Wolverhampton V Norwich at Molineux Stadium : Match Preview

McCarthy: Jarvis back on songMick McCarthy believes Wolves winger Matt Jarvis has regained the form which won him an England cap ahead of their home Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich.Jarvis made his international debut last season against Ghana at Wembley after a string of fine performances, only for his standard of play to dip during the early part of the current campaign.But he impressed McCarthy during the defeats against Manchester United at Old Trafford and then Stoke at Molineux on Saturday.Potters manager Tony Pulis replaced makeshift right-back Jonathan Woodgate after only 20 minutes at the weekend after he had been given a roasting by Jarvis.McCarthy said: "I think Jarvo has been excellent, certainly in the last two games."Against Manchester United, he was terrific and the reality is he caused havoc for 20 minutes against Stoke."He got 'assaulted' on one occasion and then got tripped for the penalty. Tony (Pulis) had to take Woodgate off."Jarvo was excellent and it is great to see him back at his best."It means he must be back to the form which earned him an England call because he is back to his best - and his best was when England were wanting to give him a cap."We've had performances like that from different players. We could do with them all at their best tomorrow night against Norwich."McCarthy is hoping his side`s luck will change after what he considers to be a string of contentious refereeing decisions against them in recent weeks.Against Stoke, Woodgate was fortunate to escape a second yellow card for giving away a penalty before being substituted.Then replays suggested Wolves skipper Roger Johnson won the ball when conceding a free-kick which led to Stoke's equaliser.He said: "We might feel hard done by although we've undone ourselves a bit with the second goal. But we did play well and when Lady Luck is not with you, how do you change it around?"Maybe Saturday might be as low as it gets. It is all going to turn around after Christmas and we are going to be in the top six by March when all the things go in our favour!"Wolves will be without Jamie O'Hara (calf) and Dave Edwards (groin) who have failed to recover from the setbacks which ruled them out of Saturday's 2-1 home reversal to Stoke.Midfielder Kevin Foley (ankle) and defender Jody Craddock (hamstring) will attempt to gain fitness is a behind closed doors practice match later this week.The Canaries are seven points clear of the bottom three but manager Paul Lambert knows a series of poor results over a busy festive period can bring a sudden halt to the upbeat mood around the club."This is an important period for us. We have Wolves, then Tottenham, QPR and Fulham in a short space of time so it will be really hard to juggle but we have earned the right to be here," the Scot said.Expectations are rising among the Carrow Road faithful. The Canaries' home record has been the foundation around which they have built their season so far, but they have only scored nine times and won once on their travels.Lambert is hoping his team can grab all three points, but is predicting a hard test for his men."It will be an extremely tough match," Lambert added."The crowd will be really vibrant up there."It's hard with Steven Fletcher and Kevin Doyle up front. They are a really good side and they shouldn't be looked at in any other way."It will be hard for us but we have to go there with the confidence that we can win the game."On-loan Manchester United defender Ritchie de Laet (back) is expected to return to training this week but is unlikely to feature on Tuesday.Former Everton striker James Vaughan is on course for a return in the new year from his knee problem, along with centre-back Elliott Ward (knee).

Buy Premiershipship Tickets Now

Wolverhampton 1-2 Stoke: Match Report

Crouch gives Potters the points

Peter Crouch earned Stoke a fourth successive win in the Barclays Premier League as they came from behind to triumph 2-1 against Wolves.

Buy Premier League Tickets Now

The England striker netted the 99th league goal of his career as Stoke achieved their first top-flight win at Molineux for 44 years at the 15th attempt.

Wolves went ahead through Stephen Hunt's penalty but an own goal from Kevin Doyle brought the Potters level after the break before Crouch decided the outcome.

The home side had been the better side in the opening 45 minutes, with winger Matt Jarvis causing plenty of problems and Karl Henry making his presence felt in midfield.

But they failed to capitalise on Hunt's spot-kick and Stoke were a transformed side in the second half, with winger Matthew Etherington and substitute Jermaine Pennant posing a threat.

Wolves made a promising start and the first effort at goal came from full-back Ronald Zubar following a Jarvis centre, but his shot curled just past the post.

Stoke defender Jonathan Woodgate became the first player to be yellow-carded for bringing down Jarvis in full flight, and was again to blame after 16 minutes when the recalled Hunt put Wolves ahead from the penalty spot.

