Fixture Sunday, October 3, 2010

Time	Home		Away	VENUE
12:30 GMT	Manchester City	v	Newcastle United	City of Manchester Stadium
14:00 GMT	Liverpool	v	Blackpool	Anfield
15:00 GMT	Chelsea	v	Arsenal	Stamford Bridge

Fixture Saturday, October 2, 2010

Time	Home		Away	VENUE
11:45 GMT	Wigan Athletic	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers	DW Stadium
14:00 GMT	Birmingham	v	Everton	St Andrews Stadium
14:00 GMT	Stoke City	v	Blackburn Rovers	Britannia Stadium
14:00 GMT	Sunderland	v	Manchester United	Stadium of Light
14:00 GMT	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Aston Villa	White Hart Lane
14:00 GMT	West Bromwich Albion	v	Bolton Wanderers	The Hawthorns
14:00 GMT	West Ham United	v	Fulham	Upton Park

Result Sunday, September 26, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Bolton Wanderers	2 - 2	Manchester United	Reebok Stadium (23,926)
FT	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 - 2	Aston Villa	Molineux Stadium (27,511)
FT	Newcastle United	1 - 2	Stoke City	St James' Park (41,915)

Result Saturday, September 25, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Manchester City	1 - 0	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium (47,203)
FT	Arsenal	2 - 3	West Bromwich Albion	Emirates Stadium (60,025)
FT	Birmingham	0 - 0	Wigan Athletic	St Andrews Stadium (22,186)
FT	Blackpool	1 - 2	Blackburn Rovers	Bloomfield Road (15,901)
FT	Fulham	0 - 0	Everton	Craven Cottage (25,598)
FT	Liverpool	2 - 2	Sunderland	Anfield (43,626)
FT	West Ham United	1 - 0	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park (34,190)

Fixture Sunday, September 26, 2010

Time	Home		Away	VENUE
11:00 GMT	Bolton Wanderers	v	Manchester United	Reebok Stadium
13:05 GMT	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Aston Villa	Molineux Stadium
15:10 GMT	Newcastle United	v	Stoke City	St James' Park

Fixture Saturday, September 25, 2010

Time	Home		Away	VENUE
11:45 GMT	Manchester City	v	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium
14:00 GMT	Arsenal	v	West Bromwich Albion	Emirates Stadium
14:00 GMT	Birmingham	v	Wigan Athletic	St Andrews Stadium
14:00 GMT	Blackpool	v	Blackburn Rovers	Bloomfield Road
14:00 GMT	Fulham	v	Everton	Craven Cottage
14:00 GMT	Liverpool	v	Sunderland	Anfield
14:00 GMT	West Ham United	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park

Result Sunday, September 19, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Manchester United	3 - 2	Liverpool	Old Trafford (75,213)
FT	Wigan Athletic	0 - 2	Manchester City	DW Stadium (15,525)
FT	Chelsea	4 - 0	Blackpool	Stamford Bridge (41,761)

Result Saturday, September 18, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Stoke City	1 - 1	West Ham United	Britannia Stadium (27,028)
FT	Aston Villa	1 - 1	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park (34,655)
FT	Blackburn Rovers	1 - 1	Fulham	Ewood Park (23,759)
FT	Everton	0 - 1	Newcastle United	Goodison Park (38,019)
FT	Tottenham Hotspur	3 - 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	White Hart Lane (35,940)
FT	West Bromwich Albion	3 - 1	Birmingham	The Hawthorns (23,062)
FT	Sunderland	1 - 1	Arsenal	Stadium of Light (38,950)

Fixture Sunday, September 19, 2010

Time	Home		Away	VENUE
12:30 GMT	Manchester United	v	Liverpool	Old Trafford
14:00 GMT	Wigan Athletic	v	Manchester City	DW Stadium
15:00 GMT	Chelsea	v	Blackpool	Stamford Bridge

Fixture Saturday, September 18, 2010

Time	Home		Away	VENUE
11:45 GMT	Stoke City	v	West Ham United	Britannia Stadium
14:00 GMT	Aston Villa	v	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park
14:00 GMT	Blackburn Rovers	v	Fulham	Ewood Park
14:00 GMT	Everton	v	Newcastle United	Goodison Park
14:00 GMT	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers	White Hart Lane
Sep 18 14:00 GMT	West Bromwich Albion	v	Birmingham	The Hawthorns
16:30 GMT	Sunderland	v	Arsenal	Stadium of Light

Result Monday, September 13, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Stoke City	2 - 1	Aston Villa	Britannia Stadium (25,899)

Result Sunday, September 12, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Birmingham	0 - 0	Liverpool	St Andrews Stadium (27,333)

