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Assessing the hottest ever Championship Golden Boot race

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Assessing the hottest ever Championship Golden Boot race With just a quarter of the season remaining in the Championship the battle for automatic promotion is really hotting up. Two points separate the top three, with West Brom a further four points back, but that is not even the tightest race still to run.It’s a race that is traditionally hard-foug...

Paris Saint-Germain youngster among top performers in Ligue 1

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Paris Saint-Germain youngster among top performers in Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 17 points after capitalising on Lille’s draw with Strasbourg to beat Nimes 3-0. Lyon also slipped up and are now in danger of falling out of the top four after a 2-0 defeat to Monaco. Only one side from the bottom seven in Ligue ...

Roma, Napoli and AC Milan players represented in Serie A best XI

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Roma, Napoli and AC Milan players represented in Serie A best XI AC Milan have closed the gap to third-place Inter to two points after winning for the third game in succession in Serie A. Inter were the only side from the top-six in Italy that failed to win, with Juventus grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Bologna to maintain their 13-point lead at the to...

Championship title race: Who has the easiest and most difficult run-in?

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Championship title race: Who has the easiest and most difficult run-in? Following the midweek fixtures in the Championship it’s fair to say there are some gaps emerging at the business end of the table.West Brom’s last minute winner at QPR moved Darren Moore’s side within three points of Norwich at the top of the pile, with Sheffield United and Leeds s...

Championship round-up: Preston dent Norwich’s plans for automatic promotion

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Championship round-up: Preston dent Norwich’s plans for automatic promotion There was a fresh twist in the race for automatic promotion from the Championship in the midweek, as Leeds capitalised on Norwich’s shock defeat to regain top spot. Norwich’s 3-1 loss away to mid-table Preston also allowed Sheffield United to close the gap to second to just two points. I...

Premier League round-up: Two Manchester City players garner perfect 10 ratings

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Premier League round-up: Two Manchester City players garner perfect 10 ratings Manchester City made a huge statement of intent in the Premier League title race after thrashing Chelsea 6-0 on Sunday to return to the league’s summit. There was added pressure on Pep Guardiola’s side after watching both Liverpool and Tottenham win prior to their match. Chelsea’s ...

Ligue 1 round-up: Former Manchester City target among top rated players

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Ligue 1 round-up: Former Manchester City target among top rated players Paris Saint-Germain battled to a 1-0 victory over Bordeaux on Saturday but it came at a huge cost as Edinson Cavani joined Neymar on the sidelines for Tuesday’s Champions League encounter with Manchester United. Lyon, meanwhile, lost ground on second place Lille after losing 1-0 away to Nice i...

Serie A round-up: Ronaldo piped to star man status by perfect 10 rated striker

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Serie A round-up: Ronaldo piped to star man status by perfect 10 rated striker Juventus capitalised on Napoli’s draw with Fiorentina to re-open an 11-point lead at the top of Serie A with a 3-0 win away to Sassuolo on Sunday. There were hardly any shocks across gameweek 23 in Serie A, as Frosinone were the only side in the bottom half of the table to win, beating Sampdor...

Championship round-up: Hat-trick heroes Sharp and Adams among top rated players

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Championship round-up: Hat-trick heroes Sharp and Adams among top rated players Norwich moved two points clear at the top of the Championship over the weekend after thrashing Ipswich in the East Anglian derby on Sunday. The Canaries survived a feisty affair at Carrow Road, in which Ipswich manager Paul Lambert was sent off, and cantered to a 3-0 victory. That, however, was not ...

Pogba among star man performers from Saturday's Premier League action

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Pogba among star man performers from Saturday's Premier League action Here we round up the WhoScored man of the match awards from Saturday's Premier League action. Fulham 0-3 Manchester United - Paul Pogba - 8.77 rating Paul Pogba helped guide Manchester United into the top four for the first time since the opening weekend of the campaign with two goals in a relativel...