Manchester United's kept their spot at the top of the league, no matter how many times Gary Neville tried to give it away. Macnehster City's even on points after their win over Blackpool, while Arsenal was convincing at a St. Andrews' Stadium that's often inhospitable to visitors. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, […]

The top of the table reads "Manchester, Manchester" after Boxing Day weekend, with Manchester United maintaining their place atop the table, another awakening from Carlos Tevez.

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There wasn't much to talk about around the Premier League this weekend. Not only did seven of nine fixtures meet with postponement, but none of the league's top five teams were in action. As a result, our normal weekend review show that strains to make it in under an hour has no material, so aside […]

It has become the premier match-up of the Premier League: Manchester United and Chelsea. On Sunday, the clubs meet for the first time this season when the Red Devils visit the defending champions, clearly this weekend's match of the week. To talk about that, I'm joined by The Gaffer, making a special appearance on his […]

Last week I was fortunate to be joined by John Nicholson, whose work you know from EPLTalk.com as well as Football365.co.uk. In addition to talking about his book, We Ate All The Pies, we discussed the plight of his club (Middlesbrough), football's place on Boxing Day, and the new shape of the Premier League. For […]

Chelsea visit to Tottenham Hotspur highlighted a nine match weekend in the Premier League, with an erratic performance from Heurelho Gomes gifting the Blues an equalizer, denying a match winner in the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane. That the reqult allowed Manchester City, 3-1 winners at Upton Park, to sit joint top of the […]

All four English Premier League clubs in UEFA Champions League are through to the knock-out round, though not all advancements are made the same. Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea topped their groups, but thanks to Arsenal finishing second in Group H, the Gunners can be drawn against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid or Barcelona in the […]

With Manchester United's match in Blackpool postponed and Chelsea being drawn by Everton at the Bridge, Arsenal's win over Fulham sent the Gunners top, with Samir Nasri vaulting himself into the league's elite. On a team level, Manchester City may have done the some, with their 1-0 win over Bolton underscored by their more creative […]

We go into the 16th match day with a new outlook in the title race. Only a couple of weeks ago we were narrowing our eyes toward the two team race. Now our whites are exposed to five at the top in what is playing out as an unprecedentedly open title race. On this edition […]

For the first time this season, Chelsea ended a match day below first place. That's quite an accomplishment – sitting atop the table for the first 14 match days – but it won't get as many column inches as Dimitar Berbatov's trick, becoming the fourth Premier League player to score five goals in one match. […]

Chelsea and Manchester United are now even atop the league, but the big story comes from North London, where Tottenham Hotspur put to rest that oft-cited statistic. Now Spurs have won a road match against a Big 4 opponent, beating Arsenal at the Emirates 3-2 on Saturday. That, romps by Manchester City, Bolton and Liverpool, […]

Chelsea's troubles have reached a season low, losing by three goals to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. But amongst the league's leaders, they weren't alone in their struggles, with Manchester United and Manchester City being drawn. Only top at the top able to get three were the Gunners, impressive at Goodison, while Bolton, Spurs, and Stoke […]

For the second consecutive match day, the English Premier League has given us a slate full of close, exciting matches. Whether it be a back-and-forth affair at Villa Park, leads being given-up and reclaimed at the Britannia, gifted equalizers at White Hart Lane or dramatically salvaged points at Goodison, the league was full of compelling […]

The most exciting weekend to date in the English Premier League season saw the league leaders drawn back to the pack when Chelsea was upended at Anfield. Meanwhile, Manchester United was up to their old tricks, Arsenal's struggles continued, while Bolton and Newcastle captured imaginations. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself and […]