The weekend saw third round of the FA Cup. The Manchester teams played each other, United winning 3-2. And that's all I feel like talking about those two. On to our teams. Citizens' teams did very well.
Wolves' 3rd Round replays is on the 17th at home. Continue reading EEE – FA Cup 3rd Round
Happy New Year to everyone. Being bored as all get-out at my parents, I've decided to restart the EEE, at least for the time being. Let's go ahead and recap everything since the Boxing Day matches, shall we?
On Boxing Day, Manchester United beat Wigan by a score of 5-0, while City only managed a 0-0 draw with West Brom. This brought the two Manchester teams level on points, with City in first on goal differential. A pair of WGOM Derbies as Fulham-Chelsea and Sunderland-Everton both ended 1-1. The next day saw Wolves draw away to Arsenal, holding on to the 1-1 scoreline with only 10 men after a red card in the 75th minute. A brace from Welsh wunderkind Gareth Bale saw Spurs dismiss Norwich 2-0.
New Year's Eve saw a surprising Blackburn win over Manchester United by a score of 3-2. Chelsea lost 3-1 to Aston Villa. Fulham, Spurs, and Wolves all drew 1-1, with Norwich City, Swansea City, and Bolton respectively. With a chance to go three points clear of United, Manchester City lost away to Sunderland 1-0 on Ji Dong-Won's goal in the 93rd+ minute. Everton beat West Brom by the same 1-0 scoreline.
In today's action, Fulham defeated Arsenal 2-1 by scoring to goals after Djourou was sent off in the 85th for a second booking. Chelsea snatched all three points away from Wolves by winning 2-1, Wolves having drawn level in the 85th only for Lampard to score just before stoppage time.
Relevant Table
| Position | Team | Games Played | Points | Goal Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spurs | 18 | 39 | 15 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 20 | 37 | 14 |
| 10 | Everton | 18 | 24 | -1 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 20 | 23 | -4 |
| 13 | Fulham | 20 | 23 | -4 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 19 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | Wolves | 20 | 17 | -14 |
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer Dome | 19 |
| 2 | Freealonzo | 19 |
| 3 | Daneeka's Ghost | 15 |
| 4 | MagUidhir | 12 |
| 5 | Spookymilk | 11 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 10 |
| 7 | The Dread Pirate | 9 |
| 8 | DK | 8 |
| 9 | AMR | 8 |
| 10 | davidwatts | 3 |
I didn't see any of the matches this weekend (again!), so I don't have much to add besides 6-0!!!!!!!!
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I didn't get to see any soccer this weekend because I was up at my parents' house, so I have nothing to add. It's up to you lot to start your own discussions.
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I'll admit - I nearly turned off the game. Once Nasri scored 10 seconds into the second half to put City up 2-0, I had little faith in Fulham not losing by even more. But two second half goals saw a tie game and City only leaving with 1 point. Now if Fulham could only play like that away from Craven Cottage.
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Man, the international break can be killer sometimes. You get such riveting matchups as Slovakia-Armenia and Finland-Moldova. More than anything I just feel bad for the San Marinos and Faroe Islands of the bunch who are mostly just trotted out to slaughter. One thing I might suggest is a two-tiered Euros. In rugby there is the Six Nations, comprised of the European rugby powers, and there's the European Nations Cup for teams 7-12.
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Manchester United and City continue to roll, winning 5-0 and 3-0, respectively Continue reading EEE & MMM – Back from the International break
I went ahead and collated all the transfers for our teams that took place at the close of the transfer window yesterday. For a full listing, the BBC has this available for you to peruse.
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Manchester United and City have combined for 25 goals in three games to open the season, including 8 and 5 yesterday, respectively. By my calculation, that's more than ⅓rd of all goals scored this year (72 total). Edin Dzeko (City) is leading the league with 6 goals, and Rooney is right on his heels with 5. They would be tied for 4th (Liverpool) and 5th (Chelsea) in the table, respectively, by goals scored.
Meanwhile, at the opposite end of things, Swansea City is still looking for their first ever Premier League goal. In spite of this, they are still 15th in the table thanks to two 0-0 draws.
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Continue reading EEE & MMM – I, for one, welcome our Manc overlords
We are back to the dual soccer posts. I've got a bit of a MLS backup to clear as well, since I didn't do last week's MMM.
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