According to the Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspurs could complete a sensational swoop for former Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka. The Frenchman has added to his journeyman career by accepting a player and assistant manager role with Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua, but according to the report he could be seeking a move back to England.

Manchester City dramatically won their first English championship since 1968

In the second part of Stoppage Time's 2011-12 Season Review we take a look at how the season finished from England to Macedonia.

ENGLAND

Manchester City captured their first league championship for 44 years in dramatic fashion.

Everton Results 1890-91

Saturday 06 September 1890
West Bromwich Albion 1 4 Everton

Saturday 13 September 1890
Everton 5 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday 20 September 1890
Bolton Wanderers 0 5 Everton

Saturday 27 September 1890
Accrington (old) 1 2 Everton

Saturday 04 October 1890
Everton 7 0 Derby County

Saturday 11 October 1890
Aston Villa 2 2 Everton

Saturday 18 October 1890
Everton 2 0 Bolton Wanderers

Saturday 25 October 1890
Everton 2 3 West Bromwich Albion

Saturday 01 November 1890
Notts County 3 1 Everton

Saturday 08 November 1890
Blackburn Rovers 2 1 Everton

Saturday 15 November 1890
Everton 1 0 Sunderland

Saturday 22 November 1890
Preston North End 2 0 Everton

Saturday 29 November 1890
Everton 3 1 Blackburn Rovers

Saturday 06 December 1890
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1 Everton

Saturday 13 December 1890
Derby County 2 6 Everton

Saturday 20 December 1890
Sunderland 1 0 Everton

Friday 26 December 1890
Everton 3 2 Accrington (old)

Saturday 27 December 1890
Everton 7 3 Burnley

Thursday 01 January 1891
Everton 5 0 Aston Villa

Saturday 03 January 1891
Everton 4 2 Notts County

Saturday 10 January 1891
Everton 0 1 Preston North End

Saturday 14 March 1891
Burnley 3 2 Everton

1890 1891 English Football League Final Standings

*Sunderland deducted two points

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Points 1 Everton 22 14 1 7 63 29 29 2 Preston North End 22 12 3 7 44 23 27 3 Notts County 22 11 4 7 52 35 26 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 2 8 39 50 26 5 Bolton Wanderers 22 12 1 9 47 34 25 6 Blackburn Rovers 22 11 2 9 52 43 24 7 Sunderland* 22 10 5 7 51 31 23 8 Burnley 22 9 3 10 52 63 21 9 Aston Villa 22 7 4 11 45 58 18 10 Accrington 22 6 4 12 28 50 16 11 Derby County 22 7 1 14 47 81 15 12 West Bromwich Albion 22 5 2 15 34 57 12

Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa has been named to start in France's first Euro 2012 warm-up game, against Iceland in Valenciennes today (Sunday). Ben Arfa - after scoring wonder goal against Bolton Wanderers The France manager Laurent Blanc has named his starting eleven a full 24 hours before the game, and this will be a [.

Former Bolton superstar Jay Jay Okocha has publicly slammed the ownership group behind Bolton Wanderers following the club's relegation from the Premier League.

The Trotters had an emotional season after seeing Fabrice Muamba nearly die of cardiac failure while on the pitch, but couldn't capitalize on a strong cup-run and decent away form in the league.

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Following on from the post I made earlier in the week regarding foreign players in the Championship here we have the same information but for the top flight The Premier League. As you would expect this division features a higher proportion of foreign players than the Championship. However, it's interesting to note that 68 different nationalities were used in the Premier League during the 2011/2012 season, one fewer 67 were used in the Championship.

If Newcastle United have to pay £3.5M for midfield target Mark Davies from Bolton Wanderers they shouldn't bother. Mark Davies - Bolton's central midfielder £3.5M is what Newcastle paid to FC Twente for Cheick Tiote a couple of years ago, and he's a much better player than Mark, and it's still a mystery to us [.

If Newcastle United have to pay £3.5M for midfield target Mark Davies from Bolton Wanderers they shouldn't bother. Mark Davies - Bolton's central midfielder £3.5M is what Newcastle paid to FC Twente for Cheick Tiote a couple of years ago, and he's a much better player than Mark, and it's still a mystery to us [.

As we await Jurgen Klinsmann's expected announcement today on who he is calling into a camp that also begins Tuesday in Orlando, Fla, there are a number of domestic and foreign options available to the US coach. Klinsmann figures to announce which foreign-based players will be available today, with the rest of the squad being named Sunday after another weekend of MLS action.

More than 61,000 votes cast by soccer fans worldwide to recognize the best of the 2011-12 English Premier League (EPL) season We're proud to announce today the winners of our 4th annual EPL Awards, sponsored by Football Media. The 2012 winners...
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Josh Gatt made his return to Molde FK's starting lineup this weekend, and he might be staying there for the foreseeable future after a strong outing in a blowout win.

Molde topped Stabaek 5-0 on Saturday, and Gatt contributed to the rout with a goal and an assist.

