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They thought it was all over but… Craig Dawson ‘Underwhelmed’ is probably the nicest way of describing West Ham fans’ reaction to the loan signing of Dawson back in October. The 30-year-old couldn’t get in Watford’s team through the first month of the Championship season, but Dawson has established himself as one of the […]
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West Ham are flying thanks to a couple of clever temporary deals. Manchester United feature in this XI of the greatest Premier League loanees. Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) Before he became the illegitimate goalkeeping son of Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar with a commanding performance and key role in the clinching […]
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Roy Keane called it early when he declared Liverpool as ‘bad champions’ last month. But things have got even worse for the Reds since then. Here’s how Jurgen Klopp’s ‘mentality midgets’ rank among the Premier League’s worst-performing champions…. 1) Leicester 2016/17 Good champions: Claudio Ranieri’s Foxes stunned everyone by going from great escapees under […]
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We will get to Liverpool and Manchester United in good time… Winners Fulham, embracing the pressure A team haunted by the threat of relegation has two options. Either they can look to grind out draws and pick up the odd home win, playing safety-first football that has become the cause celebre of the English […]
Kelechi Iheanacho and Daniel Amartey inspired Leicester’s second-half fightback to beat Brighton 2-1 at the AmEx. Adam Lallana, restored to Graham Potter’s XI, opened the scoring for the hosts but they were pegged back after the break when Iheanacho applied a delightful finish to Youri Tielemans’ perfect pass. With the game heading towards a draw, […]
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Brendan Rodgers has praised Kelechi Iheanacho after his “outstanding” goal against Burnley in midweek. Iheanacho equalised in the 1-1 draw at Turf Moor with a wonderful volleyed effort just after the half-hour mark. It was the Nigeria international’s third goal in his last six appearances in all competitions – another was the winner in last […]
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There is a potential storm brewing over the next international break, though even a superficial look reveals that this is an international break that really should not be taking place at all for obvious reasons both important (containing global pandemic) and trivial (football). From a Premier League standpoint – and really what other standpoint matters? […]
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Brendan Rodgers has insisted that his Leicester City side “gave everything” as they drew 1-1 with Burnley at Turf Moor. A wayward pass from Hamza Choudrey allowed Matej Vydra in on goal in the fourth minute. The forward made no mistake as he smashed it into the top corner to give Burnley a surprising lead. […]
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If a 1-1 draw was a result that will leave both Burnley and Leicester rueing what might have been, there were plenty of reasons for encouragement for both in the performance. Burnley desperately needed to show… something after the dispiriting goalless draw against 10-man West Brom and Tottenham shellacking. Leicester needed a response to a […]
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Burnley and Leicester City both had chances to win the game but they are made to settle for a point. A stray pass from Hamza Choudrey allowed Matej Vydra in on goal in the fourth minute. The forward made no mistake as he smashed it into the top corner to give Burnley the lead. Leicester […]
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