Premiership - 1st and 2nd March

In the midweek Premiership fixtures Leicester drew one all with West Bromwich Albion in a game that you have had expected them to win. 

Leicester drawing on Tuesday should have given the chasing teams an incentive to capitalise but none of them could.

Tottenham Hotspurs lost one nil to West Ham and if they had won they would have gone joint top with Leicester. 

Arsenal were again humiliated as they lost at home and by two goals to one to Swansea City. 

It another inept Arsenal performance and the defence is the worst Arsenal has had in about ten years. I think Arsenal will struggle to win silverware with that awful defence.

Liverpool hammered Manchester City by three goals to nil and it city chance to close the gap and get back on track and they failed to do so.

So a very eventful evening which has only helped Leicester to get even closer to winning the title. 

Premiership - 27th/28th February

In this weekend Premiership fixtures, Leicester City beat Norwich City in the eighty ninth minute to maintain there position at the top. 

 This was a well needed win for Leicester City and with eleven matches to go they are getting closer to winning there first ever Premiership title.

Tottenham Hotspur had a good two goals to one win against Swansea City which has helped them to maintain breathing space between them and Arsenal.

Manchester United beat Arsenal by three goals to two and it was an embarrassing loss for Arsenal. 

Manchester United put out their junior team and Arsenal could not beat them. Arsenal had their chances but did not take them. 

Arsenal chances of winning the league is slipping away but two good wins and they are back in it. 

Premier League - 28th/29th August 2015

This weekends premiership was definitely eventful to say the least. It probably started the premiership holders Chelsea losing by two goals to one Crystal Palace. 

Chelsea have had a truly rotten start and they are not firing on all cylinders and it is a big surprise I thought with all there amazing players they would have no problems. But somehow they are not clicking together. 

Arsenal were fortunate enough to beat Newcastle by a goal to nil and Arsenal are also struggling and have not found there stride yet. 

Last week Arsenal managed a nil nil draw with Liverpool and they had a lot of chance and this week they managed to beat Newcastle by an own goal and their win was not convincing. 

Manchester City are doing well they beat Watford by two goals to nil and they continue the start of the season with 100% wins. 

One of the shocks of the weekend was Manchester United losing  by two goals to one to Swansea City. Manchester United  have been doing reasonably well so I did not see them losing to Swansea City. 

Another big shock was Liverpool losing by three goals to nil to West Ham. However although it was a shock result, I suspected that Liverpool would struggle as losing two key players would impact on them and in my opinion Brendan Rogers as not replaced them. 

Now there will be a break for the international break and it will be interesting to see how they could come back from this break. 

Premier League - 8/9/10th August 2015

Yay the Premier league is back! Yes I missed it but the same time glad for the break.. Football can make or break a weekend it has been nice not worry about Arsenal!

Manchester United started the new season well they beat Tottenham by one goal to nil. I still think this will be another tough season for Man U were fans have unrealistic expectations of them winning everything. 

I think Tottenham will also struggle this season as they haven't really spent any money and I think they want a top four finish then they would have needed to spend more money. 

Chelsea drew two all with Swansea City in a match they would have been expected to win. This is not the kind of start the holders would have wanted but at least they got a point. 

Liverpool got off too a good start as they beat Stoke City by a goal to nil. I am not quite sure Liverpool will do this season now that both Steven Gerard and Raheem Stirling have moved on but I guess only time will tell..

The worst start of the new season goes to Arsenal who somehow managed to lose two goals to nil at home! Now if anybody asked me about Arsenal chances last week I would have said this the season that I am most optimistic. 

Then they season starts and Arsenal play exactly the same way they started last season. It is very frustating if Arsenal have any realistic chances of winning the league then they need to be consistent or it's going to be another top four finish. 

Premiership 8th and 9th November 2014

In this weekend football Swansea beat Arsenal by two goals to one. It was a pretty inept performance by Arsenal. I felt bad for Alexis Sanchez who scored an amazing goal and ended up on the losing side.

Arsene Wenger really needs to get a grip of the back four as Nacho Monreal is not and centre back and if he continues to play him in that position it could get even worse for Arsenal 

Chelsea beat Liverpool by two goals to one and this was another good win for Chelsea. 

Liverpool now seem to be in a terminal decline and if they don't start stringing some results together there season will be over very quickly. 

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace by a goal to nil. Man U fans will be relieved to get this win under their belt.

 

But this win has done little to improve their standing in the league. But I am sure it will be welcome relief for the players and fans. 

Man City drew two all with Queens Park Rangers and this was a bit of surprise. I really did not expect Queens Park Rangers to get anything out of this match. But it's one point that QPR needed. 

Man City they should really should be winning these kind of matches. If they want to retain the title they won last season. 

Stoke City beat Tottenham by two goals to one and Tottenham are languishing in the bottom part of the table. 

They too cannot seem to string results together and they need to turn it around quickly or before they know it they will be fighting relegation. 

Premier League -13th September 2014

In the weekend premiership fixtures Arsenal drew two all with Manchester City. This was after Arsenal threw away two to one goal lead. 

