Week 7 : English Premier League Review, Fun Facts, Highlights and Transfer Rumours

This week kicked off with the well anticipated Merseyside derby where big money signings Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored for Liverpool as they help there team defeat there neighbours. There was great controversy in this game where Everton supporters where seen throwing coins at Liverpool players.  The Match review committee and the Football Association (FA) will take these matters in there hands. Aston Villa beat relegation favourites Wigan Athletic at Villa Park with first and second half goals Agbonlahor and Darren Bent. Villa are now sitting pretty in 7th place with great momentum. 

Manchester City sent Blackburn packing early at E'Wood park where they won convincingly 4-0 thanks to goals from Johnson, Balotelli, Nasri and Savic. They remain equal first with there local rivals Manchester United, who were too good at Old Trafford against the inexperienced Norwich City thanks to goals from the Brazilian Anderson and the youngster  Danny Wellbeck.

Surprisingly there was only one drawn game this whole week which would have kept punters happy. This was between mid table clubs Sunderland AFC and West Bromwich Albion(WBA) which ended up 2-2.  Two very early goals from WBA in the 4' and 5' minute looked to have secured there team a victory until late goals and equaliser from Bendtner and Egyptian International Al- Muhammady made things level. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bolton both lost at home as there one goal each was not enough to secure victory. Newcastle United toppled Wolves thanks to goals from Ba and Argentinian Jonas Gutierrez, whilst a hat trick from Lampard and a double from Sturridge sealed the defeat to Bolton. 

Week 7 provided the biggest victory so far this EPL season with a 6-0 victory to Fulham as QPR where left humiliated. QPR fans were seen leaving as early as the 38th minute. This game also provided Andy Johnsons' first ever hat trick for Andy Johnson. 

The North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal provided great entertainment as a Kyle Walker stunner gave Tottenham the lead, a coincidently the victory as Arsenal could not get the late equaliser. The final game between Swansea and stoke ended in a 2-0 victory to Swansea as they were too good at home thanks to a Sinclair penalty and a late Danny Graham goal. 

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Fun facts : In the 2005/06 season Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 1000th goal for Manchester United in there entire Premier League history.  Before Barclays sponsored the EPL, it was sponsored by Carling. English International David James has played more games then any other player.  In 1995-1996 David Pleat was the manager of the now relegated Sheffield Wednesday.

Transfer Rumours:  Premier League new boys Queens Park Ranger are looking to purchase Gary Hooper for $7 mill next summer. Didier Drogba could be heading to the other side of London to join Wenger as he is yet to re-sign an extention with Chelsea.  Tottenham are looking to tempt English International Gabriel Agbonlahor next transfer window.  Finally AC Milan are interested in signing Gary  Cahill , although they will have a fight in there hands.

Week 6 : English Premier League Review, Fun Facts, Highlights and Transfer Rumours

This week in the English Premier League we witnessed many upsets, many stunning goals and as usual conuntless controversial decisions. The week kicked off on saturday night where goals from high earners Mario Balotelli and James Milner helped overcome Everton as they slump to a defeat.
Arsenal picked up some form as a double from Dutch International Robin Van Persie and a late goal from Alexander Song helped the Gunners defeat Bolton Wanderers as they were kept scoreless away from home. Chelsea piled on four goals to help rediscover there EPL dominance despite the fact Fernando Torres was sent off for indiscipline behaviour. Torres however did start the scoring followed by a double from the Brazilian Ramires and Didier Drogba.
Liverpool and Newcastle United both earned victories as they both remain in the top 6 of the Ladder. The two prominent clubs have showed others why they will be hard to beat at home. Demba Ba was man of the match in the Newcastle game as he scored his first EPL hat- trick. Suarez was given the match ball after his perfomance for Liverpool as his goal separated both teams.
There were two games this week which ended up in a 1-1 (all) draw where Stoke halted Manchester United win streak  thanks to an equaliser from Peter Crouch early in the second half. The other game being referred is the Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers where Traore scored a last minute goal which earned his team a point.
The last two games of the round both provided 2-1 victories for Tottenham and Norwich City. Late goals from Diame and Kieran Richardson from the two teams couldn't provided a spirited comeback for there team or fans.

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Fun Facts: There were 1.2 million public internet sessions at EPL in 2011 which is a 14% increase from 2010. Wigan Athletics JJB stadium only holds 25,000 seats, however it is not as low as teams like Portsmouth FC and Blackpool who both had under 20,000 seats.

Transfer Rumours : The Gunners are looking to bring in Valencia's Pablo Hernandez in next summer. Arsenal are also looking to bring in Schalke's  Benedikt Howedes to partner Mertesacker. Liverpool are looking to bring in South Korean International Ki Seung- Yeung  who is looking to leave Celtic FC.
Paris Saint Germain and Valencia are in a two horse race for Manchester United Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov.