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Happy Haunting: Hazard among players to watch facing former clubs

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 18 2019 16:52
Happy Haunting: Hazard among players to watch facing former clubs There are a number of players that will be aiming to get one over on their former employers this weekend across Europe's top five leagues, and we've picked out a handful worth keeping an eye on over the coming days.Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) vs Borussia M.GladbachIt's top against eighth in t...
Categories: Player Focus

The rise and rise of Trent Alexander-Arnold

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 18 2019 14:39
The rise and rise of Trent Alexander-Arnold It was January 2017 and, having started just three cup matches for his boyhood club, an 18-year-old was about to start for the first time in the Premier League in arguably English football's biggest fixture.An injury to then first choice right-back Nathaniel Clyne saw Trent Alexander-Arnold named on...
Categories: Player Focus

Premier League weekend teaser quiz #9

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 18 2019 10:22
Premier League weekend teaser quiz #9 Club football is back following an eventful international break as the Premier League gears up for gameweek nine of the 2019/20 campaign.We have ten questions to test yourself and get back up to speed with club football. However, we start with a brief look back to the international break and end wit...
Categories: WhoScored Quiz

Why England international deserves Golden Boy award over Felix

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Oct 17 2019 16:45
Why England international deserves Golden Boy award over Felix Bookmakers have revealed their odds for the prestigious Golden Boy award after the 20-man shortlist was announced earlier this week.Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix is the front runner as things stand, Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho is hot on his heels and the pair look set to battle it ou...
Categories: Player Focus

Statistics show Manchester United stand alone in having no strengths

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Oct 17 2019 12:15
Statistics show Manchester United stand alone in having no strengths As Manchester United prepare to host arch rivals Liverpool this Sunday they head into the clash as a Premier League outcast.They are alone in England's top-flight when it comes to their statistical characteristics as a team in that, to now, they don't have any!WhoScored.com characteristics, which de...
Categories: Team Focus

What we learned on the pitch from England's international break

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Oct 15 2019 10:49
What we learned on the pitch from England's international break It was quite the week for England, whose performance against the Czech Republic was worryingly abject before their quality against Bulgaria was overshadowed by deplorable racist abuse. In both cases, the character of Gareth Southgate's young side was tested more than ever before during his reign, an...
Categories: Match Focus

How England, France and Portugal can progress in Euro qualifying preview

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Oct 14 2019 12:57
How England, France and Portugal can progress in Euro qualifying preview With seven matches kicking off in European Championship qualifying tonight, there are five sides capable of mathematically guaranteeing their place at next summer's finals.Among those are England, who missed the chance of booking their spot on Friday with defeat in the Czech Republic but can still d...
Categories: Tournament Focus

Debutant one of six England changes for trip to Bulgaria

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Oct 14 2019 11:46
Debutant one of six England changes for trip to Bulgaria In response to his England's disappointing result and performance in the Czech Republic, Gareth Southgate is prepared to make six changes to the starting XI that fell to a 2-1 defeat.Among those set to come into the side against Bulgaria is Aston Villa centre-back Tyrone Mings, who is in line to mak...
Categories: Team News

Odds halved on England hopeful to join Manchester United in January

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 11 2019 15:29
Odds halved on England hopeful to join Manchester United in January Bookmakers have unanimously cut odds on James Maddison joining Manchester United in January, Oddschecker have revealed, following a flurry of bets on a prospective move.Every bookie offering a price on the transfer has cut their odds in half, or more, on the move, with odds being cut from 6/1 into a...
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Quiz: England's 3 years under Gareth Southgate - have you been paying attention?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Oct 8 2019 17:40
Quiz: England's 3 years under Gareth Southgate - have you been paying attention? Tuesday marks the three year anniversary of Gareth Southgate's first game as England manager, overseeing a 2-0 victory over Malta, but how closely have you followed the Three Lions under their current boss?We have ten tricky questions, with some answers that may surprise you on the stats behind Gare...
Categories: WhoScored Quiz