Sunderland continue fine form and claim titleSunderland 2 (Sessegnon 14, Gardner 84) Swansea City 0

Two sublime goals extended Sunderland's renaissance under Martin O'Neill and ended Swansea's four-game unbeaten run.


Stephane Sessegnon found the top-right corner from the left side of the penalty area to put Sunderland ahead.


Sebastian Larsson had earlier struck the Swansea post, before Scott Sinclair wasted the visitors' best chance by firing over from six yards.


Swansea dominated without threatening and Craig Gardner's late 25-yard volley wrapped up victory.


The substitute's clincher five minutes from time was a rare effort on goal from Sunderland, who hardly threatened after Sessegnon's opener.


But Swansea's inability to offer a cutting edge on their travels was again evident, with home keeper Simon Mignolet troubled only twice, consigning Brendan Rodgers's side to a seventh away defeat in 11 games.


The victory moves Sunderland above Swansea into 10th place as O'Neill collected his 10th point from a possible 12 at home since taking over.


Sunderland's opener came as a breathless opening 15 minutes ended with a moment of genuine quality.


After a quick exchange of passes with James McClean down the left flank, Sessegnon opened up his body to curl an unstoppable effort into the top right corner.


The precise strike was too good for Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm, who had earlier deflected Larsson's volley on to the foot of the post.


Swansea, basking in the plaudits of their 3-2 win over Arsenal last Sunday, also threatened in the opening exchanges.


Sunderland defender Wes Brown, back after a three-game injury absence, denied Nathan Dyer with a well-timed last-ditch tackle, before Phil Bardsley followed suit to stop Scott Sinclair on the opposite flank.


Sinclair was guilty of wasting a glorious chance when he blasted over from barely six yards from Dyer's low cross.


The visitors went on to dominate the rest of the half, with Gylfi Sigurdsson slotting seamlessly into the Swansea midfield as he made his first start.


His far-post cross gave Danny Graham a great chance to level, but the striker failed to keep his header down.


Despite Swansea's dominance of possession, Sunderland stopper Mignolet was not tested until the 57th minute when he palmed away Sigurdsson's free-kick.


The home crowd grew impatient as Sunderland struggled to find any cohesion, but the Black Cats suddenly came to life in the final 15 minutes.


Sessegnon headed wide from McClean's inviting cross, before Vorm needed to be alert as he rushed out to beat Connor Wickham to the ball at the edge of the box.


Wickham wasted a glorious chance to seal victory when he fired wildly wide from close range, but the points were secured when Gardner struck.


The substitute controlled Sessegnon's crossfield pass on his chest before sending a dipping 25-yard volley into the top corner.

Manchester achieve league and cup doubleUnited win 19th title while City bag the FA Cup

They will be partying in the streets of Manchester tonight as both United and City claimed the Premier League and FA Cup titles today.
Earlier in the day Manchester United were at Ewood Park against struggling Blackburn Rovers. United needed a point to secure a record breaking 19th Premier League title. Blackburn needed something out of the game if they wanted to secure Premier League football and escape the relegation fight.
The game started badly for Tomasz Kuszczak and in the 20th minute gifted Blackburn the lead. A Brett Emerton cross wasn't gathered cleanly by the duputising goalkeeper and the ball found Martin Olsson who fired the ball across the goal for Emerton to put it in the back of the net.
For ten minutes after the goal United looked shaky as Blackburn threatened to double their lead but as half time arrived the home side were only one goal to the good and as United only needed a point, destiny was still in their hands.
In the second half Blackburn again had a chance to double their lead and were unlucky not to do so in the 65th minute. Again Emerton caused problems and his cross found Olsson and his header hit the post. After that Manchester United found their game and started to cause problems then in the 73rd minute Hernandez ran towards goal and although he miscontrolled the ball Blackburn keeper Paul Robinson brought the Mexican down and the referee Phil Dowd pointed to the spot.
Wayne Rooney, who almost left United in January, put the ball on the spot and sent Robinson the wrong way.
It seemed after that both sides were happy with a point and when the ref called time it was party time for the Red Devils.

With United claiming the Premier League title Manchester City had their chance to win their first title for 35 years with a win against Stoke City and they dominated from the first minute. Mario Balotelli, so often criticised was inspirational in all he did and David Silva was finding some form and with returning captain Carlos Tevez pulling the strings it looked like City would win at a canter but Stoke were battling and wasn't giving up but they just couldn't find a way past the City defence, in fact in the 34th minute City had a chance to take the lead. Mario Balotelli's shot was blocked by Sorenson in goal and the ball found the little Spaniard and all he could do was hit the ball over from 8 yards.
At half time it remained 0-0 and Stoke was still in the game but City were still dominating and even though the Stoke supporters tried to rally their troops they couldn't get into the game and in the 74th minute the goal City had deserved arrived on 74 minutes. Silva released Balotelli in the area and when his shot was deflected it fell invitingly into the path of Toure who gave Sorensen no chance with a thunderous finish.
In a typical Italian way Roberto Mancini got his players to protect the lead and although Stoke out the pressure on at the end City were never in trouble and when the referee blew the whistle it ended a fantastic week for Manchester City. They guarantee Champions League football on Tuesday and today claimed the FA Cup. The only guarantee after this is this will not the the last bit of silverware the Citizens will win.

Norwich City promoted to the Premier League1-0 victory means back to back promotions for Lamberts boys

What a day in the Championship!!! There were two matches played today but they told us who would be joining Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League next season.One point seperated Norwich City in second place and third placed Cardiff City. First up were the Bluebirds who hosted Middlesbrough who's season had finished so surely it was an easy three points for the home side. We couldn't have been more wrong. Goals by Lita, Robson and Smallwood in the opening 20 minutes put Boro 3-0 up and already Cardiff fans were hoping Portsmouth will be able to do them a favour. No more goals in Wales mean't Boro walked away winners and indeed it was down to the South Coast and Fratton Park where Portsmouth entertained Norwich City.

Norwich would've already been aware Cardiff had lost so a win against Portsmouth and they were back in the Premier League. The game started off with a possible red card for the home side when Aaron Mokoena's elbow found Grant Holt's face but the referee left his cards in his pocket but in the 50th Norwich scored with a Simeon Jackson header to send the 3500 travelling Canaries into delirium.