Woodgate could have few complaints after chopping down dangerman Jarvis inside the box, although he escaped a second yellow card.

Up stepped Hunt to drill the spot-kick past Thomas Sorensen even though the keeper dived the right way.

Pulis decided a tactical change was needed and after 19 minutes replaced Woodgate with Pennant, allowing Ryan Shotton to drop back to right-back.

Hunt should have done better for Wolves when he headed too fiercely back across goal from a Jarvis cross with two players unmarked in the centre.

The Republic of Ireland international forced Sorensen to block his low drive from a narrow angle with his feet.

Jarvis switched to the right flank in place of Hunt but continued to cause problems.

Stoke's best chance of the first half fell to Etherington after Crouch dummied a centre from Shotton but he failed to make a full contact on his shot, which Hennessey collected.

Jonathan Walters had a good chance to level after 51 minutes when he found himself unmarked at the far post but Etherington's centre seemed to take him by surprise and he poked his effort wide.

Hunt was becoming more involved and forced Sorensen to save low to his left after being teed up on the edge of the box by Steven Fletcher.

But after 58 minutes an own goal from Doyle put Stoke level in fortuitous manner. Wolves skipper Roger Johnson was adjudged to have fouled Walters 30 yard out and Glenn Whelan rolled the free-kick into the path of Huth.

His free-kick took a major deflection off Doyle in the defensive wall and wrong-footed Hennessey, who got a hand to the ball but could not preventing it entering the net.

Dean Whitehead was booked for a challenge on Christophe Berra, who soon took retribution on the Stoke midfielder with a late tackle and was also yellow-carded.

Hennessey made a fine save to turn over a powerful 25-yard drive from Etherington but after 70 minutes, Crouch put Stoke in front.

Pennant turned the ball back into the path of Etherington whose deep cross was converted by Crouch, who got in front of left-back Stephen Ward on the far post.

Wolves substitute Sylvan Ebanks-Blake headed wide from a corner by Hunt but Stoke faced few alarms in the final stages before securing victory.

Buy Wolverhampton Tickets Now

Wolverhampton Wanderers Tickets

FA Cup Results and Fixtures - FA Cup Tickets, FA Cup Final Tickets

Manchester City

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

Expect some mouth-watering clashes coming up in the FA Cup competition including Manchester City v Manchester United and Chelsea v Portsmouth on 8 Jan 2012 and Arsenal v Leeds United on 9 Jan 2012.

For four months in the 2011-12 season, everything had turned to gold for Roberto Mancini and his squad. They are currently sitting on top of the Premier League table ahead of Manchester United.

Their luck may have run out …

Only six days after being evicted from the Champions League, Manchester City suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season by current FA Champs, Chelsea FC – and were left angry by a bad penalty call.

Frank Lampard smashed home to send Chelsea fans wild at Stamford Bridge wild.

City remain the team to beat in December, but their remorseless momentum was stopped in its tracks.

FA Cup 2nd Round Results - FA Cup Tickets

Sunday
Histon 1-0 Leeds
Notts County 1-1 Kettering

Saturday
Bournemouth 0-0 Blyth Spartans
Bradford 1-2 Leyton Orient
Chesterfield 0-1 Droylsden : Match abandoned after 45mins
Eastwood Town 2-0 Wycombe
Fleetwood Town 2-3 Hartlepool
Forest Green 2-0 Rochdale
Gillingham 0-0 Stockport
Kidderminster 2-0 Curzon Ashton
Leicester 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Millwall 3-0 Aldershot
Morecambe 1-1 Cheltenham : Match abandoned after 65mins
Peterborough 0-0 Tranmere
Scunthorpe 4-0 Alfreton
Southend 3-1 Luton
Toquay 2-0 Oxford

Friday
Barrow 2-1 Brentford
Port Vale 1-3 Macclesfield

First round replay
Grays 0-2 Carlisle

FA CUP TICKETS

Premium FA Cup Tickets, FA Cup Final tickets and FA Cup Hospitality tickets are available.

