Chelsea 2 Manchester United 1 highlights 1/3/11

This premier league fixture was originally scheduled to be played last December but due to heavy snowfall it was unable to be given the go ahead. Back then Chelsea, albeit having a bit of a wobble were pretty close to United and well within the title race. Almost 3 months on and they languish 15 points behind the Red Devils and would require somewhat of a miracle to mount an assault at the title they won last May.

What's certain for the blues if they really want any chance of regaining the league is to turn over their opponents at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Although they have been faltering slightly lately only winning 2 out of their last 6 matches in all competitions, they can find some confidence in United's away from this season being mediocre by their usual standards with their last win at Wigan being only their 4th win on the road this term.

Another factor that Chelsea will be taking confidence from is that the players have had more rest than Uniteds who played on Saturday where Chelsea had the weekend of as they were supposed to play Birmingham but couldn't as they were in the Carling Cup Final against Arsenal. The live match takes place at stamford bridge and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Watch AC Milan vs Napoli live stream 28/2/11

Watch AC Milan vs Napoli live stream 27/2/11

Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri will be hoping his title contenders will be able to raise their game in the huge Serie A clash which takes place at the San Siro tonight. The last time the Azzurri won the league was over 2 decades ago in 1990 when Maradona was firing in goals for the team and establishing himself as the greatest footballer on the planet. The club have had many miserable times since those glory days but now they are back where they most wanted ready to take a pop at Milan and wrestle the scudetto away from them.

"The game in Milan is like a final," said Mazzarri, whose side head to the San Siro three points behind Milan."We will go there without any fear, trying to impose our play and take home a very important win." The live match takes place at the san siro stadium in Milan and kicks off at 8:45pm CET.

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West Ham 3 Liverpool 1 highlights 27/2/11

Andy Carroll is not quite ready to make his much-anticipated debut, but Liverpool have been doing fine without him under Kenny Dalglish, with Chelsea, Tottenham and even Manchester City now looking anxiously over their shoulders.

The dark days under Roy Hodgson when they were in the bottom three seem an age ago as they prepare to face West Ham, who remain in the thick of the relegation battle, but have discovered a stubborn streak in recent weeks.

Germany international Thomas Hitzlsperger has finally regained fitness in time to join the inspirational Scott Parker in midfield and it is just possible the duo will be up against former Upton Park favourite Joe Cole, who is desperate for his own Anfield fortunes to mirror those of the club he joined in the summer.

The ingredients are all there for an entertaining encounter that will have big implications at both ends of the table, with the Hammers also due to take on Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City in the next few weeks.

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Carling Cup Final Arsenal 1 Birmingham 2 highlights 27/2/11

It's believed that Sunday's match between the gunners and Birmingham should be a stroll for the gunners, certainly on paper. Arsenal have already beaten the blues home and away this season in the league and Arsenal's players are firing on all fronts and are excelling in all of the three other competitions they are in this season, in the champions league, the league and still in the FA cup. However as history as shown us nothing is certain in a cup final. Look at Wimbledon shocking Liverpool in 1988, Southampton beating Manchester United in 1976 or Sunderland beating Leeds in 1973.

The lower of the two teams in a cup final has the potential to turn over their opponents and Alex McLeish's men will be hoping that all of his players play out of their skin and that Arsenal are below par and they will be able to land the second major trophy in the club's history. The first being the same trophy, the league cup, which they won in 1963.

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Wigan 0 Manchester United 4 highlights 26/2/11

United return to premier league action with it being almost 2 weeks since Wayne Rooney's shocking overhead kick volley edged out Manchester City at Old Trafford in a 2-1 win. Arsenal won midweek which means there is just one point which separates them from Arsenal so United will want to win their game in hand to keep the gunners at arm length this weekend whilst the gunners take on Birmingham in the Carling Cup Final on Sunday for the first silverware of the season.

