<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723</id><updated>2012-01-27T16:47:27.862-04:00</updated><title type='text'>White Rat Tv  Football</title><subtitle type='html'>The new official home of White Rat Tv, Live Broadcasting of the Barclays Premier League Live, Clydesdalebank Premier Live, Blue Square Premier Live, Video on Demmand.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>215</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-258036409978453253</id><published>2012-01-25T18:43:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T18:43:32.264-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Sunderland v Norwich Live</title><content type='html'>To be updated later ...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-258036409978453253?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/258036409978453253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/258036409978453253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-sunderland-v-norwich-live.html' title='Watch Sunderland v Norwich Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7146706428528506891</id><published>2012-01-22T15:03:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T15:03:40.671-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Everton v Manchester City Live</title><content type='html'>To be updated later...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7146706428528506891?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7146706428528506891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7146706428528506891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-everton-v-manchester-city-live.html' title='Watch Everton v Manchester City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5893678643139335035</id><published>2012-01-22T15:02:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T09:45:43.660-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Liverpool v Man City Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Liverpool and Manchester City on Wednesday night meet at Anfield in their Carling Cup semi-final second leg when the Premier League rivals battle for a place at Wembley..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01284/KennyDalglish_1284534a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Kenny Dalglish&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;Kenny Dalglish's side hold a one-goal aggregate advantage in their bid to end a six-year trophy drought after Steven Gerrard's penalty settled the first leg at the Etihad Stadium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Roberto Mancini's City remain confident of a return to Wembley, having won last season's FA Cup before losing in the Community Shield at the beginning of this campaign. The Premier League leaders are expected to be in a determined mood at Anfield and, after dominating the first leg without scoring, it is expected to be a tense night in the battle to meet Cardiff in the final.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool and City drew 1-1 at Anfield earlier in the season in the Premier League in what was a gripping encounter, but Dalglish's team were heavily beaten at the Etihad in January. For the Merseysiders, though, the Carling Cup represents the chance of a first trip to Wembley since 1996.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dalglish is certain to make changes to his team having criticised his players after Saturday's defeat at Bolton. Defensive midfielder Jay Spearing could return to the squad having missed the last two matches with a hamstring problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Winger Stewart Downing could get a recall having been dropped to the bench at the weekend while Dalglish will have to assess Craig Bellamy's ability to play twice in four days. Manchester City will be without striker Mario Balotelli having accepted a four-match ban for violent conduct.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Captain and defender Vincent Kompany is already missing as he completes a four-match suspension for his sending-off in the FA Cup loss to Manchester United. Midfielder Yaya Toure and defender Kolo Toure are on international duty, but manager Mancini has no fresh injury concerns.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5893678643139335035?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5893678643139335035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5893678643139335035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-liverpool-v-man-city-live.html' title='Watch Liverpool v Man City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5585633333391061279</id><published>2012-01-21T05:42:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T16:02:59.870-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Arsenal v Man United Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Super Sunday's main event this weekend is a game worthy of the name as Manchester United travel to Arsenal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-Arsene-Wenger_2641416.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Sir Alex Ferguson &amp; Arsene Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;While defending champions United go into the weekend just three points off top spot, things are much different for their hosts. Arsenal come into the game off the back of two successive defeats and they are now some four points off fourth place, while Newcastle and Liverpool are on their coat-tails.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wenger also comes into the game hoping to put to bed one of the most embarrassing results of his career after United's 8-2 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford earlier in the year. United arrive at the Emirates with belief they can get something in North London, knowing they have won two of their last three visits to Arsenal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wenger would dearly love to be going into the game with his first-choice line-up, but it will be anything but that. Injuries have ravaged his defence and it appears Belgium international Thomas Vermaelen will be sidelined again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Spaniard Mikel Arteta also set to miss out with his calf problem, things are not looking good for Wenger. Thierry Henry is also a doubt with a calf injury, leaving Arsenal with few selection issues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Left-back is the major problem with possible options Bacary Sagna, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Francis Coquelin and Andre Santos all sidelined, meaning young Spaniard Ignasi Miquel could continue to fill in. England international Jack Wilshere remains a few weeks away from a possible return.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While Arsenal are beset with injuries, United have been boosted on that front with the news that defensive duo Phil Jones and Chris Smalling look set to return. Both England defenders missed last week's home win over Bolton after they collided with each other in the Manchester derby win over City.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One piece of bad news for United is that Anderson has suffered a setback in training and will not be involved. Ferguson must also decide whether to recall David De Gea in goal or stick with Anders Lindegaard. Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley and Darren Fletcher remain absentees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Mertesacker, Djourou, Koscielny, Miquel, Rosicky, Benayoun, Walcott, Song, Ramsey, Van Persie.&lt;br /&gt;Man Utd: Lindegaard, Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Smalling, Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Welbeck.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5585633333391061279?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5585633333391061279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5585633333391061279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-arsenal-v-man-united-live.html' title='Watch Arsenal v Man United Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5511614689028353434</id><published>2012-01-21T05:41:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T16:10:21.632-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Man City v Tottenham live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City will look to crush Tottenham's title bid before it gets going as the two sides kick off this weekend's Super Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.fansfc.com/UploadedImages/Players/defoe_633785020500478750.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Jermain Defoe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;On a remarkable Sunday afternoon back in August, City won 5-1 at White Hart Lane before Manchester United thumped Arsenal 8-2 at Old Trafford.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And there is even more at stake when the reverse fixtures are played this Sunday, with both games live on White Rat TV. The August goal-fest set the tone for the season, with the Manchester pair charging clear at the top of the Premier League.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Spurs have regrouped and since Christmas have been recognised as genuine title contenders, looking to prevent it being a two-horse race. With City playing on Monday, Tottenham and United had the chance to go level with the league leaders last Saturday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And while United beat Bolton, Spurs could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves and City went on to win 1-0 at Wigan to restore their three-point lead. Another City win on Sunday would leave Tottenham eight points behind and the Blues are yet to drop a point at the Etihad Stadium this season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Spurs know an away victory would put them just two points off the league summit. And although City have not lost at home in the league for 13 months, they have lost their last two there - against United in the FA Cup and Liverpool in the Carling Cup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;City have also been hit by the absence of midfielder Yaya Toure and his brother Kolo, who are at the African Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast. The Blues were always going to miss a player as influential as Yaya but Kolo has been missed more than expected after Vincent Kompany picked up a four-match ban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The City captain has to sit out another two games so Stefan Savic should continue in the centre of defence but right-back Micah Richards (hamstring) and striker Mario Balotelli (ankle) are available again after missing the win at Wigan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tottenham captain Ledley King only has a small chance of playing as he struggles to recover from the hamstring injury which has sidelined him for the last four weeks. Jermain Defoe should partner Rafael van der Vaart up front as Emmanuel Adebayor is unavailable due to the terms of his loan move from City. Sandro, William Gallas (both calf) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are unavailable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;br /&gt;Man City: Hart, Richards, Savic, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, Milner, Nasri, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko.&lt;br /&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Defoe.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5511614689028353434?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5511614689028353434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5511614689028353434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-man-city-v-tottenham-live.html' title='Watch Man City v Tottenham live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7936558895618894098</id><published>2012-01-18T13:01:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T11:32:31.770-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Huddersfield v Brentford Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news for Saturday's League One clash between Huddersfield and Brentford at the Galpharm Stadium (kick-off 5.20pm).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Richard-Lee-Brentford_2631945.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Richard Lee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;Huddersfield manager Lee Clark has plenty of options for the evening kick-off. Clark has no new injury or suspension problems, while midfielder Oscar Gobern is expected to be back in contention after being forced out of last week's win over Oldham due to concussion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gobern, who suffered double vision and was replaced by Anton Robinson, returned to full training in midweek and has been given the all-clear. Fellow midfielder Damien Johnson is closing in on his return after sustaining a hamstring injury in the home defeat to Bournemouth in mid-December, but may have to wait until next week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Defender Calum Woods (ankle) is in a similar position, while midfielder Scott Arfield is a fortnight away after turning his ankle in training. Goalkeeper Alex Smithies is making steady progress following summer knee surgery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee is fit for the clash. The Bees' number one was ruled out of last weekend's visit of Walsall due to a stomach injury with youngster Simon Moore deputising.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moore kept a clean sheet in the goalless draw but Lee will be expected to return at the Galpharm. Elsewhere, defender Karleigh Osborne is closing in on a return from a dead leg but will not be ready for this weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Skipper Kevin O'Connor is also on the mend after two months out with a foot injury and the midfielder has been pencilled in for a return to training within a fortnight.Boss Uwe Rosler hoped to sign Peterborough striker David Ball on loan this week but the move has fallen through. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7936558895618894098?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7936558895618894098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7936558895618894098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-huddersfield-v-brentford-live.html' title='Watch Huddersfield v Brentford Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3809939490350569978</id><published>2012-01-17T17:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T11:28:03.821-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Norwich v Chelsea Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Fourth-placed Chelsea could open up a seven-point advantage in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification by beating high-flying Norwich.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01377/PaulLambert_1377172a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Paul Lambert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;And with the other four teams in the Premier League's top five facing each other this weekend, the Blues are aiming to take advantage of their rivals dropping points.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Victory for Andre Villas-Boas' men at Carrow Road in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off would maintain the pressure ahead of leaders Manchester City hosting third-placed Tottenham and defending champions Manchester United heading to Arsenal on Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Norwich are sitting pretty in ninth place on their top-flight return but face a tough test against a Chelsea side enjoying life away from Stamford Bridge. The Blues are unbeaten in their last five matches on the road - the best current sequence in the Premier League.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the Canaries are full of confidence themselves, having lost just one of their last seven league clashes. Paul Lambert's side have caught many of their rivals by surprise with a free-flowing attacking philosophy which has reaped an impressive 32 goals in their 21 matches this term.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But they remain fragile at the back and equalled an unwanted Premier League record of going 21 matches into a season without keeping a clean sheet. Norwich goalkeeper Declan Rudd is out for two months after injuring his knee in training so third-choice Jed Steer comes into the squad as cover for John Ruddy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fullback Marc Tierney is back in training after recovering from a groin injury. On-loan defender Ritchie De Laet returned to Manchester United in midweek while centre-forward James Vaughan and defender Elliott Ward (both knee) are back in training and continuing to progress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;England defender Gary Cahill could make his Chelsea debut but is unlikely to start at Norwich. The defender, who finally completed his £7m move from Bolton on Monday, may have to make do with a substitute role as he settles into his new surroundings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Branislav Ivanovic could earn an immediate recall at right-back after a month out injured and fit-again midfielder Michael Essien is in contention to start after making his comeback from the bench last weekend.The game comes too soon for fellow midfielder John Obi Mikel (hamstring), while Ivory Coast duo Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou are representing their country in the Africa Cup of Nations.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt; Possible starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Whitbread, Ayala, Naughton, Johnson, Crofts, Pilkington, Surman, Hoolahan, Morison.&lt;br /&gt;Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Luiz, Cole, Romeu, Ramires, Meireles, Lampard, Mata, Torres. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3809939490350569978?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3809939490350569978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3809939490350569978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-norwich-v-chelsea-live.html' title='Watch Norwich v Chelsea Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5246691523979612446</id><published>2012-01-15T05:55:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-17T16:59:25.016-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Dunfermline v Inverness Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news ahead of Wednesday night's Scottish Cup fourth-round replay between Dunfermline and Inverness at East End Park.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/12/218x298/McIntyre_2690999.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Jim McIntyre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;Chris Smith will return in goal for Dunfermline as Iain Turner, who signed on loan from Preston last week, was not registered for the original tie. Paul Burns remains out, along with Craig Easton, Austin McCann, Nick Phinn, Steven Bell and Paul Gallacher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inverness full-back Kenny Gillet is suspended but skipper Richie Foran is available again.On loan defender Steve Williams is ineligible, while defender Ross Tokely is major doubt with a calf injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre: "The carrot's there for both teams - Celtic at home in the next round, live on the telly. That's a lot of revenue for both clubs and a huge game. "It's always nice to have a game so quickly after having lost the weekend's match.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I take the positives from it. I thought it was our best performance for some time. "We were unfortunate not to get anything out of the game. I don't think we deserved to lose the match. "The morale's the way it always is. They're an upbeat bunch. We don't allow anybody to feel sorry for themselves on the training ground. "We analyse where we went wrong and we get ready to face the next game and that's the most important thing."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inverness manager Terry Butcher: "Virtually every question I've had has been about Celtic. That has no bearing on this game whatsoever from the playing side - the financial people will be looking at it more closely. "We all know what's at stake. Both clubs' bean counters and abacus men and women have had a look at what could possibly be the repercussions of victory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Both clubs know what awaits them and both sets of players do as well. "As far as the football is concerned, we don't play football with a calculator."&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;  Dunfermline (from): Smith, Boyle, Keddie, Dowie, Potter, Graham, Cardle, Thomson, Kirk, Willis, Buchanan, Barrowman, Mason, Hardie, Byrne, Young, Rutkiewicz, McDougall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inverness (from): Esson, Golobart, G Shinnie, Hayes, Cox, Tansey, Piermayr, Foran, Tade, McKay, Doran, Meekings, Morrison, Ross, Tuffey, Sutherland, A Shinnie, Proctor. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5246691523979612446?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5246691523979612446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5246691523979612446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-dunfermline-v-inverness-live.html' title='Watch Dunfermline v Inverness Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2143044541735463643</id><published>2012-01-15T05:54:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T19:02:05.210-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Wigan v Man City Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City playmaker David Silva is expected to recover in time from an ankle injury, according to assistant manager David Platt for Monday's evenings trip to Wigan Athletic.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01170/david_silva_13_280_1170053a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;David Silva&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;Forward Mario Balotelli, who limped out of the League Cup defeat by Liverpool with a similar problem, is a doubt. Wigan winger Albert Crusat has recovered from a back injury. Shaun Maloney is still being nursed back to fitness, while midfielder Mohamed Diame is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Senegal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; This fixture in the former mining town of Wigan pits top against bottom and yet both sides are finding it hard going at the coalface. The hosts are accustomed to a struggle, nouveau riche Manchester City are not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;League leaders City come into this match off the back of successive cup defeats and a patchy run of league results, with their cause hindered by the absence of several key players for varying reasons. Manager Roberto Mancini has called for City's owners to invest in new signings, but the only person connected with the club to publicly spend a penny this month is maverick forward Mario Balotelli.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nonetheless, City will be expected to restore their points advantage at the top of the table by overcoming a Wigan side currently enduring the club's worst ever winless run at home: eight games. Their poor form was compounded by the FA Cup defeat at League Two Swindon last weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is less than 13 years since Wigan and City were striving for promotion from the third tier. Both clubs have made great strides since then, but the gulf between them would widen still further if City chalk up a fifth successive win in this fixture.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;  Wigan (probable, 4-5-1): Al Habsi; Stam, Alcaraz, Gohouri, Figueroa; Crusat 19 Jones, Gomez, McCarthy, Moses; Rodallega. &lt;br /&gt;Out: Kirkland (back).&lt;br /&gt;International duty: Diame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;City (probable, 4-2-3-1): Hart; Richards, Lescott, Savic, Clichy; De Jong, Barry; Milner, Agüero, Silva; Dzeko.International duty: Yaya Touré, Kolo Touré.&lt;br /&gt;Tests: Balotelli, Silva (both ankle).&lt;br /&gt;Suspended: Kompany. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2143044541735463643?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2143044541735463643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2143044541735463643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-wigan-v-man-city-live.html' title='Watch Wigan v Man City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4201154202363924603</id><published>2012-01-11T17:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T11:56:45.665-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Swansea v Arsenal Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has almost a full squad to select from ahead of Sunday's Liberty Stadium meeting with Arsenal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://slanchreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/robin-van-persie-arsenal-jersey.jpg?w=655" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Robin van Persie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt; Rodgers is set to make changes from the side that beat Barnsley in the FA Cup with the likes of Michel Vorm, Joe Allen, Steven Caulker and Scott Sinclair likely to return to the starting line-up, while Gylfi Sigurdsson could be handed a full debut in midfield.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Long-term absentee Alan Tate is on the comeback trail after featuring for the reserves in midweek, four months after suffering a broken leg, but is a few weeks away from a return to first-team action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal captain Robin van Persie will return to the squad following an extended break. Thierry Henry, on loan from the New York Red Bulls, will again be in contention having come off the bench to score in the FA Cup win over Leeds, while defender Johan Djourou is available after suspension.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Midfielder Tomas Rosicky and centre-back Per Mertesacker are battling to overcome a virus. Strikers Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho are away at the African Nations Cup. Defenders Francis Coquelin, Thomas Vermaelen, Kieran Gibbs, Bacary Sagna, Carl Jenkinson and Andre Santos are all still out, along with midfielders Abou Diaby and Jack Wilshere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Thierry Henry's comeback on Monday, Swansea City will host the sequel at the Liberty Stadium tomorrow.Whether Henry is ready to start is doubtful but, at the very least, he will be a considerable presence on the bench.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The more decisive aspect, though, could be Arsenal's injury crisis in defence. With only one defeat in seven games, Swansea are one of the form teams in the Premier League and could expose Arsenal's inexperienced full-backs.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;   Swansea (probable, 4-5-1): Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Taylor; Britton, Allen, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge; Graham.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Bodde (knee), Tate (match fitness)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal (probable, 4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Djourou, Mertesacker, Miguel, Koscielny; Song, Arteta; Walcott, Ramsey, Arshavin; Van Persie.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Diaby (muscle), Fabianski (knee), Gibbs (hernia), Jenkinson (back), Sagna, Santos, Wilshere (all ankle), Coquelin (hamstring), Vermaelen (calf).&lt;br /&gt;International duty: Gervinho, Chamakh. &lt;br /&gt;Tests: Rosicky, Mertesacker (both virus). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4201154202363924603?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4201154202363924603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4201154202363924603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-swansea-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Watch Swansea v Arsenal Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8260552125169558865</id><published>2012-01-10T10:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T11:50:30.384-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Newcastle Utd v QPR Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Midfielder Danny Guthrie has returned to the Newcastle squad ahead of Sunday's clash with QPR.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/09/218x298/Guthrie_2497059.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Danny Guthrie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;  Guthrie has been sidelined by a groin injury since the beginning of December and will provide manager Alan Pardew with a fresh option in the wake of Cheick Tiote's departure for the African Nations Cup.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; However, striker Peter Lovenkrands is unlikely to make the game, and Sammy Ameobi has joined fellow midfielder Sylvain Marveaux and defender Steve Taylor on the list of long-term absentees.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    Mark Hughes will be unable to call upon several of his biggest names for his first game in charge of QPR.    Captain Joey Barton remains suspended for the Barclays Premier League trip to his former club, while Adel Taarabt and Armand Traoré are on African Nations Cup duty.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Alejandro Faurlin has been ruled out for the rest of the season and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny is keeping his fingers crossed he does not suffer a recurrence of the hip problem that has dogged him recently.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    New QPR manager Mark Hughes will be spared the Joey Barton circus as the former Newcastle midfielder his skipper is suspended, which will also be a relief to his opposite number Alan Pardew who tried to keep the midfielder on Tyneside.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;   Newcastle will be wary of the new manager effect Hughes will bring, but they will be confident of victory despite the absence of Cheick Tiote and Demba Ba, with particular excitement surrounding the form of Hatem Ben Arfa.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    Newcastle (probable, 4-4-2): Krul; Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon; Ben Arfa, Guthrie, Cabaye, Gutierrez; Sh Ameobi, Best.&lt;br /&gt;    Out: S Taylor (Achilles), Marveaux (groin), Sa Ameobi (knee), Lovenkrands (calf), Ranger (ankle).&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    QPR (probable, 4-3-3): Kenny; Young, Ferdinand, Hall, Hill; Wright-Phillips, Derry, Buzsaky, Smith; Helguson, Macheda.&lt;br /&gt;    Out: Dyer (foot), Faurlin (knee), Hulse (knee).&lt;br /&gt;    Suspended: Barton. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8260552125169558865?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8260552125169558865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8260552125169558865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-newcastle-utd-v-qpr-live.html' title='Watch Newcastle Utd v QPR Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1445387611367880391</id><published>2012-01-10T10:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T10:02:19.269-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Crystal Palace v Cardiff City Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Crystal Palace and Cardiff City meet on Tuesday night at Selhurst Park hoping to take a significant step towards Wembley.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01220/DougieFreedman_1220367a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Dougie Freedman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px"&gt;Dougie Freedman and Malky Mackay's respective Championship rivals have enjoyed memorable Carling Cup campaigns and are within touching distance of the final.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ahead of the first leg of their semi-final, which can be seen live on Sky Sports HD1/1, both clubs have seen off Premier League opposition and it cannot be questioned they deserve their place. Cardiff have endured an eventful route to the last four, having required extra-time to knockout Oxford United and Huddersfield Town, before penalties were needed against Leicester prior to comparatively straightforward wins over Burnley and Blackburn Rovers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Palace have made even greater headlines during their progress to the semi-finals after their famous win at Manchester United in the last eight followed a victory over Crawley Town and the shock eliminations of Wigan Athletic, Middlesbrough and Southampton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the start of the season, both sides would have prioritised the league and, with Cardiff chasing the Championship's automatic promotion places and Palace just three points off the play-offs, that could remain the case. But with silverware now in sight, there is little doubt both Freedman and Mackay will be determined to secure a first-leg advantage in the battle to meet either Manchester City or Liverpool in the final.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Palace, after their famous win at Old Trafford in the quarter-finals, there is a danger a semi-final against Cardiff could be seen as somewhat of an anti-climax, however, Freedman will not want his excellent rebuilding work to be undermined. Palace, though, do have problems and they will leave it as late as possible to name their team because of a virus which has hit Selhurst Park. Julian Speroni, Paddy McCarthy, Anthony Gardner, Nathaniel Clyne, Mile Jedinak and Sean Scannell have all been forced on to the sidelines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Goalkeeper Speroni is expected to be fit, but the remainder of the group have trained away from the rest of the main squad. Freedman will give them as long as he can to prove their fitness, but will not consider them unless they are 100 per cent fit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cardiff boss Mackay, who saw his team defeat Palace 2-0 in Wales in the Championship in November, has received some welcome injury news after making 10 changes for the FA Cup third round defeat at West Brom on Saturday. He is likely to revert to his strongest available XI at Selhurst Park and Kevin McNaughton is fit to play after a calf injury, while Rudy Gestede is expected to recover from an ankle problem.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1445387611367880391?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1445387611367880391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1445387611367880391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-crystal-palace-v-cardiff-city.html' title='Watch Crystal Palace v Cardiff City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7187597018610854891</id><published>2012-01-07T11:27:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-07T11:27:46.382-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Peterhead v Celtic Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news ahead of Sunday's Scottish Cup fourth-round clash between Peterhead and Celtic at Balmoor. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/12/218x298/St-Johnstone-v-Celtic-Gary-Hooper-celeb_2692854.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Gary Hooper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Celtic manager Neil Lennon: "We'll go with a pretty strong squad and one's thing for sure, we'll not be complacent or taking this game lightly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peterhead manager Jim McInally: "There is no point in trying a damage limitation exercise and defend against Celtic. "I would much rather we went out and made a game of it so I want our players to get forward and to excite the crowd by having shots on their goal. "We have good players at this club in attack and they have a great platform to show that in this game."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gary Hooper and Mo Bangura have joined Celtic's injury list for the Scottish Cup fourth round tie at Peterhead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hooper will be rested after playing through a groin strain and Bangura (knee) will be out for one or two weeks, but Adam Matthews has shaken off a thigh problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recent signing Mikael Lustig is still short of fitness while Mark Wilson, Kris Commons,Glenn Loovens, Beram Kayal and Daniel Majstorovic remain on the sidelines, with the latter also serving a one-match Scottish Cup ban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celtic (from): Forster, Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Ledley, Brown, Ki, Wanyama, Forrest, Samaras, Stokes, Zaluska, Kelvin Wilson, Cha, Izaguirre, McCourt, McGeouch.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7187597018610854891?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7187597018610854891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7187597018610854891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-peterhead-v-celtic-live.html' title='Watch Peterhead v Celtic Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-96081557022975333</id><published>2012-01-07T11:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-07T11:18:55.405-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Arbroath v Rangers Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news ahead of Sunday lunchtime's Scottish Cup fourth-round clash between Arbroath and Rangers at Gayfield Park (kick-off 12.45pm). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/12/218x298/Hibernian-v-Rangers-Nikica-Jelavic-penalty-ce_2689169.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Nikica Jelavic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Rangers manager Ally McCoist: "There has been a lot of talk but there have been absolutely no offers for Nikica Jelavic, which, at this moment in time, pleases me. "The most important thing for the Rangers fans is that he trained this morning (Friday) and he will travel with us to Arbroath for the cup tie on Sunday."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arbroath manager Paul Sheerin: "We can look forward to this game and the players should play to the best of their ability and enjoy it. "The excitement has been growing all week and the boys have enjoyed the media attention but I still expect them to compete against Rangers."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rangers are boosted by the news striker Nikica Jelavic is fit after recovering from a groin injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Defender Kirk Broadfoot is likely to miss the fourth-round clash with a leg knock, while striker Kyle Lafferty is out with a hamstring injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Midfielder Steven Davis, full-back Steven Whittaker and midfielder Lee McCulloch are all suspended, although Whittaker is out with a pelvic problem and McCulloch has been suffering with a heavy cold in any case.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rangers (from): McGregor, Papac, Bocanegra, Wallace, Kerkar, Goian, Bartley, Aluko, Edu, McMillan, Fleck, Healy, McKay, Alexander, Wylde, McCabe, Jelavic.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-96081557022975333?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/96081557022975333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/96081557022975333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-arbroath-v-rangers-live.html' title='Watch Arbroath v Rangers Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7112330464622494787</id><published>2012-01-03T11:45:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-04T09:18:53.574-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Newcastle Utd v Man Utd Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Damage control will be Manchester United's objective when they visit Newcastle on Wednesday night stinging from their humiliation at home to Blackburn last weekend. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.virginmedia.com/images/rooney-earner.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Wayne Rooney&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Sir Alex Ferguson's men saw their Premier League title bid take a surprise blow on New Year's Eve when they were beaten 3-2 at Old Trafford by struggling Rovers. That slip allowed local rivals Manchester Cityto reinstate their lead at the top of the table after they thrashed Liverpool 3-0 on Tuesday night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Red Devils could close the gap again with the right result on Tyneside and will be boosted by the return of talismanic striker Wayne Rooney, who was axed for the Blackburn defeat along with Darren Gibson after reportedly angering Ferguson by his performance in training after a Boxing Day night out. Rooney has scored nine goals in 13 Premier League games against the Magpies and could help get the reigning champions back on track after Saturday's setback marked their first league loss since they were memorably demolished 6-1 at home to City back in October.