Tag: Kick off

Premier League Super Match Preview: Manchester United Vs Liverpool

| September 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
Premier League Super Match Preview: Manchester United Vs Liverpool

Liverpool travel to Old Trafford this Sunday for a lunch-time kick off against traditional rivals Manchester United. Liverpool’s Record at Old Trafford: This hasn’t been the friendliest venue for Liverpool, in terms of match results. In 18 visits, the Merseysiders have won just four, while the Reds have won 10, with the remaining four games [...]

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Premier League Preview: Stoke City Vs West Ham

| September 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Stoke City will host West Ham on Saturday in a lunch time kick off at the Britannia Stadium. West Ham have had a horrific start to their Premiership campaign, with four losses in as many matches. If they harbour any hopes of breaking that loss-streak against Stoke City, the Hammers would do well to remember [...]

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Premier League Preview: West Brom Vs Tottenham

| September 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

Tottenham travel to the Hawthorns this Saturday, for an afternoon kick off against West Brom. West Brom have just one goal to show, in their three matches, this season. That came in their home match against Sunderland, thans to a late strike by Nigerian import, P Odemwingie. The Baggies lost their away match at Anfield [...]

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EPL Match Preview: Everton Vs Manchester United

| September 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

Everton fans are yet to recover from Wayne Rooney’s departure from their club to move to Manchester United when he was 18. And Rooney is certain to face abuse from them, this Saturday, when Manchester United travel to Goodison Park, for an early kick off. And the situation will be particularly hard on Rooney given [...]

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EPL Preview: Bolton v Birmingham

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Both Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City have had satisfactory, if not overly brilliant, starts to their Premiership campaigns. Bolton will host Birmingham at the Reebok Stadium in an early kick off this Sunday, and both  sides would first try to stave off defeat. A goalless draw against Fulham in their Premier League opener was followed [...]

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EPL Preview: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Molineux will be abuzz with Wolves fans awaiting a 3 o’clock kick off, on Saturday, against Newcastle. Mick McCarthy’s side have had a satisfying opening to their Premiership campaign, with a 2-1  result over Stoke city followed by a hard-foiught 1-1 away draw against Everton. The Midlanders prevailed in a relegation dogfight, in the last [...]

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EPL Preview: Blackpool Vs Fulham

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Bloomfield Road has been renovated ahead of its first Premier League match on Saturday, when Fulham visit Blackpool. A vociferous home crowd is expected to turn out to watch the local heroes play their third match of this season Premier League campaign. Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Marlon Harewood (twice) and Alex Baptiste were the scorers in the [...]

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EPL Preview: Blackburn Vs Arsenal

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Blackburn host Arsenal at Ewood Park in an early kick off on Saturday. Rovers will be looking to put their 2-1 loss to Birmingham City behind them. The St Andrews game was a tale of missed opportunities. The Blue and Whites failed to hang on to an early lead through Steven N’Zonzi’s strike, as they [...]

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EPL 2010: Arsenal’s New Star Koscielny

| July 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

Arsenal fans have a new star to look forward to, this coming season, in Laurent Koscielny.  The 24-year old Koscielny has had two opportunities to showcase his skills – against Sturm Graz and Barnet – ahead of the tournament, in which Arsenal have a huge opener against Liverpool, scheduled to kick off at 16:00 on [...]

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EPL 2010: English Premier League Kicks Off On Aug 14

| July 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

If you thought football excitement ended with the FIFA World Cup 2010, here’s another roller coaster, the next edition of the English Premier League or the EPL as it popularly known. From August 14, onward, the following twenty teams will compete in what is rated among the world’s best football leagues: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham, [...]

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