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The Expert: Are Manchester United now second best to Chelsea?

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The Expert: Are Manchester United now second best to Chelsea? There are two reasons why Chelsea look almost certain to win the Premier League this season. One is that they themselves are remorseless, having won 16 of their last 19 league games. Perhaps there has been a slight stutter recently, with points dropped in three of the last six games, but in that tim...

The impossible football quiz #21

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The impossible football quiz #21 There was football at the weekend. Were you watching closely? If so why not test yourself with impossible football quiz number 21? If not, why not test yourself anyway! Let us know how you get on in the comments section......

Finding the next… Vincent Kompany - A statistical analysis

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Finding the next… Vincent Kompany - A statistical analysis How do you replace an icon? It’s a conundrum that a number of clubs will have to contend with this summer, with Philipp Lahm recently announcing that he will retire from Bayern at the end of the season. The German has enjoyed a stellar playing career and adapted his game throughout to play in ...

Form Guide: Is Kante Chelsea's greatest ever holding midfielder?

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Form Guide: Is Kante Chelsea's greatest ever holding midfielder? “N’Golo is playing very well.” Glowing praise from manager Antonio Conte after Kante had made a season-high 14 tackles in a Premier League match this season as the Frenchman put in a battling display in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool. “He has to improve his build-up play,”...

Dembele-Wanyama midfield axis vital in Spurs' trip to Liverpool

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Dembele-Wanyama midfield axis vital in Spurs' trip to Liverpool As we head into the weekend fixtures, Tottenham are Chelsea’s closest challengers for the Premier League title. Granted, they sit nine points behind their London rivals, but Spurs will be looking to close that gap when they make the trip to Anfield on Saturday. Victory would see the north Lond...

Team Focus: Can pragmatic Karanka guide goal-shy Boro to safety?

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Team Focus: Can pragmatic Karanka guide goal-shy Boro to safety? As the January transfer window drew to a close, Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka hit out at the lack of investment made by the team. “I always said the aim in the transfer window was to improve the squad. At the moment, we haven't done that. Teams in our position are signing players for £...

Forster getting off lightly compared to foreign Premier League counterparts

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Forster getting off lightly compared to foreign Premier League counterparts It’s been a year of highs and lows for Southampton already, and it’s only early February. Having booked their place at Wembley for the final of the EFL Cup at the expense of Liverpool, winning both legs against Jurgen Klopp’s men, Saints have endured a difficult spell in the league...

Form Guide: How Silva turned ill-fated Hull's fortunes around

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Form Guide: How Silva turned ill-fated Hull's fortunes around Marco Silva’s Hull appointment was met with uproar by the 'proper football men', who felt that the Tigers weren’t giving English managers a chance in the Premier League, despite overlooking the fact that seven of their previous eight managerial appointments had been English, dating back ...

Can Everton hitman Lukaku maintain consistency to land golden boot?

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Can Everton hitman Lukaku maintain consistency to land golden boot? Following Everton’s entertaining 6-3 win over Bournemouth, Ross Barkley’s pre-goal celebration has become a memorable highlight. Some thought it to be disrespectful to the Cherries, while others believed it to be a light-hearted moment in the dying embers of a match Everton had finally k...

Is Chelsea's Hazard now in the finest form of his career?

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Is Chelsea's Hazard now in the finest form of his career? Perhaps all players suffer the sort of expansionism that underpins modern capitalism. There must always be growth. Things must always be getting better, growing, improving. Nothing can ever simply remain the same. That Eden Hazard is paying well again this season after a largely miserable 2015/16 se...