Paul Lambert has done an amazing job since taking over in the 2009/10 season, in fact Norwich City's first match in League One that season was a 7-1 maulling by Lamberts Colchester United. Lambert from Colchester to take over from Bryan Gunn and Norwich havent looked back since claiming back to back promotions so now we now who the two sides are who are automatically promoted. Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers (until the courtroom battle begins)

As for Cardiff, well if they want to become the first side from Wales to play in the Premier League they look like playing Nottingham Forest in the Play-Offs, Dave Jones will be hoping the results against Middlesbrough hasn't affected the confidence to much

Fulham ease past Black CatsSunderland 0 Fulham 3 (Kakuta 33, Davies 61,73)

Simon Davies' brace after Gael Kakuta had opened the scoring helped Fulham ease to a 3-0 victory at shot-shy Sunderland.

The Black Cats were dire throughout, although Steve Bruce was forced to field a side with no senior strikers following the January sale of Darren Bent and injuries to Fraizer Campbell, Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck.

Both sides had all but confirmed their Premier League status for another season in the last seven days so the game had an end-of-campaign feel to it.

A goalless draw seemed the most likely outcome after a grim opening half-hour as both teams went through the motions on a warm afternoon.

However, the visitors took the lead with the first clear-cut opening of the game in the 34th minute when Kakuta poked the ball home from close range after good work by the outstanding Bobby Zamora.

The goal seemed to knock any self-confidence the Black Cats had and Fulham dominated the rest of the encounter. It came as little surprise when the Cottagers doubled their lead just past the hour mark when Steve Sidwell set up Davies who easily beat Simon Mignolet.

With the home fans streaming out of the Stadium of Light, Fulham added a third with 17 minutes remaining when weak defending allowed Davies to bundle home Zamora's cross.

The rest of the match was played out in front of a rapidly emptying ground as Hughes' side returned to the capital with all three points for only the second time this season.

Sunderland meanwhile are still not safe from relegation, although last weekend's 4-2 victory against Wigan Athletic has at least given them some breathing space as they prepare for the last three games of the campaign.

LINE UPS:

Sunderland: 22-Mignolet, 02-Bardsley, 04-Turner, 06-Cattermole, 08-Malbranque, 10-Henderson, 11-Muntari, 15-Onuoha, 25-Colback, 27-Elmohamady, 28-Sessegnon SUBS USED: 07-Zenden, 29-Ferdinand, 38-Lynch

Fulham: 01-Schwarzer, 03-Salcido, 06-Baird, 07-Sidwell, 13-Murphy, 14-Senderos, 18-Hughes, 22-Gudjohnsen, 24-Kakuta, 25-Zamora, 29-Davies SUBS USED: 08-Johnson, 20-Etuhu, 27-Greening

New Champions CrownedFulham 3 (Dempsey 15, 48 Hangeland 65) Bolton Wanderers 0

Fulham look assured of keeping their Premier League status next season after a resounding 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers at Craven Cottage.

USA international Clint Dempsey scored either side of half-time with Brede Hangeland adding a third to earn Fulham a crucial victory which pushed them up five places to ninth, eight points above the relegation zone.

Fulham named an unchanged side to the one that shared the points with Wolverhampton Wanderers, while the visitors welcomed back Tamir Cohen, who scored the winner in Sunday's 2-1 win over Arsenal, for Daniel Sturridge, who is out with an ankle injury.

Dempsey tested Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jasskelainen in the opening minutes with a low effort, and then watched when Eidur Gudjohnsen fluffed his decent centre into the box by spooning it over the bar.

On the quarter of an hour mark Dempsey put the Cottagers in front. Bolton failed to clear a corner, with the striker thumping the ball high into Jasskelainen's net from 12 metres out in am acrobatic strike that Fulham fans will claim should be one of the contenders for goal of the season.

Just before the half hour Jaaskelainen prevented Bolton from slipping further behind when pulling off a decent save to deny Moussa Dembele's low shot from the edge of the box. The Bolton keeper then did well to deflect a dangerous Gudjohnsen chip.

After a first half dominated by the hosts, it was more of the same after the break, with Dempsey doubling up in the 49th minute.

The in-form American ensured a precious three points for Mark Hughes' side when scoring from six metres out, seconds after Dembele had hit the bar with a long range shot. Hangeland completed a perfect night when heading home Danny Murphy's free-kick

Line Ups:

Fulham: 01-Schwarzer, 03-Salcido, 05-Hangeland, 06-Baird, 07-Sidwell, 13-Murphy, 18-Hughes, 22-Gudjohnsen, 23-Dempsey, 29-Davies, 30-Dembele SUBS USED: 08-Johnson, 20-Etuhu, 25-Zamora

Bolton Wanderers: 22-Jaaskelainen, 02-Steinsson, 04-Robinson, 05-Cahill, 06-Muamba, 07-Taylor, 09-Elmander, 12-Knight, 14-Davies, 21-Cohen, 27-Lee SUBS USED: 11-Gardner, 17-Klasnic, 31-Wheater

New Unofficial Champions Crowned Bolton Wanderers 2 (Sturridge 38, Cohen 90) Arsenal 1 (Van Persie 48)

Arsenal's Official Premier League title bid was surely ended at the Reebok Stadium today as Tamir Cohen scored an emotional late winner for Bolton Wanderers.
The Israeli powered a 90th-minute header past Wojciech Szczesny and then removed his shirt to reveal a picture of his late father Avi, who died in December following a motorcycle accident, before breaking down in tears.
On-loan Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge had opened the scoring in the 38th minute while Kevin Davies also missed a penalty for Bolton at the start of the second half before Robin van Persie netted a 48th-minute equaliser.
The result leaves Arsenal nine points behind Manchester United and three behind Chelsea with only four games remaining.
The first half was a familiar story for Arsenal fans, with the Gunners bossing possession, but struggling to create clear-cut opportunities, while Bolton's more direct approach paid dividends.

