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Holden Leading Guardian Reader Rating

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Holden Leading Guardian Reader Rating

After every Premier League game, readers of the Guardian rank player performances. At the midway point of the 2010/2011 season, American Stuart Holden has the highest ranking of all players. Holden leads the league with a score of 7.4 (out of 10). Holden was picked up for free from the Houston Dynamo in January 2010. The Guardian says it best; “Bolton also [...]

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Big Teams Give Some Ground (Midweek in the Prem)

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The top of the table gets tight as some of the big teams drop points… ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of the English Premier League; West Ham tied Everton 1-1 to gain another point in a bid to get off the bottom of the table and save Grant’s job Blackpool beat Sunderland 2-0 to continue their impressive [...]

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Less Weather, More Action (Week 19 in the Prem)

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Less games were canceled this weekend due to weather and 2 big teams met in London … ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 19 in the English Premier League; Manchester City scored twice in the first 5 minutes to beat Newcastle 1-3. Man City is now tied for second with 35 points (but is in 3rd due [...]

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Weather Crazy Weekend (Week 18 in the Prem)

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Crazy weather canceled most of the Prem fixtures this week … ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 18 in the English Premier League; Sunderland beat Bolton 1-0 to jump to 6th on the table Blackburn and West Ham drew 1-1 as the Hammers are still sitting on the bottom of the table Everton was the surprise [...]

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We Have a New Leader (Week 17 in the Prem)

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After a week of top club match-ups, there is a new leader in the Prem … ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 17 in the English Premier League; Manchester City coasted to an easy 3-1 win over West Ham. Although the Tevez push to leave is keeping the team in the news for other reasons Liverpool suffered [...]

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This Race is Getting Tight (Week 16 in the Prem)

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Four teams within 3 points of the top… ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 16 in the English Premier League; Manchester City beat hot Bolton 1-0 with a quick 4 minute goal by Tevez. Man City is now in 4th place and only 3 points from the top Another late goal hurt Chelsea when Everton scored [...]

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And We Have a New Front Runner (Week 15 in the Prem)

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Manchester United takes the lead in the Prem… ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 15 in the English Premier League; Manchester United scored 7 times (5 by Berbatov) as they decimated Blackburn 7-1 and gained control of the top spot in the league West Ham actually won a game….by are still in last place Man City [...]

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The Prem League gets Exciting (Week 14 in the Prem)

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Chelsea’s slump continues and it gets crowded at the top… ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 14 in the English Premier League; Chelsea lost 1-0 against Birmingham and have lost their lead in the Prem as they now share the lead in points and only lead by goal differential Manchester United secured another 3 points to [...]

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Chelsea Starting to Slump? (Week 13 in the Prem)

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Sunderland does work… ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 13 in the English Premier League; Bolton’s American midfielder Holden got his first Prem league goal to win the game 3-2 against Wolverhampton Bale netted 2 as Tottenham has got back to their winning ways with a 4-2 win over Blackburn Liverpool went back to sucking…2-0 lost [...]

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Mid Week Boredom (Week 12 in the Prem)

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The first mid-week round of the year and it was booooring… ASTROHEADERs 30-second recap of round 12 in the English Premier League; Tottenham in true fashion continues to give up late goals and lose points…. 1-1 draw with Sunderland Arsenal handled business with a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Liverpool tied Wigan to continue the season [...]

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