English Premier League: 10 Things We Learned from Opening Week of EPL

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Week 1 of the English Premier League is complete.

Already we've learned so much about the season to come as well as the 20 teams involved in it—much more than we did before the season began.

From the upsets to the expected dominance, here are 10 things we learned from the opening games of the English Premier League.

1. Arsenal Will Take Time to Adjust to Life Without RvP

2. Fulham Are Fine Without Clint Dempsey

3.Newcastle United Mean Business Again

4. Eden Hazard Is as Good as Promised

5. No Rodgers? No Problem for Swansea

6. Sergio Aguero Is a Huge Loss for City

7. It Could Be a Long Year for Aston Villa

8. Everton Primed to Beat Liverpool Again

9. Southampton Aren't Just Cellar Dwellers

10. City Are Premier League Favorites, Not United

 

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UPDATE 1-Soccer-English League Cup 1st round fixtures

Aug 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the English League Cup 1st Round matches on Friday

1st Round

Saturday, August 11 (GMT)

Bury(III) v Middlesbrough(II) (1400)

Carlisle United(III) v Accrington Stanley(IV) (1400)

Cheltenham Town(IV) v Milton Keynes Dons FC(III) (1400)

Crewe Alexandra(III) v Hartlepool United(III) (1400)

Doncaster Rovers(III) v York City(IV) (1400)

Hull City(II) v Rotherham United(IV) (1400)

Leeds United(II) v Shrewsbury Town(III) (1400)

Notts County(III) v Bradford City(IV) (1400)

Rochdale(IV) v Barnsley(II) (1400)

Sheffield United(III) v Burton Albion(IV) (1400)

Walsall(III) v Brentford(III) (1400)

Watford(II) v Wycombe Wanderers(IV) (1400)

Wolverhampton Wanderers(II) v Aldershot Town(IV) (1400)

1st Round

Sunday, August 12 (GMT)

Blackpool(II) v Morecambe(IV) (1400)

1st Round

Monday, August 13 (GMT)

Fleetwood Town(IV) v Nottingham Forest(II) (1845)

Oldham Athletic(III) v Sheffield Wednesday(II) (1845)

Preston North End(III) v Huddersfield Town(II) (1845)

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English Premiere League Arsenal vs. Sunderland AFC Match Preview

English Premiere League
Arsenal vs. Sunderland AFC
Match Begins 10:00PM GMT+8
Saturday, august 18

Arsenal have been busy in the transfer market this off season Oliver Giroud joins the Gunners along with Lucas Podolski and the addition of Santi Cazorla has really strengthened the teams chances of competing for the Premier League title this year. Of course the big question still hanging over the club is whether club captain and star player Robin Van Persie will still be playing for Arsenal come next Saturday. Arsene Wenger has dipped into the transfer market and to me at least appears to have bought well. Both forward additions Giroud and Podolski will bring alot of attacking talent to the team and will at least replace some of the goals Van Persie brings if the dutchman does leave. Alot of Arsenal's youngsters were involved this year in both the Olympics and the European Championships and there may be some fatigue to play a part in the teams preparation for the Premier League kick off. Mikael Arteta, Oxlade Chamberlain, Ramsey, Song and Walcott though will be a formidable midfield for any team to face and Jack Wilshire will also be coming into the side at some point in the coming weeks.

Sunderland have had a very quiet transfer window only one player has come in Carlos Cuellar from Aston Villa, Martin O'Neill ccoahced Cuellar at Villa and knows all about him. Sunderland though have lost Nicolas Bendtner who has gone back to Arsenal from his succesful loan spell last season. So up front the Black Cats will be reliant on Frazer Campbell Conor Wickham and Dong won Ji. The average age of the Sunderland strikers is 21, very young and not alot of experience there but there is lots of talent in this young sunderland side and they have experience at the back with Titus Bramble, John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Cuellar. 

Personally I think this game is a tough one to call. Arsenal on paper anyway look to have strengthened significantly since last season but their pre season thus far has not been all that impressive. Robin Van Persie still hasnt committed to the club going forward and he really is a vital cog for the Gunners. As of now though Van Persie is still and Arsenal player and I think Arsenal as a whole will be too strong for Sunderland. Take Arsenal -1 on the handicap as the Gunners open up their new season with a comfortable win.

