#epl 2014

Unbeaten No More: Invincible Dream over for Chelsea

Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the season as Papiss Cisse’s double condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United. Chelsea made the brighter start, but they failed to take advantage and allowed the hosts to grow into the first half, with Jack Colback threatening an opener.

Newcastle had to bring on rookie goalkeeper Jak Alnwick at the break after seeing Rob Elliott succumb to injury.…

EPL: Liverpool misery goes on but Tottenham Hotspur bounce back to win

Liverpool squandered an early lead and lost 3-1 at Crystal Palace while Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Hull City 2-1 as two of the Premier League’s big boys experienced contrasting fortunes against the lesser lights on Sunday.

Liverpool and Spurs, who finished second and sixth respectively last season, have started this term poorly and both are looking to climb out of mid-table and…

Chelsea reverses loss; set to declare 20 million pounds annual profit

Chelsea are on course to declare annual profits of close to 20 million pounds, with a record turnover of around 320 million pounds, indicating that the club is in a sound position financially.

The Blues have, certainly, reversed the huge losses incurred because of spending under Russian owner Roman Abramovich. The results have indeed signaled that boss Jose Mourinho would have more scope to…

Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge back in full training

Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge is back in full training for the first time since injuring his thigh on England duty in August, the 25-year-old said on Twitter.

Sturridge, who has only played three games for Liverpool this season, scoring in a 2-1 opening day victory against Southampton, is expected to return for their trip to Crystal Palace on Nov. 23.

Initially it was anticipated the England…

English footballer Rio Ferdinand calls punishment for Twitter comment “ludicrous”

Queens Park Rangers centre half Rio Ferdinand appeared to criticise the three-game ban he received from the Football Association for an inappropriate social media comment, describing it on Friday as “ludicrous”.

The former England captain was also charged with misconduct and fined 25,000 pounds ($40,000) for a comment he posted on Twitter in September.

It contained the word “sket”, which has the…

EPL: Fulham football club appoint Kit Symons as manager

Fulham have appointed Kit Symons as their manager to replace the sacked Felix Magath, the Championship side said on Wednesday.

The 43-year-old Symons was given the job permanently after taking charge on an interim basis following Magath’s departure last month.

The London club were bottom of the standings with one point from their opening seven games when Symons took over in September. He has…

Stoke’s Peter Odemwingie faces long layoff with knee injury

Stoke City striker Peter Odemwingie needs knee surgery and will be sidelined for a lengthy period of time, manager Mark Hughes said on Thursday.

The Nigeria international injured his knee during Stoke’s 1-0 victory over Premier League champions Manchester City at the weekend and will have surgery when the swelling has gone down.

“It’s a significant injury and unfortunately it’s a long-term one…

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