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Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs

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Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs Having succeeded Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace boss, Alan Pardew's return to Selhurst Park was exactly the fairytale he would have wanted. The 53-year-old spent 4 years with the south London side as a player and managed to guide the Eagles to all 3 points against Tottenham Hotspur in his first leag...

Match Report: Kane Inspires Perfect Start to 2015 for Spurs in Victory Over Chelsea

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Match Report: Kane Inspires Perfect Start to 2015 for Spurs in Victory Over Chelsea In reference to a 5-4 Arsenal win over Tottenham, José Mourinho once said that “if the score reaches 5-4 I send the players back to the dressing rooms as they are not defending properly. So to get a result like that in a game of 11 against 11 is disgraceful. No one was brave enough to a...

Match Report: Southampton Stifle Shot-Shy Chelsea

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Match Report: Southampton Stifle Shot-Shy Chelsea Neither Southampton nor Chelsea were able to start their strongest XI in their mid-holiday fixtures. Rather than a tactical rotation, both forced to change their personnel due to illness, injuries and ineligibility. José Mourinho opted for a similar line-up to the one that he fielded against ...

Match Report: Impressive Goalkeeping Ensures Spoils Shared at White Hart Lane

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Match Report: Impressive Goalkeeping Ensures Spoils Shared at White Hart Lane Despite their traditionally poor record against Manchester United, Tottenham came into this meeting on the back of a 4-game unbeaten run against their Premier League rivals, two of which they had won at Old Trafford. However, it was United who looked more likely to break the deadlock in the opening ...

Match Report: Spurs Brush Aside Home Woes to Dispatch of Burnley

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Match Report: Spurs Brush Aside Home Woes to Dispatch of Burnley Before Saturday's meeting at White Hart Lane, the last 6 competitive meetings between Tottenham and Burnley had yielded 27 goals, so this fixture promised action at either end. Each of those 6 games saw at least 3 goals scored and both teams played their part in maintaining that impressive return as...

Match Report: Giroud and Cazorla Fire as Arsenal Gun Down Magpies

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Match Report: Giroud and Cazorla Fire as Arsenal Gun Down Magpies Arsène Wenger must have become all too familiar with the volatile attitude of some fans during his eighteen year reign at the club. One week you could experience an unwarranted set of emotions from impassioned fans and next, the same set of fans will be jubilantly chanting your name. His resp...

Match Report: Chelsea Maintain Impressive Home Form Despite Fàbregas Absence

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Match Report: Chelsea Maintain Impressive Home Form Despite Fàbregas Absence Any doubts over whether Chelsea could bounce back from their demoralising defeat at Newcastle last weekend were brushed aside as they dispatched of an out of sorts Hull. The home side were not at their best, but did enough to make it 8 home wins from 8 in the Premier League this season.Chelsea opene...

Match Report: Chelsea Send A Message of Intent with Win in Final Group Stage Game

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Match Report: Chelsea Send A Message of Intent with Win in Final Group Stage Game As Chelsea look ahead to a busy holiday schedule having already wrapped up their position at the summit of Group G, José Mourinho shuffled his lineup last night for the first time in 21 league and Champions League matches. John Terry, Willian and Eden Hazard were all given a mini-break by the...

Match Report: Soaring Carroll Rises to Sink Underperforming Swans

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Match Report: Soaring Carroll Rises to Sink Underperforming Swans The last time that Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan were regular features of Sam Allardyce's side the home support were calling for his head. Booing would resonate around the Boleyn Ground. A few months later Big Sam finds himself without a home defeat in his last 5 games and his side is playing some of...

Match Report: Sánchez the Saviour Again as Arsenal Outgun Resolute Saints

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Match Report: Sánchez the Saviour Again as Arsenal Outgun Resolute Saints Southampton were hoping to re-establish their credentials as potential contenders for a Champions League spot after being brushed aside by champions Manchester City over the weekend. Fraser Forster produced a stouthearted display, earning him the WhoScored.com man of the match award, but it would pr...