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Magpies will also be keen to steady their campaign after losing 3-1 at Liverpool last time out, leaving them with just one win from eight encounters. After a storming start to the season the Toon's season has hit a definite rough patch, with injuries and tough fixtures prompting their form to slide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite losing five of their last eight, Alan Pardew's men remain a respectable seventh in the standings and could cut the gap on nearest rivals Liverpool to just a point with a giant-killing at St James' Park. Newcastle have not beaten the visitors on home turf since September 2001, but will be hoping to capitalize on a wounded Red Devils side and take something from the clash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pardew will make a late check on Gabriel Obertan ahead of Wednesday's match, with the former Manchester United midfielder expected to recover from an infected toe and be available. The manager otherwise has no fresh injury problems, with Danny Guthrie (groin) and Peter Lovenkrands (calf) close to returns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Steven Taylor (Achilles) and Sylvain Marveaux remain on the long-term casualty list. The returning Rooney could be joined by Chris Smalling (tonsillitis) and Rio Ferdinand(back) if they recover in time for the trip to the North East.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the Red Devils duo are fit it would provide a welcome boost to Ferguson's injury-ravaged squad as they look to keep pace with leaders City. The visitors remain without a host of long-term absentees including captain Nemanja Vidic (knee) and key midfielder Tom Cleverley (ankle).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Jonas, Tiote, Cabaye, R Taylor, Ameobi, Ba.&lt;br /&gt;Man United: De Gea, Evra, Smalling, Jones, Rafael, Park, Carrick, Valencia, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7112330464622494787?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7112330464622494787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7112330464622494787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-newcastle-utd-v-man-utd-live.html' title='Watch Newcastle Utd v Man Utd Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1777216924169008227</id><published>2012-01-01T06:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T11:41:34.710-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Man City v Liverpool Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City and Liverpool will on Tuesday night begin what over the space of the next month is set to become a more than familiar rivalry. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01284/KennyDalglish_1284534a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Kenny Dalglish&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The respective teams of Roberto Mancini and Kenny Dalglish will face each other three times in January and the first match, before a two-legged Carling Cup semi-final, comes in the Premier League. City will be frustrated men going into the game at the Etihad Stadium after an incredibly dramatic defeat by Sunderland on New Year's Day prevented them from restoring a three-point lead at the top of the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mancini had seen Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea drop points on New Year's Eve before they themselves suffered what was a shock loss at the Stadium of Light. Chelsea on Monday recovered with a win against Wolves to give Andre Villas-Boas' team some hope of re-entering the title race, but Arsenal's demoralising loss at Fulham leaves Arsene Wenger's aspirations looking bleak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;City will therefore want to defeat Liverpool to further damage the hopes of Arsenal, while restoring an 11-point gap to Chelsea and also putting pressure on United, who on Wednesday have a difficult trip to Newcastle. Liverpool, though, will make the short trip to Manchester comparatively well-rested in what is always a busy time of year having not played since last Friday when they recorded a confidence-boosting win over Newcastle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dalglish's team currently sit sixth, but they could move level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea with a win against City and the Reds have insisted Mancini's men hold no fear going into the game. Liverpool have this season won more games away from Anfield, where six draws, including November's 1-1 result against City, is one of the main reasons why they are not already in the top four.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;City striker Mario Balotelli, who was sent off at Anfield, could return for the home game against the Reds. The Italian was not risked in the New Year's Day defeat at Sunderland due to a slight ankle problem suffered in training. With no fresh injury concerns, Mancini has a full-strength squad - aside from the absent Carlos Tevez - and will consider changes for the second of two games in just over two days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool, who are expected to use the match to pay tribute to Gary Ablett after their former player died over the weekend, are set to welcome back striker Luis Suarez. The Uruguay international served a one-match ban against Newcastle, but is likely to return to the starting line-up. Captain Steven Gerrard, a goalscorer against Newcastle, has made two substitute appearances totalling 52 minutes after two months out with an ankle infection and could be in contention to start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, Y.Toure, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Balotelli.&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Adam, Spearing, Downing, Henderson, Bellamy, Suarez.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1777216924169008227?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1777216924169008227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1777216924169008227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-man-city-v-liverpool-live.html' title='Watch Man City v Liverpool Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8138640962802504929</id><published>2012-01-01T06:11:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T11:35:08.979-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Fulham v Arsenal Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Robin van Persie will look to continue his red-hot scoring form in 2012 as Arsenal make the trip across London to tackle Fulham at Craven Cottage. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.sabotagetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/robin-van-persie-arsenal-jersey.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Robin Van Persie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The Gunners forward scored his 35th and final goal of 2011 in Saturday's 1-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates Stadium. The Holland international failed by a single strike to beat Alan Shearer's 16-year record for Premier League goals in a calendar year, but remains the in-form striker in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin Jol's Cottagers will have to be on their guard to quell the threat of Van Persie, although they managed to keep him off the scoresheet in the recent Emirates Stadium draw between the two clubs. Thomas Vermaelen became the 31st player in Premier League history to score a goal and an own goal in the same game when he netted at both ends in the reverse fixture in November.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal climbed back into the top four on Saturday courtesy of their success over QPR, while Fulham are now five points above the relegation zone following their draw with Norwich. The hosts look set to be without injured strikers Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson. Zamora has an Achilles problem while Johnson has a groin injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Winger Damien Duff returned to action for the final 10 minutes of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Carrow Road, so could be in contention for a starting place. Midfielder Simon Davies (back) is another close to a comeback, but defender Zdenek Grygera (knee) and goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (spine) remain out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal will be without Vermaelen after the Belgium international suffered a calf strain against QPR on New Year's Eve. The defender joins Kieran Gibbs (stomach) and Andre Santos (ankle) on the sidelines. Midfielder Jack Wilshere (ankle) could be back by the middle of February, while full-backs Carl Jenkinson (back) and Bacary Sagna (broken leg) are both out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;Fulham: Stockdale, Kelly, Hangeland, Senderos, Riise, Ruiz, Murphy, Dempsey, Duff, Sa, Dembele.&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Coquelin, Song, Arteta, Walcott, Ramsey, Rosicky, Van Persie..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8138640962802504929?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8138640962802504929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8138640962802504929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-fulham-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Watch Fulham v Arsenal Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7245707068475148298</id><published>2011-12-31T06:49:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T06:56:23.155-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Sunderland v Man City Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Defenders Phil Bardsley and Titus Bramble are major doubts for Sunderland in their match against league leaders Manchester City. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.givemefootball.com/gmf/files/3b/3b4e95e8-5b8f-4611-8fc5-f16bc446698f.633534666920000000.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Micar Richards: Return&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Full-back Bardsley and centre-half Bramble both suffered injuries in the 1-1 Boxing Day draw with Everton, and with Michael Turner lso on the casualty list, manager Martin O'Neill is short of defensive options. Midfielder Kieran Richardson has not trained all week because of illness, but O'Neill is keeping his fingers crossed, while Connor Wickham, Fraizer Campbell and Craig Gordon and Simon Mignolet remain on the sidelines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manchester City full-backs Micah Richards and Aleksandar Kolarov are back in contention for the New Year's Day trip to Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League. Right-back Richards was not risked in the Boxing Day draw at West Brom after a calf problem while left-back Kolarov has missed six games with a groin injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The pair's possible return means manager Roberto Mancini has a full-strength squad, aside from the absent Carlos Tevez, for the first of two games in just over two days. For that reason, Sergio Aguero could be rested.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunderland could not have picked a worse time for an injury crisis with Matt Kilgallon, told to train with the youth team by Steve Bruce, expected to start against the league leaders, his first appearance since May 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin O'Neill has argued the crowded Christmas fixture list gives an unfair disadvantage to clubs like Manchester City, who have several players competing for every position. Having drawn at WBA on Boxing Day, City will be confident of exposing Sunderland's makeshift backline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunderland (Probable, 4-4-2): Westwood; Elmohamady, O'Shea, Brown, Kilgallon; Larsson, Cattermole, Vaughan, Richardson; Sessegnon, Bendtner.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Turner (knee), Wickham, Campbell, Gordon (all knee), Mignolet (fractured nose and eye socket).&lt;br /&gt;Tests: Bardsley (thigh), Bramble (Achilles), Richardson (illness).&lt;br /&gt;Manchester City (Probable, 4-2-3-1): Hart; Richards, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy; Barry, Y Toure; Silva, Nasri, Milner; Balotelli.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Tevez (club dispute).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7245707068475148298?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7245707068475148298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7245707068475148298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-sunderland-v-man-city-live.html' title='Watch Sunderland v Man City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-589825800088255714</id><published>2011-12-29T17:30:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T06:47:36.625-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch West Brom v Everton Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;West Brom midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu is a major fitness doubt for the Barclays Premier League clash with Everton at The Hawthorns on Sunday. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/09/08/218x298/Youssouf-Mulumbu_2345529.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Youssouf Mulumbu: Doubt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Mulumbu aggravated a groin injury during the home draw with Manchester City on Boxing Day. James Morrison - if he recovers from a recent hamstring problem - and Graham Dorrans are in contention to replace him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Central defender Jonas Olsson is expected to shake off an ankle knock suffered against Roberto Mancini's side, while Billy Jones is again set to deputise at right-back for Steven Reid, who is recovering from knee surgery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini is a major doubt with an abductor strain that ruled him out against Sunderland. Jack Rodwell is also sidelined, so Dutch utility player John Heitinga will continue in a midfield role.Loan signing Landon Donovan is not eligible to play until next week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both teams are in good form; Albion sit in ninth position with Everton a point and a place behind. The home side will be confident going into this game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If they can hold the leaders to a goalless draw, how about a repeat or better against Everton? The visitors were beaten twice by Albion last season, with Youssuf Mulumbu scoring in both, so Albion head coach Roy Hodgson will hope he recovers from injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WBA (Probable, 4-4-2): Foster; Jones, Olsson, Mcauley, Shorey; Thomas, Scharner, Dorrans, Brunt; Long, Odemwingie.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Reid, Gera (both knee).&lt;br /&gt;Tests: Mulumbu (groin), Olsson (ankle), Morrison (hamstring)&lt;br /&gt;Everton (Probable, 4-4-1-1): Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Osman, Heitinga, Neville, Drenthe; Cahill, Saha.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Rodwell, McAleny (both hamstring), Coleman (thigh), Anichebe (groin).&lt;br /&gt;Test: Fellaini (abductor strain).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-589825800088255714?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/589825800088255714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/589825800088255714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-west-brom-v-everton-live.html' title='Watch West Brom v Everton Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6339836196125359091</id><published>2011-12-29T17:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-29T17:29:01.337-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Liverpool v Newcastle Utd Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Liverpool will be without striker Luis Suarez, who serves a one-match ban after accepting an FA improper conduct charge. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01428/02_ba_1428095a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Demba Ba&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Captain Steven Gerrard, who returned from a two-month lay-off on Boxing Day, is likely to again start on the bench. Newcastle striker Demba Ba is available despite suffering a knock to his knee at Bolton. Davide Santon has recovered from injury, while Dan Gosling is back after completing a three-match ban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Immediately this fixture conjures up memories of one of the greatest matches of the Premier League era. I was lucky enough to be at Anfield 15 years ago to witness Liverpool's dramatic 4-3 win, a scoreline they recorded again in the corresponding fixture the following season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Robbie Fowler scored four times in those two encounters and you can't help thinking how the current Liverpool team could do with the natural finishing and predatory instincts that he possessed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Boxing Day, I watched them yet again squander chances as they could only draw with Blackburn, and with Luis Suarez suspended for this game, goalscoring will be a concern for the Reds..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Incredibly, the Premier League's bottom two (Blackburn and Bolton) have scored more league goals than Kenny Dalglish's team. In fact, Liverpool have now let slip 12 points at home from nine league matches, and despite being unbeaten at Anfield, they can't afford that to continue. I'm sure the frustration has increased having seen Chelsea and Arsenal drop points at home so far over the holiday period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a little over 12 months since I commentated on Alan Pardew's first match in charge of Newcastle - a 3-1 home win over Liverpool. Many will remember that Andy Carroll was outstanding that day and scored the third goal - Liverpool fans will be hoping he gets a run in their team and rediscovers some of that form as quickly as possible..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While all the talk since his departure has been of a new centre-forward on Tyneside, you have to give immense credit to the way Demba Ba has fitted in. He may not have been the big name most fans were calling for but 14 goals in his last 13 league starts is a record any of their previous strikers would have been proud of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's testament to the job that Pardew has done since that first victory that he goes into this match just a point behind Liverpool. Their win at Bolton was vital after a run of only two points from eighteen. Liverpool have a fantastic home record against Newcastle - they need to finally convert those chances and make sure that continues. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6339836196125359091?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6339836196125359091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6339836196125359091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-liverpool-v-newcastle-utd-live.html' title='Watch Liverpool v Newcastle Utd Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5289646978921791411</id><published>2011-12-24T11:23:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-27T13:46:37.952-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Celtic v Rangers Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news for Wednesday night's Old Firm Scottish Premier League clash between Celtic and Rangers at Parkhead. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="298" src="http://img.skysports.com/11/12/218x298/McCulloch_2686009.jpg" width="218" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Lee McCulloch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;James Forrest is a doubt for the clash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Celtic winger has a tight hamstring which led to his substitution in the 2-1 SPL win over Kilmarnock at the weekend and will be assessed by manager Neil Lennon. Striker Georgios Samaras should shrug off a heavy cold while forward Anthony Stokes and right-back Adam Matthews have recovered from their respective calf and ankle injuries and are back in the squad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lee McCulloch will be available for selection for the game after Rangers appealed his red card for violent conduct against St Mirren.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dorin Goian will miss the Old Firm derby through suspension after picking up two yellow cards in the Christmas Eve meeting with Saints.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Steven Whittaker picked up a slight knock at the weekend but should be fit for the visit to Celtic Park.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celtic (from): Forster, Cha, Matthews, Wanyama, Mulgrew, Ledley, Forrest, Kelvin Wilson, Brown, Kayal, Ki, Rogne, Samaras, Bangura, Hooper, Stokes, Zaluska, Izaguirre, McCourt, McGeouch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rangers (from): McGregor, Whittaker, Papac, Bocanegra, Bartley, Wallace, Davis, McCulloch, Wylde, Edu, Lafferty, Aluko, Jelavic, Alexander, Broadfoot, Bendiksen, McCabe, Weir. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5289646978921791411?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5289646978921791411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5289646978921791411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-celtic-v-rangers-live.html' title='Watch Celtic v Rangers Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2796913634836340889</id><published>2011-12-24T11:22:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-27T13:36:46.187-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Norwich v Tottenham Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Tottenham will continue their attempt to remain on the tails of the two Manchester clubs in the Premier League title race when they travel to Norwich on Tuesday. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.footballticketsonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/harry_redknapp_280x_464805a-215x300.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Harry Redknapp&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Harry Redknapp's side drew 1-1 with London derby rivals Chelsea on Thursday in the top flight's last match before Christmas to ensure they remained third in the table. But Tottenham trail league pacesetters Manchester City and second-placed Manchester United by 10 points, albeit with two games in hand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Redknapp said after the draw with Chelsea that it was important to maintain momentum in a run which has seen Spurs win 11 of their last 14 league matches. But Norwich will pose difficult opposition after a three-game unbeaten run since their thrashing at Manchester City and Paul Lambert's side have won four of their home fixtures since returning to the Premier League.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is a better record than the likes of Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa to provide last season's Championship runners-up with more than enough confidence to take on Tottenham. Eleventh-placed Norwich, who dramatically drew at Wolves last Tuesday, will also be encouraged by the ongoing form of Grant Holt after the striker's three goals in his last four matches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Defender Ritchie de Laet was set to return to training this week, but he was not involved in the trip to Wolves. Kyle Naughton is suspended, but would not have featured against his parent club, Tottenham, regardless due to an arrangement in his loan James Vaughan and Elliott Ward also both missed the match at Molineux as they are both sidelined with knee injuries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spurs will give tests to Jermain Defoe and Younes Kaboul (both hamstring) before deciding whether they will play any part in the clash at Carrow Road. Ledley King is unlikely to play having completed two games in five days, while Aaron Lennon (hamstring), Michael Dawson (Achilles) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;Norwich: Ruddy, Tierney, Whitbred, Martin, Francomb, Crofts, Fox, Surman, Hoolahan, Morison, Holt.&lt;br /&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Assou-Ekotto, Kaboul, Gallas, Walker, Bale, Sandro, Parker, Modric, Defoe, Adebayor. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2796913634836340889?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2796913634836340889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2796913634836340889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-norwich-v-tottenham-live.html' title='Watch Norwich v Tottenham Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1171225526410660712</id><published>2011-12-21T19:49:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-24T06:02:59.943-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch St Mirren v Rangers Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news for Saturday's Scottish Premier League clash between St Mirren and Rangers at St Mirren Park (kick-off 12.45pm). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/12/218x298/Sone-Aluko-Rangers_2686805.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Aluko:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;St Mirren will be without the suspended Jim Goodwin against Rangers. The midfielder begins the first of a three-match ban this weekend following an altercation with Steve Jennings during last week's game against Motherwell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Midfielder Hugh Murray could make his long-awaited return after recovering from knee surgery, while midfielder Steven Thomson is back in contention following a calf injury and defender Lee Mair has recovered from a knock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rangers look set to be boosted by the return of both Sone Aluko and Dorin Goian against the Buddies. Aluko is available for selection again after serving a two-match ban for diving and is likely to be added to the squad for the trip to Paisley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Goian, who missed last week's win over Inverness with a fever, could also come back into contention after participating in some training this week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;St Mirren (from): Samson, van Zanten, McAusland, Barron, Tesselaar, Carey, Teale, McLean, Thompson, McGowan, Hasselbaink, Mooy, Haddad, Smith, McKee, Murray, McShane, Thomson, Mair.&lt;br /&gt;Rangers (from): McGregor, Whittaker, Papac, Bendiksen, Bocanegra, Wallace, Bartley, Davis, Edu, McCulloch, Wylde, Bedoya, Lafferty, Jelavic, Broadfoot, Alexander, McCabe, Aluko, Goian. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1171225526410660712?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1171225526410660712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1171225526410660712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-st-mirren-v-rangers-live.html' title='Watch St Mirren v Rangers Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3595246458784949046</id><published>2011-12-21T10:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T19:46:23.342-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Tottenham v Chelsea Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has said Gareth Bale is "very doubtful" because of an ankle injury. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.fansfc.com/UploadedImages/Players/gareth%20bale_633572587408437500.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Gareth Bale: doubt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Jermain Defoe may also miss out with a hamstring problem, Emmanuel Adebayor has a minor foot injury. Aaron Lennon is absent due to a hamstring tear. Chelsea captain John Terry has overcome the Achilles problem he suffered in training earlier this week. Ramires has recovered from a leg injury but fellow Brazilian David Luiz is still sidelined with a knee problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The days when Chelsea took to calling White Hart Lane 'Three Point Lane' following an extraordinary run of results against Tottenham are long gone. It is six years since the Blues won at Spurs' ground in the league and, given the two sides' respective displays so far this season, Harry Redknapp's team will go into the match as favourites.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;After all, this is Tottenham's second-best start to a season in their 129-year history, surpassed only by their double-winning team of 1960-61. There were fears that defeat to Stoke in their previous game could derail their start, but Sunday's resolute win over Sunderland gave further credence to Sir Alex Ferguson's belief that Tottenham have been the top-flight's most impressive team this season. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a team that relies on pace from the wings, being deprived of Gareth Bale before kick-off and then losing fellow wideman Aaron Lennon midway through the first-half could have left Spurs in the lurch. But a tactical reshuffle from Redknapp proved to be a masterstroke and Roman Pavlyuchenko stepped off the bench to score the winner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After their crucial win over Manchester City, Chelsea were brought back down to earth with a bump as strugglers Wigan nicked a late draw."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every step forward that Andre Villas-Boas takes in the early stages of his managerial career at Chelsea seems to be followed by one back. Lose at Tottenham and any dreams of handing demanding owner Roman Abramovich the title in his first season at Stamford Bridge will seemingly be all but gone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One player Abramovich will be admiring from the stands will be Tottenham's Luka Modric, for whom the clubs fought out a long and protracted transfer battle this summer. Tottenham won and the Croatian must now be feeling quite glad that his move was vetoed by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, given the turmoil and unrest that has beset the Blues this season. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3595246458784949046?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3595246458784949046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3595246458784949046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-tottenham-v-chelsea-live.html' title='Watch Tottenham v Chelsea Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4834940098536213634</id><published>2011-12-18T14:55:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T10:09:40.089-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Wigan v Liverpool Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Liverpool's focus returns to the pitch on Wednesday night as they travel to the DW Stadium to face a Wigan side hoping to climb out of the relegation zone. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/247x247/Luis-Suarez-Liverpool-Profile_2654785.jpg" width="247" height="247" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Luis Suarez&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The Reds' preparations for the match have been rocked by the news that Luis Suarez has been banned for eight matches by the Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra of Manchester United.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool will have two weeks to lodge an appeal from the day they receive the FA's written reasons for their decision, so Suarez is still available for the clash with Wigan. Kenny Dalglish's men will be looking to keep up their push for a place in the top four after following up their victory over Queens Park Rangers with a win at Aston Villa at the weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wigan also head into the game in decent form after salvaging a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Saturday thanks to Jordi Gomez's late equaliser. The Latics had previously come from behind to beat West Brom away from home and are now just a point away from safety. Victory over Liverpool would ensure that Roberto Martinez's side occupy a position above the bottom three at Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker Hugo Rodallega is Wigan's only fitness concern ahead of the visit of Liverpool. The Colombian striker suffered a knock during the draw with Chelsea, which was his 100th appearance for the club, and a final decision on his availability will be made just before kick-off. Defender Emmerson Boyce (hamstring) is back in training, but is unlikely to play any part.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool manager Dalglish has no new injury worries ahead of the match. Midfielder Jay Spearing serves the final game of his three-match suspension while captain Steven Gerrard (ankle) is still not ready to return from a two-month lay-off. Forward Craig Bellamy may be rested having played 89 minutes of Sunday's win at Aston Villa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;br /&gt;Wigan: Al Habsi, Stam, Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Diame, McCarthy, Jones, Moses, Sammon, Gomez.&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Shelvey, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Suarez, Carroll. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4834940098536213634?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4834940098536213634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4834940098536213634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-wigan-v-liverpool-live.html' title='Watch Wigan v Liverpool Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7257355541158769446</id><published>2011-12-18T14:53:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T14:33:46.105-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Blackburn v Bolton Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Blackburn will be without a quartet of experienced defenders for the relegation clash with Bolton at Ewood Park. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01423/ScottDann_1423011a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Scott Dann&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Scott Dann has been ruled out for six weeks with a groin injury, joining Ryan Nelsen, Michel Salgado and Gael Givet on the sidelines. The one piece of good news for Rovers, who remain second-bottom following their home defeat by West Brom on Saturday, is that Junior Hoilett has recovered from a hamstring strain and is available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boss Steve Kean insists he will not turn his back on the fight even though his fate may already have been sealed.Although the basement battle with Bolton has been billed as do-or-die for Kean and opposite number Owen Coyle, the Scots do appear to be in contrasting positions.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Coyle is under pressure but it is not believed his job is under imminent threat. Kean on the other hand appears to have reached the point of no return. The Scot faced the media on Monday with his young son in attendance. It can hardly have been a pleasant experience for the lad given his father was grilled repeatedly about Blackburn's plight, second bottom with 10 points, and the banner headlines in the local paper demanding that he is sacked immediately. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was even talk of a Roy Hodgson-like situation, recalling the former Liverpool boss gave a pre-match briefing to the Reds' in-house channel prior to an FA Cup trip to Manchester United in January, only to be ousted before the game actually took place. Yet, for all Kean's faults, evidently he has not lacking in mental fortitude. "I would never back away," he said. "When we win I come up and answer questions. If we lose or draw it is not something I would ever run away from.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"You have to face up to the responsibility. People deserve that respect. "It doesn't keep me awake at night but it is a difficult situation. "I won't turn my back on it though. I think we can get through it and when we do I will know how tough it has been and be determined not to go there again. "In a strange way, we can use it as a deterrent not to go on a run like this and turn things around."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bolton defender David Wheater serves the final game of a four-match suspension. Defender Sam Ricketts will step up his bid for a first-team comeback with a game for the reserves this week. Midfielder Stuart Holden has returned to the club from the United States after undergoing rehabilitation on a serious knee injury, but manager Coyle will select from the same squad which lost at Fulham on Saturday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coyle is taking no notice of the unwritten rule which states the team bottom of the table at Christmas will almost certainly be relegated. In the previous 19 years of the Premier League only one side - West Brom in 2004/5 - have managed to survive having been in last place come December 25. If Bolton fail to win at Ewood Park they will have the Christmas curse hanging over them for the rest of the season. But for the ever-positive Coyle, the lessons of recent history have little significance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Facts and stats are whatever you want to make of them," he said. "My focus is only the game, looking to get those [three] points. "There is no getting away from the fact that we are absolutely disappointed with where we are. Even given the circumstances with injuries and suspensions I don't think anyone would have envisaged the points return we would have from the games we have played.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We are not looking for excuses and the bottom line is we have to change it and we are the only ones who can do that. "The position we are in doesn't lie and we have to get ourselves out of that and the only way we can do that is by winning games and moving up the league.  "The talking has to stop and we have to go and deliver on the pitch and we have players capable of winning the game." &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7257355541158769446?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7257355541158769446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7257355541158769446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-blackburn-v-bolton-live.html' title='Watch Blackburn v Bolton Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7885407703523837368</id><published>2011-12-13T04:56:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T18:45:50.599-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Man City v Arsenal Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City will look to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season to Chelsea last week with a win against in-form Arsenal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01418/mancini_1418583a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Roberto Mancini&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Their 2-1 reverse at Stamford Bridge came hot on the heels of their UEFA Champions League elimination, meaning Roberto Mancini's expensively assembled squad face their first real test of the campaign. They still sit two points clear of rivals Manchester United at the top of the Premier League, having racked up 49 goals in their opening 15 games, but could kick off the match on Sunday in second with the Red Devils playing QPR earlier in the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The game contains a number of interesting sub-plots, mainly due to the number of former Arsenal players now in the City line-up. Samir Nasri will be perhaps afforded the hottest welcome from the visiting fans. The Frenchman angered the Arsenal faithful when he moved to the Etihad Stadium in a protracted £25million deal over the summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He is joined at the club by former Gunners Kolo Toure and Gael Clichy, though the latter will sit out this game following his red card at Stamford Bridge on Monday. Their former team-mates meanwhile travel north in fine form having recovered from their horrific start to the season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are unbeaten in their last eight matches - winning seven of those - to resurrect their title hopes. Their success has largely been down to the astonishing form of Robin van Persie, who has hit 33 goals in 32 Premier League games in 2011. Only Alan Shearer (36) in 1995 and Thierry Henry (34) in 2004 have outscored him in a calendar year in the Premier League era.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aleksander Kolarov (groin) is out while Clichy is suspended, meaning Mancini will be hoping Micah Richards will recover from a calf injury in time to return to the side at full-back. Arsenal also have problems in defence with full-back Andre Santos out for three months with an ankle injury. Arsene Wenger will also be without Kieran Gibbs (hernia) and Bacary Sagna (broken leg), but Carl Jenkinson is facing a late fitness test on a back injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;br /&gt;Manchester City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Milner, Barry, Silva, Y Toure, Aguero, Dzeko.&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Mertesacker,Vermaelen, Koscielny, Djourou, Arteta, Walcott, Ramsey, Song, Van Persie, Gervinho.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7885407703523837368?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7885407703523837368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7885407703523837368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-man-city-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Watch Man City v Arsenal Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-582127431586806758</id><published>2011-12-13T04:55:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T18:38:56.325-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Aston Villa v Liverpool Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Aston Villa and Liverpool will both be hoping to make it back-to-back wins on Sunday when they meet at Villa Park..