http://www.caughtoffside.com English Premier League Football News Blog Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:55:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/transfer-rumour-gossip-manchester-united-to-land-spanish-hero-barcelona-make-30m-mata-bid-cavani-to-reject-english-offers/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/transfer-rumour-gossip-manchester-united-to-land-spanish-hero-barcelona-make-30m-mata-bid-cavani-to-reject-english-offers/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:55:50 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149867 A round-up of Wednesday's biggest transfer stories.

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Manchester United are stepping up their interest in Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara, after the youngster impressed with a hat-trick for Spain in the final of the European Under-21 Championships.

Full story: The Sun.

However, Alcantara's Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique has urged the 22-year-old to be patient and stay at the Nou Camp.

Full story: Sky Sports.

The La Liga champions will look to offload Alcantara to help fund a move for Chelsea's Juan Mata, who could be available for £30million.

Full story: Daily Mirror.

Napoli striker Edinson Cavani appears to have chosen a move to Real Madrid over Manchester City or Chelsea, and will join the Spanish giants for £55million.

Full story: Daily Star.



Liverpool are close to completing a deal for Sevilla youngster Luis Alberto, whose signing should be confirmed on Thursday.

Full story: The Independent.

The Reds are continuing their summer strengthening with talks to sign highly-rated Porto winger Christian Atsu.

Full story: The Guardian.

Andy Carroll has passed a medical with West Ham, bringing him closer to a move that will ultimately cost the club around £55million.

Full story: The Sun.

Aston Villa have set an asking price of around £8million for out-of-favour striker Darren Bent, who has been linked with Newcastle and Fulham.

Full story: Daily Mail.

Fulham are keen on taking Liverpool youngster Andre Wisdom on loan for the duration of next season.

Full story: Daily Mirror.



Four Premier League clubs, believed to be Fulham, Norwich, Swansea and Crystal Palace, are in for highly-rated Birmingham youngster Nathan Redmond.

Full story: Daily Mirror.

Roberto Martinez is hoping to make Granada's Brazilian left-back Guilherme Siqueira his first signing for Everton.

Full story: Daily Mail.

Newcastle are understood to have pulled out of a deal to sign FC Twente defender Douglas.

Full story: Sky Sports.

Arsenal and Liverpool target Micah Richards will discuss terms for a new contract with Manchester City this week.

Full story: The Telegraph.

Borussia Dortmund could rival Arsenal and Manchester City for the signing of Valencia centre-back Adil Rami.

Full story: L'Equipe.

Former Blackburn manager Michael Appleton is the favourite to replace Stuart Pearce as the manager of the England Under-21s.

Full story: Daily Star.

Former Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is also thought to be a strong contender for the role.

Full story: The Guardian.



Real Madrid are believed to have reserved their number 11 shirt for Gareth Bale, who they hope to sign from Tottenham this summer.

Full story: Daily Mirror.

]]> A round-up of Wednesday's biggest transfer stories.

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Manchester United are stepping up their interest in Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara, after the youngster impressed with a hat-trick for Spain in the final of the European Under-21 Championships.

Full story: The Sun.

However, Alcantara's Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique has urged the 22-year-old to be patient and stay at the Nou Camp.

Full story: Sky Sports.

The La Liga champions will look to offload Alcantara to help fund a move for Chelsea's Juan Mata, who could be available for £30million.

Full story: Daily Mirror.

Napoli striker Edinson Cavani appears to have chosen a move to Real Madrid over Manchester City or Chelsea, and will join the Spanish giants for £55million.

Full story: Daily Star.



Liverpool are close to completing a deal for Sevilla youngster Luis Alberto, whose signing should be confirmed on Thursday.

Full story: The Independent.

The Reds are continuing their summer strengthening with talks to sign highly-rated Porto winger Christian Atsu.

Full story: The Guardian.

Andy Carroll has passed a medical with West Ham, bringing him closer to a move that will ultimately cost the club around £55million.

Full story: The Sun.

Aston Villa have set an asking price of around £8million for out-of-favour striker Darren Bent, who has been linked with Newcastle and Fulham.

Full story: Daily Mail.

Fulham are keen on taking Liverpool youngster Andre Wisdom on loan for the duration of next season.

Full story: Daily Mirror.



