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It’s February and holidays are currently illegal. Yet Crystal Palace still appear to have found their way to the beach. The Eagles’ performance in the 3-0 home defeat to Burnley carried all the hallmarks of a team already on their jollies. A home win could have taken Roy Hodgson’s side to the fringes of the […]
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he ‘cannot accept’ the poor defensive performance in their 3-1 loss to Leicester. The Reds went ahead in the 67th minute as Roberto Firmino set up Mo Salah with a brilliant roulette-type turn. The Egyptian forward dispatched of the chance by guiding the ball past Kasper Schmeichel. FEATURE: Negative stats: […]
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When Ollie Watkins walks out to once again lead the line for Aston Villa in the Premier League at Brighton on Saturday, he might reserve a special word of thanks for his opposite number. Because in one of those crucial sliding doors moments that shape all careers, it was Neal Maupay’s move from Brentford to […]
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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 […]
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Brendan Rodgers needs to finally land a jab on Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool for Leicester to shed this particular inferiority complex. After finishing the (almost) glorious campaign of 2013/14 in second place, Liverpool were back in Europe’s biggest competition for the first time in five long years. This decent consolation prize should have been […]
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The deal to take Ozan Kabak to Liverpool from Schalke was initiated by the German club and not the Premier League side, according to Christian Gross. Kabak arrived at Anfield on a loan deal until the end of the season after two years in the Bundesliga, where he represented Stuttgart before joining Schalke in July 2019. […]
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Man Utd failed to get a deal over the line in the summer for Watford winger Ismaila Sarr because they refused to insert an option to buy in their loan proposal, according to his agent. The Championship side forked out a sizeable £30m to bring Sarr to England from French club Rennes last summer and […]
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Liverpool add Bundesliga star to Wijnaldum replacement list and Chelsea hold Inter over a barrel over the Jorginho-Eriksen swap. GINI REPLACEMENT Georginio Wijnaldum’s Liverpool contract dispute remains mysterious and baffling, but it seems Jurgen Klopp is preparing for life without his “unsung hero”. Kicker claims The Reds have joined the race for Borussia Monchengladbach’s Florian […]
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Michael Owen thinks Chelsea are a prolific striker away from winning the Premier League title with Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham not quite good enough. Chelsea are currently fifth in the standings after their new manager Thomas Tuchel took 10 points from his first four matches in charge. Their current top goalscorer in the Premier […]
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We found a metric each team topped, now it’s time for a player from each team. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the lovely Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated. Arsenal: Bernd Leno – lowest percentage passes over 40 yards (18.4%) The stats get better, I promise. It was […]
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