Tottenham remain bottom of the Premier League after yet another defeat. This time they have been beaten by Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth to leave them with just two points from a possible eighteen, leaving manager Juande Ramos under severe pressure at the helm.

It was two former Spurs strikers that bagged all three points for Pompey. Click to continue reading...

Another Friday means match day is soon to come. This week it's newcomers Hull City visiting the Emirates. It was a crazy week, as the youngsters were the toast of the Carling Cup's third round with their thrashing of Sheffield United. Lots of interesting news to go around as a result.

Cesc talks about fearing for his first team place with the sort of young talent below him.

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Tottenham defender Gareth Bale will be top of Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez's wish list when the January transfer window opens, according to the Sun.

Spurs have endured a terrible start to the season and currently sit rock bottom on two points from their opening five matches.

Having already lost Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane over the summer, Spurs coach Juande Ramos will be loathe to lose another of his key players. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while being glad Li Jiao isn't your roommate... DC United need web developers (Behind the Badge) David Bentley wouldn't cut it as an Offside blogger (The Spoiler) When was football's golden age? (200%) The great Gerrard and Lampard England debate, part 1,234,443 (Times Online) Why Platini's attack on Wenger makes no sense whatsoever (The Run of Play) Gareth [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is reportedly considering a January swoop for Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon, with the England International also said to be attracting attention from Aston Villa and Newcastle United.

21-year-old Lennon has been at White Hart Lane since joining from Leeds United in 2005, but despite making a promising start to his career at the North London side, which forced him into the England squad, Lennon has not pushed on to become the star many thought he would at Spurs. Click to continue reading...

Spurs midfielder David Bentley has reportedly told boss Juande Ramos that he is unhappy with being played in an unfamiliar central role and is keen to be put back on the wing. Bentley, a £15million summer capture from Blackburn Rovers, has been used further infield by Juande Ramos in recent weeks and, according to The People, [. Click to continue reading...

David Dunn will be reeling from the news that the achilles problem he picked up against Hull on 23rd August is likely to see him out for as much as four months. Scans he has undertaken show that the injury is another serious one for the unlucky midfielder. Dunn is a very talented player who was looking somewhere near his best at the start of this season. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham coach Gus Poyet refused to hide away after seeing his team slip to their third defeat of the season at home to Aston Villa last night. Spurs left David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas on the bench for the match against Villa last night and the move backfired as they were shot down by Martin O'Neill's [. Click to continue reading...

After a bit of a blog break, I thought it time to reflect on the past couple of weeks, and talk about the one thing that really struck me amongst the furore around Theo's international hattrick. And that was David Bentley's reaction. If you get another chance to see the highlights, take a look as Walcott [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham fell to their third defeat out of four games in the Premier League last night to leave them sitting rock bottom. Many people had speculated that this season could see Juande Ramos' men break into the top four, due to signings like Giovani Dos Santos and David Bentley but unfortunately for the North London club the reverse has happened. Click to continue reading...

OK this is an Arsenal Blog, Blah blah blah, but come on. After my earlier article on David Bentley and his delusions, who was going to miss out on noticing that the top three of the Premiership table reads... Team Pl Gd Pts Chelsea 4 7 10 Liverpool 4 3 10 Arsenal 4 7 9 The bottom three of the Premiership table reads Team Pl Gd Pts Blackburn 4 -6 4 Stoke 4 -3 3 Tottenham 4 -3 1 Hahahahahahahahaha! Click to continue reading...

David Bentley said in December of last year "I've a bit of banter with Becks. I tell him I'm the new Becks and better looking. Some players are in awe of him but he's just Becks to me. "I believe I should be in the England team instead of him. Any footballer [...] Click to continue reading...

Jermaine Pennant is set to extend his contract with Liverpool, although questions remain over his future at the club.

According to The Times, the Reds will take up their option to add a fourth year to Pennant's current deal, which will expire at the end of the season.

However, there are still doubts over the 25-year-old's long-term prospects at Anfield, especially as he is yet to feature at all for the club this season. Click to continue reading...

