EPL Weekend 8 - Latest Results

Chelsea continue dropping points and have now slumped to 7th in the league. Who would have expected that at the start of the season?

Manchester United and Liverpool both managed un-convincing 1-0 wins away from home. United defeated Birmingham thanks to a Christiano Ronaldo goal and Liverpool had substitute Yossi Benayoun to thank for the goal against Wigan Athletic.

Arsenal continued their march at the top of the table with a win against West Ham in a London derby which saw Van Persie net the winner.

Derby drew against Bolton at while Blackburn beat Sunderland.

Manchester City recorded a convincing 3-1 victory over Newcastle and sit pretty in the third position in the League table.

The match of the day was at Fratton Park where the spectators were treated to an avalanche of goals! Portsmouth eventually ran out 7-4 winners against Reading. But Reading had their chances and even missed a penalty! Will definitely try and get the video highlights of that game.

Highlights (From Vimeo):
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Results:

Birmingham 0-1 Man United

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham

Wigan 0-1 Liverpool

West Ham 0-1 Arsenal

Sunderland 1-2 Blackburn

Derby 1-1 Bolton

Man City 3-1 Newcastle

Portsmouth 7-4 Reading

Weekend Review would be added on Tuesday morning after the Monday night match.

Sunday:
Everton 2-0 Middlesbrough

Monday:
Tottenham 4-4 Aston Villa

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EPL Weekend 8 - Fixtures and Predictions

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EPL Weekend #8:

Saturday:

Man City vs Newcastle:
The weekend starts of with clash between two teams which have started the season off pretty well. Manchester City lie in third place while Newcastle currently occupy the fifth position in the league table. Sure to be a tactical battle between two new managers Eriksson and Allardyce. Should be a close match and I reckon should end in a draw.
Prediction: 1-1

Chelsea vs Fulham:
New manager Avram Grant has pledged some attacking-football and he definitely needs a win as Chelsea take on Fulham in Grant’s first managerial game at Stamford Bridge. Drogba should be back from his injury, though Lampard might still be out.
Prediction: 1-0

Derby vs Bolton:
It’s a bottom of the table clash as Derby take on Bolton. Sammy Lee needs to start registering some wins before the board loses its patience. An away game at Pride Park is a place where you would expect a team playing in Europe to pick up 3 points.
Prediction: 1-3

Portsmouth vs Reading:
A victory for Portsmouth could see them finish Saturday in the Top 5. Should be a scrappy match ending with a share of the points.
Prediction: 1-1

Sunderland vs Blackburn:
Blackburn would be looking at bouncing back after seeing the undefeated streak end against Portsmouth last weekend. Meanwhile Roy Keane would look at this game as a chance to win 3 vital points.
Prediction: 0-1

West Ham vs Arsenal:
This London derby is definitely the match to watch this weekend. Sure to be a fierce battle! Expect the goals to flow along with some high flying tackles.
Prediction: 2-2

Wigan vs Liverpool:
Liverpool would be looking at ending their spree of draws in the League and after a comprehensive win mid-week in the Carling Cup against Reading which also saw Torres score a Hat-Trick.
Prediction: 0-2

Birmingham vs Manchester Utd:
After taking points off Liverpool last weekend, Steve Bruce’s men would be aiming to do the same against the Champions Man Utd. Of course it won’t be easy and they could even face a backlash as United crashed out of the Carling Cup mid-week.
Prediction: 0-1

Sunday:

Everton vs Middlesbrough:
Middlesbrough dropped points at home against Sunderland last week while Everton lost to Aston Villa. Both teams lie mid-table and would want to improve on that. Everton should be able to pip this game by a goal.
Prediction: 1-0

Monday:

Tottenham vs Aston Villa:
Martin Jol would be desperate for a victory against Aston Villa. Justifying 18th position after some extremely heavy spending this year cannot be easy for long. A victory for Bolton against Derby would see the Spurs going into the match in the 19th position! Villa meanwhile will look at getting at least a point out of the game.
Prediction: 2-0

EPL Weekend 7 - Results and Review

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Apologies for the massive delay once again. But the Indian Cricket Team actually managed to win the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup – so the other site kept me really busy.