Wigan since their rise to the premier league in 2005-06 have failed to take any points off United in any of the matches they have played. However United have been mediocre away from home this year in the league with only three wins out of twelve matches. It's something Wigan will be hoping continues when the sides meet at the JJB on Saturday and it is crucial that the club start putting some good form together under boss Roberto Martinez to ensure they are playing premiership football next season. The live match takes place at the JJB stadium and kicks off at 3pm.

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Marseille 0 Manchester United 0 highlights 23/2/11

Watch Marseille vs Manchester United live stream 23/2/11

Manchester United return to champions league matches tonight after being in very different surroundings at the weekend only sneaking past Crawley Town in the FA cup albeit with a completely different lineup for the match. United have been pretty average away from home this year compared to their normal standards but in Europe it has been a different story with the team winning 9 out of their last 10 away journeys. The Red Devils will certainly be favourites to get past the French team especially with Marseille being ravaged with injury problems.

However the French champions did turn over Chelsea in December in a 1-0 victory and won't be easy prey for United and after suffering 2 defeats in this seasons competition they came back to win four on the trot which included a 7-0 mauling of MSK Zilina which saw them secure a passage through to this last sixteen stage of the champions league. The live match takes place at the Marseille stadium and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Inter Milan 0 Bayern Munich 1 highlights 23/2/11

Tonight sees a repeat of last year's champions league final take place as Bayern will be looking for revenge against victors of last year's competition Inter Milan. The two teams however have went through many revamps since they last met in the final of last year's competition. Striker Diego Milito who netted both the goals in last year's final won't be making an appearance for Internazionale tonight as he is nursing a hamstring problem, but had he have been fit he might not have featured at all tonight as new Inter coach Leonardo has turned to Samuel Eto'o as the main marksman for the team when last term he was functioning in a wide role under Jose Mourinho.

Bayern have also transformed the team that took on inter in last year's final with the marksman Mario Gomez finding 30 scoring points in his last 22 games has outdone injured strike Ivica Olic in terms of how prolific his scoring ratio is and Mark Van Bommel was removed to make way for Toni Kroos in the new holding midfield role. The match tonight takes place at the San Siro and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Arsenal 1 Stoke 0 highlights 23/2/11

Arsenal's players are currently firing on all fronts, making progress in all four of the competitions that there were for them to partake in at the start of the campaign. They've made it to the league cup final, they're still in the FA cup, Turned over Barcelona in the champions league a week ago and are breathing down Manchester United's neck in the league title race and they will be hoping they keep the pressure on Manchester United by beating Stoke at the Emirates on Wednesday and reduce the gap to just one point, albeit with United having a game in hand.

The war of words between Stoke manager Tony Pulis and Arsene Wenger continued into their last meeting with Wenger accusing the midland club of playing rugby in a football game. It irritated everybody connected with Stoke when the comments were made and they will be going out on the Emirates wanting to do a number on the Gunners and help Stoke's momentum into finishing the season on good form. The live match takes place at the emirates and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Lyon 1 Real Madrid 1 highlights 22/2/11

Remarkably enough the team in world football who has the best head to head record with Madrid is Lyon. The sides have met each other six times and not once have the Spaniards come out on top. However, this time around Lyon will have a more titantic task with the revamped Real Madrid side who is under the leadership of one Jose Mourinho "The Special One" and so when the blancos travel to the Stade Gerland they will expect to be leaving with a victory. However the French did eliminate the Spaniards at this point in last season's competition and so madrid know they will have to respect their opponents and not take them too lightly.

Lyon hammered Lorraine side 4-0 lately but then fell to defeat in their last match so they are currently blowing hot and cold and Lyon boss Puel knows his side are not too confident to think they can turn over the Spaniards easily tonight.“Real Madrid are a different calibre of opposition but it's good to have prepared for that game by taking the three points in this one,” he explained, according to the LFP’s official website. The match takes place at Lyon and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Watch Chelsea vs Copenhagen live stream 16/3/11

FC Copenhagen appear to have an advantage against their glamourous opponents in that the danes have not played since December 7th as they have been experiencing their mid season winter break in Denmark so they will certainly be more fresh than the blues. On the other hand, the break may have made the players more rusty and made it harder for them to adapt to the match speed which will on show from the English champions so the fitness of the players could be a deciding factor in who manages to grasp the upper hand when the sides clash tonight in Denmark.