Result Saturday, September 11, 2010

Status	Home	Score	Away	VENUE (ATT.)
FT	Everton	3 - 3	Manchester United	Goodison Park (36,556)
FT	Arsenal	4 - 1	Bolton Wanderers	Emirates Stadium (59,876)
FT	Fulham	2 - 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Craven Cottage (25,280)
FT	Manchester City	1 - 1	Blackburn Rovers	City of Manchester Stadium (44,246)
FT	Newcastle United	0 - 2	Blackpool	St James' Park (49,597)
FT	West Bromwich Albion	1 - 1	Tottenham Hotspur	The Hawthorns (23,642)
FT	West Ham United	1 - 3	Chelsea	Upton Park (33,014)
FT	Wigan Athletic	1 - 1	Sunderland	DW Stadium (15,844)

Fulham hoping to tie up new Zamora contract

Fulham assistant manager Mark Bowen has confirmed that the Cottagers are in advanced talks with striker Bobby Zamora over a contract extension.

It is believed Zamora has been offered the biggest deal in the club's history, as Fulham boss Mark Hughes looks to convince him to stay at Craven Cottage amid reported interest from a number of Premier League rivals.

Liverpool and Birmingham were linked with deadline day moves for Zamora, but the forward remains at the club where he has excelled since moving from West Ham two years ago.

And Bowen says the Cottagers are hopeful of tying down one of their prized assets to a new long-term deal, though he admitted that talks first started a few months ago.

"What I know is that he is currently in discussions with the club over a possible new deal," Bowen said. "It has been ongoing for a few months and obviously way before Mark (Hughes) and I came in.

"But my understanding is that we are hopeful Bobby will agree a long-term contract with the club."

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Taylor still has a part to play, says Hughton

Newcastle manager Chris Hughton says that Steven Taylor still has a part to play for the club this season despite being transfer listed last month.

Taylor maintained he wanted to leave St James' Park after a breakdown in contract talks, but failed to secure a transfer and is currently on the sidelines with a shoulder injury that is expected to keep him out for at least five more weeks.

Hughton is keen to have the defender involved again, although knows that he will not be available for selection until at least mid-October, telling the Chronicle: "As far as Steven is concerned, we are still looking at about five weeks or so.

"We'll continue to assess his situation like we would with any injury. He still has a part to play for Newcastle."
Newcastle could soon be boosted by the return of midfielder Danny Guthrie, who has not played this season after sustaining a knee injury, although he is still a fortnight away.

Hughton said: "It will still be two weeks for Danny. However, this is certainly not a long-term problem. We expect him back in the frame quite soon."

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Birmingham sign Hleb, Jiranek and Beausejour

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has completed the loan signing of Barcelona's Alexander Hleb and has also moved for Chilean star Jean Beausejour and Spartak defender Martin Jiranek.

Hleb joins on a year-long loan from Barcelona while Beausejour has made a £4 million move from Club America and signed a three-year deal, with both players having already being granted work permits.

"Hleb is a top quality player - one who at one stage we'd only actually dreamed about really,'' McLeish told the club's official website. "Over the past year or so we have talked about him but with no real belief we could get him.

"We decided to give it a try and towards the end of the window we found out it might be possible. This is a major signing for us and we are very happy to have him here.

"He is an extremely creative type who is skilful, a great dribbler and has an excellent touch and great feet. He has huge international experience and great pedigree due to playing for such clubs as Stuttgart, Arsenal and Barcelona.

"As with all the players we have brought to the club in recent times I'd like to thank the board for their support in making them happen.''

The club have also wrapped up a deal with Russian side Spartak Moscow over a cut-price deal for versatile defender Jiranek, whose contract expires in December. He has moved to St Andrew's on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish said: ''We are short at the back with regards to defensive cover. Jiranek has tremendous experience on club, European and international fronts. He is a good presence and his arrival will keep Roger Johnson and Scott Dann on their toes.''

The signings will go some way at least to tempering McLeish's disappointment at failing to land targets Moussa Dembele and Charles N'Zogbia over the last two weeks.

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Ferdinand and Anderson back for United

Rio Ferdinand is available for first-team selection at Manchester United after making a successful comeback for the reserves.

Ferdinand made his first appearance since suffering knee ligament damage on England duty this summer when he was involved in a training-ground collision with Emile Heskey.

After he played 45 minutes of a Manchester Senior Cup tie against Oldham on Wednesday night, reserves boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the 31-year-old is now ready to return to Premier League action.

"Rio is always the same player," he said. "It is a while since he has played but he was still calm. He has got through an important 45 minutes, straight after two very hard training sessions yesterday and the day before, so we are delighted with him."

