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Trent bang in form as Liverpool dominate Premier League midweek best XI

by Dan Worth at Friday, Dec 8 2023 10:50
Trent bang in form as Liverpool dominate Premier League midweek best XI The festive fixtures are in full swing and another Premier League gameweek flys by. Liverpool and Fulham dominate the side with three players apiece with The Reds recording a 2-0 win over Sheffield United and Fulham putting five past Nottingham Forest in a 5-0 thumping. Elsewhere, Luton, Chelsea, Ev...
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Why Rodrygo will soon be considered a Real Madrid legend

by Jacque Talbot at Thursday, Dec 7 2023 12:18
Why Rodrygo will soon be considered a Real Madrid legend Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga last weekend with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Granada. In this instance, Jude Bellingham wasn’t on hand to provide the goals, it was Brahim Díaz and Rodrygo, the latter of which has netted in the club’s last five matches.In fact, in su...
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Lewis Miley defying his tender years to boss Newcastle's midfield

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 6 2023 09:06
Lewis Miley defying his tender years to boss Newcastle's midfield When Newcastle were drawn alongside PSG in Group F back in September, the expectation was that just the one 17-year-old midfielder would take to the field when the pair locked horns at the Parc des Princes last month. That was the case in the 1-1 draw but it wasn't the rising teenage star many had e...
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Mohammed Kudus maximising chance to nail down regular West Ham spot

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Dec 5 2023 15:39
Mohammed Kudus maximising chance to nail down regular West Ham spot In previous years, any injury to Michail Antonio would have been detrimental to West Ham. The Hammers have sought to ease the burden on the 33-year-old, yet even the high-profile captures of Sebastien Haller and Gianluca Scamacca, to name two, have fallen by the wayside as David Moyes has so often r...
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What has happened to Manchester City's ruthlessness?

by Sam Tighe at Tuesday, Dec 5 2023 12:24
What has happened to Manchester City's ruthlessness? No one does touchline histrionics quite like Pep Guardiola, but even by his own lofty standards, Sunday’s theatrics were rather spectacular. As Dejan Kulusevski rose above Nathan Ake to head home Tottenham’s late equaliser in a 3-3 draw at the Etihad Stadium, Pep not only sunk to the flo...
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How Iraola brought out the best in Bournemouth hotshot Solanke

by Sam McGuire at Tuesday, Dec 5 2023 11:01
How Iraola brought out the best in Bournemouth hotshot Solanke Dominic Solanke is putting together a quietly impressive 2023/24 season. The Bournemouth forward has seven Premier League goals to his name, a tally only Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Heung-Min Son, Ollie Watkins and Jarrod Bowen can better. He has more goals than Evan Ferguson, Bukayo Saka and Jul...
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How does Ten Hag shake Man Utd out of current predicament?

by Greg Lea at Monday, Dec 4 2023 14:07
How does Ten Hag shake Man Utd out of current predicament? Believe it or not, only Arsenal (16) have collected more Premier League points than Manchester United (15) since the beginning of October.There are a few reasons why it does not feel that way. First, United have simultaneously struggled in other competitions. They were dumped out of the EFL Cup by N...
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Arsenal and Chelsea stars make Premier League Team of the Week

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 4 2023 10:15
Arsenal and Chelsea stars make Premier League Team of the Week Burnley dominate the Premier League team of the week with four players following their resounding 5-0 win over Sheffield United. Elsewhere, Chelsea, Newcastle, Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford and Bournemouth are also represented in the best XI.Robert Sanchez (Chelsea) - 7.4710-man Chelsea triumphed over ...
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Silva continuing to prove himself as Man City's master of all trades

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 1 2023 17:02
Silva continuing to prove himself as Man City's master of all trades Every team has that one underrated player that never gets the plaudits some believe they deserve. For Manchester City, that player is Bernardo Silva. In a game that saw Erling Haaland break the 50-goal barrier in the Premier League and Jeremy Doku complete 12 dribbles and City and Liverpool played o...
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Rivals Man Utd and Man City dominate Premier League form rankings

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 1 2023 12:24
Rivals Man Utd and Man City dominate Premier League form rankings The Manchester pair dominate the Premier League form rankings as Manchester City and Manchester United have three players each in the top 10. Elsewhere, Aston Villa have two representatives, while Liverpool and Arsenal also make the leaderboard.10. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) - 7.37The first of two A...
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