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Liverpool deserve to be heavy favourites against Arsenal but Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard could give the hosts a fighting chance. 1) Can refreshed Liverpool press Arsenal into mistakes? There is good reason for Liverpool fans to be optimistic about the run-in. Jurgen Klopp appears to have settled on a centre-back partnership (of […]
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It turns out this England management lark is not as easy as it seems from the press box. Plus Dean Smith gets a MotY shout over David Moyes. Haaland cattle Erling Haaland’s representatives meeting with Barcelona and Real Madrid is newsworthy. He is one of the best young players in world football and his […]
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In a compacted season requiring bigger squads and nine substitutes, it is impressive to not have made a bench. Newcastle have two outcasts. Excluding players who have been sidelined through long-term injury, this lot are the only ones to have failed to make a single Premier League matchday squad all campaign. Dejan Iliev (Arsenal) […]
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The most influential player or a good luck charm? We’ve looked at the points per match (PPM) leader at every Premier League club. Players must have started at least ten games to make the cut. Thanks to FBref for the numbers. Arsenal – Mohamed Elneny (1.94) A source of ridicule for much of his […]
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Neither Arsenal nor Liverpool are where they would want to be but both have good run-ins and plenty to play for. The Premier League is back. Game to watch – Arsenal v Liverpool Two members of not just the Big Six but the Original Big Four that preceded it who currently find themselves outside […]
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England will face ‘much better teams’ than Poland. Those ‘much better teams’ are not doing all that well against similar opposition, of course. Case for the defence After the first round of UEFA qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, four teams have played and won their opening three games. Italy, Denmark, England and Armenia […]
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The international break is over. Back come the big, brash domestic leagues, honking their noise all over the place and farting for attention. Everyone’s very pleased to have them back. But for some players, it means a return to the sidelines and the periphery. Those players who’ve starred for their countries on the international stage […]
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As ever, this represents our estimation of Gareth Southgate’s England thoughts. And we still feel like we know him well. Numbers in brackets pertain to this ladder from November. It’s been a while so things have changed. 1 (1) Harry Kane Actually, some things almost never change. He ended that England drought with strikes against Albania […]
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Send your thoughts on Sterling and more to theeditor@football365.com. Swash your buckle 20 minutes in and I’m embarrassed by Raheem Sterling diving to win a penalty, for all of Southgates bluster about playing form players he then drops Shaw for Chilwell. Playing against a back five we still play two holding midfielders, boring predictable […]
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Steven Gerrard ‘thoroughly upstaged’ Roy Keane on their first meeting. The Irishman ‘mocked suggestions he might be eclipsed’ five years later. Keane was in no mood to discuss recent speculation linking him with the Celtic job when asked by Ally McCoist. But the idea of him clashing with Rangers manager Gerrard again in Scotland brings […]
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