West Ham set for injury boost, Chelsea hoping star will return

West Ham set for injury boost, Chelsea hoping star will return – originally posted on Sportslens.com The Premier League season continues this weekend, with the 24th round of fixtures featuring some high-profile matches. There are four games on Saturday, two of which will have a big bearing on proceedings at the top of the EPL […]

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One per Premier League club: Positive stat leaders

We found a metric each team topped, now it’s time for a player from each team. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the lovely Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated.   Arsenal: Bernd Leno – lowest percentage passes over 40 yards (18.4%) The stats get better, I promise. It was […]

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Ranking all 22 2020/21 Premier League managers so far…

Don’t know about you, but we reckon 23 games into the season is the perfect time to pass judgement on all the managers who have been in charge of Premier League clubs this season. So that’s what we’ve done.   22) Sam Allardyce (West Brom, since December) Full disclosure, we thought this was a pretty […]

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Dyche: ‘Impossible’ for FA Cup exit to impact Burnley survival bid

Sean Dyche believes it is “impossible” for Burnley’s surprise FA Cup exit to have any impact on their attempt to beat the drop in the Premier League. Dyche shuffled his pack on Tuesday evening as only wingers Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Dwight McNeil and striker Matej Vydra were retained from the weekend draw against Brighton […]

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Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth: Cherries reach FA Cup quarters

Bournemouth booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history as Sam Surridge’s tap-in and a Junior Stanislas penalty secured a 2-0 win at Burnley. Surridge had a simple finish midway through the first half before he was upended late on, with Stanislas converting the resulting […]

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Dyche: Burnley missed ‘golden chances’ in FA Cup defeat

Sean Dyche says his Burnley team missed some ‘golden chances’ to score in the 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth. The Premier League side were eliminated in the fifth round after goals from Sam Surridge and Junior Stanislas. Surridge opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a simple tap-in from close range. FEATURE: Top […]

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Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth: Cherries reach FA Cup quarter-final

Bournemouth booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history as Sam Surridge’s tap-in and a Junior Stanislas penalty secured a 2-0 win at Burnley. Surridge had a simple finish midway through the first half before he was upended late on, with Stanislas converting the resulting […]

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West Ham star unlikely to figure, Tottenham face tough test

West Ham star unlikely to figure, Tottenham face tough test – originally posted on Sportslens.com The FA Cup continues apace this week, with the fifth round line-up featuring some intriguing ties over the next three days. We’ll update this story with reports, results and highlights as the games take place. The fifth round of the […]

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Late call for Moyes on key West Ham player, Everton sweating on top star

Late call for Moyes on key West Ham player, Everton sweating on top star – originally posted on Sportslens.com The fifth round of the FA Cup takes centre stage this week, with some eye-catching ties scheduled over the next three days. There are two fixtures on Tuesday, with the game at Old Trafford between Manchester […]

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