Manchester United is leading comfortable in English premier league. Liverpool working hard to keep space with them. But their two victories, 2-0 against Chelsea and 3-2 against Portsmouth just allowing them to be in second place. Aston Villa is surprising now. They moved to third place with 51 points. Chelsea is slipping day by day. They played a dull 0-0 with Hull. Arsenal also slipped further when they played 0-0 with Tottenham. The relegation battle is very much on and still 8 eight teams fighting to save relegation. This battle will be more intense than the Championship fight which now includes Aston Villa.
In Italy, Inter Milan is running away with the title. They are now 8 points away from second place AC Milan. AC Milan drew 1-1 with bottom place Reggina at home. Inter Milan defeated Lecce 3-0. Juventus can cut the lead to seven points when they play Catania today. AC Milan will face Inter Milan next week. But AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka will miss next weekend's Milan derby after picking up a foot injury. This is a real blow for them.
In Spain, Barcelona is leading by 9 points. They can make to 12 when they play Sporting Gijon today. Real Madrid defeated Racing Santander 1-0 but third placed Seville slipped further when they lost 1-2 Real Betis.
In Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim drew with Borussia M'gladbach 1-1 to drop two more points. Second placed Hertha Berlin also dropped points when they drew 1-1 with Arminia Bielefeld. Third placed Hamburg lost to Karlsruhe 2-3. These results will help Bayern Munich who can move to second place when they play Borussia Dortmund.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
FA Cup: Third Round (LIVE RESULTS)
Hartlepool 2-0 Stoke (Full Time)
Hull 0-0 Newcastle (Full Time)
Sheff Wed 1-2 Fulham (Full Time)
Sunderland 2-1 Bolton (Full Time)
West Ham 3-0 Barnsley (Full Time)
West Brom 1-1 Peterborough (Full Time)
Middlesbrough 2-1 Barrow (Full Time)
Portsmouth 0-0 Bristol City (Full Time)
Macclesfield 0-1 Everton (Full Time)
Chelsea 1-1 Southend (Full Time)
Arsenal 3-1 Plymouth (Full Time)
Man City 0-3 Nottm Forest (Full Time)
Forest Green 3-4 Derby (Full Time)
Hull 0-0 Newcastle (Full Time)
Sheff Wed 1-2 Fulham (Full Time)
Sunderland 2-1 Bolton (Full Time)
West Ham 3-0 Barnsley (Full Time)
West Brom 1-1 Peterborough (Full Time)
Middlesbrough 2-1 Barrow (Full Time)
Portsmouth 0-0 Bristol City (Full Time)
Macclesfield 0-1 Everton (Full Time)
Chelsea 1-1 Southend (Full Time)
Arsenal 3-1 Plymouth (Full Time)
Man City 0-3 Nottm Forest (Full Time)
Forest Green 3-4 Derby (Full Time)
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Top six running away
Liverpool thrashed hapless Newcastle United 5-1 to stay top of the league at the end of the year 2008. This score line could have been 10-1 easily. Say Given was outstanding under the bar and he saved at least six times in the first 30 minutes of the match. Liverpool played this match without Torres and Keane. Gerrard scored twice. Will 2009 bring back the title in Liverpool after 19 years? At the moment they are playing well but still 18 more rounds left and anything can happen.
Top six teams are creating a gap with the others. Manchester United, Arsenal, and Aston Villa all had a narrow victory over their dogged opponents. Berbatov of Manchester United scored the match winner in the 69th minute. Zayatte’s own goal in the 88th minute gave Aston Villa victory over Hull. Hull is running out of stream and this is third consecutive defeat. They are now lying in the 8th position. Gallas scored in the 81st minute to help Arsenal to overcome Portsmouth 1-0.
Everton remain in the sixth place with an easy victory over Sunderland. They won the match by 3-0 with Arteta scoring twice. Chelsea is the only team in the top six to drop points. They were held 2-2 by Fulham. Chelsea paid for their missed chances when Dempsey equalized in the 89th minute. Lampard scored twice in the second half to give Chelsea the lead after Dempsey opened the scoring for Fulham in the 10th minute.
The relegation fight is becoming close affair. Blackburn drew 2-2 with Manchester City to remain the 19th position. Robinho scored the equalizer deep in the injury time (94th minute). West Brom registered a crucial victory against Tottenham with two late goals from Bednar and Beattie. They are still lying at the bottom of the league with 18 points same as of Blackburn. Stroke went down to West Ham 2-1 after a bizarre red card of Fuller who tried to hit his own captain after West ham equalized.
In another match Wigan defeated Bolton 1-0. Zaki scored the winner from a penalty.
Next week we will have matches from the FA cup.
Top six teams are creating a gap with the others. Manchester United, Arsenal, and Aston Villa all had a narrow victory over their dogged opponents. Berbatov of Manchester United scored the match winner in the 69th minute. Zayatte’s own goal in the 88th minute gave Aston Villa victory over Hull. Hull is running out of stream and this is third consecutive defeat. They are now lying in the 8th position. Gallas scored in the 81st minute to help Arsenal to overcome Portsmouth 1-0.
Everton remain in the sixth place with an easy victory over Sunderland. They won the match by 3-0 with Arteta scoring twice. Chelsea is the only team in the top six to drop points. They were held 2-2 by Fulham. Chelsea paid for their missed chances when Dempsey equalized in the 89th minute. Lampard scored twice in the second half to give Chelsea the lead after Dempsey opened the scoring for Fulham in the 10th minute.
The relegation fight is becoming close affair. Blackburn drew 2-2 with Manchester City to remain the 19th position. Robinho scored the equalizer deep in the injury time (94th minute). West Brom registered a crucial victory against Tottenham with two late goals from Bednar and Beattie. They are still lying at the bottom of the league with 18 points same as of Blackburn. Stroke went down to West Ham 2-1 after a bizarre red card of Fuller who tried to hit his own captain after West ham equalized.
In another match Wigan defeated Bolton 1-0. Zaki scored the winner from a penalty.
Next week we will have matches from the FA cup.
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