FA CUP FINAL 2012 Tickets May 5, 2012 15:00 Wembley Stadium London, United Kingdom VIEW FA CUP FINAL TICKETS

Arsenal . Chelsea . Fulham . Manchester United . West Ham United . Aston Villa . Everton . Liverpool . Stoke City . Bolton Wanderers . Fa Cup Final . Manchester City . Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup: Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers Tickets 7 Jan 2012 15:00 St James Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom FA CUP TICKETS

FA Cup: Manchester City v Manchester United Tickets 8 Jan 2012 13:00 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester, United Kingdom FA CUP TICKETS

FA Cup: Chelsea v Portsmouth Tickets 8 Jan 2012 15:00 Stamford Bridge London, United Kingdom FA CUP TICKETS

FA Cup: Arsenal v Leeds United Tickets 9 Jan 2012 19:45 Emirates Stadium London, United Kingdom TICKETS

Carling Cup 2012 Fixtures - Carling Cup Tickets

Luis Suarez, Liverpool

Some mouth-watering Carling Cup matches including Manchester City V Liverpool FC are coming up in January 2012:

CARLING CUP FIXTURES

Tuesday, January 10 2012
20.00 Crystal Palace V Cardiff City

Wednesday, January 11 2012
19.45 Manchester City V Liverpool

Tuesday, January 24 2012
19.45 Cardiff City V Crystal Palace

Wednesday, January 25 2012
19.45 Liverpool V Manchester City

CARLING CUP NOVEMBER RESULTS

Wednesday, November 30 2011

Manchester United 1 – 2 Crystal Palace

Tuesday, November 29 2011

Cardiff City 2 – 0 Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea 0 – 2 Liverpool
Arsenal 0 – 1 Manchester City

.

Carling Cup: Manchester City v Liverpool Tickets 11 Jan 2012 19:45 City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester, United Kingdom CARLING CUP TICKETS

Carling Cup: Liverpool v Manchester City Tickets 25 Jan 2012 19:45 Anfield Road
Liverpool, United Kingdom CARLING CUP TICKETS

CARLING CUP FINAL 2012 Tickets 26 Feb 2012 15:00 Wembley Stadium
London, United Kingdom CARLING CUP FINAL TICKETS

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup (and Carling Cup), has been sponsored by Carling since 2003. Over the past couple of years, the Carling Cup has become one of the most exciting football cups in the UK. Since 2008, the Carling Cup final takes place at the Wembley Stadium in London. The current Carling Cup champions are Birmingham City, haven beaten Arsenal by 2-1 in a thrilling 2010-2011 Final at Wembley.

Champions League Results & Update

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS

AC Milan, APOEL Nicosia, Arsenal, FC Basel, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Inter Milan, Lyon, Marseille, Napoli, Real Madrid, and Zenit St. Petersburg will move on to the Champions League Round of 16.

The draw for the knockout stages set to take place on Friday of this week. 

Champions League Tickets are available now for all upcoming 2012 matches.

Going into the Champions League Round of 16, their were some surprises for Premiership fans as both top of the table teams, Manchester City and Manchester United were knocked out of the competition.

Manchester City’s debut Champions League campaign ended in disappointment as a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich proved not enough to see them through to the knockout stages.

Ajax, Manchester City, Manchester United, Olympiacos, Porto, Trabzonspor, Valencia, and Plzen will now compete in the Europa League Round of 32.

Group A Final Standings
Pos Team Pld Points
01 Bayern Munich 6 13 pts
02 Napoli 6 11 pts
03 Manchester City 6 10 pts
04 Villarreal 6 0 pts

Group B Final Standings
Pos Team Pld Points
01 Inter Milan 6 10 pts
02 CSKA Moscow 6 8 pts
03 Trabzonspor 6 7 pts
04 Lille 6 6 pts

Group C Final Standings
Pos Team Pld Points
01 Benfica 6 12 pts
02 FC Basel 6 11 pts
03 Manchester United 6 9 pts
04 Otelul Galati 6 0 pts

Group D Final Standings
Pos Team Pld Points
01 Real Madrid 6 18 pts
02 Olympique Lyon 6 8 pts
03 Ajax 6 8 pts
04 Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 pts

Champions League Tickets are available now for all upcoming 2012 matches.

Andy Carroll May Be Transferred In January

Andy Carroll, Liverpool FC

Andy Carroll may be a transfer target in January since he has yet to make his mark for Liverpool FC.

Liverpool is in 6th in the Premiership going into the January transfer window. Reportedly, Liverpool boss, Kenny Dalglish has £40 on hand in his transfer budget.

This time last season Liverpool were stuck in the bottom half of the table.