Well am back here and following this post would be some posts about Live Scores of Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Premiera Liga and the English Coca-Cola Championship – which would all now be available here.

Well let us look at last weeks results. I got quite a few predictions correct. Arsenal continued their goal-scoring march, Liverpool managed to grab yet another draw and unfortunately Chelsea’s post-Mourinho era got off to a miserable start.

Results - EPL Weekend #7:

Arsenal 5-0 Derby:
(Prediction was: 3-0)
Arsenal continued their charge at the top of the table and continue slotting in lots of goals as they totally ripped Derby County apart. Adebayor scored as Hat-trick as Wegner’s men lie comfortably on top of the league with a game in hand!

Liverpool 0-0 Birmingham:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
As predicted, Liverpool continued their drawing ways and they couldn’t get past a pretty tight Birmingham mid-field and defense. Benitez would be hoping at ending this drawing spree with a victory against Wigan next weekend.

Middlesbrough 2-2 Sunderland:
(Prediction was: 2-1)
Sunderland grabbed a late equalizer and with it a vital point. They had earlier grabbed an early lead only to allow Middlesbrough to comeback and score two goals.

Reading 2-1 Wigan Athletic:
(Prediction was: 1-0)
Reading managed to secure a win and move out of the relegation zone for the time being. This season’s relegation battle is going to be really tight and something I’m sure all of you are looking forward to it.

Fulham 3-3 Manchester City:
(Prediction was: 0-0)
Definitely the most entertaining game of the weekend.
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Newcastle 3-1 West Ham:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
A strong showing by Sam Allardyce’s boys catapulted them above Chelsea and West Ham in the League Table to the 5th position. N’Zogbia was the star after setting up two goals and scoring the third himself.

Aston Villa 2-0 Everton:
(Prediction was: 0-0)
Villa continued with their strong showing in home matches with a solid performance against Everton. Victory saw them leapfrog Everton in the League standings. Both teams are now tied on 10 points with Villa commanding the better goal difference.

Blackburn 0-1 Portsmouth:
(Prediction was: 1-0)
Blackburn’s undefeated Premiership run finally came to an end as Portsmouth managed to register a rare away win at Ewood Park. This culminated a miserable week for the Rovers who had also managed to lose in their UEFA Cup tie.

Bolton 1-1 Tottenham:
(Prediction was: 2-2)
A draw would not be the best result for either of the teams but it was the fair one. Both teams continue to lie in the bottom 3 of the league and it’s just a matter of time before Jol or Lee manage to get the sack!

Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
A disastrous start to the post-Mourinho era for Chelsea as they continued their Premiership slump. Tevez headed in his first goal for United in the Premier League and Saha added another from the penalty spot late on.

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EPL Weekend 7 - Fixtures and Predictions

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EPL Weekend #7:

Saturday:

Arsenal vs Derby:
Arsenal are in great form and though Derby recorded the first win of their season last weekend things are definitely not going to be easy for them at the Emirates Stadium.
Prediction: 3-0

Liverpool vs Birmingham:
Liverpool managed just a draw away at Porto in the Champions League mid-week and they were also held by Portsmouth last week. I expect their drawing spree to continue and think Steve Bruce’s men should be able to take some points off them this weekend.
Prediction: 1-1

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland:
Sunderland manager will look at this fixture and definitely think they can get something out of it and an away win today might catapult them in to the top half of the table. Same holds true for Middlesbrough as they are tied on the same points with the Black Cats.
Prediction: 2-1

Reading vs Wigan Athletic:
Reading would be desperate for a win and would want to get out of the relegation zone. Wigan are surprisingly in the Top Half of the table after a pretty decent start to the season. I expect Steve Coppell’s men to pull off a home victory.
Prediction: 1-0