Chelsea have been in somewhat of a slump since October and have performed well below their usual standards which were set when Jose Mourinho first took over the club. Their last match saw them kicked out of the FA cup by Everton via a penalty shootout and with the premier league a more remote possibility of retaining in May, their only trophy that could be feasibly won is the champions league and also essential for Ancelotti to win if he is to keep his job at Stamford Bridge next season. The live match takes place at the FC Copenhagen staidum and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Leyton Orient 1 Arsenal 1 highlights 20/2/11

Leyton orient boss Russell Slade is well aware of the task his side have to face when the gunners come to Brisbane Road tomorrow to face the championship side. Slade was amazed by Arsenal's fightback against Spanish titans Barcelona midweek but he states that his side are ready for what he states as "the ultimate test". He told the club's official website: "We're really looking forward to the game. It's a different challenge, against world class opposition. It's a great test - the ultimate test - but I don't think there's one player not looking forward to it. We've had a fantastic FA Cup journey and we don't want it to finish."

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stressed that the gunners will not be taking the league one side lightly. Arsenal will be raring to go after their stunning 2-1 victory against Barcelona but knows that it will all be in vain if they fail to produce the goods on Sunday. "We can gain more respect from everybody if we turn up on Sunday with absolutely full commitment. Then people will say this team is ready to have a real go and not choose the competition or the games," he said. The live match takes place as Brisbane Road and kicks off at 4:30pm.

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Celtic 3 Rangers 0 highlights 20/2/11

Celtic boss Neil Lennon will be looking to gain advantage from the fact that Celtic had the week off from action whilst Rangers had to slug it out in a Europa league tie on Thursday with Sporting Lisbon. Lennon referred to this at his pre match press conference stating: “We’ve had a good week's training and they all seem to be in good nick, so I think they're all just looking forward to the game now.” When asked about the pressure that his side will feel when they enter Celtic Park on Sunday lunchtime, Lennon responded: “You try to take it as another week, you have to put up with the hype that goes with it and some time the games get overhyped, for me, at the end of the day there’s three points riding on it, but psychologically there’s more than that.”

Rangers boss Walter Smith will be hoping his team can achieve a feat that hasn't occured in 14 years of old firm meetings and that is to get two old firm victories at Celtic Park in the same season. The gers claimed a victory at Celtic Park early on in the league campaign and they will be hoping to reduce the 5 points that Rangers are trailing by at the moment with a win over their deadly rivals. The live match takes place at Celtic Park and kicks off at 12:30pm.

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Manchester United 1 Crawley Town 0 highlights 19/2/11

Tomorrow evening's match with Crawley will be a big opportunity for United squad members to prove their credentials as Sir Alex is rumoured to be ready to show the p45 to certain squad members in the summer so a lot at stake against the non league minnows. The United squad looked waif like in the giant killing win that Leeds gained at Old Trafford in the same competition last year and also in this seasons league cup mauling at the hands of West Ham. Certain players will definitely be digging deep when they get a chance to shine and will be facing a nightmare if United fail to beat the non league team which would result in one of the greatest results in FA cup history.

The tie for Crawley Town couldn't have been dreamt of by fans and players of the club in their wildest dreams. It is roy of the rovers style fantasy that the sussex side who humbly ply their trade in the blue square league get a chance to mix it with the current biggest boys in english football at the countrys second biggest football stadium. The non leaguers managed to upset the odds when they met and beat Derby in the third round. If they manage to get away from Old Trafford with a victory it would be hands down the greatest result the FA cup has ever seen. History can be made at Old Trafford if they get a good dollop of fortune and play at the top of their form and United have an off day! The live match takes place at old trafford and kicks off at 5:15pm.

