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Bendtner Wants Fresh Challenge
Nicklas Bendtner has declared that he wants to leave Arsenal
in the summer transfer window on a permanent transfer. The Danish striker spent the 2011/12
Barclays Premier League season on loan at Sunderland but failed to impress the Black Cats manager
Martin O'Neill, who is not keen to recruit him on a permanent basis.
United travel to Sunderland for the final game of the season and are a top priced 1.44 to beat
the Black Cats and keep alive their slim hopes of retaining the title.
The Red Devils need City to slip up in their home game at QPR, and will be hoping that history
doesn't repeat itself.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
For Manchester City, the Premier League title is within their grasp, but standing in the way is
a familiar face.
Former City manager Mark Hughes takes his Queens Park Rangers side into Etihad Stadium on Sunday
with a chance to spoil his old club's run to the title.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 2-2 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 28th Premier League 2012
Once the king of the Reebok, Super Kev Davies has often struggled to secure a starting berth for
Bolton this season. However, his brace at the Stadium of Light on Saturday could prove utterly
vital to Bolton's fight for survival.
Wigan hosts Newcastle, Arsenal travels to the Britannia, and much more in the English Premier
League on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Everton v Fulham
Everton have been in great form and will be heavily favored against a Fulham side who struggles
away from Craven Cottage. The Toffees will be expected to get the three points.
TweetTerry Connor's Wolves side have been relegated from the Premier League after a 2-0 defeat to
Manchester City at Molineux. The Black Cats needed a victory to give themselves any chance of
survival but were unable to stop title-chasers Manchester City from grabbing a well deserved 2-0
win. Goals from Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri [.
Some of the sides in the Barclays Premier League have very little time to recover from their
weekend endeavours with nine of them having had only around 48 hours to prepare for another top
flight fixture. Here is a glance at the first five, all taking place later today:
MONDAY 9TH APRIL 2012
15:00 – Everton v Sunderland
A true mid-table clash.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 7th April 2012
While a point away at the Stadium of Light is nothing be be ashamed of, Tottenham's failure to
secure all three leaves their Champions League hopes still very much hanging in the balance.
Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur, Saturday 7th April, Stadium of Light, 12.45pm kick off,
SS2 &HD2
Tottenham travel up to Wearside for a Saturday lunch time game off the back of 2 very impressive
performances against Bolton and Swansea. We looked back to the form we were displaying earlier in
the season before we had our mini blip.
It's all set to be another exciting weekend of Premier League action with the race for the
title, European qualification and survival all really hotting up. Let's take a look at what we can
look forward to then on this Easter weekend:
FRIDAY 6th APRIL 2012
16:30 Swansea City v Newcastle United
This should be an intriguing clash.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
Juventus look like they are returning to the dominating side that seemed destined for the title
earlier in the season, but is it too little, too late?
Juventus were impressive in the second half of their 3-0 victory over Napoli on Sunday.
Leonardo Bonucci, Arturo Vidal and Fabio Quagliarella scored and Napoli finished the game with 10
men after Juan Zuniga was shown a red card.
1. Manchester City appear to have mastered the squeaky bum crack. There are not holding up well to
the run-in pressure. 2. The Black Cats haven't been very lucky for City this season. A defeat at
the Stadium of Light and then a light salvage job to get a draw at the Etihad. 3. Pepe [...]
szólj hozzá: M3-3S Highlights
The Sunderland result just might prove crucial in deciding City's title hopes. Utd face
Blackburn, a match they are almost sure to win which could stretch the lead to five points.
Three things to take from this match. The petulant and self destructive display of City's
players on the pitch will be seen as a major factor in their thwarted ambitions.
By Alan Duffy
Manchester City 3-3 Sunderland Premier League 31st March 2012
Faltering title hopefuls Manchester City had to rely on two late goals to salvage a draw at the
Etihad on Saturday, against a Sunderland side who produced a superb away performance.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has responded to Man City director of football Patrick
Vieira's claims that refs usually favour his team dismissed the claims by turning the point finger
back at City as he mentioned cases where they have benefited from referees errs in judgment.
Speaking to reporters, Ferguson who has himself been on the bad side of the law with the FA
advised Vieira against making such comments saying that it could lead to serious consequences with
the FA.
Andy Carroll could have moved to Sunderland for free during his time at Newcastle, according to
Magpies assistant John Carver.
The Black Cats were allegedly interested in signing a young Carroll before he was given his chance
by the then academy boss in 2004.
The big striker went on to repay the faith shown in him by scoring more than 30 goals for the
Tyneside club after his first-team breakthrough.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 0-2 Everton FA Cup Quarter-Final Replay- 27th March 2012
Nikica Jelavic was on the scoresheet again as Everton secured a deserved cup victory over
Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The in-form January signing opened the scoring for the Toffees
on 24 minutes as the home side failed to find a spark.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland Queens Park Rangers Premier League 24th March 2012
French striker Djibril Cissé is not having quite the type of impact at Loftus Road which boss
Mark Hughes would have hoped for.
Ireland international James McClean capped off a great few days with a man of the match display as
Sunderland defeated QPR at the Stadium Of Light.
fresh from signing a new Black Cats contract yesterday, the Derryman set up the first goal, added
one of his own before playing a crucial role in the third to secure a 3-1 victory over QPR.
Kenny Dalglish and the word "Luck" - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Liverpool fall to 9th league defeat of the season against another relegation threatened side
QPR. What's worst is that Liverpool led 2-0 with only 15 minutes to play and then blew it all away.
The Reds have now lost 4 of their last 5 league games and somehow manager Kenny Dalglish seem to
find his team not so fortunate all the time.
Everton boss David Moyes knew he would take some flack following his weakened team selection for
last week's Merseyside derby.
