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PREMIER LEAGUE: WEEK 7 AS IT HAPPENED

• PREMIER LEAGUE: WEEK 7 AS IT HAPPENED

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE UPDATES: Sat 5th October

  StrumSolo > 06/10/2013, 07:54

  (05/10/2013, 20:52)imrani Wrote: Bloody hell that was touch and go for a while. But utd have come through with a win. I was worriedly starting to behave like a Liverpool fan where I was gonna start looking forward to ' next season' by November.

  
  If you knew how amazing 'next season' was going to be, you'd be excited too! ;)
  
  Januzaj looks a player doesn't he? Another bloody Belgian too, what's going on over there?

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  StrumSolo > 06/10/2013, 08:47

  Previews of Sunday's Premier League fixtures...
  
  NORWICH v CHELSEA 13:30
  Torres is injured and suspended, Hazard’s a doubt too, so everyone will be furious if Juan Mata doesn’t play. Him and Schurrle looked effective enough together against Steaua, so there are no excuses! Sebastien Bassong faces a late fitness test for Norwich but Javier Garrido and Nathan Redmond should both return from injury.
  
  SOUTHAMPTON v SWANSEA 13:30
  The Saints are going for a third consecutive league win and a fifth clean sheet here, and they could move in to the top four if they can manage it. Luke Shaw is the only injury doubt for the home side, the squad is otherwise fully fit.
  
  Less recovery time for the Swans after their Europa League game on Thursday night, Ashley Williams and Pablo Hernandez could miss out. Angel Rangel is line for a return though.
  
  TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM 16:00
  Younes Kaboul, Danny Rose, Aaron Lennon and Etienne Capoue are all expected to miss this one and AVB will likely rotate his team heavily from the side that beat Anzhi midweek. A win today could send Spurs top.
  
  West Ham welcome back Joe Cole for some much-needed creative influence and George McCartney could return as well. Andy Carroll remains sidelined though, where are the goals coming from?
  
  WEST BROM v ARSENAL 16:00
  Saido Berahino is in line for his first league start after scoring the winner at Old Trafford last weekend, though injuries to Shane Long, Victor Anichebe and Nicolas Anelka have rather forced Steve Clarke’s hand. Scott Sinclair is also absent, leaving the Baggies well short of attacking options.
  
  For Arsenal, Carl Jenkinson is likely to replace the injured Bacary Sagna but with a lengthy injury list the Gunners will have to stick with much the same side that beat Napoli on Tuesday. Can they handle the congestion?
  
  Betting tips and predictions here!

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  RussyRover > 06/10/2013, 13:42

  Here's the teams for the early 13.30 kick offs, that have just started...
  
  Southampton: Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Lovren, Fox, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Osvaldo, Steven Davis, Lambert. Subs: Kelvin Davis, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Do Prado, Chambers, Hooiveld.
  Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Amat, Chico, Ben Davies, Canas, Shelvey, Dyer, Michu, Routledge, Bony. Subs: Taylor, Williams, Britton, Tiendalli, Pozuelo, Tremmel, Vazquez.
  
  
  
  Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Turner, Bassong, Olsson, Snodgrass, Howson, Fer, Tettey, Pilkington, van Wolfswinkel. Subs: Whittaker, Johnson, Hooper, Bunn, Elmander, Redmond, Ryan Bennett.
  Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Mata, Oscar, Schurrle, Ba. Subs: Essien, Hazard, Willian, Schwarzer, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Eto'o.
  
  
  and it's misery for Norwich as Demba Ba sets up Oscar to put Chelsea ahead in the 4th minute
  
  and in the 19th minute Adam Lallana puts Southampton ahead with a cracking shot into the net... Swansea need to buck up their game if they want to save points here...

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  imrani > 06/10/2013, 14:08

  I think that West Brom will get a draw out of that game. Arsenal and West Brom are riding high so won't easily be beaten so I think defences on top. Southampton are a handy team aswell. Swansea is not an easy game so great start.

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  RussyRover > 06/10/2013, 14:36

  HALF TIME in the early games...
  
