Premier League October results 3rd Oct

Barclays Premiership 03/10/2009

Sir Alex's boys had a tough one against Steve Bruce's Sunderland today - talisman Darren Bent just can't keep scoring which could present Fabio Capello with a positive selection problem for World Cup 2011. Harry Redknapp would have hoped for a full 3 away at the Reebok. Then there were big lifelines for Burnley, Hull and Pompey as all got 3 points at a time when you need momentum and competiveness if you are scrapping at the bottom.

Bolton 2-2 Tottenham
Burnley 2-1 Birmingham
Hull 2-1 Wigan
Man Utd 2-2 Sunderland
Wolverhampton 0-1 Portsmouth

Fulham 1 Basle 0 Europa League 1st October

Fulham 1 Basle 0

History was made at Craven Cottage last night as Fulham embarked on their first UEFA Europa League match. The home team started their Europa League match against Swiss visitors Basle under quite a bit of pressure from good quality opposition. Fulham managed to contain Basle but were quiet for the first half an hour. The away support from the Swiss was awesome, 1500 Basle fans really made their presence known and gave this game a great European tie feel. Fulham's biggest moment of the first half was an Andy Johnson penalty shout where the marking defender gave the ex-Everton man a strong shoulder barge but Johnson sportingly tried to stay on his feet making the challenge look fairer to the referee.

At the start of the second half, Hodgson's men moved up a gear and in the 56th minute there was a great move from Fulham where Danny Murphy neatly finished Any Johnson's pullback pass from the edge of the 'D' to make it 1-0.

After Fulham's goal they looked pretty comfortable. Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson worked tirelessly to pin the defenders back and there was no real pressure from the Basle front men. Good result for the Carven Cottage faithful.

Adebayor gets £25,000 fine

£25K - that's small change to big licks Adebayor now surely now that he's the man at Eastlands. As far as player charges go historically, it's a big one and so it should have been. After being in the Premier League for 3 seasons, Adebayor surely would have shown more remorse for his actions against former strike partner Van Persie who hasn't disguised his dissapointment. However this is the second punishment for the goal celebration. So is £25,000 and a 2 match ban the correct punishment? I think it is harsh enough to set a precedent with this type of thing. Players must operate with passion but also a degree of common sense and Adebayor got the blend of the two completely wrong that day. Adebayor needs to take his punishment on the chin and then rebuild his PR skills in order to make his working life in the Premier League more pleasant.

Premier League News 3rd October 09

Barclays Premiership News 03/10/2009

This weekend's Barclay's Premier League fixtures going into the first weekend of October 2009:

Premier League 3pm kick off 3rd Oct Bolton v Tottenham Reebok stadium
Premier League 3pm kick off 3rd Oct Burnley v Birmingham Turf Moor
Premier League 3pm kick off 3rd Oct Hull v Wigan KC stadium
Premier League 3pm kick off 3rd Oct Wolverhampton v Portsmouth Molineaux
Premier League 5.30pm kick off 3rd Oct Man Utd v Sunderland Old Trafford
Premier League 1.30pm kick off 4th Oct Arsenal v Blackburn Emirates
Premier League 3pm kick off 4th Oct Everton v Stoke Goodison Park
Premier League 3pm kick off 4th Oct West Ham v Fulham Upton Park
Premier League 4pm kick off 4th Oct Chelsea v Liverpool Stamford Bridge

Everton Europa League latest result 1st Oct

Games tonight in the UEFA Europa League for Everton and Fulham, Everton away and Fulham at home.

Everton have beaten BATE Borisov with goals from Fellaini and Cahill in the second half after coming from behind with the home team scoring after only 16 minutes.

RESULT: BATE Borisov 1-2 Everton

Champions League results 30th September 2009

Champions League results 30/09/2009

Manchester United 2 – 1 Wolfsburg
Apoel Nicosia 0 – 1 Chelsea

As predicted, Wolfsburg really gave Man Utd a good run for their money but the home team came through it with goals from Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick. Text book away win for Chelsea with a one-nil victory with a goal from Nicolas Anelka.

Champions League Latest 30th September 2009

UEFA Champions League News 30/09/2009

Man Utd vs Wolfsburg
Apoel Nicosia vs Chelsea

The Champions League is now warming up nicely, Chelsea and Manchester United are in action tonight. I'll be tuning into the Man Utd game tonight who are at home tonight against Wolfsburg. Although you'd expect Sir Alex's boys to deal with the Bundesliga champions, on Manutd.com there was an interesting quote from the Wolfsburg:

"Old Trafford is a special ground and Manchester United is a very special club," he told his pre-match press conference. "They have played over 150 games in this competition and we have only had a couple.

"But we will not hide and I won't be losing any sleep thinking about it. It is impossible to say for certain whether the players will be inspired or afraid.

"But I do know we cannot afford to wait until Manchester United have scored four or five goals before we start to impose our own style on the match."

I fancy Manchester United this season for the League but not for this competition.

Chelsea have a tricky away match at Apoel Nicosia after their dissapointing defeat at Wigan on the weekend. They have a few injuries but should crush this opposition who will be looking to contain Anelka and Drogba by defending deeply. However I expect Chelsea to win and remain top of Champions League Group D.

Champions League results 29th September

Champs League full time results 29/9/09

Liverpool lose their unbeaten run, Arsenal turn on the style in the second half with Van Persie and Arshavin scoring at the Emirates. I fancy Arsenal for another semi-final this year...

Arsenal 2 Olympiakos 0
Fiorentina 2 Liverpool 0

Half time Champions League

UEFA Champions League half time scores:

Fiorentina 2 - o Liverpool
Rangers 0 - 0 Seville
Arsenal 0 - 0 Olympiakos

Champions League News 29th September 2009

UEFA Champions League matches 29/09/2009






Arsenal v Olympiakos, Group H, 19:45 kick off
Fiorentina v Liverpool, Group E 19:45 kick off

In tonight's Champions League action Tuesday 29th September 2009 there 2 games featuring Premier League sides, both with tough qualifying group matches.

In Group H Arsene Wenger's Arsenal take on Olympiakos without Brazilian midfielder Denilson. Denilson made his last appearance for the Gunners on 12th September and since then has been sidelined for 2 months with a small fracture in his back. The injury was sustained in their 4-3 defeat Eastlands and is no doubt a big loss to Arsene Wenger at this point in the season. A day after their one-nil win against Fulham, Nicklas Bendtner was involved in a minor car accident where he sustained some bruising also keeping him out of this match. Almunia is also out with a chest infection. One boost to the Gunners is getting England star Theo Walcott back after a recovering from a side strain injury.

Liverpool face Fiorentina away in Group E. The Reds are hoping to maintain their 100% in the Champions League Group E and have Spanish striker Fernando Torres in red hot form for this fixture. Liverpool are pretty much at full strength but Benitez will be without anchor man Mascherano (hamstring). Mascherano picked up the injury in training but will be hopeful to get fit for this Sunday's big clash against Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge. Also Benayoun picked up a dead leg against Hull. Fiorentina have no Alberto Gilardino upfront but have ex-Chelsea striker Mutu to lead the line. I wonder if the Saudi prince who has offered £350m for 50% of the Merseysde club will be tuning in...

I reckon Arsenal and Liverpool double, worth a cheeky mid-week flutter.