Four Premier League clubs, believed to be Fulham, Norwich, Swansea and Crystal Palace, are in for highly-rated Birmingham youngster Nathan Redmond.

Full story: Daily Mirror.

Roberto Martinez is hoping to make Granada's Brazilian left-back Guilherme Siqueira his first signing for Everton.

Full story: Daily Mail.

Newcastle are understood to have pulled out of a deal to sign FC Twente defender Douglas.

Full story: Sky Sports.

Arsenal and Liverpool target Micah Richards will discuss terms for a new contract with Manchester City this week.

Full story: The Telegraph.

Borussia Dortmund could rival Arsenal and Manchester City for the signing of Valencia centre-back Adil Rami.

Full story: L'Equipe.

Former Blackburn manager Michael Appleton is the favourite to replace Stuart Pearce as the manager of the England Under-21s.

Full story: Daily Star.

Former Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is also thought to be a strong contender for the role.

Full story: The Guardian.



Real Madrid are believed to have reserved their number 11 shirt for Gareth Bale, who they hope to sign from Tottenham this summer.

Full story: Daily Mirror.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/transfer-rumour-gossip-manchester-united-to-land-spanish-hero-barcelona-make-30m-mata-bid-cavani-to-reject-english-offers/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:55:50 +0000A round-up of Wednesday's biggest transfer stories. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/swansea-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/swansea-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:07 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149917 An exciting opener for Swansea City in 2013/14 as they host the champions.

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Swansea City will kick off another season in the Premier League as they host champions Manchester United at the Liberty Stadium, and will be hoping to make life difficult for their opponents' new manager David Moyes.

The Swans' tough start continues as they travel to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham in their next game, and after a game away to West Brom, they will host Liverpool and their former manager Brendan Rodgers in their fourth fixture.

They will meet their Welsh rivals Cardiff for the first time in the Premier League on the 2nd of November, and the Christmas period will provide some excitement as well as they face Everton, Chelsea and Manchester City.

They should end the season strongly as they aim for another top-half finish as they face Newcastle, Aston Villa, Southampton and Sunderland in their final four games.

For full fixture list click here to visit Swansea's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> An exciting opener for Swansea City in 2013/14 as they host the champions.

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Swansea City will kick off another season in the Premier League as they host champions Manchester United at the Liberty Stadium, and will be hoping to make life difficult for their opponents' new manager David Moyes.

The Swans' tough start continues as they travel to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham in their next game, and after a game away to West Brom, they will host Liverpool and their former manager Brendan Rodgers in their fourth fixture.

They will meet their Welsh rivals Cardiff for the first time in the Premier League on the 2nd of November, and the Christmas period will provide some excitement as well as they face Everton, Chelsea and Manchester City.

They should end the season strongly as they aim for another top-half finish as they face Newcastle, Aston Villa, Southampton and Sunderland in their final four games.

For full fixture list click here to visit Swansea's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/swansea-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:54:07 +0000An exciting opener for Swansea City in 2013/14 as they host the champions. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/real-madrid-reserve-number-11-shirt-for-tottenham-attacker-gareth-bale/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/real-madrid-reserve-number-11-shirt-for-tottenham-attacker-gareth-bale/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:59 +0000 Rob Kearsey http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149843 The Spanish giants have been linked with Bale for most of the last season.

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Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, having left space in their squad for the Welshman according to the Daily Mirror.

The club have reportedly left the number 11 shirt open for next season, meaning they expect to sign Bale this summer as the Welsh wingers squad number at Tottenham is 11.

Madrid are said to be lining up an £85 million bid for Bale, which if accepted, would make Bale the most expensive footballer in history.

The club have broken the world record many times before, most recently in 2009 when they signed Cristano Ronaldo from Manchester United for £80 million.

They look set to do the same for Bale, a player the club's president Florentino Perez has coveted for awhile now.

Tottenham are still hoping that they can keep hold of their star player for at least one more season and look set to offer the winger a lucrative contract extension.

Spurs missed out on a spot in next seasons Champions League and this increased speculation that Bale might leave, as he is known to want to play in that competition.

Only a few days ago, Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane said that Bale should hand in a transfer request at Tottenham to force through a move to Madrid but so far Bale has said nothing.

