Results tagged “Liverpool”
David Beckham might be missing from England's squad playing Brazil in Qatar this weekend but he's still on track to break the national appearance record.
But former England striker Martin Chivers believes the LA Galaxy player does not deserve to surpass Peter Shilton's 125 caps.
Fernando Torres proved to be the difference as Liverpool snatched a 3-2 win at Upton Park on Saturday in a thrilling encounter.
The Spanish striker hit two superb goals to consign the Hammers to their second home league defeat in a row, although they were unlucky not to take at least a point.
Gianfranco Zola has been handed a tough test as he enters his second year in the West Ham hotseat.
The Irons entertain Liverpool looking for their first league victory since winning 2-0 at Wolves on the opening day of the season.
The days of the big four's domination of domestic football are numbered according to a man once dubbed the architect of the Premier League.
Football consultant Alex Fynn has no doubt the trophy-hogging days of Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are coming to an end, with a new crop of clubs set to challenge their hegemony.
Nigel Seeley - the Wizard of Odds - gives his tips on where to place your bets this week.
Last week we boasted about a 100 per cent winning record with our three headline selections all obliging, but this weekend we have some terrible goalkeeping and a magnificent Manchester United performance to thank for a 100 per cent losing record.
Nigel Seeley - The Wizard of Odds - picks the Superbowl as the place to put your money this week.
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How on earth the sexy Swede won Celebrity Big Brother last week, I will never know.
Gianfranco Zola's Hammers side held table-toppers Liverpool to a draw on their own patch - and were a whisker away from taking all three points back to East London.
Keeper Robert Green pulled off a string of saves to thwart Liverpool's early onslaught, and Craig Bellamy's first half shot bounced agonisingly clear off the inside of a post.
Mark Noble and Jonathan Spector are back from injury and could both feature in tonight's big match at Liverpool.
The duo are welcome additions to the squad which is hoping to back up last weekend's win at Sunderland by getting a result at Anfield.
ALAN Curbishley may have gone but he got the backing of Liverpool legend Ian Rush when he visited Canary Wharf this week.
Rush had every sympathy with the plight endured by Curbishley towards the end of his reign at Upton Park, having endured a similar experience when in charge of Chester City in 2004/05.
"You get told what to do," he said. "The average span of managers now is getting less and less. Look at Alex Ferguson, it was five years before he won anything but there's no chance of that happening again.
"It's instant success that's needed, because that's the pressure they put on people now. You've got to be an instant success or you're out."
We came down to earth with a bang last weekend after a £30 loss on the US Masters and Premiership.
But we WILL get it back – starting with strugglers Fulham at a massive 10/3 to beat Liverpool at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
The Cottagers did us no favours last week, pulling off a shock by beating Reading to end a 38-game run without an away win.