Arsenal have got a new back four that have not completely gelled yet and hence why they have been conceding some silly goals. 

Chelsea beat Swansea City by four goals to two and it was a good win for Chelsea.

 Chelsea have got a really strong team with good players in each position and this will help to them to have a real chance of winning the premiership.

The surprise of the weekend was Liverpool losing by one goal to nil to Aston Villa. 

I did not see Aston Villa beating Liverpool if anything I thought that Liverpool where going to hammer Aston Villa.

 

Manchester United beat Queens Park Rangers by four goals to nil. This was a much needed win for Manchester United as they needed this win just to be in the top ten. 

I still think they are going to have a tough year and it's not going to be easy for Luis Van Gaal to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson . 

Premier League - Opening Weekend!

So the Premiership returned this weekend and the shock of the weekend was Swansea City beating Manchester United by two goals to one. 

I do think that Manchester United will suffer at the back from the departure of both Vidic and Rio and it will take time for them to jell which could mean letting in a few more goals. 

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace by two goals to one but Arsenal where fortunate enough to get the winning goal in extra time. 

It wasn't Arsenal best performance but to be fair it was better than last year where Arsenal where beaten on the opening day. 

Manchester City beat Newcastle United by two goals to nil and this was good win for them.  

But to be fair it always going to depend on which Newcastle team will turned up. Some fans are desperate to get rid of Alan Pardew maybe the players now feel the same. 

Chelsea beat Burnley by three goals to one and it was a win that I expected Chelsea to get. Burnley are newly promoted team into the Premiership and it make take a few games to find their feet. 

Premiership review - 13th April 2014

In yesterday Premiership games Liverpool beat Manchester City by three goals to two and it was a real topsy turvy match. 

Liverpool quickly scored two goals but then Manchester City managed to pull it back to two all. 

I thought this was how the match was going to end but somehow Liverpool managed to get that winning goal!

This means if Liverpool win their next four  games the title is theirs. For Manchester City this would have been a bitter loss after getting themselves back into the game. 

They now have to hope that either Liverpool or Chelsea slip up to have any chance of winning the title.

Elsewhere Chelsea beat Swansea City by a goal to nil and this result keeps them in second and they still have a great chance of winning the title. 

FA Cup - third round

The FA Cup games took place over the the weekend and Arsenal beat Tottenham by two goals to nil. 

 

I think what surprised me about Arsenal's  win was the ease in which they beat Tottenham. Normally game against Tottenham would be pulisating end to end stuff. 

However this match was not and Arsenal where very much in control of the match. The Tottenham Manager, Tim Sherwood did not come across to me someone who would have known how to turn this match around. This does not bode well for the rest of Tottenham's season..

Elsewhere both Liverpool and Chelsea recorded wins. But the FA Cup shock of the third round was Manchester United losing by two goals to one to Swansea City and at Old Trafford. 

This has put the pressure back on United's Manager David Moyes. To be honest I don't believe that David Moyes will turn this round. 

He doesn't even know how to win trophies and it was a big mistake to give him the job and I think some Man United fans are realising that now. 

Premiership review 1st December 2013

In yesterday's premiership matches Hull beat Liverpool by three goals to one. It was the first time that Hull had beaten Liverpool.

I was surprised by the result,  I thought that Liverpool where serious contenders for the title this year. So to lose like that makes me think that they are not ready to win the title. 

Chelsea beat Southampton by three goals to one and that has helped them consolidate their second place. Any slip ups from Arsenal and Chelsea will be ready to pounce. 

Manchester City beat Swansea City by three goals to nil and that was a good win against a very good Swansea City team. 

Tottenham and Man United drew two all and to be fair both teams need a win. So I would have thought they would view this draw as a loss. 

Tottenham's manager Andres Villas Boas has been really feeling heat. He his now demanding he get more respect. But I understand how the fans feel.

 

He has spent over a hundred million pounds, so ninth in the league must feel like a real kick in the teeth for some fans. 

Sometimes managers don't really get the pain that fans go through and to see your team languishing in ninth place must be a little painful. 

So Arsenal are still top of the league by four points but there is still plenty of football to play. 

Premiership round up - 28/09/13

Yesterday's  premiership games where interesting to say least. Tottenham and Chelsea's game ended in a draw. In a game where Fernando Torres was controversially sent off. 

Tottenham being the home team started well and scored but Chelsea managed to get back into the game and draw.

I really don't believe Tottenham are serious title challengers,  as if they where would getting wins when playing at home against teams like Chelsea. 

On the other hand Chelsea may struggle this year now that the "special one" is back. Personally I think that Jose should not have come back especially now Chelsea are Champion League winners. 

Arsenal beat Swansea City two goals to one and a result which also sets new record for the club of away wins

This was a good win for Arsenal and it was the kind of match that we needed to win if we are really serious about challenging for the title. 

Shockingly Man United lost to West Brom by two goals to one. I did not see that result coming at all and again it's kind of result that adds pressure to David Moyes's shoulders.

I do hope that Man United continue to play like this so that when Arsenal meet them in November. We have an even greater chance of beating them, something we have not done in a while.