Liverpool were not playing at their best under then manager Roy Hodgson, and new Reds owners Fenway Sports Group wanted a change.

In January, Hodgson was fired and Kenny Dalglish was brought in to save The Reds. 

Dalglish has brought new energy to Liverpool as he works to re-establish the Reds as a domestic powerhouse.

Liverpool spent around £50 million last summer bringing in new talent.

The Reds currently need a striker capable of finishing Luis Suarez brilliant work.

Dalglish may seek to sign Valencia’s Roberto Soldado. Soldado finished third in La Liga’s Golden Boot rankings last season, and is in fine form again this season.

Dalglish may also move to sign Gaston Ramirez from Bolognaas he attempts to add a creative balance to his side. Another target may be FC Basel’s Xherdan Shaqiri. Both wingers will likely cost in the region of £10-£15 million.

Watch Liverpool FC live in action!

Manchester United Out of Champions League Campaign

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MAN UTD OUT

Manchester United is out of the Champions League competition after their lost to Basel. The Red Devils suffered a 2-1 defeat to Swiss side Basel on Wednesday, and will now feature in the Europa League - much to thier disappointment.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists his youngsters coming under fire represent the future at Old Trafford.

Ferguson said, “These young players have already achieved many things.

“Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Danny Welbeck have all played for their country. These will be the foundation of the club in a few years’ time, there is no question about that.

“These young players got a nasty experience on Wednesday but they know they have the trust of myself and their coaches.

“They will not be hounded because of one bad performance. Time will prove us right.”

Buy tickets now to watch the Champions Leage Final live! Premium Champions League tickets are available. Buy Champions League Final tickets now online.

Buy football tickets now for upcoming soccer matches: Champions League Tickets are available now for all upcoming 2011-12 matches

Euro 2012 Fixtures, Euro 2012 Tickets, Euro 2012 Final Tickets Available

EURO 2012 FIXTURES - TICKETS

Group Games

• 8 June: Poland v Greece, Russia v Czech Republic
• 9 June: Netherlands v Denmark, Germany v Portugal
• 10 June: Spain v Italy, Republic of Ireland v Croatia
• 11 June: France v England, Ukraine v Sweden
• 12 June: Greece v Czech Republic, Poland v Russia
• 13 June: Denmark v Portugal, Netherlands v Germany
• 14 June: Italy v Croatia, Spain v Republic of Ireland
• 15 June: Ukraine v France, Sweden v England
• 16 June: Greece v Russia, Poland v Czech Republic
• 17 June: Portugal v Netherlands, Denmark v Germany
• 18 June: Croatia v Spain, Italy v Republic of Ireland
• 19 June: Sweden v France, England v Ukraine

KNOCK -OUT STAGES

Quarter-finals (21, 22, 23, 24 June)

Semi-Finals (27 & 28 June)

Final (1 July) EURO 2012 FINAL Tickets

Jun 9, 2012	EURO 2012: Netherlands v Denmark ... - Metalist Stadion, Kharkiv
Jun 13, 2012	EURO 2012: Netherlands v Germany ... - Metalist Stadion, Kharkiv
Jun 17, 2012	EURO 2012: Portugal v Netherlands ... - Metalist Stadion, Kharkiv

Jun 14, 2012	EURO 2012: Spain v Ireland Tickets - Arena Gdansk, Gdansk
Jul 1, 2012	EURO 2012 FINAL Tickets - Olympic Stadium Kiev, Kiev

UEFA EURO 2012 TICKETS

Premium Euro 2012 tickets and Euro 2012 Final tickets are available now online. Buy the best Euro 2012 tickets now securely.

EURO 2012 FINAL Tickets 1 Jul 2012 20:00 Olympic Stadium Kiev Kiev, Ukraine

Croatia . England . Euro 2012 Semi Final . Greece . Netherlands . Russia . Ukraine . Czech Republic . Euro 2012 Final . France . Ireland . Poland . Spain . Denmark . Euro 2012 Quarter Final . Germany . Italy . Portugal . Sweden

2012 Community Shield Tickets, Community Shield Final Tickets

Nani, Manchester United

Manchester United are the current Community Shield title holders.

In last season's clash, Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko gave Manchester City a half-time lead but goals by Chris Smalling and a Nani double in the second period gave Manchester United a thrilling, last-minute victory.

