Mark Staniforth

Blackpool Take a Hammering

Blackpool Take a Hammering

West Ham survived the 56th-minute sending-off of Robert Green - and the handicap of having no substitute goalkeeper - to thrash Blackpool 4-1 at Bloomfield Road and return to the top of the npower Championship. 22 Feb 2012
Martinez Hails Match-Saver Al Habsi

Martinez Hails Match-Saver Al Habsi

ALI Al Habsi preserved three priceless points for Wigan with a stunning late save to deny Ryo Miyaichi and will now lead his team back to his homeland in a bid to boost their unlikely survival mission. 13 Feb 2012
Cisse Opens QPR Account

Cisse Opens QPR Account

Deadline day signing Djibril Cisse took just 12 minutes to endear himself to the QPR supporters by striking the opening goal at Villa Park - but Mark Hughes' men were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw. 2 Feb 2012
Manchester Out Of Champions League

Manchester Out Of Champions League

MARCO Streller's ninth-minute strike set Basle on their way to sealing a shock place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on a morning which saw both Manchester clubs crash out. 8 Dec 2011
UCL Wrap: Chelsea Bounce Back To Top Group

UCL Wrap: Chelsea Bounce Back To Top Group

Mathieu Valbuena's late winner sealed a stunning comeback from Marseille against Borussia Dortmund to book the French side's place in the last 16 of the Champions League. 7 Dec 2011
Kean Baffled As Protests Continue

Kean Baffled As Protests Continue

Blackburn boss Steve Kean admitted he found it "hard to fathom" the protests which marred Ayegbeni Yakubu's four-goal solo show in the 4-2 win over Swansea. 4 Dec 2011
Europa Wrap: Fulham Forced to Wait

Europa Wrap: Fulham Forced to Wait

Martin Jol's Fulham must wait to book their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League after Marc Janko's 89th-minute winner for FC Twente cost the Barclays Premier League side dear. 2 Dec 2011
Carling Cup Wrap: Chelsea Go Out to Liverpool

Carling Cup Wrap: Chelsea Go Out to Liverpool

Andre Villas-Boas saw his brief Chelsea revival brought to a swift end as second half goals from Maxi Rodriguez and Martin Kelly gave Liverpool a 2-0 Carling Cup quarter-final victory. 30 Nov 2011
Venky's 'Formalise' Deal With Kean

Venky's 'Formalise' Deal With Kean

Struggling Blackburn have confirmed a "revision" to manger Steve Kean's existing contract - but stopped short of admitting the under-fire boss has been handed a pay rise. 24 Nov 2011
UCL Wrap: Leverkusen Through As Chelsea Lose

UCL Wrap: Leverkusen Through As Chelsea Lose

The pressure on Chelsea manager Andres Villas-Boas increased as his side slid from first to third in Champions League Group E after a 2-1 defeat away to Bayer Leverkusen tonight. 24 Nov 2011
Villas-Boas Relief At Win And Clean Sheet

Villas-Boas Relief At Win And Clean Sheet

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted to a feeling of relief after his side snapped a run of two consecutive Barclays Premier League losses with a 1-0 win at Blackburn. 6 Nov 2011
Europa Wrap: Natcho Goal Sees Off Spurs

Europa Wrap: Natcho Goal Sees Off Spurs

Israeli striker Bibris Natcho scored the only goal of the game in the 56th minute as Rubin Kazan blew Europa League Group A wide open with a 1-0 win over Tottenham in Russia. 4 Nov 2011
UCL Wrap: Real Secure Last-16 Spot

UCL Wrap: Real Secure Last-16 Spot

Real Madrid joined domestic rivals Barcelona in guaranteeing their qualification for the Champions League knockout stages as two Cristiano Ronaldo goals gave Jose Mourinho's men a 2-0 victory at Lyon. 3 Nov 2011
UCL Wrap: Messi Treble Takes Barca Through

UCL Wrap: Messi Treble Takes Barca Through

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as reigning champions Barcelona booked their place in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages with a 4-0 win at Viktoria Plzen. 2 Nov 2011
McLeish: Bent Will Agonise Over Miss

McLeish: Bent Will Agonise Over Miss

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish admitted Darren Bent could have nightmares about the 70th-minute miss that could have cost his victory in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. 30 Oct 2011
United Looking to Bounce Back

United Looking to Bounce Back

Manchester United will aim to prove there is still life in their Barclays Premier League season after their derby drubbing by Manchester City when they travel to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday. 28 Oct 2011
Pardew: Real Test to Come for Magpies

Pardew: Real Test to Come for Magpies

Alan Pardew is bracing his Newcastle players for challenging times ahead after Yohan Cabaye's late winner against Wigan saw the Magpies extend their unbeaten Barclays Premier League start to nine matches. 24 Oct 2011
UCL Wrap: Torres Shines for Chelsea

UCL Wrap: Torres Shines for Chelsea

Fernando Torres showed signs of putting his nightmare start to the new season behind him with a brace of well-taken goals as Chelsea swept aside Belgian champions Genk 5-0 in UEFA Champions League Group E. 20 Oct 2011
UCL Wrap: Madrid Roll On

UCL Wrap: Madrid Roll On

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid continued their remarkable run of goalscoring form as they crushed Lyon 4-0 in UEFA Champions League Group D to make qualification from the group stage a mere formality. 19 Oct 2011
Nasri Spot-Kick Rescues Les Bleus

Nasri Spot-Kick Rescues Les Bleus

Samir Nasri came to the rescue to send France through to the Euro 2012 finals after Bosnia-Herzegovina had threatened to pull off an upset at the Stade de France. 12 Oct 2011
Euro 2012 Qualifiers Wrap: Greece In Control

Euro 2012 Qualifiers Wrap: Greece In Control

Late goals from Georgios Samaras and Theofanis Gekas helped Greece regain control of UEFA European Championship Qualifying Group F with a tense 2-0 win over Croatia in Piraeus. 8 Oct 2011

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