A week after Manchester United's shock FA Cup exit, Sir Alex Ferguson fielded a side with immense respect for Birmingham City's Alex McCleish at St. Andrews. A match that was 1 of only 2 to survive the inclement weather on Saturday saw a 4-5-1 with Wayne Rooney in a lone striker role supported by Ji-sung Park and Antonio Valencia on the wings.

1. Steven Gerrard dispelled those 'Liverpool will let Chelsea win the title' myths with his assist for Didier Drogba. 2. Yes, Wigan have beaten Chelsea once this season but the chances of lightning striking twice are pretty slim. 3. Goodbye, Hull. Not being able to hold on to their vital win in the closing seconds probably [.

There isn't a great deal of transfer speculation ongoing that is likely to have a major impact on Birmingham's season or fantasy fortunes one way or the other. The squad is likely set for the most part with only an oldster (Camoranesi?), a youngster (Clyne?) and a forward looking to climb a few levels of competition (Dembele) even in the "strongly rumored" stage of the transfer process.

The big freeze and the dismal failure of England's 2018 World Cup bid will not stop the Premier League from rolling on. Its game week 16, time to forget the disappointment, put the heating on and enjoy another weekend of Football.

Spurs enjoyed a much needed rest midweek and will be hoping to capitalise on any signs of a Birmingham hangover following their Carling Cup exploits.

Manchester United and Arsenal drew their matches with Birmingham City and Everton respectively in cold Premier League outings yesterday. These draws gave Chelsea, the league leaders some space to breathe and opened up an opportunity for them to consolidate with a win. The last season champions, United went to St.

He's returned only 5 goals in 17 league starts, but coming in at a price of just 4.7M in the official Fantasy Premier League, Cameron Jerome is this week's Funny Feeling Friday.
While his strike partner Christian Benitez is more talented, and possesses even better pace (and a better first touch) - we have already featured Benitez as a Funny Feeling Friday way back in September.

What a breathtaking weekend it has been across Europe, with the final day drama taking place in many countries. For some, their faith was already sealed, but for others it went down to the wire as they strived to gain success.

Kenneth Perez scored five goals this term as his FC Twente side won their first ever Eredivisie title under the guidance of Steve McClaren.