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Stan Collymore thinks ‘work’ is keeping Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp from returning to Germany to mourn the passing of his mother. Erm… Riyad to nowhere After the classic that was ‘Riyad Mahrez’s wife, 28, claims she was ‘fined for being too hot’ and asks lockdown raid cops ‘don’t you like to party?’”, a story […]
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Game to watch – RB Leipzig v Liverpool “They [Liverpool] are not in a mega-crisis and will certainly be stable against us,” Julian Nagelsmann said, but surely doesn’t believe to be true. “Stable” is not the word to describe Liverpool right now. Antonyms would come closer to the truth: mercurial; volatile; shaky; erratic. A team […]
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The Champions League knockout stage is back on Tuesday with some absolute corkers, such as Leipzig v Liverpool. To honour its return, here are ten of the greatest two-legged ties in the competition’s history. 10) Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (2013 quarter-final) If you’re only ever going to get one crack at the European […]
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Liverpool are showing just how difficult it is to win consecutive Premier League titles. Bloody bad champions. On only eight occasions have teams defended their top-flight crown since 1992. It was more impressive in some instances than others. What follows is a ranking of those successful title defences based on a number of factors, such […]
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This Fulham side could be used as a personality test. Did this shockingly straightforward 2-0 win at Everton extend their current run of decent form to just three Premier League defeats in 12 matches, or did it end a shocking run of 12 matches without a Premier League win? Obviously it did both, but you […]
Read More… from Fulham still face relegation, but what an improvement
Leeds have a way this season of making everything about them. That’s not really a criticism, more an observation of the way their style of play catches the eye. Look at that. The fact we’ve just made the intro to this piece about a huge and significant Arsenal win and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first Premier League […]
Read More… from Never mind Leeds’ late flurry; Aubameyang and Arteta needed this
Really, the only surprise should be that any of us were surprised. When Mbaye Diagne headed West Brom into a second-minute lead against Manchester United, it just continued a season-long trend of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team making life unnecessarily difficult for themselves away from home. Most of the time this season, it hasn’t mattered. Yet […]
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There are four Premier League games on Valentine’s Day this year including an intriguing clash between Arsenal and Leeds, as well as West Brom coming up against Manchester United. Big Sam will surely be celebrating with a pint of champagne in the evening if the Baggies can pull off an upset. Here’s an XI made […]
We’ve done the positives; here are the negatives. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated. Arsenal – fewest dead-ball passes leading to a goal (0.04) Just your man Willian has contributed an assist from a set piece this season and the Gunners rank […]
Read More… from Negative stats: Every Premier League club is sh*t at something
Man City are overwhelming favourites against Tottenham based on form alone. Harry Kane will form the obvious crux of any Jose Mourinho plan. 1) Is Guardiola’s adapted system a bad fit for this game? Manchester City’s 15-match winning streak is the result of Pep Guardiola working out how to play pandemic football: controlling the […]
Read More… from Man City v Tottenham: One big game, five big questions