Mid season, Man City is on top of the Premier League with Man Utd in second.

After the 2011 Community Shield clash a pleased Fergie reflected upon United’s 3-2 victory v Manchester City.

Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to his players after Manchester United came from two goals down to win an exciting FA Community Shield clash with Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.

“We hope it bodes well for the season,” he said. “I thought our performance throughout the game was very good in terms of the football we played.

“I couldn’t believe we were two goals down at half-time. To me we had controlled the game.

“But goals change games and their second on half-time was a killer blow for us.

“Credit to the players, they kept their heads. We had 13 players under 23 out there, and then you have the likes of Chicharito (Javier Hernandez), (Antonio) Valencia, those sorts of young players. It’s great for our squad.”

Plan ahead to watch the upcoming 2012 Community Shield match live! Plan ahead! Community Shield tickets are available online. Buy Community Shield 2011 Tickets and Community Shield Final tickets online.

COMMUNITY SHIELD TICKETS 2012

The FA Community Shield (Charity Shield) is the English football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. The most recent Community Shield was played on August 7, 2011, at Wembley Stadium. The match ended in a 3–2 win of Manchester United over Manchester City. Buy Community Shield tickets 2012. Community Shield Final 2012 tickets can be purchased securely online.

Manchester United 4-1 Wolverhampton

 

Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck, Man Utd

 

Manchester United 4-1 Wolverhampton

.

Man Utd savored a 4-1 triumph over Wolverhamtpon as Wayne Rooney broke a personal eight-game scoreless drought, and Nani each earned two goals.

.

The win lifted United into second within two points of Manchester City in the Premier League table.

.

Sir Alex’s men bounced back after their recent loss that put them out of the Champions League.

Chicharito did not play for Manchester United last week due to a sprained left ankle.

.

United suffered a devastating loss and elimination from the UEFA Champions League due to a stunning 2-0 defeat to FC Basle (Switzerland) on Wednesday. It was only the third time in 17 years that the Red Devils failed to reach the knockout round.

.

“We were careless. We let ourselves down badly,” United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said.

.

“Now we have to deal with the disappointment. It is a loss because it is the best tournament in the world. It is a marvelous tournament. Now we are in a competition I have never been in with Manchester United. It does mean Sundays right through and Thursday-Sunday matches. That has to be dealt with. That is our penalty for not qualifying tonight.”

.

Buy football tickets now for upcoming Premiership matches: Premier League Tickets, Liverpool Tickets,  Carling Cup Tickets,  Arsenal Tickets,  Manchester City Tickets,  Manchester United Tickets, and Chelsea Tickets, are available now for all upcoming 2011-12 matches.

Arsenal Transfer Update

Robin Van Persie, Arsenal

Arsenal Transfer Update

Arsene Wenger currently has £30 million in the bank for January transfers.

Robin Van Persie is the top goal scorer in the Premier League. Arsenal’s heavy reliance on star man and captain Van Persie would lead one to think Wenger may try to get another superstar to bring Arsenal up to the top four.

Koln’s German forward Lukas Podolski reportedly is high on the list and Lille striker Moussa Sow and Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou remain targets.

The Gunners have returned to top form, and with a few changes could again become a top four side.

Wenger rarely changes his squad in January.

Arsenal is currently sitting in sixth in the Premier League.

Nicolas Anelka Leaving FC Chelsea For China

Nicolas Anelka, Chelsea

Chelsea FC Confirm Nicolas Anelka Transfer to Chinese Super League

Shanghai Shenhua and FC Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign French striker Nicolas Anelka on a two-year deal.

Nicolas Anelka, born March 14, 1979, is a professional football player who competes for FC Chelsea in the Premiership and France in World Cup soccer.

The Blues have agreed to a transfer of Anelka to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua in the upcoming January transfer window.

Both the official websites of Shanghai Shenhua and FC Chelsea announced today that Anelka would indeed be leaving for Shanghai to join the Blue Devils on a two-year contract.

Since joining Chelsea in 2008, Anelka has scored 39 goals in 125 Premiership appearances.

He netted seven times in nine European matches last season.

Shanghai Shenhua finished in 11th place in the 2010-11 Chinese Super League season, only 10 points off the drop zone and 13 points from an Asian Champions League place.

FC Chelsea is sitting in fourth place in the Premier League going into the January transfer window.

Watch FC Chelsea play live!