With the international breaks at an end for a fair few months now, Tottenham have an opportunity to lock their collective mind on continuing their impressive progress in the Premier League. Wigan visit the Lane tomorrow afternoon and as enigmatic as the visitors appear to be at times, Spurs' slick passing should be more than a match for them and provided the strikers can locate their specially made shooting boots, there could be goals in the offing. Click to continue reading...

Our regular Guest Contributor, Ted Harwood, takes a look at Cesc Fabregas' secret weapon, Alex Song, and his emergence this season as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League. Song's form is directly related to Cesc's performances this season of 10 assists in 10 league matches, just one less than the total that led the league last season, as well as his 9 goals in all competitions. Click to continue reading...

Redknapp looks to re-sign one of his former Portsmouth stars.

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Harry Redknapp wants to sign Andrés D'Alessandro, who was at one point going to be the new Diego Maradona, then looked like he might not really be up to much, then looked really good for a bit (at Pompey), then went to Brazil to play for Internacional.

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In August 1992, on the opening day of the inaugural Premier League season, 22 teams took to pitches up and down the country with just 11 players born outside the British Isles named in the starting line-ups. 17 seasons later and with the foreign invasion showing no signs of slowing down, English born players have become a minority in their own top flight.

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Football Remembers. Commemorating the end of World War I, prior to each of this weekend's fixtures, football fans up and down the country stood unified in a minute's silence to remember the fallen servicemen from wars gone by. It's good to know that football fans can spot the real heroes.

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Aston Villa v Bolton
That was terrible loss to West Ham on Wednesday's night for Villa and they will be looking to get back on the winning track against a Bolton tea, that just has to be glad that they are not playing Chelsea again. It is clear that Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd are the class of the Premier League.

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This week's episode focuses on the Premier League relegation battle (it's already started), and the spotlight is on Portsmouth (who lost their first seven games, just beat Wigan 4-0 and are still bottom of the table) and Hull (who have been lurching from weakness to weakness, but still have faith in their unfortunately named manager).

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Welcome aboard for another edition of the Sound Of Football Podcast. This week your master of ceremonies Chris Oakley, ably assisted by is ushers Graham Sibley and Terry Duffelen discuss the comings and goings (with the emphasis on the latter) in the world of football.
First up is beleaguered Hull City boss Phil Brown but unlike others the chaps aren't too quick to poke him with sharp sticks until he falls over the precipice. Click to continue reading...

Portsmouth were sitting at rock bottom after seven Premiership rounds and they had always been expected to struggle after they could only reinforce the squad in the dying moments of the transfer window due to the uncertainty surrounding the club. Nevertheless, Paul Hart's team have shown a massive improvement in the last few weeks having taken no less than seven points from last four games.

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Pompey mount revival. Following a miserable season start of 7 losses, conceding 13 goals and netting just 3 in the process, the South Coast club, rooted in last place, were everyone's early season pick for relegation. But how quickly things change in football. In the last 4 matches, Portsmouth have scored 10 goals, conceded just 2 and amassed 7 crucial points on the way to Premiership survival.

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Portsmouth fans have had very little to cheer about this season. A record-breaking losing streak to kick-off their campaign coupled with persistent ownership rumours has seen Pompey become every punter's bet for the drop. Goals have ultimately been the problem on the South Coast, with the club netting only 5 in 10 matches prior to Saturday's Wigan encounter.

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This weekend I've been busier than a Somali pirate demanding ransom, so I'm trying something a little new [to this site]. If you think it works post your comments below and I'll continue doing it... piece of piss really! Gameweek score: 6 out of 10 NOTE: West Ham v Aston Villa still remains Results: Pompey . Click to continue reading...

This weekend I've been busier than a Somali pirate demanding ransom, so I'm trying something a little new [to this site]. If you think it works post your comments below and I'll continue doing it... piece of piss really! Gameweek score: 6 out of 10 NOTE: West Ham v Aston Villa still remains Results: Pompey . Click to continue reading...

As per usual there was the pre match lip coming from the Lane. Robbie Keane AKA pointy shouty Leprechaun bloke was full of it. Apparently Tottenham have more depth than Arsenal. The truth? Tottenham have less depth than my local swimming baths. What a silly boy.
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Pompey striker Aruna Dindane's hat-trick helped bottom club Portsmouth beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 at Fratton Park.Dindane's strike partner Frederic Piquionne was also on the score sheet for Portsmouth. Click to continue reading...

I woke up this morning on top of the world.
Well 2nd in the Championship - which is much the same thing.
OK we had played an extra game to most of those around us, so could only expect it to last a few hours.
But even after this afternoon's play we are still third. Click to continue reading...

All four of the Carling Cup quarterfinal fixtures feature all-Premiership ties, with the pick of the bunch being Manchester City taking on Arsenal at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Just across town defending Carling Cup champions Manchester United take on a difficult Tottenham Hotspurs side.

