A bad day for Arsenal...

Birmingham City 2-2 Arsenal
Saturday, February 23: After a tragic start which saw Arsenal forward Eduardo being taken away after a serious injury in the 3rd minute, Arsenal didn't seem to be the way they have been this season, with not seeming that good with the ball. Things turned worse after a rough challenge by Flamini led to a superlative free kick by McFadden, which enabled the home side to be in front. The first half ended this way. But Arsenal seemed more fluent in the second half and Walcott struck one back for the Gunners in the 50th minute from a corner. The 18 yr old genius scored his and his side's second goal 5 minutes later, this time a more convincing goal to put the visitors ahead. But destiny seemed to be turning it's back towards Arsenal. After a clumsy tackle by Clichy on Parnaby in the dying minutes, the referee awarded a penalty to the home side, though very controversial which was put to good use by McFadden and the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Wenger withdraws comments on Taylor
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had blasted Martin Taylor for his rash tackle on Eduardo which caused him a broken leg. Wenger had said he wanted a life ban to be imposed on the Birmingham player. However, Wenger has now softened his stand on Taylor, he said "It was a highly emotional afternoon and we were all shocked by the injury to Eduardo,".

"On reflection, I feel that my comments about Martin Taylor were excessive. I said what I did immediately after the game in the heat of the moment." Wenger concluded.




Other results

Fulham 0 West Ham 1(Solano 87)
Liverpool 3(Torres 28,29,61) Boro 2(Tuncay 9,Downing 83 Aliadiere 85)
Portsmouth 1(Defoe 69) Sunderland 0
Wigan 2(Scharner 60,Valencia 84) Derby 0
Newcastle 1(Faye 79) Man Utd 5(Rooney 25,80,Ronaldo 45,56,Saha 90)

Agbanlahor to miss out Newcastle clash?

Gabriel Agbonlahor might not play this weekend's clash against Newcastle United due to a hamstring injury he suffered against Fulham.

Reds suffer a blow as Torres gets injured...

Liverpool's star striker Fernando Torres injured himself(right hamstring) and had to be replaced in the 23rd minute when his side Spain clashed with France. Now whether he'd be available for the crunch Premier league bout against rivals Chelsea or not is a big question. The Reds travel to Stamford bridge this weekend and if Torres misses out, Liverpool would surely find it difficult to survive the blues.

Derby taken over by Americans...

Derby County are to hold a press conference on Monday following reports that the club have been taken over by new American owners.

Rams chairman Adam Pearson has been searching for new investment since his appointment in October and it is thought that a takeover of the club has now been completed.

It has been reported that Derby have been negotiating with a sports management company which is heavily involved in a number of American sports.

A statement on Derby's official website said: "Derby County football club is to make a positive announcement on the club's future at a press conference to be held at Pride Park this coming Monday."

Derby could become the latest Premier League side to come under American ownership.

The Glazer family were the first Americans to take charge of a top-flight side after completing a takeover of Manchester United in 2005.

Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks also hail from across the Atlantic, while Aston Villa are owned by American Randy Lerner.

-footballforums.net

Football world pays tribute to the victims of the Munich tragedy...

The Munich air crash, which killed 23 people(including Man Utd stars)on 6th Feb,1958 will always stay in the hearts of the football fraternity. Let us come together and pay tribute to all those heros who lost their lives in this terrible disaster...

(what had happened?)

The Munich air disaster took place on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the Busby Babes, along with a number of supporters and journalists. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster.

-Wikipedia

Fulham rocks Craven cottage!

Sunday, 3rd Feb,08:- Fulham came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Craven cottage.The first half was well fought with both teams not managing to keep most of the possession. The deadlock was finally broken with an own goal in the 69th minute from Hughes which left Craven cottage silent.

Fulham however, had a lot of fight left...Davies converted a cross by Bullard in the 73th minute to level the scores. The match clincher was provided by Bullard with a superlative free kick 4 minutes before time to secure the 3rd win of the season for his team.


Newcastle 1-1 Boro

Huth's header in the closing stages of the match forced Newcastle to share points with Boro after Owen scored his first for the Magpies under Keegan in the 60th minute. There were a few controversies, but in the end the result is what matters and one can safely say that Boro deserved a point after putting up a brave show in the second half.

Gunners back on top... United held by Spurs!

Arsenal put an end to Manchester City's unbeaten run at home this season by taming them at the City of Manchester stadium and clinching all 3 points in the process. Adebayor scored the first in the 10th minute after an impressive run by Sagna who handed Ade a simple pass in the keepers' box which was gleefully converted by the in form Emmanual Adebayor with considerable ease. This lead was doubled in the 26th minute after a stylish finish by Eduardo, who has scored a few stunners this season. By now, the Citizens looked completely off it. They however gained life when Fernandes Gelson got one back for City due to sloppy work for Clichy at the back in the 27th minute. After the end of the first half... stats proved how dominant Arsenal were. The Gunners had 62% of the ball.


The second half was no different. Ericsson brought in Vassell and Mpenza to no effect. To make matters worse for him, Adebayor netted the third 2 minutes before the end, summing up a comprehensive win for his side.

other results:-


Birmingham 1 Derby 1
Blackburn 0 Everton 0
Liverpool 3 Sunderland 0
Man City 1 Arsenal 3
Pompey 1 Chelsea 1
Reading 0 Bolton 2
Spurs 1 Man Utd 1
Wigan 1 West Ham 0