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Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, having left space in their squad for the Welshman according to the Daily Mirror.

The club have reportedly left the number 11 shirt open for next season, meaning they expect to sign Bale this summer as the Welsh wingers squad number at Tottenham is 11.

Madrid are said to be lining up an £85 million bid for Bale, which if accepted, would make Bale the most expensive footballer in history.

The club have broken the world record many times before, most recently in 2009 when they signed Cristano Ronaldo from Manchester United for £80 million.

They look set to do the same for Bale, a player the club's president Florentino Perez has coveted for awhile now.

Tottenham are still hoping that they can keep hold of their star player for at least one more season and look set to offer the winger a lucrative contract extension.

Spurs missed out on a spot in next seasons Champions League and this increased speculation that Bale might leave, as he is known to want to play in that competition.

Only a few days ago, Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane said that Bale should hand in a transfer request at Tottenham to force through a move to Madrid but so far Bale has said nothing.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/real-madrid-reserve-number-11-shirt-for-tottenham-attacker-gareth-bale/feed/ 0 Rob KearseyWed, 19 Jun 13 11:45:59 +0000The Spanish giants have been linked with Bale for most of the last season. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/sunderland-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/sunderland-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:44:15 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149911 A look ahead to Paolo Di Canio's first full season in charge of Sunderland.

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Sunderland will be hoping to make some progress in 2013/14 with Paolo Di Canio starting his first full season in charge at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats fought against relegation in 2012/13 and will be hoping to pick up some points against fellow bottom-half teams such as Fulham, Southampton and Crystal Palace in their opening  three games, though they then face a tricky home game against Arsenal.

They will also host Liverpool at the end of September, and travel to Manchester United at the start of October. Their first derby of the season will come on the 26th of October when they host rivals Newcastle, and they will hope to continue their good recent home record against Manchester City when Manuel Pellegrini's side visit the Stadium of Light on the 9th of November.

Sunderland will face a tough end to the season with games against Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United in April and May, though they will hope for a good finish at home to Swansea.

For full fixture list click here to visit Sunderland's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> A look ahead to Paolo Di Canio's first full season in charge of Sunderland.

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Sunderland will be hoping to make some progress in 2013/14 with Paolo Di Canio starting his first full season in charge at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats fought against relegation in 2012/13 and will be hoping to pick up some points against fellow bottom-half teams such as Fulham, Southampton and Crystal Palace in their opening  three games, though they then face a tricky home game against Arsenal.

They will also host Liverpool at the end of September, and travel to Manchester United at the start of October. Their first derby of the season will come on the 26th of October when they host rivals Newcastle, and they will hope to continue their good recent home record against Manchester City when Manuel Pellegrini's side visit the Stadium of Light on the 9th of November.

Sunderland will face a tough end to the season with games against Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United in April and May, though they will hope for a good finish at home to Swansea.

For full fixture list click here to visit Sunderland's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/sunderland-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:44:15 +0000A look ahead to Paolo Di Canio's first full season in charge of Sunderland. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/stoke-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/stoke-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:30 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149909 Stoke go to Anfield on 2013/14 opening day.

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Stoke City will be hoping for a better season this year under new manager Mark Hughes, who replaced the long-standing Tony Pulis this summer after the Potters surprisingly battled with relegation in 2012/13.

Hughes will face a tricky start in his new post, with a trip to Anfield to play Liverpool on the opening day, and hosting his old club Manchester City in Stoke's fourth game after matches with Crystal Palace and West Ham. They will then travel to Arsenal on the 21st of September.

The Christmas period could be tricky for Stoke as well, as they face Chelsea, Tottenham and Everton in quick succession, though they may have a slightly more comfortable end to the season with games against Newcastle, Fulham, Cardiff and West Brom in April and May.

For full fixture list click here to visit Stoke's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> Stoke go to Anfield on 2013/14 opening day.

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Stoke City will be hoping for a better season this year under new manager Mark Hughes, who replaced the long-standing Tony Pulis this summer after the Potters surprisingly battled with relegation in 2012/13.

Hughes will face a tricky start in his new post, with a trip to Anfield to play Liverpool on the opening day, and hosting his old club Manchester City in Stoke's fourth game after matches with Crystal Palace and West Ham. They will then travel to Arsenal on the 21st of September.

