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Bolton set for more misery
Arsenal’s title charge has hit the buffers of late but they take on Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok on Sunday and are 8/11 favourites to get back on the winning trail as the Trotters (18/5 to win, 11/4 the draw) are probably still reeling from their FA Cup semi-final Wembley nightmare last weekend.
The Gunners are [...]
CL return whets appetite for more
The Champions League returned with a bang last week and Arsenal’s victory against Barcelona could be the landmark victory Arsene Wenger has been looking for from his side, who are still chasing silverware on four fronts this year, while the defeat for Barca means their coach, Pep Guardiola, has the unenviable record of having not [...]
Five more EPL selections…
The early Premier League kick-off on Saturday sees Aston Villa welcome Manchester United to Villa Park and both sides could do with taking three points from this encounter (check out totesport Premier League match betting).
United fell further behind Chelsea in the title race with a midweek draw at Eastlands, and Sir Alex Ferguson’s side will [...]
Sagna targets more silverware
Bacray Sagna believes Arsenal must win some silverware this season if the players are to convince manager Arsene Wenger to stay with the Gunners (7/1 to be FA Cup winners).
The north London outfit haven’t lifted any silverware since they beat Manchester United on penalties in the 2005 FA Cup final.
Since then the Gunners have contested [...]
There is more to come from Chile – Gonzalez
Former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez believes there is much more to come from his Chile (7/10 to qualify from Group H) outfit in the World Cup.
The Chileans impressed in their 1-0 win over Honduras as they started their Group H campaign in Nelspruit.
Jean Beausejour’s 34th minute goal was the first time Chile had hit the [...]
NZ boss eyes more surprises
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has hailed his side’s 1-1 draw with Slovakia on Tuesday as their “best ever result” as they look to make a surprise impact in the World Cup (NZ 50/1 to qualify from Group F).
Winston Reid was the New Zealand hero as he headed home an injury-time equaliser to cancel out [...]
More Gerrard injury concern
Steven Gerrard (8/1 to be England’s World Cup Top Goalscorer) cut short an England training session for a second successive day on Friday, adding to fears over the midfielder’s fitness.
Reports claim the Liverpool skipper pulled up during Thursday’s practice match and received treatment on the sidelines for a calf problem.
Gerrard did return to training on [...]
Capello seeks more aggression
Fabio Capello wants more aggression and better ball retention from England (13/5 with totesport to be Europe’s top team at the World Cup), after seeing his team stutter to a 3-1 victory over Mexico at Wembley.
A much-changed England line-up, with the three Chelsea players given the night off, struggled for much of the first half [...]
Black Cats hungry for more