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Why Liverpool should target West Ham star Bowen as Salah successor

by Greg Lea at Monday, Apr 29 2024 10:27
Why Liverpool should target West Ham star Bowen as Salah successor Jurgen Klopp’s tenure as Liverpool boss is going out with a whimper rather than a bang. A 2-2 draw with West Ham United on Saturday ended the Reds’ Premier League title hopes and, in all likelihood, condemned them to a third-place finish.The result at the London Stadium was overshadowed ...
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Does Trent's return give Liverpool the edge in the title race?

by Greg Lea at Monday, Apr 22 2024 13:34
Does Trent's return give Liverpool the edge in the title race? From the moment the ball left his foot, you knew exactly where it was going to end up. Trent Alexander-Arnold marked his return to a Premier League starting XI in style on Sunday, scoring a sumptous free-kick from to set Liverpool on their way to a 3-1 win against Fulham.This was the first time in m...
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How Crystal Palace maximised the EFL talent pool to spring Liverpool upset

by Greg Lea at Monday, Apr 15 2024 09:28
How Crystal Palace maximised the EFL talent pool to spring Liverpool upset After a shock 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday, Crystal Palace can look forward to another season of Premier League football in 2024/25. Eight points clear of the relegation zone, it would take a catastrophic collapse for Oliver Glasner's side to finish below the dreaded dotted line from here.It...
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Why Forest's attacking output is key to Premier League survival

by Greg Lea at Wednesday, Apr 10 2024 13:35
Why Forest's attacking output is key to Premier League survival There were twists and turns at the bottom as well as the top of the Premier League at the weekend.Luton Town’s 2-1 victory over Bournemouth, secured courtesy of a last-gasp winner from Carlton Morris, was bad news for Nottingham Forest. Their subsequent 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur means Nu...
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Sub-par Bissouma needs to be taken out of the Tottenham firing line

by Greg Lea at Thursday, Apr 4 2024 09:54
Sub-par Bissouma needs to be taken out of the Tottenham firing line There are times when - and we hate to break it to you - football managers do not always tell the truth. Step forward Ange Postecoglou, whose public assessment of Yves Bissouma’s performance against West Ham United on Tuesday might well have differed from his privately held view.I thought Biss ...
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How Kalvin Phillips' West Ham loan spell turned into a disaster

by Greg Lea at Sunday, Mar 31 2024 11:06
How Kalvin Phillips' West Ham loan spell turned into a disaster At the last European Championship, Kalvin Phillips started all seven matches as England finished runners-up. Three years on and with Euro 2024 on the horizon, the midfielder faces the very real prospect of missing out on the squad altogether.That represents quite the decline when you consider Philli...
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How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight

by Greg Lea at Monday, Mar 18 2024 14:38
How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight There may have only been a handful of Premier League games on Saturday and Sunday, but it still felt like a significant weekend in the relegation battle.A late Luton Town equaliser against Nottingham Forest meant they now head into the weekend above Nuno Espirito Santo’s side following their f...
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How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop?

by Greg Lea at Monday, Mar 11 2024 11:06
How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop? Any assessment of the job Sean Dyche is doing at Everton must begin by recognising his side would be 14th but for the six-point penalty they were handed for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. Even so, an 11-game winless streak means questions are beginning to be asked of...
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Why Ange needs to solve Tottenham's low block puzzle

by Greg Lea at Monday, Mar 4 2024 09:56
Why Ange needs to solve Tottenham's low block puzzle For the time being at least, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United must act like fifth place will not be enough for Champions League qualification.With the tournament set to expand to 36 teams next season, there is a good chance that England will be one of two countries granted an add...
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Stats prove Arsenal's Saliba-Gabriel centre-back partnership is the Premier League's best

by Greg Lea at Monday, Feb 26 2024 10:03
Stats prove Arsenal's Saliba-Gabriel centre-back partnership is the Premier League's best In the end, Arsenal could not quite manage a clean sheet against Newcastle United. But the Gunners’ defensive display on Saturday was one of their best of the season.Newcastle have struggled to replicate the form that earned them a fourth-placed finish last term. They have, however, been more ...
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