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Aston Villa

Position 11th, 6-9-7 (27 points, -3 goal differential)

Away Record: 3-6-2, -1 goal differential

Recent Form: DWLDW

Last Meeting: Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 2 (December 21, 2011)

Back in action tomorrow (remember when we used to play matches on Saturday) as we square off against Aston Villa in the FA Cup 4th round match.

This was one result i was not expecting, however one i totally agree with. Right from the start of the tournament and even through out the Qualifying period, the Lions of Teranga had established themselves as one of the very few sides who were strong favourites to lift the AFCON trophy on Feb 12th.

Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt could be in line for a shock Anfield departure during the January transfer window with Galatasaray showing an interest, according to reports in The Metro.
Since arriving at Liverpool from Feyenoord for £10million in 2006, Kuyt has been one of the key players for the Anfield outfit.

Arsene Wenger has suffered from one of his usual mid-season defensive crises which has been compounded by the injury to Thomas Vermaelen in Arsenal's 1-0 win over QPR on Saturday. He has nowmade it clear that he is looking for a left-back on loan, and today the Mail reports that his number One target is [.

Liverpool's Luis Suarez has been charged by the FA today for 'an alleged gesture made towards the Fulham fans' at the end of Monday night's defeat at Craven cottage. I may be clutching at straws here but I think this could (indirectly) turn out to be a positive thing for both Suarez and the club.

The best and worst refereeing decisions this season: Luiz's lifeline, Rodwell's red or Newcastle's penalty against Man United?

After Stuart Attwell's howler, talkSPORT's listeners select the best and worst decisions so far

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The best and worst refereeing decisions this season: Luiz's lifeline, Rodwell's red or Newcastle's penalty against Man United?

After Stuart Attwell's howler, talkSPORT's listeners select the best and worst decisions so far

View the full story here: Talksport

A news article on 2011-12-05 11:32:53 from: Talksport

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The best and worst refereeing decisions this season: Luiz's lifeline, Rodwell's red or Newcastle's penalty against Man United?

After Stuart Attwell's howler, talkSPORT's listeners select the best and worst decisions so far

View the full story here: Talksport

A news article on 2011-12-05 11:32:53 from: Talksport

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The best and worst refereeing decisions this season: Luiz's lifeline, Rodwell's red or Newcastle's penalty against Man United?

After Stuart Attwell's howler, talkSPORT's listeners select the best and worst decisions so far

View the full story here: Talksport

A news article on 2011-12-05 11:32:53 from: Talksport

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Liverpool's Ressies easily beat Sundeland's 5-1 at melwood this afternoon at Melwood.
Rodolfo Borell had the chance to pick Jay Spearing, Jonjo Flanagan and Sebastian Coates from the first team squad thanks to Kenny Dalglish's wish to give them playing time ahead of the Carling Cup tie with Chelsea this night week.

Marouane Chamakh joined Arsenal last year, but he has never really won over the fans at the Emirates, and according to reports today he could be heading back to France and Paris Saint Germain. This morning talkSPORT broke the news that PSG could offer the Moroccan International a lifeline as he is unhappy at being [.

Arsenal assistant coach Pat Rice believes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is capable of breaking into the England team this season after the former Southampton youngster impressed on his Champions League debut against Olympiakos last night.

Oxlade-Chamberlain completed his switch from the Championship side to Arsenal this summer and more than held his own against the Greek Champions, finding the net to become the youngest ever Englishman to score in Europen football's leading club competition.

The Colorado Rapids unloaded a month of frustrations on Isidro Metapan, beating the Salvadoran side 3-1 at home on Wednesday night.

In the process, the Rapids (2-2-1, 7 points) also threw a lifeline to a CONCACAF Champions League campaign that appeared dead after losing two matches at home by a combined 6-2 margin.

Levante maintained their unbeaten start to the season and picked up a third consecutive win against nine-man Espanyol to move level on points with second-placed Barcelona and one point adrift of Real Betis Balompié at the summit.

Levante's Rubén Suárez opened the scoring via a penalty (14) and added a second from the spot (58) after Jordi Amat was dismissed for the visitors.

Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has not given up hopes of playing for England, after scoring on his debut at Eastlands in the 2-0 victory over Birmingham in the Carling Cup.
The 30-year old has been plagued with injuries in the last four-years, and his career in the Premier League was in doubt when he was released by Manchester United at the end of the last season, after making just four appearances in the last three years for the club.

The duo who grab the limelight

It another win for Arsenal as we progressed through to the next round of the Carling Cup at the expense of plucky Shrewsbury Town. It was only our second win of the season and frankly, we'll just have to take that. There was a mixture of first team back ups and youngsters on display in the game yesterday.

By Alan Duffy

A trademark shambolic defensive performance from Arsene Wenger's sorry side handed Blackburn Rovers a much-needed victory.

Two own-goals, and two other badly-defended Rovers' attacks gifted the home side the victory in a game the Gunners dominated.

Rubin Kazan downed a gallant Shamrock Rovers 3-0 tonight in the Tallaght Stadium. The Irish minnows got off to the worst possible start in their first appearance in European football proper with former Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins getting the opener on 3 minutes.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

After a 2010 that saw the top spot change only once, the number one seed seems to be a cursed position this time around.

No. 1 North Carolina followed up a win over former top seed Louisville with a double overtime loss against unranked Virginia Tech.

