5 goals in the second half for Jermain Defoe today in a 9-1 Tottenham win.
9-1.
Roberto Martinez, Wigan manager, welcome to the hot seat.
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The art of a natural striker is immensely undervalued these days isn't it? "Yeah he is okay, but he does nothing else apart from score". How would we have love to have that player at the Stadium of Light. We did. He went off just after the 71st minute. Shortly after we went 1-0 down.

Frazier Campbell didn't know what he did with Bent's header from Reid's corner.

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When football pundits discuss Carlos Tevez, they often talk about his "work rate" and his "eye for the ball." At times, though, the words "work rate" can morph into a backhanded compliment as if those pundits are really saying, "He's rubbish as a goal scorer, but boy, he sure works hard, doesn't he?

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(video gol highlights di Manchester United-Everton)
I risultati della Premier League:
CHELSEA-WOLVERHAMPTON 4-0 (Malouda, 2 Essien, Joe Cole)
MANCHESTER UNITED - EVERTON (Fletcher, Carrick e Valencia)
SUNDERLAND-ARSENAL 1-0 (Bent)
LIVERPOOL-MANCHESTER CITY 2-2 (Skrtel (L), Adebayor, Ireland (MC), Benayoun)
BIRMINGHAM-FULHAM 1-0 (Bowyer)
BURNLEY-ASTON VILLA 1-1 (Caldwell (B), Heskey)
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• Manchester City and Liverpool drew 2 - 2 this morning. Blog buddy Yossi Benayoun's equalizer secured the draw. Benayoun had just flown back at 3:00AM from Serbia, after receiving extensive horse placenta massages on his hamstring. No word on if he ate hay for breakfast. Neither team looked deserving of a win, though City's play improved after the introduction of Carlos Tevez in the second half.

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Birmingham City-Fulham

Birmingham has picked up the pace over the last three weeks and have not lost a match over the stretch. Â Fulham, on the other hand, have not lost in their last five matches so both squads go into this one playing about the best soccer they have played all season.

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21/11/2009Liverpool - Manchester City ore 13.45Birmingham - Fulham ore 16.00Burnley - Aston Villa ore 16.00Chelsea - Wolverhampton ore 16.00Hull City - West Ham ore 16.00Sunderland - Arsenal ore 16.00Manchester United - Everton ore 18.3022/11/2009Bolton - Blackburn ore 14.30Tottenham - Wigan ore 16.00Stoke City - Portsmouth ore 17. Click to continue reading...

For the World Cup in England the home nation was full of expectations. Having never won a World Cup before, everyone thought that England should excell at home, and had indeed assembled a very strong team, where the West Ham captain Bobby Moore, led what became the best defense of the World Cup. In midfield the star was Bobby Charlton from Manchester United, an extraordinary offensive midfielder Click to continue reading...

Alright well I promised it so here it is: Manchester United vs Everton preview (fancy pictures included):

This match marks the return of the EPL after one hell of an international break. We saw Russia fail to qualify for the World Cup in 2010, and Ireland being cheated defeated out of a birth.

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It has been a pretty disastrous three months for Liverpool in league so far, but on a game-by-game basis, how do this season's result compare to last season's?
Below is a side-by side comparison of all results from this season and last season:
NCF = No Corresponding Fixture

This Season

Last Season

Points +/1

Tottenham v LFC

L 2-1

L 2 -1

0

LFC v Stoke City

W 4-0

D 0-0

+ 2

LFC v Aston Villa

L 1-3

W 5-0

-3

Bolton v LFC

W 2-3

W 2 – 0

0

LFC v Burnley

W 4-0

NCF

-

West Ham v LFC

W 2-3

W 3 – 0

0

LFC v Hull City

W 6-1

D 2 – 2

+2

Chelsea v LFC

L 2-0

W 1 – 0

-3

Sunderland v LFC

L 1-0

W 0 – 1

-3

LFC v Man United

W 2-0

W 2-1

0

Fulham v LFC

L 3-1

W 1-0

-3

LFC v Birmingham

D 2-2

NCF

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ANALYSIS

This season

Last season

Won

5

7

Lost

5

1

Draw

0

2

Goals Scored

21

19

Goals conceded

17

4

Points gained (total: W+D)

15

23

Points dropped (D+L)

15

7

Overall point differential

-8 ( i.

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Surely a good defence doesn't turn bad overnight and therefore a move for new additions at the back is a tad of a knee-jerk reaction?

WEST HAM could have a fight on their hands to keep their star players after reports emerged that Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is planning a £15million double raid for defenders Matthew Upson and Herita Ilunga.

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Liverpool-Manchester City

A battle of number six and seven squads in the league table in this match. Both have been kind of disappointments despite their decent rankings and Manchester City has achieved five straight draws and have struggled to find the back of the net as of late.

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1. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

This article marks something of an epoch for The H List, being published as it is from the southern hemisphere.

In a frankly ridiculous bid for increased market share, Headhammer Shark and I have taken the bewilderingly radical approach of posting one author to Australia and it was I who took one for the team, typing as I am in shorts, t-shirt and 30-degree heat.

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Remember that New Mexico womens soccer player Elizabeth Lambert that displayed some 'roid rage a couple weeks ago against BYU?
Well she got all dolled up for a New York Times story in response to that game.
Pretty interesting stuff.
Now the links:

• Don't fart in the refs face.

