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By Alan Duffy
In the past 12 months or so, the global nature of football has become all the more apparent, as
the UAE, India and China have suddenly become legitimate destinations for some of the game's bigger
(and mostly older) stars.
By Alan Duffy
Stoke City 0-1 Sunderland Premier League 4th February 2012
Martin O'Neill's Black Cats continued their ascent of the table on Saturday against Stoke,
although the very harsh sending-off of Robert Huth on half-time was undeniably a game-changing
moment.
Tony Pulis' Technical Area Tony Pulis was so unhappy with Robert Huth's red card against Sunderland
that he emailed Match of the Day attaching a photo showing that the big defender's boots didn't
make contact with David Meyler. Quite why the Potters boss thought MOTD would be lacking camera
angles of the incident is unclear, [.
Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a convincing
3-0 win at home over Fulham.
Heading into the Fulham match a lot of questions were being asked about a City side that had
lost four of their eight matches in 2012, exiting the FA and League Cups and seeing Manchester
United draw level with them on points at the top of the Premier League.
All January 2012 English Premier League Transfers - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
You'll find the latest Premier League Transfers (January 2012) listed here.
Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of this page. For the latest transfer rumours
and confirmed transfers for other leagues, see our football transfer lists page.
As we enter February, the shortest month of the year (let me be the first to remind you that
this year February has 29 days), Valencia's coaching staff must think this is some kind of sick
joke. 8 games in 29 days. It's been done before, of course. But not quite like this. To start the
month, Valencia host Barcelona at the Mestalla in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.
By Alan Duffy
Manchester United 2-0 Stoke City Premier League 31st January 2011
A penalty kick either side of half-time was enough to give an under-par United side a vital win
at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, a victory that sees them go level with title rivals City at the
top of the table.
Manchester United vs Stoke 2-0 Highlights 2012 Video Goals Hernandez Berbatov penalty is a post
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from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Manchester United vs Stoke 2012 ( Man Utd
Stoke City Video Below) Final score and result: Manchester United vs Stoke City 2-0 ( Hernandez
pen, Berbatov pen) 31 January, 2012- 20.
After having been reducing to a flapping and floundering wreck in the Anfield penalty area,
David De Gea is likely to have spent much of Sunday in a darkened room shaking at the prospect of
being confronted with any of the further tall, muscle bound players the Premier League has to
offer. But a twisted ankle suffered by Anders Lindegaard means that Sir Alex Ferguson is likely to
be left with no option but to force the young Spaniard to confront his demons in his sides clash
with Stoke the evening.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted his regret at selling Ryan Shawcross to
Stoke four years ago, conceding that the decision to offload the promising center-half was down to
a preference to develop Gerard Pique at Old Trafford.
Pique has since returned to native Barcelona, leaving Fergie frustrated at the manner in which
Shawcross had to depart United.
Stoke City defender Robert Huth admits that getting anything out of tomorrow evening's trip to
Old Trafford will be difficult but hopes that Manchester United are not at their best.
Huth, who is aware that the Potters have not defeated United in over 30 years, has seen the
defending champions bounce back strongly from every setback and is worried that a backlash awaits
following this weekend's 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Liverpool.
By Chris Wright
Just a quickie to keep you abreast of the fact that Peter Crouch has reportedly escaped a
three-game game ban and, indeed, will be allowed to get away scot free for his sneak-attack 'finger
of doom' eye-poke assault on West Brom centre-back Jonas Olsson's corneas at the Britannia at the
weekend a crime that would almost certainly land you with a six-match ban at the very least in a
game as uncivilised as rugby.
By Alan Duffy
Stoke City 1-2 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 21st January 2012
West Brom secured a vital three points away at a blustery Britannia against a Stoke side who
never really got into their stride.
Newcastle's hopes of taking advantage of Chelsea's draw at Norwich were stopped by a five-goal
second-half blitz from Fulham as they lost 5-2 at Fulham.
Fulham were poor in the first-hald and it was no surprise that Newcastle scored first thanks to
a Danny Guthrie thunderbolt from outside the area.
With Howard Webb's inconsistencies, Jamie Carragher's likely contract extension, and finally
some news about the next stages of the NextGen Series, there's plenty to talk about that probably
doesn't need to devolve into wild screeching about why three at the back against Stoke means Kenny
Dalglish should be fired.
By guest writer: Jamie McLaughlin After the tremendous result in Manchester...
Liverpool were left frustrated after they were held to a goalless draw by Stoke...
By Alan Duffy
Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City Premier League 14th January 2012
Another Anfield fixture, another draw. Liverpool made it seven draws out of 11 home league games
this season after failing to penetrate a hard-working Stoke backline on Saturday.
Tried to replicate the formation from the 2-0 win against Stoke last season, starting with three
center-backs for the first time this season. Didn't work. Tried sending Carroll on for final thirty
minutes. Didn't work. Bellamy couldn't change matters either. Another disappointing, frustrating
draw at Anfield.
After two successive cup games, Liverpool return to league action this Saturday with a home fixture
against Stoke City. The Reds have already met Tony Pulis` men on two occasions this season,
suffering a contentious 1-0 defeat at the Britannia...
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Last four head-to-head:
2-1 Liverpool (a; Carling Cup) 10.26.11
0-1 Stoke (a) 09.10.11
2-0 Liverpool (h) 02.02.11
0-2 Stoke (a) 11.13.10
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 1-0 City (a); 5-1 Oldham (h); 0-3 City (a)
Stoke: 3-1 Gillingham (a); 2-1 Blackburn (a); 2-2 Wigan (h)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Suarez 5; Bellamy 4; Adam, Carroll, Gerrard, Maxi, Skrtel 2; Henderson, Johnson
1
Stoke: Crouch 6; Walters 5; Delap, Ethrington 2; Huth, Jerome, Jones, Shawcross, Shotton,
Whelan 1
Referee: Howard Webb
Strangely enough, this will be the first time Liverpool have had Webb this season.