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Time	EVENT		FT. HDP	FT. O/U	FT. 1X2	1H. HDP	1H. O/U	1H. 1X2
	KOREA K-LEAGUE
LIVE 06:00PM	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC Seoul Draw		0-0.5 1.750 2.200	3.0 u 2.190 1.740	1.96 3.72 3.32	0-0.5 2.030 1.850	1-1.5 u 2.120 1.770	2.32 4.42 2.16
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LIVE 06:00PM	Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC Draw		0-0.5 1.810 2.120	2.5 u 2.050 1.850	2.05 3.40 3.35	0-0.5 2.050 1.830	1.0 u 1.980 1.900	2.47 4.35 2.06
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	NORWAY TIPPELIGAEN
LIVE 01:00AM	Odd Grenland Valerenga Draw		0-0.5 1.870 2.050	2.5 u 1.750 2.170	2.12 3.22 3.36	0-0.5 2.120 1.770	1.0 u 1.810 2.070	2.53 3.82 2.16
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LIVE 01:00AM	Odd Grenland Valerenga		0.5 2.140 1.790	2.5-3 u 1.990 1.910
	NORWAY 1ST DIVISION
LIVE 12:00AM	Alta IF Strommen IF Draw		0-0.5 1.710 2.260	3.0 u 1.990 1.910	1.90 3.91 3.36	0-0.5 1.920 1.960	1-1.5 u 1.940 1.940	2.28 4.41 2.20
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	HUNGARY SUPER CUP
LIVE 02:15AM	Videoton FC Debreceni VSC Draw		0-0.5 1.850 1.990	2.5 u 1.790 2.030	2.70 2.25 3.28	0 2.020 1.820	1.0 u 1.830 1.990	3.31 3.03 2.05
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	BULGARIA SUPER CUP
LIVE 01:30AM	Ludogorets Razgrad (N) Lokomotiv Plovdiv Draw		0.5-1 1.880 1.960	2.5 u 1.880 1.940	1.65 4.04 3.75	0-0.5 1.880 1.960	1.0 u 1.960 1.860	2.35 4.36 2.15
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	BRAZIL SERIE A
LIVE 06:30AM	Corinthians Botafogo RJ Draw		0.5 1.940 1.980	2.5 u 2.020 1.880	1.92 3.85 3.34	0-0.5 1.980 1.900	1.0 u 2.050 1.830	2.42 4.78 2.01
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LIVE 06:30AM	Corinthians Botafogo RJ		0.5-1 2.200 1.750	2-2.5 u 1.750 2.170
	USA MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
LIVE 07:00AM	Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Draw		0 1.670 2.330	2.5 u 2.060 1.840	2.21 3.15 3.23	0 1.700 2.210	1.0 u 2.060 1.820	2.78 3.74 2.03
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	BRAZIL CUP
LIVE 08:50AM	Coritiba Palmeiras Draw		0.5 1.890 2.030	2.5 u 2.080 1.820	1.87 4.02 3.37	0-0.5 1.940 1.940	1.0 u 2.120 1.770	2.41 4.76 2.02
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LIVE 08:50AM	Coritiba Palmeiras		0.5-1 2.140 1.790	2-2.5 u 1.790 2.120
	PERU PRIMERA DIVISION
LIVE 12:00AM	Real Garcilaso Juan Aurich Draw		0.5-1 1.670 2.200	2.5 u 2.090 1.730	1.53 5.30 3.60	0-0.5 1.860 1.980	1.0 u 2.050 1.770	2.34 4.67 2.09
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LIVE 02:00AM	FBC Melgar Inti Gas Deportes Draw		0.5-1 1.880 1.960	2.5 u 2.020 1.800	1.61 4.59 3.56	0-0.5 1.970 1.870	1.0 u 2.020 1.800	2.48 4.04 2.13
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LIVE 02:45AM	Leon de Huanuco Cobresol FBC Draw		1-1.5 1.630 2.260	2.5 u 1.980 1.840	1.26 9.38 4.55	0.5 1.750 2.090	1.0 u 1.970 1.850	1.74 7.99 2.38
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LIVE 03:00AM	Union Comercio Cienciano Draw		1.0 1.620 2.280	2.5 u 1.820 2.000	1.39 6.94 3.90	0.5 1.980 1.860	1.0 u 1.820 2.000	1.96 5.84 2.28
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LIVE 04:30AM	Universidad San Martin (N) Jose Galvez Draw		0.5-1 1.860 1.980	2.5 u 1.990 1.830	1.62 4.64 3.48	0-0.5 1.800 2.040	1.0 u 1.970 1.850	2.25 4.44 2.22
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LIVE 09:00AM	Universidad Cesar Vallejo Sporting Cristal Draw		0.5 2.160 1.700	2.5 u 1.990 1.830	2.13 2.98 3.17	0-0.5 2.160 1.700	1.0 u 1.970 1.850	2.74 3.62 2.09
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	US OPEN CUP
LIVE 07:30AM	Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City Draw		0 2.000 1.900	2-2.5 u 1.980 1.900	2.61 2.50 3.15	0 1.940 1.940	1.0 u 2.140 1.750	3.18 3.15 2.05
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LIVE 10:00AM	Seattle Sounders CD Chivas USA Draw		0.5 1.790 2.120	2.5 u 2.130 1.760	1.77 4.23 3.35	0-0.5 1.970 1.910	1.0 u 2.040 1.840	2.40 4.40 2.10
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Belgium U19-Spain U19

