14
May

It all comes down to Sunday

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Remaining fixtures (all on Sunday, May 19):

Chelsea vs. Everton
Newcastle vs. Arsenal
Tottenham vs. Sunderland

With the title won and relegation decided, the final day of the Premier League has one battle to focus on: the fight for Champions League spots.

Unless Tottenham win by double digits, Chelsea are in, even if they lose. The real race is between Arsenal and Spurs.

Tottenham have to win, and then need a helping hand from Newcastle. It is possible for the Gunners to secure their spot with a draw as long as Tottenham also lose or draw, but a victory over the Toon would put them into the top four no matter what Spurs do.

12
May

Relegation Battle: One week remaining

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Remaining matches that impact relegation:

5/14: Arsenal vs. Wigan

5/19: Wigan vs. Aston Villa; Tottenham vs. Sunderland

Heading into the final week of the Barclays Premier League, the final team relegated has yet to be determined. Following recent results Stoke, Norwich, Newcastle, Southampton, and Fulham have sealed their spots in the Premier League for next season.

All eyes will be on the match between Arsenal and Wigan on Tuesday. Arsenal is battling for a Champions League position and Wigan is fighting for survival. A Wigan loss will be a dagger in their campaign and would condemn them to the Championship next season.

If the Latics beat the Gunners, Sunday’s matchup between Wigan and Aston Villa could have Premier League life or death riding on it.

10
May

WAG spotted with jeans wide open

It’s every WAG’s worst nightmare to have an unflattering image published by the press. Step forward this young WAG in the pink top with her zip and button undone! What was she thinking?!

The photo was taken as Sunderland scored a late leveler against Stoke at the Stadium of Light. The woman concerned is rumored to be Black Cat’s forward Steven Fletcher’s girlfriend. We can only presume she forgot to zip back up after going to the restroom…

Image via 101GG

4
May

Premier League relegation battle

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With 2 weeks remaining, there are still 10 Premier League teams that can be mathematically relegated to the npower Championship. To say that every game left on the team’s schedule is a must-win would be a drastic understatement.

Here are just a few of the matches that could be the difference between survival and relegation:

  • 5/7: Wigan vs Swansea City
  • 5/12: QPR vs Newcastle
  • 5/12: Southampton vs Sunderland
  • 5/19: Wigan vs Aston Villa

15
Apr

Newcastle fan fights police horse

How far is this fan violence going to go? After Sunderland’s 3-0 victory over Newcastle this weekend, the fans went wild. A total of 29 people were arrested after the match. In one of the more foolish maneuvers of the weekend, this man decides to take out his frustrations on a police horse.

Stupid. Just stupid.

UPDATE: The horse that was attacked is safe, well, and back in its stable.

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15
Apr

You can probably remember the most recent own goals in the Premier League. Fabian Delph for Aston Villa against Fulham this weekend? Matt Kilgallon for Sunderland away at Chelsea? Well, we can probably forgive them as a lapse in concentration or being very unlucky! This cannot be said for Utrecht player Mike Van Der Hoorn, who inexplicably put the ball in his own net under absolutely no pressure! The Eredivisie side were 3-0 down at the time to AZ Alkmaar, before Van Der Hoorn compounded their misery. Take a look…

15
Apr

Sunderland drove to victory at St James’ Park, smashing the Magpies 3-0 in a fantastic match. The game sparked crazy scenes inside and outside the stadium. Paolo Di Canio threw himself all over the turf in celebration and outside it turned out Newcastle fans don’t take very kindly to losing against their arch rivals. After the game there were 29 arrests, missiles thrown and bins set on fire! It seems violence won’t go away in English football at the moment…