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The plans for a breakaway Super League involving England’s so-called ‘Big Six’ clubs have been “unanimously and vigorously” rejected by the other 14 members of the top flight. Those clubs met on Tuesday for an emergency meeting after plans for the hugely controversial competition were confirmed late on Sunday night. They have been widely condemned […]
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Jack Grealish is in medal position but has more competition than usual when it comes to the best Premier League players outside the Big Six. This lot scoff at the European Super League. 10) Dominic Calvert-Lewin It is a symptom of how high Dominic Calvert-Lewin raised his own bar that this season might be […]
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Brighton boss Graham Potter has credited Thomas Tuchel with transforming Chelsea into arguably Europe’s in-form team. Tuchel has guided the reinvigorated Blues to the Champions League semi-finals, FA Cup final and back into contention for a top-four Premier League finish since replacing Frank Lampard in late January. Potter takes his lowly Seagulls to Stamford Bridge […]
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Key man restored to Newcastle line-up, West Ham make two changes – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 32nd round of fixtures in the Premier League features some intriguing matches at both ends of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings throughout the weekend. The action […]
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Here are the 20 players currently active in the Premier League, with at least a season’s worth of appearances, yet to score a sodding goal… 1) Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace and Liverpool) Right-back Appearances: 153 Minutes: 13,459 Assists: 6 Palace away at Spurs in 5th round FA cup in 2016. Martin Kelly with his […]
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Tottenham pair ruled out, Hammers duo on sidelines, Arsenal star unlikely to figure – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 2020/21 Premier League season is heading into the final few weeks, and there are some eye-catching fixtures taking place this weekend. The action gets underway on Friday evening as Everton go head-to-head with Tottenham Hotspur at […]
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Manchester City are the alarmingly big movers as we look at the average age of Premier League XIs this season from the oldest to the youngest… 17) Crystal Palace (average age: 28.8) Top (or bottom) of the age stakes for the last two seasons, Crystal Palace have quite the summer on their hands. Sixteen […]
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Sean Dyche has made 66 substitutions but not one has had a hand in a goal. Then there’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer… 1) Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United) – 15 goals scored or assisted by subs Games: 31 Substitutions made: 80 Goals scored by subs: 9 Assists by subs: 6 19y 192d – Mason Greenwood is […]
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Pundit Jamie Carragher has sung the praises of Brighton star Yves Bissouma and thinks the midfielder will leave for ‘top dollar’. He joined the Seagulls from Lille in 2018 for a £15.2million fee. Bissouma has since become a standout performer at the Amex Stadium under Graham Potter. OPINION: VAR sideshow detracts, distracts from moments of […]
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Jose Mourinho’s powers of misdirection seem to be on the wane if his attempt to shift the focus to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parenting skills is anything to go by. But it did get us wondering: which Premier League manager would starve their kids for diving or committing other such minor footballing offences? 20) Nuno: The […]
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