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Form Guide: Would frustrated Barkley benefit from Everton exit?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 22 2016 12:40
Form Guide: Would frustrated Barkley benefit from Everton exit? Two minutes into stoppage time in Monday’s Merseyside Derby, Ross Barkley stood over an Everton free kick. The England international played the ball short to Seamus Coleman who returned to Barkley. Rather than compose himself, however, the 23-year-old midfielder aimlessly lofted a long ball ov...
Categories: Form Guide

Has Payet really been a let down for unhappy Hammers?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Dec 20 2016 17:30
Has Payet really been a let down for unhappy Hammers? Following a superb showing at Euro 2016, many anticipated Dimitri Payet to depart for pastures new over the summer. The creative star was superb for France at the international tournament to earn a WhoScored rating of 7.91, the fourth best in the competition. Following an excellent debut campaign fo...
Categories: Fact or Fiction

Injury-free Rodriguez ready for regular Saints starting role

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 19 2016 16:55
Injury-free Rodriguez ready for regular Saints starting role When it was announced that Charlie Austin would be sidelined for at least three months with a shoulder injury, Southampton fans had every reason to be fearful for their season. The former QPR man is the club’s top scorer in the league with six goals to his name, so when the initial fears were ...
Categories: Player Focus

Arsenal's dynamic duo primed to punish dire City defence

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 16 2016 16:00
Arsenal's dynamic duo primed to punish dire City defence Contrasting results in midweek mean just a solitary point separates Manchester City and Arsenal coming into the weekend’s fixtures. In the final round of games before Christmas, both teams will hope to enjoy the festivities with a vital three points on Sunday. With Chelsea six points ahead of ...
Categories: Top Match Preview

Hot Streak: Is in-form Ake proving he warrants long-term Chelsea place?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 14 2016 16:30
Hot Streak: Is in-form Ake proving he warrants long-term Chelsea place? On Tuesday night, Leicester’s away days woes continued. The Foxes now have the worst away record of any Premier League champion at this stage of a title defence, having only managed one point from their eight away league matches this season. Bournemouth were the latest side to stick the knife ...
Categories: Hot Streak

Guardiola must ditch back three or surrender title hopes

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 14 2016 12:00
Guardiola must ditch back three or surrender title hopes After years of trying to coax the Spaniard to the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City finally appointed Pep Guardiola earlier in the year and many tipped his team to secure Premier League glory at a canter. After all, the manager had won 21 titles in seven years with Barcelona and Bayern Munich prior to...
Categories: Form Guide

Is Mourinho's treatment of Mkhitaryan now being justified?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Dec 13 2016 13:05
Is Mourinho's treatment of Mkhitaryan now being justified? Hearts were in mouths when Henrikh Mkhitaryan went to ground under a heavy Danny Rose challenge in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday afternoon. There were fears the summer arrival had suffered serious damage to his ankle when he was felled by the England international and su...
Categories: Missed Man

Missed Man: Timely Alderweireld return key to Spurs' fading title hopes

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 9 2016 16:50
Missed Man: Timely Alderweireld return key to Spurs' fading title hopes Football leaks have made a habit of revealing the finers points of players’ contracts in recent years and earlier this week they caused quite the stir. Details emerged of a £30m release clause in Toby Alderweireld’s contract, which naturally left Tottenham fans fretting over their ...
Categories: Missed Man

Messi leads the way in best Champions League group stage XI

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 8 2016 12:00
Messi leads the way in best Champions League group stage XI And thus, the Champions League group stage came to an end as Wednesday night’s games confirmed those progressing to the next round and the teams dropping into the Europa League. Here, we analyse the team of the group stage using our unique rating system of players to start at least three of th...
Categories: Best XI

Fact or Fiction: Has Pogba flopped following United return?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 7 2016 17:30
Fact or Fiction: Has Pogba flopped following United return? Paul Pogba’s performances following his move to Manchester United were always going to be under scrutiny. It was the longest running transfer saga of the summer and culminated in the Frenchman’s record breaking return to Old Trafford, much to the delight of United fans. Yet, as a result ...
Categories: Fact or Fiction