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Player Focus: Is Dan Burn Ready For The Premier League?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 16 2014 16:30
Player Focus: Is Dan Burn Ready For The Premier League? On January 2nd, Fulham recalled Dan Burn from his loan spell at Birmingham City. 2 days later, the young centre-back made his first-team debut for the Cottagers, impressing in their FA Cup 1-1 draw with Norwich City, before lining up in the heart of the backline alongside Brede Hangeland in the repl...
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Player Focus: Lucas Crucial to Liverpool's Title Aspirations

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 14 2014 17:30
Player Focus: Lucas Crucial to Liverpool's Title Aspirations In the 51st minute of Liverpool’s pulsating 5-3 win over Stoke at the weekend, Steven Gerrard stepped up to the penalty spot with the opportunity to put the Reds back in front. The Potters had pegged the Merseysiders back from 2-0 down courtesy of a Peter Crouch header- Stoke’s first hea...
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Match Report: Clinical Spurs Weather Palace Storm to Secure Win

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 13 2014 09:30
Match Report: Clinical Spurs Weather Palace Storm to Secure Win Tottenham's welcome of Crystal Palace was the hosts' 200th London derby in Premier League history and they made sure to secure maximum points in this one. The visitors had the chance to open the scoring early on after Mousa Dembélé fouled Marouane Chamakh in the box, only for Jason Pun...
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Team Focus: Sidwell & Parker Key to Fulham's Top Flight Safety

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 10 2014 14:00
Team Focus: Sidwell & Parker Key to Fulham's Top Flight Safety When Fulham fell to a 6-0 defeat at Hull last month, the absence of Scott Parker alongside Steve Sidwell was clear for all to see. Their midfield lacked the bite and experience he brings and it was little shock to see Tom Huddlestone, Jake Livermore and Robert Koren control the game with ease.His re...
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Player Focus: Tomas Rosicky - Arsenal's Big Game Player

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 8 2014 10:30
Player Focus: Tomas Rosicky - Arsenal's Big Game Player When Tomas Rosicky robbed Danny Rose of possession in Arsenal’s recent North London Derby win, the Czech showed impressive composure in delicately lofting the ball over an onrushing Hugo Lloris. Despite pressure from Kyle Walker as he closed in goal, Rosicky remained in control of the situatio...
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Player Focus: In-Form Griezmann the Catalyst in Sociedad's Recent Run

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 6 2014 17:47
Player Focus: In-Form Griezmann the Catalyst in Sociedad's Recent Run Sunday’s Basque derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao was in the 133rd league meeting between the two teams. As anticipated, the encounter was an entertaining affair, full of attacking flair and verve.In the end, Sociedad made their home advantage count, as they were able to secure t...
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Match Report: Arsenal Capitalise on Spurs' Lightweight Midfield in Derby Win

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 6 2014 09:30
Match Report: Arsenal Capitalise on Spurs' Lightweight Midfield in Derby Win You know that I have been in England a long, long time so the FA Cup means a lot to me, was the opening line in Arsène Wenger's pre-match programme notes on Saturday. On the back of Paul Lambert's suggestion that Premier League survival is more important than FA Cup glory, it was a welcome st...
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Player Focus: Analysing Manchester City's Left-Backs

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jan 4 2014 10:00
Player Focus: Analysing Manchester City's Left-Backs There was plenty of focus on Joe Hart when he was dropped as Manchester City number 1 following his mistake in the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in October. The England international is prone to making the odd costly error and a spell on the sidelines has done him the world of good.While Costel Pantilimon d...
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Player Focus: Danny Welbeck Excelling as United's Main Striker

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 2 2014 16:30
Player Focus: Danny Welbeck Excelling as United's Main Striker In the absence of Robin van Persie, Danny Welbeck has been charged with leading the Manchester United attack. The England international has been forced to deal with his doubters in the past, but he’s been a leading light for the Premier League champions of late.Granted, United succumbed to a 2...
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Match Report: Fulham Deserved Win over West Ham on New Year's Day

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 2 2014 09:30
Match Report: Fulham Deserved Win over West Ham on New Year's Day Fulham vs West Ham was a fixture neither team could afford to lose as they aim to stave off the threat of relegation. The Hammers were victors when the 2 teams met at Upton Park in November, with a 3-0 win that subsequently cost Martin Jol his job as Fulham boss. The Cottagers failed to fire a singl...
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