Arsenal lost to title rivals Chelsea at the weekend to cap a miserable fortnight for the Gunners. Arsene Wenger's team have not won any of their last four matches in all competitions as they've slumped to FA Cup defeat at Stoke, been held at Villa and been beaten by their two title rivals. Next up they face a resurgent Liverpool team which has been grinding out some excellent results and will be extremely hard to beat at the Emirates. Click to continue reading...

Daniel Agger is aware that UEFA Champions League-chasing Liverpool will need to display the correct mentality if they are to record a rare win at Arsenal on Wednesday.
The Reds' last Premier League victory at the home of the Gunners came six years before the defender's 2006 arrival in England and he is keen to address that statistic as his club bid to hold on to a place in the top four. Click to continue reading...

Over the last few weeks, I have focused on comments made by the fans and looked at whether most of them are right to say that most of the team needs changing. The Chelsea game ... Click to continue reading...

Today's international fixture list includes some big ones in the English Premier League, the Coupe de France and Copa Libertadores, among others. Man City hosts Bolton Wanderers in a battle between a team looking to crack the top 4 and a team fighting to stay above the relegation zone. Other relegation battlers are on the field today as Portsmouth hosts Sunderland, Wigan hosts Stoke and Fulham hosts Burnley. Click to continue reading...

Some housecleaning: this series has killed my numbers this week, so to remedy the situation, I've stopped looking at my numbers. Also, the following subject matter has been covered elsewhere already countless times, but I needed to do this for myself, so if you comment on or link to it, please don't write "this is nothing new. Click to continue reading...

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It isn't a mystery that he wants Chamakh...

Marouane Chamakh and Arsenal are apparently close to a transfer deal even though Arsene Wenger is not confirming anything.� Because Chamakh will be able to take a free transfer at the end of this season he can go ahead and sign with someone else, and if Arsenal is smart they'll get this thing done and go ahead and tell the world.

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Jozy Altidore is beginning to blossom as a striker in the English Premier League, but it is easy to forget that he has been doing so despite dealing with the emotional toll of the earthquake disaster in Haiti.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he was upset with the media for only focusing on his "we were a better team" words after the Stamford Bridge defeat of last Sunday. Speaking on Monday, the Frenchman declared ... Click to continue reading...

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1) John Terry- Chelsea

He� has his Chelsea club fighting for the title and it never hurts to have a figure like Terry in the middle of the defense.� With an explosive offense, Terry makes the Blues chances of winning the Premiership that much better.

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With the 2-0 win over Arsenal at the weekend, Petr Cech kept his 100th clean sheet for Chelsea in 6 seasons since he signed for Chelsea back in July 2004. Its been a spell in his career that has seen him win all there is to win in England, Suffer heartache in the Champions League on more than one occasion and suffer what could of been a life threatening injury. Click to continue reading...

Simon Hattenstone is a features writer for the Guardian who used to write a weekly sports column. � He joined the EPL Talk podcast � to talk about his background as a Manchester City supporter, the John Terry affair, and his background in sports writing.

Don't forget that the EPL Talk Podcast is the only Premier League interview and analysis podcast available for free.

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It's that time of the season again where the race for the Premier League title really starts to take shape.

Nothing much has changed this year Harry Redknapp continues to dream of Spurs breaking into the top four, Steven Gerrard thinks Liverpool have finally turned a corner and Arsene Wenger insists his team is the only one actually playing football.

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The January transfer window may be over but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is already thinking about next summer and possible reinforcements for his side. Speaking to Canal+, the Frenchman confirmed he likes Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh, ...

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It may not come easy for Arsenal to stay positive after Sunday's defeat but left-winger Gael Clichy believes the squad has to keep on fighting until the end in the English Premiership. Speaking after Chelsea's 2-0 ... Click to continue reading...

Well, it's that time again. We've lost to a title rival and it hurts like hell. It hurts so much that the internet is full of hundreds of experts who know all the answers. We have a mind numbing barrage of Wenger didn't buy so we are screwed posts asking for his head. I tried to look for an article that clearly showed what our problems are and which player would solve those issues.

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It may be something of a stretch to describe a football crowd as "family", but those that travel to away matches get at least part of the way towards that description. Even at many larger clubs, the number of people that go regularly to away matches often only runs into hundreds. The same faces at different venues, the length and breadth of the country.

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Cesc Fabregas has said that he always had a place in his heart for FC Barcelona. This summer he will reportedly embrace that sentiment to the fullest.

According to Spanish reports, the Arsenal captain and Spain international will snub a lucrative offer from the Gunners to join the Spanish giant during the summer transfer window.

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It may have been obvious prior to Saturday's emphatic derby victory over Everton, but now it's really official: Liverpool are riding a wave of momentum not seen since last season's dramatic run at Manchester United and the Premier League title. And it couldn't come at a better time. Whilst it would be easy to bang on [. Click to continue reading...

