From the home side point of view, they can raise their shoulders high, as they worked their socks off to cause an upset. But the superiority of both sides’ attacking power edged the game for Arsenal from the away side point of view. They must be particularly disappointed by the way they allowed Cardiff into the game after taking the lead on two occasions. Here are two things that we learnt from the game....
His reign did not get off to the best possible start but he certainly did make amends after the FA Community Shield loss versus Manchester City. As Chelsea gun for a fifth straight victory before Europe League action, here’s a look at their predicted eleven against Cardiff. GOALKEEPER AND DEFENCE Chelsea certainly do not have the Premier League’s best defence, however, it is one which is nearly impossible to break on its day....
Many will recall the scintillating run that Manchester City endured at this point last season, with the football they played at times being a class above every team they came across until they arrived at Anfield. Heading into that fixture against Liverpool on January 14th, City were unbeaten in 22 Premier League games, a similar position to which Liverpool found themselves in when arriving at the Etihad, unbeaten in 20 Premier League games....
Liverpool sit at the top of the table with a slender one point advantage over Manchester City. On the other hand, 5 points separate Tottenham in third and Manchester United in fifth. Chelsea are a further two points adrift in sixth, but crucially have a game in hand. Let’s look at the key matches this week that could have an impact on how the top 4 positions line up at the end of the campaign....
With most sides boasting millions of fans around the globe, ticket sales are never much of a problem for top-flight sides with supporters desperate to cheer on their team in person. As a result, a number of Premier League venues have grown over the years with smaller grounds far less common. The 2022-23 season will offer up a unique mix of stadiums for fans with a large range of sizes....
The difference between 5th and 15th in the standings is a mere three points, so fans can expect to see quite a few changes in the table after Monday. On that note, here is a full list of predictions for this weekend’s action. Mourinho will claim 3 points in Tottenham debut West Ham will host Tottenham this weekend, and the pressure is building up on Manuel Pellegrini’s shoulders. The Hammers have only taken two points from their last six matches and they are clear underdogs in this clash....
Roethlisberger, who missed four games last season with a knee injury, sat out Thursday’s exhibition game against the Eagles, and the potent Steelers offense was anything but. MORE: 2016 fantasy football cheat sheet The Steelers, who also sat running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown, did not score in a 17-0 loss. Even worse, Roethlisberger’s backup, Landry Jones, tossed four interceptions, including a first-quarter pick-six by Nolan Carroll for the game’s first score....
So why is this chicken hawk president stealing $3.6 billion from the U.S. military construction budget? Trump is asking service members and their families to suffer so he can pay for a wall on our southwest border, a costly and wasteful project that is nothing more than a xenophobic vanity project. Yet what will swiping military construction funding from our military, just to pay for Trump’s high-priced fence folly, mean to our brave women and men who serve?...
Mr. Patel was recently also appointed as the Senior Vice-President of Asian Football Confederations (AFC) in December 2016. Also Read: Narendra Modi urges nation to rally behind FIFA U-17 World Cup, says it will take Indian football forward Under Mr. Patel’s tutelage, India won the rights to host its first FIFA World Cup, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 India and had recently hosted the AFC U-16 Championship in September 2016....
But the high times in Prague may soon be over. Last January in the wake of a growing backlash against Prague’s permissiveness, the Czech government enacted its first anti-drug laws since the country separated from the Slovak Republic in 1992. The new legislation, which passed over President Vaclav Havel’s veto, is intended to align the Czech Republic’s drug laws with those of other European nations and makes even simple possession of marijuana illegal....
TikToker deengreene, who calls himself Deen, has numerous videos on his social media page showcasing his editing and green screen skills. Among his short horror movies and “Shadow Man” sequences are clips of his online video chats, where he uses his technical expertise to project horrifying figures into his own background. Innocent video calls with strangers take a sinister turn, as the recipients watch in horror as humanoid shapes and glowing eyes mysteriously appear and disappear behind Deen....
Be careful in your thinking. Since Bally Ache won the 1960 Preakness after finishing second in the Derby, only two Derby runners-up have returned to win the Preakness: Summer Squall in 1990 and Prairie Bayou in 1993. Fifteen of the 54 Derby runners-up during that span were not in the starting gate two weeks later at Pimlico, but the collective record of the 39 who started is clearly subpar....
It is surprising that EA would choose to skip the launch of the new consoles to release the latest game, a strategy which at the beginning of the previous generation which saw Battlefield 4 released alongside the PS4 and Xbox One. The PS5 and Xbox Series X did have the latest Call of Duty available during the launch, however, so perhaps with a rival shooter franchise stealing some of the spotlight and the newest game still in development, EA decided to hold out a little longer....
While pregnancy acne is treatable, certain acne medications can be very dangerous to take if you are pregnant, as they can increase the likelihood of miscarriage and severe birth defects. Here’s what to know about what causes pregnancy breakouts and what you can (and can’t) do about them. Causes Hormones fluctuate dramatically during pregnancy. Progesterone is one of the hormones that contribute to acne development. Progesterone helps your uterus prepare to support a growing baby, but high levels of this hormone also stimulate the skin’s oil glands, making them produce more oil....
The woman’s case was only made public Friday, though she died in September, and the news triggered some of Poland’s people to hold protests and an evening vigil Monday. The woman, identified only as Izabela, died in her 22nd week of pregnancy from septic shock, AP reported. A lawyer for the woman’s family said that even though her fetus was lacking amniotic fluid, doctors did not perform an abortion....
Fiona Hooker, 32, from Basingstoke, initially noticed red patches on her stomach when she was 31 weeks pregnant, which she says felt like nettle stings, the Manchester Evening News reported. This continued to worsen during the remainder of the pregnancy, becoming “unbearable red itchy plaques” all over her skin. After the birth of her child the rashes turned to blisters that left the mother in so much pain she couldn’t hold the baby, Barney....
But football is a team game. Usually, players who work hard or do the boring stuff tend to get less attention from fans, media and critics. The Premier League has always been replete with such figures during its illustrious near three decades of existence. Today we take a look at five of the unsung heroes in the Premier League this season before the COVID-19 outbreak forced the league to go into indefinite suspension....
Two weekends ago, West Brom comfortably led 2-1 at Stamford Bridge against a lackluster Chelsea side – who have flattered to deceive at points this year – before they were given a helping hand by Andre Marriner. In added time, Steven Reid stepped across Ramires in the penalty area as Chelsea finally sustained some pressure on the Baggies’ goal and there was no hesitation by Marriner in pointing to the spot....
Ole Gunnar Solsksjaer will lead the side in his first full season after taking over from Jose Mourinho. During his first stint as the United manager, he got the traditional attacking mentality back in the side. To some extent, United fans started believing again after winning 11 out of Solskjaer’s first 12 matches in charge. However, the final push to the end of the season saw United’s weaknesses exposed. That was simply down to personnel; United did not quality players who deserved to wear that prestigious jersey....
But in 2019, Liverpool are well placed to end their league title drought. Critics would say that they were well placed in 2013-14 too, but they would be wrong to compare this Liverpool’s side with the team led by Steven Gerrard. Here, we look at 5 reasons why this Liverpool is different from the past, and why in 2019 they could finally silence their rivals: #1 The team is fast and can counter-attack effectively I have not seen the empirical data but boy this team looks fast....
