Author Profile: Melissa Osborne

Since getting Everton to a fifth placed finish in his first season as manager, Roberto Martinez has had a difficult second year with the Toffees sitting only six points adrift of the dreaded relegation zone. While many things appear to be going...read more »

After an incredibly unconvincing five and a half months at Manchester United, Radamel Falcao has shown he is not the marquee signing manager Louis van Gaal thought he would be and come May is set to be shown the door. Falcao joined...read more »

Sunderland always seem to find themselves mixed up in relegation battles over the course of the season. With teams so tightly packed in the bottom half of the table, just one weekend of football can make the difference between being safe...read more »

Roberto Martinez exceeded expectations last season after taking over from a Manchester United bound David Moyes. Martinez led Everton to a Europa League place, while Moyes dragged United to a lowly seventh place in the Premier League and lost his job as...read more »

Alan Pardew’s difficult four years at Newcastle United finally came to an end just as the January transfer window opened. As Pardew starts his new life at Crystal Palace, focus will now turn not only to a replacement manager but also to...read more »

This fixture last season saw Stoke beat Chelsea 3-2, so Jose Mourinho’s men knew they would have to start the match strongly. With less than two minutes on the clock captain John Terry gave his side a very early lead. A win...read more »

Liverpool started Sunday 18 points behind leaders Chelsea and with the daunting task of having to search for points away at Old Trafford. Manchester United on the other hand were back in the top three and celebrating their fifth straight win. Liverpool...read more »

Arsenal always struggle at the Britannia Stadium and a multitude of defensive errors allowed Stoke City this time to find themselves 3-0 up by the break. The Gunners were caught ball watching and completely stunned after a breach in their goal...read more »

Chelsea continued their unbeaten run away to Sunderland taking the total now to an impressive 13 league games. Though after a straight forward midweek 5-0 win, what was expected to be a pretty easy game for the league leaders against a...read more »

Arsenal welcomed Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium in what was the most anticipated game of Saturday afternoon. Expectations were high for ex-Red Devil Danny Welbeck who played his first game against United since his controversial summer transfer to north London. With numerous...read more »