Chelsea recovered from going one goal down to eventually emerge victors in their Champions League home clash with MSK Zilina this evening. Babatounde Bello opened the scoring for the visitors after collaborating with Robert Jez in a neat Zilina one-two move. Chelsea came back strong however and after Daniel Sturridge levelled after the break from a Salomon Kalou cross, Florent Malouda poked in an 86th minute winner to secure Chelsea's place at top of their Champions League group. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Sunderland 2-2 Everton Highlights
Mikel Arteta salvaged a late point with a deflected equaliser in this four goal encounter. Tim Cahill opening the scoring for the visitors on the sixth minute with a signature headed goal before a double from Danny Welbeck in either half seemed to have won the game for Sunderland. Arteta came to the rescue however in the 83rd minute, leaving both sides to share the spoils. Final Score - Sunderland 2-2 Everton. … [Read more...]
Fulham 1-4 Manchester City Highlights
Manchester City were back to winning ways this afternoon as the enjoyed a comprehensive 4-1 victory away at Fulham. Carlos Tevez led the line of attack and grabbed a goal in either half. Argentinian defender Pablo Zabaleta and recent signing Yaya Toure also got on the score sheet. Zoltan Gera's goal restored some pride in the second half but by then it was too little too late. … [Read more...]
Blackburn 2-0 Aston Villa Highlights
Two goals from Morten Gamst Pedersen sealed Blackburn's third victory in four games in the Premier League whilst Aston Villa endured another miserable afternoon with ten first team players unable to play due to injury. … [Read more...]
Bolton 5-1 Newcastle Highlights
It was Newcastle's turn to be on the receiving end of a heavy defeat this afternoon as they succumbed to a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. Kevin Davies and Johann Elmander ran the show for Wanderers as they both struck twice to keep up their impressive start to the Premier League season. Chung-Yong Lee also netted for Bolton before Andy Carroll scored a paltry consolation goal for the Toon Army. … [Read more...]
Manchester United 2-0 Wigan Highlights
Manchester United closed the gap on Chelsea in the Premiership this evening thanks to two headed goals from Patrice Evra and Javier Hernandez in either half. It was a miserable day for Wigan as they saw both Hugo Rodallega and Antolin Alcaraz leave the field early with red cards.Final score - Manchester United 2-0 Wigan. … [Read more...]
Birmingham 1-0 Chelsea Highlights
The Misery continues for Chelsea as they suffer their third league defeat in four games and only lead the Premier League table by goal difference this weekend. The only goal of the game for Birmingham came from Lee Bowyer who finished off Cameron Jerome's cushioned header to lift the Blues out of the relegation zone. … [Read more...]
Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham Highlights
A five goal thriller was played out at the Emirates this afternoon as Arsenal lost 3-2 to north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners originally took a two goal lead thanks to Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh but Spurs came fighting back and Rafael van der Vaart, Gareth Bale and Younes Kaboul all got on the scoresheet and secured a memorable victory. Final score - Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur. … [Read more...]
FIFA Goal Of The Year 2010 Award Shortlist
Here's your chance to vote for your favourite goal of this year as part of the Fifa Ballondor Puskas award. To help you decide, this video features the ten shortlisted nominees for the award including Arsenal's Samir Nasri, Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben and Glentoran's Matthew Burrows who was featured on Liquid Football before after winning the goal of the week award last month. Log onto http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/puskasaward/index.html and register your selection. … [Read more...]
Robert Pires Set To Join Aston Villa
Former Arsenal midfielder and World Cup winner Robert Pires is set to make a sensational return to the Premier League this week as he is ready to sign for Aston Villa. Pires now 37, last appeared in the Premier League four years ago under the healm of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and should he complete his move back to England this week it would be quite fitting for him to make his debut against his former club in over a week's time. Pires has been the centre of a myriad of transfer speculation recently with Crawley Town among other clubs interested in the midfielder's signature. Despite his … [Read more...]