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Old Friends In Need
Arsenal and Portsmouth meet at the Emirates with both sides in urgent need of a victory - and with the visitors resembling an Arsenal old-boys outfit. Pompey’s squad includes Kanu, Sol Campbell, Lauren, Richard Hughes and Jerome Thomas, who all used to play for the Gunners, [...]

Goal Difference
The Cottagers have only conceded five league goals since the start of October, no mean feat considering that Lawrie Sanchez’s version of Fulham languished in the relegation zone this time last year.
Roy Hodgson’s upgraded model features defensive steel combined with effective communication all over the pitch.
It has all made for a run [...]

Lofty Ambitions, Faltering Hopes
Aston Villa go into this Boxing Day clash from the commanding heights of third place in the Premier League, underlining that Martin O’Neill’s impressive and pacy team are undoubtedly the most credible contenders from outside the traditional Big Four for Champions League qualification in 2009-10. What is [...]

Mourinho: England romance
Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho has told Sky Sports News he plans to return to the Premier League, while the Portuguese revealed he will not consider managing an international side for another 15 years.
Mourinho enjoyed a hugely successful three years as Chelsea boss, lifting two Premier League titles, the FA [...]

Saturday December 13 [All times 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated]
Middlesbrough vs Arsenal, 12:45For the first time since his August switch to Teeside, former Gunner Justin Hoyte will line up against his former mentor; Arsene Wenger, and his former team; Arsenal. Hoyte was educated by the north London firm since he was a wee nipper at [...]

Seedorf: Open to options
AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf has said he would not rule out a move to the Premier League.
Seedorf, who joined Milan from rivals Inter in 2002, is tied to the club until 2011 with his current contract.
Although committed to the Serie A giants, the 32-year-old admitted that a move to [...]

Old Friends, New Rivalry
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stressed that the Gunners want to get back into the title race, and that the only way they can do so is by winning their game on Sunday against current Premier League leaders Chelsea, who have a ten-point lead over Wenger’s side.
Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Chelsea counterpart [...]

Fighting for Points
Mark Hughes may have scrapped for a draw against a tough Hull City side, but with Arsenal and Manchester United on Manchester City?s radar the Welshman will be wishing the Blues took all three points from their KC Stadium visit. As Arsenal travel to the City of Manchester Stadium, both managers will be [...]

At the end of the 2005-06 season London club Chelsea claimed their second successive Premier League crown at Stamford Bridge by beating Manchester United.
However, one of the main talking points of that day was cocky and British press-savvy former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho taking off his suit jacket and throwing it [...]

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 [All times 15:00 (BST) unless otherwise stated]
Middlesbrough - Chelsea (12:45)
Many a club manager bemoan the international calender and it becomes an understandable concept when influential players return to their respective sides worn out, jaded, or worse - injured. Captain John Terry and full back Ashley Cole were [...]