Probably the Gunners' clearest opening came inside four minutes when Cesc Fabregas played in Theo Walcott on the right. The England man's strike was parried by Jussi Jaaskelainen and Samir Nasri saw his follow-up effort blocked by a combination of Gary Cahill and Zat Knight.
Arsenal's pace looked to be the greatest threat to the hosts and from a quick break Fabregas forced Jaaskelainen to tip his 25-yard effort round the post before a Robin van Persie volley was well blocked by Cahill.
Bolton were giving the best they had, though, and they probably should have been ahead in the 24th minute when Sturridge caught the Arsenal defence napping with a superb through ball for Lee Chung-yong, but the Korean chose to try to pick out Kevin Davies and the chance was lost.
Lee had another golden chance in the 37th minute, with Sturridge again the architect courtesy of a lovely chip into the centre of the box. The winger made good contact eight yards out but Szczesny was off his line quickly and blocked the shot.
There was no denying Bolton from the resulting corner, though, as Sturridge made the breakthrough. Lee's cross was headed powerfully towards goal by the impressive Cahill and, although Nasri cleared off the line, Sturridge was on hand to head in the ball. Fabregas almost squared things before half-time, but his 20-yard shot cannoned off the post with Jaaskelainen well beaten.
Things got worse for Arsenal in the opening minute of the second half and again it was Sturridge causing the problems. The striker's neat turn took him past Johan Djourou and, when Sturridge fell in the box under pressure from the Gunners defender, referee Mike Jones pointed to the penalty spot. Captain Davies stepped up, but his effort was tame and straight at Szczesny, who easily blocked the shot.
It seemed inevitable Arsenal would capitalise on their second chance and little over a minute after the penalty, Van Persie picked up the ball on the right and played a one-two with Fabregas before placing the ball just inside the post. It was the seventh successive away game in which the Dutchman had found the net, a new Premier League record.
Bolton responded well, but they were indebted to their goalkeeper for keeping them level when Nasri ran on to Van Persie's through ball in the 65th minute. The Frenchman was in space, but Jaaskelainen made himself big to block the initial shot and, although the ball rebounded to Nasri, the angle was too tight and Cahill was able to block his follow-up.
The Gunners pressed, but Bolton defended superbly and it was they who created the clear-cut chance Arsenal craved when Johan Elmander took advantage of a defensive slip to run into the box and fire in a shot at Szczesny, who did well to palm it behind.
There was no stopping Bolton from the corner, though, as Taylor's cross picked out the head of Cohen, who had replaced Sturridge six minutes earlier. With the game in the 90th minute, the Israeli powered a head into the back of the net for his first goal of the season.
Cohen broke down in tears as he was mobbed by his team-mates, but it was Arsenal who were left distraught moments later as Jones blew the final whistle.


LINE UPS:

Bolton Wanderers: 22-Jaaskelainen, 02-Steinsson, 04-Robinson, 05-Cahill, 06-Muamba, 07-Taylor, 09-Elmander, 12-Knight, 14-K.Davies, 15-Sturridge, 27-Lee SUBS USED: 16-M.Davies, 17-Klasnic, 21-Cohen
Arsenal: 53-Szczesny, 03-Sagna, 04-Fabregas, 06-Koscielny, 08-Nasri, 10-Van Persie, 14-Walcott, 17-Song, 19-Wilshere, 20-Djourou, 22-Clichy SUBS USED: 16-Ramsey, 23-Arshavin, 29-Chamakh

Aston Villa manager Houllier taken to hospital

Taken from BBC Sport:

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has been admitted to hospital, the BBC understands.

It is thought he was taken to hospital in Birmingham during the night.

He is understood to have spoken to the club's chief executive Paul Faulkner and his condition is said to be comfortable.

Assistant manager Gary McAllister will take Thursday's training session. The club is expected to release an official statement later.

Houllier is expected to remain in hospital for a couple of days and it is anticipated McAllister will take charge of the team on Saturday for their game against Stoke at Villa Park.

Houllier had major surgery after a heart attack in 2001

WorldwideFootball would like to wish Gerard all the best and a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on the touchline soon.

6 goal thriller that could see both teams loseTottenham Hotspur 3 (Van der Vaart 7, 70pen, Huddlestone 44) Arsenal 3 (Walcott 5, Nasri 12, Van Persie 40)

A flurry of five first half goals lit up the north London derby as Tottenham and Arsenal played out an attacking and thrilling game which provided a glut of goals at White Hart Lane.
Goals from Theo Walcott, Samir Nasri and Robin Van Persie for the Gunners and Rafael Van Der Vaart and Tom Huddlestone for Spurs were enough to seal what could be the game of the season in the Premier League.
The draw, in reality, doesn't help either side in their respective aims as Arsenal fail to make the most of Manchester United drawing on Tuesday and Spurs needed the win to keep the pressure on Manchester City, but those in attendance will have not have thought a fantastic display from both sides.
The importance of tonight’s game was paramount for both sides. Tottenham were coming off the back of their exit from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid and Arsenal were keen to expel the Liverpool result from their memory.
Arsenal came out of the traps with purpose and positivity. The game begun in a style often expected of local derbies, fast, fluid and full of endeavour and within 5 minutes the opening goal had rocked White Hart Lane. Cesc Fabregas, so often a tormentor of Spurs, made the most of a Tom Huddlestone error to feed Theo Walcott. The through ball left Michael Dawson limbo and Walcott did the rest with a burst of speed and a deft right foot finish.
The frantic tempo of the game continued and within three minutes Spurs had wiped out the advantage. A long, looping pass from Vedran Corluka found Rafael Van der Vaart who controlled magnificently and hammered beyond Wojciech Szczesny to level things up.
Arsenal though once again showed the undeniable quality they possess, but often, frustratingly fail to impose. Samir Nasri was left unchecked and this flaw in the Tottenham defence was punished as the Frenchman made Gomes look ordinary as he beat him low to his right.
Theo Walcott had a chance to increase the lead but his low drive took the lightest of deflections of the right hand of Gomes to slide wide of the right hand post.
Walcott’s influence on the game stretched to more than just scoring the goals.  With a terrific chipped cross on the byline, Walcott crafted a goal for Robin Van Persie who made it 3-1.
Credit to Tottenham for exhibiting the tenacity required to keep this close and once again Harry Redknapp’s side bounced back through a Tom Huddlestone goal which atoned for his earlier error. A header from Peter Crouch was poorly cleared by Fabregas and Huddlestone smashed the ball back into the danger area leaving Szczesny a forest of legs to look through as he tried in vain to deal with the shot.
The second half didn't slow down and there were chances aplenty as both sides continued hell for leather.  Van Der Vaart had a chance for a second but it wasn't until substitute Aaron Lennons speed beat Szczesny and the Polish 'keeper brought down the winger to give Spurs the chance to level it up once more.
Van Der Vaart stepped up to the spot with confidence and hammered the ball in to give Spurs a way back and deal another blow to Arsenal.
Tottenham had more chances to take the lead with Modric forcing a brilliant save from Szczesny and Peter Crouch heading over the bar. Neither side was willing to give an inch as both were fighting to hold supremacy in their patch.
The game will be remembered for many years as the goals, commitment and sheer entertainment were something not likely to be seen anytime soon. But the truth remains that both sides needed to win this encounter and because they failed to do this, both Manchester sides would have been very pleased with the result.


