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Shane Williams drops the ball but is fortunate that it bounces into Welsh hands. He is less fortunate when, standing there taking a breather, he gets chopped in half by Bergamasco who believed he was still in possession. "Ooof," is more or less what his face looked like. 2.50pm: Wales concede a penalty a long way out but Bergamasco lines up the kick anyway. ]]>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:53:17http://t.love.com/310996367
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson admits the Premier League now sits behind both the Europa League and the FA Cup in his list of priorities. The Cottagers completed a massive turnaround against Serie A giants Juventus in the Europa League on Thursday night, running out emphatic 4-1 winners on the night and 5-4 victors on aggregate. The win put the Londoners into the quarter-finals of the competition, while an FA Cup quarter-final replay with Tottenham on Wednesday awaits in another fine season for Hodgson's men. ]]>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:50:36http://t.love.com/310981298
Everton boss David Moyes has challenged Victor Anichebe to prove he deserves a regular run in the side. Anichebe looked set to be on his way out of Goodison Park last season following a training ground bust-up with Moyes after a loan move to Hull City was blocked. The 21-year-old has found himself back in favour in recent weeks and scored a stunning goal in last weekend's draw at Birmingham. ]]>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 9:14:45http://t.love.com/310967334Sat, 20 Mar 2010 7:30:26http://t.love.com/310955400Sat, 20 Mar 2010 6:04:08http://t.love.com/310954748Sat, 20 Mar 2010 5:58:36http://t.love.com/310881586
Major tensions are emerging in the relationship between FA chief executive Ian Watmore and chairman Lord Triesman, who worked together in the same government department. Sitting comfortably? Ian Watmore (left), Chief executive of the FA, and chairman Lord Triesman relax at Wembley. finding it difficult to adjust to a strong-willed CEO who was Triesman's civil servant when the Labour peer was minister at the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills. contracted 2011 play-off dates clashing with the Champions League final at Wembley. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:44:45http://t.love.com/310866902
Blackburn manager Allardyce is looking forward to having an early say in the Premier League title race with Manchester United and Arsenal still to come after tomorrow's visit of Chelsea at Ewood Park. But he feels the most significant game in the title race was at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday when Inter Milan dumped Ancelotti's men out of the Champions League. "I don't know why there is such a panic," he said. "They have had a bad result and a bad performance – it happens. But now they are in a good position to win the league. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:23:30http://t.love.com/310861193
As a lone infantryman wistfully bugles a lamenting Last Post into the chill twilight air, Team Limey stands forlornly on the battlements of Castle Limey contemplating our final EPL column for SI.com. Together, over a last pint of ale, let's relive some highlights from our five years here. And what a five years it's been. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:47:35http://t.love.com/310859975Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:40:35http://t.love.com/310853891Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:09:27http://t.love.com/310851717
The Tigers sail into Pompey on the back of some major changes for both clubs. When the teams met last time at Hull City's KC Stadium, Phil Brown was in charge of the Tigers and Paul Hart was Portsmouth's manager. Since that nil-nil bore draw, both clubs have changed their managers with Avram Grant— the talented ex-Chelsea manager—now in charge at Fratton Park, and Iain Dowie just installed as the Tigers new manager. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:01:03http://t.love.com/310835924
Iain Dowie has been in charge of Hull City for only a matter of days and already his new job is threatening to provoke domestic tensions. "Debbie, my wife, was born in Portsmouth , her family are all from down there and Lee, my brother-in-law, is a particularly big Pompey fan," Dowie said as he prepared to take his new squad to Fratton Park for this game. "I think my wife will be onside," he added. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:02:46http://t.love.com/310832179Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:47:19http://t.love.com/310754439
Burnley boss Brian Laws believes Wigan have underperformed this season. The two sides meet on Saturday at the DW Stadium knowing that a win is essential in order to boost their chances of surviving in the Premier League. It is game on for both managers with Wigan struggling for form and Burnley very much in the same boat. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:29:45http://t.love.com/310754342Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:29:35http://t.love.com/310702321