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00395/alex-mcleish_280x39_395720a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Alex McLeish&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Alex McLeish's side secured a 2-1 win at Bolton last weekend while the Reds overcame QPR 1-0 on home soil. Villa have an appalling home record against Liverpool in the Premier League, winning just one of the last 13 meetings. That victory came last season with Stewart Downing, who has since joined the Merseysiders, scoring the only goal of the game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Midlands club needed to go back to the 1997/98 campaign for their previous win when Stan Collymore scored a double. Liverpool have done an excellent job in containing Villa away from home, conceding four goals in their last 12 league trips since a 4-2 win in November 1998.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Villa will be without joint top scorer Gabriel Agbonlahor as he is serving a one-match suspension for collecting five yellow cards. The likes of Emile Heskey or Nathan Delfouneso are vying to replace the five-goal striker, although Barry Bannan could be recalled if McLeish opts for a five-man midfield.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Former Sunderland striker Darren Bent is sure to retain his starting place as he is Villa's joint top-scorer, while he also has three goals in his last four Premier League games against Liverpool. Midfielder Fabian Delph is available after missing last weekend's victory at the Reebok Stadium with a knee injury. Defender Eric Lichaj (hip) is Villa's only long-term casualty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jordan Henderson looks likely to continue as Charlie Adam's partner in central midfield at Villa. Jay Spearing serves the second of a two-match ban while Steven Gerrard (ankle) has not played since late October and Lucas (knee) is out for the season. Villa will be relieved Gerrard is missing as the nine goals he has scored against the club are the most he has scored against any opposition. Downing is set to face the club he left in the summer while Maxi Rodriguez will be hoping to make successive league starts for the first time since May.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;br /&gt;Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Albrighton, Petrov, Herd, N'Zogbia, Bent, Heskey.&lt;br /&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Kuyt, Maxi, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Suarez.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-582127431586806758?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/582127431586806758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/582127431586806758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-aston-villa-v-liverpool-live.html' title='Watch Aston Villa v Liverpool Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6102967127454828257</id><published>2011-12-13T04:53:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T18:30:58.662-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch QPR v Man Utd live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester United hope to continue their unbeaten run in the Premier League with a win at Queens Park Rangers this Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="298" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/01/article-2056036-0E99BCE600000578-796_306x423.jpg" width="218" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;Anton Ferdinand : doubt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The Red Devils have not been beaten in the league since their 6-1 home hammering at the hands of Manchester City in October. Since then, Sir Alex Ferguson's side have won all but one of their games, both home and away, with Newcastle the only side able to take points off the champions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Manchester City's defeat to Chelsea last week, Manchester United managed to close the gap at the top of the table to just two points. Indeed, the Old Trafford outfit would move up to first position with a win this weekend, if Roberto Mancini's side lose at home to Arsenal. And with Tottenham, Chelsea and the Gunners closing in on the top two, the Premier League title race could be wide open going into the New Year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For QPR, they have relegation concerns to dismiss and have to improve on their form which has seen just two wins in the last 10 games. Their only home win this season came against United's title rivals Chelsea, who were reduced to nine men on that particular occasion. Such is the competitiveness of the Premier League this term, Neil Warnock's side could drop four places with a defeat this weekend, while a win could also lift them four places and back into the top half of the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a difficult festive fixture list for the Hoops, who also face Arsenal on New Year's Eve after meetings with Sunderland and Swansea City. Sir Alex Ferguson has often pointed to his optimism over how his side will cope in the second half of the season and they have a winnable fixture list for the remainder of 2011. 13th-placed QPR are the highest placed team they face in the next two weeks, with Fulham, Wigan and Blackburn also on the agenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darren Fletcher has become the latest player added to Manchester United's absentee list, after it was confirmed that the midfielder is taking an extensive break due to suffering from ulcerative colitis. However, it was also confirmed that Dimitar Berbatov is available for the game at Loftus Road and will therefore provide extra attacking options.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Long term injury-victims including Tom Cleverley, Nemanja Vidic, Javier Hernandez, Anderson and Michael Owen continue to miss out. Anton Ferdinand is a doubt for Sunday's clash, as the defender limped off in QPR's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool last weekend. Matt Connolly and DJ Campbell could both feature after being involved for the reserves in midweek&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible Starting XIs:&lt;br /&gt;QPR: Cerny, Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Young, Traore, Wright-Phillips, Barton, Faurlin, Smith, Bothroyd, Mackie.&lt;br /&gt;Manchester United: De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Jones, Carrick, Nani, Rooney, Welbeck.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6102967127454828257?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6102967127454828257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6102967127454828257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-qpr-v-man-utd-live.html' title='Watch QPR v Man Utd live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2503888708071018514</id><published>2011-12-11T14:41:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T04:50:23.073-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch St Johnstone v Aberdeen Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news for Tuesday night's Scottish Premier League clash between St Johnstone and Aberdeen at McDiarmid Park.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/francisco-sandaza_2653506.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Francisco Sandaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;St Johnstone striker Francisco Sandaza could return for the game against Dons. The Spaniard missed the matches with Heartsand Motherwell with a thigh injury, but could be fit to face the Dons at McDiarmid Park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielder Kevin Moon missed Saturday's Motherwell loss due to illness and is again a doubt, while striker Cillian Sheridan, midfielder Jody Morris (both hamstring) and defender Frazer Wright (thigh) are out. Fraser Fyvie is suspended for the Dons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielder Fyvie was sent off in stoppage time at the end Saturday's draw with St Mirren as the Dons squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2. Forward Rory Fallon is a doubt with a knock, while midfielder Yoann Folly remains out..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;St Johnstone (from): Enckelman, C Davidson, Maybury, Mackay, Anderson, McCracken, Robertson, Gibson, Craig, Moon, Millar, Sandaza, Haber, Mannus, M Davidson, Finnigan, Parkin, Adams, Higgins.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aberdeen (from): Brown, Foster, Considine, Mawene, Osbourne, Clark, Milsom, Jack, Pawlett, Magennis, Fallon, Mackie, McArdle, Gonzalez, Megginson, Arnason, Vernon, Chalali.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2503888708071018514?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2503888708071018514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2503888708071018514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-st-johnstone-v-aberdeen-live.html' title='Watch St Johnstone v Aberdeen Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-645816138980940634</id><published>2011-12-11T14:40:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-11T14:50:29.838-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Chelsea v Man City live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Frank Lampard is hoping to be recalled to make his 350th Premier League start for Chelsea in Monday's match.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://topnews.in/sports/files/Frank_Lampard_44.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Frank Lampard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jose Bosingwa has recovered from injury but fellow defender David Luiz serves a one-match ban after picking up five domestic bookings. Manchester City right-back Micah Richards is likely to miss out with a calf injury. Pablo Zabaleta is now fit and could replace him, but left-back Aleksandar Kolarov (groin) remains out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the wake of a stinging rebuke to Chelsea's critics, Portuguese man-of-war Andre Villas-Boas needs his players to display their backbone against the league leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The media barbs will be out if they don't. Villas-Boas claimed after Chelsea won their Champions League group in midweek that there had been "persecution" of the Blues during their recent indifferent run. He feels that Monday's opponents Manchester City have not been subjected to the same pressure despite their ultimate failure to reach the knockout stages in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having "given everyone a slap in the face" by beating Valencia, Chelsea must now resuscitate their domestic title challenge. Their recent home record in this fixture is impressive, but then so is this current City side. Roberto Mancini's team are averaging more than three goals a game and their current club record run of 17 league matches without defeat has only been bettered by four sides in the Premier League - including Chelsea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mancini has been philosophical about City's Champions League exit and is unlikely to get carried away whatever the result at Stamford Bridge. His counterpart, Villas-Boas, may not be so calm if Chelsea slip 13 points behind the leaders on Monday night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-645816138980940634?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/645816138980940634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/645816138980940634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-chelsea-v-man-city-live.html' title='Watch Chelsea v Man City live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1175571753900942230</id><published>2011-12-07T18:13:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T18:22:10.158-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Tottenham have the chance to keep their fine run of form going when they travel to Stoke on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/09/article-1310470-0AD7DB9F000005DC-130_306x423.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Tony Pulis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spurs are the in-form side in the Premier League having won 10 of their last 11 league matches, only dropping points after a draw at Newcastle. Harry Redknapp's men dismantled 10-man Bolton last weekend at White Hart Lane and whisperings of a serious title challenge are beginning to emerge in north London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, a trip to Stoke always provides a tough challenge and the Potters have not had to endure the rigours of a Europa League game this past week. That tournament has certainly put a strain on Tony Pulis and co this season and while Stoke have done well to qualify for the knockout stages, their domestic form has suffered slightly as a result. But the Britannia Stadium outfit have won their last two matches in the league and are currently well-placed in eighth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pulis could welcome back midfielders Jermaine Pennant and Rory Delap for Sunday's visit of Spurs. The pair missed last weekend's win at Everton with minor knocks but could come back into contention for the clash. Andy Wilkinson injured his back in training this week and a late decision will be made over his participation, while goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is fine after sustaining mild concussion at Everton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham are seven points behind league-leaders Manchester City and are looking for their fourth consecutive Premier League away victory - something they have never previously achieved. They will come up against their former striker Peter Crouch this weekend, who made the move to Stoke in the summer. Redknapp must decide whether Rafael van der Vaart is ready to return to the starting line-up - the Dutch playmaker was brought on in the second half against Bolton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ledley King is a doubt although Redknapp is still optimistic the club captain may feature - if not then William Gallas is set to continue in central defence. Gareth Bale, who scored a fine volley in this fixture last season, and Aaron Lennon are both in fine form - Stoke's full-backs will have to be vigilant to keep them out. However, Bale and Jermain Defoe trained on their own on Friday and both face late fitness tests ahead of the contest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs:.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stoke: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Woodgate, Etherington, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Crouch, Walters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Bale, Modric, Lennon, Defoe, Adebayor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1175571753900942230?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1175571753900942230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1175571753900942230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-stoke-city-v-tottenham-hotspur.html' title='Watch Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8096871762134537457</id><published>2011-12-06T18:30:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T18:09:42.600-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Sunderland v Blackburn Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;New Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill faces fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers in a relegation six-pointer at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.propertypal.com/microsites/loveni/martin-oneil.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Martin O'Neil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Northern Irishman was appointed Steve Bruce's successor last week and was in the stands as his new side slipped to a 2-1 defeat to Wolves last Sunday. He believes his new charges are lacking confidence and will aim to rouse his men for his first game in charge against a Rovers side sitting just one point and one place behind the Black Cats in 18th position in the top flight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But it will not be easy against Steve Kean'sside who are on a high after beating Swansea 4-2 at Ewood Park last time out, with hot-shot Yakubu Aiyegbeni scoring all four goals. It was a welcome win for the under-fire Rovers boss who now attempts to guide his side to their first victory on their top-flight travels this term. O'Neill has several injury concerns ahead of his opening game in charge of the Black Cats.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Striker Nicklas Bendtner has not trained all week because of a groin problem while defender Phil Bardsley has suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury, but O'Neill is hopeful both will be available. Midfielder Lee Cattermole misses out through suspension after picking up five yellow cards along with striker Connor Wickham (knee) and goalkeepers Simon Mignolet (fractured nose and eye socket) and Craig Gordon (knee).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn boss Kean could be tempted to stick with the same side which saw off the Swans last time. Key defender Christopher Samba returned from injury for the victory, while Junior Hoilett was able to play following a virus which had ruled him out of the Carling Cup defeat to Cardiff. Steven Nzonzi serves the final game of his three-match suspension and Ryan Nelsen is still short of match fitness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Martin Olsson will have a fitness test on Saturday to see if he can make the squad, while Ruben Rochina is battling to be fit. Michel Salgado is expected to be fit, but Vince Grella is still missing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs:.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunderland: Westwood, Brown, O'Shea, Barsdsley, Richardson, Vaughan, Larsson, Sessegnon, Colback, Bendtner, Ji.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn: Robinson, Givet, Samba, Dann, Dunn, Pedersen, Lowe, Formica, Yakubu, Rochina, Hoilett.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8096871762134537457?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8096871762134537457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8096871762134537457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-sunderland-v-blackburn-live.html' title='Watch Sunderland v Blackburn Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2994995895392971331</id><published>2011-12-06T11:17:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T09:34:18.778-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Man City v Bayern Munich Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;It is all or nothing for Manchester City on Matchday Six, with victory over Bayern Munich a must if they are to keep their UEFA Champions League dream alive.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01418/mancini_1418583a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Roberto Mancini&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even three points on Wednesday may not be enough for Roberto Mancini's side to book their place in the last 16, with favours required from afar. City must emerge victorious at the Etihad Stadium and hope that Villarreal can take points off Napoli in the night's other Group A fixture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Premier League leaders were always aware that their first foray into the Champions League was not going to be easy, having been handed a tough draw, but few expected them to fall at the first hurdle. The Blues know there can be no more slip-ups if they are to avoid such a fate and they will be looking to make the most of home advantage in midweek. Bayern will arrive in Manchester already assured of their place in the knockout stage and top spot in the group.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They may opt to name a weakened side, allowing them to rest key men, and that could play into City's hands. Mancini will also be aware that Bayern have not fared all that well on English soil in the recent past, winning just two of their last 16 European matches in England - and losing their last three in a row.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bundesliga giants have, however, lost only one of their last seven away games in the Champions League and saw off City 2-0 in the reverse fixture back in September - on a night that sparked the Carlos Tevez controversy. Mario Gomez netted twice at the Allianz Arena and the Germany international is the joint-top scorer in this season's competition, with six goals plundered in five outings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;In-form City right-back Micah Richards is doubtful for the crucial continental clash. Richards has a slight calf problem and will be assessed, but Pablo Zabaleta could take his place after recovering from a knock sustained in last week's Carling Cup win at Arsenal. Gael Clichy is likely to continue at left-back with Aleksandar Kolarov out for around three weeks with a groin problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bayern are expected to shuffle their pack, especially as illness has ravaged their squad. Arjen Robben and Toni Kroos are suffering with flu and will play no part against City. Thomas Muller and the in-form Gomez are also struggling, but they could come into contention. Bastian Schweinsteiger (collarbone) will definitely be missing for Bayern, but Breno has shaken off a knee problem and is back in training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2994995895392971331?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2994995895392971331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2994995895392971331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-man-city-v-bayern-munich-live.html' title='Watch Man City v Bayern Munich Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3166217120424943893</id><published>2011-12-04T06:18:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T11:30:29.305-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Chelsea v Valencia Champions League Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Chelsea and Valencia clash on Tuesday with both their UEFA Champions League futures up in the air..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/12/218x298/AVB1_2687300.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;André Villas-Boas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;German side Bayer Leverkusen took control of Group E on the last matchday after their last-gasp victory over Chelsea. Bayer face the group minnows Racing Genk in their final game, and they are odds-on to take top spot with victory. With both Chelsea and Valencia presuming a Bayer win in Belgium, they know that they are playing each other for the final qualifying spot. Chelsea go into the match knowing a victory for them, or a goalless draw will guarantee their progress, whilst Valencia need a win or a score draw.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea have never failed to progress from the group stage of the Champions League, but boss Andre Villas-Boas is not even contemplating the prospect. "We cannot speak about going out," said the Portuguese. "We just have to focus on the game. I have not thought about it and what it would mean to the club." Vilas-Boas' counterpart Unai Emery has likened the match to a 'final' knowing what is on the line.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"This is a final, Chelsea v Valencia, and one of the two teams will have to go out," he said. "We are going to go there with only victory in mind. We are aware that 1-1 or any sort of score draw will see us through, so depending on the situation we can change the way we play.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We need to be able to stop Chelsea from creating chances." Valencia come into the match off the back of some particularly impressive form with seven wins from the last eight outings - with their only loss coming at the hands of Real Madrid. Chelsea in contrast have been anything but consistent with three wins from their last seven matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;After winning 3-0 at Newcastle at the weekend, Villas-Boas is unlikely to make any drastic changes, if any at all. The disconcerting defending of David Luiz could see him rested with Jose Bosingwa coming back at full-back an option which would allow Branislav Ivanovic to move into the middle. Didier Drogba looks set to continue up front which would mean Fernando Torresremaining on the bench.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Valencia are waiting on the fitness of Argentine midfield ace Ever Banega, but he looks unlikely to make the game due to strained knee ligaments. Central defender Victor Ruiz is another doubt and, if he fails to make it, Angel Dealbert will continue in his place. Jonas, Sofiane Feghouli and in-form striker Roberto Soldado were all rested by Emery at the weekend, and they will all return to the starting line-up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3166217120424943893?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3166217120424943893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3166217120424943893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-chelsea-v-valencia-champions.html' title='Watch Chelsea v Valencia Champions League Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7722649168677191113</id><published>2011-12-04T06:16:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T06:16:52.953-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Fulham v Liverpool Live</title><content type='html'>To be updated later...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7722649168677191113?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7722649168677191113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7722649168677191113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-fulham-v-liverpool-live.html' title='Watch Fulham v Liverpool Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5217267524332057555</id><published>2011-12-02T09:10:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-02T09:10:27.023-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Wolves v Sunderland Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Wolves will hope to use the managerial upheaval at Sunderland to their advantage when two top-flight strugglers go head-to-head on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/Mick_2655358.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Mick McCarthy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mick McCarthy's side occupy a standing just one place and two points above the drop zone heading into the weekend. They have picked up just five points since opening the campaign with back-to-back victories and have already suffered eight defeats. Wolves have, however, made their best-ever start to a Premier League season, with 11 points from 13 fixtures representing a club high.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;If they are to start edging away from trouble, they will need to start plugging defensive leaks, with only one clean sheet picked up in their last 11 Premier League games at Molineux. They have fared admirably against Sunderland in the recent past, though, and will be looking to pile further pressure on the Black Cats in their latest outing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves have won the last three top flight meetings between the two sides, coming from behind to take the points in their last two fixtures in the Midlands. There promises to be goals again this weekend, with neither side having been able to secure a shutout in the last 10 clashes between the two clubs. Sunderland will be desperate to get on the scoresheet and pick up three much-needed points following a turbulent week on Wearside.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steve Bruce was relieved of his managerial duties on Wednesday, with the Black Cats having secured just two victories so far this term. Martin O'Neill has emerged as the favourite to succeed Bruce at the Stadium of Light but, with talks ongoing, Eric Black will be in caretaker charge at Molineux.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pre-match statistics suggest he will take something away from a trip to the Black Country, with Sunderland yet to record consecutive wins, draws or losses this season. Should that run continue on Sunday, the Black Cats will head home with either a win or a draw. Wolves expect to have a quartet of players back in contention for the crunch clash.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielders Jamie O'Hara and Stephen Hunt will return after missing the defeat at Chelsea through suspension while striker Kevin Doyle (knee) and defender Richard Stearman, who will play with a cast on his broken wrist, are expected to be available. But midfielder and former captain Karl Henry will have to serve a one game ban after incurring his fifth yellow card of the campaign at Stamford Bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Black will have no fresh injury or suspension concerns to contend with, but must decide whether to mix things up or stick with those who may feel they have a point to prove. Craig Gardner and David Vaughan will be pushing for starting berths in midfield, while Nicklas Bendtner could be paired alongside a recognised striker. Goalkeepers Simon Mignolet (broken nose) and Craig Gordon (knee) miss out, while Connor Wickham and Fraizer Campbell (both knee) are also sidelined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves: Hennessey, Zubar, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Hunt, O'Hara, Edwards, Jarvis, Milijas, Doyle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunderland: Westwood, Bardsley, Brown, Turner, O'Shea, Larsson, Cattermole, Colback, Richardson, Bendtner, Ji.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5217267524332057555?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5217267524332057555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5217267524332057555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-wolves-v-sunderland-live.html' title='Watch Wolves v Sunderland Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3776590796625670331</id><published>2011-12-01T12:09:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-03T11:14:35.141-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch Dundee Utd v Celtic Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news ahead of Sunday lunchtime's SPL clash between Dundee United and Celtic at Tannadice (kick-off 12.45pm).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/08/218x298/GarryKenneth_2494008.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Garry Kenneth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dundee United defender Garry Kenneth has said he wants to leave Tannadice at the end of the season. The 24-year-old is out of contract in May and told manager Peter Houston he would like a new challenge. Kenneth, who made his United debut in February 2005, is keen to join a club in the English Championship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;United have no fresh concerns. Garry Kenneth has a slight knee problem, but should be fit, while fellow defender Sean Dillonreturned off the bench following a calf injury in last weekend's draw at Motherwell and is in contention to start.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielder Danny Swanson (knee) and utility man Scott Severin (broken leg) remain out. Celtic's Joe Ledley has ruled himself out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Hoops midfielder, who picked up an ankle knock against Atletico Madrid at Parkhead on Wednesday night, revealed on his Twitter account today that he is still waiting on the results of a scan and will miss the trip to Tayside. Manager Neil Lennon hopes midfielder Victor Wanyama will have recovered from a dead leg while Badr El-Kaddouri is back after being cup-tied for the game against Atletico.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;United (from): Pernis, Douglas, Dixon, Dillon, Neilson, Watson, Kenneth, Gunning, Smith, Allan, Flood, Rankin, Armstrong, Robertson, Mackay-Steven, Hilson, Dow, Russell, Daly, Dalla Valle, Banks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celtic (from): Forster, Matthews, El-Kaddouri, Majstorovic, Loovens, Mulgrew, Forrest, Wanyama, Hooper, Kayal, Ki, Stokes, Brown, Samaras, Zaluska, Bangura, McCourt, McGeouch, Filip Twardzik.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3776590796625670331?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3776590796625670331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3776590796625670331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-dundee-utd-v-celtic-live.html' title='Watch Dundee Utd v Celtic Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4651171956188622574</id><published>2011-11-29T18:45:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-12-02T08:51:15.684-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Newcastle Utd v Chelsea Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Newcastle will want to end the weekend as they start it, inside the top four, and will get the opportunity to cement their lofty standing when they face Chelsea&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01332/AndreVillasBoas_28_1332760a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Andre Villas-Boas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Magpies have suffered just one defeat so far this season, to table-topping Manchester City,and picked up a hard-fought point at Manchester United last time out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Much of their early success has been built on solid foundations, with Alan Pardew's side having conceded just 12 times so far - giving them the joint-best defensive record in the division, alongside City and Liverpool.&lt;br /&gt;They have, however, kept just one clean sheet in their last nine top flight outings, meaning they have been giving themselves work to do in the final third.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The North East outfit are enjoying their best start to a season in some time, though, with 14 years having passed since they were last in such an impressive position at this stage - with 28 points having been taken from their opening 13 games in 1996/97.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League fixtures on home soil and have dropped only four points at St James' Park so far this term. Newcastle will be aware, though, that their recent record against Chelsea makes for grim reading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Magpies have failed to beat the Blues in their last eight attempts and have scored just three goals in their last six meetings with the capital outfit on Tyneside. Chelsea will be hoping for more of the same on Saturday lunchtime, with Andre Villas-Boas' side in desperate need of a confidence boost.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It appeared as though a comfortable victory over Wolves last weekend had them back on track, but a midweek Carling Cup defeat to Liverpool has piled pressure back on the underperforming Blues. It is imperative they rediscover the winning formula soon, with the gap separating them from Manchester City at the summit currently standing at 10 points.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Away day troubles have held the Blues back of late, with four defeats suffered in their last eight trips out on the road. Chelsea are also the only team in the top seven yet to take a point from a head-to-head meeting with another side inside that group.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cheik Tiote will be missing once again for Newcastle as he attempts to recover from a knee problem. The Ivory Coast international, who has been sidelined since the end of October, is also a doubt for next weekend's trip to Norwich, although Pardew is confident he does not need surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Winger Jonas Gutierrez is suspended after being sent off at Manchester United last Saturday, but striker Leon Best (groin) has returned to training and is available. Chelsea will be without Josh McEachran for their trip to St James' Park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The midfielder was forced from the field in Tuesday's Carling Cup defeat to Liverpool with an injury to his left ankle, which he is expected to recover from in less than a fortnight. Long-term knee injury victim Michael Essien is the Blues' only other absentee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, R Taylor, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Guthrie, Obertan, Ba, Best.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4651171956188622574?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4651171956188622574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4651171956188622574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/newcastle-utd-v-chelsea-live.html' title='Newcastle Utd v Chelsea Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7924838823131861041</id><published>2011-11-27T15:01:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T18:42:43.343-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Live Carling Cup Man Utd v Crystal Palace</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says there will be a "complete change" to his side from the one that drew with Newcastle.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/12/218x298/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-Manchester-United-Champions_2538719.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Alex fergusonr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;A fixture between Manchester United and Crystal Palace immediately conjures up images of unheralded United left-back Lee Martin firing high into the net to score the only goal of the 1990 FA Cup final replay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That gave Sir Alex Ferguson the first of the 37 major trophies he has won during his astonishing 25-year tenure at Old Trafford.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four of those trophies have come in this competition and he will be confident of taking another step towards winning it for a third time in four seasons by seeing off the Eagles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although proving tough to beat, Palace have managed just one win in their last five and have not scored a goal for an incredible 485 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Old Trafford is not normally a place you expect to go and break an unwanted record like that, but Dougie Freeman is confident his talented youngsters will give Manchester United's reserves a fright.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7924838823131861041?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7924838823131861041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7924838823131861041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/live-carling-cup-man-utd-v-crystal.html' title='Live Carling Cup Man Utd v Crystal Palace'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1709617990445002678</id><published>2011-11-27T15:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T19:45:00.041-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Live Carling Cup Arsenal v Man City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted he will rest players suffering from fatigue or minor injuries, such as Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Abou Diaby.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Aesene-Wenger_2636844.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Arsene Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;There could be rare starts for forward Park Ju-young and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Manchester City pair Mario Balotelli and Gareth Barry are both suspended. Owen Hargreaves, who is fit after a recent calf injury, Kolo Toure and Stefan Savic could all feature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City came within Joe Hart's fingertips of losing their domestic unbeaten record on Sunday, and historically they've been unable to lay a glove on Arsenal in north London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is 28 matches and 36 years since City last won at the Gunners. Coincidentally, that 3-2 top-flight victory came in the season that the Manchester club most recently lifted the League Cup.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert Mancini's side, of course, ended their subsequent trophy drought by winning the FA Cup earlier this year and the silverware is now expected to come more readily to an extravagantly-assembled squad. Mancini will make wholesale changes to the starting XI that drew at Liverpool, but he will barely weaken it such are the resources at his disposal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has previously been unequivocal in stating that the League Cup is the least of his priorities, but the competition has consistently offered him greatest hope of ending a trophyless run dating back to 2004. Last season's runners-up have been quarter-finalists or better every year since 2003 and are looking to reach the semi-finals for the sixth time in nine seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1709617990445002678?