The Christmas period could be tricky for Stoke as well, as they face Chelsea, Tottenham and Everton in quick succession, though they may have a slightly more comfortable end to the season with games against Newcastle, Fulham, Cardiff and West Brom in April and May.

For full fixture list click here to visit Stoke's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/stoke-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:43:30 +0000Stoke go to Anfield on 2013/14 opening day. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/southampton-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/southampton-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:00 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149903 A look ahead to Southampton's second season back in the top flight.

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Southampton will start their first full season under Mauricio Pochettino, as they look to stay up in the Premier League for the second year in a row.

The Saints have an easy enough start to 2013/14, with four opening games against West Brom, Sunderland, Norwich and West Ham. Their first notable tie is away to Liverpool on the 21st of September.

November and December could be tricky for Southampton, as they face Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City in quick succession, though they will be hopeful of picking up points against Aston Villa and Newcastle in that period.

They will end the season at St Mary's on the 11th of May with a big game against Manchester United, who may or may not be playing for the title if we have a close-run race at the top this season.

For full fixture list click here to visit Southampton's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> A look ahead to Southampton's second season back in the top flight.

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Southampton will start their first full season under Mauricio Pochettino, as they look to stay up in the Premier League for the second year in a row.

The Saints have an easy enough start to 2013/14, with four opening games against West Brom, Sunderland, Norwich and West Ham. Their first notable tie is away to Liverpool on the 21st of September.

November and December could be tricky for Southampton, as they face Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City in quick succession, though they will be hopeful of picking up points against Aston Villa and Newcastle in that period.

They will end the season at St Mary's on the 11th of May with a big game against Manchester United, who may or may not be playing for the title if we have a close-run race at the top this season.

For full fixture list click here to visit Southampton's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/southampton-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:43:00 +0000A look ahead to Southampton's second season back in the top flight. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/liverpool-to-sign-five-new-players-in-39m-spree-within-72-hours-as-brendan-rodgers-continues-to-spend-intelligently/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/liverpool-to-sign-five-new-players-in-39m-spree-within-72-hours-as-brendan-rodgers-continues-to-spend-intelligently/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:18 +0000 The Newshound http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149853 Anfield side hope to have transfer business done by the end of the week.



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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is reportedly closing in on deals to sign five players in the coming days as the Anfield boss sets about investing his Anfield transfer war-chest that is to be boosted by the long awaited sale of Andy Carroll to West Ham according to the Daily Mirror.

This source claims that deals are in place to sign five additions by the end of the week, the most high-profile of which being the capture of Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is set to join Liverpool in a deal worth around £22m and will undergo a medical in the next day or two.



The 24 year old has apparently been pursued by sides able to offer the Shakhtar Donestk man Champions League football but has been persuaded by Rodgers to join his young Liverpool squad, clearly convinced that the Merseyside club are on the up.

Mkhitaryan had an excellent season in 2012/13, scoring 25 goals in all competitions from an advanced midfield position and is perhaps seen as a long term replacement for Steven Gerrard.

The Daily Mirror believe that 21 year old FC Porto attacker Christian Atsu will come in for a fee in the region of £3m and that Liverpool will land Sevilla youngster Luis Alberto in a £5m deal, the addition of both helping to strengthen the Liverpool attack.



Moves to capture £9m Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet are said to be close to completion, a move that will surely leave many to wonder whether Pepe Reina will make his long awaited move back to Barcelona. The Belgian keeper is considered one of the best in the Premier League and it seems unlikely that Rodgers would be able to keep both happy fighting for Liverpool's starting spot.

Though Liverpool have announced a deal in principal to sign £7m Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas, as yet a deal has not been confirmed but this source believes such an announcement is on the cards. The 25 year old scored 23 goals to take his side into La Liga and then showed he is capable of raising his game by finishing as the club's top scorer in the Spanish top tier, netting a dozen before bidding an emotional farewell to the side he has represented since the age of eight.



The £35m Liverpool paid Newcastle United for Andy Carroll in January 2011 was a fee that was greatly questioned at the time and it has indeed, perhaps unsurprisingly, proved an expensive mistake and the Merseyside club are seemingly very keen to finally offload the England man on a permanent basis, even if they do have to sell at £20m less than they forked out.

