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Match Report: City Rely on Unstoppable Agüero to Save Point at QPR

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Nov 9 2014 10:30
Match Report: City Rely on Unstoppable Agüero to Save Point at QPR For just the second time this season, Manchester City started with a centre-back pairing of Martín Demichelis and Eliaquim Mangala, with captain and key defender Vincent Kompany missing the trip to QPR through injur. The lack of leadership and composure at the back was telling. After a disapp...
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Player Focus: Karim Benzema's Coming of Age

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Nov 7 2014 11:30
Player Focus: Karim Benzema's Coming of Age On Tuesday night, Real Madrid were expected to trounce Liverpool. The Premier League side fielded a weakened team for their trip to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, but, to their credit, held their free-scoring opponents to just 1-0. The winner came courtesy of Frenchman Karim Benzema midway through t...
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Match Report: Spirited Anderlecht Stun Mentally Weak Arsenal

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Nov 5 2014 09:00
Match Report: Spirited Anderlecht Stun Mentally Weak Arsenal Arsenal's last home Champions League encounter proved to be something of a false dawn. The 4-1 victory over Galatasaray brought to an end a 3-game winless streak at the Emirates, only for them to falter when they hosted Hull City 17 days later. Last gasp goals from Kieran Gibbs and Lukas Podolski in...
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Player Focus: Dusan Tadic - The Jewel in Koeman's Summer Signings' Crown

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Nov 4 2014 17:00
Player Focus: Dusan Tadic - The Jewel in Koeman's Summer Signings' Crown Back in August, pessimistic football fans would not have envisaged Southampton sitting in the top half of the table, let alone the top four. However, 10 games in and Saints are Chelsea’s nearest competitors in the hunt for the Premier League title. The south coast club are currently 4 points b...
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Team Focus: The Trials and Tribulations of Returning to European Competition

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Oct 30 2014 15:30
Team Focus: The Trials and Tribulations of Returning to European Competition As clichéd a phrase as it may be, a 'European hangover' is all too common in modern football. It’s an easy excuse for any team to use should they suffer defeat on the back of their Champions League or Europa League excursions, and one that is brought up time and time again. Tottenham wo...
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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 28 2014 17:45
Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014 At this time of year, the focus turns to the Ballon d’Or and with the 23-man list released earlier today, discussion is rife on social media as to who should and should not be up for nomination for the individual awards event of the year. The nominees will always spark debate, which is why we ...
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Player Focus: Lukasz Fabianski Proving His Doubters Wrong for Swansea

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 28 2014 11:10
Player Focus: Lukasz Fabianski Proving His Doubters Wrong for Swansea The 2014/15 Premier League season has been one of surprise packages. Stewart Downing has been like a clichéd new signing for West Ham after Sam Allardyce's decision to deploy a 4-3-1-2 formation. Elsewhere, Victor Moses is proving his worth for Stoke City, while Craig Gardner has gone about h...
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Match Report: Newcastle Inflict European Hangover as Spurs Stutter

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Oct 27 2014 09:15
Match Report: Newcastle Inflict European Hangover as Spurs Stutter Tottenham's struggles to balance both European and domestic duties were once again evident as they stuttered to a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United on Sunday. The hosts were the dominant side in the first half and deserved to go into the break ahead after Ryan Mason picked out Emmanuel Adebayor...
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Match Report: Newcastle Inflict European Hangover as Spurs Stutter

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Oct 26 2014 15:50
Tottenham's struggles to balance both European and domestic duties were once again evident as Spurs succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United in Sunday's early kick off. The hosts were the dominant side in the first half and deserved to go into the break ahead after Ryan Mason picked out...
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Match Focus: The Key Issues Ahead of El Clásico

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Oct 24 2014 14:30
Match Focus: The Key Issues Ahead of El Clásico El Clásico - an encounter that attracts interest from every fan, no matter who they support. The meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona is widely considered the biggest in football and this weekend’s installment promises to prove why.Naturally, we at WhoScored.com are excited about S...
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