Hull City

Cesc Fabregas scored a penalty on his return to the Arsenal lineup after injury to help his 10-man team beat West Ham 2-0 to take the provisional lead at the top of the Premier League. Denilson gave Arsenal a fifth-minute lead with a low shot after swapping passes with Nicklas Bendtner, but teammate Thomas Vermaelen was sent off just before halftime for giving away a penalty when he was adjudged to have fouled goalbound striker Guillermo Franco. Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia saved Alessandro Diamanti's ...  

PORTSMOUTH dealt a crushing blow to Hull's hopes of Premier League survival with a late fightback to claim a 3-2 win that denied Iain Dowie victory in his first match in charge. Portsmouth, who were effectively condemned to relegation earlier this week when the Premier League imposed a nine-point penalty for the club going into administration, were 2-1 down with three minutes remaining at Fratton Park. But goals in quick succession from Jamie O'Hara and Nigerian veteran Nwankwo Kanu gave Avram ...  

SIR ALEX FERGUSON claims Liverpool have already peaked under manager Rafael Benitez with last season's second-placed finish in the Premier League. And the United manager has hit out at the FA, claiming they have overlooked incidents involving Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, while punishing United players for similar offences. Ahead of tomorrow's visit of Liverpool to Old Trafford, Ferguson lashed out at the FA over their dealings with the two clubs within what he described as a "dysfunctional" disciplinary system.

Sometimes you peak with a particular team and it is difficult to do it again   -Ferguson

 

THE Gunners surrendered a two-goal cushion in the reverse fixture last October, but their recent form has been much more clinical. They have hauled themselves back into the title race thanks to winning 12 and drawing three of their last 15 league games against all but the top two in the EPL. To make matters worse for the Hammers, Arsenal will welcome back skipper Cesc Fabregas.  

C esc Fabregas scored a penalty on his return to the Arsenal lineup to help his 10-man team beat West Ham 2-0 on Saturday to take the provisional lead atop the Premier League. Denilson gave Arsenal a fifth-minute lead with a low shot after swapping passes with Nicklas Bendtner, but teammate Thomas Vermaelen was sent off just before halftime for giving away a penalty when he was adjudged to have fouled goalbound striker Guillermo Franco. Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia saved Alessandro Diamanti's ...  

Cesc Fabregas scored a penalty on his return to the Arsenal lineup to help his 10-man team beat West Ham 2-0 on Saturday to take the provisional lead atop the Premier League. Denilson gave Arsenal a fifth-minute lead with a low shot after swapping passes with Nicklas Bendtner, but teammate Thomas Vermaelen was sent off just before halftime for giving away a penalty when he was adjudged to have fouled goalbound striker Guillermo Franco. Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia saved Alessandro Diamanti's spot-kick ...  

Portsmouth dealt a crushing blow to Hull City's hopes of Barclays Premier League survival with a late fightback to claim a 3-2 win that denied Iain Dowie victory in his first match in charge. Portsmouth, who were effectively condemned to relegation earlier this week when the Premier League imposed a nine-point penalty for the club going into administration, were 2-1 down with three minutes remaining at Fratton Park. But goals in quick succession from Jamie O'Hara and Nigerian veteran Nwankwo ...  

New Hull City boss Iain Dowie has vowed to keep the faith after seeing his new side suffer a cruel defeat at Portsmouth. The Tigers were 2-1 up with two minutes of normal time remaining but went down 3-2 courtesy of Pompey's late, late show. The result leaves City three points from safety and without an away win in 30 matches but Dowie believes his new charges can still escape the drop after others in and around the drop zone also slipped up.

It's a very tight situation   -Iain Dowie

 

Portsmouth proved they are taking the rest of the Barclays Premier League campaign seriously by staging a last-gasp 3-2 comeback against Hull and denying Iain Dowie victory in his first match in charge of Hull. Avram Grant's men, staring relegation in the face after a nine-point deduction for going into administration, were 2-1 down with three minutes remaining at Fratton Park, only for Jamie O'Hara to equalise and Kanu to score the winner. Dowie's men had led twice, with Caleb Folan scoring ...