Football Forecast 6 March 2009

This weekend will prove to be an exiting one with a mix of Premier League and F.A cup games to keep us entertained and firmly fixed to our armchairs shouting obscene comments at player who’s names you cannot pronounce. This week’s F.A Cup is set to be a mouth watering round with one or two upsets a must , after all it is cup football. With all the cup action the Premier League only plays host to one match in the form of Sunderland v Tottenham at the Stadium of Light. Firstly we’ll have brief insight into the tantalizing F.A cup matches set to take the Nation by a storm over the coming days.

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Newcastle United 0-0 Everton – Premiership Live Blog – 22 February 2009

Relegation threatened Newcastle United host an Everton side which still harbours ambitions of breaking into the top four. Last season’s fixture between the pair was a cracker – finishing 3-2 in favour of the Magpies. How Joe Kinnear’s strugglers need all three points today and Daily Soccer Blog will be here to report on all the goings on from St James’ Park. Read more

Everton 3-1 Aston Villa – FA Cup Live Blog – 15 February 2009

A place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup beckons for the winner of Everton v Aston Villa. The Toffees were pushed to the limit by local rivals Liverpool in the last round while Villa overcame a potential banana skin against Championship side Doncaster Rovers. Daily Soccer Blog will provide kick-by-kick updates right here. Read more

29 Soccer Players Caught Drink Driving

Recent cases of footballers drink driving appear to be on the increase, with Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel, Leeds starlet Fabian Delph and Plymouth youngster Shane White the latest to be caught behind the wheel while under the influence. Surely these players know the risks and the tragic consequences of Luke McCormick should be ringing loudly in their ears. However, this does not seem to be the case and here is the Daily Soccer Blog rundown of 29 high-profile and not so high-profile drink driving cases involving footballers. Read more

Everton 1-0 Liverpool – FA Cup Live Blog – 4 February 2009

Liverpool and Everton clash for the fourth time this season, the latest episode being an FA Cup fourth round replay at Goodison Park. The Reds are on a high after beating Chelsea on Sunday why Everton have been rocked this week by a spat between David Moyes and Victor Anichebe. The winners will take on either Doncaster Rovers or Aston Villa in the next round. Read more

Top 50 Premiership Transfers in January

The January transfer window slammed shut at 5pm Monday 2 February, or a little longer if there were problems with the weather. Anyhow, a record £160 million was spent by desperate Premiership clubs during the window who were trying to improve their squads for the remainder of the season. Much of the money was spent by Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, both staring relegation in the face and who forked out £47 million and £48 million respectively. Read more

Manchester United 1-0 Everton – Premiership Live Blog – 31 January 2009

Manchester United will be trying to keep sole possession of first place this evening as they take on Everton at Old Trafford. United, at 50 points will know just before kick off if Aston Villa has equalled them on points. You can follow all the action here at Daily Soccer Blog at kick off, but in the meantime please feel free to leave any comments or predictions below. Read more

Liverpool 1-1 Everton – FA Cup Live Blog – 25 January 2008

Afternoon everybody, hope you’ve enjoyed some of the action from the FA Cup Fourth Round so far. We have a fitting conclusion to the weekend on tap here, as Everton head to Liverpool for the second installment of the famed Merseyside Derby this week. Read more