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Emile's rugby tactics Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey celebrated his 500th Premier League
appearance in style with this shot against Manchester United. The former England international
proved that most of his appearances have been as starts when he was reprimanded by the fourth
official for entering the field of play before the electronic substitution board [.
Hot Prospects: 13 English young players to watch in 2012 is a post from: Just Football
Who says there's a dearth of English talent coming through at youth level? After
disappointment for England's youngsters at international level in 2011 here are 13
youngsters tipped for great things in 2012 and beyond courtesy of Aidan R, editor of
England Football Blog.
Arsene Wenger was more relieved than over-the-moon after Arsenal's late winner against Aston Villa
yesterday. Wenger admitted that he knew it would be a diificult game at Villa Park as it always has
been historically. He said: "You go to City and then to Villa and I have to give fantastic credit
to my players, [.
Arsene Wenger was more relieved than over-the-moon after Arsenal's late winner against Aston Villa
yesterday. Wenger admitted that he knew it would be a diificult game at Villa Park as it always has
been historically. He said: "You go to City and then to Villa and I have to give fantastic credit
to my players, [.
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
After three years as a backup, Brad Guzan will make his first Premier League start on Saturday
for Aston Villa, and the club is already in the process of trying to extend his stay at Villa Park
before his current deal expires this summer.
By Chris Wright
Darren Bent has apologised to Villa fans after a photo of him out Christmas shopping in
Cambridge was circulated around Twitter while his teammates were busy losing to Liverpool
yesterday.
It's worth mentioning that Bent had been ruled out of the match after suffering a thigh injury
in the week but, after undergoing two hours of physio on Sunday morning at Villa's Bodymoor Heath
training complex, he was under club doctor's instructions to go home and watch the match on
television which he did, until he got bored in the second half and popped out for some bits.
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A shaky performance, but we won. So, Yay?
An early pelanty goal from Robin van Persie, taking his tally to 34 goals in the calendar year,
and a late goal from Yossi Benayoun (from a header, no less) secured a nervous, underperforming,
but ultimately crucial midweek win at Villa Park today.
Aston Villa 1 – 2 Arsenal Match Report
1st half observations from a bad stream
The first 45 minutes were pretty different from what I expected. Aston Villa did not close us
down frantically and allowed Arsenal plenty of space. Especially Gervinho and Theo saw plenty of
the ball, as Villa sat deep in the beginning, allowing our wingers to attack them from the
sides.
Liverpool vs Newcastle 3-1 Highlights Goals Video 31 December 2011 Bellamy Gerrard Agger own
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Liverpool vs Newcastle 3-1 Highlights Goals Video 31 December 2011 Bellamy Gerrard Agger own goal
is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Liverpool vs Newcastle 2011 (
Liverpool v Newcastle video Below) Final score and result:- Liverpool vs Newcastle 3-1 ( Craig
Bellamy*2, Steven Gerrard/ Agger own goal) 30 December, 2011- [.
It wasn't exactly a beautiful game, but Manchester United's 1-0 victory against Aston Villa was
loaded with talking points.
The biggest storyline from the match wasn't United's victory, but the serious ankle injury
suffered by Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, who rolled his ankle and appeared to suffer severe
ligament damage.
1. Where do you play Jones?
Phil Jones could have never envisaged such a start to his Manchester United career. Despite
playing more minutes than anyone else, there is still the same burning question surrounding Jones
– where do you play him? Certainly, it would appear that central defence is his strongest
position but it is fairly clear that, this season anyway, his chances there will be limited.
As a United fan, I must say life has been pretty dull of late. I don't remember the last time we
scored more than one goal in a game (of course I remember the 8-2. Shameless Plug
alert) or winning a game when we did go ahead and score 2 or 3. Not winning is definitely
a bummer, especially when it closely follows home-ground hammerings at the hands of the rich, evil
super-villain (also note lack of plug here).
