Archive for 'Previews'

Walsall, Hong Kong, Colombia, and Gardner withdrawn from the U-20 World Cup

The somewhat light pre-season fixture list gets underway for us tomorrow with a familiar trip to the Bescot. It’s a game that Shay Given expects to play in and should [...]

Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Liverpool

This is it then; the last game of the season. It might something of a dead rubber for us, although I’d like to think the players would be keen to [...]

Teamsheets: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

It’s the last away game of the season. Here’s the team Gary McAllister is sending out at the Emirates to grab a point or three against an Arsenal side eager [...]

Hong Kong Soccer 7s: Day two fixtures and results; No trophy this year

The young lions cruised through the group stage of the Hong Kong Soccer 7′s with the best record of all 16 teams; winning all three games, scoring nine and conceding [...]

Hong Kong Soccer 7s: Day one fixtures, results and overview

It’s late, I know, but the Hong Kong Soccer 7′s tournament is kicking off in a little over an hour and I’ve just enough time to bring you up to [...]

Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Wigan

It’s the penultimate home game of the season and the opportunity to make our future in the Premier League a mathematical certainty against a Wigan side that are fighting for [...]

Teamsheets: West Brom vs Aston Villa

It’s been an interesting week with Gerard Houllier being discharged from hospital and Barry Bannan returning from his loan at Leeds. Here’s how caretaker Gary McAllister is going to take [...]

Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Stoke City

When Gary McAllister was asked whether he would be picking the team or Gerard Houllier, he said that if they lost it would be Gerard’s team and if they won [...]

Five to go: Stoke next, three points for Gerard

It’s good news from the coronary ward of the Queen Elizabeth hospital: Gerard Houllier will not require any surgery, just rest and medication. It’s unlikely that we’ll see him in [...]