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Chelsea 1 Everton 1 AET (Everton won 4-3 on penalties) highlights 19/2/11

The champions dished out plentiful money in the January transfer window but at the moment it hasn't been reaping any rewards in terms of their form. Fernando Torres hasn't ignited any of his previous scoring form yet and Manager Ancelotti took a gamble by leaving Didier Drogba on the bench in the last match and it didn't pay off as Chelsea were held by Fulham. The Ivory Coast striker has been the marksman for the club for many seasons and with Torres being cup-tied for the FA cup, Drogba will be back in the starting lineup and wanting to prove his prowess for scoring which has been electric for many years, is still burning.

Everton are stumbling pretty badly at the moment with only one victory in 5 games. The toffeemen are 13th in the league but they are still hazardously close to the drop as there are many teams in the bottom half with very few points between them and Everton are 3 points away from the relegation zone. Manager David Moyes will be hoping that the club can gather some momentum and morale with a positive result from the match at Stamford Bridge tomorrow to stand them in good fare for the remainder of the season. The live match takes place at Stamford Bridge and kicks off at 12:30pm.

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AC Milan 0 Tottenham 1 highlights 15/2/11

Juande Ramos appeared to have the midas touch when he walked into White Hart Lane to take over the reigns in 2007 as he gave them immediate league cup glory but it didn't prove enough for Spurs as they went on to dwindle until Redknapp took over at the start of the 2008-09 campaign. There are parallels as when Redknapp took to the managers chair, Tottenham again featured in a league cup final, only to unluckily lose out to Manchester United on penalties but went on to keep the Londoners in the premier league at the end of that season. He has since been able to get the best of squad members such as Gareth Bale, Michael Dawson and Tom Huddlestone and steered them into the champions league second round which takes place tonight and sitting in a proud 4th position in the premier league which a game in hand on 3rd place Manchester City.

Milan have a serious point to prove as since their 2007 win over Liverpool, Milan have been dismal in the champions league. They only managed to reach the second round in 2007-08 where they were knocked out by Arsenal, they didn't qualify for 2008-09 and they were resoundly dumped out at the second round point by Manchester United, losing 3-2 at home and being trounced 4-0 at Old Trafford. The match takes place at the San Siro stadium and kicks off at 7:45pm.

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Fulham 0 Chelsea 0 highlights 14/2/11

Fulham boss Mark Hughes maintains that despite a rocky opening to the campaign for the cottagers, he believed that the second half of this season's campaign would see his team showing more promising results. Speaking to the club’s website prior to Monday’s game, he said: "I've always stated that the second half of the season would be better for us. The results are backing up the performances we've been producing. It was always going to change because we were getting players back and Dembele and Johnson are playing really well for us at the moment. Confidence is high at the moment and given the opposition on Monday I would suggest we're in as good a state as we could possibly be, confidence wise, going into the game.”




Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for his new recruit, David Luiz ahead of tonight's London derby and hinted at him becoming world class. Speaking to the club’s website ahead of the game, he said: “I think he will be one of the best defenders in the world in the future. He is young but has fantastic experience; he played in Benfica and the Champions League. We are upset because he cannot play in the Champions League for us but he can show his quality in the Premier League and FA Cup. The match tonight takes place at Craven Cottage and kicks off at 8pm.

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Liverpool 1 Wigan 1 highlights 12/2/11

Liverool are on the up and up as of late. Four wins in a row in the league including the impressive win at stamford bridge last weekend has lifted the gloom on Anfield and King Kenny has successfully raised spirit and hope in his Liverpool side of a champions league place for next season, which is now unbelievably a possibility. The defence has also been a key in the wins as they have not conceded a goal and now no one has form as good as Liverpools in the premier league and the team look revitalised by Kenny Dalglish after a miserable start of the season, the worst the club has seen for a very long time.

Roberto Martinez' Latics side by contrast are hobbling as they have leaked 9 goals in their four games and their defence will have to become more sturdy if they are to grab something from their trip to Anfield today. However they are coming into the match on the back of a dramatic 4-3 win at Blackburn last weekend ad so they will hope that the morale of the team will be boosted by that result. The match takes place at Anfield and kicks off at 3pm.

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