Mick McCarthy has been hyperactive on the transfer market, bringing in no less than seven players into the West Midlands outfit; the latest arrival being that of defender Michael Mancienne on loan from Chelsea. On the other hand, West Ham... (Continue reading)
Burnley return to the top flight after an absence of 33-years, and will hope to begin their campaign by taking three points off their opponents – ironically, the ones that they will hope to emulate. The Potters defied all the... (Continue reading)
Portsmouth are currently one of the hot favourites to go down at the end of the 2009-10 season following the delay in the takeover of the club, which has seen an exodus of players in order to continue running the... (Continue reading)
Steve Bruce will face the first competitive game of the season as Sunderland manager after impressing with Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic. After managing to avoid the drop last season, the influx of money has been the Black Cats buy... (Continue reading)
This is the first game where the new breed of Manchester City players will take to the pitch, hoping to start playing a brand of football that the other half of Manchester have claimed as their own for three seasons... (Continue reading)
Roberto Martinez had a reputation for attacking football during his time with Swansea City, but may look towards a pressing formation to kick-start the Premier League for Wigan Athletic. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have the pressing issue of handing the armband... (Continue reading)
Hull City had a roller coaster of a season last time, which began with full of promise, but ended in a harsh relegation battle that saw them avoid the axe by a hair’s breadth. Presently, the club are in their... (Continue reading)
Saturday 15th August 2009 Chelsea v Hull City 12:45 Stamford Bridge Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic 15:00 Villa Park Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City 15:00 Ewood Park Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland 15:00 Reebok Stadium Portsmouth v ... (Continue reading)
Thomond Park hosted Ireland and the Socceroos last night in a game that Ireland should have taken in their stride. Cahill got the Aussies in front after 38 mins. Giovanni Trapattoni had obviously given a good pre match speech because... (Continue reading)
Carlo Ancelotti was given a grand welcome by his new team as Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-1 on penalties. A closely poised match played at the Wembley saw both teams standing at 2-2 at the end of match time. But... (Continue reading)