The title race was once again thrown wide open, as Chelsea’s lead at the top was cut to a single point over Manchester United after falling 2-4 to Manchester City on Saturday. Arsenal took maximum points from Stoke City to move within three points of the top as well.
After Kartik and I finished recording the Bundesliga show on Monday night, I kept recording as we continued to chat about English football.
Tomorrow, look for both an ITS Extra with Richard Farley and the 3rd edition of Turkish Football Weekly.
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On this week’s Monday wrap-up show I’m joined by Goal.com’s Shane Evans and World Soccer Reader contributor Dave Topp to talk about the weekend’s FA Cup, Serie A, and La Liga action. We talk about the chances of FA Cup replay upsets, who’s likely to get to Wembley, Roma’s chance at a title run, Juve [...]
With Arsenal dropping games against Manchester United and Chelsea in the past week, the Premiership’s top two have opened a seven point gap on the Gunners in the title race. Chelsea’s 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday ensured they stayed top of the table, two points ahead of United.
On the Monday edition of Inside the Six, I’m joined by World Soccer Reader contributor Jordan Wise as well as his fellow Texan Brian Zygo from Set Piece Analysts. We wrap-up the weekend’s action in England, Spain, and Italy, and I go on a mini-rant about Schalke and the Bundesliga.
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The clash between second and third placed Arsenal and Manchester United provided the only truly surprising result of the weekend, as the Red Devils completely silenced the home crowd at the Emirates. The rest of the fixture list went according to plan for the most part, as Chelsea stayed top of the table and the push for fourth place continued.
His place within United States’s soccer culture has made him a lightning rod for praise and criticism, but no matter the side of the divide on which you fall (or if you fall through the middle), Landon Donovan’s loan to Everton FC in England represents a landmark moment in United States soccer history.
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Postponements meant that only three matches went ahead as planned this matchday in the English Premier League. Saturday saw Birmingham City host Manchester United and Arsenal host Everton while Manchester City and Blackburn went ahead as planned on Monday.
Being the holiday season, the most appropriate way to approach this recap would be constructing a naughty and nice list. For example, Manchester City sacking Mark Hughes: most definitely naughty. However, City scoring five without conceding: very nice indeed. Now, on to the list.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all dropped points away from home this weekend, while Arsenal, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester City continued their impressive form.
