Week 5 : English Premier League Review, Fun Facts, Highlights and Transfer Rumours

Another week of EPL, another week of controversy, heartbreak, joy and new heroes.  The week began in the Liverpool v Tottenham game, where 2 red cards to Skrtel and Charlie Adam gave the Yiddo Army plenty of Joy as Tottenham scored 4 goals to move into the top half of the ladder.  Newcastle United drew to Aston Villa as Agbonlahor and Leon Best continue to score for there clubs.
Norwich City scored two goals in the first half, and their job was made even easier when Croatian International Ivan Klasnic was sent off as Bolton continued to struggle as they lost the game at home. There fans booed them off the pitch, as their manager was left speechless. Arsenal thought they would breeze home after an early goal to Gervinho who was back from his 3 match suspension. They were wrong they slumped to Blackburn who piled on 4 goals as Arsenal lost 4-3 which left there coach Wenger fuming.
The battle of the blues provided 4 goals as Everton defeated Wigan Athletic 3-1 as Royston Drenthe sealed all three points with his stoppage time stunner.  Wolverhampton started the season on a high, but now there have lost there second successive game as there opponents blew them off the park thanks to goals from new boy Joey Barton, Faurlin and Campbell.  Wolves Midlands neighbours West Browmich Albion also lost 3 nil thanks to first half goals from Sinclair and Leroy Lita. The game was all but over few minutes after the break as Dyer completed the rout.
Fulham made a sensational comeback at the Cottage thanks to two late goals from Bobby Zamora and Danny Murphy. Manchester City were helpless and are now two points of the top of the table and will now find it hard to gain top spot.
Sunderland Manager Steve Bruce spent heavily in the off season and it proved successful as goals from Craig Gardner and the Swedish maestro Sebastian Larrson helped the wearsiders to score 4 un-answered goals to help them move up the rankings.
The Game of the week between Manchester United and Chelsea provided the 75,000 Old Trafford faithful great entertainment. Chris Smalling scored an unlikely goal at the 8th minute which kicked things off for the home team. Nani and Rooney continued to give there home supporters more to smile about as they piled on two more goals. The game however wasn't done yet as Chelseas big purchase signing Torres scored a cracker of a goal shortly after the interval. However he missed an easy opportunity later on after he scored which would have had his rivals nervous, as Manchester United went on to win the game and re-claim top spot.

Highlights - Week 5 

Fun Facts: Thierry Henry holds the most assist in a season with 35 in the 02/03 season. What makes this statistic even more impressive, he even scored 25 goals that season. Only 2 of Dwight Yorkes 122 goals has been outside the 18 yard box. Gary Speed has played over 500 games and not one of them he spent on the bench.

Transfer Rumours:  North East Rivals Sunderland and Newcastle are said to be in a bidding war for the African striker Modibo Maiga.  AC Milan are  expecting to bid $12 million for Tottenham Midfielder Van Der Vaart in the January Transfer season, even though Redknapp has stated on many occassions him and Modric are not for sale.  Paco Alacer is a young hot prospect who is attracting great interest from Arsenal and Liverpool. Valencia are trying to hold him down long term before rival teams purchase him.

Week 4 : English Premier League Review, Fun Facts, Highlights and Transfer Rumours

The English Premier League kicked off with a bang again, with no less than 8 teams providing there opponents scoreless. Andrey Arshavin was the difference between the two teams as Arsenal held off Swansea City at the Emirates as he helped his struggling club to climb the table.  Walters didn't have the best day at the office as his own goal separated the two sides with Stoke City holding on to beat there Merseyside opponents.

Everton were held at home to Aston Villa, thanks to a late equaliser from the English International Gabriel Agbonlahor.  Sergio Aguero continues to shine in the blue and white strip as his hat trick sent Wigan Athletic home looking for answers. 

The two London teams Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea both won away from home as Bolton Wanderers moved down to rock bottom, as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers began to lose form. Manchester United continued to challenge there neighbours, as they thumped there opponents 5-0 thanks to a stunning hat trick from Wayne Rooney. 

Peter Odemwingie scored the only goal against Norwich City as his team earned three points and proved to there opponents they are not relegation contenders. 

The final two games of the English Premier League resulted in draws as Newcastle continued there great streak , as they are yet to be defeated in all of there games whilst blackburn and Fulham both were not able to come home with a respectable results for their fans. 

Highlights -  Week 4

Fun Facts: The English Premier League is extremely popular in Asia. There is a $2.9 billion budget in England alone, and $2.3 billion outside England alone. 

Even though every club has a massive revenue coming in, there is an $800 million loss between all the clubs

Transfer Rumours:  James Mcfadden is said to have had a successful trial with Wolves and will sign on the dotted line in the coming weeks. Harry Redknapp is keen to sign Spanish sensation Anderr Herrera for $20 million

Week 3 : English Premier League Review, Fun Facts, Highlights and Transfer Rumours

The third week of the Premier League was immense with many upsets and ridiculous score lines that surprised many fans. The game of the week between Manchester United and Arsenal provided us with a 10 goal thriller where United trounced Arsenal, as there season of misery continues. Wayne Rooney bagged a hat trick and remains top goalscorer. This scoreline did has put great pressure on Wenger who has yet to win a trophy in the last six seasons.
The battle of the birmingham clubs Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers ended in a  stalemate with many missed opportunities by both sets of strikers who failed to capitalise. The same scoreline was also seen in the Swansea City and Sunderland game, where the wearsiders had majority of position but could not put there name on the scoresheet.
Manchester City and Chelsea both showed on the field that money talks as they both beat there rivals convincingly, with an impressive tally notched up by Edin Dzeko. Fernando Torres is still yet to score this season and has not lived up to his $50 million price tag.
The Toon where highly impressive and remain in the top 4 as a Leon Best double secured all three points for the Tynesiders.  Liverpool , Wigan Athletic and Everton where all courageous on the field and it showed on the scorelines as they all narrowly scraped home and lifted there teams morales and more importantly there position on the table.

Highlights  - Week 3

Fun Facts:  The very first goal scored in The EPL was scored by Brian Deane from Sheffield United.  Ryan Giggs' father was also an International Footballer who represented Wales and finally Alan Shearer is still the Top Goalscorer in the EPL

Transfer Rumours
New Russian Club Anzhi Mackhachkala are rumoured to be offering English duo Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard contracts paying $13 million a year over two years.  Chelsea have their eyes on Borussia Dortmund wiz kid Ilkay Gundongan and are looking to open negotiations with him.  Roberto Mancini is looking to re-bid for Danielle De Rossi with an expected $8 million bid in the January transfers.