Every Premier League club’s worst collapse of the season…

We’ve already looked at the points won from losing positions this Premier League season. Yes, well done, Manchester United, we’re all very impressed. Now let’s get on with something much better for the soul: laughing at the disastrous losing of points from winning positions. Everyone does it – not a single club has managed to […]

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Liverpool stunned by proof that bad things come in threes

Liverpool have been rocked: there is a hit out on Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold has been snubbed again and Sadio Mane is risking wraths.   No matter what I do, all I think about is you ‘Gareth Southgate has been left with a dilemma over whether to pick Harry Kane in all three World Cup […]

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Premier League XIs: Stars who flew flags for smaller nations

England face San Marino and Albania this week. How about some players who are one of few to represent their country in the Premier League?   England start their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a match against perennial whipping boys San Marino before facing Albania on Sunday. No player from San Marino […]

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How does Odegaard compare with the two Ozils at Arsenal?

Is Odegaard the new Ozil at Arsenal? We’ve compared the new playmaker with two iterations of the old…   “When everyone was a little trembling he gave us that stability and that composure on the ball and he created chance after chance.” A statement that could easily have been made about a Mesut Ozil performance […]

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Ten unique England XIs that would deliver Euro 2020 glory

England could dominate the Euros with Harry Kane and John Stones, sure. But their tenth possible unique XI features Dominic Solanke, so there   Gareth Southgate would be forgiven for sacking it all off, albeit in his incredibly mild-mannered and amiable fashion, when you consider just how many English footballers actually exist. There are bloody […]

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Ranking all 23 2020/21 Premier League managers so far…

It seems likely the season will end with 23 coaches having a crack at being in charge of a Premier League club this season. Let’s rank them.   23 (NE) Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield United, since March) Harsh to put him last, but however bad the results were under Chris Wilder when viewed collectively, individually they […]

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Mourinho and Southgate’s continued Kane ‘collision course’

Gareth Southgate and Jose Mourinho absolutely despise each other if you believe the newspapers. Harry Kane is central to their ongoing war.   Simple plan Gareth Bale joined Tottenham on a season-long loan last September. It was reported at the time that the deal contained a clause permitting Spurs to extend the move by another […]

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Debunking the three main myths around Newcastle supporters

The Newcastle fans are fighting back. Send your mails for or against them to theeditor@football365.com   Not fearing Ole Paul McDevitt makes very valid and sensible points regarding the effects of this season’s congested fixtures and that teams with lesser injuries and/or bigger squad sizes would fare better than the rest. But that doesn’t mean […]

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Prick of the Week No. 27: Conspiracies and penalties

There’s real and distressing prickery afoot this week, but – thanks to a Harry Kane penalty – we’re going to talk mainly about conspiracy theories again because every single week the real pricks are definitely us.   So who’s this week’s prick then? Football fans, basically. Or at least a loud belligerent and significant minority […]

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Premier League top scorers ranked by shot conversion

Premier League top scorers with 10 goals or more feature on this list – ranked by shot conversion.   11) Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) Shot conversion: 17% Shot accuracy: 57% Goals: 10 xG: 13.01 The Villa striker has had a stellar maiden season in the Premier League, breaking double figures to earn an England call […]

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