Sadly, we could've turned this thing into an all-Prem list, but did our best to look elsewhere. Didn't turn out so well. The problem is so many sums paid in the Premiership dwarf that of those in other leagues - Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, etc. - that it can make their normally [...] Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you file for 82 divorces... David Bentley dancing around like a fool (The Beautiful Game) Terrible season for Cobh Ramblers (Pitch Invasion) Round 3 round up from Australia (A-League Offside) Joey Barton states the obvious (NUFC Blog) Don't show up late for a match in Uruguay (FCL) Gabby Agbonlahor has been busy (Unprofessional Foul) The mystery behind the [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United, loan), Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Dimitar. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mark Bunn (Northampton), Vince Grella (Torino), Keith Andrews (Milton Keynes Dons), Julio Santa Cruz (Cerro Porteno), Danny Simpson (Manchester United, loan), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Carlos Villanueva (Loan). Notable departures: Paul Gallagher (Plymouth, loan), David Bentley (Aston Villa, Tottenham),. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Lee Young-Pyo (Borussia Dortmund), Anthony Gardner. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vince Grella (Torino), Keith Andrews (Milton Keynes Dons), Julio Santa Cruz (Cerro Porteno), Danny Simpson (Manchester United, loan), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Carlos Villanueva (Loan). Notable departures: David Bentley (Aston Villa, Tottenham), Brad Friedel (Aston Villa). Rovers target heading. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Lee Young-Pyo (Borussia Dortmund), Anthony Gardner. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vince Grella (Torino), Keith Andrews (Milton Keynes Dons), Julio Santa Cruz (Cerro Porteno), Danny Simpson (Manchester United, loan), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Carlos Villanueva (Loan). Notable departures: David Bentley (Aston Villa, Tottenham), Brad Friedel (Aston Villa). Uruguay star on. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez looks to clear the deadwood and apparently Blackburn see this wide man as ‘perfect' replacement for David Bentley. But are they sadly mistaken? Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! According to the Daily Mirror, Blackburn will try to push through their interest in Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant before . Click to continue reading...

I wrote on here on Friday that Shaun Wright-Phillips was back where he belongs. Most people felt that his move back to Manchester City was a good move for all concerned. Not many would have predicted that he would score two goals in his first game, a 3-0 win at Sunderland. The look of joy on his face after both goals portrayed all of his feelings of happiness and relief. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspur has announced that the club has reached an agreement with Spartak Moscow to sign Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko for a transfer fee believed to be £14 million. The star striker who made a huge impression in Euro 2008 won't be ready to play against Chelsea in the London derby today. Click to continue reading...

Football Gossip: Pennant winging his way to Blackburn?
Football gossip has it that Blackburn have been told by Liverpool to bid six million pounds for Jermaine Pennant, or forget it.

Paul Ince obviously is looking for a replacement for David Bentley and Pennant obviously fits the bill. Click to continue reading...

BLACKBURN have tied down striker Roque Santa Cruz to a new contract.The Paraguayan was wanted by ex-Rovers boss Mark Hughes at Manchester City.But the ex-Bayern Munich ace has committed his future to the Ewood Park club by signing a four-year deal.It is a huge boost for Rovers boss Paul Ince, who has already lost England star David Bentley to Tottenham this summer. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Anthony Gardner (Hull City), Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Paul Robinson (Blackburn), Radek. Click to continue reading...

Instead of rambling on about England, plucking problems out of the air, I have decided there is a better way to find England's problems and their solutions. All of the match reports are written within an hour or two of the match's climax. The reports wrote down England's most obvious deficiency's. The one's that caused that awful performance. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Julio Santa Cruz (Cerro Porteno), Danny Simpson (Manchester United, loan), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Carlos Villanueva (Loan). Notable departures: David Bentley (Aston Villa, Tottenham), Brad Friedel (Aston Villa). Ince would like his old captain back Aston Villa are hoping... Click to continue reading...

Here is an interesting article that for Republic of Ireland forward turned London Times columnist Tony Cascarino wrote about David Beckham's recent performances for the English national team. I completely agree with Tony based on the England games that I've seen live. The English team are tolerating Beckham purely for his ability on free kicks and corners, but they really do need a more complete player like a David Bentley or Aaron Lennon (if he can recapture his form). Click to continue reading...

We here at Soccer Statistics HQ are considering changing our site picture from that of Cristiano Ronaldo to one of a new player. We do not as yet know the identity of the player who will bless your screens when accessing the world of football stats, but here is where you can have some fun.

We invite you to write your recommendations in the comments section for the player you think should be represented on this site. Click to continue reading...

Ok, obviously the real action took place last night up at Mile End Stadium, but apparently some people seem to not really care about how amazing me and my friends are at 5-a-side and would rather hear about the bunch of over-rated no-hopers that we like to call the England national team.

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After three weeks of searching for a replacement for David Bentley, Paul Ince looks to have identified his target, and plans to submit a cheeky £9.5m bid for a Spanish winger. Valencia winger Joaquin is reportedly the player that Paul Ince wants to bring to Ewood Park to help fill the ... Click to continue reading...

It's about time we started reading about players linked with a move to Ewood Park, rather than away from the Lancashire club. Brad Friedel and David Bentley have already upped sticks, while Roque Santa Cruz and Stephen Warnock are both being linked with a move, despite playing an important role ... Click to continue reading...

Blackburn Rovers are considering a double swoop of Valencia's Joaquin and Nikola Zigic. These two additions would greatly improve Paul Ince's side as they aim to replace the departed David Bentley (and possibly Roque Santa Cruz if he leaves).

For those of you that aren't familiar with these two players, you soon will be. Click to continue reading...