I don't get excited about many Premier League fixtures but the Black Country derby certainly gets my heart racing. It's even more special when it takes place in the Premier League – todays match only the fourth in Premier League history.

So as Wolves slumped to what turned out to be an embarrassing defeat my major interest in Premier League football for this season ends in disappointment as West Brom triumphed for their eighth time to Wolves three wins since I first went to Molineux in 1999.

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By Alan Duffy

Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 4th February 2012

Djibril Cisse could never be described as a shrinking violet, so it will come as little surprise that the former Liverpool man was once again the centre of attention at Loftus Road, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

Signing of the season?

So one of the most exciting days of the season is over, and Jim White's excitable gossip-hungry clone can go back into suspended animation until next year. Yet spending is down nearly 70% versus last year's January deadline, where Torres and Carroll dominated the headlines.

Back down to Earth for Liverpool, as they travel to the West Midlands to face 19th-place Wolverhampton. It's a stark contrast from the action of the past week, facing opposition at the bottom of the table, away from Anfield, and with nothing immediately at stake. And if you've paid attention to Liverpool at all this season, it's cause for concern, with form against the mid- and lower-table sides worlds apart from the displays we've seen the last two times out.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de Andorra la Vella-AND, onde jogaram as seleções de Andorra (203º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Irlanda (29º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Dublin 25/04/2001 IRL3:1 (2:1)AND First stage2002Barcelona 28/03/2001 AND0:3 (0:1)IRL First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
Dublin 07/09/2010 IRL3:1 (2:1)AND
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Libor Kovarik-CZE
Scout:
Kevin Doyle (8.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de Andorra la Vella-AND, onde jogaram as seleções de Andorra (203º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Irlanda (29º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Dublin 25/04/2001 IRL3:1 (2:1)AND First stage2002Barcelona 28/03/2001 AND0:3 (0:1)IRL First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
Dublin 07/09/2010 IRL3:1 (2:1)AND
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Libor Kovarik-CZE
Scout:
Kevin Doyle (8.

THFC 1882 present Kenny Palmer with a report on Tottenham Hotspurs latest match.

After Wednesday's victory against Everton which propelled Spurs to just three points behind leaders Manchester City the team went into the game with expectations of going joint top with a victory over Wolves.

THFC1882 presents another guest writer. This time it's a guy I've known on Twitter for a while and he's always got something to say on our beloved Tottenham Hotspur. It gives me great pleasure to present Kenny Palmer with a preview of this weekend's game:

Wednesday's victory over Everton in the postponed game in hand from the start of the season has left Spurs level on points with Manchester United and 3 off leaders Manchester City.

It was billed as a match in which the losing manager would get fired, and if that is the case then it will be a much happier Christmas in the Coyle household this season than the Kean one as Bolton beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in a relegation six pointer.

The result means Blackburn replace Bolton at the foot of the Premier League, and Rovers will be bottom at Christmas with only one team avoiding relegation from that position.

By Alan Duffy

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Stoke City Premier League 17th December 2011

You have to hand it to Tony Pulis, you really do. For all the (often justified) criticism of his team's tactics and style of play, Stoke continue to ground out decent results season after season, never looking like getting themselves embroiled in a relegation dogfight.

I've received an early Christmas present.
Much to my wife's delight, our kitchen calendar next year will be the Official Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Calendar for 2012.
I don't know what it's like in your house, but in ours, the kitchen calendar is the source of all knowledge: if it's not in the calendar, then it's not happening.

Whatever the hell you think is going on at Chelsea right now, whatever you think the club is mired in A Carlo-esque bad moment, crisis, et al. it doesn't matter. What we all can agree on is that anything less than a win this weekend at home to Wolves is going to see the shit hit the proverbial fan.

Ireland confirmed their place at next summer's European Championships with a 1-1 draw against Estonia in the second leg of their Euro 2012 play-off.
Already four up from the first leg, Ireland looked to be coasting when Stephen Ward fired home the opener after keeper Pavel Londak failed to hold Kevin Doyle's header.

John O'Shea and Kevin Doyle are back in the Ireland team for tomorrow night's Euro 2012 play-off second leg against Estonia in Lansdowne Road.
Stephen Kelly at right back and Jon Walters in attack are the players that make way for the returning duo.
O'Shea comes back into the side following a hamstring injury, while Doyle returns from suspension to partner Robbie Keane in the Irish attack.

