May
03
Rather than traumatising the team, it galvanised them. They had no great cause for anxiety. Ramires did well to climb and meet a Fernando Torres cross from the right but the header went wide of the far post. Newcastle were not in the least concerned. Pardew’s side carried more menace and just before the interval …
May
03
Newcastle United moved four points clear of Chelsea in the pursuit of a Champions League place with this victory but the outcome was overshadowed. The visitors’ midfielder Cheik Tioté suffered a head injury when the raised arm of Mikel John Obi caught him on the head. An oxygen mask had been applied before he was …
May
01
Tottenham was soon on top again though. Despite being a goal down and in a perilous position in the relegation battle, Blackburn failed to show any attacking impetus or desire to win the ball back.The tempo of the game had dropped significantly by the hour mark with the home side comfortable as you can be …
May
01
Tottenham is back into fourth place after a comfortable 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at White Hart Lane.Spurs dominated the game throughout the 90 minutes and thoroughly deserved the three points against a demoralized Blackburn side.The home side took the lead via Rafael Van der Vaart midway through the first half, the Dutchman finding the …
May
01
I guess it wasn’t all one-way traffic though as Roberto Trashorras forced a fine save out of Pinto with a free-kick, but for all intents and purposes, it really was as Barcelona piled on the misery with a third goal just ten minutes later. Messi again played his part, dribbling past two or three Rayo …
May
01
FC Barcelona put the disappointment of the last three matches behind them with a comprehensive 7-0 beating over a distinctly average Rayo Vallencano side in Madrid. With Real Madrid victorious earlier in the day, a Barcelona loss would have sealed La Liga for Jose Mourinho’s side, but they were made to wait for another few …
May
01
That sequence came to a close here, yet there was much still to be done. At least it was their opponents who had no option but to seek a bolder method.For a time after the interval roles were exchanged as City, measured and optimistic over their prospects on the break, sought poise. They also had …
May
01
There is a delirious stress for Manchester City. They can agonise and fantasise about becoming champions of England for the first time since 1968. Significant tasks do still lie ahead, particularly in the venture to Newcastle United, but this was no night for trepidation.For all Manchester United‘s effort after the City captain, Vincent Kompany, scored …
Apr
29
“Arsenal’s play was smashing, but we were a lot better in the second half and might even have nicked another goal,” he said – adding that his players could take “great credit” that none of the top six clubs managed to win at the Britannia this season.On the subject of the crowd’s behaviour, Pulis said: …
Apr
29
Arsenal could only draw at what is something of a bogey ground for them, but must still be favourites to finish third, guaranteeing qualification for next season’s Champions League, after Newcastle’s unexpected mauling by Wigan. Arsène Wenger’s resurgent Gunners are now four points ahead of Newcastle, who have a game in hand, and seven in …