Hosting an inconsistent and underachieving Aston Villa, Liverpool were forced to a 2-2 draw as an early tactical misstep from Brendan Rodgers left his side vulnerable and unable defend properly. Despite having his favourite strike partnership paired together in a fairly standard 4-4-2 (which with Coutinho and Sterling on the wings looked more like a […]

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic on loan for the remainder of the season. However, talks could break down as Juventus is only interested in a permanent signing, while the Gunners are insistent on a loan deal. Juventus rates Vucinic as a £8million player. Talks are set to continue next week, […]

The discussion about whether Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty against Aston Villa on Saturday has nothing to do with whether Luis Suarez dived or not, but that's not what mainstream media want to hear. What the focus should be on is whether referee Jon Moss made a correct decision. With the aid of […]

Gossip continues to intensify that Arsenal will try and solve the club’s current depth crisis at striker by acquiring Dimitar Berbatov. NBC's broadcast today of the Gunners 2-0 win against Fulham was filled with references to his potential transfer. Given the success of Arsene Wenger’s side this season, I can think of no worse signing […]

With Aston Villa leading 2-1 at Anfield in the second half, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez had a one-on-one opportunity to score against Villa with goalkeeper Brad Guzan rushing out to try to stop the shot, but Suarez went down in the box and the Reds were awarded a penalty kick, which Steven Gerrard calmly slotted […]

Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has joined Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on a five-year deal, the London club announced today. The reported transfer fee is £19million. De Bruyne has been a touchy subject at Chelsea recently. In September, Jose Mourinho walked out of a press conference after being asked about De Bruyne's omission from Chelsea games. […]

Here’s the line-up of commentators for gameweek 22 of Premier League matches on US television across the NBC Sports Group networks this weekend: Saturday, January 18: Sunderland vs Southampton, 7:45am, NBCSN; Ian Crocker & Dean Sturridge Arsenal vs Fulham, 10am, NBCSN; Daniel Mann & Tony Gale Crystal Palace vs Stoke, 10am, Premier League Extra Time; […]

The NBC Sports Live Extra app is coming to Windows Phone. Whether you're a fan of the Winter Olympic Games or not, one benefit of the mammoth sports competition is that NBC Sports is pushing forward to have the Windows Phone version of the NBC Sports Live Extra app ready in time for the Olympics, […]

The 2014 Winter Olympics officially begin in early February. After its successful coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, NBC will broadcast the Winter Olympics to TV sets, browsers and apps across the United States. That's wonderful news for sports junkies, but what does it mean for NBC's Premier League coverage, and how will it […]

This season, it could be strongly argued — statistics aside — that Samir Nasri has been the most influential attacking player at Manchester City. While some fans and journalists outside the club seems to have missed many of his contributions, many supporters are nervous about his long-term absence. Here are the three scenarios of how […]

West Bromwich Albion's shirt sponsor has threatened to immediately axe their deal with the club if Nicolas Anelka plays against Everton on Monday night, according to a report by industry publication MarketingWeek. The initial controversy erupted after Anelka made the salute, which is a reverse Nazi symbol, in the match against West Ham United. Anelka […]

Subscribers to AT&T U-Verse who were frustrated last week that none of the Premier League Extra Times games were available on television can breathe a sigh of relief regarding this weekend's matches. The matches featuring Manchester City vs Cardiff, West Ham United against Newcastle, Norwich versus Hull and Crystal Palace vs Stoke should all be […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will appear on BBC's Football Focus this week to discuss several topics, one of which is the perceived media bias against Chelsea in the British media. The words by Mourinho are another guarded attack on 'Match Of The Day' and other UK pundit shows where many of the analysts are ex-Liverpool […]

Chelsea over the festive period unleashed a new weapon on the Premier League. That weapon was thought by many, myself included, to simply be a “tactical” purchase last summer by Jose Mourinho to prevent the player from joining Tottenham Hotspur. That player's name is Willian. The Brazilian winger could play a key role this weekend […]

Right, here we go again. Clubs are back into the swing of things after the winter break and the early rounds of the domestic competitions in England and Spain have been boxed off. So teams should have total focus on this weekends games, which have churned up some key ties in title challenges, races for […]