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‘Are Manchester City better without Kevin De Bruyne?’ many of you foolishly pondered as Pep Guardiola’s side slotted in a third against Tottenham two weeks ago. The final score read 3-0 to the home side. It was City’s fifth win in a row without last season’s Player of the Year, sidelined with a hamstring injury. So the […]
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Back in November 2010, when Football Manager 2011 was released, Lyon were still among the top dogs in French football and might not have imagined how the following decade would go. They’d failed to win the Ligue 1 title in each of the past two seasons after winning seven in a row between 2001 and 2008, and finished as […]
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Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala has chosen to play for Germany over England – but who else has rejected the opportunity to play for the Three Lions? Plenty of footballers have chosen the famous white shirt over other options, including Declan Rice, John Barnes and Raheem Sterling. But others have gone in a different direction. We’ve […]
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Marcelo Bielsa felt Leeds ‘did not deserve to lose’ when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Aston Villa. Leeds’ see-saw first season back in the top flight continued as they were denied back-to-back home wins after Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat of Southampton. Bielsa’s side did not hit the same heights, but the Argentinian did not […]
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Ruben Neves headed an equaliser to force Newcastle to settle for a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. Jamaal Lascelles put the hosts in front just after the break to give the Magpies hopes of a much-needed victory to ease their relegation fears, but Neves stooped to beat the recalled Martin Dubravka with 17 minutes […]
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Aston Villa boss Dean Smith said match-winner Anwar El Ghazi will have enjoyed coming out on top against his former manager Marcelo Bielsa. El Ghazi’s early goal at Elland Road secured Villa a 1-0 win at Leeds and lifted them to within one point of the Premier League’s top six. The 25-year-old Holland midfielder played […]
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An angry Lewis Dunk described Lee Mason’s decision to rule out his goal at West Brom as “horrendous” and claimed the referee lost control of the game as Brighton slipped to a controversial defeat. The Seagulls lost 1-0 at The Hawthorns amid farcical scenes sparked by the official. Mason disallowed and then allowed a Dunk […]
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Anwar El Ghazi’s early goal clinched Aston Villa a 1-0 win at Leeds and lifted his side to within a point of the Premier League’s top six. El Ghazi was left unmarked to turn home the only goal from close range in the fifth minute and dogged defending saw Villa avenge their 3-0 home defeat […]
Sam Allardyce was amused by West Brom’s 1-0 win over Brighton, calling it a ‘bizarre’ game. The Baggies went ahead in the 11th minute as Conor Gallagher found Kyle Bartley in the box. The defender rose tall to head home from close range, giving keeper Robert Sanchez no chance. FEATURE: How Tuchel should spend £261.37m […]
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Southampton don’t want Lee Mason involved in their games. Nuno would doubtless prefer the official has nothing to do with Wolves’ either. And you can bet Brighton will be requesting a break from the Bolton whistle-blower after their 1-0 defeat at West Brom. The Seagulls were the victims of Mason’s latest blunder, one that had […]
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