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1709617990445002678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1709617990445002678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/live-carling-cup-arsenal-v-man-city.html' title='Live Carling Cup Arsenal v Man City'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-114131086591008494</id><published>2011-11-25T10:40:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T10:40:06.099-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Liverpool v Man City Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is likely to keep changes to a minimum for the visit of Manchester City.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.gfdb.com/images/pictures/players/jamie-carragher.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Jamie Carragher&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Defender Jamie Carragher, who returned to the squad for last week's win at Chelsea but could only make the bench, may have to settle for a place among the substitutes again. Winger Stewart Downing will be pushing for a recall having been dropped last week after starting the first 11 league matches but captain Steven Gerrard is still not fit to return from an ankle infection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has recovered from a fever. The Italian was sick during Tuesday's Champions League defeat at Napoli but scored City's goal and played the full 90 minutes. City have no additional injury concerns following their trip to Italy but Carlos Tévez remains out of the first-team picture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Same again, please' will be the brief team talk delivered by Kenny Dalglish ahead of City's visit. Victory at Chelsea reasserted Liverpool's top four credentials. They'll be whispering about greater ambitions if they beat the league leaders. Bellamy will be at his snarling best against his old club. City toiled in Europe but they've been merciless in the league. If Mancini sticks by an attacking formula this will be the most open game you'll see this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool (Probable, 4-4-2): Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique; Maxi, Lucas, Adam, Bellamy; Kuyt, Suarez.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Gerrard, Robinson (both ankle).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City (Probable, 4-2-3-1): Hart; Richards, Davic, Kompany, Clichy; Barry, de Jong; Silva, Yaya Toure, Milner; Balotelli. &lt;br /&gt;Out: Hargreaves (calf), Tévez (club dispute).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-114131086591008494?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/114131086591008494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/114131086591008494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/liverpool-v-man-city-live.html' title='Liverpool v Man City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6014449552947221761</id><published>2011-11-23T18:10:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T10:26:21.939-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Swansea City v Aston Villa Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers is set to restore midfielder Joe Allen to his starting line-up.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.swanseacity.net/javaImages/27/2e/0,,10354~3747367,00.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Joe Allen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wales international Allen, who has won plaudits for his superb form so far this term, had to settle for a place on the bench against Manchester United due to a calf problem but is likely to return to the side at the Liberty Stadium. Centre half Steven Caulker has returned to training after his knee injury, but is not likely to be risked.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;On-loan midfielder Jermaine Jenas will return to the Aston Villa squad after being ineligible against parent club on Monday. Captain Stiliyan Petrov and fellow midfielder Chris Herd are battling to be fit to face the Swans.&lt;br /&gt;At Spurs Alan Hutton played in midfield with Carlos Cuéllar making a rare appearance at right back, but the Scot is likely to return to his regulate defensive berth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Swansea can replicate the level of performance that should have earned them a point against Manchester United last weekend, Aston Villa will find it difficult to avoid a second successive away defeat this week. For Villa, it promises to be an altogether different task to the one at White Hart Lane, but Alex McLeish will certainly not underestimate a side that has lost only once on home soil this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Swansea (Probable, 4-1-4-1): Vorm; Rangel, Monk, Williams, Taylor; Dyer, Gower 7 Britton, Routledge, Sinclair; Graham.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Bode, Caulker (both knee), Tate (broken leg).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aston Villa (Probable, 4-4-2): Given; Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock; N'Zogbia, Herd, Petrov, Heskey; Bent, Agbonlahor. Out: Delfouneso (hamstring), Lichaj (hip).&lt;br /&gt;Tests: Petrov (hamstring), Herd (leg).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6014449552947221761?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6014449552947221761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6014449552947221761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/sawnsea-city-v-aston-villa-live.html' title='Swansea City v Aston Villa Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1409934636577052531</id><published>2011-11-23T05:13:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T10:34:19.969-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Stoke striker Peter Crouch has been nursing a groin complaint and along with midfield pair Matthew Etherington and Rory Delap (both back problems) will undergo a late fitness test.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Peter+Crouch+Stoke+City+v+Liverpool+Premier+OfODJJOuLBCl.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Peter Crouch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manager Tony Pulis has confirmed that goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen, who was picked ahead of Asmir Begovic for last week's defeat against QPR, will keep his place in the starting XI. Chris Samba and Martin Olsson are both likely to miss Blackburn's visit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ryan Nelsen is back in training but not match-fit while David Dunn is suspended. Jason Lowe is back from his ban, Michel Salgado is expected to have shaken off a knock picked up last weekend while goalkeeper Paul Robinson is available despite receiving a gashed head against Wigan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn manager Steve Kean remains under pressure despite signing a revised contract this week. His side are without a victory in the league since September although they have secured successive three-all draws in as many away games. Stoke have been beaten in their last four league matches and have only recorded one win in the last eight. The situation for both clubs will become grave if there is no arrest in poor performances and results.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stoke (Probable, 4-4-2): Sorensen; Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham; Pennant, Delap, Whelan, Etherington; Jerome, Walters.&lt;br /&gt;Out: Sidibé (knee).&lt;br /&gt;Tests: Crouch (groin), Etherington, Delap (both back).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn (Probable, 4-4-2): Robinson; Lowe, Hanley, Dann, Givet; Rochina, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Hoilett; Formica, Yakubu. Out: Vukcevic (broken nose), Nelsen (knee), Grella (hip).&lt;br /&gt;Test: Samba (groin), Olsson (hamstring).&lt;br /&gt;Suspended: Dunn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1409934636577052531?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1409934636577052531'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1409934636577052531'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/stoke-city-v-blackburn-rovers-live.html' title='Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2324087965088414222</id><published>2011-11-21T18:55:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T08:42:42.985-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Arsene Wenger has challenged Arsenal to prove their hunger for success as the Gunners look to wrap up qualification for the Uefa Champions League knockout phase against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Aesene-Wenger_2636844.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Arsene Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal's fortunes have been transformed after a catastrophic start to their season, which included an 8-2 thrashing by Manchester United, following the transfers of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Their win over Norwich last weekend was the club's fifth consecutive league victory, part of an unbeaten eight-game streak that has seen Wenger's side surge up the Premier League standings. The Londoners will qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday if they beat their Bundesliga opponents - and Wenger believes it is the sort of test his team must pass if they want to remain part of English and European football's elite.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"There is a fantastic spirit in the side, and it is a great pleasure to work with the players," Wenger said. "We have to show we can go very far. "However, we have some way to go to show this is the right way. We will see at the end of the season. I am very positive, but over the coming months we have to show how successful we want to be. I feel the team wants it, and that is what is in front of us now."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wenger's future at Arsenal was a talking point in British newspapers at the weekend after the Frenchman hinted in an interview with L'Equipe that he may consider his position at the end of this season. Wenger, however, who has two years left to run on his contract, is adamant that he is going nowhere. "For me, it is a non-story. The club can decide to get rid of me tomorrow morning, but I cannot interfere with that decision," Wenger said. "I have two more years to go, will stay and that is it."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal's revival has owed much to the inspired form of captain Robin van Persie, who took his tally for the calendar year to 31 goals in 29 games at the weekend with a brace at Norwich. "Robin is in unbelievable form at the moment. He is putting them all away," Arsenal's Wales international midfielder Aaron Ramsey said. "Full credit to the team, we are supplying him and he is finishing them. We are delighted with the way we are playing and hopefully we can continue that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal's fans could get a glimpse of the club's future on Wednesday, with Dortmund's teenage star Mario Goetze expected to spearhead the German outfit in what is a must-win game for the visitors. Goetze has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal, with Manchester United also reported to be tracking the youngster's development. The 19-year-old scored the winner as Dortmund warmed up for their trip to London with a 1-0 victory at league leaders Bayern Munich last weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goetze believes the victory over Bayern can be a springboard to an away success against their Group F rivals. "Now we can look ahead with real optimism," he said, while playing down speculation that he may soon be gracing the Emirates on a regular basis. "I am a true Dortmunder and I am happy here, that is all that needs to be said," he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2324087965088414222?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2324087965088414222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2324087965088414222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/arsenal-v-borussia-dortmund-live.html' title='Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4394961168493556631</id><published>2011-11-20T14:34:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T18:50:09.784-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Napoli v Manchester City Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City FC travel to Italy on matchday five seeking a win to reach the last 16 but SSC Napoli have a proud home record to defend and qualifying ambitions of their own.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/edinson-cavani-uruguay-2010-soccer-2010-fifa-coMN2x.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Edinson Cavani&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City FC take on SSC Napoli knowing that victory would take them through to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City, second in Group A, arrive in Naples with a two-point advantage over third-placed Napoli and buoyed by back-to-back successes against Villarreal CF. Napoli slipped below City after losing at FC Bayern München last time out but will be determined to bounce back with victory – and recent history should show City that winning in Naples is easier said than done.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli can draw strength from not just their 1-1 draw in Manchester on matchday one but, moreover, their formidable recent home record in Europe. Since returning to continental competition after 13 years in 2008, they are unbeaten in ten matches, including a win against Villarreal and draw with Bayern this season. The last foreign team to prevail in Naples were Eintracht Frankfurt in December 1994.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Walter Mazzarri's men have a miserly defensive record at the Stadio San Paolo too. Toni Kroos' goal for Bayern in the 1-1 draw on matchday three ended an impressive run of 573 minutes without conceding at home in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is only Napoli's second home meeting with English opponents – following a goalless draw with Liverpool FC in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League.  City are now seeking their first win in Italy at the fourth attempt, having managed two small pieces of history – a first ever European Cup win, then a first away victory in the competition in their two meetings with Villarreal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last season City ended a wait of three decades to visit Serie A opposition when they drew 1-1 at Juventus in the UEFA Europa League group stage. The subsequent draw in Turin, and the matchday one result with Napoli, means City's last three games against Serie A sides have all finished 1-1. Their previous trips to Italy had come in the 1970s with Brian Kidd, now Roberto Mancini's assistant manager, scoring in a 2-2 draw at AC Milan in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup third round; Kidd also found the net in City's 3-0 home win.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4394961168493556631?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4394961168493556631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4394961168493556631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/napoli-v-manchester-city-lice.html' title='Napoli v Manchester City Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8492493180824835490</id><published>2011-11-19T11:31:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T14:32:35.383-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Tottenham v Aston Villa Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Tottenham are hopeful that Rafael van der Vaart will recover from a hamstring injury in time to face Aston Villa in the Monday night's Premiership fixture."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01267/vaart_1267139a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Rafael Van der Vaart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vedran Corluka is expected to overcome an ankle problem but Tom Huddlestone and Michael Dawson are still out. Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor is back in training after the hamstring problem he suffered on England duty. Captain Stiliyan Petrov is fit after a similar injury but on-loan midfielder Jermaine Jenas is ineligible to face his parent club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of Harry Redknapp's anticipated return to the dugout on Monday, his Tottenham team will take to the pitch in good heart. An unbeaten run that has yielded 22 points from 24 has propelled Spurs to the cusp of the top four and the Champions League qualification they crave.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They continued their resurgence with a fortuitous victory at Fulham before the international break in a fraught match which will have done little to aid Redknapp's convalescence after minor surgery to unblock his arteries. The visit of Villa could be more medicinal. They have only won at White Hart Lane once in a decade, and Redknapp is unbeaten in his last 10 Premier League matches against them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Villa sitting eighth in the table prior to the weekend, Alex McLeish would appear to have made a decent start to his managerial reign at the club. However, he and the club's supporters are acutely aware that the fixture computer gave Villa a relatively gentle start to the campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not so between now and the end of the year, when they will face Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Stoke away. They will do well to still look in rude health after that tough sequence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8492493180824835490?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8492493180824835490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8492493180824835490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/tottenham-v-aston-villa-live.html' title='Tottenham v Aston Villa Live'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3189772013369569310</id><published>2011-11-16T09:59:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T09:45:00.940-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nov 20 Chelsea v Liverpool</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;As much as Andre Villas-Boas and Kenny Dalglish would prefer it not to be the case, all eyes will be on Fernando Torres, with a few glances towards Raul Meireles, when Chelsea host Liverpool on Sunday."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/05/218x298/Manchester-United-Chelsea-Premier-League-Prev_2592932.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Fernando Torres&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Torres and Meireles both left Anfield within the last 12 months under respective clouds having been seen by many on Merseyside to have forced their transfers to Stamford Bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spain international Torres quit Liverpool last January in a £50million deal, while Portugal playmaker Meireles moved on the final day of this summer's window having played three games for his former club this season. Both players have claimed there are untold stories to their transfers, but they remain unpopular in the eyes of those in red and are certain to be targeted by the travelling boo-boys in West London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool's loss was Chelsea's gain and, although Torres, who suffered defeat to Liverpool in his first reunion in February 2011, has scored just three league goals since moving, both he and Meireles appear to be important members of Villas-Boas' new-look team. Such will be the focus on Torres and Meireles, there may even be some respite for John Terry amid the ongoing investigations of the Football Association and the police regarding allegations of racism towards Anton Ferdinand.&lt;br /&gt;Precautionary measure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea's main concern is to avoid dropping further points, with Premier League leaders Manchester City already holding a nine-point lead over Villas-Boas' fourth-placed club, who have already lost three games. Liverpool would need to win four or more goals to overtake Chelsea, but Dalglish's side are just three points behind their weekend hosts, despite drawing three of their last four league matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea will welcome back Didier Drogba from suspension, while John Obi Mikel shook off a back injury to face Blackburn before the international break. Goalkeeper Hilario was not involved in the squad at Ewood Park because he was suffering with 'flu, but Michael Essien (knee) remains a long-term absentee. Defender Jamie Carragher is in contention to return to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday having missed the last two matches with a calf injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Striker Luis Suarez is expected to keep his place in the starting line-up after being rested for Uruguay's friendly win over Italy in midweek as a precautionary measure after a minor back problem. Captain Steven Gerrard is still making his way back to full fitness after an ankle infection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Mata, Sturridge, Torres.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Enrique, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Henderson, Kuyt, Suarez.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3189772013369569310?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3189772013369569310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3189772013369569310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/nov-20-chelsea-v-liverpool.html' title='Nov 20 Chelsea v Liverpool'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1330862795736891785</id><published>2011-11-10T06:38:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T09:37:41.522-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nov 19 Norwich v Arsenal</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Norwich City will be hoping to put an end to Arsenal's resurgence when they go head-to-head in the early kick-off on Saturday."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/Anthony-Pilkington-Norwich-City-Profile_2655625.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Anthony Pilkington&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Canaries have made a promising start back to life in England's top-flight, while the Gunners are finally hitting their stride after an appalling opening. Paul Lambert's troops sit comfortably in the top half of the table, although the Norfolk side have only won one of their last five Premier League outings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal, in contrast, are surging up the table and have secured maximum points from their last four games after wins over Sunderland, Stoke, Chelsea and West Brom. Norwich have a poor home record against the north Londoners, having failed to win any of their last 11 games at Carrow Road against the Gunners in all competitions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsene Wenger's side are not the best travellers, as their stunning 5-3 win at Stamford Bridge was their first on the road in eight, while they have only kept one clean sheet in 12 league games away from Emirates Stadium. Norwich will need to keep a very close eye on in-form Robin van Persie as the Dutchman has an incredible 29 goals in 28 Premier League games in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City boss Lambert has no fresh injury worries to contend with ahead of the visit of Arsenal to Carrow Road. Lambert will need to decide whether to stay with the 4-4-2 that saw his side lose 3-2 to Aston Villa before the international break or revert to the 4-5-1 that has brought success of its own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ex-Huddersfield man Anthony Pilkington, who is likely to be deployed on the left, will be a key player for the home side as he is the club's leading scorer in Premier League action with four goals. If Lambert goes with two up front then talisman Grant Holt will likely feature alongside Steve Morison, otherwise it would be the Wales international leading the line on his own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The visitors will definitely be without left-back Kieran Gibbs after he underwent groin surgery that will sideline him for at least a month on Thursday. Fellow defender Carl Jenkinson is expected to sit out the contest after Wenger revealed the club detected a small stress fracture in his back that will heal with rest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;With first-choice right-back Bacary Sagna sidelined with a broken leg then Johan Djourou could be asked to fill in on the right side of Arsenal's defence with Jenkinson absent. France international Laurent Koscielny is another option for Wenger in the right-back spot, leaving Per Mertesacker to partner fit-again Thomas Vermaelen in the centre.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal have been boosted by the return to full training midfielder Abou Diaby and striker Marouane Chamakh, although Diaby is unlikely to be rushed into action this weekend. Wenger is unlikely to tinker with the remainder of his in-form starting XI with Van Persie set to lead the line with Gervinho, Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey supplying the ammunition and Alex Song protecting the backline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Norwich: Ruddy, Naughton, Martin, Barnett, Tierney, Bennett, Hoolahan, Johnson, Pilkington, Holt, Morison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Djourou, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Walcott, Song, Ramsey, Arteta, Gervinho, Van Persie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1330862795736891785?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1330862795736891785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1330862795736891785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/1911-norwich-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Nov 19 Norwich v Arsenal'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5537400337435442776</id><published>2011-11-10T06:33:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T10:00:17.564-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nov 15 Rep. of Ireland v Estonia</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has made three changes to the team for the Euro 2012 play-off second leg against Estonia in Dublin."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/9078.gif" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Giovanni Trapattoni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;John O'Shea replaces injured full-back Stephen Kelly while Stephen Hunt comes in for Aiden McGeady in midfield. Kevin Doyle was suspended for the 4-0 win in Friday's first leg in Tallinn but the Wolves striker returns at the expense of Jon Walters. Damien Duff is in the team after recovering from a rib injury.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Fulham winger sustained the injury in a collision with team-mate Glenn Whelan in Tallinn. Kelly withdrew from the squad on Sunday with a groin injury and as expected his place is taken by O'Shea, who is fit again after a hamstring problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Republic defender Richard Dunne could hardly be less interested in the cash windfall qualification for Euro 2012 would bring himself and his team-mates. Giovanni Trapattoni's players will reportedly share a bonus of 4million euros - around £3.4m - if, as expected, they complete a play-off victory over Estonia. Dunne insists his bank balance will be the furthest thing from his mind when the final whistle sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We all make enough money at our clubs and playing for Ireland is an honour, it's not about money," said the 32-year-old Aston Villa player. "The whole country will benefit from it and the main thing is having the pride. Going out and playing in the finals is all that matters to the players.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"There's nobody in the world who can give you £3m or £4m, and you finish third in your group. It's of no benefit to anyone. "Footballers want to play in tournaments and this is a really big tournament."To go and represent Ireland in it is going to be something that money can't buy."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Estonia have defensive problems heading in to the second leg. Central defenders Raio Piiroja and Andrei Stepanov are suspended after receiving two bookings each in the first leg loss. Tihhon Sisov may come in at right back with Enar Jaager slotting into the centre. Alo Barengrub may get the nod to make up the defensive pairing at the back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Republic of Ireland team: Given, St Ledger, Ward, O'Shea, Dunne, Whelan, Duff, Andrews, Doyle, Keane, Hunt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5537400337435442776?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5537400337435442776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5537400337435442776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/1945-republic-of-ireland-v-estonia-live.html' title='Nov 15 Rep. of Ireland v Estonia'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4716101999859991121</id><published>2011-11-09T14:11:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T09:23:58.747-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nov 11 Estonia v Rep. of Ireland LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;No1 Sergei Pareiko wishes to put the excitement of Estonia's unexpected runners-up place in Group C behind him as the play-offs beckon, noting: "The more normally we prepare, the better."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height: 10px; width: 595px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="298" src="http://img.skysports.com/10/11/218x298/SergeiPareiko_2530679.jpg" width="218" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: white; float: left; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;Sergei Pareiko&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The Republic of Ireland represent a major obstacle for Estonia in the UEFA EURO 2012 play-offs, but goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko hopes his side can make use of the chinks in Giovanni Trapattoni's men's armour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unexpected qualifying Group C runners-up, Estonia are two fixtures from next summer's finals, yet are up against an Ireland squad still smarting from narrowly missing out on the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the final hurdle. Starting in Tallinn on Friday and concluding in Dublin on Tuesday, something will have to give.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I played against some Irish players recently so I know a bit about them," said Pareiko, who took on Ireland's Stephen Kelly and Damien Duff in Wisła Kraków's recent UEFA Europa League games against Fulham FC. "The ability of their players is obvious. These two matches are special ones. Skill is an important issue, but character and luck will be big factors as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Some people have said that short passing and quick football could be a good weapon against the Republic of Ireland," added Pareiko. "In their games against Russia and Armenia it was evident that the Irish sometimes can't handle fast, skilful players."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tarmo Rüütli's team upset the odds in Group C by finishing above 2010 World Cup contenders Serbia, whom they defeated 3-1 in Belgrade – a superb omen for Pareiko, who said: "Serbia were pretty good at the last World Cup where they beat Germany. Ireland didn't qualify for the last world or European championship. However, they did finish second in a very tough group.".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unconcerned that some of his team-mates are short on first-team football – "this can be a plus" – Wisła's 34-year-old No1 even put a positive spin on his club's weekend league defeat at neighbours MKS Cracovia Kraków, which cost coach Robert Maaskant his job. "That's football," he said. "Success always comes after disappointment."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With no snow expected in Tallinn for Friday's play-off opener, Pareiko hopes Estonia can put the euphoria of their Group C achievements behind them, mindful that success has a habit of creating pressure. "It could affect us in a negative way," he said. "The more normally we prepare, the better. This is the secret of success – stay calm before the games and show what we can do on the pitch."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4716101999859991121?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4716101999859991121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4716101999859991121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/estonia-v-republic-of-ireland-live.html' title='Nov 11 Estonia v Rep. of Ireland LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7598819841815669331</id><published>2011-11-04T09:38:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T09:38:59.826-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Fulham v Tottenham LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Tottenham will be looking to extend their seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League when they face former manager Martin Jol's Fulham on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/08/09/218x298/Martin-Jol_1216611.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Martin Jol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spurs' re-emergence as a major force in English football can arguably be traced back to Jol's time in charge at White Hart Lane between 2004 and 2007, when he steered the club to two successive fifth-place finishes. They have continued to make progress under Harry Redknapp and fifth is probably a minimum requirement this season, as Tottenham would love to break back into the UEFA Champions League spots.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;An undefeated league run stretching back to August has certainly raised hopes of finishing in the top four, with last weekend's impressive 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers keeping them in touch with the leading pack. Redknapp has since undergone minor heart surgery to unblock coronary arteries and is in good spirits as he looks forward to returning to work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He had hoped to sit in the dugout at Craven Cottage after missing the trip to Rubin Kazan in the Europa League, but has been advised not to come back for another fortnight. While Tottenham suffered a 1-0 defeat in Russia, Fulham were also in Europa League action and produced a stylish display to demolish Wisla Krakow 4-1 and move to the brink of qualifying for the last 32.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cottagers have not been quite as consistent domestically and remain in the bottom half of the Premier League on 10 points from as many games. A 2-0 victory over Wigan last Saturday did at least give Fulham some breathing space above the relegation zone and they will be determined to cap a fine week with another three points.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jol will have to assess the fitness of the Fulham squad in the aftermath of Thursday's clash with Wisla, having stuck to his word with a strong side selected. Moussa Dembele will return to contention after serving a European suspension and could come straight back into the starting XI. Orlando Sa (hamstring), Simon Davies (knee), Philippe Senderos and Aaron Hughes (both thigh) are definitely sidelined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham defender William Gallas could make his first Premier League appearance of the season after he suffered no reaction when making his comeback from a calf injury against Rubin Kazan. Luka Modric has a slight groin problem but should be fit while Roman Pavlyuchenko came off with a back complaint in his homeland on Thursday and will be monitored over the next couple of days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Dawson (Achilles), Niko Kranjcar (thigh) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are all out while there are doubts over Giovani dos Santos (calf), Vedran Corluka (foot), and Danny Rose (ankle). Kevin Bond and Joe Jordan, who will once again take charge of team affairs in Redknapp's absence, are sure to ring the changes after resting many senior players against Rubin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fulham: Schwarzer, Baird, Hangeland, Grygera, Riise, Dempsey, Sidwell, Murphy, Dembele, Johnson, Zamora.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, King, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Modric, Parker, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7598819841815669331?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7598819841815669331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7598819841815669331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/fulham-v-tottenham-live.html' title='Fulham v Tottenham LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7858842796889342568</id><published>2011-11-04T09:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T09:32:43.327-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wolves v Wigan LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Wolves will hope to end a run of eight games without a win when they welcome bottom club Wigan Athletic to Molineux on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/Mick_2655358.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Mick McCarthy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mick McCarthy's men have not won since the second game of the season and currently sit just two points above the relegation zone. And, although the Wolves boss claims he has the board's full backing, he will be keen to ease any pressure on him following a run which has seen his side pick up just one point in their last seven games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A home win will go a long way to silencing McCarthy's critics and his side will be confident against a Wigan outfit who currently sit bottom of the table having lost their last seven games in the league. However, the statistics are in Wigan's favour as Roberto Martinez's men did the double over Wolves last season and will be desperate to pick up their first away win of this campaign. Goals have been hard to come by this season for the Latics, with only six so far in the League the lowest total by any side.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even more worrying for Athletic fans is the fact their side have only scored once away from home in their last five, a Franco Di Santo goal in the 3-1 defeat at Everton in September. But with those around the DW Stadium claiming a Wigan revival is just around the corner, Sunday's clash at Molineux promises to be a six-pointer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarthy will still be without injured Steven Fletcher - the striker was poised to return this weekend but has been given until after the international break to recover from his calf injury Wayne Hennessey is expected to retain his place in goal despite costly errors in the 3-1 defeat by Manchester City last weekend. Wolves will also still be without Ronald Zubar (groin) and winger Kevin Foley (ankle).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wigan's Mohamed Diame could feature after recovering well from the ankle injury he sustained against Fulham a week ago. Leading scorer Di Santo and midfielder James McCarthy returned last weekend and will look to feature again on Sunday. Gary Caldwell is suspended for this match after receiving his fifth yellow card in the 2-0 defeat by Fulham.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting Xls&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Jarvis, Henry, O'Hara, Hunt, Ebanks-Blake, Doyle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wigan: Al Habsi, Boyce, Stam, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Jones, Watson, McCarthy, Moses, Di Santo, Rodallega&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7858842796889342568?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7858842796889342568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7858842796889342568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/wolves-v-wigan-live.html' title='Wolves v Wigan LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1608210386706793752</id><published>2011-11-01T12:17:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T12:17:37.132-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man Utd v  Otelul Galati LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Romanian club play a Premier League side for the first time in England, as the Red Devils look to recover at home after the drubbing they received at the hands of Manchester City.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.newsbiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Alex-Ferguson.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Alex Ferguson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sir Alex Ferguson will be without Darron Gibson (ankle), as well as Chris Smalling and Ashley Young (both toe injuries). Rafael has returned to full training after making a recovery from a shoulder injury but he is unlikely to play a part in the game, as it was revealed that he is still building up his fitness. Meanwhile, Ryan Giggs (hamstring) and Tom Cleverley (ankle) also remain doubts for the fixture. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nemanja Vidic is suspended after seeing red in the previous fixture against Dorinel Munteanu's men. For the opposition, Milan Perendija is banned from participation in this clash, as he was also dismissed against the Red Devils in Romania. The visitors do not have as many injury-related worries as the home side, but are likely to be without Ioan Filip (leg), Adrian Salageanu (knee) and Bus (ankle).