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Struggling Pompey managed to take their minds off their Premier League woes to thump a second string Stoke City side 4-0.

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Phil Brown, ex manager and current suntan oil salesman?

The Independent says that Adam Pearson's shock arrival from Derby means that current chairman Andy Duffen and Phil Brown's biggest ally might be on his way out. If that happens then Brown's tenure at Hull is in danger. The abrasive Hull coach has had a unsettled relationship with some players and was booed by fans when he took off Stephen Hunt against Portsmouth.

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LONDON Portsmouth have been banned from registering any new players until further notice, the Premier League said on Wednesday, as the financial turmoil surrounding the south-coast club continues.

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I did not think that any team could outdo Newcastle for their off-field antics, but Portsmouth is determined to outdo even Mike Ashley. Portsmouth's season has descended yet further into chaos with news that the Premier League have hit them with a transfer ban.

The Premier League confirmed reports by the DailyMail that they had taken the drastic action because of Portsmouth's debts to other English clubs that remain outstanding.

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You'd have thought that even the publicity junkie that is Sulaiman Al-Fahim would keep as low a profile as possible, after his dismal, embarrassing failures at Portsmouth, but no. Having done a round of self-justificatory chats with the UK press, who didn't balk at pointing out the flaws in every argument he put forward, he returned to the happier, compliant hunting ground of the Arabic press for his latest lecture to the masses.

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To be a Portsmouth fan. Doesn't look terribly fun at the moment, does it? Despite Aruna Dindane's best attempts to shoo them away with his skyward finishing, the dark clouds are most certainly roaming down at Fratton Park; the whiff of saline sea air has been replaced by one of fear and loathing.

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Former Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids could be the latest former Tottenham Hotspur player to join Premier League basement club Portsmouth, according to reports.

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Harry Redknapp gave Jermain Defoe a dressing down in front of his team mates after his sending off against Pompey on Saturday. Nothing wrong with that as far as I'm concerned, especially when he already warned him to cool it at half time.

Redknapp said: "Yes. He's sorry for what's done.

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Carlo's ‘cross' with the defence. What do Abdoulaye Faye, Titus Bramble, James Collins, and Richad Dunne have in common? They've all scored against Chelsea from crosses into the box. Totaling half of Chelsea's goals conceded for the season, 8 in 8 matches, Carlo Ancelotti must address his teams crossing deficiency before their title challenge resumes against high-flying, Lancashire derby winners, Blackburn.

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Not so much a game of two halves as a game of two thirds and a third third. We seemed to be cruising serenely after an hour or so – but then that wouldn't be the Tottenham way, would it? Cue a wild thump of the self-destruct button, the halving of our lead and a daft sending off. The three points were eventually achieved in slightly nerve-jangling, harum-scarum style.

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If the draw at Bolton a few weeks back was a game the Tottenham of old would have certainly lost, then today's hard fought 2-1 win down at Portsmouth was definitely in the same bracket. Ahead through a well placed header from Ledley King and a marvellously worked goal from Jermain Defoe, Spurs then contrived to find themselves under overwhelming pressure for much of the second half. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe will miss the upcoming North London Derby at the end of the month, after being sent off against Portsmouth this afternoon. The England frontman, who is considered Tottenham's main goal threat, was shown red following a shocking stamp on Pompey's Aaron Mokena. Click to continue reading...

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Skrtel Carragher Agger
Johnson Lucas Spearing Aurelio
Benayoun Kuyt Babel
Goals:
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A balloon takes the air out of Liverpool's title chances? A balloon, and Steve Bruce's balloon-shaped head.
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Video goal highlights from the Portsmouth vs Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, 17 October at Fratton Park. Kickoff 3pm UK time. Pompey are bottom of the table going into this game, but won their last fixture against Wolves, and will be hoping to carry on from where they left at Molineux. Spurs are third in the table, and [. Click to continue reading...

Now that the International break is over for another five weeks, it is time to get back to Premier League action. Before the break I had a horrible week going 3 for 10, which dropped me to 68% for the season. If you think you can do better than I can then go to http://scorefive.com/index.php/Register.

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Now that the International break is over for another five weeks, it is time to get back to Premier League action. Before the break I had a horrible week going 3 for 10, which dropped me to 68% for the season. If you think you can do better than I can then go to http://scorefive.com/index.php/Register.

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While they have some very average players (including a few of our cast offs), almost anything can happen in tomorrow's game against Portsmouth. Although Harry might get some love from his old fans, I'd expect Spurs to be on the receiving end of a seriously hostile reception.

The Portsmouth fans could really carry their players through 90mins and with their win at Wolves, the return of Avram Grant and the arrival of Ali Al Faraj, the players and the club as a whole are bound to be in a much more positive frame of mind than they were a few weeks ago.

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