OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, BRADFORD CITY 0 Home-grown youngster Jordan Bove fired Oldham Athletic one step further along the road to Wembley in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. The Manchester teenager came off the bench to score the last-gasp goal which beat Bradford City at SportsDirect.com Park. It looked as though the first-round tie in the northern […]
Match Report
Oldham Athletic break their duck with first win of the season at Doncaster Rovers
DONCASTER ROVERS 0, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 Oldham Athletic finally registered that elusive first win of the season following a deserved 2-0 victory at Doncaster Rovers. Goals from Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jonathan Forte lifted Latics out of the relegation places and provided some much-needed cheer. They had failed to win in five league and cup matches […]
Shock home defeat for Manchester City as Mark Hughes makes a triumphant return with Stoke City
MANCHESTER CITY 0, STOKE CITY 1 Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes made a triumphant return to the Etihad Stadium as Stoke City snatched a shock 1-0 victory. It was certainly a coupon buster and appeared a home banker bearing in mind City had lost only once in their previous 70 home Premier League games. […]
Jovetic at the double as Manchester City deliver statement
MAN CITY 3, LIVERPOOL 1 Manchester City’s emphatic victory against last season’s runners-up Liverpool was an ominous statement to the rest of the Premier League. There was no resting on their laurels by champions City who were fired up against one of their main title rivals. And City had an unlikely hero is two-goal Stevan […]
We must improve – Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal
SUNDERLAND 1, MAN UNITED 1 Manchester United’s performance at Sunderland reinforced new manager Louis van Gaal’s earlier prophecy that it will take a “miracle” for his side to win the Barclays Premier League title. The Reds were distinctly ordinary for the second successive week against opponents who won’t be featuring in the quest for […]