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FPL conundrum: Which players are headed away for AFCON or the Asia Cup this month and who should you look to bring in?
After a frantic few weeks of wall-to-wall football over Christmas, FPL quietens down in January with the return of the FA Cup and a short winter break towards the end of the month. Despite this, there is still plenty of action on the horizon and we are now at a crucial stage of the campaign,…
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Premier League Preview: Who’s playing who on Boxing Day?
As always, there is a full program of Premier League action taking place in the immediate aftermath of Christmas, with Gameweek 19 being played out across Boxing Day, the 27th and the 28th. The pulsating football feast kickstarts with Newcastle and Nottingham Forest doing battle at 12.30 on Boxing Day. Newcastle, fresh from a disappointing…
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Premier League Preview: A daunting trip west for United as Anfield awaits
If I was a player or manager of Manchester United, there are quite a few places I would like to visit during the immediate aftermath of a humbling 3-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth. A tropical beach would probably top the list. One so far away that it takes two different plane journey’s just to…
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Which players from each position have the most points in FPL this season?
As with any season, the thrills and spills of the intensifying Premier League action have a direct impact on how well each of our Fantasy Football teams perform and therefore our overall moods. We are now getting right into the midst of a frantic period in the build up to Christmas, where the games begin…
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Premier League Preview: Intense battles at both ends of the table fuel Gameweek 14
We are now (somehow) over a third of the way through the season and the intense run-in to Christmas has officially commenced. The Premier League table is as tight as it’s ever been at this stage of proceedings and everything remains hanging in the balance ahead of the 14th round of fixtures this weekend. Just…
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Southgate must use upcoming qualifiers as a chance for England’s youngsters to stake their Euros claim
England’s final two international outings of 2023 are approaching this week, and with the Three Lions already securing their position at next summer’s European Championship in Germany there is now an opportunity for Gareth Southgate to rotate his starting XI and hand more minutes to the squad’s fringe members and new recruits. The likes of…
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Premier League Preview: City travel to happy hunting ground
This weekend’s Premier League offering is another mouthwatering one, with Manchester City’s clash against Chelsea on Sunday the pick of the fixture list. With 11 games now played in the top-flight, the table is tighter than ever with five points separating 1st from 5th and only two standing between bottom side Sheffield United and 17th…
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Premier League Preview: What’s on the menu for Gameweek 11?
As Bonfire Night approaches this coming Sunday, there should be plenty of fireworks on the pitch with another explosive weekend of Premier League action on the horizon. Following consecutive weekends of derby day drama – Liverpool clinching the bragging rights in Merseyside before City made an example of United in their own backyard – there…
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Premier League Preview: All eyes on Manchester as City take short trip to Old Trafford
The Premier League derbies continue to come thick and fast, and following on from Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday, it is the turn of Manchester to take centre stage as Pep Guardiola takes his reigning champions to Old Trafford to play out another thrilling encounter against Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United. It is…