Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week thirteen of the Premier League. Note: Readers can follow Matt @thehackreport Cheers 1. Tim Krul: The Newcastle keeper’s five saves helped the Toon Army take a point away from the defending champions. 2. Joe Hart: Hart single handedly kept City in […]

httpv://youtu.be/7OIg_rIj_vM Gary Speed appeared on Football Focus, the BBC football show, earlier on Saturday alongside former Leeds United teammate Gary McAllister for a discussion regarding several topics. Eerily, it would be his last TV interview. Only hours later, Speed was found dead in his garage by his wife. While the football world mourns his death, I […]

The upcoming weeks have the potential to shift the balance of power in the Premier League to one of the two Manchester clubs, with the division top two in action against tricky opposition. City currently hold a five-point advantage at the top of the pile, but United will not fade quietly into the night; both […]

It's always a drag when work gets in the way of your retirement dreams. On Wednesday as millions of us were travelling to Thanksgiving dinner, the Montreal Impact selected ten players left unprotected by their fellow MLS clubs and, for the most part, their picks were quality and unremarkable. However, their first pick has sparked […]

Saturday November 26, Chelsea away. Any Wolves fan will tell you that these are the fixtures you scratch off. Chalk it off on the calendar by accepting the inevitable and move on. In fact I presume this fixture brings similar philosophies from the majority of Premier League team supporters. However…. There is always a ‘however’ […]

There are so many talking points from this Premier League weekend that it's going to be tough for Laurence McKenna and the EPL Talk Podcast crew to know where to start. To help drive the discussion, post your questions and suggested topic ideas in the comments section below. It's your chance to have your say. […]

The sad and untimely death of Gary Speed, manager of the Wales National Team has shocked many fans of football. The apparent suicide of the 42 year old will surely result in many questions in coming weeks regarding what would cause someone who has enjoyed a glittering football career to take his own life at […]

Leeds United have long enjoyed the support of boisterous fans with Elland Road considered as one of the most intimidating and hostile environments for visiting teams. Despite the financial crisis which resulted in the fall of Leeds into the third tier of English football for the first time, the Whites were able to earn promotion […]

On a sad day in football, hopefully the game between Liverpool and Manchester City can bring a smile to our faces. In team news, Craig Bellamy has been excused from playing today as he's devastated regarding the death of Gary Speed. Instead, Liverpool's starting line-up is: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Adam, Henderson, Downing, […]

Premier League veteran footballer Gary Speed is dead, aged 42. The former Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Leeds United and Sheffield United footballer, who most recently held the post as Wales national team manager, apparently committed suicide at his home overnight, according to The Daily Telegraph. Speed, who made 677 league appearances, was capped by his country 85 […]

I'm really looking forward to watching today's games. There's quite an assortment of intriguing fixtures kicking off with the early match between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers. Tony Pulis's side is suffering. Looking at the form table for the last six games in the Premier League, only Wigan Athletic have a worse record than the […]

While Robin van Persie has been grabbing all the headlines (and rightfully so), Alex Song has also been at the heart of Arsenal’s rebirth. He has improved his passing and his positioning this season to become one of the top holding midfielders in the Premier League. Song’s Messi-like run and pinpoint cross set up Arsenal’s […]

If Andre Villas-Boas was not feeling the pressure after Chelsea’s recent league form which has seen them lose three of their last four league games, the young pretender to the throne of the self appointed “Special One” must now definitely be feeling some unease after the Blues went down to defeat in the Bay Arena […]

“Fact Or Fiction” is a series that will be run every Friday. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views on whether the statement is “Fact or Fiction.” Fact or Fiction: Robin Van Persie will win the Golden […]

Losing, as every soccer fan knows, hurts. But losing streaks are far worse. Watching our teams stumble through a run of bad games becomes almost unbearable. The pain is searing. We feel personally affronted, gaping at the last minute set-piece defensive collapse from the comfort of our living rooms. Or we join the indignant barroom […]