Fantasy Premier League

[Updated below with team news. -j] Thanks to everyone for their comments on improvements to the game last week.  We obviously had a lot of agreement on some things that can be done to improve what is already an experience we enjoy. To those who proposed the notion of managers being able to...More

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Wow, what a crap week I had last week...as a pundit, I was rotten and as a fantasy manager, I was bailed out by emerting blog favorite Ryan Taylor and his huge match against Newcastle but still managed to have a mediocre week that saw me fall about 150 places...More

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Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue has been found guilty of violent conduct and given an automatic three-match ban following last Sunday's League Cup final brawl, the FA said on Thursday. --- Justin Hoyte is still very affordable at 6.07.And with Arsenal crashing out of the FA Cup, Adebayor and Toure will...More

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Paul Dickov will return to the Manchester City squad for this weekend's clash with Wigan at Eastlands.The former Scotland international has not featured since undergoing toe surgery following the pre-Christmas defeat to Bolton - but with City still struggling for goals, manager Stuart Pearce will draft Dickov straight back into...More

Alan Curbishley has reportedly told Anton Ferdinand he has no future at West Ham. The Sun reports that the pair were at the centre of a huge dressing room bust-up after the Hammers' 4-0 defeat to relegation rivals Charlton at the weekend. The whole squad and coaching staff held a...More

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The manager said: "Emre's calf injury has gone on too long. We need a fit Emre on the football pitch, and that is what I am expecting to get. "Saturday's game with Middlesbrough will come too early for Emre, but I expect he will be in contention for our game...More

Tottenham's Robbie Keane has had his claim for wrongful dismissal rejected by the Football Association.He will serve a one-match suspension with immediate effect for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity against Bolton in Sunday's Premiership clash at White Hart Lane. --- The last disciplinary news of the day.  This bit makes Defoe...More

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Birmingham reclaimed top spot in the Championship table thanks to a 1-0 victory over bottom club Leeds at St Andrews.On-loan Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner netted the only goal of the game and his 10th of the season for Blues, who moved up from third to hold a one-point advantage over...More

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The Football Association have rejected the appeals of Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi for wrongful dismissal in the Carling Cup final.... Today's decision means Adebayor will serve a three-match ban, while Mikel will miss Chelsea's next four domestic matches as it was his second dismissal of...More

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David Bentley has ended speculation over his Blackburn future by signing a new contract to keep him at Ewood Park until the summer of 2011.The 22-year-old England Under-21 midfielder, who joined Rovers from Premiership rivals Arsenal in January last year, has missed only one first-team game this season, scoring six...More