Belgium U19-Spain U19

DATE: 28-05-2012 / LEAGUE: FBINT UEFA U19 Championship-11

Odds 1.780 for Belgium

Odds 2.130 for Spain

D A T E :	28-05-2012
M A T CH :	Belgium U19-Spain U19
P R O F I T :	1.780 / 2.130
L E A G U E :	FBINT UEFA U19 Championship-11

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Away ( Spain U19 )	12bet	4.30

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Updated Score for UEFA Champions League

With domestic issues finished for both sides, Chelsea and Bayern Munich will go head-to-head in the Champions League final on Saturday.

Suspensions and injuries mean that neither side are likely to have anything close to their best XI on show.

The FA Cup winners finished 6th in the Premier League and will need to win to ensure Champions League football again next season.


Bayern Munchen-vs-Chelsea Score Board

1-0	2-0	2-1	3-0	3-1	3-2	4-0	4-1	4-2	4-3	5-0UP
0-1	0-2	1-2	0-3	1-3	2-3	0-4	1-4	2-4	3-4	0-5UP

This was the result score from 12bet.com

Bayern  Munchen vs. Chelsea, I guess since this two teams has the ability and are strong teams, we can’t picture out who will take the championship.

I guess by just simply looking back from their previous fight we can tell who can win.

If Chelsea are to win the Champions League then bookies favour them to do it within the 90 minute mark.

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English League One | Huddersfield Town Vs. Milton Keynes Dons

The play off for English League one will be on 02:45 AM GMT8+ live at 12bet.

The teams that will be playing are Huddersfield Town vs. Milton Keynes Dons. Underdog score will be 0.5 and the underdog team is Milton Keynes Dons.



HUDDERSFIELD Town took a big step towards Wembley with a solid win at MK Dons.
What did you make of the Town performances?
Here's the ratings from our Huddersfield Town reporter Doug Thomson.
IAN BENNETT

