In an exciting day of Bundesliga action, Stuttgart dug themselves out of relegation, Mainz returned to the top of the Bundesliga table, and Dortmund stuttered at home to Hoffenheim. Borussia Dortmund 1 – 1 TSG Hoffenheim In a game that Dortmund would have been expected to win, only a late Antonio Da Silva goal saved […]

If there were any doubts whether Arsenal was serious about contending for the Premier League title this season, they were all washed away Sunday with a convincing 3-0 victory against Manchester City at Eastlands. Arsenal created some luck in the first five minutes after an inch-perfect through ball forced Dedryck Boyata to commit a foul. […]

Chelsea is now five points clear at the top of the Premier League after their 2-0 win over Wolves was followed by Manchester City's 0-3 loss to Arsenal. Now, three teams sit behind the Blues with 17 points thanks to Manchester United returning to their late goals scoring ways at the Britannia. To talk about […]

Although not all of the Serie A matches have been played, I've still decided to write about the nine matches which were played. Tomorrow AC Milan will face Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, and it'll be interesting if they can take advantage of Inter Milan's draw against Sampdoria. But first, here's five things to […]

Chelsea's lead atop the Premier League is up to five points after the weekend's action, where the Match of the Week saw a 10-man Manchester City lose ground on the league leaders, falling to Arsenal 0-3 at Eastlands. On today's recording of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and special co-host Jesse Chula will […]

Nine games in to the 2010/11 Premier League season and Chelsea have opened up a five point lead at the top of the Premier League. Gameweek nine always promised to be a prosperous one for Chelsea with title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal going head-to-head, but Arsenal's victory was the perfect result for Carlo Ancelotti’s […]

There was finally some joy for Roy Hodgson after his Liverpool side gained a potentially vital victory over Blackburn at Anfield. While it might not have lifted Liverpool out of the bottom three, the result will certainly act as a real confidence boost, and will give Hodgson something to build on. The former Fulham boss […]

After only winning five points from their first nine matches, Koln have decided to relieve Zvonimir Soldo of his duties as head coach. The defensive-minded manager had his team playing a very deep 4-1-4-1 formation, and his lack of attacking ambition ultimately was the end of him. Koln have dropped into the relegation zone, and […]

The Bundesliga's top two will both look to keep their leads at the top of the table today, but both Dortmund and Mainz face difficult tests against Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen respectively. Elsewhere, a struggling Stuttgart side will look to improve their fortunes against St. Pauli. With Bayern Munich dropping more points, wins for Dortmund, […]

Sunday's Premier League matches features three fascinating matches, a wonderful trio of Stoke against Man United, Liverpool versus Blackburn and Manchester City against Arsenal. All three matches have big ramifications. Will Manchester United will be able to bounce back from a week of controversy against Stoke? Will Liverpool beat Blackburn to keep Hodgson's job safe […]

With the champions stuttering yesterday away to Hamburg, some of the league's stronger sides had the opportunity this Saturday to take a lead over Die Roten and confirm their title aspirations. Also, the relegation dogfight got a little bit scrappier as some of the league's less fortunate sides were condemned to further defeats. Here are […]

The Serie A this weekend started with Fiorentina vs. Bari at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. And while I expected Bari to take advantage of Fiorentina's bad form, it was the Viola who took the game to Bari. The final result was a 2-1 win for the home side which dominated the game. Here's what happened […]

In many ways, I prefer that most of the Big Four teams play on Sunday because it gives me a better chance of seeing the Other 16 on a Saturday. Of course, the Big Four is in flux, but Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United still draw the most eyeballs. So, on Saturday, I had […]

Viewers watching Saturday's match between West Bromwich Albion and Fulham may have been wondering who the team in green was. It was the debut of Fulham's third kit, which is green with gold trim. Designed and manufactured by Kappa, the shirt and shorts are forest green. The shirt features a gold V-neck, while the Fulham […]

Manchester City will host Arsenal tomorrow in a game which could be crucial for both sides this season. But for one man the game will be a chance to erase some dark memories of the last time Arsenal visited Eastlands. Emmanuel Adebayor is in line for a rare Premier League start after an impressive midweek […]