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WhoScored Quiz: Premier League 2015/16 Gameweek 3 Round Up

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Test your knowledge of gameweek 3's action in the Premier League in our weekly round-up quiz...

Player Focus: What Does Otamendi's Arrival at City Mean for Mangala?

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Player Focus: What Does Otamendi's Arrival at City Mean for Mangala? Two wins from two, six goals scored and zero conceded – Manchester City’s season has started in impressive fashion. The 3-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday has led many, even at this early stage, to revise their title favourites, with Manuel Pellegrini’s side now five points ahead of th...

Match Report: City's Biennial Title Challenge on Track After Chelsea False Start

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Match Report: City's Biennial Title Challenge on Track After Chelsea False Start Going into Sunday’s clash between title hopefuls Manchester City and Chelsea, the statistics were in favour of the defending champions. Manchester City had won just 2 of their last 9 league games against Chelsea and Manuel Pellegrini had orchestrated just 2 wins in 12 attempts over Jose Mourin...

Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Man City vs Chelsea

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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Man City vs Chelsea It’s rare for a match in gameweek 2 in any league to be so decisive, but Manchester City’s welcome of Chelsea on Sunday could be just that. The two title rivals clash at the Etihad Stadium this weekend in an encounter that has the potential to give the Citizens a real head start in the t...

Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth

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Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth A little over a week ago, Fabian Delph confirmed his intentions to stay at Aston Villa, despite interest from Manchester City. I’m not leaving. I’m staying at the football club and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club, a statement read on...

Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit

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Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit It was a drawn out affair, but on Tuesday; the long-winded Raheem Sterling saga finally came to a head as Manchester City confirmed his signing. The Citizens held a long-standing interest in the England youngster and his move to the Etihad Stadium was more a case of when, not if, it would be complet...

Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa

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Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa Having been confirmed as Aston Villa's new assistant manager, Ray Wilkins was quick to state that there is money to spend despite ongoing uncertainty with Randy Lerner's tenure set to surcease. The former Chelsea number two also claimed that the club would be 'very active' in the upcoming transfer w...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips In the final accumulators of the season, the odds favour the punter. Motivation is waning for some teams, lowering the attention to detail, which could result in a high number of goals.LIKELY BETSAthletic vs Villarreal: HOME WIN @ 1.66One win would secure the last available Europa League spot for At...

Player Focus: How the Premier League's January Signings Have Fared

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Player Focus: How the Premier League's January Signings Have Fared Signing for a new team in January is always tough. Managers largely have their best team in place and, if a side has gained a head of steam following the hectic festive period, a starting XI is unlikely to change. However, the lack of activity in the January transfer window meant that the few new ad...

Team Focus: The Correlation Between Shots Per Game and Goals Scored

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Team Focus: The Correlation Between Shots Per Game and Goals Scored One of the stranger conclusions of Charles Reep, the first man in Britain to take seriously the collation of football data was that, as teams scored, on average, with one in nine shots, they should shoot more, even if that meant taking almost indiscriminate pot-shots from 40 yards. Even if it didn&r...