When David Villa signed for FC Barcelona this summer he probably didn't expect to his former club to be in first place in La Liga the first time he faced them.
That's exactly where Valencia sits as the two sides meet today in the day's best match. With Lionel Messi back to full health, the defending champions will be favored to halt Valencia's hot start to the season.
Clint Dempsey and Eddie Johnson couldn't find the net for the U.S. national team last week, but both will be hoping to break through today when Fulham faces Tottenham. The Premier League also features key tilts between Chelsea and Aston Villa, as well as Manchester United against surprising West Brom.
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today's TV/web Schedule is after the jump):
TODAY'S SOCCER ON TV/WEB
9:30am– GolTV- Bayern Munich vs. Hannover 96
9:30am– ESPN3.com- Mainz 05 vs. Hamburg
10am– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Arsenal vs. Birmingham City
10am– Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv- Fulham vs. Tottenham
10am– ESPN2- Manchester United vs. West Brom
10am– FoxSoccer.tv- Bolton vs. Stoke City
10am– FoxSoccer.tv- Wolverhampton vs. West Ham
10am– FoxSoccer.tv- Queens Park Rangers vs. Norwich City
10am– FoxSoccer.tv- Newcastle United vs. Wigan
Noon– GolTV- Atletico Madrid vs. Getafe
Noon– Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv- AC Milan vs. Chievo
12:20pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Middlesbrough vs. Leeds United
12:30pm– Fox Soccer Plus/FSE/FoxSoccer.tv- Aston Villa vs. Chelsea
12:30pm– ESPN3.com- Wolfsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- AJ Auxerre vs. Bordeaux
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Marseille vs. AS Nancy Lorraine
2pm– ESPN3.com- Barcelona vs. Valencia
2pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Middlesbrough vs. Leeds United (Delayed)
2:45pm– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- AS Roma vs. Genoa
3pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Toulous vs. Paris St. Germain
4pm– GolTV- Malaga vs. Real Madrid
4pm– Telefutura- Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United
4pm– Direct Kick- Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew
4pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. West Ham United (Delayed)
5:30pm– GolTV- Flamengo vs. Internacional
6pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls
6pm– Azteca America/ESPN Deportes- Cruz Azul vs. Santos Laguna
7:20pm– GolTV- America de Cali vs. Deportes Quindio
8pm– Direct Kick- New England Revolution vs. Kansas City Wizards
8pm– Telefutura- Pachuca vs. Morelia
8pm– Telemundo- Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Necaxa
8:30pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Newcastle vs. Wigan (Delayed)
9pm– Direct Kick- Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas
10pm– Direct Kick- San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo
10pm– Telemundo- Monterrey vs. Toluca
10:30pm– Direct Kick- Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids
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Shocking decision from the Barca official to call back a Barca fast break for a self-inflicted injury.
Barcelona back to the way they should play with tons of possession and about half a dozen near chances, I really wanted to see Villa score on the cross from Alves they need him at his best and with confidence, Jordi Alba was doing great work on him.
This game is several levels above than the Arsenal, Man Utd or Chelsea game if you ask me!
Terrible no call on the Valencia handball.
a point for aston villa is a tremendous result for the villains. villa had some golden opportunities, but couldn’t capitalize. fair result
Oh no, you have to put that in the net! 1 on 1, you have to beat the keeper from there.
Fever.
why did drogba sit out this game?
The official really loves Chelsea, jeez.
Thanks for the scoop.
Cheers
just found a match tracker. apparently not
Is Lichaj playing for Villa today?
why?
please post later on about the atmosphere.
Expectations for Chelsea v. AV = crackin
play on the pitch (except for a brief spell by Villa to start) in 1H = Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….
haha AKDN just stop you’re embarrassing yourself
You replied so…
lol ur joking right, that was far from a golden opportunity and flubbed it.
on the donavon scale of flubbing it, it was a 2 out of 10. dont know what game u were watching, theres a reason he went 95minutes and didnt get subbed out. hes one of the most important pieces of that team and will be one of the most important pieces of our USMNT if we dont wanna keep looking awful in the midfield with Edu and Bradley “flubbing” things up,
Stoke isnt some horrible team, hes not going to look lights out everygame, point is hes still getting better.
Agreed. That goal should not have counted.
Remember the USMNT goal against Italy in 2006 that was disallowed? Same rule.
Holden had a golden opportunity in front of the goal a few seconds before the set piece and flubbed it. He was so so today. Was steady at times but gave the ball up too easily to Stokes midfield.
No. It was from a long throw in.
actually the game isnt over yet, Bolton down to 10 men
Bolton win 2-1 with a late goal off a ‘set piece situation’ anyone know if Holden took the kick?
I ignore ignorance.
4 minutes of extra time for Man U?
Ridiculous.
how typical. ignore the replies and go straight to insults.
Do your parents know you’re using the computer this early?
That’s a great honeymoon if I do say so myself.
I sure hope Dempsey goes abroad come January. La Liga or Bundesliga would suit him
been a thrillin 2nd half so far.
Dempsey hip checked Gallas to the ground and would have had a 1v1 with the GK if he hadnt been whistled. Still it was awesome to see the Deuce floor that old wanker.
Ridiculous call gifting the lead to Spurs, blatant offside and the goal was still given
and if that doesnt work this is in english
http://www[DOT]bybeco[DOT]net/player.php?id=908&code=3447&evento=%20fulham%20-%20tottenham%20hotspur
You must not watch Arsenal very much, you’re clearly just a Chelsea or Man Utd fan
also I’m not an Arsenal fan
VDS with a horrible mistake…
firstrow.net streams bundesliga games. but you may or may not get them in english, which isnt a problem if you understand german…otherwise mute…but it does the trick
Sweet goal by Arsenal after some trademark passing around Birmingham’s goal box… Chamahk dives in 1H for the “assist” on the penalty and tucks away an angled shot to start the 2H
your kidding me right? Arsenal dives more then any team you’ve watched? haha, perhaps you need to watch more then.
thanks jonk!
it’s been tough, but courtesy of myp2p i’ve found success with an italian Sky feed at live[nospacehere]soccer[nospace]hd2 dot[nospace]blogspot
strangely, it’s showing old highlights right now
Arsenal should be ashamed of themselves, they simulate more than any team I’ve ever watched.
And officials ALWAYS give them penalties for their blatant dives.
anyone have a stream to the fulham match that actually works? atdhe and myp2p are letting me down today
Horrible horrible dive.
ughhhhhh Arsenal down 0-1 to Birmingham
Took the ball on his chest in the box, then played it back across the goal and Kamara put it in.
Great play from Dempsey! Nice assist 1-0 Fulham
atdhe.net or myp2p.eu
Any one know of any sites to watch Fulham/Spurs on?
Dang, tough morning for streams. Not getting anything I care to watch yet.
Will be at the Barca match…on our honeymoon, can’t wait!
Eddie Johnson starts on the bench for Fulham, as Kamara and Dembele are chosen for the starting XI. With A. Johnson returning to fitness, it is essential that Eddie makes the most of his upcoming chances. Otherwise, he will not be making the bench in a few weeks.
Wish Charter carried Gol TV to catch Bundesliga matches. Hope Dolo and company can stymie Bayern. Think DmB will get some minutes…?