Happy New Year to you all and Thank You for your continued support of our Blog.
Peculiar to English football, those 6 day following Christmas, see teams (some) playing 3 games in 6 days. It heralds the half-way point in the season, and for fans a fantastic holiday gift. I extended the list this weekend to include Monday. We did see an Assist from Eric Lichaj and a clean sheet from Brad Guzan, so not a wash for our boys in England.
The Transfer Window has opened in a handful of countries - you can see the list here - and we have fired up our running list of transfers involving Americans here
FRIDAY
DeAndre Yedlin went 90 and picked up a yellow as Newcastle re-captured the top position in the English Championship beating down Nottingham Forest and Eric Lichaj (90 + Assist). Earlier in the week, and following Newcastle's 0 -1 home loss, Brighton took the lead away with a 3 - 0 win over QPR. Today Newcastle got back on track - although this could be short-lived, as Newcastle lead by 2 points, and Brighton have to play 1 more game.
Gboly Ariyibi only went 57 minutes today as Chesterfield lose on the road to Port Vale in England's League One. only 3 points separate the bottom 5 teams in the league
Perry Kitchen (90) Bjorn Johnsen (90 +yellow) and Hearts had a rare home loss, 0 - 1, to Aberdeen as the visitors scored the only goal, and extend their 3rd place position over Hearts to 6 points. Hearts who were in 2nd not that long ago have a 1W/2D/2L record for the last 5 matches, which will not get you into Europe play next season....time to sharpen up guys!
Tim Ream and Fulham traveled to face Danny Williams (yellow) and Reading in the English Championship - it was a struggle from the get-go, and at half time the officials abandoned the game due to bad weather. Both players did complete the first half.
SATURDAY
Falkirk and GK Danny Rogers (90) seem to have picked up a bad habit - scoring first and then losing. Today Falkirk only held the lead for about 2 minutes in the first half, then lost it late in the second. That's 2L/2D and 1 win in the last 5 as they are rapidly losing position in the Scottish Championship
GK Brad Guzan, an unused sub, as Middlesbrough traveled to Manchester United and lost a heart-breaker 2 - 1 after 2 goals in as many minutes, late in the game, 85' & 86'. Rumors have had Brad leaving in the January window...remember his contract is through 2018 - so no free's here. MLS will have to pay
Solid middle of the table clash in England's Championship between Barnsley and Birmingham with Jonathan Spector (90) ended in a 2 - 2 draw. Both teams on 35 points, but realistically neither team will reach promotional play-off spot this season
in England's League One, Duane Holmes was an unused sub for Scunthorpe as they visited Bolton and lost 2 - 1 on a 90 minute + goal. The period of poor form has really hurt Scunthorpe who have fallen to 3rd and out of the automatic promotion spot. The promise (earlier this season) of a runaway league championship has completely disappeared
SUNDAY
Cameron Carter-Vickers was an unused sub as Tottenham traveled to Watford and dispensed with them easily 1 - 4. Tottenham has moved into 4th place in England's Premiere League
GK Brendan Moore (90) was between the sticks in an 10 goal thriller as visitors Torquay and home team Forest Green settle for a 5 - 5 draw in England's National League
Kris Scott was an unused sub as Nuneaton won 1 - 0 over Tamworth in England's National League (North) That's 4 wins in a row for Nuneaton
Jon-Paul Pittman went 90, as Harrogate rescued a point at Stockport on a 89 minute OG (GK completely missed a back pass) I am sure that Harrogate will be happy with a point and the end of a 2 game skid in England's National League (North)
MONDAY
GK Brad Guzan get the start and the shut-out as Middlesbrough and Leicester end the game goalless in the English Premier League
Jonathan Spector went 90 for Birmingham, as they welcomed visitors Brentford to St Andrews. Birmingham had the lead going into the 2nd half, but fell 1 - 3 in their England Championship match (3 loses 1 draw in their last 5, since Zola took over as manager)
DeAndre Yedlin was an unused sub as Newcastle visited Blackburn and fell 1 - 0. I am sure that Newcastle's 2 losses in 3 games has Rafa wondering what's gone wrong.
Danny Williams (90) and Reading left it late as they traveled to Bristol City and came away with all 3 points in a 2 - 3 win in the English Championship. Reading sit in 3rd place with a game in hand
Tim Ream went 90 for Fulham and saw their lead disappear in 2 minutes as Brighton score 74' & 75' goals - Fulham never recovered and started the year with a 1 - 2 loss
Eric Lichaj (90) captained Nottingham Forest in today's contest with Barnsley, but he could not martial his team to a win as Forest fall 0 - 1 (Nottingham now with 4 straight losses)
GK Paul Rachubka was on the bench for Bury as they fell 1 - 3 at home to league leaders Sheffield Utd, in England League 1
Gboly Ariyibi joined the game in the 66th minute for Chesterfield, but with minimal impact, as Chesterfield and MK Dons end this one scoreless in England League 1
Duane Holmes, started and went 68' as Scunthorpe could only manage a 1 - 1 draw with Peterborough, as Scunthorpe's bad patch continues in League One
Kevin Dzierzawski got a couple of minutes at the end of the game for Peterhead as they traveled to Brechin and won 0 - 1, breaking their losing streak and helping themselves out of the relegation zone
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