Key man restored to Newcastle line-up, West Ham make two changes

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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The 20 Premier League regulars yet to score a goal…

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

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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Man Utd v Burnley: Hosts shouldn’t need colour clash excuse

Tactical pattern Believe it or not, but Manchester United haven’t beaten Burnley at Old Trafford in four attempts. Their last home victory over Sean Dyche’s side came all the way back in 2015 when Chris Smalling, of all people, scored a brace in a 3-1 win. Must be the red banners. On that day, United’s […]

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Ranking average age of Premier League starting XIs

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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Ranking PL managers by their subs’ impact: Ole and Klopp top…

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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Three reasons why Solskjaer is a genius at Man Utd…

Keep your mails on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and anything else coming to theeditor@football365.com…   Why Ole is a genius… 1) He swapped Henderson in for no.1 and DeGea to no.2 without anyone noticing or creating a hullaballoo in the media. 2) He sent agent Messe Lingard to displace one of our big rivals from a […]

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Ranking PL managers on how likely they are to starve their kids

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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Tottenham reportedly have identified their ‘first choice’ target to replace £100k-per-week star

Tottenham reportedly have identified their ‘first choice’ target to replace £100k-per-week star – originally posted on Sportslens.com Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly planning for the summer ahead and signing a goalkeeper is a top priority for them.  According to reports from The Daily Mail, Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope is emerging as the “first choice” keeper to replace […]

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Burnley 1-2 Newcastle: ASM to the rescue for Bruce

Allan Saint-Maximin came off the bench to inspire Newcastle to a vital 2-1 victory at Burnley that lifted them six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Trailing to Matej Vydra’s first-half goal, Newcastle looked uninspired before Steve Bruce brought on Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson in the 57th minute. It was Wilson’s first appearance […]

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