He added: "There was no problem whatsoever. It was always planned that he would play 45 minutes. I am not sure he needs any more games. Rio is a naturally fit lad.

"Today was about distances and getting tighter to the ball. Now he is available for selection again."

Anderson, who has also been out with knee ligament damage, completed the full 90 minutes and is also close to a first-team return. "He's coming along nicely," Solskjaer said.

The score was 0-0 when Ferdinand was taken off at half-time, but United came out with a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Nicky Ajose and Federico Macheda. Joe Jacobsen's header had given Oldham the lead.

Meanwhile, Bebe, who was not involved on Wednesday, says he is happy with his progress since moving to Old Trafford.

"I am working hard," he told A Bola. "Everyone has helped me a lot. I have adapted well, given the short time I have been there. The older ones help me a lot."

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Sandro finally arrives at White Hart Lane

Sandro, the Brazilian new signing at Tottenham who angered Harry Redknapp by not turning up for the start of the new season, has finally arrived in north London. He slipped in under the radar during the hectic transfer window at White Hart Lane.

The defensive midfielder, who cost £5 million, from Internacional, has begun training with his new team-mates after staying on to appear for his country after winning the Copa Libertadores with his club.

Sandro, 21, is inspired by the prospect of performing in the Champions League with Spurs and said: "It is a pleasure to finally be here. I am extremely happy that I have been given the opportunity to join a club like Spurs.

"I cannot wait to get out on to the pitch and show all the fans what I can do. I am determined to make a positive impression on English football and help Spurs move on to a new level.

"Spurs are a team who are talked about a lot in Brazil. They are one of the biggest teams not only in England but also in Europe because of their history.

"I watched every game last season when Spurs were going for fourth place, cheering them on and hoping they would qualify. When they finally did achieve qualification it was an absolutely fantastic moment."

In an interview on the clubs official website he continued: "The Champions League is the best club competition in the world and I am looking forward to competing at this level. I know Spurs has everything that it takes to go further in the competition and I will do everything I can to help.

"The Premier League is the best league in the world. It is a strong league played at great pace and I think my style of play will adapt quickly to this kind of football."

It has not been easy leaving Internacional, as he added: "It was a fantastic moment to win the Copa Libertadores. I was understandably delighted to win it with teammates who I have been with for many years.
"Internacional helped me grow as a footballer and a person from a very young age and it was a great achievement to leave on such a high.

"It was a fantastic achievement and now I hope to have many more successes with my new team. I have a fantastic opportunity here at Tottenham I am absolutely delighted to be here."

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Spurs given permission to sign Van der Vaart

The Premier League have given Tottenham Hotspur permission to sign Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid for €11 million.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp was alerted to the availability of Van der Vaart late on deadline day and acted quickly to thrash out personal terms with the midfielder.

The Premier League had investigated Spurs' claim that they had difficulties with the computer servers used in the transaction between themselves and Real, which hindered their attempts to submit the relevant paperwork on time.

The Premier League said in a statement: "The Premier League can confirm the transfer of Rafael van der Vaart's registration from Real Madrid to Tottenham Hotspur.''

A statement on Spurs' website read: "We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Rafael Van der Vaart. The Holland international came through the ranks at Ajax and won two league titles during 141 appearances with the Eredivisie side, scoring 60 goals before leaving for Hamburg in the summer of 2005.

"The attacking midfielder, 27, was the Bundesliga side's leading scorer in his first season in Germany and went on to captain the side before joining Real Madrid ahead of the 2007/08 campaign. Rafael has been capped by Holland a total of 83 times, scoring 16 goals, since making his international debut against Andorra in 2001 at the age of 18.
"He has since represented the Netherlands at two European Championships and two World Cups, including this summer's tournament in South Africa where he featured five times in the side's run to the final."
Madrid have denied Redknapp's claim the player was subject of an €21 million bid from Bayern Munich.
Van der Vaart has already spoken of his delight at agreeing a deal and is ready to test himself in the Premier League.

"Four years at Spurs, for €11 million, I can hardly believe it myself," Van der Vaart told De Telegraaf. "It's a pity I cannot now play against Ajax in the Champions League but I will get to face FC Twente."
The speed of a deal came as a surprise to the player, who said: "The interest from Tottenham came very quick and I did not have much time to think. But I want to play football again and if possible every week, with a beautiful club. I 'm totally happy."

Van der Vaart has played in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain and is now looking forward to a new chapter in his career.

"I am excited about playing in England. Whether it suits my style remains to be seen, but I think a good footballer can adapt and I am very proud of this transfer."

Source: ESPN Soccernet