MANCHESTER UNITED 2, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Manchester United secured a comfortable 2-0 home win after a controversial opening goal just before half time which saw a debatable penalty given and a Crystal Palace man sent off before Wayne Rooney, sporting a customised headband following his recent head injury, finished off a defiant Palace with a […]
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England maintain pole position for World Cup 2014 qualification
UKRAINE 0, ENGLAND 0 England secured a battling draw that sees them maintain pole position in Group H with a far from classic performance but one which afforded them a massive step towards the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. Frank Lampard could have sealed victory on his 100th England appearance but his late header […]
Welbeck woe after two-goal show
ENGLAND 4, MOLDOVA 0. England’s win against Wembley in their World Cup qualifier was the formality everybody predicted. Whether England make it to Brazil next summer won’t hinge on such opponents, but how they are against the heavyweights of the group – Ukraine, Montenegro and Poland. And one of those obstacles will be on […]
Fortune fails to smile on Moyes’ men
LIVERPOOL 1, MAN UNITED 0 It made uncomfortable viewing for both David Moyes and Roy Hodgson as Manchester United lost against arch rivals Liverpool at Anfield. While Moyes was bemoaning United’s bad luck, Hodgson’s preparations for England’s World Cup qualifying campaign appears cursed. It looks like Hodgson will be without United pair Wayne Rooney and […]
City break Tigers’ resistance
MANCHESTER CITY 2 HULL CITY 0 City were made to toil for their 2-0 win at the Etihad after Hull tried to follow Cardiff’s example from last week hoping to catch a City side still feeling low after defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium last week. Second half goals by Alvaro Negredo and Yaya Toure […]