LINE UPS:


Tottenham Hotspur: 01-Gomes, 03-Bale, 06-Huddlestone, 09-Pavlyuchenko, 11-Van der Vaart, 13-Gallas, 14-Modric, 15-Crouch, 20-Dawson, 22-Corluka, 32-Assou-Ekotto SUBS USED: 04-Kaboul, 07-Lennon, 30-Sandro
Arsenal: 53-Szczesny, 02-Diaby, 03-Sagna, 04-Fabregas, 06-Koscielny, 08-Nasri, 10-Van Persie, 14-Walcott, 17-Song, 20-Djourou, 22-Clichy SUBS USED: 19-Wilshere, 23-Arshavin, 52-Bendtner

The most important North London derby of all time?

Tonights game will be the 166th North London derby but this one is probably the most important fixture out of the lot of them.
Arsenal slipped up at the weekend when they conceded a penalty in what felt like the 196th minute of injury time and many thought their title aspirations had gone up in smoke but last nights draw between Newcastle United and Manchester United mean't the race was firmly back ON.
Tottenham need a win. Their recent exploits in the Champions League has whet the apetitie for Harry Redknapp, the fans and the players and if Spurs want to keep hold of the likes of Luka Modric and Gareth Bale then they have to qualify for the Champions League again. They are currently 3 points behind Manchester City with this game in hand, plus like last season Tottenham have to play the Citizens. Also going against Tottenham is a fixture after the FA Cup Final where Stoke play Manchester City and Stoke could hand City the 3 points to ensure they have a European campaign next season so Tottenham know 3 points tonight is vital.
The Gunners currently find themselves 7 points behind Manchester United. A win tonight and the lead is cut to 4, if they beat Manchester United at The Emirates on May 1 then the lead is 1 point so even though the gap looks huge the title is still within grasp
This fixture has produced goals in the last couple of years Arsenal won 4-1 in the Carling Cup this season but Tottenahm got revenge winning 3-2 at The Emirates plus of course there was that 4-4 draw in the 2008/09 season so hopefully this run will continue tonight and we have an entertaining 'Title Match'.
For me, I can see Tottenham starting quick and get an early goal but after a ding-dong battle the final result will be a 2-2 draw.
Lets hope Football is the winner :-)


Tottenham/Arsenal fans what do you think the result will be like and will a draw end your title/Champions League hopes?
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Rosicky going nowhere - Agent

The agent of Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky has confirmed his client will not leave the Emirates in the summer.

The 30 year old has made 33 appearances for the Gunners this season in all competitions scoring just the one goal against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup and there have been rumours Aston Villa are preparing a summer bid for the man who has made 80 appearances for Czech Republic but Pavel Paska says Rosicky is staying where he is. Paska, interviewed by Tuttomercatoweb said : ""There are have been many false rumours circluating, but at the moment, there is nothing concrete. It has been quite some time since I have heard from Arsene Wenger. Therefore, there is no new news, and if there is a change, he will be the first to communicate this."

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Arsenal do like to be beside the seasideBlackpool 1 (Taylor-Fletcher 52) Arsenal 3 (Diaby 18, Eboue 21, Van Persie 76)

Arsenal's 3-1 victory today has cut Manchester United's lead at the top to seven points and it was an afternoon that started dramatically with Arsene Wenger forced to hand a last-minute place to veteran Jens Lehmann after Manuel Almunia injured his knee in the warm-up.
Abou Diaby and Emmanuel Eboue put Arsenal into a commanding position at Bloomfield Road but Gary Taylor-Fletcher replied as relegation-threatened Blackpool played for their top-flight lives. Taylor-Fletcher felt he was denied a penalty but Van Persie made victory safe for Arsenal after 76 minutes.
The afternoon started in dramatic fashion as Almunia injured his knee in the warm-up and manager Arsene Wenger was forced to turn to 41-year-old Lehmann. It was an unexpected 200th appearance in a Gunners jersey for the German, who was recently coaxed out of retirement to provide emergency cover in the title run-in. Lehmann had little to do in the first half as Arsenal, with captain Cesc Fabregas also back in their starting line-up, overpowered the struggling Tangerines.

Blackpool had an early chance when Ian Evatt headed over from a Charlie Adam corner but after that it appeared Arsenal had no intention of suffering a repeat of their last week's Blackburn stalemate. Andrey Arshavin and Van Persie put early shots over before Richard Kingson rushed out to deny Samir Nasri.
It quickly became one-way traffic and the Gunners carved open the Blackpool defence with ease to claim a 17th-minute lead. Fabregas picked out Van Persie with a superb cross-field ball and the Dutchman crossed for Diaby to sidefoot home from close range.
Arsenal grabbed a second three minutes later, Eboue played a neat one-two in the box with Jack Wilshere and then blasted past Kingson. Blackpool enjoyed a little spell of possession but were unable to test Lehmann. Van Persie had another chance controlling a long Fabregas pass and shot at Kingson.
Kingson needed to be alert again to block an effort by the fleet-footed Nasri after more slick football by the Gunners. Nasri had another opportunity seconds later when the ball was lobbed back into the box by Fabregas but his volley hit the bottom of the post. Van Persie then took the ball past the outrushing Kingson to set up Diaby but Stephen Crainey got back to tackle.
The home fans thought Adam had pulled one back immediately after the restart but his long-range free-kick had struck the side-netting. The Tangerines, however, had realised they had little to lose by taking the game to Arsenal and did reply after 52 minutes.
Luke Varney was fouled but play carried on and Jason Puncheon played in Campbell. The striker appeared to be fouled by Lehmann as he closed in on goal but the ball ran on for Taylor-Fletcher to fire home.
Blackpool were inspired and poured forward again. Manager Ian Holloway was furious his side were denied a penalty when Taylor-Fletcher went down under a Laurent Koscielny challenge. Taylor-Fletcher then headed wide as Blackpool maintained the pressure but Van Persie shot across the face of goal at the other end.
Arsenal made the game safe 14 minutes from time as they quickly turned defence into attack. Campbell shaped to shoot for Blackpool but Sebastien Squillaci won possession and Fabregas released substitute Theo Walcott down the right.
Blackpool struggled to get back and Walcott crossed low into the box and Van Persie made no mistake in front of goal. Blackpool tried to set up a tight finish but Evatt headed at Lehmann and the Gunners eased to the final whistle.