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;United will be looking to show their fans that they have not slipped following the 6-1 thrashing they received against City, which was their last home game. Any hiccup in this fixture will prove to be difficult to take after that defeat to Roberto Mancini's men. The home side should be able to take all three points on the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;MANCHESTER UNITED probable line up: De Gea, Fabio, Jones, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;OTELUL GALATI probable line up: Grahovac, Rapa, Ljubinkovic, Costin, Sarghi, Antal, Viglianti, Ibeh, Giurgiu, Ilie, Pena&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1608210386706793752?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1608210386706793752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1608210386706793752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/11/man-utd-v-otelul-galati-live.html' title='Man Utd v  Otelul Galati LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6733052097340513133</id><published>2011-10-31T18:56:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T18:56:20.355-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arsenal v Marseille LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Arsène Wenger warned Arsenal FC of Olympique de Marseille's counterattacking prowess on the road as the Gunners look for a Group F win to book a berth in the round of 16.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Aesene-Wenger_2636844.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Arsen Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having seen his Arsenal FC side continue their revival with a 5-3 weekend win at Chelsea FC, Arsène Wenger is still wary of visitors Olympique de Marseille as the UEFA Champions League Group F leaders look for a victory to book a round of 16 berth. Marseille are a point adrift as they seek a response to the 1-0 home loss to the Gunners a fortnight ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was always very confident. I believe that in football sometimes the lines [between victory and defeat] are very slim, even if it was a big win. We saw that again on Saturday. But I believe from a team who [a few weeks ago] played against relegation, to a team that is now 'unbeatable' we have still some progress to make. I'm very positive, of course I believe in the quality. But I see among the players there is also a huge desire to focus, to improve, and good solidarity within the squad – that's why I was always optimistic..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I believe [Marseille] have a team [better suited to] playing away from home than at home. They have a side that can defend well [and are] very physical and quick on the break. I believe counterattack suits them more than dominating possession in the game. They've gained confidence, like we have, since the last game, so it will be an interesting tie. For us it is an opportunity to qualify tomorrow and we want to take that chance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kieran Gibbs is out with a stomach muscle problem while Marouane Chamakh misses the game with a knee injury. Jack Wilshere (ankle) and Bacary Sagna (broken leg) are long-term absentees. Abou Diaby is nearing full fitness after an ankle injury that has kept him out so far this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal have had seven previous home fixtures against French visitors and their record is W3 D2 L2. Their last came in 2002/03, a UEFA Champions League first group stage game against AJ Auxerre which they lost 2-1. The previous year they faced Olympique Lyonnais in the competition's second group stage, drawing 1-1 at Highbury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6733052097340513133?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6733052097340513133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6733052097340513133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/arsenal-v-marseille-live.html' title='Arsenal v Marseille LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6927913212789424244</id><published>2011-10-30T15:01:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-30T15:01:08.959-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Stoke City v Newcastle Utd LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;The Potters look to bounce back from League Cup disappointment against the high-flying Magpies, who boast the tightest defence in the top division.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/08/11/218x298/Wigan-v-Stoke-Tony-Pulis-pa_1457735.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Tony Pulis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tony Pulis was left rueing a couple of Lee Probert's refereeing decisions as his side went out of the League Cup against Liverpool last Wednesday, and will be hoping that his side can raise their performance level, having been outplayed by a Suarez-inspired Reds side.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They will be without Danny Higginbotham and Ricardo Fuller as they were in midweek, and Mamady Sidibe was injured in a reserve game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It won't be an easy fixture, Alan Pardew's Toon side have surprised most with their outstanding start to the season and currently sit in fourth position. The Geordies can also boast the best defence in the League, a unit that will remain unchanged if Steven Taylor plays despite breaking his nose. It's unclear who would take his place if he were to be unfit, given the injury to back-up Mike Williamson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A kick-off under the Britannia floodlights is a tough prospect for any side though, and Newcastle will have one of the biggest tests of their credentials if they are to achieve a finish in the European qualification places. Shola Ameobi and are Alan Smith both out with hamstring problems. .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stoke City: Begovic, Huth, Woodgate, Shawcross, Wilson, Pennant, Delap, Whelan, Etherington, Crouch, Walters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newcastle United: Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, R Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Best&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6927913212789424244?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6927913212789424244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6927913212789424244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/stoke-city-v-newcastle-utd-live.html' title='Stoke City v Newcastle Utd LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2214879488457351291</id><published>2011-10-29T06:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-29T06:43:40.706-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Tottenham v QPR LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;All eyes will be on Anton Ferdinand when Queens Park Rangers travel to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.fansfc.com/UploadedImages/Players/anton ferdinand_633572561890156250.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Anton Ferdinand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The defender is set to be interviewed by the Football Association after he was allegedly the subject of a racist slur from Chelsea and England captain John Terry, while other QPR players could also be asked to give evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ferdinand has said he remains focused on his job amid the furore, but it will be difficult to escape the attention if he plays against Spurs at White Hart Lane. For QPR, the racism row has overshadowed what was a memorable, if foul-tempered, West London derby win over Premier League heavyweights Chelsea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was an important success at the beginning of a tricky set of fixtures for Neil Warnock's 2010/11 Championship winners and Manchester City await after Spurs. Another win over one of their capital rivals would therefore be an excellent return for QPR, but Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 16 Premier League London derbies at White Hart Lane.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;After an out-of-sorts start to the season, Harry Redknapp's team are also in excellent form in their quest to return to the top flight's top four and they have taken 16 points from the last 18 available, their best run of form since January 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spurs could be boosted by the return of Vedran Corluka, but William Gallas is a doubt and Ledley King and Michael Dawson are not expected to be involved. Tom Huddlestone's second ankle operation means he is still not available, however, Niko Kranjcar and Steven Pienaar could potentially return. QPR striker Heidar Helguson is likely to keep his starting place after winning and scoring the penalty to defeat Chelsea, with summer signing Jay Bothroyd confined to the bench.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Injury-plagued Kieron Dyer is unavailable, while defenders Danny Gabbidon and Matthew Connolly are unlikely to feature. Striker Rob Hulse is getting close to fitness following his knee injury, but DJ Campbell is out until the New Year with a foot problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;QPR: Kenny, Young, Ferdinand, Hall, Hill, Derry, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips, Barton, Taarabt, Helguson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2214879488457351291?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2214879488457351291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2214879488457351291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/tottenham-v-qpr-live.html' title='Tottenham v QPR LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2801751607440783131</id><published>2011-10-29T06:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-29T06:31:35.285-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Leeds Utd v Cardiff City LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship clash between Leeds and Cardiff at Elland Road (kick-off 1.15pm).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Leeds-v-Hull-Robert-Snodgrass-pa_2637056.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Robert Snodgrass&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leeds will continue to monitor the fitness of winger Robert Snodgrass. Snodgrass sat out last weekend's win at Peterborough due to a back problem, but returned for the midweek defeat at Birmingham and played the full 90 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielder Mika Vayrynen made his league debut for the club at Peterborough and after dropping back to the substitutes' bench on Wednesday night was a 77th-minute replacement for Adam Clayton.&lt;br /&gt;Paul Rachubka will retain his place in goal as Andy Lonergan is sidelined with a fractured finger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielder Lloyd Sam and striker Luciano Becchio are pressing their claims for a place in the starting line-up, but manager Simon Grayson, who has no new major injury or suspension problems, is not expected to make any unforced changes as his side look to bounce back from their first league defeat in eight matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cardiff are sweating on the fitness of striker Kenny Miller after the forward sustained a head injury in the 5-3 win over Barnsley last weekend. Miller required 20 stitches to a cut following a collision with team-mate Ben Turner and missed the Carling Cup fourth-round victory over Burnley on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Rudy Gestede also ruled out for several weeks with a hamstring problem, manager Malky Mackay may turn his attention to young hot-shot Joe Mason, who bagged his second goal in as many games against the Clarets in midweek. And Mason is eager to prove himself in the Championship following his move from Plymouth in the summer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It's important for me to be playing," he told Wales Online. "Ever since I came to Cardiff my main objective was to get in the starting team and by scoring goals, hopefully I will do that." The Bluebirds will also be without centre-back Anthony Gerrard, who serves a one-match ban after collecting five yellow cards this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2801751607440783131?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2801751607440783131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2801751607440783131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/leeds-utd-v-cardiff-city-live.html' title='Leeds Utd v Cardiff City LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5726755361506107690</id><published>2011-10-28T10:34:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-28T10:34:13.237-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Chelsea v Arsenal LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Chelsea have endured an energy-sapping week and will need to dig deep into their reserves when they host capital rivals Arsenal..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00333/john-terry_333953t.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;John Terry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fall-out from the Blues' derby defeat by Queens Park Rangers last weekend continues to rumble on, with the Football Associationconfirming that it is to investigate allegations that John Terry racially abused Anton Ferdinand. Andre Villas-Boas' side then took 120 minutes to see off Everton in the Carling Cup on Wednesday, before seeing their efforts to buy the freehold to Stamford Bridge back from the Chelsea Pitch Owners fail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Blues can, however, take heart from their impressive form on home soil and will be determined to put in another positive show against fellow challengers for a top-four finish. Chelsea have taken 31 points from the last 33 available at the Bridge, with their West London home having become something of a fortress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They have, however, kept just one clean sheet in their last eight fixtures in front of their own supporters. That statistic gives Arsenal hope, with Arsene Wenger's men making the short trip from North London buoyed by their recent showings. The Gunners have struggled against Chelsea in the recent past, though, and have won only three of their last 18 matches against the Blues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wenger will also need no reminding that his side have failed to win any of their last eight Premier League away matches - their worst run since 1992. Any chance they have of breaking that sequence on Saturday lunchtime could rest in the hands of talismanic skipper Robin van Persie, with the Dutchman having plundered 25 goals in 26 top-flight outings in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has also found the target 11 times in his last 12 games on the road and scored two at Stamford Bridge in November 2008, the last time the Gunners picked up three points at Chelsea. Villas-Boas will leave it as late as possible before making a decision on Terry's involvement, with the Portuguese yet to decide whether his captain is in the right state of mind to play.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He will, however, be bolstered at the back by the return from suspension of full-backs Ashley Cole and Jose Bosingwa. Didier Drogba and Ross Turnbull are banned, but Fernando Torres is free to return to domestic action after serving a suspension. Ramires (knee), Hilario (back) and Michael Essien (knee) all miss out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal are hopeful Thomas Vermaelen will be fit to play after shaking off the minor calf problem he picked up in the midweek Carling Cup win over Bolton. Park Chu-young is pushing for a start after shining against the Trotters, but Carl Jenkinson is a doubt with a knee complaint. Kieran Gibbs is nursing a stomach muscle problem and will play no part, while Bacary Sagna (broken leg) and Jack Wilshere (ankle) remain long-term absentees.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Meireles, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Torres, Mata.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Walcott, Song, Ramsey, Arteta, Gervinho, Van Persie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5726755361506107690?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5726755361506107690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5726755361506107690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/chelsea-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Chelsea v Arsenal LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1031910257502118726</id><published>2011-10-25T09:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T09:12:44.188-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wolves v Man City LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Sam Vokes could be making another Carling Cup start on Wednesday and will be hoping to impress by scoring against Manchester City..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/09/09/218x298/Vokes_2366726.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Sam Vokes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 21-year-old was only on the pitch for seven minutes against Swansea on Saturday but he still managed to create a goal for Kevin Doyle as well as helping Jamie O'Hara to equalise in the 2-2 draw.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vokes has also found the net in both previous rounds of the League Cup against Northampton and Millwall.&lt;br /&gt;He has made it clear that he wants to be in the starting line-up again ahead of the difficult fourth round clash against the Premier League leaders at Molineux.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I don't know what the gaffer is going to do but it would be nice to get a start," Vokes told the club's official website. "He changed things around for Northampton and Millwall and he won 4-0 and 5-0 so the team that played those games proved they can do it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I managed to get a goal in each - I'm still claiming the Millwall one - so if I feature again on Wednesday I'll be going for another one." The young striker knows how difficult the game will be but he is relishing the opportunity to play against the Citizens.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He added: "Obviously Manchester City are a different proposition! We've got them twice in a week and we saw against Man United at Old Trafford on Sunday what they are capable of. It's going to be tough whatever team they put out even if it all changes on Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"They've got a fantastic squad and whoever is picked will provide a massive test for us. Even their second string squad - if you could call them that - will include players who have cost millions of pounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"But if we can go out and show what we've done in the last couple of rounds then we've got a chance. We just have to try and treat it like any other game and see if we can get a result.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"They are the sort of games you really want to play in. Hopefully they'll be a good atmosphere at Molineux and we can get through to the next round."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1031910257502118726?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1031910257502118726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1031910257502118726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/wolves-v-man-city-live.html' title='Wolves v Man City LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-461770700176218099</id><published>2011-10-25T09:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T09:04:57.364-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man Utd v Aldershot LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is relishing the challenge of defending himself against a Football Association charge of improper conduct.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/12/218x298/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-Manchester-United-Champions_2538719.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Alex Ferguson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Manchester United manager, who has also taken a swipe at Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, is facing a touchline ban in the wake of his comments about referee Martin Atkinson following the Red Devils' recent defeat at Chelsea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ferguson is in hot water after TV interviews following the 2-1 reverse when he claimed such a high-profile match required a "fair" official and that as soon as he realised the Yorkshireman would be in charge he "feared the worst".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Scot was angered by Atkinson's decision not to dismiss David Luiz for fouls on Javier Hernandez and Wayne Rooney after he had already been booked, and for the decision to award the home side the match-winning penalty against Chris Smalling. Speaking to official match programme United Review ahead of Saturday evening's FA Cup quarter-final with Arsenal, Ferguson was unrepentant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I felt aggrieved and I now face an FA charge for what, to my mind, was simply telling the truth," he said.&lt;br /&gt;"I will be defending myself strongly when my FA appeal hearing comes up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"In fact, I am looking forward to the challenge because, to my mind, I have not said anything out of place, however much the media urge the FA to take action. "The papers keep on and on about it because Manchester United are involved, and they failed to get the FA Compliance Unit to pick up on the Wayne Rooney incident in the Wigan game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I won't be on the back foot when I put my case to the FA, though. "I don't think sticking up for my team makes me a villain, especially when you consider that Manchester United have one of the best disciplinary records in the country."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ferguson also took the opportunity to hit back at Reds boss Dalglish and former England manager Graham Taylor, following their criticism of his comments. "I was disappointed with Graham Taylor, who wrote that I had to take 'the rough with the smooth'," he said.&lt;br /&gt;"I think back to when he was England manager and was complaining to a linesman: 'The referee has got me the sack.'&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"People have short memories." Kenny Dalglish looked to be lecturing me in the papers about the need to respect referees, perhaps forgetting that not so long ago his players were tweeting critically all over the place about Howard Webb."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-461770700176218099?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/461770700176218099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/461770700176218099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/man-utd-v-aldershot-live.html' title='Man Utd v Aldershot LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5909430410863028476</id><published>2011-10-22T16:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T16:43:42.954-04:00</updated><title type='text'>QPR v Chelsea LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Chelsea will be hoping to maintain their impressive Premier League form against newly-promoted QPR at Loftus Road on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://z.about.com/d/worldsoccer/1/0/9/6/-/-/didier-drogba-mouth.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Didier Drogba&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andre Villas-Boas' side travel across London to face Neil Warnock's troops on the back of a three-game winning run in league action. QPR have made a decent start on their return to England's top flight having amassed nine points from their opening eight fixtures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Rs were held at home by Blackburn Rovers last time out while Chelsea topped Everton 3-1 last Saturday. The Blues were also in UEFA Champions League action in midweek and they trounced Belgian side Genk 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. QPR do not have history on their side having won just one of their last 14 matches in all competitions against their neighbours.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Warnock will be without striker DJ Campbell for the visit of the Blues as he is sidelined with a cracked metatarsal. The 29-year-old suffered the injury during a training session ahead of their Rovers clash and he will now be missed for at least six weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heidar Helguson led the line in the Rs' 1-1 draw with Blackburn and he should retain his place in the side after scoring. Talisman Adel Taarabt is pushing for a recall having emerged from the bench against Steve Kean's side. Defender Daniel Gabbidon (knee), striker Rob Hulse (knee) and midfielder Kieron Dyer (foot) are all unavailable for Warnock.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Villas-Boas is expected to ring the changes again for the short trip to QPR with John Terry and Didier Drogba expected to be recalled. Fernando Torres was recalled against Genk, but he will be missing as he serves the final game of his three-match domestic ban. Drogba should be back in place of Torres up front while captain Terry should come in for Brazilian David Luiz at the back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spain international Juan Mata was also missing in midweek after being rested and he could replace Florent Malouda in the team. In-form Daniel Sturridge could also be recalled having scored an impressive four goals in his last four Premier League starts. Ramires and Michael Essien are missing for the visitors with knee injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;QPR: Kenny, Hall, Ferdinand, Young, Traore, Wright-Phillips, Derry, Barton, Taarabt, Faurlin, Helguson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Meireles, Mikel, Lampard, Mata, Drogba, Sturridge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5909430410863028476?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5909430410863028476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5909430410863028476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/qpr-v-chelsea-live.html' title='QPR v Chelsea LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8387112193831834241</id><published>2011-10-22T16:37:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T16:37:41.937-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man Utd v Man City LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Old Trafford provides the setting for a titanic clash on Sunday with top spot in the Premier League and Manchester bragging rights up for grabs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/01/218x298/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-Roberto-Mancini-Carling-Cup_2408965.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Mancini v Ferguson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both sides have played some exhilarating football during the early part of the season and are unbeaten in their opening eight league games going into one of the most eagerly-awaited derbies in years. They have already met once this term, of course, with United coming from behind to prevail 3-2 in the Community Shield at Wembley back in August.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;While it is hard to draw too many conclusions from that game about what can be expected this weekend, hopes are high that it will be a similarly thrilling affair full of attacking endeavour. City and United have scored more than 50 goals between them in the Premier League already and have been setting the pace in the title race from the very start.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is Roberto Mancini's men who currently hold a two-point lead after taking advantage of United's 1-1 draw with Liverpool last Saturday to beat Aston Villa 4-1. A trip to the red half of Manchester represents their stiffest challenge so far, even if there have been confident noises coming out of the City camp this week and defender Micah Richards says it is United who are 'frightened'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is ready for the challenge, calling the match a 'six-pointer', and the Red Devils have such a formidable record at home they will fancy their chances of returning to the top of the table by 3.30pm on Sunday afternoon. United have dropped just two points in their last 25 games at Old Trafford, with those coming against West Brom last season after United had given themselves a two-goal lead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ferguson can be expected to name his strongest available line-up for the visit of City after carefully managing his players through the past couple of games. Wayne Rooney returned to the starting XI against Otelul Galati in the UEFA Champions League after being surprisingly named on the substitutes' bench at Anfield, and will be relishing the chance to shine again on Sunday following his spectacular late winner in last season's corresponding fixture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midfielder Tom Cleverley (foot) and Brazilian defender Rafael (shoulder) remain sidelined but Ferguson has no fresh fitness worries and faces some tough selection decisions. Nemanja Vidic came back into the side for the win over Galati and is set to start despite being sent off in Europe, while Rio Ferdinand missed the trip to Romania to save him for the derby.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City stayed at home in midweek as they claimed a vital 2-1 victory over Villarreal to keep alive their hopes of advancing to the last 16 of the Champions League. Sergio Aguero stepped off the substitutes' bench to score the last-gasp winner and is likely to start at Old Trafford after recovering from a groin injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mario Balotelli comes back into contention following his European suspension and will hope to partner Aguero up front after impressing against Villa. Edin Dzeko is another attacking option, although Carlos Tevez is not expected to play any part against his former club after attending a club disciplinary hearing over Mancini's allegation that he refused to come on at Bayern Munich, which the player denies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mancini has been very positive in his approach this term and has made it clear he wants to win against United, so City are unlikely to tinker too much with a successful formula and they have no major injury worries. Gael Clichy may replace Aleksandar Kolarov at left-back and Richards could come in for Pablo Zabaleta on the opposite flank if Mancini decides to freshen things up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester United: De Gea, Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Nani, Giggs, Fletcher, Young, Rooney, Hernandez.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City: Hart, Richards, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Y Toure, De Jong, Silva, Nasri, Balotelli, Aguero&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8387112193831834241?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8387112193831834241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8387112193831834241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/man-utd-v-man-city-live.html' title='Man Utd v Man City LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5922418611508575827</id><published>2011-10-21T10:29:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T10:29:43.228-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wolves v Swansea LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Mick McCarthy will be looking to prove the support of his board is justified as Wolves aim to end their losing run when Swansea City visit Molineux on Saturday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/Mick_2655358.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Mick McCarthy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following a bright start to the season, Wolves have tumbled down the Premier League table in recent weeks on the back of a five-game losing streak. Wolves' form on home soil has also been disappointing, with McCarthy's men suffering consecutive defeats by Tottenham, Queens Park Rangers and Newcastle in front of their home fans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarthy has insisted that he retains the support of his players ahead of the game, and has also brushed off any notion that his position as manager is under threat. Saturday's lunchtime kick-off could provide McCarthy with the ideal chance to kick-start Wolves' season as Swansea have yet to pick up a point away from home. However, the Swans' opening three away fixtures were at Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea before losing 3-1 at fellow promoted side Norwich City last weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Swansea's home form, though, has ensured Brendan Rodgers' men have made a solid start to life in the top flight and they currently sit a point and three places above Wolves in the table. McCarthy must decide whether to make changes to his team following last weekend's derby defeat by West Brom as he seeks to find a way to halt Wolves' losing run.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adam Hammill came into the team for Stephen Hunt against the Baggies, while Nenad Milijas replaced the injured Steven Fletcher. Scotland striker Fletcher missed the trip to the Hawthorns due to a calf injury and is expected to be out for up to four weeks. His continued absence could lead to Sylvan Ebanks-Blake being recalled to the starting line-up if McCarthy opts for a 4-4-2 formation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kevin Foley is still out after undergoing an ankle operation, while Dave Edwards and George Elokobi are back in training following injuries. Swans boss Rodgers must also decide whether to make changes to his team as he tries to secure a first point on the road for the club this season.On-loan defender Steven Caulker is ahead of schedule in his return from a knee injury, but will not be involved against Wolves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vangelis Moras could make his debut in defence after recently signing a short-term deal with Swansea and he was an unused substitute at Norwich last week. Stephen Dobbie is out due to an ankle injury he suffered in the 3-1 defeat at Carrow Road and Alan Tate (broken leg) and Kemy Agustien (hamstring) are also out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Jarvis, O'Hara, Henry, Hunt, Doyle, Ebanks-Blake.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Monk, Taylor, Dyer, Allen, Gower, Routledge, Sinclair, Graham.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5922418611508575827?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5922418611508575827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5922418611508575827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/wolves-v-swansea-live.html' title='Wolves v Swansea LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6517257298105566864</id><published>2011-10-18T11:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-18T11:00:22.282-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Chelsea v Genk LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;The visitors will be looking to end a poor run of form having lost their last three games, whilst the Blues will aim to stay top of Group E and continue their unbeaten streak &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/02/218x298/Fernando-Torres-Chelsea-Shirt-Signing_2557245.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt; Fernando Torres&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Spain striker Fernando Torres back from a domestic ban and England prospect Daniel Sturridge in the form of his life, Chelsea will have plenty of offensive firepower on display when it hosts Belgian struggler Genk in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The English giants have shown more spark and creativity going forward since the arrival of Portuguese coach Andre Villas-Boas and the signing of Spain winger Juan Mata this summer - and Torres and Sturridge are reveling in the team's new attacking approach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Torres has been returning to his best form this season, scoring in successive Premier League games against Manchester United and Swansea and also impressing against Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia in the Champions League.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sturridge, meanwhile, is showing why he is being widely tipped as a future England regular, scoring four goals in his past four league games from his position on the right of a front three in his first prolonged spell in Chelsea's first team.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I'd say, professionally, I think it's the best I've played," said the 22-year-old Sturridge. "In the youth team, I used to do it regularly but it comes as a surprise to me because I'm doing it in the professional game. "I'm enjoying it and I'm happy I'm taking it into the first team."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Genk bottom of Group E with one point and only ninth in the 16-team Belgian league, Chelsea will be confident its in-form attacking unit, that also includes Mata, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, can help extend the team's unbeaten start to the Champions League and inch closer to qualification.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Torres is in the middle of a three-match ban in the Premier League but is available in the Champions League, where he set up both of Chelsea's goals in a 2-0 home win over Leverkusen and led the line well in the 1-1 draw at Valencia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Villas-Boas hinted Torres will be recalled to the team on Wednesday, with Drogba set to drop out after starting the 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday. "If we don't decide on him, it will be a long time out of the game," Villas-Boas said of Torres. Aside from the long-term absence of Ghana midfielder Michael Essien (knee) and Ramires also absent, Chelsea's squad is otherwise at full strength.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;And with Villas-Boas managing expectations well in the early stages of his tenure at Chelsea and his freescoring team third in the Premier League, just behind Manchester City and Manchester United, there is a feel-good factor sweeping around Stamford Bridge. "From what I understand from the chairman, there's confidence in the work we're doing," Villas-Boas said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6517257298105566864?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6517257298105566864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6517257298105566864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/chelsea-v-genk-live.html' title='Chelsea v Genk LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-666865583526130180</id><published>2011-10-18T10:51:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-18T10:51:45.767-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man City v Villarreal LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero trained on Monday ahead of a possible return in the Champions League game against Villarreal at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07/17/article-2015703-0D0ADCD700000578-777_306x423.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt; Sergio Aguero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Argentinian was not risked in Saturday's Premier League win over Aston Villa after recovering from a groin injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aguero could take the place of Mario Balotelli, who serves the final game of a three-match European suspension, while Carlos Tevez is likely to remain an outcast. Defender Micah Richards is also fit after being forced off against Villa with a head injury.Meanwhile, City midfielder James Milner is steeling himself for a huge week ahead - with a win against Villarreal "vital".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A 4-1 win over Villa allowed Roberto Mancini's men to open up a two-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League, but there is no let-up in the games with Villarreal and Manchester United on the horizon this week. The Spaniards visit the Etihad Stadium for a must-win Champions League clash on Tuesday night, while Sunday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford will pit the top flight's first and second-placed teams against each other.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Milner, who scored City's fourth against Villa, is refusing to be daunted by the size of the tasks ahead.&lt;br /&gt;"Every game we play we want to win," said the England international."They're big games but it won't change our philosophy. We'll go and try and win. We've had a slow start in the Champions League but hopefully we'll pick up and put in a performance that we know we can.