One would imagine that other players may be sold to help balance the books after such an ambitious spending spree, with the likes of Stewart Downing, Martin Skrtel and the aforementioned Reina perhaps being offloaded to cover the cost of player purchases as well as making room for their arrival.

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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is reportedly closing in on deals to sign five players in the coming days as the Anfield boss sets about investing his Anfield transfer war-chest that is to be boosted by the long awaited sale of Andy Carroll to West Ham according to the Daily Mirror.

This source claims that deals are in place to sign five additions by the end of the week, the most high-profile of which being the capture of Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is set to join Liverpool in a deal worth around £22m and will undergo a medical in the next day or two.



The 24 year old has apparently been pursued by sides able to offer the Shakhtar Donestk man Champions League football but has been persuaded by Rodgers to join his young Liverpool squad, clearly convinced that the Merseyside club are on the up.

Mkhitaryan had an excellent season in 2012/13, scoring 25 goals in all competitions from an advanced midfield position and is perhaps seen as a long term replacement for Steven Gerrard.

The Daily Mirror believe that 21 year old FC Porto attacker Christian Atsu will come in for a fee in the region of £3m and that Liverpool will land Sevilla youngster Luis Alberto in a £5m deal, the addition of both helping to strengthen the Liverpool attack.



Moves to capture £9m Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet are said to be close to completion, a move that will surely leave many to wonder whether Pepe Reina will make his long awaited move back to Barcelona. The Belgian keeper is considered one of the best in the Premier League and it seems unlikely that Rodgers would be able to keep both happy fighting for Liverpool's starting spot.

Though Liverpool have announced a deal in principal to sign £7m Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas, as yet a deal has not been confirmed but this source believes such an announcement is on the cards. The 25 year old scored 23 goals to take his side into La Liga and then showed he is capable of raising his game by finishing as the club's top scorer in the Spanish top tier, netting a dozen before bidding an emotional farewell to the side he has represented since the age of eight.



The £35m Liverpool paid Newcastle United for Andy Carroll in January 2011 was a fee that was greatly questioned at the time and it has indeed, perhaps unsurprisingly, proved an expensive mistake and the Merseyside club are seemingly very keen to finally offload the England man on a permanent basis, even if they do have to sell at £20m less than they forked out.

One would imagine that other players may be sold to help balance the books after such an ambitious spending spree, with the likes of Stewart Downing, Martin Skrtel and the aforementioned Reina perhaps being offloaded to cover the cost of player purchases as well as making room for their arrival.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/liverpool-to-sign-five-new-players-in-39m-spree-within-72-hours-as-brendan-rodgers-continues-to-spend-intelligently/feed/ 0 The NewshoundWed, 19 Jun 13 11:12:18 +0000Anfield side hope to have transfer business done by the end of the week. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/norwich-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/norwich-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:11:30 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149899 A possibility for a good start to 2013/14 for the Carrow Road side.

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Norwich may enjoy some reasonable opening fixtures to the 2013/14 Premier League season, as they start at home to Roberto Martinez's Everton before facing newly-promoted Hull and then Southampton.

Their first major challenge will come in an away game to Tottenham on the 14th of September, and they will then face their old manager Paul Lambert when Aston Villa visit Carrow Road on the 21st.

Norwich hit a fine run of form at about this point in 2012/13, though they face some difficult games over October and November as they come up against Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.

The Canaries have done well to survive relegation in their first two seasons since promotion to the top flight in 2011, but will have an extrtemely challenging run-in this year with Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in their final four games, so they will need to have picked up some points before then.

For full fixture list click here to visit Norwich's club page on the official Premier League website.

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Norwich may enjoy some reasonable opening fixtures to the 2013/14 Premier League season, as they start at home to Roberto Martinez's Everton before facing newly-promoted Hull and then Southampton.

Their first major challenge will come in an away game to Tottenham on the 14th of September, and they will then face their old manager Paul Lambert when Aston Villa visit Carrow Road on the 21st.

Norwich hit a fine run of form at about this point in 2012/13, though they face some difficult games over October and November as they come up against Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.

The Canaries have done well to survive relegation in their first two seasons since promotion to the top flight in 2011, but will have an extrtemely challenging run-in this year with Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in their final four games, so they will need to have picked up some points before then.