Arsenal fans, now the gap is down to 7 points do you think you could win the Premier League or are you looking to the new season?
Blackpool fans, your one place above the relegation zone, will it be Championship football for you or can Holloways boys climb the table to safety.


Let us know your feelings by emailing jaymoe26@gmail.com or twitter @jamiemason76


LINE UPS:


Blackpool: 28-Kingson, 03-Crainey, 04-Southern, 06-Evatt, 12-Taylor-Fletcher, 15-Baptiste, 16-Varney, 20-Cathcart, 26-Adam, 39, Campbell, 42-Puncheon Subs used: 23-Phillips, 41-Kornilenko, 43-Reid
Arsenal: 13-Lehmann, 02-Diaby, 04-Fabregas, 06-Koscielny, 08-Nasri, 10-Van Persie, 18-Squillaci, 19-Wilshere, 22-Clichy, 23-Arshavin, 27-Eboue Subs used: 14-Walcott, 16-Ramsey, 28-Gibbs

Drawing ways continue for ArsenalArsenal 0 Blackburn Rovers 0

Arsenal were left frustrated as their Premier League title hopes suffered a setback after struggling Blackburn battled to a goalless draw at the Emirates.

The Gunners, who now trail Manchester United by seven points (with a match in hand) had all of the possession, but were unable to really test Paul Robinson. Rovers, who had lost five of the last eight matches, grew in confidence and survived the sending-off of midfielder Steven Nzonzi to earn a useful point in their battle against relegation.

With United having come from behind to win at West Ham earlier in the day, Arsenal could not afford another off day following two successive draws before the international break, but that is exactly what happened.

It had been a positive start by the Gunners. Fit again Theo Walcott got away to the edge of the Rovers box before squaring to Alex Song and his shot was deflected behind. After four minutes, Walcott was proving too hot to handle and his low shot was hacked clear by Ryan Nelsen before he was then denied at the near post by Robinson. Rovers, just a point above the drop zone, were in danger of being overrun.

However, Steve Kean's men were given some respite when full-backs Martin Olsson and Bacary Sagna collided when going for a ball on the touchline, leaving the Rovers man worse off. Samir Nasri then needed treatment for a clash of heads with Nelsen, returning with a thick bandage.

That break in play interrupted Arsenal's flow and on 23 minutes, Rovers had an opportunity when Laurent Koscielny tripped David Hoilett 22 yards out however Brett Emerton, smashed his free-kick high into the stands.

Arsenal were soon back on the offensive and broke quickly when Robin van Persie fed Nasri on the overlap, but as the French international cut the ball back on to the penalty spot, Jack Wilshere somehow stabbed his first-time shot wide.

Manuel Almunia had been a spectator, but was almost embarrassed when Olsson's 25-yard effort took a slight deflection and he was left out of position as the ball bounced off his gloves and rolled just past the post.

Hoilett then cut inside Sagna before darting into the penalty area only to skew his shot wide. Walcott burst clear from a quick throw-out, but had no support and eventually dragged his shot wide from 20 yards. Rovers sent a long ball into the Arsenal box from a free-kick in their own half, which Almunia failed to punch and Nzonzi saw his backward header drop just wide.

Again the hosts started brightly at the restart as Van Persie got away down the left to force a corner, which the Dutchman went across to take and then whipped straight across the face of goal. The game, though, soon slipped back into the same pattern as Rovers continued to break up Arsenal's attacks with relative ease.
Frustrations boiled over again when Wilshere elected to pass back to Andrey Arshavin rather than shoot, the ball going behind for a corner, which Koscielny guided goalwards, but Robinson held. Wenger had seen enough and with 32 minutes to go, sent on captain Cesc Fabregas, replacing Arshavin, on his return from a hamstring injury.

Arsenal, however, continued to lack a creative spark in the final third as time and again they failed to find the decisive pass. Van Persie made space for a low shot at the edge of the area, but Robinson was down quickly. Wilshere needed treatment after falling on his shoulder when sliding for a loose ball on the far side.

On 76 minutes, Rovers were reduced to ten men when Nzonzi was shown a straight red card after jumping in two-footed on Koscielny.

Wilshere's quick feet saw the ball pulled back for substitute Marouane Chamakh on the penalty spot, but his shot was blocked by Olsson's brave dive. Robinson produced a fine save from Chamakh's deflected header, but the whistle had already gone for a push by the Moroccan.

Fabregas smashed a 25-yard free-kick into the wall as Arsenal's frustration continued. Michel Salgado blocked Bendtner's goalbound header off the line, and Van Persie nodded over in stoppage time to leave Arsenal counting a costly third successive draw.

LINE-UPS:

ARSENAL: 01-Almunia, 03-Sagna, 06-Koscielny, 08-Nasri, 10-Van Persie, 14-Walcott, 17-Song, 18-Squillaci, 19-Wilshere, 22-Clichy, 23-Arshavin SUBS USED: 04-Fabregas, 29-Chamakh, 52-Bendtner
BLACKBURN ROVERS: 01-Robinson, 02-J.Jones, 03-Olsson, 04-Samba, 06-Nelsen, 07-Emerton, 15-Nzonzi, 18-Santa Cruz, 23-Hoilett, 27-Salgado, 28-P.Jones SUBS USED: 08-Dunn, 30-Roberts

Next Title Match: Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers Title Match Number: 07

