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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Preview: Rebirth of Jesus serves a timely reminder of goalscoring capability

by Sam Tighe at Friday, Dec 20 2024 11:42
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Preview: Rebirth of Jesus serves a timely reminder of goalscoring capability Gabriel Jesus had his ketchup bottle moment on Wednesday night. If you’re not familiar with the analogy, it’s when a striker on a goal drought finally scores - and then suddenly can’t seem to stop. Jesus scored his first goal since October, and his first goal at the Emirates Stadi...
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Man City vs Man Utd Preview: Will City's dire run end in crunch Manchester Derby?

by Sam Tighe at Friday, Dec 13 2024 17:15
Man City vs Man Utd Preview: Will City's dire run end in crunch Manchester Derby? We’ve all been waiting for Manchester City to snap out of it - but slowly, very slowly, the question of when is turning to if. Because what if they don’t? What kind of a team are we looking at here? The 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in early December turned out to be the exception, rath...
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Aston Villa vs Brentford Preview: Villa must maximise Bees away day woes to turn fortunes around

by Sam Tighe at Tuesday, Dec 3 2024 12:21
Aston Villa vs Brentford Preview: Villa must maximise Bees away day woes to turn fortunes around For close to two years - two full years - Aston Villa did everything right. In the perilous world of football, where poor decisions feel ubiquitous, running a club so well, so sensibly, is an incredibly difficult bar to hit. Buoyed by the appointment of Unai Emery in October 2022, Villa surged from ...
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West Ham vs Arsenal Preview: Why Odegaard's return has Gunners firing once again

by Sam Tighe at Friday, Nov 29 2024 13:29
West Ham vs Arsenal Preview: Why Odegaard's return has Gunners firing once again Football is a team sport, so it’s often unfair to suggest one individual makes all the difference - but in Arsenal and Martin Odegaard’s case, it may actually be true.The team endured a two-month existential crisis in his absence, enforced by a nasty ankle injury sustained on internation...
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Ipswich vs Man Utd Preview: How Ruben Amorim’s Man Utd side might look at Portman Road

by Sam Tighe at Sunday, Nov 24 2024 10:34
Ipswich vs Man Utd Preview: How Ruben Amorim’s Man Utd side might look at Portman Road It’s perhaps fitting that this week saw temperatures plummet below zero in the UK, with snow falling up and down the country. That kind of cold can make the winds feel very crisp, very fresh; like a bucket of ice water dumped over your head.It’s a physical manifestation of how every Manc...
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Chelsea vs Arsenal: Why Maresca opts for Caicedo over £100m problem Enzo Fernandez

by Sam Tighe at Sunday, Nov 10 2024 09:01
Chelsea vs Arsenal: Why Maresca opts for Caicedo over £100m problem Enzo Fernandez It is a very proud moment for us. This will be one of the biggest football events Armenia has ever had. The local sentiment ahead of FC Noah’s trip to Stamford Bridge dripped with anticipation and excitement - and rightly so, regardless of the impending, relentless doom that awaited them. This...
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Tottenham vs Aston Villa: How Ollie Watkins can exploit Van de Ven-less Spurs

by Sam Tighe at Sunday, Nov 3 2024 09:20
Tottenham vs Aston Villa: How Ollie Watkins can exploit Van de Ven-less Spurs At surface level, this just looks like another normal Ollie Watkins season. He’s playing plenty, scoring plenty and contributing plenty. With five goals and two assists from the first nine games, he once again rates as one of the most productive and dangerous players in the Premier League.But ...
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Aston Villa vs Bournemouth: Stats reinforce Emery's decision to persist with Lucas Digne

by Sam Tighe at Friday, Oct 25 2024 15:35
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth: Stats reinforce Emery's decision to persist with Lucas Digne Sunday marked two years since Unai Emery took the reins at Aston Villa, and by now just about everybody knows how the story has gone. The transformation he has overseen at the club has been truly remarkable, taking them from relegation concern to the Champions League, with almost everyone’s ar...
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Fulham vs Aston Villa: Why Emery needs Leon Bailey to step up for Craven Cottage trip

by Sam Tighe at Friday, Oct 18 2024 11:14
Fulham vs Aston Villa: Why Emery needs Leon Bailey to step up for Craven Cottage trip Despite a tumultuous summer of 2024, over which PSR loomed like the blackest of rainclouds, it’s arguable Aston Villa have started the 2024/25 campaign better than any could have reasonably expected.With 14 points from seven games, they’re keeping in touch with the season’s front-r...
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Aston Villa vs Man Utd: How Morgan Rogers became the driving force of Emery's Villa machine

by Sam Tighe at Friday, Oct 4 2024 13:23
Aston Villa vs Man Utd: How Morgan Rogers became the driving force of Emery's Villa machine From the Championship to the Champions League in nine months, Morgan Rogers’ 2024 has likely surpassed even his wildest dreams. After signing for Aston Villa last winter from Middlesbrough for an initial £8m, he’s started 21 games in the Premier League and Europe, a tally that incl...
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