Fulham vs Manchester City:
Fulham will be looking to record only their second win of the season. They’ve been pretty unlucky so far but Sven’s men would be looking at retaining their position near the top of the table. Scoreless draw on the cards.
Prediction: 0-0

Sunday:

Newcastle vs West Ham:
This ones sure to be a thriller. West Ham are in good form and Newcastle would be looking at making amends for the 3 dropped points against Derby on Monday. Almost half the players at West Ham have played for Newcastle at some points of their career and all of them would be looking at making a statement via this game.
Prediction: 1-1

Aston Villa vs Everton:
This ones going to be a real good game. Mid-field battle is going to win the game, but they might cancel each other out and this game too looks to be headed for a draw.
Prediction: 0-0

Blackburn vs Portsmouth:
After losing mid-week in the UEFA Cup, Blackburn would be looking at stretching their unbeaten run in the Premiership. They did very well to take points off Chelsea last weekend and would be looking at a victory against a pretty strong Portsmouth squad, which took points off Liverpool last weekend.
Prediction: 1-0

Bolton vs Tottenham:
Two teams which played in the UEFA Cup in the mid-week are languishing near the bottom of the table in the Premiership. Spurs lie in the 17th position and Bolton lie rock-bottom 20th. Both teams would be desperate for a win. High scoring match on the cards.
Prediction: 2-2

Manchester United vs Chelsea:
Alex Ferguson vs Jose Mourinho has always been an exciting battle. Animated and heated discussion, war of words, tactical battle both off and on the pitch. I’m sure even Ferguson would miss Mourinho. The exit of the Special One overshadows the enormity of this clash.
Prediction: 1-1

EPL Weekend 6 – Results and Review: Arsenal Go Top.

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Chelsea and Liverpool dropped points while Arsenal went top of the table.

Results - EPL Weekend # 6:

Everton 0 - 1 Man Utd
(Prediction was: 1-1)
A late header by Vidic stole the points for United.

Portsmouth 0 - 0 Liverpool
(Prediction was: 1-0)
Reina saved a penalty as Porstmouth blew a chance to beat Liverpool.

Tottenham 1 - 3 Arsenal
(Prediction was: 2-2)
Spurs were totally out-gunned in the North London derby.

Birmingham 1 - 0 Bolton
(Prediction was: 1-0)
Bolton go rock-bottom of the Premiership table.

Sunderland 2 - 1 Reading
(Prediction was: 1-1)
A very valuable win for Roy Keane’s men.

West Ham 3 - 0 Middlesbrough
(Prediction was: 2-1)
West Ham striking a good run of form.

Wigan 1 – 1 Fulham
(Prediction was: 1-0)
Points shared at the JJB Stadium.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Blackburn
(Prediction was: 2-1)
A match which turned out to be the last Premiership game managing Chelsea for Jose Mourinho.

Man City 1 - 0 Aston Villa
(Prediction was: 0-0)
Johnson scores and wins the points for Sven’s men.

Derby 1 - 0 Newcastle
(Prediction was: 0-2)
Disappointing display by the Magpies. Definitely 3 points dropped.

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EPL Weekend 6 - Fixtures and Predictions

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EPL Weekend #6:

Saturday:

Everton vs Manchester United:
Everton are joint top currently and I fancy them to hold Manchester United at home. Last season they let a 2 goal lead slip away against Man U which eventually turned out be ‘the’ crucial game which ensured United’s title success.
Prediction: 1-1

Portsmouth vs Liverpool:
Portsmouth should be able to pull off an upset victory against Liverpool.
Prediction: 1-0

Tottenham vs Arsenal:
This is one London derby which is never short of excitement, sure to be a hard fought exciting battle with a draw as the final result.
Prediction: 2-2

Birmingham vs Bolton:
Steve Bruce’s men should be able to record a victory against Sammy Lee’s Bolton.
Prediction: 1-0

Sunderland vs Reading:
Both the teams are currently threatened in the relegation zone – but it is too early in the season to worry about it. I expect the points to be split.
Prediction: 1-1