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It's a tough group, and obviously our first taste of Champions League football together, but we know we can improve on our Champions League performances so far. A win is vitally important and I'm sure we can get it."&lt;br /&gt;Maybe with the meeting with Yellow Submarine in mind, Mancini left playmakers Samir Nasri and David Silva on the bench against Villa, while Aguero was not risked following a groin strain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A City side sporting four changes still had enough to see off Alex McLeish's men, though, and Milner believes that shows how strong a squad the Italian has at his disposal. He said: "It's easy when you're playing every game, but we have got so many games that the manager is going to use his squad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We're very lucky that we've got a great squad of players so when you get you chance you have to try and play as well as you can. The main thing is contributing to the team and the most important thing is Manchester City winning football matches. That's all that matters."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite another stellar performance against his former club - Milner refused to celebrate his goal as a mark of respect - the 25-year-old is not guaranteed to be given a start against Villarreal. Often a victim of his own versatility, he could be forced to make way for any one of a number of big-name players waiting in the wings, but he insists that team success should always come before personal preference.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Where the manager asks me to play I will play," he said. "I've obviously got better positions and places where I feel I can perform to a better standard but I will do the best I can wherever I'm asked to play. "Manchester City winning matches is the most important thing. It's not about individuals, it's about the team."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man City squad: Hart, Pantilimon, Richards, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kolarov, Savic, Clichy, K Toure, Milner, Johnson, Barry, Nasri, De Jong, Y Toure, Dzeko, Aguero, Silva.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-666865583526130180?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/666865583526130180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/666865583526130180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/mam-city-v-villarreal-live.html' title='Man City v Villarreal LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5955339073325114003</id><published>2011-10-15T10:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-15T10:29:48.821-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Newcastle Utd v Tottenham LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Something will have to give at St James' Park as Newcastle host another in-form side in the shape of Tottenham. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/12/218x298/Alan-Pardew-Press-Conference-Newcastle-United_2539346.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Alan Pardew&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newcastle are fourth and remain unbeaten after seven Premier League games while sixth-placed Spurs have won their last four, and Sunday's showdown is live on White Rat Tv.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Magpies have been something of a surprise package so far as although they were title contenders in the Premier League's early years, they haven't finished in the top five since 2004. And only the most optimistic members of the Toon Army will have expected them to have started the season so promisingly given the financial restraints placed on manager Alan Pardew.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite the departure of influential midfielders Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton in the summer, Pardew's modest signings look to have improved his side, conceding just four goals (fewer than any other side in the Premier League) while Demba Ba is now up and running having scored four in the last two.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spurs have established themselves as leading contenders in recent years, claiming one of the UEFA Champions League places previously enjoyed by Newcastle in 2010, but another Champions League challenge this season looked a forlorn hope after convincing defeats by Manchester United and City in their opening two games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Results since have shown that few teams will live with the Manchester rivals this season and that a major factor in Tottenham's disappointing start was the transfer saga surrounding Luka Modric. Harry Redknapp's men now look to have put that behind them, with the Croatiaplaymaker getting back near his best, scoring a superb opener in the 4-0 home win over Liverpool.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;On-loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor bagged a brace in that game and subsequent wins over Wigan and then derby rivals Arsenal last time out have maintained the feel-good factor at White Hart Lane. History is not on Tottenham's side as they head to the north east, though, with Spurs having not won a Premier League game on Tyneside since August 2004.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pardew could name an unchanged line-up for unbeaten Newcastle. Shola Ameobi (shoulder) is close to coming back into first-team contention but the Magpies remain without Alan Smith (hamstring), Haris Vuckic (hand) and Mike Williamson (broken arm). Tottenham will give a fitness test to Adebayor after he suffered a hamstring injury in the win over Arsenal two weeks ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rafael van der Vaart (hamstring) should be fit but Sandro (calf) and Aaron Lennon (groin) are doubtful, while Niko Kranjcar is likely to be out for some time after tearing a thigh muscle on international duty with Croatia. Vedran Corluka also suffered a foot injury with Croatia and joins long-term absentees William Gallas (calf), Michael Dawson (Achilles) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) on the sidelines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best, Ba.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, King, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor, Defoe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5955339073325114003?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5955339073325114003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5955339073325114003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/newcastle-utd-v-tottenham-live.html' title='Newcastle Utd v Tottenham LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4494997248991399876</id><published>2011-10-15T10:24:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-15T10:24:00.228-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arsenal v Sunderland LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Arsene Wenger will be desperately hoping for home comforts as he bids to get Arsenal's floundering season back on track against Sunderland. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/Sebastian-Larsson_2655154.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Sebastian Larsson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Gunners' 2-1 defeat to north London rivals Tottenham was just one of a series of painful results in a campaign that is already threatening to fall apart. Departed stars Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas still cast a looming shadow over Wenger's men as his newly reconstructed side try to find their feet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A leaky defence must be the Frenchman's main concern; they have conceded 16 goals so far this season - more than in any Arsenal season since 1963-64 - to sit down in 15th place with seven points from as many games. And while Wenger is not one to be duly concerned by stats, the fact that no Premier League side with less than eight points at this stage of the season has breached the top four must be an obvious concern.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite the gloom Arsenal can at least point to steadily improving home form as grounds for optimism. Since the defeat to Liverpool in August, they have won their last four in all competitions, scoring nine and conceding just two. If their revival is going start anywhere, it will be at Emirates Stadium.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;From one under-pressure manager to another, Steve Bruce is equally desperate for a result to lift his Sunderland side up the table. An opening day draw at Anfield on the back of a busy summer that saw 10 first-team players arrive gave Black Cats fans genuine reason for optimism for the year ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, a home derby defeat by resurgent neighbours Newcastle brought the supporters back to earth with an uncomfortable bump and a run of just one win in eight games in all competitions has left the Stadium of Light faithful with that uncomfortably familiar sinking feeling. Emirates Stadium is perhaps not the best place then for a Sunderland revival either. They have lost seven and drawn three of their last 10 visits to Arsenal and have failed to score in their last three.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;If results go against them, either of these two teams could even begin this match in the relegation zone, making a positive result even more essential. Arsenal will be without long-term absentees Thomas Vermaelen, Bacary Sagna and Jack Wilshire for the game with the Black Cats. Abou Diaby is also expected to be out for another 10 days. However, Tomas Rosicky, Laurent Koscielny and Johann Djourou should all return.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Sunderland, Nicklas Bendtner is not allowed to play against his parent club under the terms of his loan deal. Fellow strikers Fraizer Campbell and Conor Wickham are also out along with goalkeeper Craig Gordon. Full-back Phil Bardsley is suspended while Titus Bramble is unavailable following his recent police arrest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Probable starting XIs:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Walcott, Ramsey, Song, Gervinho, Van Persie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunderland: Mignolet, Turner, Brown, Richardson, O'Shea, Cattermole, Larsson, Gardner, Elmohamady, Sessegnon, Dong-Won.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4494997248991399876?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4494997248991399876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4494997248991399876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/arsenal-v-sunderland-live.html' title='Arsenal v Sunderland LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8137095395239519149</id><published>2011-10-14T05:16:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T05:16:42.590-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Liverpool v Man Utd LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Talismanic captain Steven Gerrard is set to start for Liverpool for the first time since 6 March after his slow recovery from a niggling groin problem. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/05/218x298/Steven-Gerrard-Liverpool-Premier-League-PA_2448606.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Steven Gerrard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;That means they have a fully-fit squad, with Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly, Daniel Agger and Fabio Aurelio all available. United captain Nemanja Vidic may return from the calf strain he suffered on the opening day of the season. Young England duo Chris Smalling and Tom Cleverley could also be fit after groin and foot injuries respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A time to celebrate anniversaries - and gnash the teeth over old rivalries - as the two most successful sides in English league history collide at a white-hot atmospheric Anfield. It's a year since John W Henry bought Liverpool and ended the Hicks-Gillett nightmare. The club is already a fair way down the road to redemption, and they'll be roaring for revenge after seeing their record number of titles surpassed by United - who now have 19.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is unbeaten in his last five league games against United at Anfield, ever since Sir Alex's first match in charge against Liverpool there on Boxing Day 1986. And Premier League champions United have lost their last three in front of the Kop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They've also wobbled in too many big away games of late, losing six of their last seven league visits to "big four" rivals. But they're still unbeaten in 12 games and they've only conceded two away league goals. This is the toughest test for both clubs so far. The scene is set for Stevie Gerrard to start his first league game since he was injured against United in March and, possibly, to score his 50th Premier League goal at Anfield.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wouldn't it also be typical of Wayne Rooney to make the right sort of headlines with his first Anfield goal in seven visits - and his 10th for the club so far this campaign? But what of potential sub-plots? Will Andy Carroll's power in the air settle it? Will Nemanja Vidic return to add experience to United's defence - or will he suffer a fourth sending off against Liverpool? Big questions! Big game! Big rivals! Bring it on!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8137095395239519149?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8137095395239519149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8137095395239519149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/liverpool-v-man-utd-live.html' title='Liverpool v Man Utd LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2135080863017132119</id><published>2011-10-11T13:31:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T13:31:11.874-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bulgaria v Wales LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Wales may have had their European Championship hopes ended early once again, but there is a feeling of optimism among the players as they prepare to bring the curtain down on their Euro 2012 qualification campaign &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/02/218x298/GarySpeed_2560962.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Gary Speed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The players are on a high thanks to a recent revival under Gary Speed that has brought two impressive wins over Montenegro and Switzerland - their first back-to-back home victories since 2008 - as well as a desperately unlucky defeat away at England. Speed will now hope his players can carry that impressive home form into away matches as he bids to halt a run of five successive defeats on the road.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A win in their final group game at Bulgaria on Tuesday could see them finish third in Group G, not enough to see them make their first major tournament since 1958, but it could give them a real platform to build on looking ahead to next year's World Cup qualifiers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey were on target for Wales against the Swiss at Swansea on Friday, while Joe Allen made an impressive first international start. Speed is looking to build his new-look team around that talented young trio and it seems likely he will stick to a similar side in Sofia on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has no new injury concerns ahead of the match, with Sunderland's David Vaughan - who came off the bench on Friday - in contention for a start after fully recovering from tonsillitis. David Edwards is also available again after long-term injury but midfielders Joe Ledley, Jack Collisonand Andy King as well as experienced defenders Danny Collins and James Collins are all out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile Bulgaria, who are desperate to avoid the wooden spoon, are currently without a coach following the sacking of Lothar Matthaus last month. Caretaker manager Michail Madanski has taken charge of one game to date - a 3-0 away defeat to the Ukraine on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That made it four defeats on the trot since a 1-1 away at Montenegro in June, with their last win coming against Wales in October 2010. They will also be bidding to win their first game on home turf for more than two years - a 6-2 win over Georgia in October 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Madanski will be without defenders Plamen Krachunov, Ivan Bandalovski and Nikolay Bodurov through injury and Zhivko Milanov through suspension. However, Madanski can call upon the services of Valeri Bojinov. The former Manchester City striker had a falling out with former manager Matthaus and vowed never to play for his country again while he was in charge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2135080863017132119?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2135080863017132119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2135080863017132119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/bulgaria-v-wales-live.html' title='Bulgaria v Wales LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6653643794764347279</id><published>2011-10-06T10:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-06T10:18:11.971-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Montenegro v England LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;England and Montenegro face off in Podgorica on Friday with both sides fighting to book their places at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/06/218x298/FabioCapello_2471405.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Fabio Capelio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;England only need a point to qualify as group winners while Montenegro trail Fabio Capello's men by six points with an inferior goal difference. Montenegro will be going all out for victory against England and hope a win over Switzerland four days later will earn them the playoff spot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Montenegrins will clinch a playoff berth if they beat England and fail to beat Wales. Switzerland, who are third in the group, play away to Wales on Friday and at home to Montenegro on October 11.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;With eight points from six games, they will clinch a play-off spot if they win both their remaining matches. Montenegro held England to a 0-0 draw at Wembley in their first meeting despite missing Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic through long-term injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a home draw with Bulgaria and a 2-1 defeat in Wales forced coach Zlatko Kranjcar to step down last month, his replacement, former Espanyol midfielder Branko Brnovic, will be hoping that a fit and in-form Jovetic might prove to be the difference between the two sides.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Partnered by Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic upfront, Montenegro will look to exploit England's defence. Although Tottenham Hotspur's Kyle Walker could well make his debut at right-back, the England manager has refused to gamble with Rio Ferdinand.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Capello will be buoyed at least by the rise of England's young brigade. Phil Jones has been a revelation for Manchester United this season, with Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka outstanding as usual. Consistency and concentration, however, remain England's Achilles heel and Capello will still have to look to Chelsea's John Terry to provide composure at the back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is upfront that the Three Lions look the best. Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck are in rampaging form for United and, with Frank Lampard looking revitalised after a hat-trick for Chelsea over the weekend, England should have too much firepower.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6653643794764347279?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6653643794764347279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6653643794764347279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/montenegro-v-england-live.html' title='Montenegro v England LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3078687911123028514</id><published>2011-10-01T16:22:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-01T16:22:30.670-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Tottenham v Arsenal LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;North London bragging rights will be at stake on Sunday afternoon as Tottenham welcome neighbours Arsenal to White Hart Lane for what promises to be a pulsating encounter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/10/218x298/Luka-Modric-Tottenham-Hotspur-v-Aston-Villa-n_2514294.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Luka Modric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The two sides have played out some cracking games over the years and particularly in recent times, with April's breathtaking 3-3 draw still fresh in the memory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was a difficult summer for both clubs as transfer speculation regarding key players dominated the headlines, and the uncertainty spread onto the pitch at the start of the 2011-12 campaign. However, while Arsenal remain under severe pressure, there have been far more encouraging signs coming out of Spurs over the past few weeks and there is a growing feeling this could be the season they finally overhaul the Gunners.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham's form began to turn around after the window slammed shut, with Luka Modric still at the club despite wanting to leave and Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker arriving to strengthen key areas in Harry Redknapp's starting XI. Having suffered heavy defeats to Manchester United and Manchester City in their opening two games, Spurs have bounced back with three wins in a row to stay in touch with the leading pack and raise hopes about a return to the top four.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;They missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification last term and had to settle for a spot in the Europa League, when Redknapp has opted to make wholesale changes to his team and rest senior players. He will therefore revert to his first-choice line-up for the visit of Arsenal after having to come from behind to beat Shamrock Rovers on Thursday night, meaning Adebayor is in line to face his former club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;William Gallas will not have the chance to take on the Gunners after suffering a fresh calf injury this week, while Michael Dawson (Achilles) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are also out. Steven Pienaar is available to play his first game of the season after overcoming a groin problem, while Aaron Lennon will require a fitness test after coming off against Shamrock with a stiff groin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal are two points and seven places behind their capital rivals, having also played a game more, going into Sunday's eagerly-anticipated fixture. Arsene Wenger has had one of his less stressful weeks so far this season, though, having followed up a Premier League victory over Bolton with a win against Olympiakos in the UEFA Champions League and received support from club owner Stan Kroenke.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;His position could soon come under the microscope again if the Gunners lose to Tottenham, and with the derby in mind Wenger decided to rest several players himself for the midweek European fixture. The likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andre Santos pushed their claims for inclusion this weekend by scoring against the Greeks and performing well, but it is likely there will be wholesale changes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robin van Persie and Aaron Ramsey are among those set to earn recalls after starting on the bench in the Champions League, while Wenger will be hoping to welcome back a number of other influential players. Theo Walcott, Laurent Koscielny and Gervinho were all ruled out of the 2-1 win over Olympiakos and will be assessed closer to kick-off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yossi Benayoun and Sebastien Squillaci are back in training but unlikely to be involved, while Johan Djourou, Thomas Vermaelen and Abou Diaby remain sidelined. Jack Wilshere is another long-term absentee after it emerged this week he may be out of action for up to five months following ankle surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart, Modric, Parker, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Ramsey, Song, Arteta, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3078687911123028514?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3078687911123028514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3078687911123028514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/tottenham-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Tottenham v Arsenal LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8196100177162965859</id><published>2011-10-01T16:14:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-01T16:14:06.382-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bolton v Chelsea LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Bolton host Chelsea at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday aiming to halt a miserable run of form.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/04/218x298/coyle_2583681.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Owen Coyle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Owen Coyle's side have suffered five successive league losses since their opening day win at QPR to slump to the foot of the top flight table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But history is against the Trotters as opponents Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games against Bolton (winning 12 and drawing three) with the Blues winning the last six in a row and not conceding in the last four.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andre Villas-Boas' side go into this clash on the back of a three-match unbeaten run since their 3-1 defeat at Manchester United.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Blues beat Fulham on penalties in the Carling Cup, defeated Swansea 4-1 in the Premier League and then earned a creditable 1-1 draw in Valencia in their midweek UEFA Champions League tie. Bolton boss Coyle faces further selection issues ahead of his side's clash with the Blues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coyle is already without a number of long-term injured, with the casualty list compounded this week when it was announced midfielder Stuart Holden faces another six months on the sidelines with a knee problem. To add to his woes, on-loan Gael Kakuta is ineligible as he cannot face his parent club, David Wheater and Ivan Klasnic are suspended, and goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is doubtful with a leg knock.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Chelsea, striker Fernando Torres is suspended after he was sent off in the victory over Swansea. Frank Lampard could keep his place in the starting line-up after he was recalled for the midweek trip to Valencia and scored in the 1-1 draw.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Striker Daniel Sturridge is fit after he missed Saturday's win over Swansea with a knee injury and also sat out the Valencia draw at Valencia. Goalkeeping understudy Hilario is still a week or two away from recovering from a hip and back complaint, while Michael Essien (knee) is a long-term absentee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Boyata, Knight, Cahill, Robinson, Pratley, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Petrov, Davies, Tuncay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Mikel, Mata, Drogba, Anelka.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8196100177162965859?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8196100177162965859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8196100177162965859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/10/bolton-v-chelsea-live.html' title='Bolton v Chelsea LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2606359616574402798</id><published>2011-09-30T11:25:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-30T11:25:00.075-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Everton v Liverpool LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Old foes Everton and Liverpool will lock horns once more at Goodison Park on Saturday in the 216th Merseyside derby.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/12/218x298/DavidMoyes_2545218.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;David Moyes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;For David Moyes it is the chance to build on some steadily improving home form that has seen the Blues recover from that shock opening game defeat to QPR to go unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions in front of their own supporters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;They also have fond memoires of last season's home encounter with Liverpool, when they strolled to a comfortable 2-0 win thanks to goals from Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a very different Liverpool team though that will take to the field on Saturday, complete with a new - or should that be familiar - man in the dugout. Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is preparing to return to Goodison Park as Liverpool manager for the first time since 1991.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Back then Dalglish famously quit the Anfield club just days after a tumultuous 4-4 FA Cup tie with the Toffees, citing the pressure of the job and the strain it had taken on him over the years. His return last January was equally dramatic and the intervening nine months has seen him stamp his authority on the squad with a number of big money incomings and notable departures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The situation could not be more different across Stanley Park, with Toffees boss Moyes forced to work on a shoestring budget, raising nearly £15million in player sales over the summer but only bringing in three loan signings. Despite the financial disparity the Blues could go above their old rivals with a win on Saturday, with a game in hand.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt and Everton's Tim Cahill appear to relish this fixture more than most and the pair have five derby goals to their name. The Australian has scored more derby goals than any other Everton player since the war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The game could hinge on referee Martin Atkinson, who faces the unenviable task of trying to manage the Premier League's most volatile encounter. This match-up has seen 19 red cards since the start of the Premier League, more than any other fixture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atkinson showed six yellows and two reds the last time he was on duty in a Merseyside derby, at Anfield in February 2010. Therefore the derby spoils could hinge on who keeps their head in the white hot atmosphere of a packed Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cahill is a doubt for Everton after he sustained a shin injury in a challenge with Manchester City's Vincent Kompany last weekend. The Australian hasn't trained all week but Moyes will leave it as late as possible before deciding on the 32-year-old's fitness. Striker Louis Saha is pushing for a recall after appearing as a substitute against City last weekend but fellow forward Victor Anichebe remains side-lined until December.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Liverpool, skipper Steven Gerrard looks likely to start from the bench as he edges his way back to full fitness. The England man has played just 25 minutes of competitive football since recovering from a groin operation. Glen Johnson is out with hamstring strain while Daniel Agger will also miss out as he recovers from a rib injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Jagielka, Distin, Rodwell, Fellaini, Osman, Coleman, Cahill, Saha..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Enrique, Carragher, Kelly, Skrtel, Kuyt, Downing, Lucas, Adam, Suarez, Carroll..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2606359616574402798?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2606359616574402798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2606359616574402798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/everton-v-liverpool-live.html' title='Everton v Liverpool LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-486352258097416115</id><published>2011-09-29T16:44:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-29T16:44:23.349-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LIVESCORE CENTER</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;iframe scrolling="auto" frameborder="0" width="580px" src="http://footballmatchcentre.thesunsport.co.uk/ifb2009/matchcentre.asp" height="1200px"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-486352258097416115?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/486352258097416115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/486352258097416115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/livescore-center.html' title='LIVESCORE CENTER'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-33762175200330883</id><published>2011-09-26T13:25:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-26T13:25:27.209-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arsenal v Olympiakos LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Arsenal FC began last season's UEFA Champions League with a 6-0 home victory and they kick off in London against Olympiacos FC, whose record in England does not inspire confidence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/02/218x298/Robin-van-Persie-Arsenal1_2423835.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Robin van Persie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal FC's first home game in last season's competition produced a 6-0 victory and Olympiacos FC will be on their guard on matchday two, especially as they have conceded plenty of goals in England. The Gunners were denied three matchday one points by a late Borussia Dortmund goal and had to settle for a 1-1 draw away to the German champions, while Olympiacos lost 1-0 at home to Olympique de Marseille.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The teams were also paired together in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage. Two goals inside the final 12 minutes from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin gave the Gunners a 2-0 victory at the Arsenal Stadium in the first meeting. The return fixture went the way of the Greek side thanks to Leonardo's lone strike early in the second half.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The lineups for the meeting in north London on 29 September 2009 were:&lt;br /&gt;Arsenal: Mannone, Eboué, Vermaelen, Gallas, Clichy, Diaby (Vela 77), Fàbregas, Rosický (Eduardo 66), Song, Arshavin, Van Persie (Ramsey 85).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Olympiacos: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Diogo, Zairi (Stoltidis 46), Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A Papadopoulos, Leonardo (Óscar González 83), Ledesma (Mitroglou 79), Torosidis.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal are unbeaten at home against Greek opponents, winning five and drawing two. Overall they have lost just three of 12 fixtures with six wins and three draws. Olympiacos have lost all nine away games against English sides, conceding 29 times and scoring just once. That sole goal came at Anfield in a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool FC on matchday six of the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League. Olympiacos have won just three of 18 fixtures with English sides, losing 12.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal – who finished fourth in last season's Premier League – owed their participation to a play-off victory, the fifth time in six seasons they have come through a qualifying round. Theo Walcott gave the London side a narrow home first-leg victory against Udinese Calcio. Although that was wiped out by Antonio Di Natale's first-half header at the Stadio Friuli, Van Persie restored Arsenal's aggregate advantage and, after Wojciech Szczęsny had brilliantly saved a Di Natale penalty, Walcott clinched progress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last season Arsenal reached the round of 16 where they went down 4-3 on aggregate to eventual champions FC Barcelona. It was the 11th successive season they had made it through the group and the first time since 2006/07 they had failed to reach the quarter-finals or better.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2009/10 the Greek champions finished second in their group, three points behind Arsenal. On their travels they failed to score a single goal, also going down 2-0 at R Standard de Liège before a 0-0 stalemate at AZ Alkmaar. In the knockout rounds, they lost 1-0 to FC Girondins de Bordeaux in Athens and 2-1 away, Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh scoring for Bordeaux in the second leg.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;On 19 August 2006 Olof Mellberg, then with Aston Villa FC, became the first player to score a competitive goal at Arsenal's new stadium. The game ended 1-1, one of only two points Mellberg picked up in 11 Premier League meetings with the Gunners.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bacary Sagna and Rafik Djebbour were together at AJ Auxerre from 2000 to 2003; Abou Diaby joined them in 2002. Manuel Almunia and Pablo Orbaiz both started their career at CA Osasuna and played together in the Navarra club's B team in 1998/99. Sébastien Squillaci and François Modesto were team-mates at AS Monaco FC for two seasons (2004-06). Modesto was also there with Park Chu-Young from 2008 until 2010. Kevin Mirallas and Thomas Vermaelen play together with Belgium's national team.Jean Makoun and Alex Song do likewise with Cameroon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-33762175200330883?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/33762175200330883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/33762175200330883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/arsenal-v-olympiakos-live.html' title='Arsenal v Olympiakos LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5680088092003819091</id><published>2011-09-26T13:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-26T13:17:33.632-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bayern Munich v Manchester City LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Early Group A leaders FC Bayern München aim to uphold their fine recent UEFA Champions League home form and a strong record against English sides when Manchester City FC visit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/08/218x298/Boateng_2493417.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Jérôme Boateng &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a fine away win, FC Bayern München host Manchester City FC on matchday two hoping to maintain their impressive home record against English opposition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the first meeting between the Group A rivals with Bayern holding the early advantage in the section thanks to a 2-0 win at Villarreal CF on 14 September, when City were held 1-1 at home by SSC Napoli.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a player, Jupp Heynckes was involved with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach in the European Cup's first penalty shoot-out against Everton FC in the 1970/71 second round. He converted his kick but Mönchengladbach lost. Heynckes suffered even greater heartache against Liverpool FC with defeats in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup final – despite his two second-leg goals – and the 1976/77 Champions' Cup final. The next year he lost out to the Anfield club again in the European Cup semi-finals, his final European outing as a player.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roberto Mancini faced Bayern as FC Internazionale Milano coach in the 2006/07 group stage, finishing second behind them after a 2-0 home loss and 1-1 draw in Bavaria. His Inter side also drew 1-1 in Germany in the 2004/05 group stage, holding an SV Werder Bremen team they defeated 2-0 at home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mancini scored for Italy against Germany in a 1-1 draw at the 1988 UEFA European Championship. For UC Sampdoria in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round he struck in a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund en route to a 3-1 aggregate victory, and the next season scored in a 2-1 aggregate first round win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bayern's Daniel Van Buyten made five league appearances for City on loan from Olympique de Marseille in 2003/04 while Jérôme Boateng spent last season with City, making 16 top-flight outings. He played for Hamburg in Manchester in the clubs' 2008/09 UEFA Cup quarter-final.