John O'Shea and Kevin Doyle are back in the Ireland team for tomorrow night's Euro 2012 play-off second leg against Estonia in Lansdowne Road.
Stephen Kelly at right back and Jon Walters in attack are the players that make way for the returning duo.
O'Shea comes back into the side following a hamstring injury, while Doyle returns from suspension to partner Robbie Keane in the Irish attack.

By Alan Duffy

Everything that could have gone right for the Boys In Green on Friday night did. Four away goals, two (opposition) sendings-off and a clean sheet to take back to the Aviva Stadium made Ireland's play-off victory over Estonia in Talinn the perfect night for the Republic.

Middlesbrough forward Tarmo Kink has acknowledged the depth of the Ireland team that arrived in Estonia for the first leg of the Euro 2012 qualification playoff between the two nations but has singled out Spartak Moscow's Aiden McGeady as the biggest threat.

Kink, who has scored four times in 22 appearances for his Championship outfit, is wary of other seasoned Irish performers such as the Los Angeles Galaxy's Robbie Keane and Fulham's Damien Duff but admits that the 25-year old McGeady is the one striking fear in Estonian hearts.

Ireland striker Jon Walters says he won't be afraid to mix it up with Estonia's defenders if required by Giovanni Trapattoni during the Euro play-off's.
The Stoke City player is vying for a starting birth with Simon Cox, for Kevin Doyle's place and is adamant that he will play whatever role he is asked to in Friday's away encounter.

Wigan Woes Continue in '6-Pointer' Clash - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Halloween may have come and gone, but Wigan Athletic's form remains scary. After the Latics' 3-1 away loss to fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers, the losing streak has stretched to eight Premier League games.

By Alan Duffy

Manchester City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 29th October 2011

Roberto Mancini's star-studded squad had to dig deep to secure yet another league victory, this time at Molineux.

2-0 up, courtesy of strikes from Bosnian Edin Dzeko and Serb Alexander Kolarov, the Citizens then saw captain Vincent Kompany sent off for a last-man challenge on Kevin Doyle in the box after a shaky-looking Joe Hart had spilled the ball.

Giovanni Trapattoni has included Shane Long in his 26-man Ireland squad to face Estonia in the Euro 2012 play-offs next month.
West Brom ruled Long out for 'up to six weeks' after he was injured by Alan Hutton's two-footed lunge during the first half of their 2-1 Premier League win at Villa Park.

Rep of Ireland and Leeds defender Darren O'Dea scores a dramatic injury time winner against Peterbro. Maybe Trapattoni will throw him up front after this one considering Shane Long and Robbie Keane are doubtful for the play-offs while Kevin Doyle misses out through suspension, with Trap I wouldn't be surprised with the switch.

By Alan Duffy

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Swansea City Premier League 22 October 2011

A game of two halves this was, with the Swans thoroughly deserving a 2-0 half-time lead courtesy of goals from Danny Graham and Joe Allen.

However, a half-time booing from the home fans seemed to do the trick for Wolves, who launched a superb fightback after the break, with Kevin Doyle and Jamie O'Hara eventually salvaging a point and ending a dismal run of five straight league defeats.

Late goals from Kevin Doyle and Jamie O' Hara saw Wolves claw back a two goal deficit against Swansea at Molineaux today and perhaps saved manager Mick McCarthy from the chop in doing so. It looked grim for the home side at half-time after goals from Danny Graham and Joe Allen had Swansea 2-0 up before the great Wolves fightback late in the second half.

Irish striker Shane Long has set his sights on forcing his way in Ireland's starting line-up for the crucial Euro 2012 play-off games against Estonia.
Long was a surprise ommission for the decisive group match with Estonia in Dublin last week, which saw Ireland secure a runners-up spot.

Estonia stand between Ireland and a place in the Euro 2012 finals following today's play-off draw in Krakow.
Giovanni Trapattoni's side will be away in the first leg on either Friday, 11 November/Saturday 12 November, with the return tie at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, 15 November.