West Ham vs Middlesbrough:
West Ham should be able to record a victory at home against a resurgent Middlesbrough squad. A lot of their players are coming back the fitness and it is definitely a good sign for manager Alan Curbishley.
Prediction: 2-1

Wigan vs Fulham:
Wigan should be able to grind out a narrow win at the JJB Stadium. Perhaps a penalty or a set-piece would decide this tie.
Prediction: 1-0

Chelsea vs Blackburn:
After losing to Aston Villa last time around, the pressure will definitely be on Mourinho’s men to ensure they don’t lose any points at home. This ones going to be a tough battle for sure.
Prediction: 2-1

Sunday:

Manchester City vs Aston Vila:
This one should end in a tame nil-nil draw.
Prediction: 0-0

Monday:

Derby vs Newcastle United:
Derby would be desperate for a good showing but it might not be enough. Michael Owen is in great form and things are looking good for Sam Allardyce.
Prediction: 0-2

Premiership News Update - All Teams

Arsenal:

Wenger to sign new deal. Confirmation by the end of today.

Cesc Fabregas has refuted reports that he's already agreed to join Real Madrid next summer.

Lehmann insists he’s still the No. 1 Goal-keeper at Arsenal after a pretty horrendous start to the season.

Aston Villa:
O’Neill expects Petrov to retain form soon. Also says Barry won’t let England down if he plays this weekend against Israel.

Birmingham City:
Birmingham City might be signing Mohammed Kallon soon. Kallon is currently a free agent. He’s played for Inter Milan and Monaco in the past.

Blackburn Rovers:
Blackburn chairman John Williams predicts wages will soar this year to reflect the record spending on transfers. A report by Deloitte shows transfer spending by English clubs this summer has exceeded £500million, smashing the previous summer's £300million.

Bolton Wanderers:
Bolton striker Heidar Helguson is set to be sidelined for up to seven weeks after undergoing ankle surgery.

Chelsea:
Chelsea say they left Michael Ballack out of their Champions League squad only because of injury.

Derby County:
Chelsea say they left Michael Ballack out of their Champions League squad only because of injury.

Everton:
Everton's Joleon Lescott's has received an England call-up. The 25-year-old has put in some sterling performances for Everton off late and Moyes feels that the England recall is"just reward" for the defender.

Fulham:

New Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy is excited by the prospect of playing regularly again. After hardly getting to play much at Tottenham he's relishing the prospect of playing every game possible for Fulham.

Meanwhile highly rated Fulham mid-fielder Jimmy Bullard is targetting an October comeback.

Liverpool:
Torres injury blow worries Rafa Benitez. I’m sure Steven Gerrard’s been giving him a couple of sleepless nights too.

Manchester City:
Micah Richards says playing regular first-team football is the reason he's staying at Manchester City after he was linked with many big team moves.

Manchester United:
Franz Beckenbauer says Michael Ballack should have joined Manchester United and not Chelsea. Ballack could have filled a void both at Man United and Real Madrid. He’s being wasted at Chelsea – because Frank Lampard plays a similar role there.

Middlesbrough:
Julio Arca is relishing the chance to bring a little South American magic to Middlesbrough's midfield. While manager Gareth Southgate is starting to sleep better after safely negotiating his first year as a manager.

Newcastle United:
Alan Shearer has backed Sam Allardyce to drag Newcastle back into Europe in his first season.

Portsmouth:
Harry Redknapp has tipped Glen Johnson to force his way into the England squad. Meanwhile it has been revealed that Portsmouth will receive only half of Gary O'Neil's £5million fee up front from Middlesbrough.

Reading:
Left-back Nicky Shorey is non committal about his future at Reading and hasn’t ruled out leaving the club in January. Meanwhile Brynjar Gunnarsson has signed a new contract which will keep him with the Royals until 2009.

Sunderland:
Andy Cole staked his claim for a place in Sunderland's starting line-up by playing for the reserves.

Tottenham Hotspur:
Martin Jol believes the international schedule means it will take Tottenham longer to peak this season.