After the international break its finally back to the Premier League.
'Unofficial' champions Arsenal head into their seventh title match on Saturday when they host Blackburn Rovers at The Emirates.
Both sides will be looking for a win but looking at the history books you can understand why Arsenal are the strong favorites despite missing a whole host of players in fact as I am writing this the latest round of International matches are going on and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger must be looking through his fingers hoping no-one else gets an injury.
Come Saturday Arsenal could be without the likes of Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Johan Djourou and Vermaelen but even with these players missing Arsenal will be to strong for Rovers.
Despite being in 13th place Blackburn are only one point away from the relegation zone so need a win to get themselves away from the chasing pack.
Rovers last win at Arsenal was in season 2002/03 when they beat the Gunners 1-2 (33/1 @ Skybet) but I can't see them repeating that feat.
The early kick-off see's Manchester United playing West Ham United at Upton Park and should the Red Devils win at Upton Park Arsenal will find themselves eight points behind the league leaders so a win is must if they are to remain in the title hunt.
The last match between these two here saw a 6-2 victory for Arsenal with eight different goalscorers. This time round it will still be a home win and this time it'll be 3-0 (15/2 PaddyPower)


Gunners fans what do you think the score will be at the weekend. All views will be printed, as long as their clean!! Email jaymoe26@gmail.com for follow twitter @jamiemason76


Last match @ The Emirates: 04/10/2009 - Arsenal 6 (Vermaelen, Van Persie, Arshavin, Fabregas, Walcott, Bendtner) Blackburn Rovers 2 (Nzonzi, Dunn)


Head 2 Head: Arsenal: 51 wins Draw: 29 Blackburn Rovers: 25 wins


Best Odds: Arsenal 2/7 Draw 5/1 Blackburn Rovers 12/1


Prediction: Arsenal 3-0

Arsenal cling on to unofficial title West Brom 2 (Reid 3, Odemwingie 58), Arsenal 2 (Arshavin 70, Van Persie)

Arsenal's official title challenge suffered a blow as their late rally was only enough to secure a draw at West Brom.

Albion were 2-0 up just before the hour mark when Peter Odemwingie capitalised on a mix-up between Manuel Almunia and Sebastien Squillaci to add to Steven Reid's early header.

The Gunners staged a comeback with goals in the 70th minute from Andrey Arshavin and 78th from Robin van Persie, but they could not find a winner and are now five points behind Premier League leaders Manchester United, who beat Bolton 1-0. The Baggies, meanwhile, are a point above the relegation zone in 16th place as they were at the start of the day.

Arsene Wenger's team were in need of a lift following their League Cup final defeat and elimination from the Champions League and FA Cup over the last few weeks, but they made the worst possible start as West Brom took the lead after only three minutes.

Albion skipper Chris Brunt swung in a corner and Reid was allowed the space to jump and crash a header beyond Almunia for his first Premier League goal for nearly five years. Aaron Ramsey, starting a game for the Gunners for the first time since breaking his leg last season, appeared to be the main culprit in failing to mark Reid as Arsenal's defensive frailties were laid bare.

Moments later Jerome Thomas won the ball and broke forward, sending in a dangerous delivery that just evaded Odemwingie. The visitors started to gain more possession but were struggling to get a proper foothold and the game was temporarily halted after 20 minutes when Laurent Koscielny clashed heads with James Morrison, the latter having to come off for treatment.

While Morrison was off the pitch Arsenal showed some threatening signs, with only the head of Jonas Olsson preventing Ramsey getting on the end of a Gael Clichy cross. Arsenal should have then equalised when Van Persie's header came back off the bar. The ball dropped to Ramsey right in front of goal, but the Wales midfielder could only strike it straight at Scott Carson.

As Morrison returned with a bandage around his head the Gunners continued to press, Samir Nasri seeing a cross come off the legs of Abdoulaye Meite towards goal but Carson was able to avert the danger. Van Persie tried his luck just before the break but his shot was off-target.

There was a substitution for each side at half-time as Albion boss Roy Hodgson brought on Marek Cech for Paul Scharner, who had also taken a knock to the head, and Wenger introduced Marouane Chamakh in place of Denilson in an attempt to give his side more attacking impetus.

Chamakh soon sent a header goalwards but it did not trouble Carson and within minutes, the Baggies were almost 2-0 in front as Brunt slid in to meet Cech's cross, the captain just poking it the wrong side of the post.

Wenger bolstered his forward line again with Nicklas Bendtner coming on for Ramsey, but just seconds later West Brom did score again - thanks in no small part to Almunia. The Spanish goalkeeper came charging out of his box when Youssouf Mulumbu launched a long ball forward but completely misjudged it before getting in a tangle with Squillaci and Odemwingie gleefully slotted into the net.

The watching Jens Lehmann, back on the Arsenal bench after rejoining the club on a rolling monthly contract earlier in the week, looked less than impressed.

When Koscielny picked up a booking for a hefty challenge on Odemwingie and Van Persie blazed a free-kick over the bar, the Gunners seemed to be fading, but a slick move saw them suddenly pull a goal back through Arshavin, who played a one-two with Chamakh before turning and rifling a shot beyond Carson.

Marc-Antoine Fortune came on for Odemwingie but Arsenal began pouring forward and eight minutes after Arshavin's strike they found a leveller, with the Russian again the catalyst. His looping cross hit the post and Meite was unable to deal with the rebound before Van Persie bundled it over the line.

Arsenal now looked the more likely winners, but Fortune went close at the other end, cutting into the box and seeing his shot deflect wide. Play switched once more and the Gunners sent a succession of balls into the West Brom box, but there was no way through. Jack Wilshere shot over the bar and Carson saved from Clichy at the death as Albion hung on for a vital point.

LINE UPS:

WEST BROMWICH ALBION: 01-Carson, 03-Olsson, 07-Morrison, 11-Brunt, 12-Reid, 14-Thomas, 20-Shorey, 21-Mulumbu, 23-Meite, 24-Odemwingie, 33-Scharner SUBS USED: 04-Cech, 28-Fortune

ARSENAL: 01-Almunia, 03-Sagna, 06-Koscielny, 08-Nasri, 10-Van Persie, 15-Denilson, 16-Ramsey, 18-Squillaci, 19-Wilshere, 22-Clichy, 23-Arshavin SUBS USED: 29-Chamakh, 52-Bendtner

Todays other scores:

Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: WW-Jarvis

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Blackpool: BR-Samba, Hoilett; BP-Adam (2)

Everton 2-1 Fulham: EV-Coleman, Saha; FU-Dempsey

Manchester United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: MU-Berbatov

Stoke City 4-0 Newcastle United: SC-Walters, Pennant, Higginbotham, Fuller

Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 West Ham United

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Birmingham City: WA-Cleverley, Figueroa; BC-Ridgewell

Arsenal Blow Chance To Close Title Gap Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0

Arsenal missed the chance to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester United to one point after being held to a goalless draw by resilient Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners knew that with United away to Liverpool on Sunday they could take a potentially significant stride towards a first top-flight title since 2004.