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In an eventful day of Premier League action, Arsenal, Liverpool, and reigning champions
Manchester United all bounced back from their respective setbacks to win big while Newcastle United
suffered a shocking loss away to lowly Norwich.
The Gunners, who returned home from Greece after a 3-1 thumping at the hands of Olympiakos in
Tuesday night's meaningless Champions League encounter, overcame Everton 1-0 at the Emirates.
The feeling is as sudden as it is long-drawn. One morning, after wiping the Sandman-goo from
your bleary eyes, you move towards your study desk to find out which new subject is going to go
clickety-click with its pincers in dangerous vicinity of your genital area, when you realize that
you've already burnt all books and you have no genital area left to go clickety-click at.
The feeling is as sudden as it is long-drawn. One morning, after wiping the Sandman-goo from
your bleary eyes, you move towards your study desk to find out which new subject is going to go
clickety-click with its pincers in dangerous vicinity of your genital area, when you realize that
you've already burnt all books and you have no genital area left to go clickety-click at.
ASTON VILLA v Liverpool: Agbonlahor ban paves way for Heskey to face former
side
Aston Villa will be without joint top scorer Gabriel Agbonlahor for the home Barclays Premier
League clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
View the full story here: The Mail
A news article on 2011-12-16 10:18:52 from: The Mail
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
18 December 2011 - 14.05 GMT
Villa Park
History:
Total Appearances: 38
Liverpool Wins: 20
Aston Villa Wins: 10
Draws: 8
Last Premier League Meeting: 22 May 2011 - Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
Form:
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Aston Villa v LIVERPOOL: Jordan Henderson set to retain his midfield role alongside
Charlie Adam
Jordan Henderson looks likely to continue as Charlie Adam's partner in central midfield for
Liverpool in Sunday's trip to Aston Villa.
View the full story here: The Mail
A news article on 2011-12-16 13:39:32 from: The Mail
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
18 December 2011 - 14.05 GMT
Villa Park
History:
Total Appearances: 38
Liverpool Wins: 20
Aston Villa Wins: 10
Draws: 8
Last Premier League Meeting: 22 May 2011 - Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
Form:
read more
Betting Preview: Robin van Persie to lead Arsenal to a win over Manchester City? - originally
posted on Soccerlens.com
Even after suffering their first defeat of the Premier League season, Manchester City still sit
atop the Premier League table, but archrivals and reigning league champions Manchester United are
only two points behind and ready to pounce, and Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal can‘t be
dismissed at this juncture.
Four games in the next 13 days should give Arsenal sufficient opportunity to bounce back from
the recent disheartening defeat against the League leaders. Given the state of injuries in defence
though, Arsene will have to take things game by game. There isn't much room left for tinkering,
particularly at the back.
By Alan Duffy
Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal - Premier League 21st December 2011
Wiry wingman Marc Albrighton netted the 20,000 goal in Premier League history but it was an
under-par visiting Arsenal side that took home all three points in a tough, tense pre-Christmas
encounter.
By Alan Duffy
Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal - Premier League 21st December 2011
Wiry wingman Marc Albrighton netted the 20,000 goal in Premier League history but it was an
under-par visiting Arsenal side that took home all three points in a tough, tense pre-Christmas
encounter.
That feeling of joy
Another 3 points in the bag that puts us level on points with Chelsea and just 2 points behind
Tottenham, until their match tonight at least. Not the most accomplished of performance you will
ever see from Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side but don't let anyone tell you that we didn't deserve to
get all 3 points from this game.
That feeling of joy
Another 3 points in the bag that puts us level on points with Chelsea and just 2 points behind
Tottenham, until their match tonight at least. Not the most accomplished of performance you will
ever see from Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side but don't let anyone tell you that we didn't deserve to
get all 3 points from this game.
We ended up giving a good account of ourselves against Man City but not winning, which was
pardonable enough, but embracing the tag of honourable losers is not an act any team should partake
in with any relish or frequency. Getting a positive result was the most important thing against
Villa, and it gave me perverse pleasure when we managed to do it in spite of being quite poor
overall.
"Nobody can play beautiful football all the time," Robin van Persie commented ahead of the match
against Aston Villa, "I tell our lads ‘If it's not happening for you, just try to kill off the
game so we can move on.'" Rarely does Arsenal score from a set-piece. Even rarer yet does Arsenal
win matches [.
As always, here is our collection of the best transfer rumors we found.
Lukas Podolski is being linked with Arsenalas help to keep Robin van Persie around after this
season.
Eduardo Vargas' agent has added Arsenal and Liverpool to the names of clubs interestedin the
Universidad de Chile winger.
Sir Ferguson (Man Utd), born Glasgow.
Eric Black (Sunderland caretaker manager), born Bellshill, 9 miles outside Glasgow.
Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool), born in Glasgow.
John Colquhoun (West Brom Club Agent and Strategic Orchestrator), created in Stirling just 23 miles
from Glasgow.
Alex McLeish (Aston Villa), born in Glasgow.
November 27, 2011 will long be remembered in footballing circles as a day on which on-field
matters paled into insignificance. With the breaking news of Wales manager Gary Speed's tragic
death, the sport was sent into a sudden state of paralysis. Stunned shock and overwhelming sorrow
were expressed through an endless series of heartfelt tributes and fond memories from both those
who knew him well and those who didn't know him at all.
It remains to be seen whether the 2022 World Cup will be played in the summer or the winter, but
one high-ranking FIFA official has a solution to ensure a winter World Cup gets played without a
problem: Move the two biggest competitions in European club soccer.
Ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 draw in the Ukraine, UEFA president Michel Platini said that he is
open to moving the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions in order to accommodate a
winter World Cup in Qatar.
Friday, Dec. 2
Euro 2012 draw 12pm ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com
Caen v Marseille 2pm foxsoccer.tv
Leverkusen v Hoffenheim 2:30pm ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com
Genoa v AC Milan 2:30pm Fox Soccer, ESPN3.com, foxsoccer.tv
Crystal Palace v Derby 2:30pm Fox Soccer Plus, foxsoccer.
Chelsea, Newcastle fight for Champions League as Man Utd face must-win situation - originally
posted on Soccerlens.com
Man United is in danger of slipping to third as Spurs step up their game as Newcastle and
Chelsea face-off for the UEFA Champions League spot. The Gunners are expected to cruise to victory
in their visit to 19th place Wigan.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United 0-1 Highlights 2011 Phil Jones Goal Video is a post from Soccer
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Aston Villa vs Manchester United 0-1 Highlights 2011 Phil Jones Goal Video is a post from Soccer
Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Aston Villa vs Manchester United 2011 ( Aston Villa v Man
Utd 2011 video below) Score and result:- Aston Villa vs Manchester United 0-1 ( Phil Jones) Villa
Park, Birmingham- 3rd December, [.
By Alan Duffy
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United Premier League 3rd December 2011
This game was so interminably dull that ESPN commentator Jon Champion had to resort to telling
the viewers about which United players were buying which dogs, as sidekick Chris Waddle, a man who
sucks any last particle of excitement out of the most exciting occasion, sent us to sleep.
By Alan Duffy
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United Premier League 3rd December 2011
This game was so interminably dull that ESPN commentator Jon Champion had to resort to telling
the viewers about which United players were buying which dogs, as sidekick Chris Waddle, a man who
sucks any last particle of excitement out of the most exciting occasion, sent us to sleep.
RIP Gary Speed
For a few hours on Saturday, Tottenham were second in the Premier League, until Phil Jones
scored the only goal of a turgid affair between Manchester United and Aston Villa.
But if Spurs continue to turn in the sort of sumptuous performance that secured a 3-0 win
against Bolton at White Hart Lane on Saturday and a sixth successive Premier League win, what's to
say Harry Redknapp's side can't flirt with the highest reaches of the top flight for at least a
little while longer?
