"2016 Community Shield; BPL 2016-17 season" Topic

New season starting in a few weeks. Leicester/ManU play at Wembley on 8/7,then the campaign starts in earnest on the following Saturday the 13th.

Hopeful another good season for my beloved Southampton after the annual summer of being raided by scousers…

And that first match for Southampton is with Watford. Also,Leicester/Hull,Burnley/Swansea,Palace/West Brom,Everton/Spurs,ManCity/Sunderland,Bournemouth/ManU,Middlesborough/Stoke. Sunday the 14th,Arsenal/Liverpool and Chelsea/West Ham.

And the Red Devils win the Shield 2-1.

And some 2-1 wins for ManCity,Hull, and Chelsea(on Monday;and the match winning goal scored in the final minute of regulation,plus a few minutes stoppage time),a 3-1 win for ManU and a rather tight match for Liverpool/Arsenal,but the Reds got the 3 points with a 4-3 win in one of the highest scoring opening matches in EPL history,or so I heard.. 1-1 draws for Southampton/Watford(Hornets down to 10 men),Everton/Spurs,Boro/Stoke.

One of the Spurs keepers was injured in the Everton match. Week 2 fixtures-ManU/Southampton on Friday. Saturday-Stoke/ManCity,Swansea/Hull,Spurs/Palace,Watford/Chelsea,West Brom/Everton,Burnley/Liverpool,Leicester/Arsenal. Sunday-Sunderland/Boro and West Ham/Bournemouth .

Friday saw ManU top Southampton 2-0. Saturday,ManCity thumped Stoke 4-1 and now leads the table. Hull 2-0 over Swansea;Spurs 1-0 over Palace. Chelsea 2-1 over Watford,same for Everton over West Brom. 2-0 to Burnley over Liverpool,Not a sausage for Leicester/Arsenal. West Ham 1-0 over Bournemouth(with the Cherries having Arter sent off in the 77th minute) and Boro tops Sunderland 2-1.

And in English League Cup play,Chelsea's reserve XI earned it with a 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers. Liverpool thumped Burton Albion 5-0 and Everton does same to Yeovil,but 4-0 for the Toffees.

Fixtures for this weekend;Spurs host Liverpool,Chelsea/Burnley,Palace/Bournemouth,Everton/Stoke,Leicester/Swansea,Southampton/Sunderland,Watford/Arsenal,and Hull/ManU on Saturday. Sunday- West Brom/Boro and ManCity/West Ham.

And City continues it's lead in the tables with a 3-1 win over West Ham. Chelsea thumps Burnley 3-0,ManU tops Hull 1-0,Everton over Stoke by same. 1-1 draws for Southampton/Sunderland,Palace/Bournemouth and Spurs/Liverpool. Not a sausage for West Brom/Boro. 3-1 to Arsenal over Watford and 2-1 to Leicester over the Swans. International break this weekend.

Also,Rebecca Lowe is back on air.

This weekend's fixtures,the Manchester Derby,Saturday,along with Arsenal/Southampton,Bournemouth/West Brom,Burnley/Hull,Boro/Palace,Stoke/Spurs,West Ham/Watford,Liverpool/Leicester. Sunday-Swansea/Chelsea and on Monday,Sunderland/Everton. Also heard Joe Hart is on loan to Serie A club Torino.

And City drops United 2-1 in the Manchester Derby(and has the lead in the tables),Likewise,Arsenal tops Southampton 2-1,ditto Palace over Boro.Bournemouth 1-0 over the Baggies,all square 1-1 for Burnley/Hull and 2-2 for Swansea/Chelsea(both Blues goals made by Diego Costa). Spurs deliver a 4-0 thumping on Stoke,Liverpool 4-1 over Leicester,4-2 to Watford over West Ham and 3-0 to Everton over Sunderland.

In Euro Champions League play,Barcelona thumped Celtic 7-0(Lionel Messi delivering a hat trick),severe weather forced abandonment of ManCity's match with Moenchengladbach at the Etihad. This weekend's EPL fixtures-Friday,Chelsea hosts Liverpool. Saturday,Arsenal/Hull,Burnley/Leicester,Bournemouth/ManCity,West Ham/West Brom,Boro/Everton. Sunday-ManU/Watford,Stoke/Palace,Swansea/Southampton,and Sunderland visits White Hart Lane and the Spurs.

