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Weekend Round-up Quiz - September 12th, 2016

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Weekend Round-up Quiz - September 12th, 2016 There were, as ever, a number of big stories from the weekend's action across Europe. The Manchester derby saw Pep Guardiola improve his head-to-head record over Mourinho, Barcelona lost to promoted Alaves and Mario Balotelli scored twice on his debut for Ligue 1 outfit Nice. In this week's quiz we'...

Wilshere Needs Bournemouth Experiment to Reap Rewards

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Wilshere Needs Bournemouth Experiment to Reap Rewards AC Milan were interested. Roma even agreed terms with the player. All in all, 22 teams had been credited with an interest in Jack Wilshere, with Bournemouth ultimately winning the race to secure his services on a season-long loan. When it became apparent that the England international was available ...

Expect Plenty of Goals When Leicester Welcome Arsenal

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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...

Top Tips for Arsenal's Season Opener Against Liverpool

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Top Tips for Arsenal's Season Opener Against Liverpool The Premier League kicks off this weekend with improbable champions Leicester heading to Hull in the opening fixture of the 2016/17 season. But it’s Sunday’s late game between Arsenal and Liverpool that promises to be the stand out match.Unsurprisingly, Arsenal have once again been quiet...

The Key Questions Ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season

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The Key Questions Ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season Last season concluded with the most unpredictable champions in history being crowned, but this one may well begin as the most unpredictable Premier League campaign in modern times, if for entirely different reasons. The high-profile new managers bring a series of high-tension variables, where small ...

Will the Penny Finally Drop for Oxlade-Chamberlain this season?

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Will the Penny Finally Drop for Oxlade-Chamberlain this season? Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s career could have gone one of two ways at the start of the summer. Pep Guardiola had reportedly earmarked the versatile midfielder as one of his primary transfer targets at Manchester City and it could have been an easy decision to push for a move to link up with one ...

Why Arsenal are in the Market for Mahrez

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Why Arsenal are in the Market for Mahrez Depending on which report you read, Arsenal have problems in a number of positions across the pitch. A lack of experienced centre-backs has today led to suggestions that Francis Coquelin could start the season at the heart of defence, with Per Mertesacker sidelined, Laurent Koscielny handed an exten...

2016/17 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

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2016/17 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed While we’re in the midst of Euro 2016, the Premier League fixtures were announced on Wednesday morning as fans look ahead to next season. Teams up and down the country will have paid close attention to the announcement as they aim to hit the ground running to achieve their seasonal goal.The ne...

Vardy Bid Suggests Change of Tack from Wenger but Will it Work?

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Vardy Bid Suggests Change of Tack from Wenger but Will it Work? Jamie Vardy was largely ineffective for England against Portugal. He had just eight touches in the game – seven on the left flank and a kick-off. Many blamed Roy Hodgson and his demand that his strikers should split and close down the opposing full-backs. But that is, at best, a partial explan...

WhoScored's Young Team of the Season

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WhoScored's Young Team of the Season With an ever-increasing coverage of football across Europe’s top five leagues, fans and teams alike are key to hunt down the next up and coming young player in a bid to discover a diamond in the rough. With that, we at WhoScored.com - using our unique rating system - have formulated the highes...