Match Report: Resolute Swansea Hold Frustrated Palace at Selhurst Park
by Ben McAleer
at lunedì, dic 28 2015 17:30
Crystal Palace welcomed Swansea to Selhurst Park on bank holiday Monday hoping to maintain their pursuit of an unlikely European finish. However, they were left to wonder what might have been after drawing a blank against a resolute Swans defence, hellbent on shutting out the Eagles and carrying out...
Match Report: Arsenal Miss Chance To Go Top as Saints End Five-game Winless Run
by Ben McAleer
at sabato, dic 26 2015 22:53
To wrap up the full Boxing Day fixture list, Arsenal travelled to Southampton in a bid to move to the top of the Premier League after Leicester fell to a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool earlier in the day. Saints entered the encounter on the back of a five-game winless run and despite home advantage, were n...
Match Focus: Arsenal Gunning for Glory on Unhappy Hunting Ground
by Ben McAleer
at giovedì, dic 24 2015 14:05
Player Focus: Zaha Re-emerging as Key Palace Performer Under Pardew
by Ben McAleer
at giovedì, dic 24 2015 09:06
For any player, no matter their potential, securing a big money move can be a detriment to their development. Unless nurtured properly, a hot prospect can fail to realise their potential and not hit the heights their early form promised. One of those whose top-flight career came close to prematurely...
Player Focus: Kyle Walker's Return to Form for Tottenham
by Ben McAleer
at martedì, dic 22 2015 16:30
Player Focus: Payet Absence the Root of West Ham's Offensive Woes
by Ben McAleer
at lunedì, dic 21 2015 15:55
For any team, losing their best player is a blow, regardless of their seasonal goals. For West Ham United that's just what has happened with Dimitri Payet, whose injury looks to have derailed their season. At the beginning of the campaign, the Hammers were in flying form. Talk of a European finish w...
Player Focus: Interest Set to Mount in Fit Again Charlie Austin
by Ben McAleer
at giovedì, dic 17 2015 11:10
As the hectic festive period approaches, any team would happily welcome one of their star players back to the fold, be it from injury or suspension. For QPR, the return of Charlie Austin has been well-timed. The striker suffered a hamstring problem earlier in the season, ruling him out for quite som...
Player Focus: Impressive Ighalo Helping Raise Expectations at Vicarage Road
by Ben McAleer
at mercoledì, dic 16 2015 12:40
When Watford were promoted to the Premier League, they were one of the favourites to drop straight back down into the Championship. A mass turnover of personnel could have undermined Quique Sanchez Flores in his debut campaign at the Vicarage Road helm, yet the Hornets are excelling upon their retur...
Player Focus: Javier Hernandez's Rich Vein of Goalscoring Form
by Ben McAleer
at lunedì, dic 14 2015 15:20
It was ironic that, while Manchester United were losing 2-1 to Premier League newboys Bournemouth, Javier Hernandez was bagging a hat-trick for Bayer Leverkusen, who romped to a 5-0 win over Bundesliga counterparts Borussia Monchengladbach. The Mexican striker secured a move away from Old Trafford o...
Match Report: Late Newcastle Flurry Upsets the Odds at White Hart Lane
by Ben McAleer
at domenica, dic 13 2015 18:35
After a 4-1 win over Ligue 1 side Monaco on Thursday, Tottenham welcomed relegation fodder Newcastle to White Hart Lane in a bid to maintain their 14-game premier League unbeaten run. A jagged Spurs though were unable to extend this streak as the away side upset the odds to secure an important 2-1 w...