West Ham United:
West Ham are hopeful Kieron Dyer will return from his broken leg earlier than expected.

Wigan Athletic:
The FA have charged Wigan over the conduct of their players at Newcastle last week.

News Source: Sporting Life

EPL Goal of the Month - August

The month of August saw the start of the English Premier League season and with it came a lot of stunning goals. Here's a compilation of the best goals of the Premiership season till now:

A. Steven Gerrard Aston Villa v LIVERPOOL (11 August)
B. Obafemi Martins Bolton v NEWCASTLE (11 August)
C. Matt Derbyshire Middlesbrough v BLACKBURN (11 August)
D. Olivier Kapo Chelsea v BIRMINGHAM (12 August)
E. Michael Chopra Birmingham v SUNDERLAND (15 August)
F. Michael Johnson MAN CITY v Derby (15 August)
G. Paul Scharner West Ham v WIGAN (25 August)
H. Charles N’Zogbia Middlesbrough v NEWCASTLE (26 August)
I. Mark Viduka Middlesbrough v NEWCASTLE (26 August)
J. Luis Nani MAN UTD v Tottenham (26 August)



Goal of the month - August - LIVE EPL Scores.

EPL Weekend 5 – Results and Review: Liverpool Go Top, Chelsea defeated.

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A weekend of late goals saw Chelsea lose their first game of the season and it gets real close at the top of the Premiership Table.

Results - EPL Weekend # 5:

Saturday:

Bolton 1-2 Everton:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
There was late heartbreak for Wanderers as Joleon Lescott headed home from a corner. Earlier in the match, Yakubu scored on his Everton debut and Bolton leveled via in-form Nicolas Anelka. Victory took Everton joint top of the Premiership table.

Fulham 3-3 Tottenham:
(Prediction was: 0-1)
Tottenham let slip 2-0 and 3-1 leads as Fulham fought back superbly to claim a 3-3 draw at Craven Cottage. Younes Kaboul, Berbatov and Gareth Bale scored for Spurs while Clint Dempsey netted the first for Fulham before Alexey Smertin reduced the deficit to 2-3 in the 77th minute. A 90th minute extra-ordinary looping overhead kick by Diomansy Kamara earned Lawrie Sanchez's side a point. Pressure is really on Martin Jol now.

Liverpool 6-0 Derby:
(Prediction was: 2-0)
Liverpool marched to the top of the Premiership table for the first time in five years after a 6-0 annihilation of Derby at Anfield. Alonso (2), Babel, Torres (2) and Voronin scored for Rafael Benitez's side.

Middlesbrough 2-0 Birmingham:
(Prediction was: 2-1)
Gareth Southgate would finally be pleased at the way things are turning out for Boro. They notched up a deserving 2-0 victory over Birmingham. David Wheater’s powerful header in the 12th minute gave Middlesbrough the lead before Stuart Downing lashed in from close range to add the second and pretty much wrap things up.

Newcastle vs Wigan Athletic:
(Prediction was: 2-0)
Michael Owen had 2 goals disallowed before netting in a late winner in the 87th minute of the game. This was his first goal in the league for the Magpies since a hat-trick away to West Ham in December 2005.

Reading 0-3 West Ham:
(Prediction was: 2-2)
This result was perhaps the surprise of the weekend. The corresponding fixture last year had resulted in a 6-0 hammering for West Ham and they pretty much turned the tables this time around. Bellamy opened the scoring and Etherington added two classy goals as Reading continue their mixed start to the season.

Man United 1-0 Sunderland:
(Prediction was: 3-1)
Sunderland goalkeeper Gordon was brilliant once again and almost kept Man United at bay before Louis Saha ruined Roy Keane’s Old Trafford return with a goal which saved United the blushes. This was Saha’s first appearance since the Champions League defeat to AC Milan in May.

