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Why Tottenham should make a move for Ange-favourite Jota

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 3 2023 17:00
Why Tottenham should make a move for Ange-favourite Jota In July, Celtic made the decision to cash in on winger Jota. A £25m offer from Saudi side Al Ittihad was too hard to turn down even as the Portuguese winger established himself as a key man for the Scottish side under Ange Postecoglou. There were even suggestions that Jota would join the Austr...
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Is Chelsea's Sanchez now one of the Premier League's best goalkeepers?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 3 2023 14:42
Is Chelsea's Sanchez now one of the Premier League's best goalkeepers? At the start of August, an injury to Thibaut Courtois threatened to derail Real Madrid's campaign before it had even begun. The Belgian sustained an ACL injury that will effectively sideline him for the season, and it meant Los Blancos had to dip into the market for a new goalkeeper. David De Gea, f...
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Odegaard leads Arsenal quartet in Premier League Team of the Week

by Sam Hammond at Tuesday, Oct 3 2023 09:28
Odegaard leads Arsenal quartet in Premier League Team of the Week Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are the dominant side in this week’s Premier League best XI, while players from Crystal Palace, West Ham, Luton Town, Newcastle and Aston Villa also make the cut.David Raya (Arsenal) - 7.46Mikel Arteta’s new number one has made a strong start to life between ...
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Areola proving West Ham's main game-changing addition to the starting XI

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Oct 2 2023 15:10
Areola proving West Ham's main game-changing addition to the starting XI West Ham United are having quite the season. The Hammers are seventh in the Premier League table and just five points behind leaders Manchester City. Their 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday ended a streak of two losses and was their fourth victory of the campaign. For a little context here, ...
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Arsenal star Saka among the best rated in U21 Team of the Month

by Sam Hammond at Monday, Oct 2 2023 12:55
Arsenal star Saka among the best rated in U21 Team of the Month Real Madrid hero Jude Bellingham stars once again in the under-21 team of the month from Europe’s top five leagues. Promising talents from Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and the Premier League are all included in September’s XI.Stefano Turati (Frosinone) - 7.23Italian goalkeep...
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Might a lack of squad depth impact Man City's title push?

by Greg Lea at Monday, Oct 2 2023 10:00
Might a lack of squad depth impact Man City's title push? For Wolverhampton Wanderers, elation. For Manchester City, a first defeat of the Premier League season ahead of this weekend’s blockbuster clash with Arsenal.Not many people saw this loss at Molineux coming. City had won each of their previous six league games, as well as seeing off Red Star B...
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Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal all represented in Premier League September best XI

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Oct 1 2023 10:55
Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal all represented in Premier League September best XI Newcastle are the dominant side in the September Premier League team of the month with three Magpies players making the cut, while Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, Everton, Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Arsenal are also represented.Robert Sanchez (Chelsea) - 7.38Robert Sanchez features between t...
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Who is Santiago Gimenez? Chicharito 2.0 on Arsenal and Chelsea's radar

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Sep 29 2023 15:35
Who is Santiago Gimenez? Chicharito 2.0 on Arsenal and Chelsea's radar Santiago Gimenez's long-winded hat-trick against Ajax saw the Mexican write his name into the history books. Feyenoord raced into a 3-0 lead in Amsterdam on Sunday, but the match was abandoned early in the second half owing to fan trouble. On Wednesday afternoon, Ajax and Feyenoord played out the re...
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Meet Serhou Guirassy: The Bundesliga marksman overshadowing Harry Kane

by Yash Shah at Friday, Sep 29 2023 13:45
Meet Serhou Guirassy: The Bundesliga marksman overshadowing Harry Kane VfB Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy has been the surprise package of the current campaign.His double against Darmstadt 98 last week made him the first player this season to score 10 goals in Europe's top five leagues. By doing so, he joined Robert Lewandowski as the only other player in Bundesliga...
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Why Neto's 'X-Factor' will secure Wolves' survival

by Sam Tighe at Wednesday, Sep 27 2023 14:26
Why Neto's 'X-Factor' will secure Wolves' survival There’s no doubt about it, Pedro Neto is back.The dazzling Portuguese winger is once again the driving force of the Wolverhampton Wanderers attack. He has five direct goal contributions already this season (one goal, four assists), an incredible feat considering we’re only six games in a...
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