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Money to be Made When Spurs Welcome Liverpool

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 26 2016 11:15
Money to be Made When Spurs Welcome Liverpool With the final round of fixtures ahead of the first international break of the season looming, arguably the tie of the Premier League round comes from White Hart Lane where Tottenham host Liverpool in Saturday’s early kick off. Spurs finally put their first win on the board with a hard-fought ...
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Ibra Quickly Setting the Premier League Alight After United Arrival

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 24 2016 16:35
Ibra Quickly Setting the Premier League Alight After United Arrival If any player could have trumped Manchester United in the race to announce a transfer, it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swede confirmed his move to Old Trafford with an Instagram post before the club, with the striker living up to his box office billing. While the deal for Paul Pogba eventually oversh...
Categories: Player Focus

Clucas Instrumental in Hull's Blistering Premier League Return

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 23 2016 09:55
Clucas Instrumental in Hull's Blistering Premier League Return Leicester City’s title win last season was deemed a fairytale to most and rightly so. The Foxes were one of the favourites to go down on the back of the appointment of Claudio Ranieri after the man who kept them up the previous campaign - Nigel Pearson - was sacked. Yet, as rank outsiders - th...
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Expect Plenty of Goals When Leicester Welcome Arsenal

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 19 2016 17:00
Expect Plenty of Goals When Leicester Welcome Arsenal Arsenal’s start to the season did not go entirely to plan, it must be said. While they moved into a 1-0 lead at Liverpool’s expense on Sunday afternoon, Philippe Coutinho’s well-struck free-kick on the stroke of half time swung the tie back in the Reds’ favour. Ultimately, Li...
Categories: WhoScored Tipster

Arda Must Take Chance to Save Barca Career

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 17 2016 16:10
Arda Must Take Chance to Save Barca Career The past 12 months have been testing for Arda Turan to say the least. After securing his move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona last summer, the Turkey captain was unable to play for six months given the club’s transfer ban and refused to leave the club on a short-term loan in order to keep hi...
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Redmond Debut Hints at Future Role for Saints

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 17 2016 11:00
Redmond Debut Hints at Future Role for Saints Once Norwich’s relegation was confirmed, Nathan Redmond was one of a handful of players who were expected to be snapped up by Premier League teams. Indeed, this came to pass when he moved to St. Mary’s for a fee just shy of £12m. It was a hefty price to pay for Saints to secure one...
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Palace Looking to Rectifiy Last Season's Goalscoring Woes

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 12 2016 16:00
Palace Looking to Rectifiy Last Season's Goalscoring Woes Crystal Palace’s negative run of form last season was well documented. The Eagles endured a 14-match winless run between Boxing Day and mid-April that saw them drop from dark horses for a European finish to relegation candidates. While they eventually pulled out of the tailspin, a 15th-placed ...
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Real Madrid Must be Wary of New Look Sevilla

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 9 2016 15:50
Real Madrid Must be Wary of New Look Sevilla Cast your minds back to the 2014 World Cup. The first thought that comes to light is perhaps Germany’s 7-1 trouncing of Brazil en-route to lifting the trophy. The Selecao were one of the favourites to lift the trophy two years ago, yet were well and truly outclassed by their European counterpa...
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Swansea's Spanish Imports a Welcome Boost to the Attack

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 9 2016 11:45
Swansea's Spanish Imports a Welcome Boost to the Attack Last week was a good one for Swansea City. Despite speculation linking Gylfi Sigurdsson with a move away from the Liberty Stadium, the Iceland international penned a new four-year deal with the Swans. Everton and Premier League champions Leicester had both shown an interest in the Icelandic internat...
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Four Key Battles in Sunday's Community Shield Encounter

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Aug 6 2016 16:00
Four Key Battles in Sunday's Community Shield Encounter The Community Shield signals the return of the Premier League. Last season’s champions face off against the FA Cup holders in the curtain raiser for the coming campaign. Sunday will therefore pit Leicester against Manchester United at Wembley as they meet for the first time since the 1-1 draw ...
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