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Match Report: Resilient West Ham Frustrate Dominant Chelsea

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Match Report: Resilient West Ham Frustrate Dominant Chelsea Chelsea were forced to make do with a point in a rain drenched London derby against West Ham United, despite turning out a performance that warranted all 3. The Blues dominated from the first minute to the last, but were unable to break down their east London counterparts as the hosts lost ground in...

Match Report: Slick City Put 5 Past Helpless Spurs

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Match Report: Slick City Put 5 Past Helpless Spurs It is often said that scoring just before half time is the best time to do so, but doing at the start of the second period is certainly as good a time as any to knock the stuffing out of your opponents. When a team as good as Manchester City's starts both halves as blisteringly as they did here, the...

Match Report: More Misery for Moyes as Eto'o Puts United to the Sword

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Match Report: More Misery for Moyes as Eto'o Puts United to the Sword Chants of David Moyes, we want you to stay rang out at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, but while the visiting fans might have voiced unrelenting support for their team, it was the Chelsea fans that sang the under-pressure Manchester United manager's name the more vociferously. Opposing fans are...

Match Report: Clinical Spurs Weather Palace Storm to Secure Win

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Match Report: Clinical Spurs Weather Palace Storm to Secure Win Tottenham's welcome of Crystal Palace was the hosts' 200th London derby in Premier League history and they made sure to secure maximum points in this one. The visitors had the chance to open the scoring early on after Mousa Dembélé fouled Marouane Chamakh in the box, only for Jason Pun...

Match Report: Arsenal Capitalise on Spurs' Lightweight Midfield in Derby Win

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Match Report: Arsenal Capitalise on Spurs' Lightweight Midfield in Derby Win You know that I have been in England a long, long time so the FA Cup means a lot to me, was the opening line in Arsène Wenger's pre-match programme notes on Saturday. On the back of Paul Lambert's suggestion that Premier League survival is more important than FA Cup glory, it was a welcome st...

Match Report: Fulham Deserved Win over West Ham on New Year's Day

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Match Report: Fulham Deserved Win over West Ham on New Year's Day Fulham vs West Ham was a fixture neither team could afford to lose as they aim to stave off the threat of relegation. The Hammers were victors when the 2 teams met at Upton Park in November, with a 3-0 win that subsequently cost Martin Jol his job as Fulham boss. The Cottagers failed to fire a singl...

Match Report: Individual Quality Shines Through for Chelsea

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Match Report: Individual Quality Shines Through for Chelsea Following Arsenal's win at Newcastle, this was a game that neither team could afford to lose. Both Chelsea and Liverpool harbour title aspirations after their starts to the campaign and with Manchester City and Everton both also securing victory over the weekend, 3 points was essential. While fans h...

Match Report: Adebayor Proves His Worth in Spurs' Win at Saints

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Match Report: Adebayor Proves His Worth in Spurs' Win at Saints Prior to kick off in this one, fans anticipated goals. Southampton hadn't kept a clean sheet since late October, Tottenham early November and watchers were rewarded with an entertaining encounter at St. Mary's. Spurs' 3-2 win over Saints condemned the hosts to only their second home league defeat of...

Match Report: Typically Turgid Tottenham Succumb to West Ham Again

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Match Report: Typically Turgid Tottenham Succumb to West Ham Again A raucous atmosphere greeted Tottenham on Wednesday night as Tim Sherwood took charge of the senior side for the first time. On Sunday, a rampant Liverpool outfit, desperate to land their first top division title since 1990, obliterated Spurs 5-0, so a win here was a necessity.With Sherwood at the h...

Match Report: Same Old Spurs Saved by Strikes from Range at Fulham

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Match Report: Same Old Spurs Saved by Strikes from Range at Fulham Anyone who might have doubted the credentials of Hugo Lloris after he shipped 6 goals at Manchester City 10 days ago were given a stark reminder of his ability at Craven Cottage, as the Frenchman ultimately piled more misery on a Fulham side that succumbed to a sixth consecutive loss.A drab first ha...