Everton Vs Wigan 4-0 - David Moyes
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Everton vs Wigan Athletic 4-0 5 of April 2009 Barclays Premier League Full Highlights
Everton vs Wigan Athletic 4-0 5 of April 2009 Barclays Premier League Full Highlights
Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa - Martin O'Neill
Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa - Martin O'Neill
UEFA Cup - Team news: Petrov back, Kompany out
UEFA Cup - Team news: Petrov back, Kompany out
Kompany suffered the setback in the defeat by Arsenal at the weekend and has remained at home for treatment.
The Belgium international's absence leaves manager Mark Hughes short of numbers in that department as another former Hamburg star, Nigel De Jong, is cup-tied.
There is some good news for City, however, in the form of winger Martin Petrov, who could return for the match.
The Bulgarian has been missing since August after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury on international duty but came through a 45-minute appearance at Newcastle on Monday without a problem and will be included in the squad.
"The plan was to give him 45 minutes on Monday night," said Hughes.
"He came through that and looked impressive. You forget what quality he can produce and he looked in good nick.
"He was blowing a bit, which is fairly obvious given how long he has been out. But he is an option for us."
Wayne Bridge, Benjani Mwaruwari and Stephen Ireland will all travel to Germany, although Ireland seems highly unlikely to figure after sustaining a freak ankle injury in training last week.
However, at least having Petrov back offers Hughes another alternative in attack.
"When I came in as manager, the fact that Martin was available to me was a big plus," said Hughes.
"I had watched him from afar the year before and saw the quality he could produce. The opportunity to work with him was something I was looking forward to.
"Unfortunately we lost him very quickly, which was a big blow to us.
"When you see what he can produce you can see what we have lacked on occasion this season."
With Petrov available, Hughes will hope to ease some of the pressure on Robinho, who has not scored since his effort at Blackburn on December 28.
Man City team (from): Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Zabaleta, Wright-Phillips, Elano, Ireland, Robinho, Bojinov, Bridge, Bellamy, Garrido, Fernandes, Evans, Etuhu, Berti, Vassell, McGivern, Hart, Benjani, Petrov.
UEFA Cup - PSG and Kiev share stalemate
UEFA Cup - PSG and Kiev share stalemate
The 1995 winners dominated throughout but proved too clumsy in the area to take a decisive advantage before next week's return leg in Ukraine.Midfielder Clement Chantome had the best chance for the Ligue 1 side but his powerful shot was superbly saved by Dynamo keeper Stanislav Bogush on the half hour.
Dynamo also had their chances, the clearest coming in the 50th minute when an Olexandr Aliyev attempt from just outside the box was tipped away by PSG keeper Mickael Landreau.
PSG coach Paul Le Guen, who has been complaining all season that he has too few top players in his squad, started with captain Claude Makelele and forward Ludovic Giuly on the bench.
Both were rested before a crucial Ligue 1 game at Lille.
Stephane Sessegnon stood out for PSG but missed the target from close range in the 23rd minute and from just outside the box two minutes later.
Sessegnon, the driving force in PSG's midfield this season, then set up fellow midfielder Chantome only for Bogush to deny the hosts an opener with his foot in the 30th minute.
PSG piled on the pressure after the interval and Sessegnon made a solo run for goal in the 57th minute but was caught by chasing Dynamo defenders.
SPL - Vennegoor eyes PSV return
SPL - Vennegoor eyes PSV return
The 30-year-old will be out of contract at the end of the season, and is in talks with Celtic over the possibility of staying another 12 months in Glasgow.
But PSV are also a tempting prospect for Vennegoor of Hesselink, although he stressed he is in no hurry to return to the Eredivisie side he represented between 2001 and 2006.
"If I were to ever return to Holland, I would immediately settle at a club where I've already played," he told PSV's website.
"I had a great time at PSV and there is a lot of history for me there. But I'm not thinking of a return now. If you start talking about it, people start drawing conclusions."
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