Don't forget that this Sunday morning the clocks are going back one hour in England, which means that all games between Sunday and November 2nd will be shown one hour later than usual for those of us watching from the United States. The games will return to their regularly scheduled time difference on November 2nd […]

Tottenham's season so far has been abysmal, but how does it compare with other dreadful seasons from Premier League clubs? Leeds United's 2003/2004 season was particularly poor especially the comical performances by Roque Junior, which I'll never forget. What for you has been the worst season by a big Premier League side? Which […]

How are attendances at Premier League clubs being affected, if at all, by the Credit Crunch this season? Based on research compiled by EPL Talk comparing the percentage difference between the average attendance season to date and last season's average attendance, we can reveal that average attendances haven't been affected that much at all, which […]

Fox Soccer Channel's first Nielsen Ratings have been released giving soccer fans and advertisers alike a glimpse into how many people watch soccer on the network in the United States. Here are the figures for the opening weekend of October: Manchester City v Liverpool, 224,000 viewers Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United, 199,000 viewers England v […]

Which clubs have the highest average attendances in the Premier League? Here are the results for the 2008/2009 season thus far up until October 21, 2008: Manchester United, 75,482 Arsenal, 60,059 Newcastle United, 47,199 Liverpool, 43,789 Manchester City, 42,871 Chelsea, 41,652 Sunderland, 40,367 Aston Villa, 39,492 Everton, 36,618 Tottenham Hotspur, 36,002 West Ham United, 33,530 […]

One game doth not a champion make. In Liverpool's case, their victory against Manchester United at Anfield was a moral victory, a win that was in the long time making, but I don't believe it signifies that the Reds are now title material. Wake me up when they beat Man United at Old Trafford. Then […]

Michel Platini is making a fool of himself again this week after his tirade against the prominence of English teams in European football. If you caught his interview on Sky Sports, you wlll have seem him ramble on and on, venting his anger and seeming quite unfocused and unpresidential — especially for someone who is […]

Follow West Ham United against Bolton Wanderers live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. We will also keep you up to date on all games on this Sunday including the big one at Stamford Bridge. Can Aston Villa end the Chelsea streak (this […]

The number of days that Wigan striker Amr Zaki will be a Wigan Athletic player are numbered. Even when the Egyptian ends his loan spell and becomes a Wigan player, it's only a matter of time before a massive club signs one of the brightest, most talented players the Premier League has seen in years. […]

The first time I heard about the movie Control, about the life of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, was three years ago after I just finished "Touching From A Distance," the excellent book by his widow Deborah Curtis. When the movie was finally released in 2007, I agonized over the fact that it was […]

The newest episode of I'm On Setanta Sports is back and it's one of the best this season. Jose Mourinho, The Boy and It reenact the transfer deadline day drama at Manchester City and Manchester United involving Dimitar Berbatov. Fantastic stuff! [display_podcast]

In less than three weeks, my wife and I have a new arrival planned for our household: our first baby boy. So while my wife was enjoying her baby shower yesterday, I ended up watching our three other children. Needless to say, I didn't get a chance to watch as much live football as I […]

Follow Manchester City against Chelsea live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. Kick off time is 12:30pm ET/5:30pm BST. The match will be the first since the Abu Dhabi United Group rocked the world on transfer deadline day by announcing that they were […]

Manchester City looks set to break their home attendance record this Saturday when they play Chelsea in front of a sold out crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium. The previous highest attendance at Eastlands was 47,321 on December 30, 2007 for City's match against Liverpool. The stadium's capacity for football is 47,726. The match […]

Here I go again with August’s report card and September prediction/expectation for another 6 clubs from England’s finest football league. Aston Villa Aston Villa had a flying start to the season when they outplayed a somewhat disorganized Manchester City side by 4 goals to 2 but then their fortunes took an inexplicable turn […]