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Ronaldo rockets onto form rankings leaderboard but new face leads the way

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Feb 5 2019 13:07
Ronaldo rockets onto form rankings leaderboard but new face leads the way After the weekend’s action there is a new leader in WhoScored.com’s player form rankings from Europe’s top five leagues, while Cristiano Ronaldo has shot into the top ten.The Juventus star - now sixth - had a direct hand in all three goals for his side, scoring twice and assisting ...
Categories: Form Guide

Assessing the value of PFA Player of the Year candidates

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Feb 4 2019 11:56
Assessing the value of PFA Player of the Year candidates With a third of the Premier League season to play we’re approaching awards season, with the bookies already set on an outright favourite to be named PFA Player of the Year.That’s despite this season perhaps seeing fewer glaringly obvious candidates than most in recent memory, with Totten...
Categories: Player Focus

Hazard on fire: Saturday's Premier League man of the match winners

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Feb 2 2019 20:44
Hazard on fire: Saturday's Premier League man of the match winners With seven games of varying quality to digest in today’s Premier League action we run through the man of the match performances around the grounds.Son Heung-Min - TOTTENHAM 1-0 NewcastleWith the Magpies within minutes of another fantastic result and Tottenham on course for a first draw of the ...
Categories: League Focus

Six of the Best: The top matches to watch across Europe today

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Feb 2 2019 12:07
Six of the Best: The top matches to watch across Europe today While there may not be a glamour tie among today’s Premier League fixtures there are still plenty of mouth watering encounters to look forward to across the continent, and we assess six of thebest.Leeds vs NorwichThere are many that won’t agree but I’m going to claim it anyway, th...
Categories: Weekend Preview

Saturday's potential Premier League debutants assessed

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Feb 2 2019 11:19
Saturday's potential Premier League debutants assessed While it’s fair to say deadline day was somewhat underwhelming as fair as Premier League clubs were concerned, there are a handful of players in line to make their debuts today, and we run through the likelihood that each player will feature.Tottenham vs NewcastleWhile it was another window wi...
Categories: Player Focus

REVEALED: No Messi, Neymar or Hazard among 10 most successful dribblers in Europe

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Feb 1 2019 16:41
REVEALED: No Messi, Neymar or Hazard among 10 most successful dribblers in Europe We’ve delved into the stats to reveal the 10 most successful dribblers in Europe’s top five leagues, looking at the percentage of dribble attempts that each player completes in order to do so.First and foremost, it’s worth clarifying that in terms of statistics a dribble is only co...
Categories: REVEALED

WhoScored tipster: Manchester United to go untroubled in Tuesday night treble

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jan 29 2019 14:56
WhoScored tipster: Manchester United to go untroubled in Tuesday night treble With a full round of Premier League midweek fixtures we've picked out three top tips from Tuesday night's action, offering a tasty treble price well worth considering.Fulham vs Brighton - match previewThe odds point towards a low scoring affair at Craven Cottage, though there isn’t a great de...
Categories: WhoScored Tipster

Messi knocked off top spot in player form rankings while England youngster climbs

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jan 28 2019 17:05
Messi knocked off top spot in player form rankings while England youngster climbs It doesn’t happen often, but Lionel Messi has surrendered top spot in the player form rankings across Europe’s top five leagues this week.The 31-year-old scored for a seventh league game running in victory at Girona with a trademarked chipped finish but he is leapfrogged by Kylian Mbappe...
Categories: Form Guide

Top transfer roundup - January 27th: Arsenal and United eye wide pair

by Martin Laurence at Sunday, Jan 27 2019 13:37
Top transfer roundup - January 27th: Arsenal and United eye wide pair With the transfer deadline on Thursday drawing closer, the gossip columns are rife with rumours this Sunday as teams look to make last minute changes ahead of the remainder of the campaign.In our daily transfer blog we round up today’s top stories, starting with Chelsea, where there is good an...
Categories: Transfer

Five forwards capable of taking Arnautovic's place at West Ham

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jan 25 2019 18:37
Five forwards capable of taking Arnautovic's place at West Ham With Marko Arnautovic still linked with a move away from West Ham, the club have been linked to a number of strikers seemingly identified to replace the Austrian.With the club in line to make a handsome profit on their former record signing, reportedly leaving the capital for a fee in the region of ...
Categories: REVEALED