And Liverpool tops Chelsea 2-1. Hull gets dropped by Arsenal 4-1 and Hull saw Livermore sent off. Leicester thumps Burnley 3-0 and ManCity does similar 4-0 to Bournemouth,but City also has a man sent off(Nolito). West Brom 4-2 over West Ham,Watford 3-1 over ManU(with Hornets substitute Camilo Zuniga putting his side ahead within a minute of coming onto the pitch) Palace over Stoke 4-1,Charlie Austin delivers the only goal for Southampton,but it won them the match over Swansea ,1-0. Harry Kane delivered the Spurs lone goal,also winning the match over Sunderland,but Kane injured his ankle not long after. Black Cats got 6 yellow cards during the match and a red card for Januzaj(second YC). Everton over Boro 3-1.

Week 6 fixtures;ManU hosts Leicester on Saturday. Everton at Bournemouth,Hull visits Liverpool at Anfield. Spurs at Boro,Stoke hosts West Brom,Palace visits Sunderland,ManCity at Swansea,Chelsea at The Emirates for Arsenal. Sunday-West Ham hosts Southampton and Monday,Watford heads to Burnley.

And in League Cup play,Round 3,Arsenal thumps Forest 4-0,Chelsea 4-2 over Leicester, 3-0 to Liverpool over Derby County,Norwich 2-0 over Everton. ManU tops Northampton 3-1,ManCity 2-1 over Swansea,PNE 3-2 over Bournemouth,Leeds 1-0 over Blackburn Rovers,2-1 to Reading over Brighton and Newcastle 2-0 over the Wolves.

Man City continues to lead the EPL tables with a 3-1 win over Swansea,Spurs 2-1 over Boro,with Son Heung-Min delivering both Spurs goals,filling in for injured Harry Kane. Bournemouth snaps Everton's run with a 1-0 win. Liverpool thumps Hull 5-1,as Hull loses Elmohamady to a 29th minute red card. All square 1-1 for Stoke/West Brom,with the Baggies equalizer delivered by Salamon Rondon. Palace buzzes past Sunderland 3-2 with a double by Benteke in 2nd half stoppage time. Arsenal delivers a clean sheet over Chelsea ,3-0 and likewise for Southampton over West Ham.

Big Sam fired replaced by Gareth Southgate

Also,Burnley gets the 3 points with it's 2-0 win over Watford on Monday. In Champions League play,Leicester dinged Porto 1-0 at King Power Stadium. And the Spurs did likewise to CSKA Moscow at the Red Army's home grounds. This weekend's fixtures;Friday-Everton hosts Palace. Liverpool at Swansea,Chelsea at Hull,West Brom at Sunderland,Bournemouth at Watford,Boro at West Ham on Saturday. Sunday,Stoke drops by Old Trafford and ManU,Southampton at Leicester,ManCity at White Hart Lane with the Spurs,Arsenal at Burnley.

Plenty of draws so far,1-1 for Everton/Palace,Boro/West Ham,Sunderland/West Brom and all square 2-2 for Bournemouth/Watford. Liverpool came from a 1-0 deficit to top Swansea 2-1,and a bit of a fright when Adam Lallana was temporarily off the pitch to be checked for an injury,but evetually returned to play. And 2-0 to Chelsea over Hull with Willian and Diego Costa delivering the respective goals.

And Spurs hand ManCity their fisrt loss,2-0. Not a sausage for Leicester/Southampton,and 1-1 draw for ManU/Stoke.

Arsenal 1-0 over Burnley;just in. Apologies for the spelling errors above,also.

International break this weekend.

And now for this weekend's fixtures,Boro/Watford,Arsenal/Swansea,Bournemouth/Hull,ManCity/Everton,Stoke/Sunderland,West Brom/Spurs,Palace/West Ham for Saturday. Sunday,Chelsea/Leicester and Southampton/Burnley and on Monday, Liverpool hosts ManU

And Bournemouth gives Hull a 6-1 thumping,Arsenal 3-2 over Swans,even after Xhaka was red carded and the Goonahs were a man short. Chelsea tops Leicester 3-0,Watford 1-0 over Boro,City/Everton and West Brom/Spurs,both all square 1-1,Stoke 2-0 over Sunderland,Saints top Burnley 3-1,and the Hammers hold on for a 1-0 win over Palace,after seeing Aaron Cresswell sent off in the 75th minute(Lanzini delivering West Ham's lone goal in the 19th minute)

And the Reds and Red Devils share a point,drawing 0-0.