It's been a historic season for Manchester City as they've captured the 2011-12 English Premier League title. Below is a closer look at their season and how they ended up lifting the trophy.

August

The opening month was a good start for City as they went 3-0-0 with wins over Swansea, Bolton, and an impressive win at White Hart Lane.

Below is the final table for the 2011-12 English Premier League season.

OVERALL HOME AWAY POS TEAM P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 93 29 18 1 0 55 12 10 4 5 38 17 64 89 2 Manchester United 38 28 5 5 89 33 15 2 2 52 19 13 3 3 37 14 56 89 3 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 74 49 12 4 3 39 17 9 3 7 35 32 25 70 4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41 13 3 3 39 17 7 6 6 27 24 25 69 5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51 11 5 3 29 17 8 3 8 27 34 5 65 6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46 12 3 4 41 24 6 7 6 24 22 19 64 7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40 10 3 6 28 15 5 8 6 22 25 10 56 8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40 6 9 4 24 16 8 1 10 23 24 7 52 9 Fulham 38 14 10 14 48 51 10 5 4 36 26 4 5 10 12 25 -3 52 10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 8 17 45 52 6 3 10 21 22 7 5 7 24 30 -7 47 11 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 44 51 8 7 4 27 18 4 4 11 17 33 -7 47 12 Norwich City 38 12 11 15 52 66 7 6 6 28 30 5 5 9 24 36 -14 47 13 Sunderland 38 11 12 15 45 46 7 7 5 26 17 4 5 10 19 29 -1 45 14 Stoke City 38 11 12 15 36 53 7 8 4 25 20 4 4 11 11 33 -17 45 15 Wigan Athletic 38 11 10 17 42 62 5 7 7 22 27 6 3 10 20 35 -20 43 16 Aston Villa 38 7 17 14 37 53 4 7 8 20 25 3 10 6 17 28 -16 38 17 Queens Park Rangers 38 10 7 21 43 66 7 5 7 24 25 3 2 14 19 41 -23 37 18 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 6 22 46 77 4 4 11 23 39 6 2 11 23 38 -31 36 19 Blackburn Rovers 38 8 7 23 48 78 6 1 12 26 33 2 6 11 22 45 -30 31 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 5 10 23 40 82 3 3 13 19 43 2 7 10 21 39 -42 25

Champions League: 1st , 2nd , 3rd

Champions League qualifying: 4th

Europa League: 5th

Relegation: 18th , 19th , 20th

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Manchester City won the title, Arsenal finished in third place, and Blackburn were relegated in the English Premier League on May 13, 2012.

Chelsea 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Two first half goals were enough for Chelsea to hold on for the three points. Blackburn scored a second half goal to make things interesting but couldn't finish the comeback.

By Alan Duffy

Stoke City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 20th May 2012

A late penalty from Irish striker Jonathan Walters doomed Bolton to (at least) a season in the Championship after the Trotters could only draw at the Britannia Stadium.

By Alan Duffy

Stoke City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 20th May 2012

A late penalty from Irish striker Jonathan Walters doomed Bolton to (at least) a season in the Championship after the Trotters could only draw at the Britannia Stadium.

Forty-four years ago, Manchester City broke their record transfer fee and splashed out £60,000 on Francis Lee from Bolton Wanderers. Several months later, they celebrated their first English championship for thirty-one years. At the start of this season, they broke that transfer record again and it was the man whose arrival at The City of Manchester Stadium did this, the £38m Sergio Aguero, who scored an almost inconceivable goal three minutes into stoppage-time to bring the title back to the club on an afternoon of emotional extremes which encapsulated why we love and loathe this beautiful, extraordinary, sanity-testing game.

So unfortunately for Bolton Wanderers there status in the Premier League has come down to this, a match at the Britannia stadium in which they need to pick up 3 points, bound to be a tall order for a side that has struggled for consistency in the league.

Stoke City have nothing to play for in this match, so at least thats one positive for Owen Coyle's Bolton side, so they may have thoughts elsewhere perhaps on there pre-season holidays.

The title race is down to the wire in the last matchday of the season in the English Premier League on May 13, 2012.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

A match that has little meaning for both sides. Chelsea will finish in sixth place while Blackburn will be relegated. The home side have one eye towards next Saturday's Champions League final but still should cruise past the Rovers in this match.

Below are predictions for all the EPL matches on May 13, 2012. Times listed are local UK time.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers, 15:00 Chelsea wins 2-1

Everton v Newcastle United, 15:00 - Everton wins 2-1

Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers, 15:00 - Manchester City wins 4-1

Norwich City v Aston Villa, 15:00 - 1-1 Draw

Stoke City v Bolton Wanderers, 15:00 - Bolton wins 1-0

Sunderland v Manchester United, 15:00 - Manchester United wins 2-1

Swansea City v Liverpool, 15:00 - Liverpool wins 3-2

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham, 15:00 - Tottenham wins 2-0

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal, 15:00 - Arsenal wins 1-0

Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 15:00 - 0-0 Draw

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Below are television listings for all the EPL matches on May 13, 2012. Times listed are local UK time.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers, 15:00 SPEED (USA), C+ (Spain/France/Finland/Poland), Abu Dhabi Sports (Middle East), Sport TV1 (Portugal)

Everton v Newcastle United, 15:00 - FoxSoccer.

