Articles written by James Hamblin

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Middlesbrough 2 v 2 Manchester Utd
Wayne Rooney salvaged a draw for Manchester United at the Riverside Stadium after a double strike from Middlesbrough's Afonso Alves.
Apr 8, 2008 - James Hamblin
Chelsea 2 v 1 Arsenal
Two goals from Didier Drogba saw Chelsea become Manchester United's closest challengers for the Premiership title following a come from behind win at Stamford Bridge.
Mar 24, 2008 - James Hamblin
Manchester United 3 v 0 Liverpool
Manchester United continued their recent dominance over Liverpool with a convincing win at Old Trafford in a game that also saw the sending off of Javier Mascherano.
Mar 24, 2008 - James Hamblin
Liverpool 4 v 0 West Ham
A knockout Fernando Torres hat-trick helps Liverpool defeat West Ham at Anfield and puts The Reds back as number one contenders for the final Champions League place.
Mar 7, 2008 - James Hamblin
Aliadiere Receives Increased Ban
The aftermath of the Middlesbrough striker's sending off at Anfield on February 23rd has left a number of different parties seeing red.
Mar 5, 2008 - James Hamblin
Birmingham City 2 v 2 Arsenal
A James McFadden penalty in added time denies Arsenal victory at St Andrews in a game which saw Gunners striker Eduardo suffer a potentially career threatening injury.
Feb 25, 2008 - James Hamblin
From McClaren to Capello
Was England's inability to qualify for the European Championship Finals really all down to one man?
Feb 6, 2008 - James Hamblin
Liverpool’s Bad Week
More dropped Premiership points, off the field unrest and almost suffering one of the greatest FA Cup upsets of all time have lead to red alert at Anfield.
Jan 27, 2008 - James Hamblin
Manchester United 6 v 0 Newcastle
A Ronaldo hat-trick helps the Red Devils return to the top of the Premier League with a rout of the manager-less Magpies.
Jan 15, 2008 - James Hamblin
FA Cup Third Round
Of the full compliment of twenty Premiership sides who entered the cup in the third round, four have already been knocked out following upsets.
Jan 7, 2008 - James Hamblin
Newcastle 0 v 2 Manchester City
Manchester City pile the pressure onto Sam Allardyce by inflicting another defeat on the Magpies at St James' Park.
Jan 4, 2008 - James Hamblin
Arsenal 1 v 0 Chelsea
A William Gallas header gives Arsenal victory over Chelsea at The Emirates Stadium.
Dec 21, 2007 - James Hamblin
Liverpool 0 v 1Manchester United
A solitary Carlos Tevez goal at Anfield was enough for Manchester United to continue their dominance over Liverpool.
Dec 17, 2007 - James Hamblin
Steve McClaren Sacked
England manager loses his job as Croatia seal amazing Wembley win.
Dec 3, 2007 - James Hamblin
Wigan Change Manager
Wigan manager Chris Hutchings has become the latest managerial casualty of the new season.
Nov 26, 2007 - James Hamblin
England Close to Euro 2008 Spot
England's qualification chances received a massive boost following the last round of group games featuring Israel and Croatia, despite the team not even kicking a ball.
Nov 18, 2007 - James Hamblin
Everton 1 v Liverpool 2
Everton see red as Liverpool snatch a dramatic victory in this season's first Merseyside derby.
Oct 23, 2007 - James Hamblin
England Cruise Past Estonia
England's 3-0 defeat of Estonia means that European Championship Qualifying Group E has come down to a three-horse race between Croatia, Russia and Steve McClaren's side.
Oct 14, 2007 - James Hamblin
Carrick and Hargreaves Injured
Manchester United and England have been rocked by the news that both Michael Carrick and Owen Hargreaves will be out of action for some time due to injury.
Oct 7, 2007 - James Hamblin
Premiership Top Scorer Predictions
Which player will score the most goals in the Premier League this year? It's wide open as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and other teams rotate strikers.
Aug 16, 2007 - James Hamblin
Premiership Relegation Predictions
Can the Premier League new boys finish outside the relegation places? If so, how might they do it and could Wigan, Fulham, Middlesbrough and even Reading be in trouble?
Aug 14, 2007 - James Hamblin
Premiership Champions Predictions
Can Jose Mourinho, Rafael Benitez, Arsene Wenger or possibly even Martin Jol guide their team to the top this season or will Alex Ferguson hold on to his crown?
Aug 14, 2007 - James Hamblin
Premiership Five Big Questions
Although the season is still several weeks off there have still been some huge stories in the last seven days.
Jul 30, 2007 - James Hamblin
Sven to City
Man City have made their first big summer signing, but will the Swede's revolution turn the blue's into a Premiership force or just send them spinning out of control?
Jul 22, 2007 - James Hamblin
Henry Arsenal and Barcelona
The Arsenal captain's £16.1m move to the Catalan Giants is likely to be the most important deal of the transfer window and raises some massive questions for both teams.
Jul 14, 2007 - James Hamblin