Arteta lauds ‘terrific’ Arsenal comeback against Leicester

Mikel Arteta suggested that his Arsenal players deserve “a lot of credit” for their 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Sunday. Leicester made a bright start as they went ahead after just six minutes. Some shoddy defending from Arsenal allowed Youri Tielemans to advance down the right-wing. He made it into the area before he […]

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Keane and Redknapp involved in explosive Tottenham debate

Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp butted heads on Sky Sports over Tottenham Hotspur prior to Sunday’s game against Burnley. The exchange has been cited by The Mirror. It started by Keane suggesting that Spurs are “average” without Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son: “Definitely their goalkeeper and two centre-halves are better than what Spurs have got, and […]

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Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham: Cottagers still three points behind Newcastle

Crystal Palace hold Fulham to a draw at Selhurst Park, as Scott Parker’s side remain three points adrift of Newcastle United. The visitors created the better opportunities at Selhurst Park with the majority falling to centre-back Joachim Andersen, although Josh Maja was brilliantly denied by Vicente Guaita from close range in the second half. It […]

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Mason misses Sheffield United-Liverpool through injury

Lee Mason has withdrawn from fourth official duties for Sunday’s game at Bramall Lane between Sheffield United and Liverpool. The official has withdrawn from duties with an injury sustained during Saturday’s match between West Brom and Brighton. The Hawthorns contest saw Brighton defender Lewis Dunk score a quick free-kick in the first-half, which Mason disallowed […]

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Stones: Man City have the makings of a ‘great’ team

John Stones has suggested that Manchester City’s performance against West Ham shows that they are on track to become a “great” team. The Premier League leaders were given a stern test by the in-form Hammers at the Etihad Stadium but eventually prevailed 2-1 with goals from their centre-back pairing of Stones and Ruben Dias. The […]

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Bruce: Newcastle to ‘find a way’ to score without Wilson and co.

Steve Bruce has urged his Newcastle United side to “get on with it” after Miguel Almiron and Allan Saint-Maximin were forced off injured against Wolves. With 10-goal leading scorer Callum Wilson already sidelined for several more weeks, Bruce saw Almiron and Saint-Maximin limp off the pitch during Saturday evening’s 1-1 draw with Wolves. Both will […]

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Leicester v Arsenal: Can Arteta finally stop Vardy?

Leicester v Arsenal is here on Sunday. Or should that be Jamie Vardy v Arsenal?   Tactical pattern The Mohamed Elneny and Granit Xhaka partnership returned last weekend and with it the ponderous football that characterised Arsenal’s worst form of the season. Consequently Mikel Arteta will probably put Dani Ceballos back in the team and […]

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How Lukaku compares with Man Utd’s forwards since 19-20

After being deemed surplus to requirements by Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku has rediscovered his best form at Inter Milan. Lukaku enjoyed a brilliant debut season at Inter under Antonio Conte and is currently spearheading their pursuit of the Serie A title. We’ve compared his stats in all competitions at Inter to the corresponding United stats of Marcus Rashford, […]

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Robin van Persie was capable of brilliance and petulance

Robin van Persie was one of the greatest and most underrated goalscorers of his generation, albeit one with a bit of a temper.   Who’s this then? Robin van Persie is still only 37 years of age. Born in Rotterdam, the six foot striker played for just four clubs: Feyenoord, Arsenal, Manchester United and Fenerbahçe. […]

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