Ten points out of twelve. That was my prediction from the so-called "four crucial games" which will come to an end on Wednesday when a confident Liverpool side will pay us a visit at the ...

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Jozy Altidore is 20 years old. He's a starting striker in the English Premier League and he's begun playing the type of soccer expected of him when he drew a $10 million transfer as a teenager.

Oh, and in case you forgot, he is American.

This seems silly to point out here, but it seems some folks lose sight of the fact that Altidore is a 20-year-old American striker playing in the world's biggest league.

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Jozy Altidore is 20 years old. He's a starting striker in the English Premier League and he's begun playing the type of soccer expected of him when he drew a $10 million transfer as a teenager.

Oh, and in case you forgot, he is American.

This seems silly to point out here, but it seems some folks lose sight of the fact that Altidore is a 21-year-old American striker playing in the world's biggest league.

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Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has revealed that he wants to join Arsenal when his contract expires this summer - effectively ending Liverpool's interest in him.
The Reds were one of the frontrunners for the Morocco international's signature but a move to North London with the Gunners appears to be too strong to resist for the 26-year-old, who admitted that he favoured a switch to the capital with Gunners' manager Arsene Wenger believed to be a keen admirer of his abilities. Click to continue reading...

"I know your anger, I know your dreamsI've been everything you wanna be ohhh...I'm the Cult of Personality" -- Living Colour, "Cult of Personality."Remember those amazing old stickers you'd see around cities, "Andre the Giant Has a Posse?"Maybe we ought to amend it to Didier Drogba has a posse. Or at least a cult. Click to continue reading...

First Star: Score your first Premier League goal and take the top spot in our weekend roundup. Jozy Altidore did that for Hull, and even better they won 2-1 over Manchester City. Altidore scored the opener in the 31st-minute. George Boateng made it 2-0 in the 54th. Manchester City pulled one back in the 59th, but it was Hull's day. Click to continue reading...

07.02.2010 - Serie A
Fiorentina 0-1 Roma

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Landon Donovan was on the losing end of his first Anfield trip with Everton but the main talking point of the weekend was Jozy Altidore scoring his first Premier League goal in a huge victory for Hull City over Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

It was one of our biggest games of the season and most important for two different reasons. Firstly we had to win to retake the lead in the Premier League after United thumped Pompey 5-0 on Saturday. Secondly because of all the hype about John Terry after the news that broke on Friday following all the drama about his private life. Click to continue reading...

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1) Petr Cech- Chelsea

Many critics believe that the star keeper has taken a step backwards over the last year, but Petr Cech still has the most clean sheets of any Premier League keeper and should be on the top of the list by season's end.� Cech has had nine different matches in which he did not allow a single goal and the helmet-clad goalie� should finish the year strong with� Terry managing the defensive unit.

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Chapter III Jim Morrison was probably an Arsenal Fan

This is the end, Beautiful friend; This is the end; My only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end; Of everything that stands; the end

No safety or surprise, the end; I'll never look into your eyes, again

You can't help but feel you never want to get out of bed and just sleep the memory of our last two games away.

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One player highly thought of and sought after is Bari defender Andrea Ranocchia, who is one of the hottest defensive prospects currently plying his trade in Europe. Manchester United seen particularly interested along with cross town rivals Manchester City and Chelsea.

The 21 year-old, Italy under 21 international has been in superb form for the newly promoted side as they surged up the Serie A table.

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A terrible, terrible weekend of match predictions by yours truly and an even worse week for the Prem, as thanks to Everton, Tottenham, Villa and City's poor, poor form, those jammy bastards Liverpool undeservedly re-entered the top four and have actually gained some momentum... look out Arsenal! United briefly went top of the pops till [. Click to continue reading...

I had planned to do this as a Jakarta Casual TV piece but didn't have enough pictures to go round and the thought of filming myself seemed bonkers.
The small print bit. All opinions are my own and based on what I done did see like over 2009. Not much Malaysian content I'm afraid 'cos I only saw a couple of games there and deciding so and so is a good player just 'cos someone else said so seems daft. Click to continue reading...

The word "drog" should be in the dictionary(no not the urban one). "Drog" verb- Completely dominating one's opponent in the style of an Ivorian footballing machine.

It was an all too familiar story at Stamford Bridge. Dider Drogba, 12 goals in 12 games against Arsenal.

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Two goals from Didier Drogba in the first 25 minutes gave Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 win against Arsenal, in a result that ended the Gunners faint title hopes.

Chelsea responded quickly to Manchester United taking over top place in the league after they beat Portsmouth 5-0 yesterday.

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Two goals from Didier Drogba in the first 25 minutes gave Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 win against Arsenal, in a result that ended the Gunners faint title hopes.

Chelsea responded quickly to Manchester United taking over top place in the league after they beat Portsmouth 5-0 yesterday. Only 8 minutes had gone by when Drogba, scorer of Chelsea's goal in their midweek draw with Hull, latched on to John Terry's flick-on from a corner to poke home at the back post.

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