Newcastle v Arsenal: Brilliant Kanu, injuries and form, and a few stats not seen elsewhere

By Bulldog Drummond Here’s a positive story and a half: Kanu talking about his heart foundation under the headline, “We have saved 542 lives, that means more than football.”  The full piece is in the Guardian.  Brilliant for Kanu to dedicate himself to this, good on the Guardian for highlighting the story. In the injury league table …

Matchweek 5 – The Match Officials including Newcastle v Arsenal

by Andrew Crawshaw Here is the full list of match officials as listed in the official PL website:- Saturday 15 September 12:30 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Referee: Michael Oliver Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett Fourth official: Kevin Friend 15:00 AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City Referee: Craig Pawson Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin Fourth official: Simon Hooper Chelsea v Cardiff City …

Newcastle v Arsenal: handbrake off, Everton points deduction, David gold on sucking

By Bulldog Drummond There is a rare old collection of tempting headlines around the papers this morning, which I thought I’d throw in, swirl around and drag out the pot, as we warm up to tomorrow’s game. How about this one “Manchester City left bemused after police admit to no arrests five months after Anfield …