In UEFA Championship play- Barcelona thumped ManCity 4-0,Arsenal topped Ludogorets 6-0 . Leicester 1-0 over Copenhagen and not a sausage for Spurs/Leverkusen. Premier League fixtures for Week 9. Bournemouth/Spurs,Arsenal/Boro,Burnley/Everton,Hull/Stoke,Leicester/Palace,Swansea/Watford,West Ham/Sunderland,Liverpool/West Brom,ManCity/Southampton and Chelsea/ManU.

Weekend results, Not a sausage for Bournemouth/Spurs,Arsenal/Boro,Swansea/Watford. 1-1 draw for Southampton/ManCity. Burnley over Everton,2-1,same for Liverpool over West Brom(Baggies only goal in second half delivered by McAuley). Leicester 3-1 over Palace,West Ham 1-0 over Sunderland,Stoke 2-0 over Hull and a 4-0 thumping by Chelsea over ManU with the Blues first goal delivered in the first 30 seconds by Pedro. Tomorrow and Wednesday,next round of League Cup play. Arsenal/Reading,Bristol City/Hull,Leeds/Norwich,Liverpool/Spurs, Newcastle/PNE tomorrow,and ManU/ManCity,Southampton/Sunderland and West Ham/Chelsea on Wednesday.

League Cup results from yesterday,Newcastle thumps PNE 6-0. All square 2-2 for Leeds/Norwich(but United topped the Canaries on PK's 3-2),Arsenal 2-0 over Reading,Hull 2-1 over Bristol City,ditto for Liverpool over Spurs.

League Cup action; ManU dings City 1-0,Southampton tops Sunderland by same. West Ham over Chelsea 2-1. Quarter-finals,Liverpool/Leeds,ManU/West Ham,Hull/Newcastle and Arsenal/Southampton. Now to Premier League weekend fixtures;Palace hosts Liverpool at Selhurst Park,Everton/West Ham,ManU/Burnley,Boro hosts Bournemouth,Chelsea visits Southampton at St. Mary's,Stoke/Swansea,Sunderland/Arsenal,Spurs host Leicester,Hull at Watford(Vicarage Road),and ManCity comes to The Hawthornes and West Brom.

ManCity retains a razor thin lead(goal differential) in the top flight with a 4-0 win over West Brom,followed by Arsenal and their 4-1 thumping of Sunderland,and closely by Liverpool with a 4-2 victory over Palace. Chelsea 2-0 over Southampton(a possible Saints goal was ruled offside). Spurs draw 1-1 with Leicester. Not a sausage for ManU/Burnley. 1-0 to Watford over Hull(courtesy of an "own goal" by Hull) And 2-0 wins for Boro and Everton. Stoke/Swansea tonight.

And 3-1 to the Potters.

And Arsenal moves up to the Group of 16 in UEFA Champions League title race,along with PSG and Atletico Madrid.

Weekend fixtures;North London Derby with Arsenal hosting Spurs. Bournemouth/Sunderland,Burnley/Palace,Chelsea/Everton,Hull/Southampton,Leicester/West Brom,Liverpool/Watford,ManCity/Boro,Swansea/ManU and West Ham/Stoke.

All square 1-1 for West Ham/Stoke and ManCity/Boro also. Sunderland has it's first win of the campaign,2-1, over Bournemouth.Burnley tops Palace 3-2,and Chelsea leads Everton 2-0 in the first half thus far.

And Chelsea polishes off Everton 5-0. Liverpool 6-1 over Watford,and move to the top of the table by a point ,ahead of ManCity. North London Derby saw Arsenal/Spurs share a point with a 1-1 draw. West Brom drops Leicester 2-1 as do Hull to Southampton. ManU 3-1 over the Swans. West Ham scored first on an own goal by Stoke(c/o Whelan),then the Potters come back with Bojan delivering the equalizer. Similarly Arsenal's only goal was an own goal by Spurs Wimmer,and Harry Kane delivers the equalizer for the Spurs. Sunderland's win came even as Pienaar was red carded. International Break this weekend.

And Week 12 fixtures see ManCity at Palace,Everton hosts Swansea,Arsenal at ManU,Chelsea at Boro,Southampton hosts Liverpool,Bournemouth visits Stoke,Hull at Sunderland,Spurs host West Ham,Watford hosting Leicester and Burnley heads to West Brom.

