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Gunners look to blow away Toffees
Arsenal (6/5 favourites in the match betting) travel to Goodison Park to face an Everton side (11/5 to win, 12/5 the draw) who have started to turn their Premier League season around after another slow start to the campaign.
The Toffees are unbeaten in their last seven games in the top flight – a record that [...]
Terry injury blow for England
England coach Fabio Capello’s selection plans for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro (England 1/5, Montenegro 10/1, Draw 9/2 90 Minutes) at Wembley on Tuesday have been hit by the news defender John Terry has been forced to pull out with a back injury.
The 29-year-old Chelsea skipper appears to have suffered a recurrence of an [...]
Drogba ready to blow away Gunners
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says he can’t wait to get out on the pitch to face Arsenal on Sunday as the Ivorian international looks to keep up his incredible scoring record against the Gunners (19/5 to beat Chelsea).
The 32-year-old is expected to return to the Blues starting line-up when Arsenal arrive at Stamford Bridge having [...]
Defoe’s Champions League blow
Unlucky Tottenham ace Jermain Defoe is facing the prospect of missing his club’s entire Champions League group-stage campaign after undergoing ankle surgery (Spurs 10/3 – Group A Winners).
The England international, who fired a hat-trick against Bulgaria at Wembley a week ago, suffered an injury against Switzerland on Tuesday night and will now miss up to [...]
Benzema blow for France
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of France’s (2/7 to win in 90 Minutes) Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus (8/1) on Friday night with an ankle injury.
The French Football Federation announced that the 22-year-old would not be risked on Friday night in coach Laurent Blanc’s first competitive match in charge since taking [...]
Coppell delivers Robins blow
Bristol City have moved to appoint Keith Millen as their new manager following the shock resignation of Steve Coppell – after just four months in charge of the Robins (22/1 – Championship outright).
The former Reading, Crystal Palace and Manchester City manager only took over at Ashton Gate in April but has decided to walk away [...]
Hammers handed Dorrans blow
West Brom midfielder Graham Dorrans has ended speculation over his future by signing a new four-year deal with the Baggies to keep him at the Hawthorns until 2015 (West Brom – 4/5 to be relegated next season).
The Scotland international had been a summer target of West Ham, with Albion turning down three bids from the [...]
Hargreaves blow for United
Owen Hargreaves will miss the start of Manchester United’s bid to wrestle the Premier League title (United 12/5 – Premier League Outright) back from Chelsea next season after suffering an injury setback.
The 29-year-old midfielder, who United signed from Bayern Munich for £17million in 2007, only returned from an 18-month knee injury absence at the end [...]
Brazil facing Elano blow
Brazil star Elano could miss the rest of the World Cup after suffering an ankle injury in their second group game (Brazil 10/11 – To Reach Final).
The former Manchester City midfielder was forced off against Ivory Coast after a strong tackle by Elephants defender Cheik Tiote and broke down in training on Tuesday as he [...]
Crouch can strike early blow