Instead, they will be frustrated that they stand three points behind their rivals after being denied victory by a mixture of questionable refereeing decisions and poor finishing.

Andrey Arshavin was involved in the two key incidents in the game. The Russian had a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside and was denied a penalty when Titus Bramble appeared to push the forward as he was about to shoot.

Arsenal also missed chances as Samir Nasri had his free-kick parried by Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, Marouane Chamakh was thwarted by the crossbar and Arshavin shot tamely from 12 yards.

It might even have been worse for Arsenal as Sunderland, who had lost each of their previous four matches, came close to snatching a late winner through Danny Welbeck.

Arsene Wenger's men must now shake off their disappointment and turn their attention to Tuesday's critical Champions League last-16 second leg against Barcelona - where they will aim to defend a 2-1 lead.

Cesc Fabregas is likely to recover from a hamstring injury in time to start at the Nou Camp but in his programme notes the Gunners captain urged Arsenal to focus solely on Sunderland with the title race "in our hands now".

Focus was indeed a key requirement for them in the early stages as Sunderland enjoyed plenty of possession, passing and moving with confidence and intent.

Johan Djourou needed to be alert to clear a low Jordan Henderson cross with Asamoah Gyan ready to pounce, while Phil Bardsley drilled narrowly wide from 20 yards.

Both sides were set up in 4-2-3-1 formations yet it was the visitors, winless in the league at Arsenal since 1983, who carried the greater threat going forward.

Lacking the calming influences of Fabregas and Robin van Persie, the hosts were forced to play largely on the counter-attack in the first half and the home supporters were soon murmuring in frustration.

A sliding Nicklas Bendtner almost connected with Gael Clichy's cross from the left but they had still yet to test Mignolet when Stephane Sessegnon saw a powerful effort repelled by Wojciech Szczesny at the other end.

Eventually Nasri began to drift infield from his position on the right of midfield and it seemed to help Arsenal settle into something resembling their usual rhythm.

On 35 minutes the Frenchman slalomed his way past several Sunderland defenders before his cut-back was deflected behind, and from the resultant corner Bendtner hit a close-range overhead kick straight at Mignolet.

Sunderland were now carrying less of a threat and manager Steve Bruce's concern showed when he lambasted Gyan for losing the ball on the near touchline and then failing to chase back.

The Black Cats were almost made to pay as Jack Wilshere released Bendtner, only for Mignolet to claw the Dane's goal-bound shot over the bar.

Arsenal started the second half much as they finished the first - seeing plenty of the ball but struggling to put Sunderland under sustained pressure or create meaningful openings.

But when Chamakh was brought on for Denilson - Wenger replacing a holding midfielder with a striker - the substitute almost had an immediate impact, only for Mignolet to deny Arshavin after the Moroccan's run and pass from right.

It was not long before Arsenal were applying pressure and Nasri's free-kick was clawed away before Chamakh rattled the woodwork with a close-range header.

The Gunners were laying siege to Sunderland's goal and they had a glorious chance to break the deadlock when Wilshere put Arshavin away but the Russian sliced wide under pressure from Bramble, who was lucky not to concede a spot-kick for a shove in the back of his opponent.

Sunderland managed to weather the storm and even pushed for a winner themselves, substitute Welbeck - returning from six weeks out - turning and delivering a shot that a diving Szczesny did brilliantly to turn behind. Bramble fired over from the corner.

But the game's most controversial moment came when Arshavin rounded Mignolet and put the ball into the Sunderland net only to be pulled back for offside despite being clearly level when played through by Bendtner.

Right at the last, Bendtner sent a glanced header goalwards and Djourou was inches away from diverting the ball past Mignolet as Arsenal's last hopes of a winner disappeared.

LINE UPS:

Arsenal: 53-Szczesny, 02-Diaby, 03-Sagna, 06-Koscielny, 08-Nasri, 15-Denilson, 19-Wilshere, 20-Djourou, 22-Clichy, 23-Arshavin, 52-Bendtner SUBS USED: 07-Rosicky, 29-Chamakh

Sunderland: 22-Mignolet, 02-Bardsley, 03-Richardson, 05-Mensah, 08-Malbranque, 10-Henderson, 11-Muntari, 19-Bramble, 28, Sessegnon, 29-Ferdinand, 33-Gyan SUBS USED: 17-Welbeck, 25-Colback

New Unofficial Champions Crowned At The Emirates Arsenal 2 (Arshavin 70, Koscielny 75) Everton 1 (Saha 24)

We have NEW Unofficial Premier League Champions as Arsenal come from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at Emirates Stadium and also keep within striking distance of Premier League leaders Manchester United.


Louis Saha had put the visitors ahead on 24 minutes when he slotted home, despite being offside. However, the Gunners turned the game around through substitute Andrey Arshavin and Laurent Koscielny's header.

The Gunners made some ten changes from the side which had laboured to a 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup on Sunday. And it was Everton - who have lost only six games, but find themselves in the lower half of the table because of some 12 draws - who started brightly.

With Diniyar Bilyaletdinov offering support to both Saha in attack and then making up the numbers in midfield, it was easy to see why David Moyes' men are hard to beat. Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was in the referee's book after just five minutes when he clattered through the back of Mikel Arteta, which would set a trend for the evening.

Everton continued to make all the running during the opening exchanges. Arsenal finally got some passing together as Bacary Sagna was played in down the right, only to be chopped down by Sylvain Distin, who was immediately shown a yellow card by referee Lee Mason.

Koscielny glanced a header through the six-yard box from a corner, before Cesc Fabregas then dragged a shot wide after a clever backheel from Robin van Persie. The Gunners were now on top, but just lacked a decisive pass when in the final third. Theo Walcott broke into the right side of the penalty area, but Tim Howard stood up well at the near post.

Everton, though, were ahead on 24 minutes in controversial fashion. Saha was offside when Seamus Coleman chipped the ball through, but it spun off Koscielny's boot as he attempted to clear, falling to the Frenchman, who slotted a low effort past Wojciech Szczesny.