And Chelsea moves to the top of the table following their 1-0 win over Boro(Diego Costa delivering),with Liverpool just behind after a 0-0 draw with Southampton. ManCity 2-1 over Palace(a double from Yaya Toure). Arsenal all square 1-1 w/ManU(Mata for Red Devils and Giroud for Goonahs) and Spurs 3-2 over West Ham with a Harry Kane double(the match winner coming in 2nd half stoppage time) Hammers' Reid red carded(2nd yellow card) in final minute of stoppage time. Everton /Swansea draw 1-1 . Sunderland thumps Hull 3-0. Watford 2-1 over Leicester and Bournemouth 1-0 over Stoke. West Brom/Burnley tonight 2000 UTC.

And the Baggies deliver a 4-0 thumping to Burnley,move into 9th spot in the tables.

Weekend fixtures -Saturday;Burnley/ManCity,Chelsea/Spurs,Hull/West Brom,Leicester/Boro,Liverpool/Sunderland and Swansea/Palace. Sunday;Arsenal/Bournemouth,ManU/West Ham,Southampton/Everton and Watford/Stoke.

1-1 draws for Hull/West Brom and ManU/Watford( ManU gaffer Jose Mourinho getting sent to the stands for sideline infraction,namely kicking over some equipment). Stoke 1-0 over Watford(a Hornets "own goal",along with Britos being sent off) .All square 2-2 for Leicester/Boro. 1-0 to Southampton over Everton. Swansea delivers a 5-4 win over Palace,Arsenal 3-1 over Bournemouth,ManCity 2-1 over Burnley,Ditto Chelsea over Spurs,retaining their lead in the tables,2-0 to Liverpool(but Reds lose Coutinho to injury)over Sunderland.

Next round of League Cup play tonight and Wednesday.

And in League Cup play Liverpool topped Leeds 2-0 with both goals coming in the final 10 minutes of regulation time,one delivered by a 17 y/o named Ben Woodburn. Also Hull moves into the semi-finals following a 1-1 draw with Newcastle,but Hull managed a 3-1 win on penalty kicks. Today,Arsenal/Southampton and West Ham/ManU.

And ManU makes short work of the Hammers 4-1,and Saints top Arsenal 2-0 and move to the 2 leg semifinals in January. This weekend's EPL fixtures,Bournemouth/Liverpool,Palace /Southampton,Everton/ManU,ManCity/Chelsea,Stoke/Burnley,Sunderland/Leicester,Spurs/Swansea,West Brom/Watford,West Ham/Arsenal and on Monday,Boro/Hull. Early rounds of FA Cup play also in progress.

Bournemouth comes from a 2-0 defecit at the half ,to a 4-3 upset over Liverpool . Everton/ManU,all square 1-1. Arsenal thumped West Ham 5-1(with a Goonahs hat trick by Sanchez),Spurs do similar to Swansea,but 5-0. Palace 3-0 over Southampton(Benteke delivering a double). Chelsea 3-1 over ManCity with Cahill getting an own goal,with Sergio Aguero as well as Fernandinho being sent off in the final minutes of 2nd half stoppage time. Stoke 2-0 over Burnley(with an own goal by Huth) ,2-1 to Sunderland over Leicester,and 3-1 to West Brom over Watford.

And Boro gets the 3 points with a 1-0 win over Hull.

This weekend's fixtures;Arsenal/Stoke,Burnley/Bournemouth,Chelsea/West Brom,Hull/Palace,Leicester/ManCity,Liverpool/West Ham,ManU/Spurs,Southampton/Boro,Swansea/Sunderland,and Watford/Everton.

And a hat trick from Jamie Vardy led to the 4-2 win for Leicester, over ManCity. Chelsea still at the top with a 1-0 win over West Brom,West Ham draws 2-2 with Liverpool(Hammers' Andy Carroll briefly had to leave the pitch to have a cut to his neck looked at,and he returned to play after a few minutes),and all square 3-3 for Hull/Palace. Arsenal over Stoke 3-1,1-0 wins for ManU and Southampton over,respectively,Spurs and Boro. Swansea thumps Sunderland 3-0. Watford 3-2 over Everton and ditto for Burnley over Bournemouth. Mid-week action Tuesday and Wednesday. Bournemouth/Leicester,Palace/ManU,Boro/Liverpool,Sunderland/Chelsea,West Brom/Swansea,West Ham/Burnley,Everton/Arsenal,ManCity/Watford,Stoke/Southampton and Spurs/Hull.

Everton dings Arsenal 2-1,and Bournemouth comes away with a clean sheet ,1-0, over Leicester. Rest of the matches tonight 1930 and 2000 UTC.