  Norwich 0-1 Chelsea
  
  Southampton 1-0 Swansea
  
  and after the early goals, both behind teams have played a lot better, could be very different scorelines going into the break, but it's only a goal that separates the sides...
  Should be a cracker of a second half if this keeps up, although you would think Chelsea would at last get a striker to score!!! and Michu in his 'lovely headgear' is looking more dangerous...
  
  
  and with 68 minutes gone, Norwich does indeed level the game, and well deserved it is too... van Wolswinkel heads it across the goal and Anthony Pilkington is there to chest it into the goal... 1-1, can Norwich go for the win now? or at least hold on for the draw...

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  carl1984 > 06/10/2013, 15:02

  Norwich have done well to keep it 1-0 after conceding early, they are not showing much threat though. Hooper needs to come off the bench I feel if there is any desire to get a point. Would love a second from the saints ideally from Lambert, got him in my dream team and 2-0 saints on my work predictions league

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  RussyRover > 06/10/2013, 15:54

  Norwich certainly were showing some threat but it was all to avail as Chelsea get 2 late goals and it ends Norwich 1-3 Chelsea with Eden Hazard (85 mins) and Willian (86 mins) doing the honours for them and that bumps them back to 3rd spot for the moment...
  
  Southampton make sure of their win by adding a 2nd goal courtesy of Jay Rodriguez (83 mins) and so Southampton 2-0 Swansea is enough to see them temporarily in 4th spot...
  
  
  Onto the 4pm games...
  
  Jack Wilshere is back in the Arsenal XI, replacing Tomas Rosicky. Carl Jenkinson also back in.
  West Brom: Myhill, Billy Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Mulumbu, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Anelka, Berahino.
  Subs: Popov, Morrison, Rosenberg, Long, Brunt, Lugano, Luke Daniels.
  Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Flamini, Ramsey, Ozil, Wilshere, Giroud.
  Subs: Vermaelen, Monreal, Fabianski, Bendtner, Miyaichi, Gnabry, Rosicky.
  
  
  
  Andre Villas Boas makes seven changes to the side that beat Anzhi Makhachkala in midweek with Michael Dawson, Jan Vertonghen, Christian Eriksen and Andros Townsend among those returning.
  
  West Ham make three changes to the side that lost to Hull last weekend; Guy Demel, Stewart Downing and Ricardo Vaz Te replace Joey O'Brien, Matt Jarvis and Modibo Maiga. Joe Cole is back on the bench after a hamstring injury.
  
  Spurs: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Naughton, Paulinho, Dembele, Townsend, Eriksen, Sigurdsson, Defoe.
  Subs: Chiriches, Lamela, Holtby, Chadli, Friedel, Sandro, Soldado.
  
  West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Tomkins, Reid, Rat, Noble, Morrison, Diame, Nolan, Downing, Vaz Te.
  Subs: Jarvis, Maiga, Adrian, O'Brien, Collins, Cole, Petric.

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  RussyRover > 06/10/2013, 18:21

  Mmmmmm that was a couple of interesting games...
  
  Let's start with West Brom 1-1 Arsenal, a Morgan Amalfitano cross to Claudio Yacob sees his header put WBA ahead in the 42nd minute...
  Then Jack Wilshere cracks in a shot from 20 yards which takes a big deflection off the shins of Jonas Olsson and in to level it up in the 63rd minute, that'll save Arsene's blushes... and that's how it stayed to put Arsenal top of the pile, same points and GD as Liverpool, but more goals scored apparently...
  
  Then look at this.... Tottenham 0-3 West Ham, through a goal less first half, it took until the 66th minute for Winston Reid to smash the ball in the net...
  6 minutes later and Ricardo Vaz Te courtesy of another ricochet, and in thenet back off his thigh... they all count though...
  and to add insult to injury Ravel Morrison takes a ball from his own half and takes it all the way in the 79th minute - GAME OVER - that lifts West Ham nicely up to 13th and leaves Spurs in 6th wondering what just happened...

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 6th October

  StrumSolo > 07/10/2013, 11:38

  What a day! Massive win for West Ham but more importantly that result kept Southampton in the top 4 ;) Cracking goal from Morison as well.
  
  West Brom looked lively too. They've come on leaps and bounds in the last few weeks. Genuinely thought they'd struggle this year after their start but all is looking rosy now.

• RE: PREMIER LEAGUE: WEEK 7 AS IT HAPPENED

  carl1984 > 07/10/2013, 20:55

  Strange match that Spurs-Hammers game, West Ham with no strikers in the starting xi and no away goals to that point in the season go and score 3 at spurs, bizarre
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