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Tuesday’s Champions League injury report: Another key Liverpool star out?

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Feb 18 2019 17:24
Tuesday’s Champions League injury report: Another key Liverpool star out? As was the case last week, there are a raft of high profile players that are either certain or highly unlikely to be in action as their respective clubs return to Champions League action in midweek, with the following in line to miss out from Tuesday’s fixtures.Liverpool vs Bayern MunichThe bi...
Categories: Injury

Ronaldo finally claims top spot in European player form rankings

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Feb 18 2019 17:02
Ronaldo finally claims top spot in European player form rankings For the fifth gameweek running we have a new leader atop the European form rankings, with Youssef En-Nesyri the latest to surrender pole position.The Leganes youngster saw a three-game scoring streak in which he netted six times in total come to an end at Real Sociedad on Saturday, slipping to fourt...
Categories: Form Guide

REVEALED: The Premier League players to have the best impact on win rate

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Feb 16 2019 18:08
REVEALED: The Premier League players to have the best impact on win rate Following on from our earlier look into the players that have had the worst impact on their side’s win rate in the Premier League this season, we turn the tables to those that have had a far more positive influence on results.Once more we’ve taken a look at the biggest impact on win rate...
Categories: Player Focus

REVEALED: The Premier League players to have the worst impact on win rate

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Feb 16 2019 12:55
REVEALED: The Premier League players to have the worst impact on win rate The lineup announcement is always an eagerly anticipated revelation on social media, with fans often making assertions on how a match will pan out before a ball is even kicked.The absence or inclusion or certain players are often met with more ire than others, but which have been the most influentia...
Categories: Player Focus

The goal to finally shine light on Teji Savanier’s remarkable season

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Feb 16 2019 11:26
The goal to finally shine light on Teji Savanier’s remarkable season Some players are simply late bloomers, while many will go undervalued throughout their entire careers. For Nimes’ midfielder Teji Savanier, he may have had that moment that ensures the latter doesn’t come to pass.Having turned 27 back in December, this is the Frenchman’s first seas...
Categories: Scout Report

Kante vs Pogba among weekend’s top head-to-head battles in Europe

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Feb 15 2019 16:04
Kante vs Pogba among weekend’s top head-to-head battles in Europe While there may be no Premier League action to look forward to this weekend, there are still some intriguing fixtures to watch, and a number of exciting head-to-head battles to feast upon.Atalanta vs AC MilanSaturday night’s fixture in Bergamo will be an interesting one for a number of reasons...
Categories: Weekend Preview

Rice to make problem position his own as England International

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Feb 14 2019 06:28
Rice to make problem position his own as England International It’s been a long time since England have had a defensive lynchpin to their midfield of great note. A number of players have performed the duty well enough in recent memory, but it’s a position that has still been crying out for a player to really make his own.Eric Dier would have hoped t...
Categories: Player Focus

Injury report: Dortmund dealt quadruple blow ahead of Tottenham clash

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Feb 12 2019 16:01
Injury report: Dortmund dealt quadruple blow ahead of Tottenham clash As was the case on Tuesday night, there are some star names conspicuous by their absence ahead of Wednesday’s fixtures, with big blows to both Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund in particular. Ajax vs Real MadridThe big injury news ahead of Real Madrid’s trip to Amsterdam is whether Frankie...
Categories: Injury

Manchester City back on top in European team form rankings

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Feb 12 2019 12:48
Manchester City back on top in European team form rankings There have been some big changes in the team form rankings leaderboard this week, with a familiar name returning to the summit, while Barcelona have dropped out altogether...10) Burnley - 7.04They may not be out of relegation trouble just yet but a 3-1 win at Brighton certainly eased the Clarets&rsq...
Categories: Form Guide

Pogba usurped atop latest Premier League form rankings

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Feb 12 2019 12:10
Pogba usurped atop latest Premier League form rankings Following a quite remarkable weekend of action in the Premier League we run through the latest player form rankings, with a change at the top and two new faces on the leaderboard…10) Ben Foster (up 2) - 7.54Having kept a third clean sheet in his last four appearances, Ben Foster has strengthe...
Categories: Form Guide