2 - 4 Aston Villa Madejski Stadium, Reading Sunday 7 March 2010 Kickoff: 15:45 Goal Scorers: Shane Long ‘26 1-0 Shane Long ‘41 2-0 Ashley Young ‘46 2-1 John Carew ‘50 2-2 John Carew ‘56 2-3 John Carew ‘90 (pen.) 2-4 Chelsea 2 - 0 Stoke City Stamford Bridge, London Sunday 7 March 2010 Kickoff: 18:00 Goal Scorers: Frank Lampard ‘34 1-0 John Terry ‘66 2-0 *All times Central African Time.
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