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;From 2006 to 2008 Boateng, Olić, Nigel de Jong and Vincent Kompany were team-mates at Hamburg. Ribéry and Samir Nasri were colleagues at Marseille from 2005 to 2007 and play together for France. Kompany was part of the RSC Anderlecht side eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after a 1-0 defeat at Bayern in their final 2003/04 group stage fixture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boateng, Philipp Lahm, Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller and substitute Toni Kroos all featured in Germany's 4-0 win against an Argentina side including Carlos Tévez and substitute Sergio Agüero in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. David Silva was part of the Spain selection that beat Bayern's Germany contingent in the UEFA EURO 2008 final and 2010 World Cup semi-final. Owen Hargreaves, who is not in City's UEFA Champions League squad, was part of the Bayern side that won the competition in 2000/01.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5680088092003819091?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5680088092003819091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5680088092003819091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/bayern-munich-v-manchester-city-live.html' title='Bayern Munich v Manchester City LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7250977628829609373</id><published>2011-09-25T13:52:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T13:53:26.011-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Norwich City v Sunderland LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Norwich have yet to win at home this season while Sunderland have yet to taste success outside the Stadium of Light so far.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLBamHvWne3jlftwc8-WkFLqsA1oxSVtzmySz4jWx56IcmvhwRXA" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Titus Bramble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Canaries have been entertaining as well as unpredictable on their top-flight return as their games have featured red cards and penalties more often than not as manager Paul Lambert juggled his starting line-up constantly to keep his men on their toes and the opposition guessing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunderland manager Steve Bruce was a former Carrow Road favourite in his playing days before finding fame and fortune in the Manchester United defence and he will be happy if his players an replicate the score from the last time the two teams met - a 4-1 Carling Cup success two seasons ago when Norwich were in League One.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lambert confirmed he was not afraid to change a winning team, especially as Steve Morison led the line on his own at the Reebok Stadium while Holt watched for the majority of the match from the bench. "Every player I trust," he said. "The lads who I pick, I trust them. I don't think anybody's inferior to any other person. Whatever team I pick will do their best to try to win and the lads, I thought, were excellent last week. I thought they deserved to win the game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I have been more than happy with how we are playing. I never have that worry that they won't give me everything they've got. That's one thing I've always felt here. I've never thought they've not been at it, apart from the MK Dons game (a 4-0 home defeat in the Carling Cup), but one game in two and a bit years is exceptional."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Admittedly it's a long time ago, but Bruce has fond memories of his trophy-winning three-year spell at Carrow Road a quarter of a century back. There will be little sentiment on display from the Sunderland manager when it comes to kick-off. But after being part of the side that claimed the League Cup - beating the Wearsiders in the Wembley final - he admitted: "I had a wonderful spell there and thoroughly enjoyed playing for the club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I will always have special memories of my time there. They gave me a chance to play at the top level and I'll always remember that. "It's great to see them back in the top flight after two promotions. They've got some good players and to their credit they always try to play football the right way. For me, they deserve a place in the Premier League."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the much-needed victory over Stoke belatedly kick-stared the campaign with a first win, Bruce, who is likely to name an unchanged side, hopes to exploit a Norwich defence that has failed to keep a clean sheet this season since winning promotion from the Championship. He added: "Somebody's just told me they've conceded five penalties on the trot which must be some kind of record. Let's hope that unwanted run continues for them."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bruce, who is without suspended defender Phil Bardsley, spent his spare Saturday taking in Newcastle's game against Blackburn Rovers. He added: "We set our standards against Stoke, and we must try to maintain that level of performance now. "We know it will be hard because with teams that come up, especially early in the season, there's a feel-good factor and a euphoria about the place which makes it that bit more difficult for visiting teams.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We're always under pressure as Premier League managers and there were no doubt 19 others who were delighted it was my turn to be under the cosh. We need to go and win on Monday so the spotlight is focused on someone else who is unfortunate enough to be having a difficult run."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7250977628829609373?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7250977628829609373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7250977628829609373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/norwich-city-v-sunderland-live.html' title='Norwich City v Sunderland LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6799913746853118748</id><published>2011-09-24T03:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-24T03:42:40.083-04:00</updated><title type='text'>QPR v Aston Villa LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa will both be looking to build on promising starts to the season when they lock horns at Loftus Road on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/09/09/218x298/Neil-Warnock-Crystal-Palace-manager_2365553.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Neil Warnock&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;It looked like it would be a tough campaign for QPR following a heavy opening-day loss to Bolton, but their fortunes have been revived since Tony Fernandes completed a takeover of the club. Neil Warnock was able to bring in a raft of new signings before the transfer deadline and he will have been delighted with the way they have all settled in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having dominated a goalless draw with Newcastle, QPR got their rewards last weekend with a 3-0 victory at Wolves that propelled them into the top half of the Premier League. Warnock was able to name an unchanged line-up at Molineux and will hope to field the same XI again this weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Danny Gabbidon was forced from the field against Wolves but his knee injury has proved to be less serious than initially feared and he is now racing to be fit for the visit of Villa. DJ Campbell is also pushing for a start after stepping off the substitutes' bench to score the third goal last time out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kieron Dyer (foot) and Rob Hulse (knee) remain sidelined, while Clint Hill this week joined Nottingham Forest on loan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aston Villa are level on seven points with QPR but are three places higher by virtue of their superior goal difference. Alex McLeish's men are unbeaten in their opening five Premier League games, which have included four draws, but they did lose at home to Bolton in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;McLeish named a strong side for the clash in an effort to go deeper into the competition and the setback will have left him with plenty to ponder ahead of the trip to London. Emile Heskey is not quite ready to return following injury but McLeish is hopeful that midfielder Jermaine Jenas will be fit after overcoming a strain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Darren Bent, who has had to deny criticising the manager's tactics this week, has been ruled out of the match with a groin problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;QPR: Kenny, Young, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, Traore, Wright-Phillips, Barton, Derry, Faurlin, Taarabt, Bothroyd. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Albrighton, Petrov, Delph, N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6799913746853118748?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6799913746853118748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6799913746853118748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/qpr-v-aston-villa-live.html' title='QPR v Aston Villa LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-6802381575700281907</id><published>2011-09-24T03:37:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-24T03:37:08.576-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Cardiff v Leicester LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship clash between Cardiff and Leicester at the Cardiff City Stadium (kick-off 1.15pm). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/09/218x298/Matt-Mills_2656320.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Matt Mills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Malky Mackay is likely to make wholesale changes to the Cardiff side which beat Leicester on penalties in the Carling Cup.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mackay made seven alterations to his starting XI for the midweek tie, with striker Kenny Miller and defender Kevin McNaughton not even figuring among the substitutes for the Bluebirds. Both are expected to return to the starting line-up for the second meeting with the Foxes in five days, but Mackay is not without injury problems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Defender Ben Turner is unlikely to be handed his debut after picking up an impact injury during the week, while full-back Andrew Taylor came off against Leicester with a slight hamstring scare. Meanwhile, midfielder Stephen McPhail is battling a groin strain but should be fit for the fixture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is also set to revert back to his first-choice side after making 10 changes for the midweek cup tie. Captain Matt Mills was the only survivor from the league victory over Brighton last Saturday. The centre-half was substituted at half-time, but Eriksson insisted it was just a precaution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"He has had some groin problems but they are not serious and he will be ready for Sunday," said the Swede.&lt;br /&gt;Kasper Schmeichel, Lee Peltier, Sol Bamba, Paul Konchesky, Yuki Abe, Gelson Fernandes, Richie Wellens, Andy King, Darius Vassell and Jermaine Beckforddropped out of the team in midweek but the majority, if not all, are expected to be recalled.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-6802381575700281907?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6802381575700281907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/6802381575700281907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/cardiff-v-leicester-live.html' title='Cardiff v Leicester LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1762194384838677762</id><published>2011-09-24T03:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-24T03:29:10.184-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man City v Everton LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Manchester City will aim to end their miserable run against Everton when they lock horns at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/05/218x298/Everton-v-Manchester-City-Phil-Jagielka-Edin-_2593893.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;City are unbeaten in eight Premier League games&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Manchester Blues host the Merseyside Blues in the lunchtime kick-off, live on Sky Sports HD2, looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League after Fulham came from behind last Sunday to draw 2-2 and end City's 100 per cent start.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That was a welcome boost for City with Mancini having complained about a shortage of central midfielders following the Fulham game, and with their bogey side next up this weekend..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everton have won their last four games against City, winning 2-1 home and away last season, and since losing 5-1 at City in the final game of the 2003/04 season, the Toffees have won 10 of their 14 meetings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;David Moyes' men also progressed to the Carling Cup fourth round in midweek, beating West Brom 2-1 after extra-time, which took their unbeaten run to five since losing at home to QPR in their opening game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everton left it late against Wigan last Saturday before young Greek striker Apostolos Vellios and loan signing Royston Drenthe both scored their first goals for the club to secure a 3-1 win and send the Toffees up to seventh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City's 2-2 draw at Fulham leaves them two points behind neighbours United but being the early kick-off, they have the chance to go top and put some pressure on their derby rivals. And just five rounds into the new season, it's already looking like that could be the story of this season's title race - a see-saw scrap between City and United.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kolo Toure is in contention after the City defender returned in midweek after serving a six-month suspension for a failed drugs test, but Roberto Mancini has already decided Owen Hargreaves is not yet fit enough for back-to-back games. Although Mancini is expected to name the bulk of the side that started at Fulham, he could make a couple of changes to keep his key men fresh for the Champions League trip to Bayern Munich next Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli are in contention along with the fit-again James Milner but Nigel de Jong remains out. Everton's club captain Phil Neville was left out against Wigan last week but will be hoping for a recall after scoring the extra-time winner against West Brom in midweek.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vellios and Drenthe are in contention for a first Premier League start after they both came off the bench to score late goals against Wigan.Louis Saha's chances of selection remain unclear after venting his frustration on Twitter at not being selected for the squad to face Wigan, while new goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann is not part of this weekend's squad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, Y Toure, Nasri, Silva, Aguero, Tevez.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Neville, Coleman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Osman, Cahill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1762194384838677762?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1762194384838677762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1762194384838677762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/man-city-v-everton-live.html' title='Man City v Everton LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-404174205129711250</id><published>2011-09-17T10:38:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-17T10:38:10.527-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Rangers v Celtic LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Team news for Sunday lunchtime's Scottish Premier League Old Firm derby clash between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox (kick-off 12.30pm). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Nikica-Jelavic_2643553.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt; Nikica Jelavic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rangers are boosted by the return of Nikica Jelavic. The striker has recovered from a knee injury, while Lee McCulloch, Alejandro Bedoya and Sasa Papac have also been passed fit for the visit of Celtic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The clash at Ibrox comes too soon for David Weir, Lee Wallace and Jamie Ness, while Kyle Bartley continues his recovery from a hernia operation. Celtic boss Neil Lennon will have several players back in contention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Skipper Scott Brown and striker Anthony Stokes are fighting to recover from their respective ankle and thigh injuries which kept them out of the Europa League defeat at Atletico Madrid, with the former looking to have the better chance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Defender Daniel Majstorovic, who was banned for the trip to Spain, and left-back Badr El-Kaddouri, who was cup-tied, are both back in the squad..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rangers (from): McGregor, Whittaker, Bocanegra, Ortiz, Goian, Broadfoot, Wylde, McKay, Davis, Edu, McCulloch, Naismith, Lafferty, Perry, Healy, Kerkar, Alexander, Fleck, Jelavic, Bedoya, Papac.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celtic (from): Forster, Mark Wilson, El-Kaddouri, Matthews, Kelvin Wilson, Majstorovic, Loovens, Mulgrew, Kayal, Brown, Ki, Ledley, Bangura, Hooper, Forrest, Commons, Stokes, Samaras, Zaluska, Filip Twardzik, Wanyama.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div  align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrtvl.blogspot.com/2011/02/rugby-league-live.html" target="_self"&gt;PLEASE NOTE THIS GAME IS BEING SHOWN ON OUR RUGBY LEAGUE STREAM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-404174205129711250?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/404174205129711250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/404174205129711250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/rangers-v-celtic-live.html' title='Rangers v Celtic LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-794715422349352711</id><published>2011-09-16T09:56:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T09:56:58.507-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Blackburn v Arsenal LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Saturday's early game features a meeting between two sides with just one win between them this season. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/07/218x298/Arsene-Wenger-Arsenal-edited1_2482796.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Arsene Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal's first victory of the campaign came at home to Swansea last weekend, while Blackburn claimed their only point of the season at Fulham last week. There are plenty of similarities between the two sides' form, with Rovers winning just once in nine Premier League home games and the Gunners holding the same record on the road.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;There will be increased scrutiny on Blackburn manager Steve Kean this weekend, with planned protests potentially taking place at Ewood Park. The club's owners, Venky's, have this week urged supporters to refrain from showing they are disappointed and want fans to 'lend their full support to the team'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before last week's trip to Craven Cottage, the Lancashire club had lost all three top-flight games - an early run of form that has seen them sink to the bottom of the Premier League. Arsene Wenger's team go into the clash on the back of a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund in midweek.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Blackburn, Junior Hoilett and Chris Samba both suffered injuries in the draw at Fulham but are expected to be fit for the visit of Arsenal. Hoilett left the pitch with concussion after a collision with Mark Schwarzer while Samba was substituted with a back problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are more pressing doubts over the fitness of trio David Dunn (calf), Ryan Nelson (knee) and Morten Gamst Pedersen (thigh) who will all undergo late calls regarding their availability for the game. Arsenal have Gervinho and Alex Song available again after both completed suspensions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Abou Diaby (knee) and Sebastien Squillaci (calf) will definitely miss the game as will Thomas Vermaelen and Jack Wilshere who have ankle injuries. Aaron Ramsey has a chance of playing even though he missed the draw in Germany on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Dann, Samba, Givet, N'Zonzi, Dunn, Rochina, Formica, Hoilett, Goodwillie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Walcott, Benayoun, Gervino, van Persie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-794715422349352711?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/794715422349352711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/794715422349352711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/blackburn-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Blackburn v Arsenal LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-5314566020877690336</id><published>2011-09-13T04:26:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-13T17:24:25.236-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man City v Napoli LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Sky blue is not the only connection between Group A rivals Manchester City FC and SSC Napoli as they end respective exiles of 43 and 21 years from Europe's elite competition. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/08/10/218x298/SergioAguero_1309588.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Sergio Aguero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester City FC will stage their first game in Europe's elite club competition for 43 years when they welcome SSC Napoli for their opening Group A fixture in this season's UEFA Champions League.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City's only previous participation at this level was back in the 1968/69 season when they met Fenerbahçe SK in the first round of the European Champion Clubs' Cup and were eliminated after a goalless home draw and 2-1 away defeat. A sky blue home shirt is not the only thing linking the clubs as visitors Napoli are also new to the competition in its modern format although they did participate in the 1987/88 and 1990/91 Champions' Cups, reaching the second round on their second appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both clubs are returning to the European Cup on the back of a domestic resurgence. City qualified for the UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the Premier League last season – their highest finish since 1977. Napoli's third place in Serie A was their best performance since 1990. City reached the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League in 2010/11, losing to FC Dynamo Kyiv. After winning five and drawing one of their six home games in that campaign, they are now unbeaten in 12 European matches at the City of Manchester Stadium, their last reverse coming against FC Midtjylland in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City have never met Napoli before but have a good home record against Italian opposition. In the 1970s they beat both Juventus and AC Milan – Brian Kidd, now assistant manager, scored in both games – and recorded a 1-1 draw with Juventus in last season's UEFA Europa League. Napoli had not faced any team from England before taking on Liverpool FC in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage. After a goalless draw in Italy, they led 1-0 until the 76th minute of the Anfield return thanks to Ezequiel Lavezzi's first-half strike, before falling to a late Steven Gerrard hat-trick. The Naples club went on to reach the last 16 where they went down to Villarreal CF, their second opponents in Group A this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City's Italian manager Roberto Mancini has faced Napoli as both player and coach. In the latter guise, when in charge of FC Internazionale Milano in 2007/08, he recorded a 2-1 home victory and 1-0 away defeat. As a player Mancini scored in UC Sampdoria's 4-1 aggregate win against Napoli in the 1989 Coppa Italia final. It was also against Napoli that he struck what is remembered in Italy as perhaps his finest goal for Sampdoria – a spectacular volley in a 4-1 win at the Stadio San Paolo in 1990/91, the year his old team won the Scudetto. The following season Mancini hit five goals to help Sampdoria reach the European Cup final.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City's first-team coach David Platt scored the winner in Juventus' 4-3 defeat of Napoli in March 1993. Sergio Agüero is the son-in-law of Diego Maradona, the inspiration behind Napoli's 1987 and 1990 title triumphs. Agüero and Zabaleta are team-mates of Federico Fernández with Argentina. Andrea Dossena spent 18 months with Liverpool between 2008 and 2010. He scored his only Premier League goal against City's neighbours Manchester United FC in a 4-1 win at Old Trafford on 14 March 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Walter Gargano was on target for Uruguay in their penalty shoot-out win against an Argentina side including Agüero, Carlos Tévez and Pablo Zabaleta in the quarter-finals of July's Copa América. Tévez missed his spot kick while Napoli's Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani were unused by Argentina and Uruguay respectively. Lavezzi played alongside Zabaleta for Argentina's CA San Lorenzo in 2004/05.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aleksandar Kolarov and Goran Pandev were team-mates at S.S. Lazio between 2007 and 2009. Mancini had just left Lazio as coach when Pandev joined the capital side in 2004 and departed Inter before the forward joined the Nerazzurri. Edin Džeko has already scored one UEFA Champions League goal on Mancunian soil – for VfL Wolfsburg in a 2-1 loss at Manchester United on 30 September 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-5314566020877690336?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5314566020877690336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/5314566020877690336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/man-city-v-napoli-live.html' title='Man City v Napoli LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3159950153385100057</id><published>2011-09-12T08:28:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-12T08:28:44.690-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Chelsea v Bayer Laverkusen LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has turned his attentions to the UEFA Champions League following their 2-1 victory over Sunderland. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://theshedender.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Villas-Boas-Chelsea-press-conference.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Andre Villas-Boas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Blues boss was happy with how his side claimed all three points thanks to goals from John Terry and Daniel Sturridge. Ji Dong-won's injury-time goal was merely a consolation for Steve Bruce's men.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Tuesday, Chelsea will entertain German outfit Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge and Villas-Boas is keen to add trophies, in particular the Champions League which many of his predecessors have failed to do. "I just have to focus on what the owner has told me. One of his obsessions is to play well, and that's what we try to do," he said. "Of course, we have to add the trophies to the playing well situation, and that's our main focus as a top team, there's nothing new in that. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"If you take the European trophy, of course it is a dream to everybody, but it's the most difficult trophy to win when you see the level of the other European teams as they are and it's going to be a massive challenge again. "We just have to go step by step on it. We have two days to rest only before the Leverkusen game with Bayer having one day extra to rest, and we have to focus on getting the first three points before going to Valencia." On the victory at the Stadium of Light, Villas-Boas added: "Today, it went very well for us in terms of what we want to achieve, not that we haven't tried to do it before, but it just didn't happen in the other three games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Fortunately, today we were able to play the passing game that relates more to how we train, and the team played very, very well. I am very happy with the display. "The 2-1, of course, is avoidable and that brought an edge to the last three minutes, but we can only say that Chelsea deserved to win and we were very consistent in the first and second halves. "I am very happy with the efforts of everybody." &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bayer Leverkusen manager Robin Dutt has refused to reveal if Michael Ballack will start against former club Chelsea in their UEFA Champions League meeting on Tuesday. Ballack has struggled to hold down a regular place in the Bayer side this term with the midfielder finding himself on the bench for several games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 34-year-old, who left Chelsea for Bayer in the summer of 2010, is hoping to play against his former team-mates so that he can say his farewells to the Stamford Bridge faithful. However, Dutt is not giving anything away regards his team selection for the opening game of their Champions League Group E campaign, but admitted he will be taking advice from Ballack on any inside knowledge on Chelsea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3159950153385100057?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3159950153385100057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3159950153385100057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/chelsea-v-bayer-laverkusen-live.html' title='Chelsea v Bayer Laverkusen LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2018589052278783525</id><published>2011-09-11T14:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T14:04:46.273-04:00</updated><title type='text'>QPR v Newcastle Utd  LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Newcastle United travel to&amp;nbsp;Loftus Road&amp;nbsp;for tomorrow evening&amp;rsquo;s 8pm kick off against Queens Park Rangers; since the season started, Newcastle have won&amp;nbsp;three and drawn one in all competitions, whilst QPR have won one and lost three of their games&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01365/joey_1365881a.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Joey Barton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock will hand midfielder Joey Barton his debut for the club at Loftus Road in the first Premier League game for both sides since the transfer window closed. Shaun Wright-Phillips and Luke Young could also feature for their new club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Defender Clint Hill returns having completed a 3 match ban and DJ Campbell returns having recovered from a virus.Defender Bradley Orr (groin) and strikers Jaime Mackie (broken leg) and Rob Hulse (knee), remain long term injury concerns for QPR, whilst Kieron Dyer (foot) was given the 12th Sept as a comeback date. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is set to hand Italian signing Davide Santon his debut from the bench rather than the starting eleven, whilst Haris Vuckic (wrist), Mike Williamson (ankle) are unlikely to be available due to injury.Steve Harper (knee) has returned to training and Sammy Ameobi (thigh) is expected back, though he may not be named in tomorrow&amp;rsquo;s team-sheet. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hatem Ben Arfa (ankle/foot) remains the clubs only long-term injury and is not expected to return until the end of October.Newcastle last won away at QPR in the 1995/96 season. Newcastle have made their best start to a Premier League campaign this season since that 1995/96 campaign, when they finished 2nd &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newcastle have won 3 of the last 4 meetings with QPR and drawn the 4th&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;QPR&amp;rsquo;s Adel Taarabt has had 14 attempts at goal without scoring so far this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2018589052278783525?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2018589052278783525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2018589052278783525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/qpr-v-newcastle-utd-live.html' title='QPR v Newcastle Utd  LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-8482312373544244756</id><published>2011-09-10T04:19:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-10T04:19:58.867-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Fulham v Blackburn LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fulham will be going in search of their first win on Sunday, while Blackburn are still looking for their first point.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/08/09/218x298/Martin-Jol_1216611.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;"&gt;Martin Jol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cottagers have suffered back-to-back defeats, following an opening day draw, and are languishing in the lower reaches of the table. In fact, one point from their opening three games equals the club's previous worst start to a Premier League campaign in 2005/06.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Martin Jol will be aware of the need to start generating results, while he is also desperate for goals. Fulham have notched just once in the league so far this season, and Clint Dempsey's late effort at Newcastle last time out proved to be nothing more than a consolation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cottagers will, however, be pleased to see their American forward off the mark and will be hoping he can improve on a record that has seen him score three goals in his last four appearances against Blackburn. The capital outfit will also fancy their chances now that they are back on home soil, having lost only one of their last 10 top-flight fixtures at Craven Cottage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn will be hoping to leave London with three points this weekend, but even a draw would be a step in the right direction for Steve Kean's side. They have yet to pick up a point this season, with Wolves, Everton and Aston Villahaving put them to the sword.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rovers have not lost four Premier League games in a row since December 2008, during Paul Ince's ill-fated tenure. It is the first time since 1947/48 that they have lost their opening three games of a top-flight campaign, and it is imperative they bounce back this weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fulham could hand a debut to their big-money deadline day recruit Bryan Ruiz. Much is expected of the Costa Rica international and he could be thrust straight into Premier League action.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bobby Zamora is also pushing for a striking berth after shaking off a knock, but Simon Davies is sidelined with a knee problem. John Arne Riise and his brother Bjorn Helge Riise are nursing groin and hamstring injuries respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zdenek Grygera will be hoping to make his first appearance for the Cottagers following a summer switch from Juventus. Blackburn were also able to add to their squad on deadline day and Yakubu and Scott Dann will be looking to make their bows for the club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dann will slip in at centre-half alongside Chris Samba, helping to cover the continued absence of Ryan Nelsen. Morten Gamst Pedersen and David Dunn are carrying hamstring injuries, but Simon Vukcevic is in contention to make his debut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;p&gt;Fulham: Schwarzer, Grygera, Hughes, Hangeland, Baird, Dempsey, Murphy, Sidwell, Duff, Ruiz, Dembele.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Dann, Givet, Hoilett, N'Zonzi, Petrovic, Vukcevic, Robert, Yakubu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-8482312373544244756?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8482312373544244756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/8482312373544244756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/fulham-v-blackburn-live.html' title='Fulham v Blackburn LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2656565670320166684</id><published>2011-09-10T04:13:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-10T04:13:11.576-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Norwich v West Brom LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Both Norwich and West Brom are still seeking their first win of the Premier League season as they prepare to meet at Carrow Road on Sunday.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Norwich-v-Stoke-Paul-Lambert_2639382.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Paul Lambert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Domestic action resumes this weekend following the international break and the Norfolk encounter should be a tightly-contested affair as both sides look to breathe life into their so-far disappointing campaigns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paul Lambert's promoted Canaries took a point from their opening two encounters before suffering a 3-1 defeat on their tricky trip to Chelsea last time out. Those results have left Norwich 14th in the table but only three points away from pushing into the top half of the standings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Baggies, meanwhile, have endured three back-to-back defeats after the fixture generator handed them a daunting opener at home to Manchester United and a trip to Stamford Bridge the following week. Roy Hodgson's men lost 1-0 to Stoke last time out and will be keen to get three points under their belts this weekend to escape their early spot in the bottom three of the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The last time the two sides met was in the Championship back in April 2008, when Albion secured a 2-1 road victory . But while the Baggies have won their last three league matches against Norwich, all in the Championship, the Canaries are unbeaten in their last six meetings with the Midlanders in the top flight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Norwich will be without first-choice goalkeeper John Ruddy for the clash after he received a one-match ban following his sending off at Chelsea. Reserve keeper Declan Rudd is expected to replace him between the sticks. Manager Lambert remains without defenders Daniel Ayala and Elliot Ward, while Zak Whitbread is likely to be unavailable as he recovers from a hamstring problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Striker James Vaughan could be in contention following a long lay-off with a knee injury. West Brom midfielder Zoltan Gera is in contention to make his first appearance since rejoining the club. The Hungary international was suspended for the opening three games while also recovering from ankle surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Albion are optimistic striker Peter Odemwingie will be available after his recent ankle setback but his strike partner Shane Long is rated only 50-50 to recover from a calf injury by Baggies head coach Hodgson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Norwich: Rudd, Naughton, Barnett, De Laet, Tierney, Bennett, Crofts, Johnson, Pilkington, Holt, C. Martin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;West Brom: Foster, Reid, Olsson, Tamas, Shorey, Mulumbu, Scharner, Tchoyi, Morrison, Brunt, Odemwingie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2656565670320166684?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2656565670320166684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2656565670320166684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/norwich-v-west-brom-live.html' title='Norwich v West Brom LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2075337434890176687</id><published>2011-09-04T06:26:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-04T06:26:40.807-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Russia v Republic of Ireland LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tuesday's Russia v Ireland match will be a do or die affair for Trapattoni's side who aim to qualify directly for the Euro 2012 tournament to be held in Ukraine and Poland&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/02/218x298/GiovanniTrapattoni_2560963.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Trapattoni; uphill battle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Republic of Ireland weren't at their best against Slovakia, but regardless had several chances to edge out the win but Robbie Keane failed to convert some chances you would expect him to have no trouble with. But it was Slovakia who will feel gutted out of a win, having outplayed the hosts in key stretches of this game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;As it currently stands, both teams gave up a golden chance to top the group and now it is Russia who stands as favorites to advance directly. The lone good news for Ireland is that they have the tiebreaker over Slovakia should the two sides end on even points at the end of the Euro 2012 qualification campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Russia didn't look spectacular themselves over the weekend with a narrow 1-0 win over Macedonia thanks to a 41st minute goal by Semshov. In the last Republic of Ireland vs Russia match, the Irish looked completely out of it and fell behind 3-0 to the unforgiving Russians. They showed some heart in the second half however coming back with two goals and almost salvaging a draw. With this match in mind, Russia will have the psychological advantage heading into this fixture, but underestimating the visitors is clearly not an option&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2075337434890176687?