Category Archives: Premier League

Aguero gives early notice in Premier League top goal scorer race

By Editor , 17th August 2016 at 4:23 AM (11v11 blog)

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero has continued his stunning form in 2016 to take the early advantage in staking a claim to the title of the Premier League’s top scorer in 2016-17. (more…)

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A magnificent seven challenge for the Premier League title.

By Editor , 17th August 2016 at 4:15 AM (11v11 blog)

With the arrival of world-class managers and eye-watering sums available for investment in the transfer market, the competition for the Premier League title is widely acknowledged to be more open than ever before. (more…)

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Which English Teams Have Been The Busiest In The Summer Transfer Window?

By Editor , 05th August 2016 at 9:50 AM (11v11 blog)

The 2016/17 Premier League season is set to kick off on the 13th August and with 7 new managers in place plus an 8th pending it is set to be an explosive year. All the clubs are currently recruiting new players to strengthen their squads as well as clearing out players they feel can’t contribute any more. (more…)

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Gareth Barry tops the starters menu

By Editor , 12th May 2016 at 4:00 PM (11v11 blog)

The sacking of Roberto Martinez brings a disappointing season towards an ignominious close at Everton but, amid the doom and gloom, there is a reason for a cheer around the Goodison Park ranks. Although the Toffees’ final away game of the 2015-16 campaign at Sunderland did mean they had won only one of their last ten league games, it was a notable occasion for veteran midfielder Gareth Barry as he became a new record breaker. It was the 35 year-old’s…

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Nine yellow cards for Tottenham Hotspur against Chelsea

By Editor , 03rd May 2016 at 9:40 AM (11v11 blog)

Amid the euphoria of Leicester City’s magnificent and historical title success (needless to say, our heartiest congratulations to all concerned), new Premier League ground was also broken elsewhere on Monday night. In the title crunch game at Chelsea, nine yellow cards were shown to Tottenham Hotspur players; the first time in the competition’s history that nine different players from one team had been shown yellow. Considering the importance of the game, Cup Final referee Mark Clattenburg appeared to be in…

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This Season’s Premier League Shocks So Far

By Editor , 04th April 2016 at 2:15 AM (11v11 blog)

Despite being the most-watched football league in the world (and the self-proclaimed most exciting), there hasn’t been a lot of parity in the Premier League since its formation in 1992. However, the tide seems to be shifting as no longer is simply splashing the most cash for superstars enough to win a title. While it’s too early to tell if this year is an anomaly or not, what is certain is that this season has had more shocks and surprises…

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Can anyone stop Leicester City winning the Premier League?

By Editor , 23rd March 2016 at 11:51 AM (11v11 blog)

Leicester City appear destined for one of the greatest upsets in football history in winning the Premier League. Yet, five points adrift Tottenham Hotspur still dream of glory and even Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger refuses to give up hope whilst there is still a mathematical possibility of a fourth Premier League title. So what does historical precedent tell us about each side's claim on the Premier League history? In the table below we look at the margin of difference between…

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End of Manchester United era?

By Editor , 08th March 2016 at 1:42 AM (11v11 blog)

The retirement of Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager was lamented by many as the 'end of an era' and how true that has proved to be as media and sponsors slowly adjust to United's loss of dominance. (more…)

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Liverpool FC: Transfer Signing and Rumours this Transfer Window

By Editor , 09th February 2016 at 12:17 PM (11v11 blog)

The winter transfer window is never the busiest one, but some clubs do beef-up their options in the areas that they?ve identified weak links in their sides through the first half of the season. It often takes January signings a while to settle in, and they often don?t perform at their optimum levels while they get used to the physicality and busy fixture list in the UK. Many of the big clubs have struggled in one position or another and…

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Why January transfer window spending may go through the roof

By Editor , 04th January 2016 at 3:04 PM (11v11 blog)

The January transfer window opened on Saturday for clubs in England, Scotland, Germany and France with expectations of a high spending round dependent on early sales to set the merry-go-round in motion. Transfer windows open today in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, with Turkey following tomorrow and Ireland on Thursday. Switzerland’s window doesn’t open until the 16th, Poland’s on the 18th and Romania’s not until the 26th. Premier League clubs have until 11pm on February 1st to complete their…

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