A top show by the seasoned stopper, whose late save from Jabo Ibehre could turn out to be crucial. 8
CALUM WOODS
Like Hunt, was given a test, but responded with spirit before being forced off by a toe injury on 51 minutes. 7
JACK HUNT
Occasionally caught out defensively, but got forward with real menace and his goal was a joy to behold. 7
SEAN MORRISON
A terrific performance by the on-loan Reading defender who rebuffed everything which came his way. 8
PETER CLARKE
The captain showed his desire and commitment by recovering from a blow to the head to complete the game. 8
SCOTT ARFIELD
No shortage of sweat and endeavour before he was forced off on 27 minutes after a knock to the ankle. 7
TOMMY MILLER
Linked well with engine-room partner Johnson to ensure Town to the grips with MK in the middle of the park. 8
DAMIEN JOHNSON
The experienced midfielder was a stand-out performer for Town and started the move which brought the opener. 8
JORDAN RHODES
Returned to the starting side after two games on the bench to telling effect. A well-taken 39th goal of the season. 8
LEE NOVAK
Couldn’t find the net despite several efforts, but the non-stop frontman still made a major contribution. 8
DANNY WARD
The wideman has had more influential games, but like the team as a whole, he kept going for the full 90. 7
SUBSTITUTES
Kallum Higginbotham (for Arfield, 27mins) 8;
Tom Clarke (for Woods, 51mins) 8;
Alan Lee (for Rhodes, 84mins) 7.

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ENGLISH PREMIERE LEAGUE | Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers

ENGLISH PREMIERE LEAGUE | Manchester City  vs Queens Park Rangers  live at 12bet 10:00pm GMT+8

Manchester City goies into their final home match and a win by any margin will see them lift the title for the first time in 44 years but tanding in their way will be former manager Mark Hughes and his Queen Park Rangers side as they attempt to avoid relegation.


 As it is, Manchester City and United are locked on 86 points at the top of the table and it all comes down to what promises to be a nail-biting final day, with the blue side of the city on course to lift the Premier League trophy, unless there could be some final twist on the final day.

Possible lineups

Manchester City : Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Nasri, Y Toure, Barry, Silva, Tevez, Aguero.


Queen Park Rangers : Kenny, Onuoha, Hill, Ferdinand, Taiwo, Mackie, Barton, Derry, Taarabt, Zamora, Cisse.

Predictions :

Take QPR and accept the 2 1/4 as the handicap is very high for Manchester City to clear. they could win by 1-0 or 2-0 the most.

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This year’s Europa League Final between two of Spain’s primary La Liga clubs Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao is a battle that will focus on the traditions of Spanish soccer. Having met one another in local matches for 100 times, the incoming Europa League Final match is the first time both teams will be facing each another in the Europa League.

Atlético Madrid is a clear favorite, having won the 2010 Europa League championship. It currently has 64 domestic wins against Bilbao’s 59. Madrid has a further advantage in form standings, with 4 wins and 2 draws as opposed to Bilbao’s 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, taken from each team’s last 6 matches with other teams.

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To Grab FA Cup Chelsea defeats Liverpool

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

FA CUP FINAL

The outstanding goal scoring record at Wembley kept up by Didier Drogba, helped Chelsea win the FA Cup for the fourth time in six years.

The team leads in the 11th minute through midfielder Ramires' shot which defeats Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina at the near post.

Drogba made it 2-0 when he scored with a left-foot shot that squeezed in the far corner - getting his name on the scoresheet for the fourth time in an FA Cup final.

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FA Cup final between Liverpool v. Chelsea.

Place your bet this weekend on the highly anticipated FA Cup final between Liverpool v. Chelsea.

Chelsea v Liverpool – Betting Tips:
Chelsea to win the FA Cup
Under 2.5 goals


One of the best rivalries in British football trips the new Wembley arena for the first time this few days as Liverpool take on Chelsea in the FA Cup final.


Amazingly, this will be the Thirty first conference of the two clubs in the last eight seasons as reminiscences of legendary Winners twice headers and numerous home cup situations ruminate clean in memory.


During that period the teams have been eerily impossible to split with Chelsea winning 11, Liverpool winning 11 and eight matches ending in a draw; the Blues perhaps holding any marginal advantage having won the 2005 Carling Cup in extra time.


Research of latest FA Cup finals also indicates that we should back Several weeks to be the side raising the award on Sunday night at possibility of 7/10. The Stamford Link team have surfaced winning on five of their six trips to the nationwide arena, and have never missing a game title there within 90 moments.


Roberto di Matteo has worked wonders since taking charge at Chelsea, but he still doesn’t have anything tangible to show for his efforts. Victory this weekend would be a perfect precursor to the Champions League final a fortnight later, and set up the Blues for a truly memorable season.

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