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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…
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Premier League Preview: It’s derby day in the top-flight
With another international break placed into the archives, the return of domestic action brings with it some tantalising fixtures this weekend. The Premier League has started in typically thrilling style and after eight games played we have already been treated to some classics, with Gameweek 9’s offering serving up plenty more cracking ties – starting…
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Premier League Preview: Gunners have first opportunity to blow title-race wide open
It is late-April and Mikel Arteta cuts a disheveled figure on the sidelines of a stadium he knows all too well from years spent learning his trade under one of modern football’s greatest oracles. The Spaniard has transitioned from a fine midfielder to a promising young manager and cut his teeth in the coaching world…
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Premier League Preview: Reds travel south for the weekend’s standout showdown
Following another enthralling weekend of action in the Premier League, the drama only intensifies in Gameweek 7, as Tottenham welcome Liverpool to north London in the round’s standout clash. Two teams who have bolted out of the stalls this season do battle in what promises to be a thrilling affair. Jurgen Klopp’s dominant Reds look…
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Premier League Preview: North London Derby takes centre stage
Upon one glance of this weekend’s Premier League fixture list, the eye is drawn to one fixture in particular. Sunday’s North London Derby, the season’s first clash of rivals, is one of the most fiercely contested in world football and so often produces memorable moments. This weekend’s is predicted to be no different. With Ange…