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With Tottenham Hotspur hot on their heels, Chelsea know a home victory over Wigan Athletic is vital if they want to stay in third place. With the Latics embattled in another fight for survival they could be potentially tricky opponents, especially given Chelsea's recent woes.

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After four consecutive away games, Chelsea finally return to Stamford Bridge to take on relegation ridden-side Wigan Athletic. Rafa Benitez's squad have struggled as of late with a recent draw with Reading FC, and a defeat courtesy of Alan Pardew's Newcastle United.

Dalglish not ready to class Carroll and Suárez among Liverpool greats

• The more they play together the better they'll get, says Dalglish • Paul Scharner accuses Luis Suárez of diving for a penalty Kenny Dalglish was just finishing his press duties, satisfied that he had praised the way that Andy Carroll and Luis Suárez had linked up while at the same time avoiding the slip of the tongue that would make for a nice headline, when he was asked if the pair could develop into one of the best partnerships.

An all too typical last minute goal from Paul Scharner set up an extremely nervous four added minutes, but it wasn't enough to cancel out Stewart Downing's first half opener or what turned out to be the winning goal from Emile Heskey 10 minutes earlier. Not a classic performance, but spirited and determined at times, it's an important three points, something to build on and hopefully a threshold game.

An all too typical last minute goal from Paul Scharner set up an extremely nervous four added minutes, but it wasn't enough to cancel out Stewart Downing's first half opener or what turned out to be the winning goal from Emile Heskey 10 minutes earlier. Not a classic performance, but spirited and determined at times, it's an important three points, something to build on and hopefully a threshold game.

English Premier League Recap 17 March 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are brief recaps for all the EPL matches played on March 17, 2012.

Fulham 0-3 Swansea City

Swansea City all but clinched their survival this season with a great win at Craven Cottage. It was a surprise defeat for Fulham, who have been very strong at home in league play.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a small article selecting the best eleven in Europe who wear the number thirteen shirt. I thought I'd look into this subject further and I believe that if you take the top five leagues in Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) that the highest number you can make an eleven from (you need a goalkeeper remember) is 33.

Late goals were the order of the day in England, most notably at Sunderland where Ji Dong-won's last-gasp winner earned the home side a surprise 1-0 victory over leaders Manchester City.

Roberto Mancini's side had aspirations of fully capitalising on Manchester United's loss to Blackburn Rovers 24 hours earlier, to establish a three-point lead at the Premier League summit.

Luis Suarez is no diver, says Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish has hit back at suggestions that Liverpool livewire Luis Suarez is a serial diver. West Brom's Paul Scharner said Suarez was 'one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties.

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

View the full story here: Goal

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2011-10-31 09:40:00 from: Goal

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

View the full story here: Goal

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Liverpool's Luis Suárez is 'best on the planet' for winning penalties says West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner

Liverpool will have to field criticism of striker again after West Brom's Paul Scharner accuses him of diving to win penalty.

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By Alan Duffy

Aston Villa 1-2 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 22 October 2011

They may have benefited from an extremely harsh red card given to Villa's Chris Herd for a rather innocuous-looking tangle with Martin Olsson, but West Brom fully deserved their victory against their local rivals.

You might not have been alive that last time West Brom left Villa Park with three points: it was May 11th 1979. In fairness, we've only played in the same league 12 seasons since then, which reduces the chances of losing somewhat, but then we also didn't have to endure Phil Dowd refereeing.

With all the reports about unrest within the Manchester City dressing room, what has almost been lost has been the teams performance recently. After beating West Ham 3-1 today, City moved into second place in the Barclays Premier League.

City were without the suspended Carlos Tevez's, but they still have David Silva who was brilliant again today.

With all the reports about unrest within the Manchester City dressing room, what has almost been lost has been the teams performance recently. After beating West Ham 3-1 today, City moved into second place in the Barclays Premier League.

City were without the suspended Carlos Tevez's, but they still have David Silva who was brilliant again today.

Congratulations to Wigan Athletic, the club, players and supporters on a historic FA Cup Final victory against Manchester City.

Here are several post match interviews with Wigan manager Roberto Martinez, goal-scorer Ben Watson, Callum McManaman and others.

Post-match interview with Roberto Martinez:

Interview with goal-scorer Ben Watson:

Next up is Callum McManaman, who was my man of the match:

Shaun Maloney interview after Wigan's FA Cup Final win vs Manchester City:

Paul Scharner interview after Wigan's FA Cup Final win vs Manchester City

Post-Match Interviews With FA Cup Final Winners Martinez, Watson, McManaman & Others is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005.

Scharner Nice dive Suarez

Paul Scharner has accused Luis Suarez of diving to earn the penalty which set Liverpool on the way to a 2-0 victory at West Brom.

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