Sunday:

Arsenal 3-1 Portsmouth:
(Prediction was: 2-1)
Arsenal ran out easy winners against Portsmouth with Adebayor, Fabregas and Rosicky scoring to propel the Gunners to second position in the League. Kanu netted one for Portsmouth. The only blemish as far as Arsene Wenger would be concerned was the 50th minute sending-off, of Philippe Senderos.

Blackburn 1-0 Man City:
(Prediction was: 1-1)
Blackburn continued their promising start to the season with a victory over much fancied Man City. Benny McCarthy scored his first goal of the season as Mark Hughes’ men recorded a 1-0 win. Blackburn are now unbeaten in 14 matches stretching back to last season.

Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea:
(Prediction was: 0-0)
One could feel it coming as Villa ended Chelsea’s 7-month unbeaten streak. I’d predicted that Martin O’Neill’s men were going to give Chelsea a hard time and they sure did. Villa Park has been a bogey ground for the Blues who have not triumphed there in eight seasons. New signing Zat Knight scored on his debut and Gabriel Agbonlahor wrapped things up.

EPL Fixtures 2007-08: September

Matches this month which you cannot afford to miss:




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Entire list of Premiership Fixtures for the month of September:

Saturday, September 1, 2007:

Bolton 1-2 Everton
Fulham 3-3 Tottenham
Liverpool 6-0 Derby
Man Utd 1-0 Sunderland
Middlesbrough 2-0 Birmingham
Newcastle 1-0 Wigan
Reading 0-3 West Ham

Sunday, September 2, 2007:

Arsenal v Portsmouth
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Blackburn v Man City

Saturday, September 15, 2007:

Birmingham v Bolton
Chelsea v Blackburn
Everton v Man Utd
Portsmouth v Liverpool
Sunderland v Reading
Tottenham v Arsenal
West Ham v Middlesbrough
Wigan v Fulham

Sunday, September 16, 2007:
Man City v Aston Villa

Tuesday, September 18, 2007:
Derby v Newcastle

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Saturday, September 22, 2007:

Arsenal v Derby
Blackburn v Portsmouth
Fulham v Man City
Liverpool v Birmingham
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Reading v Wigan

Sunday, September 23, 2007:

Aston Villa v Everton
Bolton v Tottenham
Man Utd v Chelsea
Newcastle v West Ham

Saturday, September 29, 2007:

Birmingham v Man Utd
Chelsea v Fulham
Derby v Bolton
Man City v Newcastle
Portsmouth v Reading
Sunderland v Blackburn
West Ham v Arsenal
Wigan v Liverpool

Sunday, September 30, 2007:
Everton v Middlesbrough

Tuesday, October 2, 2007:
Tottenham v Aston Villa

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Transfer News: Last day of the Transfer Window

Yesterday was the last day of the transfer window and here are the transfers which took place:

Arsenal have signed France international midfielder Lassana Diarra from Chelsea on a "long-term contract" for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be around ₤4 Million. The 22-year-old had found first-team opportunities limited at Stamford Bridge, but I fail to see how he expects to find a regular place for himself in the Arsenal squad which is teeming with young mid-fielders.

Middlesbrough completed the signing of Gary O’Neil from Portsmouth less than an hour before the transfer deadline. The two clubs agreed a £5million fee. Middlesbrough have also completed the signing of Mohamed Shawky and allowed Jason Euell to join Southampton.

Portsmouth saw the return of Glen Johnson from Chelsea and this time on a permanent four-year deal. Johnson had spent last year on loan at Portsmouth and returned to Chelsea this season, but just 3 games into the season were enough to convince Mourinho that Johnson wasn’t the Right Back he was looking to have in his squad.

Peruvian Nolberto Solano was snapped up by West Ham United from Newcastle. With this almost the entire West Ham mid-field has an ex-Newcastle look (Parker, Dyer, Bowyer, Solano) to it…though most of them have brought their injury woes with them to Upton Park.

West Ham also confirmed they have signed Henri Camara from Wigan on a season-long loan. While Wigan manager Chris Hutchings made his ninth signing of the summer with striker Marcus Bent moving to the JJB Stadium on a season-long loan from Charlton.