Ireland secured a Euro 2012 play-off spot after a dramatic 2-1 win over Armenia, but it came at a price as Kevin Doyle was sent-off in the second half.
The striker is now certain to miss the first leg of the play-offs and will need some generosity from UEFA to avoid a two-game ban.

Ireland secured a Euro 2012 play-off spot after a dramatic 2-1 win over Armenia, but it came at a price as Kevin Doyle was sent-off in the second half.
The striker is now certain to miss the first leg of the play-offs and will need some generosity from UEFA to avoid a two-game ban.

By Alan Duffy

Three years after Thierry Henry's infamous handball in France's World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland, the Irish finally received some kind of footballing karma at the Aviva Stadium, courtesy of another appalling refereeing decision, this time by Spanish official Eduardo Ganzalez.

Simon Cox will start in attack alongside Kevin Doyle for Ireland in tomorrow's vital Euro 2012 qualifier with Armenia in the Aviva Stadium. It was widely expected that in-form West Brom striker Shane Long would partner doyle, in the event of Robbie Keane failing his fitness battle.
Stephen Kelly comes in for the suspended Stephen Ward.

By Alan Duffy

Pies' pick of the ten finest snaps from Friday night's selection of Euro 2012 qualifiers (other than England's game, that is).

Kevin Doyle and Co. celebrate scoring against the mighty Andorra

Gareth Bale scores as Wales start to get their act together, albeit too late for Poland and Ukraine

Estonia's Raoi Piiroja beats Northern Ireland's Kyle Lafferty to the ball

Spain celebrate Juan Mata's opening goal against the Czech Republic

Robin van Persie leaps with Moldova's Stanislav Namasco and Igor Armas

Greece celebrate vital win against Croatia

The much-coveted Eden Hazard is swamped by team-mates after scoring for Belgium

Les Bleus celebrate second goal against Albania.

Kevin Doyle's 10th international goal set Ireland on the road to a comfortable victory in Andorra as Giovanni Trapattoni's men completed the first half of their European mission.
Doyle's seventh-minute strike gave Ireland an advantage they never threatened to surrender and when defender Ildefons Lima deflected Aiden McGeady's shot into his own net 13 minutes later, the points were effectively safe.

Kevin Doyle's 10th international goal set Ireland on the road to a comfortable victory in Andorra as Giovanni Trapattoni's men completed the first half of their European mission.
Doyle's seventh-minute strike gave Ireland an advantage they never threatened to surrender and when defender Ildefons Lima deflected Aiden McGeady's shot into his own net 13 minutes later, the points were effectively safe.

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has named his team for Friday's Euro 2012 Group 2 qualifier with Andorra.
John O'Shea replaces Stephen Kelly with Sean St Ledger coming in for the suspended Richard Dunne from Ireland's last game in Russia.
Trapattoni has resisted the temptation to bring Keith Fahey into the midfield after he hinted at using the Birmingham midfielder in training earlier this week.

By Alan Duffy

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Newcastle United Premier League 1st October 2011

Newcastle's superb start to the season continued at Molineux, courtesy of a 2-1 win against Wolves.

In-form striker Demba Ba hit his fourth in two games before Argentine wideman Jonas Gutierrez scored a superb individual effort to make it 2-0.

Wolves have tied down Irish striker Kevin Doyle to the club until 2015, which should rule out Arsene Wenger attempting to sign him in the January transfer window having been a Gunner's target in the Summer.

A deligted Mick McCarthy told www.wolves.co.uk: "It's great news that Kevin has signed the new contract and his future is now secured for another four years.

Kevin Doyle signs new long-term deal at Wolves

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle insisted he was delighted to commit his future to the Premier League club despite interest from Arsenal and Liverpool.

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Match Review: Liverpool 2 Wolves 1

Liverpool bounced back from their defeat against Spurs with three points against Wolves at Anfield yesterday. The win ended a spell of two league defeats for the Reds and saw them climb back up to 6th in the table claim their first September Premier League win since the 6-1 victory over Hull City in 2009.

Tottenham Hotspur: Dancing with Wolves - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Tottenham Hotspur face a serious test of their Champions League aspirations, away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Having yet to collect a single point Harry Redknapp's team must get their season started.

The north London club has endured a tumultuous start to the 2011/2012 Premier League season.