Jimmy Bullard tells skysports.com that Hull City's Premier League fate rests in their own hands. With nine games of the 2009/10 campaign remaining, the Tigers find themselves inside the top-flight drop zone and under new management, in the form of Iain Dowie, following the dismissal of Phil Brown. Bullard believes there is still all to play for heading down the final stretch and is confident Hull have enough about them to ensure they keep their head above water. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:59:21http://t.love.com/310696681
Just as my colleague Andy Schooler predicted at the end of last month when he flagged them up at 7/1 for the title, Arsenal's price has tumbled since and they're now a best of 11/4. That's on the back of five straight wins in all competitions - and the same run in the Premier League. Last week's 2-1 victory at Hull was the sort that wins championships, with a last-minute winner from Nicklas Bendtner giving the Gunners a hard-earned three points. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:29http://t.love.com/310636806Fri, 19 Mar 2010 7:29:30http://t.love.com/310636105Fri, 19 Mar 2010 7:26:35http://t.love.com/310607768Fri, 19 Mar 2010 5:44:45http://t.love.com/310588143Fri, 19 Mar 2010 4:19:12http://t.love.com/310535854Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:06:40http://t.love.com/310514683Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:13:33http://t.love.com/310496065Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:25:21http://t.love.com/310491279Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:03:04http://t.love.com/310455236
Just as my colleague Andy Schooler predicted at the end of last month when he flagged them up at 7/1 for the title, Arsenal's price has tumbled since and they're now a best of 11/4. That's on the back of five straight wins in all competitions - and the same run in the Premier League. Last week's 2-1 victory at Hull was the sort that wins championships, with a last-minute winner from Nicklas Bendtner giving the Gunners a hard-earned three points. ]]>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:54:00http://t.love.com/310421966
Two members of the big four clash Sunday when Liverpool visits Old Trafford for a date with Manchester United. Manchester United will be trying to stay in first place in the league standings, with Chelsea and Arsenal in hot pursuit. Liverpool, on the other hand, is fighting to stay close to a Champions League slot as the games dwindle away. ]]>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:21:32http://t.love.com/310407031Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:32:39http://t.love.com/310387265Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:42:47http://t.love.com/310381947Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:28:09http://t.love.com/310370249Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:52:06http://t.love.com/310368914Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:48:49http://t.love.com/310349622Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:50:14http://t.love.com/310257079
Welcome back to our regular look at who's hot and who's not in the world's best football competition. The three-horse title race and the four-horse race for fourth are hotting up nicely with six of those seven teams collecting victories this week (Manchester City, the exception) ... oh, and Portsmouth were docked nine points. Too many numbers? ]]>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 8:49:14http://t.love.com/310227299Thu, 18 Mar 2010 7:19:59http://t.love.com/310200172Thu, 18 Mar 2010 5:42:04http://t.love.com/310174290Thu, 18 Mar 2010 4:05:26http://t.love.com/310166802Thu, 18 Mar 2010 3:29:54http://t.love.com/310093138Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:12:16http://t.love.com/310058929Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:42:03http://t.love.com/310002148
After a relatively quiet midseason period, there is reason to believe the managerial merry-go-round is about to start again. I review here my reasons and suspicions—and speculate about who will be the next manager to go. Hull relieved Phil Brown of his duties following their loss to Arsenal last weekend, and a run of four losses in succession. ]]>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:45:34http://t.love.com/309981063Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:30:49http://t.love.com/309969667
Hull defender Liam Cooper has signed a new three-year-deal, the Barclays Premier League strugglers have confirmed. The 18-year-old made his senior debut in the Carling Cup clash against Swansea in August 2008. He has since made two Premier League appearances for the Tigers, including the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal last weekend. ]]>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:59:08http://t.love.com/309928310Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:32http://t.love.com/309883758Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:08:47http://t.love.com/309875966Wed, 17 Mar 2010 9:41:16http://t.love.com/309837214
So Phil Brown has been placed on "gardening leave", this season's euphemism for "laid off without good reason". Even in this beautiful weather, he won't be doing much in the way of hedge-trimming. He'll be sitting dolefully in front of his "Greatest Goals of Dean Windass " DVD, wondering how he managed to be sacked from the club he turned into the unlikliest Premier League team of all time. ]]>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 7:46:59http://t.love.com/309825312Wed, 17 Mar 2010 7:08:54