Despite the protests of the Arsenal players, and consultation with his assistant Stephen Child on the far side, referee Mason allowed the goal to stand. Arsenal felt more than a sense of injustice and centre-half Koscielny almost made amends when inches away from converting a corner with a diving header at the far post.

The frustration for the home fans continued after Fabregas burst into the Everton box only to drag his shot wide. Van Persie then did brilliantly to collect a high, angled pass on his chest, but it would not drop and he could only loop the ball over.

Arsenal made a change at the restart, with Abou Diaby replacing Alex Song, who appeared to pick up an injury towards the end of the first half. Rosicky spun away from his marker and charged forwards, but then dragged a 20-yard strike wide. The home side continued to press, Diaby powering a header over the bar.


Arteta then went into the book after tripping Fabregas as the Arsenal captain set off on a quick break. There was then a confrontation when Van Persie went in on the Spaniard, and was also shown a yellow card. With 28 minutes left, Tomas Rosicky was replaced by Arshavin and Everton then sent Leon Osman on for Bilyaletdinov.


Diaby cut inside from the left and set himself, but then drilled his 20-yard shot wide. Arsenal were finally level when Arshavin slotted home after Rodwell's back header from Fabregas' chip fell to him in the six-yard box. Osman tripped Walcott in full flow, and became the seventh man in Mason's notebook.


Van Persie sent the resulting free-kick towards the top right angle, which Howard did brilliantly to tip over. Arsenal, though, were not to be denied and turned the game around when Koscielny headed home from the resulting corner on 75 minutes. Rodwell glanced a header wide at the far post, but it was Arsenal who closed out the match and collected what could be three crucial points in the title race.

Line Ups:

Arsenal: 53-Szczesny, 03-Sagna, 04-Fabregas, 06-Koscielny, 07-Rosicky, 10-Van Persie, 14-Walcott, 17-Song, 19-Wilshere, 20-Djourou, 22-Clichy SUBS USED: 02-Diaby, 23-Arshavin, 52-Bendtner
Everton: 24-Howard, 03-Baines, 05-Heitinga, 07-Bilyaletdinov, 08-Saha, 10-Arteta, 15-Distin, 18-Neville, 23-Coleman, 25-Fellaini, 26-Rodwell SUBS USED: 06-Jagielka, 21-Osman, 28-Anichebe

Todays Other Scores:

Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa: MU-Rooney (2), Vidic; AV-Bent
Sunderland 2-4 Chelsea: SU-Bardsley, Richardson; CH-Lampard (pen), Kalou, Terry, Anelka
West Brom 2-2 Wigan Athletic- WBA-Odemwingie, Fortune; WA-N'Zogbia, Watson

1 In 5 Out For Everton

Now the dust has settled on the furore that was the January Transfer Window its time to see how the current Unofficial Premier League champions, Everton fared.

Only one player joined the Toffee's during the window and that was on the last day when David Moyes signed Apostolos Vellios from Greek side Iraklis Thessaloniki for a nominal fee (believed to be £250,000).  The 19 year old striker has scored 7 goals in 14 appearances for the Greek U19 side and has an amazing strike rate at club level where he has scored 19 goals in 22 appearances.  He has signed a contract until 2014 but the chances of him breaking into the first team this season are pretty slim.

Making way at Goodison Park included Steven Pienaar. It was no surprise to see the South African midfielder leave as he was out of contract in the summer and the £3m bid by Tottenham seemed like good business to turn down.  He has since played 1 league game for Spurs and also played in Tottenham's 4-0 loss in the FA Cup against Fulham last Sunday.
The other players to leave are Joao Silva (to Uniao de Leiria), Kieran Agard (Kilmarnock), Zac Thompson (Leeds United) and The Yak.  Yakubu joined Leicester on loan early into the transfer window until the end of the season and has so far made 2 league appearances scoring 2 goals and if he carries on the decent form and fitness he has shown so far then he will be back in David Moyes starting eleven come the beginning of the 2011/12 season.

One last bit of news to come from Everton came in the last couple of hours of the window where Tottenham Hotspur made a cheeky bid (believed to be £500,000) to take captain Phil Neville to White Hart Lane, an offer which was laughed at by David Moyes.

Fernando Torres Signs For Chelsea Fee: £48m

The transfer that started the money merry-go-round today, Fernando Torres to Chelsea, has been completed just before the transfer deadline.
The fee is believed to be in the region of £45m-£50m and becomes Chelsea's record signing, beating the previous record held by Andriy Shevchenko
If all goes well Torres could make his debut next Sunday at Stamford Bridge and ironically the opponents then will be LIVERPOOL
El Nino has had an up and down season so far.  He was part of the Spanish World Cup winning side but back at Liverpool Torres has been carrying injuries and has also had a loss of form.  People have wondered whether the loss of form was down to Torres wanting out at Anfield but now he has gone the Chelsea faithful will be hoping Torres finds the form that made him one of the most feared strikers in world football.


Fernando Torres career:


2001-2007 - Atletico Madrid - 214 apps (82 goals)
2007-2011 - Liverpool - 102 apps (65 goals)

Eidur Gudjohnsen Signs For Fulham Fee: Loan

Fulham have completed the signing of former Chelsea, Barcelona and Monaco striker Eidur Gudjohnsen from Premier League side Stoke City.
It was thought Gudjohnsen was going to be heading to Holland and Ajax but Fulham manager Mark Hughes has managed to get in and sign the 32 year old on loan until the end of the season.
Since signing for Stoke in August Gudjohnsen has only managed 4 appearances for the Potters where he has struggled with form and fitness but the Icelandic marksmen will be hoping to show Mark Hughes he still has the ability to score at Premier League level.


Eidur Gudjohnsens career:


1995 - Valur Reykjavik - 17 apps (7 goals)
1995-1997 - PSV - 13 apps (3 goals)
1998 - KR Reykjavik - 6 apps
1998-2000 - Bolton Wanderers - 55 apps (18 goals)
2000-2006 - Chelsea - 186 apps (54 goals)
2006-2009 - Barcelona - 72 apps (10 goals)
2009-2010 - Monaco - 9 apps
2010 - Tottenham Hotspur (loan) - 11 apps (1 goal)
2010 - Stoke City - 4 apps