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Match Report: Unlikely Top Four Clash Sees Big Sam Come Out on Top

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Match Report: Unlikely Top Four Clash Sees Big Sam Come Out on Top As Sam Allardyce walked into his post-match press conference after Saturday’s lunch time match, he looked like the cat that got the cream — and for good reason. Allardyce’s side not only took three points from the champions, but did so in style. Allardyce declared that it was a &ld...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips As we return from the international break this is one of those very rare weeks in which there is not really any direct encounters between clubs at top of the table in any of Europe's top 5 leagues. In the Premier League City host Tottenham but Spurs still haven't shown any signs of leadership, while...

Player Focus: Fernandinho Not Offering Enough Protection to City's Title Defence

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Player Focus: Fernandinho Not Offering Enough Protection to City's Title Defence Five points adrift of table-toppers Chelsea, it's fair to say that Manchester City's start to the season has been a little sluggish, despite holding the second spot in the league going into the international break.Their forwards have begun the season well enough, with Dzeko, Jovetic and Aguero notch...

Match Report: Milner is Unlikely Star as Lampard Breaks Chelsea Hearts

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Match Report: Milner is Unlikely Star as Lampard Breaks Chelsea Hearts After a number of surprising results throughout the Premier League this weekend, the much anticipated clash between Manchester City and Chelsea played out as the most predictable result - with each team seeing just a point for their efforts.City and Chelsea each faced difficult German opponents in t...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Despite it still being so early in the season, there are two games this weekend that could decisive come May. But while Manchester City against Chelsea was always going to be a tie-breaker in the title race, it is something of a surprise to be referring to Milan vs Juventus in relation to the fight ...

Match Report: Wilshere Stars in the Thick of Arsenal-City Scrap

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Match Report: Wilshere Stars in the Thick of Arsenal-City Scrap It was a case of the good outweighing the bad and the ugly from Jack Wilshere, as he starred in a blood and thunder draw with reigning champions City at the Emirates.The intensity of the game certainly appeared to get to the England international for moments of the first half in particular, with the...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Odds are flying high this weekend. You know there is a treat in store when one of the scheduled games is a replay of last season's Champions League final, not to mention that it is also the Madrid derby. As if that isn't enough, there is also Arsenal against Manchester City which is the first pro...

Player Focus: Stevan Jovetic Ready to Fight for Starting Spot at City

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Player Focus: Stevan Jovetic Ready to Fight for Starting Spot at City It had started in pre-season. Stevan Jovetic looked like twice the player he had last campaign. He was scoring all types of goals against more than decent opposition. Yes, these were friendlies, of the sort that plenty of players have waltzed through in the past, scoring countless goals, only to rea...

Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward

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Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward Given how thrilling Liverpool’s football became towards the end of last season, it’s easy to forget that it was Manchester City who finished as the Premier League’s top-scorers, with 102 goals. That, in part, was down to a bold approach and the use of two central strikers, a policy...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The most balanced league begins again. Nobody can really question who Le Championnat favourites are, which started a week ago, while the Premier League returns, where Chelsea are tipped to wrestle the title away from Manchester City after their summer spending spree. There are a number of teams capa...