Sunderland came to Stamford Bridge on this day in 2014 with the odds firmly stacked against them. No one expected them to beat Chelsea given that they hadn’t won in ten games. The hosts were two points off top spot in the league and had qualified for the semi finals of the Champions League. Another […]
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Arsenal, West Ham and more – 10 players you didn’t know won Premier League Player of the Month
Arsenal, West Ham and more – 10 players you didn’t know won Premier League Player of the Month – originally posted on Sportslens.com Every month since the beginning of the 1994/95 season, Premier League players, experts and fans have been voting for the league’s best player from the month’s action of football. Usually, the award […]
Super Kev: the red-hot journeyman Little to Quinny’s Large
Johnny Nic can’t fathom why a big club never took a punt on Kevin Phillips. But that only makes Super Kev more endearing… Who’s this then? Kevin Mark Phillips will be 48 in July and is a 5’ 7” former striker for a plethora of Premier League and Championship clubs. Unusually, he played on […]
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Premier League XIs: Stars who flew flags for smaller nations
England face San Marino and Albania this week. How about some players who are one of few to represent their country in the Premier League? England start their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a match against perennial whipping boys San Marino before facing Albania on Sunday. No player from San Marino […]
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Former Premier League sides Sunderland and Bolton are on the rise again
Former Premier League sides Sunderland and Bolton are on the rise again – originally posted on Sportslens.com As it’s the international break, both the Premier League and Championship will grind to a halt for the next 10 days as players jet off worldwide to meet up with their international colleagues. Leagues One and Two will […]
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On This Day – 5th March
A record crowd of 75,038 crammed into White Hart Lane on this day in 1938 to watch Tottenham play Sunderland in the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. The large crowd may have been partly to do with the fact that Sunderland were the current FA Cup holders and Raich Carter was among their ranks. […]
Sunderland takeover: Latest update as Kyril Louis-Dreyfus receives EFL approval
Sunderland takeover: Latest update as Kyril Louis-Dreyfus receives EFL approval – originally posted on Sportslens.com Sunderland have received approval from the Football League for Kyril Louis-Dreyfus to acquire a controlling interest in the club. According to the club’s official website, Louis-Dreyfus has become the club’s new chairman with immediate effect. Stewart Donald, Juan Sartori and […]
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Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.30
Today’s article is the final part of this series about own goals. I feel that it is time to move on and find a new subject matter that will hopefully be of interest. When thinking of what own goal to use for this final article, I decided that it must be unique and also sensational.However, […]
Saint-Maximin trolls Sunderland, some NUFC fans react – ‘No words anymore’, ‘This is superb’
Saint-Maximin trolls Sunderland, some NUFC fans react – ‘No words anymore’, ‘This is superb’ – originally posted on Sportslens.com Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin has aimed a dig at Sunderland after an altercation with a Black Cats fan on Twitter earlier today. Responding to the Sunderland fan’s tweet, the 23-year-old reminder him of his club’s […]
Five best ever individual PL performances away at Anfield
Phil Foden invited Liverpool back to his Icelandic hotel on Sunday afternoon to have his way with them. He is a big old winner. But where did his display rank in terms of the best individual performances by an away player at Anfield in Premier League history? This lot take some beating… Didier Drogba […]
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