For full fixture list click here to visit Norwich's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/norwich-city-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:11:30 +0000A possibility for a good start to 2013/14 for the Carrow Road side. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/newcastle-united-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/newcastle-united-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:45 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149897 A look at the season ahead for Alan Pardew's side.

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Newcastle will be hoping to improve on a disappointing season in 2012/13 where they were surprise candidates for relegation, and look to aim for the top half of the table again.

However, they will face a difficult opening day fixture away to Manchester City, in new manager Manuel Pellegrini's first game in charge at the Etihad Stadium.

They can then enjoy an easier-looking run of games in September, when they will come up against Aston Villa, Hull and Everton. October and November will be more challenging though, as they come up against Liverpool, and then their first derby of the season away to Sunderland, followed by a home game against Chelsea and a trip to Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

In what they hope will be a more comfortable run-in this year, they will face Manchester United and Arsenal in April, before finishing the season away to Liverpool.

For full fixture list click here to visit Newcastle's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> A look at the season ahead for Alan Pardew's side.

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Newcastle will be hoping to improve on a disappointing season in 2012/13 where they were surprise candidates for relegation, and look to aim for the top half of the table again.

However, they will face a difficult opening day fixture away to Manchester City, in new manager Manuel Pellegrini's first game in charge at the Etihad Stadium.

They can then enjoy an easier-looking run of games in September, when they will come up against Aston Villa, Hull and Everton. October and November will be more challenging though, as they come up against Liverpool, and then their first derby of the season away to Sunderland, followed by a home game against Chelsea and a trip to Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

In what they hope will be a more comfortable run-in this year, they will face Manchester United and Arsenal in April, before finishing the season away to Liverpool.

For full fixture list click here to visit Newcastle's club page on the official Premier League website.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/newcastle-united-201314-premier-league-fixture-list/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:10:45 +0000A look at the season ahead for Alan Pardew's side. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/arsenal-tracking-west-brom-wonderkid-yan-dhanda/ http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/arsenal-tracking-west-brom-wonderkid-yan-dhanda/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:38 +0000 Mark Brus http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=149789 Gunners keen to snap up England Under-16 international.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could make another dip into the transfer market for promising youth players this summer, after being linked by the Daily Mirror with 14-year-old West Brom starlet Yan Dhanda.

The England Under-16 international has become something of a YouTube sensation with his skills and goals for West Brom's youth team, whom he joined after being spotted in an Asian Soccer Star talent competition.

Although it will be some time before Dhanda can make an impact at senior level, he looks to have the raw ingredients to make a great career for himself, and will be tempted to continue his development at Arsenal, who are known for their expert nurturing of young players.

Wenger has often looked to sign lesser-known young talents to make up for the club's lack of financial power in the transfer market, particularly since the emergence of Chelsea and Manchester City under their billionaire ownership.

Cesc Fabregas has undoubtedly been his finest achievement, as the Spaniard joined the Gunners from Barcelona as a 15-year-old, and went on to become one of the best midfielders in the world and club captain, before returning to the Nou Camp for £25million.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could make another dip into the transfer market for promising youth players this summer, after being linked by the Daily Mirror with 14-year-old West Brom starlet Yan Dhanda.

The England Under-16 international has become something of a YouTube sensation with his skills and goals for West Brom's youth team, whom he joined after being spotted in an Asian Soccer Star talent competition.

Although it will be some time before Dhanda can make an impact at senior level, he looks to have the raw ingredients to make a great career for himself, and will be tempted to continue his development at Arsenal, who are known for their expert nurturing of young players.

Wenger has often looked to sign lesser-known young talents to make up for the club's lack of financial power in the transfer market, particularly since the emergence of Chelsea and Manchester City under their billionaire ownership.

Cesc Fabregas has undoubtedly been his finest achievement, as the Spaniard joined the Gunners from Barcelona as a 15-year-old, and went on to become one of the best midfielders in the world and club captain, before returning to the Nou Camp for £25million.

]]> http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/06/19/arsenal-tracking-west-brom-wonderkid-yan-dhanda/feed/ 0 Mark BrusWed, 19 Jun 13 11:00:38 +0000Gunners keen to snap up England Under-16 international.