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Last time out George got 5 results right and one perfect score. So it's looking like City will clinch their first Premier League title to join Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United as winners of the EPL.
Sunday 13th May 2012
Chelsea 5 v Blackburn Rovers 0
Everton 2 v Newcastle United 0
Manchester City 3 v Queens Park Rangers 0
Norwich City 2 v Aston Villa 0
Stoke City 2 v Bolton Wanderers 1
Sunderland 0 v Manchester United 1
Swansea City 2 v Liverpool 2
Tottenham Hotspur 3 v Fulham 1
West Bromwich Albion 0 v Arsenal 2
Wigan Athletic 3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
Last time's Premier League predictions

Their Words "There is no doubt that it is the biggest game of the season for Bolton Wanderers, the ultimate 'must win'. It is as simple as that." Bolton manager Owen Coyle. Other Sources Sporting Kansas City in need of a new plan of attack - from The Kansas City Star's Charles Gooch: I hate criticizing a first-place team.

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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 FRANCO PANIZO

It is do-or-die time for Bolton Wanderers.

Staring relegation in the face, Bolton will only avoid the drop to the Championship if they win their game at Stoke City and Manchester City tops Queens Park Rangers on Sunday. Tim Ream should resume his role in central defense for the Trotters, and he will need to help shutdown the likes of Peter Crouch and Kenwyne Jones to give Bolton a chance at staying in the EPL.

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Stay up, or go down, Bolton can count on Stuart Holden to stick around.

The U.S. midfielder, who is continuing his comeback from fall knee surgery, pledged his future to the club regardless of what happens in its battle against relegation. In order to stave off the drop and remain in the Premier League, Bolton need to defeat Stoke City on Sunday while hoping that Queens Park Rangers lose to Manchester City.

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It has to be said... the 2011/12 season for Manchester United fans has been nothing short of a disappointment. The season that started out with emphatic and wondrous victories against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers...
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Manchester City won at Newcastle, Manchester United kept pace, and Tottenham were held by Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

Newcastle United 0-2 Manchester City

City moved within one victory of the EPL title as Yaya Toure had goals in the 69th minute and 89th minute.

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By Alan Duffy

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 6th March

Poor old Owen Coyle watched as his side blew a two-goal lead which leaves them stuck in the relegation zone with just one game left.

A Martin Petrov spot-kick in the first-half followed by a Billy Jones own-goal on 72 minutes had put the Trotters in pole position to secure a vital three points.

By Alan Duffy

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 6th March

Poor old Owen Coyle watched as his side blew a two-goal lead which leaves them stuck in the relegation zone with just one game left.

A Martin Petrov spot-kick in the first-half followed by a Billy Jones own-goal on 72 minutes had put the Trotters in pole position to secure a vital three points.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Sacha Kljestan will never forget what he accomplished this weekend.

Kljestan won his first trophy as a professional on Sunday, as RSC Anderlecht secured the Pro League championship with a 1-1 draw versus Club Brugge despite two games still left to play in the season.

Manchester City stands two games from the English Premier League title, but Newcastle United has aspirations of a Top Three place and UEFA Champions League berth when the sides meet today in Newcastle.

Papiss Cisse is the hottest player in the Premier League right now and he will look to keep his incredible goal-scoring rate going against a City side riding high after their win against Manchester United.

Below are predictions for all the EPL matches on May 6, 2012. Times listed are local UK time.

Newcastle United v Manchester City, 13:30 Manchester City wins 3-2

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur, 14:00 Tottenham Hotspur wins 2-1

Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion, 14:00 0-0 Draw

Fulham v Sunderland, 14:00 Fulham wins 1-0

Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City, 14:00 Queens Park Rangers wins 1-0

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton, 14:00 Everton wins 3-1

Manchester United v Swansea City, 16:00 Manchester United wins 3-0

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Last time out George got 4 results right and zero perfect scores.
Saturday 5th May 2012
Arsenal 3 v Norwich 3
Sunday 6th May
Newcastle United 0 v Manchester City 1
Aston Villa 0 v Tottenham Hotspur 2
Bolton Wanderers 1 v West Bromwich Albion 0
Fulham 2 v Sunderland 0
Queens Park Rangers 2 v Stoke City 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 v Everton 1
Manchester United 1 v Swansea City 0
Monday May 7th
Blackburn Rovers 1 v Wigan Athletic 0
Tuesday May 8th
Liverpool 1 v Chelsea 1
Last time's Premier League predictions