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Player Focus: Why Benteke Being 'Back' Should be No Great Surprise

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Player Focus: Why Benteke Being 'Back' Should be No Great Surprise Tuesday night's clash between Aston Villa and QPR was a timely reminder that the Midlands outfit, to all extents and purposes, possess the best player of the sides still frantically fighting the drop. In truth they have done for the last three seasons.Christian Benteke's hat-trick ensured that Tim S...

You vs WhoScored: Premier League Form Rankings Ahead of Gameweek 32

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You vs WhoScored: Premier League Form Rankings Ahead of Gameweek 32 It's that time of the week that we bring you our WhoScored.com form rankings in association with MondoGoal following the latest round of Premier League fixtures.Later in the week we’ll be revealing our WhoScored Expert’s fantasy football XI but first we give an extra helping hand ahead o...

You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI - Gameweek 31

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You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI - Gameweek 31 Having announced our new fantasy football partnership with MondoGoal, this week we bring you the first of a weekly blog explaining our expert's choices ahead of gameweek 31 in the Premier League.You will then have the chance to try and outdo said expert by joining this week's free-to-play ‘You...

Player Focus: Premier League Form Rankings Ahead of Gameweek 31

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Player Focus: Premier League Form Rankings Ahead of Gameweek 31 As part of WhoScored.com’s new partnership with fantasy football platform MondoGoal we’ll be providing content twice a week to help you to choose the best available Premier League XI, giving you the chance to win some great prizes in the process.Later in the week we’ll be selec...

Team Focus: Are England U21s Euro 2015 Favourites Even Without Kane & Co?

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Team Focus: Are England U21s Euro 2015 Favourites Even Without Kane & Co? England suddenly find themselves in an unfamiliar position ahead of the Under-21 Euro 2015 championships having just beaten the front-runners as they warm up ahead of this summer’s trip to the Czech Republic.They remain second favourites to Germany to lift the trophy in June but with Spain and...

Player Focus: The Best Breakthrough Performers in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

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Player Focus: The Best Breakthrough Performers in Europe's Top 5 Leagues The international break is always a good time to reflect on what has happened in Europe's top 5 leagues and, so late on in the domestic season, it represents an opportunity to evaluate the strongest performers of the campaign.It's the time of year when thoughts turn to the end of season awards and w...

Player Focus: Five Potential International Debutants to Look Out For

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Player Focus: Five Potential International Debutants to Look Out For The debate as to whether Harry Kane will earn a start for Roy Hodgson's men in Friday's qualifier with Lithuania is the main talking point in the English press right now, but the Spurs striker is all but certain to earn his first cap in one capacity or another. Kane, however, is not the only new cal...

Team Focus: The Unenviable Task of Keeping Up Sorry Sunderland for Advocaat

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Team Focus: The Unenviable Task of Keeping Up Sorry Sunderland for Advocaat After conceding 4 first half goals to a Villa side that had netted just 4 goals all season on the road before last weekend's drubbing, Gus Poyet's fate at Sunderland was sealed. Many of the home fans left before the interval, with some taking the opportunity to volley abuse towards the Black Cats be...

Fantasy Football: Draft 11 Premier League Tips in Gameweek 29

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Fantasy Football: Draft 11 Premier League Tips in Gameweek 29 WhoScored.com return with their picks for Draft 11 ahead of gameweek 29 in the Premier League, suggesting a line-up based on form and statistics.What sets Draft 11 apart from other fantasy football platforms is an ability to choose a new XI every week, with a $100k wage budget with which to do so. S...

Player Focus: Fekir Opts for France but What Next for His Club Career?

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Player Focus: Fekir Opts for France but What Next for His Club Career? “No one is affecting my son except me, and God willing he’ll be joining the Algeria national team soon, the decision has already been taken in a family meeting. Those were the words of Nabil Fekir's father Mohamed at the end of last year, so it's fair to say that fans of Algerian footbal...