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The four Premier League-experienced strikers Villa could sign this week

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The four Premier League-experienced strikers Villa could sign this week Much was made of the number of signings Aston Villa made in the summer, so just four months on from the start of the campaign it's alarming that the promoted club look likely to be the most active in the transfer window again.That highlights two things, first of all that Villa desperately needed the...

WhoScored's Throwback Thursday: When Christian Benteke was the Premier League’s next big thing

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WhoScored's Throwback Thursday: When Christian Benteke was the Premier League’s next big thing Just when they’ve needed a goalscorer most, Roy Hodgson has left Christian Benteke out of his Crystal Palace line-ups. The man signed to fire the club to Premier League safety last season has endured a bitterly disappointing campaign this time around, and it’s been a dramatic fall from g...

Premier League form rankings: Hazard stays top as Kane drops

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Premier League form rankings: Hazard stays top as Kane drops Despite Chelsea’s heavy defeat to Watford on Monday night, star man Eden Hazard stays top of the WhoScored.com Premier League player form rankings, but there is plenty of movement elsewhere in the top 20.The Belgian scored what proved to be just a consolation as the Blues fell to second succes...

The striker Chelsea should look to amidst lazy target man search

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The striker Chelsea should look to amidst lazy target man search While Antonio Conte refuses to be drawn into such rumours and talk directly about players at other clubs, it has been widely reported that he is in the hunt for a target man to bolster his attacking options.Having failed to bring in Fernando Llorente in the summer, who instead headed to Tottenham de...

Yahoo! Fantasy Football: Tottenham ace to lift Wembley curse against Chelsea

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 Yahoo! Fantasy Football: Tottenham ace to lift Wembley curse against Chelsea We have partnered up with Yahoo! Fantasy Football to deliver you with some more tips ahead of gameweek 2 in the Premier League this weekend. There were some shocks across the opening round of fixtures and WhoScored are here to provide you with the ultimate guide before you pick your fantasy football...

WhoScored Tipster: Who to buy in Yahoo! Fantasy Football this week

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WhoScored Tipster: Who to buy in Yahoo! Fantasy Football this week The focus might be on two tantalising FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley this weekend but there are still Premier League fixtures ahead of us for our fantasy football teams. WhoScored.com has partnered with Yahoo! for their Fantasy Football to provide users with tips for each gameweek, continuing this we...

The Expert: Analysing whether fouls equate to dirtiness

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The Expert: Analysing whether fouls equate to dirtiness The admission from Arsene Wenger that he has told Granit Xhaka not to tackle was startling – not just because it was an acknowledgement that a holding midfielder for whom he paid more than £30m is deficient in what is generally regarded as one of the key arts of his position - if not by ...

Transfer Watch: Ranking the Premier League's club-record summer signings

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Transfer Watch: Ranking the Premier League's club-record summer signings A total of 13 Premier League teams broke their transfer records over the summer. Here, WhoScored.com assesses how each of those performers are faring in their new surroundings…Borja Baston – Swansea (6.14)Borja Baston was a club-record acquisition from Atletico Madrid over the summer, y...

Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 15 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 15 in the Premier League The WhoScored tipster is back with another set of fantasy football tips ahead of the weekend’s action, looking to provide users with more hidden gems like Chris Brunt and Bruno Martins Indi.Tipped to flourish in advance of West Brom’s match against Watford, Brunt turned in his finest per...

West Ham left to rue Benteke snub as Palace profit

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West Ham left to rue Benteke snub as Palace profit In football, it takes only a second to put the ball in the back of the net. Just seven had past by the time Christian Benteke fired Belgium into a 1-0 lead at Gibraltar during the recent international break as the striker put the Red Devils on the front foot in their eventual 6-0 win. Benteke went o...