After getting dropped to the mat in consecutive weeks by Chelsea and Manchester United, Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is certain once again that last year's top two will remain the same. He is sure that Liverpool and Arsenal won't be able to catch them this year. But that's not all ... Click to continue reading...

This week's Top 25 is delayed because we wanted to wait for the outcome of the Manchester United - Portsmouth game. It's largely more of the same, though (which can be expected at this early stage of the season). But because we know how badly you want it, we're going to give it to you now rather than withhold gratification any longer:

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Predictably, much has been made of the Reds lack of a cutting edge up front without an obvious out and out striker available to Fergie. But on the evidence of the Champions performance against Portsmouth on Monday night there's little worry about, with Rooney and in particular Carlos Tevez looking razor sharp. Click to continue reading...

It's Bank Holiday Monday in Britain today where those lucky Brits are at the seaside or relaxing while the rest of the world is working. Down near the coast, Portsmouth will be entertaining Manchester United at Fratton Park, which is usually a very tricky place for United to get all three points. After Pompey's thrashing by [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United take on Pompey tonight, in a disappointingly timed match. Why are we playing at 8pm on Bank Holiday Monday? The temptations of an all-day session in the local are almost certainly too much to resist! After having a laugh with the bluenoses yesterday, comparing the 'doubles' our teams achieved last season, the pressure is [. Click to continue reading...

Speedy French fullback Armand Traore will be desperate to give Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger a title boost tonight, as the 18-year-old's new Pompey side take on Manchester United at Fratton Park. Traore, 18, makes his Portsmouth debut against United following last week's season-long loan move from Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

strike hard, no mercy Sir!

The Cobra Kai were right, sometimes you just need to beat the hell out of someone. This week, for Chelsea, the lucky schmuck will be Wigan hopefully.

Thanks to flabby & sick Emile Heskey last April, Wigan managed a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. It was a result that effectively ended Chelsea's Premier League title challenge.

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Ealing Gazette - By Yann Tear & David Mcintyre
Rs must heed early defensive warning

QPR will look to take Martin Cranie on loan again if their defensive woes continue - and if he isn't sold by Portsmouth.
Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United was a nasty setback for Rangers and came after shaky defensive performances in victories over Barnsley and Swindon. Click to continue reading...

It is 'rumoured' from a friend who knows a friend who is in the know!!! Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more that Shaun Wright-Phillips is on his way from Chelsea to Portsmouth on loan for the season. How can this be you might ask? Click to continue reading...

As we revealed to you just a couple of hours ago, Portsmouth have signed Armand Traore on a season-long loan deal. Pompey boss Harry Redknapp Joining Arsenal from AS Monaco,Traore has been used mainly as a reserve, although he has been a regular fixture in Wenger's young Carling Cup team. His first team debut came against West [. Click to continue reading...

We'll be kidding ourselves if we think Portsmouth will roll over for us like they did against Chelsea at the weekend. As we saw in the Community Shield, Pompey are up for a ruck when playing against United, rugby tackles and all! Sky Sports have just delivered some good news to our next opponents: Portsmouth have [. Click to continue reading...

There can be little doubt that Fergie will be glad that Brazil's interest in the Olympic Games has come to a shuddering end after being thumped 3-0 by South American rivals Argentina. The result means that Anderson is likely to be back in Manchester and ready for action in the next few days.

The Reds have an injury crisis on their hands and are currently without Carrick, Hargreaves, Ronaldo and Giggs. Click to continue reading...

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What a infusion of Latino flair can't do for a team. Big Phil off to a flyer as Red Rom's lads saturate Pompey with pass after pass after pass on their way to a 4-nil route. And look at little Deco, what a difference a creative genius makes to a midfield, yes? Don't get me wrong, Fat Frank and Michael Bollocks are fab but come on, the little Portuguese is on another level as his goal is the work of an artist at his very best. Click to continue reading...

The English Premier League is back, and not a minute too soon. After months of transfers and coaches hirings and firings and rumors and speculation on how the new EPL season would eventually shake out, we are finally into the season. No more wondering, the games are on and we will find out soon enough who the real contenders and fake pretenders are.

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The first weekend of the 08/09 season saw Tottenham lose away to Middlesbrough, Manchester United held to a draw at home to Newcastle, Portsmouth destroyed in a game that will be as remembered for Chelsea's tactical superiority as the lack of effort from Pompey players and Everton lose at home to a Blackburn side that [. Click to continue reading...

A start similar to last season, only improved by the fact that this was a score draw unlike the 0-0 start against Reading. On a day when Chelsea thumped a piss poor Pompey, it's sad when the only good thing one can report was Aston Villa's dismantling of City. Personally the day was made worse when [. Click to continue reading...

And so, it begins. The offseason, if we even had one, is now officially over. EPL clubs are back at it, the Champions League qualifiers are in the final round and the hottie interns have left the office to return to campus. The signs, in other words, are everywhere: summer is ending. But don't be sad. Click to continue reading...

So much for settling in.

Uncle Phil set Stamford Bridge ablaze on his debut, guiding Chelsea to a superlative 4-0 win over Portsmouth in the Premiership curtain raiser for both clubs. First-half Goals from Joe Cole, Nicolas Anelka and Frank Lampard insured three points for the Blues, while Deco's out-of-nothing scorcher in the 89th minute capped a memorable performance one which will have put the rest of the league, including Fergie's boys, on notice.

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The time has finally arrived. Word.

Chelsea begins a new era today as it opens the 2008-09 season against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. The match marks the debut for Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who returns to club football for the first time in seven years.

The Blues are not only looking to extend their immaculate home unbeaten streak to 83 games, but also their 21-game Premiership unbeaten run.

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First, let's remind ourselves of how last season finished.

And here's how the table will look in May 2009 (yeah, right!):

1. Chelsea
It's boring to say, but this is a team that suffered the chaos of Jose Mourinho's sacking, the listlessness of Avram Grant's leadership, and was hit by multiple injuries and absences last year—and they still took the title to the last day and only lost the Champions League final on penalties. Click to continue reading...

Peter Storrie told us earlier this month that money's tight at Pompey - Harry's now revealed the real reason behind it - Portsmouth's inability to kick out the deadwood from the squad. Not sure if he's pointing a finger at a particular player (David Nugent anyone) or not, but it's possible that Portsmouth would have fought [. Click to continue reading...

Here's an early season bet to blow you away-Manchester United to be top of the Premier League by the end of September.
Alex Ferguson's champs don't typically get off to a flyer, but double figures for the title favourites is a huge risk by bookies SunBET.

Granted United have some tricky away trips to Portsmouth, Liverpool and Chelsea – and will miss the slavery service of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and a few other sicknote stars.

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After a whirlwind 1st season last year at UKFF, I don't think I faired too badly in the gypsy glass ball prediction game malarkey, well it's in the blood innit. Ok, the Manc's didn't do the treble as I thought they would but they darn well came close with 100 goal-line clearances by Pompey in the FA cup semi denying me some sheckles. Click to continue reading...

Holy players out of position, Batman! Diop on the wing?!?! ManU in a 4-2-4 (4-6 in defence) with Scholes in a holding role?!?! It all made for a very uninspiring match. ManU outnumbered Pompey in the midfield and had good possession, but very little to show for it. A few good runs from deep from Tevez, Giggs, and (surprise! Click to continue reading...

The league season is almost here and the FA held the Community Shield Sunday with United winning another one over Portsmouth.

Here are some thoughts from the game:
• I can not believe that FSC stopped showing the game so Webster read the lineup. Why not just run them across the bottom. Click to continue reading...