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Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton 2: Villa Slips In The Race For Fourth

Aston Villa would have approached this game thinking three points were to be picked up. However, in these derby matches, it is always difficult to predict how the game will go. The game was open and a draw certainly seemed

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Weekly Watch List: Liverpool-United

The biggest match this weekend is the Manchester United-Liverpool game. However, there are some good battles in Italy and Germany as well. The games are especially important in the title race in Germany which is a good three horse race

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The FA Cup: Quarterfinal Preview And Predictions

With United doing so poorly in this tournament this season, I don’t think I have gotten into the FA Cup as much as I usually do which is a real shame because it is these cup competitions that I feel

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Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1: Aston Villa Competed But Rooney’s Header Wins Carling Cup

It is intriguing how things go sometimes. Of the their three meetings with United this season, I thought this was Aston Villa’s best performance as they were able to be a constant menace on the counter attack the entire game

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Weekly Watch List: Clash Of The Cash and Carling Cup Final

This is an exciting weekend of football where the first trophy is being awarded in England. The exciting race at the top of the Bundesliga also continues this weekend as Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich face other teams that are

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Carling Cup Preview And Gameweek 28 I Know The Score

It is finally getting to be the business end of the season and the first silverware of the year will be handed out this weekend in the Carling Cup where Aston Villa faces off against the holders Manchester United. Heading

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The FA Cup Quarterfinal Draw

The FA Cup had some good matches in the round of 16 and the match-ups are set up for the quarterfinals following the draw today. The glamor match-up would be Chelsea at home against Manchester City if Manchester City can

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The Title Race Takes Another Turn

Remember when Arsenal were out of the title race and Liverpool were a team on the rise? That was yesterday, but like this entire season everything changed again. Chelsea and United dropped points while Arsenal defeated Liverpool. Arsenal’s win pushes

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The Race For Fourth and Gameweek 26 I Know The Score

The weekend could not have gone any better if you are a Liverpool fan. They scrapped their way to a win putting them in fourth place while the other serious contenders for the fourth spot dropped points. Liverpool have found

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And The Merseyside Derby

Obviously the big match of the weekend is Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday, but there are quite a few good games going on in England. Outside of England, there are certainly a couple intriguing matches being shown this weekend but

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