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2075337434890176687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2075337434890176687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/russia-v-republic-of-ireland-live.html' title='Russia v Republic of Ireland LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4778617122907943920</id><published>2011-09-04T06:19:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-04T06:21:29.269-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Scotland v Lithuania LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scotland will be without two of their best players for the Lithuania game on Tuesday after Scott Brown and Kenny Miller both picked up yellow cards in today's game against Czech Republic.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/12/218x298/KennyMiller_2545947.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Kenny Miller&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brown, apart from his early bad tackle had an excellent game and was very influential in midfield, while Kenny Miller scored one and set another up, so it's clear to see how he in particular will be a big miss.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Craig Levein now has the choice of Mackail-Smith of Brighton and David Goodwillie of Blackburn Rovers. Both players very inexperienced at international level. He may opt to play Steven Naismith as the lone striker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scotland must now beat Lithuania to keep their small hopes of qualifying alive. It may be too little too late though even if we manage to beat the Lithuanians.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4778617122907943920?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4778617122907943920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4778617122907943920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/scotland-v-lithuania-live.html' title='Scotland v Lithuania LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-7527652931342156721</id><published>2011-09-01T13:08:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-01T13:08:03.923-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wales v Montenegro LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wales manager Gary Speed is delighted Craig Bellamy earned a move to Liverpool ahead of Friday night's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/08/218x298/CraigBellamy_2490188.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Craig Bellamy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bellamy secured a return to Anfield, where he played during the 2006-7 season, late on Wednesday night having been frozen out at Manchester City under Roberto Mancini.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 32-year-old spent last term on loan at hometown club Cardiff and has not featured in Mancini's first-team squad so far this season. But his switch to Liverpool means he should see regular game time, which is good news for Speed as his side seek to end a run of four straight qualifying defeats in Group G.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It's fantastic," he said. "Craig is a quality player, as I have said on many occasions. "He needs to be playing and I think it's a great move for him. Knowing (Liverpool boss) Kenny Dalglish as I do I am sure he will get the best out of Craig. He is a great man and I think Craig will flourish there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It will help him to have his future sorted. It's good for us and I am sure having his future sorted will focus his mind on the game tomorrow night." Speed insisted that Bellamy's need to leave the squad's Celtic Manor base for Liverpool's Melwood training ground yesterday had not disrupted Wales' preparations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He said: "It did not disrupt us a great deal. You know the transfer window is there and there were a few lads who made it known they might be here, there and everywhere so we had plans in place. "Craig left yesterday afternoon, he was back last night and had a bit of a lie-in this morning. We had a chat at the start of the week and made it as least disruptive as possible."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;While Bellamy will start against Montenegro, Speed will again be without suspended defender James Collins. That means Danny Gabbidon and Ashley Williams will continue in defence but Jack Collison's hopes of a midfield place will depend on how he recovers from a stomach bug.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speed may also be tempted to go with the physical presence of Norwich new boy Steve Morison ahead of the lightweight Robert Earnshaw in attack.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-7527652931342156721?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7527652931342156721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/7527652931342156721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/09/wales-v-montenegro-live.html' title='Wales v Montenegro LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1569882259633731948</id><published>2011-08-27T17:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-27T17:32:30.028-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man Utd v Arsenal LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Manchester United will be looking to make it three wins out of three in the Premier League against an Arsenal side whose record has been anything but perfect at the start of the season.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/03/218x298/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-Manchester-United-Premier-L_2575596.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Alex Ferguson &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pressure on the Gunners was at least lifted by a victory over Udinese in midweek that sealed qualification for the UEFA Champions League group phase for a 14th straight year under Arsene Wenger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal now travel to Old Trafford for an encounter that is always eagerly anticipated, even if it has been a long time since one of the teams started as such firm favourites to pick up three points. The form book certainly suggests that United should be in confident mood, having produced a wonderful second-half performance to beat Tottenham 3-0 on Monday and carry on their excellent run of results at home from last season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The victory also moved Sir Alex Ferguson's men on to six points, joint top of the table alongside Manchester City and Wolves, following an opening-game win at West Brom. Ferguson has been delighted with the way young players such as Danny Welbeck and Phil Jones have slotted into the team in the absence of more established figures, but he faces a couple of selection dilemmas ahead of Arsenal's visit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Javier Hernandez returned to the squad against Spurs following a bout of concussion and is now available to start, but he may have to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench once again due to Welbeck's dazzling display on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rio Ferdinand is also back following a hamstring injury and Antonio Valencia is training well after an ankle problem, but captain Nemanja Vidic is expected to be out for another month with calf trouble and Rafael (dislocated shoulder) is a long-term absentee. Darren Fletcher could feature for the first time this season after recovering from a stomach virus that kept him on the sidelines for two months between early March and early May, before he suffered a relapse over the summer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal will not want to slip eight points behind United, even at such an early stage of the campaign, but they have struggled to get going so far this term.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A scoreless draw with Newcastle on the first day of the season was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool last week, leaving the Gunners without a win or a goal from their opening two Premier League games. Transfer news has also overshadowed their performances on the pitch, with Samir Nasri the latest big name to leave the Emirates Stadium after the departure of captain Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supporters will hope the vital European success in Italy on Wednesday will mark a turning point and Wenger has a few days remaining to bring in reinforcements before the window closes. Unfortunately, no business is likely to be concluded in time for the United showdown and Wenger has limited resources at his disposal following a spate of injuries and suspensions, as well as the exits of Nasri and Fabregas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gervinho and Emmanuel Frimpong are both banned after being sent off in the games against Newcastle and Liverpool respectively, while Alex Song was also charged with violent conduct following a stamp on Joey Barton and must sit out two more games. Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby remain injured, leaving Aaron Ramsey as the only recognised central midfielder available to Wenger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the back, Laurent Koscielny could return following a back problem that forced him to miss the 2-1 victory over Udinese and Johan Djourou may therefore be pushed forward into a holding role. Left-back Kieran Gibbs is racing to recover from a hamstring strain in time for the match.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester United: De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Nani, Cleverley, Anderson, Young, Rooney, Welbeck.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Jenkinson, Ramsey, Djourou, Rosicky, Walcott, Arshavin, Van Persie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1569882259633731948?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1569882259633731948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1569882259633731948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/man-utd-v-arsenal-live.html' title='Man Utd v Arsenal LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4592537198299635363</id><published>2011-08-27T17:25:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-27T17:25:57.914-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Notts Forest v West Ham LIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Team news for Nottingham Forest's Championship clash with West Ham at the City Ground on Sunday (kick-off 1.15pm).&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/02/218x298/Guy-Moussi-Nottingham-Forest-Jan-2011_2559959.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Guy Moussi &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manager Steve McClaren will have Guy Moussi available for the first time this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The French midfielder has been sidelined by a calf problem but made a successful return from injury as the reserves beat Burton. Moussi played 45 minutes of the 4-2 win on Wednesday. George Boateng is likely to come back into McClaren's midfield after being rested against Wycombe in the Carling Cup in midweek.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strikers Ishmael Miller and Robbie Findley look set to keep their places in the team. The pair were rewarded for their impressive substitute appearances against Leicester last weekend with starts against Wycombe and both scored in the 4-1 win at Adams Park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will restore his big hitters to the side. Allardyce made nine changes to his line-up as the Hammers were dumped out of the Carling Cup by League Two Aldershot on Wednesday night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;England midfielder Scott Parker will return - assuming he has not been sold by then - along with Robert Green, James Tomkins, Matt Taylor, Jack Collison, Mark Noble and Carlton Cole. But Junior Stanislas could keep his place after his goal capped an encouraging performance and George McCartney may be preferred to Herita Ilunga at left-back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Teenager Callum McNaughton is suspended after his debut red card, fellow centre-half Abdoulaye Faye (groin) is a doubt and winger Gary O'Neil (ankle) is still sidelined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4592537198299635363?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4592537198299635363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4592537198299635363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/notts-forst-v-west-ham-live.html' title='Notts Forest v West Ham LIVE'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-470168327094050338</id><published>2011-08-26T10:03:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-26T10:03:02.307-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Liverpool v Bolton Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liverpool will expect to make it a perfect 10 wins on the trot over Saturday's opponents Bolton at Anfield.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/02/218x298/Kenny-Dalglish-Liverpool-Jan-2011_2561993.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Kenny Dalglish&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not since September 2006 have the Reds dropped points against the Trotters, when Sam Allardyce inflicted a 2-0 defeat upon his then counterpart Rafa Benitez. Much has changed at both clubs since then, with Liverpool scoring 23 goals to Bolton's four in reply, taking in an impressive sequence of nine victories both home and away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, only Manchester City have scored more goals than Bolton in their opening two Premier League games this season, following a 4-0 opening win at Queens Park Rangers and a 3-2 home defeat to Roberto Mancini's side last time out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kenny Dalglish's side are unbeaten, though, with four points on the board following an opening-day Anfield draw with Sunderland, followed by a comfortable 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates. Both sides were successful against lower league opposition in the Carling Cup in midweek, but changes are expected to be made upon the return of top flight football.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dalglish is yet to name the same side in Liverpool's opening three fixtures and has a fresh injury concern adding to the absence of club captain Steven Gerrard and full-back Glen Johnson. Raul Meireles, who earned his first start in the midweek win at Exeter, was forced off in the 3-1 win at St James Park after a nasty fall on his collarbone. The extent of the midfielder's injury is yet to be revealed, but he can expect to play no part against Bolton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dalglish is likely to name the same back five, including goalkeeper Pepe Reina, which kept Arsenal at bay last Saturday, with full-backs Jose Enrique and Martin Kelly earning the right to support stand-in captain Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger at centre-half.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lucas Leiva and Charlie Adam appear to be Dalglish's preferred central midfield pairing at present, and Stewart Downing can expect to start on the left flank, while Dirk Kuyt may return to the right. With Andy Carroll, who replaced Meireles against the Grecians and scored Liverpool's third, is off the mark for the season and is likely to start alongside Luis Suarez, who has netted three goals in three games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tuncay Sanli has given Bolton boss Owen Coyle a selection headache, having come off the bench to single-handedly rescue the Trotters from defeat to Macclesfield Town on Wednesday. The Turkish playmaker came off the bench to make his debut and spectacularly equalised with an aerial volley before setting up Martin Petrov for the winner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coyle has named an unchanged side in his two league encounters so far, though, so Tuncay may be forced to settle as a useful option from the bench. Gretar Steinsson is struggling to keep his place after picking up a foot injury, and he will face a late fitness test.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the game may come too soon for Ricardo Gardner to make the match squad as he continues to shrug off a groin strain, while Marcos Alonso, Sam Ricketts and Stuart Holden are all sidelined. Chung-Yong Lee and Tyrone Mears are long-term absentees having each suffered a broken leg in pre-season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Enrique, Carragher, Agger, Kelly, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Kuyt, Suarez, Carroll.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Knight, Cahill, Steinsson, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Petrov, Eagles, Klasnic, K Davies. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-470168327094050338?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/470168327094050338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/470168327094050338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/liverpool-v-bolton-preview.html' title='Liverpool v Bolton Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2843635520615616386</id><published>2011-08-26T09:55:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-26T09:55:50.428-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wolverhampton Wanderers fans would have been preparing for yet another season fighting for survival in the Premier League, but recent results mean that they will be backing their team to claim pole position instead when they travel to Aston Villa on Saturday.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Wolves-v-Fulham-Wolves-celebrate-second-goal_2639364.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Wolves could go top!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two wins out of two have placed Wolves level on points with Manchester United and Manchester City and have made them just one of three clubs in the English top flight to gain maximum points from the opening two rounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A victory over the Villans at Villa Park would see them go sole top temporarily and even though it is highly unlikely that they will be able to maintain that status as the season unfolds, for the Wolves fans that would be an achievement in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves commenced the 2011/12 campaign with a 2-1 away win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and followed that up with a strong and confident 2-0 defeat of Fulham at Molineux last weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mick McCarthy's side continued their roll in midweek when they hammered Northampton Town 4-0 in the Carling Cup and will be looking forward to their fourth competitive win in a row on Saturday. However, Wolves should not get carried away especially as Alex McLeish's side too have made a positive start to the season.&lt;?&lt;p&gt;Villa's opening league fixture ended in a goalless draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage but they comprehensively got the better of Blackburn 3-1 at home last weekend. Then, like Wolves in midweek, Villa won their Carling Cup fixture - a 2-0 victory over Hereford United courtesy of goals from Eric Lichaj and Nathan Delfouneso in the final ten minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Villa have lost just one of their last ten Premier League matches and just one of their last nine fixtures at Villa Park which, incidentally, came against Wolves in March (1-0). With just two points separating the teams, the encounter in Birmingham is poised to be an exciting one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is out with a ligament damage sustained during their midweek defeat of Northampton. Boss McCarthy has no other injury concerns. Sam Vokes is the likely candidate to step up and provide cover for the Kevin Doyle-Steven Fletcher forward partnership as Wolves aim to maintain their 100 per cent start to the campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;McLeish too has no injury headache ahead of the encounter, and both managers are unlikely to change their respective teams from last weekend's matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Villa: Given, Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, N'Zogbia, Petrov, Delph, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Bent&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wolves: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Jarvis, Henry, O'Hara, Hunt, Doyle, Fletcher &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2843635520615616386?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2843635520615616386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2843635520615616386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/aston-villa-v-wolverhampton-wanderers.html' title='Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-2571432414505927198</id><published>2011-08-21T05:11:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-21T05:11:53.302-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man Utd v Tottenham Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;On Monday night, Tottenham Hotspur travel north to Old Trafford for their Premier League opener after their match last weekend versus Everton FC was cancelled due to the rioting in London.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/09/08/218x298/NemanjaVidic_2348037.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Vidic:Out for 4-5 weeks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Manchester United, this will be their season debut at the Theatre of Dreams. These two sides met twice in the past campaign, both in league ties. United won the first match 2-0 at Old Trafford while the return fixture ended in a scoreless draw at White Hart Lane. Spurs are certainly a formidable side but the Reds can draw solace in their recent home record versus their upcoming league foe: it has been since 1989 when the North London side last tasted victory on United's ground.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The champions of England began their title defense last weekend at the Hawthorns in a 1-2 victory over West Bromwich Albion. After a fast and fluid start, the peak of which being Wayne Rooney opening up his scoring account in the 13th minute of the young season, United failed to be clinical with their finishing and were punished for it when Shane Long equalised in the 37th minute for the Baggies. In a nervy 2nd half, Ashley Young provided a moment of inspiration during the 81st minute when he surged into the box and played a ball in that was deflected for an own goal winner. It was a valuable three points away from home - something that title-contending rivals Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC failed to do during the opening weekend of Premier League action. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;United's victory came at a price though. Both Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand were forced to leave the match due to injury - the former will miss four to five weeks with a calf muscle injury while the latter will miss another week or two with a hamstring strain. Rafael will miss around 10 weeks of action due a shoulder injury suffered in training, one that required surgery during the past week. Darren Fletcher is unavailable as well but all indications are that he is recovering well from a virus after he went the full 90 minutes in a Reserves match this week. Antonio Valencia was expected to feature in that same Reserves match while he recovers from an ankle injury suffered during Copa America, however, his progress has been pushed back a week. Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez has returned to training after suffering from the effects of a concussion but he is still unavailable for selection. (Full injury summary)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a glorious run to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final last season, Spurs finished 5th in league and failed to re-qualify for Europe's grandest competition. Their spot in the table was still enough to qualify for Europa League, a competition which they began on Thursday with a 5-0 victory over Scottish side Hearts. Competition in England appears stiffer this season for a top four Champions League qualifying spot after Liverpool FC and Manchester City brought in more reinforcements. Therefore, a top four finish for Spurs appears to be an arduous task at the current moment, especially when considering that Luka Modric may leave by month's end. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ahead of Monday's tie, the North London side have numerous injury concerns. Modric sat out versus Hearts due to a reported groin injury but the midfield maestro is expected to play on Monday. Sandro, Ledley King, Alan Hutton, Danny Rose, Jermaine Jenas, Wilson Palacios, William Gallas, and Steven Pienaar have all been ruled out. Both Peter Crouch and Tom Huddlestone are questionable to play. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;While addressing the media on Friday, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson indicated that he is not afraid to go with youth for this upcoming tie. In defense, he stated goalkeeper David de Gea will make his first Old Trafford start despite a shaky start to his United career. The experienced Patrice Evra will return from injury to play left-back while Chris Smalling will be the right-back. The center-back tandem will be Jonny Evans and Phil Jones. In central midfield, both Anderson and Tom Cleverley were terrific last week versus West Brom and each are strong candidates to start versus Spurs. If he is fully fit, Michael Carrick is also a strong candidate to play in the center so that he can help shield a young back four in defense. Out wide, Ashley Young is likely to featured on the left while Nani is probable on the right. Park Ji-sung may also be considered for either wide spot. Up front, Rooney is certain to start and his partner is likely to be either Danny Welbeck or Dimitar Berbatov. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Spurs, newly acquired Brad Friedel likely gets the nod in goal over Gomes. Expect to see Younes Kaboul and Michael Dawson as the center-back pairing. Vedran Corluka is the probable right-back with Benoit Assou-Ekotto at left-back. Any two of Modric, Huddlestone, or Niko Kranjcar, are likely start in the center of the park -- perhaps depending on Modric's health or any possible transfer prior to Monday. Aaron Lennon will be on the right flank while Gareth Bale will be on the left. The lead striker will be either Jermaine Defoe or Roman Pavlyuchenko and behind them in the hole will be Rafael Van der Vaart. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-2571432414505927198?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2571432414505927198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/2571432414505927198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/man-utd-v-tottenham-preview.html' title='Man Utd v Tottenham Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3864133561543863744</id><published>2011-08-21T03:14:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-21T03:14:34.229-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bolton v Man City Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bolton host Manchester City at the Reebok on Sunday in a North West derby and early top-of-the-table clash.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Man-City-v-Swansea-9-Sergio-Aguero_2636636.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Sergio Aquero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Trotters go into the game on the back of a 4-0 opening day hammering of QPR, while City won by the same scoreline against Swansea at Eastlands on Monday. Owen Coyle's men will be looking for revenge after Roberto Mancini's side won this corresponding fixture 2-0 on the final day of last season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But it will be tough for the Trotters given they have not beaten their big-spending rivals since November 2008, although City have won only one of their last six league trips to the Reebok, failing to score in four of those games. Bolton expect to have new signing Tuncay Sanli available for Sunday's clash.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Turkey international, who has joined on a season-long loan from Wolfsburg, has been in Germany sorting out the paperwork on his work permit but it is expected to be processed in time. Midfielder Ricardo Gardner will have a fitness test on Saturday on a groin injury but the Trotters will definitely be without Tyrone Mears and Lee Chung-yong, who both sustained broken legs during pre-season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City boss Mancini has confirmed want-away striker Carlos Tevez is in contention to make his first appearance after returning to training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tevez's compatriot Sergio Aguero may be pushed into the starting line-up following his stunning debut against the Swans, notching a brace and providing an assist after coming on a substitute, while midfielder Nigel de Jong will be assessed after picking up a foot injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;City are closing on a deal to bring in Samir Nasri but this game may come too soon for the current Arsenal star.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Eagles, Muamba, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Davies, Klasnic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Silva, Barry, De Jong, Toure, Dzeko, Aguero.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3864133561543863744?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3864133561543863744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3864133561543863744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/bolton-v-man-city-preview.html' title='Bolton v Man City Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-3015929404648058347</id><published>2011-08-21T03:09:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-21T03:09:22.936-04:00</updated><title type='text'>West Ham Utd v Leeds Utd Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Team news ahead of Sunday afternoon's Championship clash between West Ham and Leeds United at Upton Park (kick-off 1.30pm).&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/10/09/218x298/Tomkins_2503345.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;James Tomkins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;West Ham will check on James Tomkinsahead of the visit of the Whites. The centre-half scored the opening goal in Tuesday night's 4-0 win at Watford but limped off in the second half with a hamstring niggle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abdoulaye Faye came on to make his debut in place of Tomkins after overcoming the hamstring problem which interrupted his pre-season and he will start if the youngster misses out. Striker John Carew could be added to the squad, a fortnight after joining on a free transfer, having played an hour for the reserves in midweek.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Left-back George McCartney, who rejoined from Sunderland last week, was also involved as he builds up his match fitness. Defender Jordan Brown and winger Gary O'Neil (both ankle) are still out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leeds skipper Jonny Howson and winger Max Gradel will both return to contention following suspension. Both players sat out Tuesday night's home win over Hull after being sent off in last weekend's defeat to Middlesbrough and now give manager Simon Grayson a selection dilemma for the trip to London.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Grayson handed a debut to latest signing Andy Keogh in midweek, while winger Ramon Nunez made his first league start for the club as Leeds registered their first points of the season with a 4-1 win. Luciano Becchio (hamstring) and Billy Paynter (thigh) are not expected to return from injury at Upton Park and fellow striker Davide Somma (knee) remains a long-term absentee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But midfielder Lloyd Sam is pushing for a place in the starting line-up and Grayson has plenty of options at the back, with Alex Bruce, Andy O'Brien, Paul Connolly and Federico Bessone all featuring in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Middlesbrough this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-3015929404648058347?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3015929404648058347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/3015929404648058347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/west-ham-utd-v-leeds-utd-preview.html' title='West Ham Utd v Leeds Utd Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-4019432398782846807</id><published>2011-08-19T09:19:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-19T09:19:10.895-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arsenal v Liverpool Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arsenal begin Premier League life after Cesc Fabregas, and probably Samir Nasri, when they host Liverpool live on Saturday lunchtime..&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Aesene-Wenger_2636844.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Arsene Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsene Wenger and his club have been headline fodder for the majority of the summer amid what has undoubtedly been the most difficult period of the Frenchman's 15 years in England.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sale of Fabregas to Barcelona was inevitable, but, with Manchester City also closing in on Nasri, Arsenal are being portrayed as a club in crisis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some fans have turned on Wenger as a result and chants of to the effect of 'spend some money' could be heard during the 0-0 draw at Newcastle on the opening day of the season. An edgy 1-0 win over Udinese in midweek in the UEFA Champions League play-offs has done little to appease the doubters and a positive performance against Liverpool is essential as a consequence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Kenny Dalglish's new-look visitors need to show their own mettle after the less-than-inspiring 1-1 draw with Sunderland at Anfield last Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stewart Downing, Charlie Adam, Jordan Henderson and Jose Enrique all made their Premier League debuts for Liverpool in the draw, but did not have critics raving. After a controversial, late draw at Emirates Stadium in April, a first three points at Arsenal in the 12th attempt would therefore give a significant indication of the new era under Dalglish.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jack Wilshere is set to miss the game and is 50-50 for Wednesday night's Champions League return in Udinese.&lt;br /&gt;Wilshere was on Thursday still undergoing treatment on his troublesome ankle injury, which it was originally hoped would clear up in time for last weekend's opener at Newcastle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That game cost Wenger two more players, with new striker Gervinho sent off and midfielder Alex Song punished in retrospect with both starting three-match bans on Saturday. The Udinese game saw Kieran Gibbs and substitute Johan Djourou both limp off with hamstring strains, joining Wilshere, Abou Diaby and Armand Traore on the sidelines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That could force Wenger to hand summer signing Carl Jenkinson his Premier League debut against Liverpool in the unfamiliar position of left-back. Defender Glen Johnson is an injury doubt for Liverpool, while captain Steven Gerrard continues his recovery from his groin problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;England full-back Johnson missed last week's opening match with a hamstring injury and manager Dalglish rates him as his only doubt for the trip to London. Dalglish may opt to make changes, with Martin Kelly and Dirk Kuyt pushing for the staring places of John Flanagan and Henderson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Possible starting XIs:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Jenkinson, Walcott, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rosicky, Chamakh, Van Persie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Agger, Carragher, Enrique, Lucas, Adam, Kuyt, Downing, Suarez, Carroll.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-4019432398782846807?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4019432398782846807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/4019432398782846807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/arsenal-v-liverpool-preview.html' title='Arsenal v Liverpool Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535495225110451723.post-1483286568869615585</id><published>2011-08-16T10:57:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T10:57:13.275-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arsenal v Udinese Preview</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arsenal begin life post Cesc Fabregas with a crucial UEFA Champions League play-off tie with Udinese at the Emirates Stadium.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="height:10px; width:595px"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.skysports.com/11/08/218x298/Aesene-Wenger_2636844.jpg" width="218" height="298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span  style="font-size:10px ; float: left; margin-left: 1em; color: white;" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Arsene Wenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former Arsenal skipper has completed his protracted return to Barcelona ahead of Tuesday's first leg with the Italian outfit. Arsene Wenger's side are playing a Champions League qualifier for the fifth time in six seasons but have never lost a qualifying tie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Gunners will be aiming to maintain that impressive record and take a lead - and clean sheet - to the Stadio Friuli for the return leg on 24th August. Wenger, who is serving a one-match touchline ban for the game, told Sky Sports News: "Life goes on and we want to show that we have the needed desire and strength to deal with the situation."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;After finishing fourth in Italy's top flight last season, Udinese have since sold star players Alexis Sanchez and Cristian Zapata to Barcelona and Villarreal respectively. But Wenger is still wary of the threat of the Italian side, adding: "Udinese have lost Sanchez and Zapata but they have many other good players. They have (Antonio) Di Natale and plenty of players who have quality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Let's try to be at our best as quickly as we can because it is important for us to go through in the Champions League." Udinese have yet to play this season and boss Francesco Guidolin expects a tough game despite Fabregas' exit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;He said: "This will not change much for us - any Arsenal team will be full of quality. "Yes, they will be without some very important players, but there are also others who are just as good.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I consider Arsenal one of the best teams and they have a lot of great players who can cause problems to any team in the world." Want-away midfielder Samir Nasri, also linked with a move away from the Emirates, is suspended for the game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fellow midfielder Tomas Rosicky is in the squad and will have a fitness test on Tuesday morning following a groin problem suffered in the goalless draw at Newcastle on Saturday. Jack Wilshere is still injured, while Abou Diaby is set to be sidelined until September following ankle surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Up front, Robin van Persie is also suspended so Wenger says Nicklas Bendtner could be involved against Udinese, even though the Dane may still leave the Gunners in this transfer window. Fellow striker Gervinho will also be available, despite his red card at St James' Park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Udinese, defender Maurizio Domizzi and striker Antonio Floro Flores are both out with thigh injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/04/live-football-here.html"&gt;WATCH THIS GAME AND OTHERS CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8535495225110451723-1483286568869615585?l=wrodx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1483286568869615585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8535495225110451723/posts/default/1483286568869615585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wrodx.blogspot.com/2011/08/arsenal-v-udinese-preview.html' title='Arsenal v Udinese Preview'/><author><name>White Rat Tv</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