Last week it was Nani, this week is was Young, Man United's rapid wide men have put a marker down for the rest of the season.

The Red Devils showed last season that they were capable of scrapping for wins and grinding out points and so it has proved again in the opening two matches of the season.

AC Milan offer Aquilani Serie A lifeline

Italian giants have made contact with Reds about a proposed move for the midfielder

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Queens Park Rangers offer Liverpool's Joe Cole a lifeline

• Premier League newcomers want Cole on season's loan deal • Liverpool keen to get midfielder's contract off wage bill Queens Park Rangers have offered Joe Cole the chance to revive his Premier League career on a season-long loan from Liverpool.

Alberto Aquilani offered Liverpool lifeline by Kenny Dalglish

Alberto Aquilani could still have a future at Anfield, says Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish

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Liverpool is weighing up whether to offload Joe Cole to QPR in a season-long loan move.
The Barclays Premier League new boys are hoping to strike a deal with the Reds over the England midfielder, who has failed to impress since joining from Chelsea last summer.
Liverpool could be ready to pick up a third of Cole's wage packet while he plays for the Loftus Road outfit, according to talkSPORT.

EXCLUSIVE: Council leader throws Liverpool new stadium lifeline

Everton supporter Anderson also refutes allegations council has own agenda

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Fiorentina to offer Aquilani an Italian lifeline

Serie A side are poised to take the Liverpool flop back to his homeland

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Lindpere Beats Jon Busch to Open the ScoringThe Red Bulls completed their season-long four game road trip in Palo Alto, California last night by - how else? - going up early and then handing back points to the opposition. The 2-2 draw might have felt like a well-earned road point if not for the fact that RBNY threw the Quakes a lifeline by conceding so easily after dominating the first half.

For the first time in their history, Argentina's biggest club River Plate have been relegated to the second division after a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Belgrano at the Estadio Monumental.

The result was followed by mass riots as furious River Plate fans set fire to cars and clashed with police outside the stadium.

Jonathan Woodgate's injury plagued Spurs career looks to be finally over with reports that he has been released by the club. Woody made just one appearance last season – as a substitute in the San Siro where he picked up another injury that seemed to typify his time at White Hart Lane.

There is talk however that his career may be offered a lifeline by former club Leeds who are lining him up for a return.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that in his 25 years in the United hot seat, Barcelona are the best team he has ever had to face.

Sir Alex Ferguson's men were thoroughly outplayed and outclassed by a mesmeric Barcelona side who eventually triumphed 3-1 courtesy of goals from Pedro, Messi and a superb curling effort by David Villa.

MANCHESTER, England Blackpool and Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday as Wigan and Wolves scrambled to safety in a thrilling finale to the English season. Blackpool's fairytale debut season in the top-flight came to an end at Old Trafford where they were beaten 4-2 by champions Manchester United while Birmingham were [.

As a half-empty Emirates Stadium witnessed Arsenal embarking upon what, technically speaking, has to be termed a lap of honour - although the grim expressions on their faces indicated otherwise - a typical Arsene Wenger signing had just completed a virtuoso performance 200 miles further north.

Young, quick and French, Charles N'Zogbia appears a prototype of Arsenal recruits (although the cynical might argue that, with his end-of-season excellence, he would be an exception in the current crop of Gunners).

Demba Ba arrived from Hoffenheim full of promise and boasting a great scoring record in the Bundesliga. However there were skeptics out there who laughed at the wisdom of West Ham to bring in a striker who failed a medical at Stoke and therefore deemed questionable. Still 40 goals in 103 Bundesliga appearance meant that this was a striker who could make a difference at goal-shy Hammers.

Inter Milan booked their place in the Coppa Italia final for the sixth time in seven seasons after a 1-1 draw with Roma earned Leonardo's side a 2-1 aggregate victory at San Siro.

It was always going to be a tall order for Roma to overcome the six-time winners in Milan, particularly after Samuel Eto'o had doubled the hosts' aggregate lead three minutes into the second half.

'Dad? Dad? Are we nearly there yet?! Image: Getty Images/Zimbio.

No amount of placing one's hands over one's ears and making loud, discordant and frankly upsetting noises can disguse the fact that we are hurtling towards the end of the football season at an alarming rate.

By Darshan Joshi, writing from Sydney

Manchester United 2 (Hernandez 1, Vidic 23) Chelsea 1 (Lampard 67)

He was on his knees, eyes up, palms held open, incantations swiftly recited. At that moment it wasn't a great theatre of 76,000 souls, and (potentially) a billion others peering through fixated satellites - it was the two of them.

Roy Keane: Manchester United's No. 16.

Was he the best midfielder and captain in Manchester United history?

If someone asked you to describe Keane using just a solitary word, it would be nigh-on impossible. The man is an enigma. The common consensus in world football, however, was that, in his pomp, he was the perfect box-to-box midfielder.

Hello everyone, my name is Denny and I am a Sounders fan who blogs over at the Seattle Offside. I would like to share with all of you a special group in our community that is doing incredible things.

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For months we anxiously waited for an excuse to post this throwback Paolo Maldini picture from 2004 (taken at Macy's in NYC's Herald Square). Unfortunately, though, the circumstances surrounding today's archives publishing are far from selfish.

Yesterday, the former AC Milan star was indicted on charges of corruption and illegally accessing information systems (aka 'spying').