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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Still Has Plenty of Work
The fact that Liverpool traveled to Edinburgh without Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard was no excuse for another bad performance, somehow scraping an away victory thanks to an own goal from Andy Webster, probably giving the Reds the ticket to the Europa League group stage.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Great, The Rest Not so Much
Two matches into the 2012-2013 Premier League season and Chelsea, for the time being, are on top with two wins and six points, for the first time since November 2010. But aside from Eden Hazard having a fantastic start to his career with the club, there wasn’t anything too convincing in the wins over Wigan and Reading.
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Manchester United – Not the Favorites to Win the Premier League
Matches at Goodison Park are never easy for any team, not even Manchester United. But it wasn’t just the 1-0 loss to Everton that has to be troubling Alex Ferguson, United’s first opening day loss since 2004. It’s the way his team looked, which was far from anything he imagined the new season to begin with.
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Marouane Fellaini Ruins Robin van Persie Debut (Everton vs Manchester United)
So Manchester United combined two players who scored 57 goals last season, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, for a total of 22 minutes. It didn’t help them score a goal or come out of Goodison Park with a point, losing 1-0 to Everton due to a fantastic header and match from Marouane Fellaini. Maybe […]
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Samir Nasri Edges the Super-Subs Surprise (Manchester City vs Southampton)
Nearly the biggest upset anyone could think of happened at the Etihad stadium, but Samir Nasri on a fantastic day, one of his best since joining Manchester City, scored the winner 10 minutes from time after Southampton made life very difficult for a wasteful defending champions, giving them a 3-2 win.
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Eden Hazard Enjoys Premier League Debut (Wigan vs Chelsea)
Were Chelsea impressive in their first match of the 2012-2013 season? Not really, but Eden Hazard set up the first goal for Branislav Ivanovic with a wonderful pass and drew the foul that got the penalty, converted by Frank Lampard, giving Chelsea a 2-0 away win at Wigna to open their league campaign.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Blames Referee for Loss
Brendan Rodgers couldn’t have asked for a worst Premier League debut with Liverpool – Losing 0-3 to West Brom at the Hawthorns while losing his most important defender, Daniel Agger, to a questionable red card and also watching Joe Cole leaving the match injured, which is pretty much a given every time he’s on the pitch.
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Zoltan Gera With the Early Candidate for Premier League Goal of the Season
It probably will be beaten in the next few weeks and during the season, but at least for the opening day of the 2012-2013 Premier League season, Zoltan Gera has the best goal of the year, with his fabulous strike that open West Brom’s 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Hawthorns.
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English Premier League 2012-2013: Previews & Predictions
Being a member of the top means that you’re everyone expects you to challenge for the Premier League title and make the Champions League before the season begins. From 2004-2009 Chlesea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal were in that club. Things changed in 2010, and suddenly Manchester City and Tottenham were thrown in the mix. No more top 4. Just title challengers and others happy to finish with a 3-4 spot.
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Who Will win the Title in England, Italy, Spain and Germany?
How will the 2012-2013 season end? Trying to do a bit more than guess, we’re assuming that Manchester City repeat in the English Premier League, Juventus repeat in the Italian Serie A, Barcelona go back to their major title winning ways in the La Liga while Bayern Munich get the better of Dortmund after two […]