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According to a report in the Corriere dello Sport, Premier League giants Liverpool are mulling over a bid to lure out-of-favour Juventus 'fantasista' Sebastian Giovinco to Anfield.
The diminutive hitman has only mustered six league appearances so far this term and has slipped further down the pecking order, after the arrival of Brazilian ace Diego over the summer. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland striker Darren Bent believes the current Arsenal team is as good as the free-wheeling, high-scoring teams that included Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and co.
The Black Cats man, who is preparing to face the Gunners at the Stadium of Light this weekend, has admitted that Arsenal are in devastating form this term and are performing like the Premiership days when Arsene Wenger had them demolishing sides on regular occasions. Click to continue reading...

After almost three injury-ravaged years, Dean Ashton, as the back pages suggest, will finally hang up his boots and retire. The player who was once seen as a unique cross between the playing styles of Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham, will never fully fulfill his potential as a top-class footballer. Click to continue reading...

Found this list online, here, and thought it was interesting. Good for Spurs and Villa fans at least.

The list is correct as of 17/11/09.

Top 20 Teams For Producing England Internationals (all time):

1. Aston Villa 68
2. Tottenham 62
3. Everton 59
4.

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Take your pick: a meaningless friendly on European soil, or fighting for a World Cup spot today. As far as that goes, American soccer fans can't complain about their situation. Thanks to some gutsy results in the final two games of the tournament, they aren't in Montevideo, with a tough Uruguay squad looking to deal a knockout blow.

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The American singer appeared at the ceremony in a West Ham basque, complete with the team's badges on her chest, prompting the club to commission a special limited-edition range of underwear for sale to fans. West Ham say they were "responding to huge demand". Click to continue reading...

Old horse face heading back to the Premier League?

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Arsène Wenger will protect Arsenal's title challenge against further injury by air-lifting Herita Ilunga from West Ham and then heading over to Real Madrid to evacuate none other than Martin Keown's old mucker, Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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Last season, I wrote a piece that attributed a song to each Premier League team that reflected their current status or something that was going on at the club at the time. At the risk of going over old ground, I thought I would update the songs for the teams in this years Premiership with my current musings.

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Liverpool are planning a £15m double swoop for West Ham pair Matt Upson and Herita Ilunga.
Kop boss Rafa Benitez is already eyeing a £12m move for Hammers striker Carlton Cole, 26.
But the Londoners are holding out for around £20m for the England star which is likely to stretch the Reds' budget too far. Click to continue reading...

A couple of weeks ago at the MTV Europe Music awards, rockstar Katy Perry turned the West Ham United Umbro 2009/10 home kit into ultrasexy basque outfit to catch the eye of boyfriend Russell Brand. Now to cash in on the buzz created by Perry's Hammers attire, West ham United FC is launching a "limited run" [. Click to continue reading...

On the recommendation of Stephen Coutts, lead writer for Man On Platform 13, I took a look at the Inter Milan's 20-year Austrian, Marko Arnautovic. This was after Arnautovic finally scored for Inter against Vaduz in a friendly match recently.
Thus far, Marko Arnautovic has been warming the bench at the Nerazurri, trying hard to convince Jose Mourinho that his talent is worthy of the Serie A stage. Click to continue reading...

Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admits he has no idea if Marouane Chamakh will sign a new contract.
Chamakh's current deal expires at the end of the season and the Morocco international has been offered terms to stay with the French club.
Arsenal, Sunderland and West Ham have all shown an interest in the 25-year-old in the past, while Manchester United have recently been linked with a bid. Click to continue reading...

Warning : This could be boring

The Past few weeks have seen the worst crisis period of your wonderful career. There are times I used to think what made you quit as a Valencia coach and join Liverpool. You had two La Liga titles and a Uefa cup glory with a meek Valencia side.

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Tough decision, not really!

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Well, it's getting to that time of year again when agents and journalists alike are trying to earn their money.

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There were no surprises on Saturday while watching the U.S. men's team struggle in Bratislavia. No Landon Donovan and no Charlie Davies removes the two fastest, most dangerous attacking players. Watching Clint Dempsey lumber up and down the pitch, hoping for something a bit extra, wasn't enough.

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Argentine strongly linked with La Liga move.

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Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has reportedly agreed to a £100,000-a-week deal with Spanish champions Barcelona.

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Liverpool set to make hopeful move for Croatian international.

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The news doing the rounds over the weekend involved the reported interest shown by Liverpool in our top notch striker Eduardo and for some reason the miserly sum of £10m was repeatedly mentioned, which is probably only sufficient to purchase one of his legs and not the rest of his body.

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has stoked up the mounting pressure on himself by incredibly insisting: "I don't have to win a trophy."
The Reds' title dreams have been hit by FIVE League defeats already this season; they crashed out of the Carling Cup at Arsenal in midweek and their Champions League dreams will be in tatters if they lose Wednesday's crucial Group E clash in Lyon. Click to continue reading...

"I would like to do business, but only if the prices are right and that can be a problem in January," Ferguson said today.

We have been 'warned off' Carlton Cole after reports in the papers reckoned we were ready to part with £20m for the Chelsea reject. Don't get me wrong, he's doing a good job for West Ham this season but Darren Bent is having a better time at Sunderland.

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We may be gradually getting closer and closer to the January transfer window but don't expect too much. Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he will not spend over inflated prices during the window.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday, Sir Alex said: "I would like to do business, but only if the prices are right - and that can be a problem in January". Click to continue reading...