Are Newcastle screwed? The relegation battle examined

Newcastle are nowhere near as good as Fulham right now. That’s the uncomfortable truth. Some of you may be familiar with the ‘hypnic jerk’. And I don’t mean Derren Brown or Paul McKenna. It’s that falling sensation you feel when you’re going to sleep, like you are dropping off a kerb. I had a similar […]

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Crystal Palace join Burnley in race to sign 27-year-old PL midfielder

Crystal Palace join Burnley in race to sign 27-year-old PL midfielder – originally posted on Sportslens.com Crystal Palace could compete with Burnley in the race to sign Sheffield United midfielder John Lundstram this summer, a report from The Mirror claims. The 27-year-old was hugely impressive in his maiden Premier League season with the Blades last […]

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Twitter reacts to eventful draw between Burnley and Arsenal

Twitter reacts to eventful draw between Burnley and Arsenal – originally posted on Sportslens.com Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley in an eventful afternoon at Turf Moor. Things started in ideal fashion for the Gunners. Willian fed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who slammed home at the near post via the hand of Nick Pope. […]

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Burnley 1-1 Arsenal: Xhaka error costs Gunners

Arsenal delivered another blow to their own hopes of playing European football next season as Granit Xhaka gifted Burnley a bizarre equaliser in an eventful 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. For 38 minutes it seemed the only question was how many Arsenal might score as they poured forward following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s sixth-minute opener, with Mikel […]

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Premier League Results: Can the champions fend off Tottenham and Arsenal?

Premier League Results: Can the champions fend off Tottenham and Arsenal? – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 27th round of fixtures in the Premier League features some intriguing match-ups 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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Berbatov predicts high-scoring Manchester derby

Dimitar Berbatov is hoping that this Sunday’s Manchester derby at the Etihad will not be a “boring game” like their last Premier League meeting. Manchester City head into the derby aiming to extend their winning run in all competitions to 22 games. This form has seen them move clear of Man United in the race […]

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Tuchel tops Premier League winners and losers

Winners Thomas Tuchel So this is what tactics look like. No matter your thoughts on Frank Lampard and his time at Chelsea, it’s now nigh on impossible to believe they would have been better off sticking with him over Thomas Tuchel. The German has won seven of ten games, conceding just twice with a defence […]

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Premier League preview: Can Arsenal and Tottenham finish ahead of the champions?

Premier League preview: Can Arsenal and Tottenham finish ahead of the champions? – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 2020/21 Premier League season rumbles on this weekend, with some eye-catching EPL fixtures scheduled over the next few days. With Manchester City looking nailed on to win the title, attention has switched onto the battle to qualify […]

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Covid red list: Which Prem stars face 10-day quarantine?

There is a potential storm brewing over the next international break, though even a superficial look reveals that this is an international break that really should not be taking place at all for obvious reasons both important (containing global pandemic) and trivial (football). From a Premier League standpoint – and really what other standpoint matters? […]

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Burnley and Leicester can both draw comfort from stalemate

If a 1-1 draw was a result that will leave both Burnley and Leicester rueing what might have been, there were plenty of reasons for encouragement for both in the performance. Burnley desperately needed to show… something after the dispiriting goalless draw against 10-man West Brom and Tottenham shellacking. Leicester needed a response to a […]

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