Leicester 0-2 Man City: Pep’s men continue title march

Gabriel Jesus continued in-form Manchester City’s march to the Premier League title after a classy victory at Leicester. The striker, who turned 24 on Saturday, wrapped up a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium as Pep Guardiola’s men made it 15 straight away wins in all competitions. Benjamin Mendy’s second-half opener sent them on […]

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Iheanacho gets reward for fine form with new Leicester deal

Leicester forward Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a new deal running to 2024, the club have announced. The 24-year-old Nigeria international, who joined from Manchester City in 2017, has been in sparkling recent form for the Foxes, scoring nine times in his last nine appearances in all competitions. That included netting five goals in three Premier […]

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Ranking every PL club by unwanted player sale funds

With less than a third of the current Premier League season to go, the powers that be will be starting to look to the future and working out how they can cobble funds together to improve their squads. We’ve attempted to work out how much they can raise through unwanted player sales. Players whose contracts […]

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Eriksson admits Leicester were ‘right’ to sack him in 2011

Sven-Goran Eriksson has also suggested that Manchester City should not have sacked him when they did in 2008. After a varied career in management that saw him manage England as well as the likes of Roma and Benfica, Eriksson took over at Leicester City in 2010. The Swede stepped in for Paulo Sousa, who had […]

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Frozen out: 11 players yet to make a Premier League bench

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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Every Premier League club’s most ‘influential’ player

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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Big Weekend: Arsenal v Liverpool, Bruce v Jose, Grealish, Leicester

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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Leicester against Man City is a ‘sexy’ game; Guardiola looking for revenge

Leicester City’s top four credentials will be put to the test when they welcome Man City to the King Power Stadium this weekend. Mark Smith and Sarah Winterburn look ahead to this fixture on the latest edition of the Big Weekend. The post Leicester against Man City is a ‘sexy’ game; Guardiola looking for revenge […]

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Football365’s famous Euro 2020 England ladder

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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Top 12 European goalscorers ranked by xG

There are 12 footballers with an xG over 15 across Europe’s top five leagues this season. They pretty much mirror the top 12 goalscorers across Europe’s top five leagues this season, barring two exceptions: Mo Salah and Luis Suarez have both scored 17 goals from 14.34 because they are simply marvellous players. All xG numbers […]

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