Premier League Preview: Upset at the Bridge and a third defeat for United? - originally posted
on Soccerlens.com
With Tottenham tied on points with Manchester United and City hitting a bump in form, the title
race is becoming more wide open, and in turn it leaves three teams three of the original Big Four,
Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea fighting it out for the fourth place.
The new timebomb Stoke City are aiming to make amends for their 'turning down The Beatles' moment
with their latest transfer target. Tony Pulis and co. infamously rejected the Premier League's
current in-form striker, Demba Ba, this time last year. Ba failed a medical at the Britannia
Stadium, with Pulis subsequently describing the Senegal international's [.
Chelsea moved back up to fourth place in the Premier League after picking up a 2-1 away victory
against Wolves, although it took an 89th-minute winner by Frank Lampard to end Chelsea's four-match
winless run.
Stephen Ward thought he had done enough to earn Wolves their fourth consecutive draw when he
cancelled out Ramires's second-half effort with just five minutes remaining, but Lampard pounced to
take the Blues a point above Arsenal, who failed to reclaim fourth spot after losing 2-1 at
Fulham.
The holiday schedule always throws up upsets and today was no exception as both Manchester
United and Chelsea lost at home.
United was maybe the biggest surprise of the season as they lost 3-2 at home to Blackburn
Rovers, on what was Sir Alex Ferguson turned 70th birthday.
United missed a great chance to go top of the league and Blackburn fully deserved the win.
Manchester United to end 2011 top of the table - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The New Year weekend will most likely see Manchester United end 2011 at the top of the table
(albeit having played a game more than City), although City will be away to Sunderland on Sunday
and it should be business as usual at the top of the table for them come Monday morning.
Here is what the Premier League clubs are wishing for in 2012: Arsenal: Gunner fans are wishing
that scoring machine Robin van Persie continues his torrid streak. Aston Villa: That Alex McLeish
has a method to his "managerial tactic" madness. ...
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‘WHO ARE YA?' is a new weekly feature on EPL Talk that profiles players who have been capped for
England and fallen from grace and players who never really reached their full potential, with the
help of some anecdotes .Feel ...
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Wilson Palacios was given his first start in the league for Stoke City yesterday and his
services were required immediately. More immediately than he probably thought, as his mascot
suddenly had a need for his mommy. Or was frightened by Peter Crouch. Or he just knew he was going
to have to sit through 90 minutes of Stoke City.
Referee Mark Clattenburg's attempts to join a Stoke counter-attack were cynically thwarted by this
challenge from Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Villa man escaped without a booking.
Luckily for him, Clattenburg's hair transplant escaped unscathed otherwise it would have been a red
card offence.
Referee Mark Clattenburg's attempts to join a Stoke counter-attack were cynically thwarted by this
challenge from Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Villa man escaped without a booking.
Luckily for him, Clattenburg's hair transplant escaped unscathed otherwise it would have been a red
card offence.
Boxing Day Preview: Manchester United, Chelsea And Winning Bets - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Premier League clubs are all set for Boxing Day showdown as 14 teams take to the field on
Monday, with the remaining 6 playing on Tuesday. Here's a look at the choicest fixtures from the
next two days and the best betting odds for them.
There was hope. Hope in Dalglish's return. Hope in Suarez' arrival. Hope in the introduction of
a more pleasing brand of football. And then, in a moment, it seemed to have all been ripped
away.
People talked about the club being bigger than any one player, and they rationalised that things
would be alright given that that particular player hadn't really made much of a contribution
to any kind of success over the previous eighteen months.
The festive programme kicks off in the EPL on Monday with 14 teams taking to the field to run
off the turkey.
Traditionally when you look at the Premier league fixture list at this time of year, the
schedulers have taken their time to make sure that teams (and more so fans) don't have to travel
too far.
By Alan Duffy
Manchester City - Stoke City Premier League 21st December 2011
Manchester City will be top of the Premier League/First Division at Christmas for the fits time
since 1929 after they recorded yet another victory at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City continue their winning run after last weekend's victory over Arsenal by gaining
another important victory, this time against Stoke City at Etihad Stadium.
The result brought the Eastlands closer in getting the half season champion as they would need
one more victory to seal that temporary morale boosting achievement.
Man City vs Stoke Goals 3-0 Highlights Video Sergio Aguero Adam Johnson 2011 December is a post
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from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Man City vs Stoke City 2011 ( Manchester City
vs Stoke video below) Final score and result:- Man City vs Stoke 3-0 ( Sergio Aguero*2, Adam
Johnson) Etihad Stadium, Manchester- [.
Robert Huth is aware that walking out of Eastlands with a result tomorrow night will be a
massive challenge for Stoke City as they visit Premier League leaders Manchester City.
The Potters have won all of their last four league matches while also progressing to the next
stage of the Europa League.
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.
Wolves vs Stoke 1-2 Highlights 2011 Video Goals Hunt Doyle OG Crouch is a post from Soccer
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Wolves vs Stoke 1-2 Highlights 2011 Video Goals Hunt Doyle OG Crouch is a post from Soccer Blogger.
Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Wolves vs Stoke 2011 ( Wolverhampton vs Stoke video below) Final
score and result:- Wolves vs Stoke 1-2 ( Stephen Hunt/ Doyle own goal, Crouch) Molineux,
Wolverhampton- 17 December, 2011- 15.