Meanwhile Newcastle themselves beat the deadline to complete the signings of Habib Beye from Marseille and Abdoulaye Faye from Bolton.

Danny Murphy has joined Fulham on a one-year loan deal from Tottenham. Murphy had joined Charlton in 2004 after leaving Liverpool and was signed by Tottenham last season where he scored 2 goals in 22 games. Lack of first team options has lead to him being loaned to Fulham.

Murphy’s arrival sees the departure of Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop from Craven Cottage. Diop has joined Portsmouth from Fulham and signed a 3 year contract. Another deal between the same clubs saw Dejan Stefanovic join Fulham on a two-year deal for £1million, subject to a work permit.

Fulham also signed Seol Ki-Hyeon from Reading in a swap deal which saw talented defender Liam Rosenior move to Reading.

Aston Villa seem to have captured Curtis Davis from West Brom is a deal worth an initial £8.5million, rising to to a potential £10million with add-ons. Villa also captured Togo midfielder Moustapha Salifou for an undisclosed fee from Swiss outfit FC Wil on a one-year contract.

Derby manager Billy Davies has ended his search for a strike after completing the deadline-day signing of Scotland striker Kenny Miller for an undisclosed fee from Celtic.

Birmingham confirmed the transfer of Borja Oubina on a season-long loan from Celta Vigo with "minutes to spare" on the last day of the Transfer Window. They also signed midfielder Wilson Palacios on loan from Honduran club Olimpia.

EPL Weekend 5 – Fixtures and Predictions

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EPL Weekend # 5:

Saturday:

Bolton vs Everton:
Buoyed by their two main strikers – Anelka and Diouf – committing their futures to the club, Bolton will be looking at securing all 3 points at home.
Prediction: 1-1

Fulham vs Tottenham:
Pressures mounting on Tottenham and Martin Jol would be expected to deliver 3 points at Fulham. But Fulham aren’t going to be any push-overs.
Prediction: 0-1

Liverpool vs Derby:
It should be 3 easy points for Liverpool as they take on Derby County at Anfield. Billy Davis has strengthened his strike force by signing Kenny Miller from Celtic and they will be looking at an upset win.
Prediction: 2-0

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham:
Mido seems to be in form and Boro have also signed Gary O’Neil to add strength to the mid-field and should be able to beat Birmingham at home.
Prediction: 2-1

Newcastle vs Wigan Athletic:
Newcastle beat the transfer deadline to sign Marseille's Habib Beye and Bolton's Abdoulaye Faye and they let Solano join West Ham. Sam would be looking at picking up 3 points at home for the Magpies.
Prediction: 2-0

Reading vs West Ham:
The Royals need look no further than this very fixture seven months ago for encouragement, when Reading achieved their highest win of the season - a 6-0 thrashing of the Hammers. Things might be a little different this time around and I expect the game to end in a draw.
Prediction: 2-2

Man United vs Sunderland:
As Old Trafford gets ready to welcome one of their greatest players Keano, Alex Ferguson would be aware that Roy Keane’s boys would be extra fired up for this clash and they would be gunning for an upset.
Prediction: 3-1

Sunday:

Arsenal vs Portsmouth:
Portsmouth have strengthened their squad by signing Glen Johnson (Chelsea) and Papa Bouba Diop (Fulham). Arsenal too snagged Diarra from Chelsea and Wenger would like to avoid dropping points at home this weekend.
Prediction: 2-1

Blackburn vs Man City:
Tight match with a decent amount of high-flying tackles. Blackburn qualified for the main draw of UEFA Cup with a victory in mid-week and would be looking at continuing their winning draw but will be facing a strong Man City squad which currently lies in the second position.
Prediction: 1-1

Aston Villa vs Chelsea:
Chelsea struggled last season against Villa and Martin O’Neill’s men are going to trouble Mourinho’s men again. Expect a strong battle in the middle of the park with few scoring chances.
Prediction: 0-0