The Scot opted to make six changes from the side that had beaten Spurs and extended their unbeaten
run to nine games the previous Saturday – with Phil Neville, Tim Cahill, Nikica Jelavic, Royston
Drenthe, Leon Osman and John Heitinga all left out.
Sunderland will have to play Everton again to determine who makes it to the semi-finals of the
FA Cup after Tim Cahill's 23 minute equaliser left both teams evenly matched at Goodison Park.
The Black Cats had gone ahead in the 12th minute through Phil Bardsley and could have doubled
their lead minutes later had their penalty claim been awarded.
English FA Cup Recap 17 March 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Below are brief recaps for all the FA Cup matches on March 17, 2012.
Everton 1-1 Sunderland
Both teams scored first half goals as it will go to a replay at the Stadium of Light. The Black
Cats scored in the 12th minute while the Toffees responded with a 23rd minute goal.
By Alan Duffy
Everton 1-1 Sunderland FA Cup 17th March 2012
With Fabrice Muamba fighting for his life, it almost seems almost inappropriate to feature the
other games that took place today, so I'll keep the reports short.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Tim Howard is eyeing silverware this season, but he will have to bounce back from a lopsided
loss earlier in the week in order to keep that dream alive.
Having suffered a 3-0 loss to rival Liverpool on Tuesday, Howard and Everton will try to rebound
when they host Sunderland in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Saturday.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool Premier League 10th March 2012
They may have collected some silverware this season, courtesy of a hard-fought Carling Cup
victory over Cardiff, but overall, this season has been a bit of a damp squib for Kenny Dalglish's
Liverpool side.
Its very hard to predict a Liverpool team these days under Kenny Dalglish as he does have a number
of options open to him from the squad (apart from a quality Striker).
But thats my stab at it, I chose Spearing instead of Henderson as Sunderland have become a very
dogged team under Martin O'Neill.
Sunderland vs Liverpool
10 March 2012
15.00 GMT
Stadium of Light
History:
Total: 149
Liverpool Wins: 66
Sunderland Wins: 50
Draws: 30
Last Premier League Meeting: 20 August 2011 – Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland (Suarez)
Form:
Liverpool: The Reds' league form recently has been nothing short of abysmal, with the club dropping
key points and all but falling out of the race for a Champions League spot.
Let's hope we don't have to rely on a penalty again
haha...Liverpool travel to the Stadium Of Light on Saturday to face a renewed Sunderland side.
Martin O'Neill's side are almost unrecognisable compared to the side Steve Bruce was managing
earlier in the season and Liverpool will surely be looking for a victory in a game which they drew
at the start of the season.
Liverpool face fighters Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League this Saturday at
3:00pm. Under Martin O'Neill's stewardship, the Black Cats/ Makems have climbed up to 12th in the
Premiership Table with 34 points, five behind Liverpool on 39 pts.
Recent results for Sunderland include a 2-0 victory over Swansea and a 3-0 drubbing of Norwich
City.
By Chris Wright
Sunderland pair Stephane Sessegnon and Lee Cattermole have been issued a cumulative total of
seven game's worth of suspensions following their red cards in (and after) yesterday's ugly
Tyne-Wear derby at the Sports Direct Northeast Regional HQ Stadium a match, we'd just like to
mention, that was refereed nigh-on impeccably by Mike Dean.
Russian clubs' ability in grabbing several quality players in the last couple seasons apparently
attracted Nicklas Bendtner, who thinks that the competition starts to really get interesting with
the arrival of several top football stars.
Bendtner who is currently being loaned out by Arsenal, revealed that in the summer, should
there's an offer from one of the Russians outfit, he would definitely give much thought especially
if there's no guarantee at the Gunners.
The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner got a boot in the nose from Angel Rangel when Sunderland
played Swansea about a month ago, but the Black Cats have been playing brilliantly in his absence
(including two games against his parent club) and Martin O'Neill now says that he will have to
fight to regain his place [.
It seems the Republic of Ireland fans have finally got their wish after manager
Giovanni Trapattoni called James McClean into the squad to face the Czech Rep on February 29,
Trapattoni had originally left the in-form Sunderland winger out of the squad but with another
great performance against Arsenal to his name McClean was a must for the squad.
English FA Cup Recap 18 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Below are brief recaps for all the FA Cup matches on February 18, 2012.
Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham
Birmingham starts off strong with a 20th minute Danny Murphy goal but Chelsea equalizes with a
62nd minute Daniel Sturridge goal.
Sunderland got revenge for last weeks League defeat by Arsenal by knocking the Gunners out of the
FA Cup yesterday evening. The Black Cats had the benefit of a week's rest between games while
Arsenal were getting battered in Italy and, according to Arsene Wenger, the tired legs obviously
contributed to the weak performance.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal FA Cup 18th February 2012
After seeing his side all but go out of the Champions League on Wednesday in Milan, Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger witnessed another appalling performance from his beleaguered side at Sunderland on
Saturday.
Football Association Cup
Sunderland v Arsenal
Stadium of Light
Saturday 18th February 17.15
For the third time this season Arsenal face Sunderland, this time in the fifth round of the FA
Cup. The two previous meetings ended in 2 1 wins for The Gunners with Thierry Henry scoring the
injury time winner last Saturday.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
While Real Madrid have all but wrapped up the La Liga title, Barcelona still have work to do to
lock down second place.
The defending champions welcome third-placed Valencia in one of the more intriguing non-Clasico
games of the season.
FA Cup Tips: Tough weekend for Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
The latest betting tips for the FA Cup weekend:
Sunderland v Arsenal
It's FA Cup weekend, with the feature game seeing Sunderland take on Arsenal at the Stadium of
Light (5.
