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Premier League preview: the big talking points ahead of the weekend’s action

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Premier League preview: the big talking points ahead of the weekend’s action Manchester City replaced Liverpool as leaders in the Premier League in midweek but could find themselves down in second by the time they host Chelsea on Sunday. Here we delve into some of the big talking points dominating this weekend’s Premier League matches. Will Marco Silva’s Watford ...

REVEALED: Who has the easiest title run-in out of Liverpool and Manchester City

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REVEALED: Who has the easiest title run-in out of Liverpool and Manchester City Manchester City are back at the summit of the Premier League for the first time since the middle of December after beating Everton 2-0 on Wednesday night. Pep Guardiola’s side were as many as seven points behind Liverpool during that time but are now above the Reds on goal difference, albeit w...

Serie A round-up: Former Arsenal winger Gervinho among star performers

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Serie A round-up: Former Arsenal winger Gervinho among star performers Napoli cut the gap at the top of Serie A to nine points after Juventus only managed a 3-3 draw at home to Parma despite leading 3-1 with less than 30 minutes remaining. At the very least Napoli have all but secured second place, as Inter continue to stumble under Luciano Spalletti. Inter have now lo...

Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target continues to excel in France

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Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target continues to excel in France Lyon delivered Paris Saint-Germain their first league defeat of the season in Ligue 1, allowing Lille to cut their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. At the opposite end of the season, Monaco ended a six-game winless streak in the league with three points at home to Toulouse. Here we round u...

Bundesliga round-up: Thorgan Hazard is the star man in gameweek 20

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Bundesliga round-up: Thorgan Hazard is the star man in gameweek 20 Borussia Dortmund are now seven points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga after the defending champions slipped to a 3-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Dortmund could only manage a point with Frankfurt and may now have to pay greater attention to Gladbach, who are up into second, level...

Hazard on fire: Saturday's Premier League man of the match winners

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Hazard on fire: Saturday's Premier League man of the match winners With seven games of varying quality to digest in today’s Premier League action we run through the man of the match performances around the grounds.Son Heung-Min - TOTTENHAM 1-0 NewcastleWith the Magpies within minutes of another fantastic result and Tottenham on course for a first draw of the ...

Ligue 1 Team of the Month: Paris Saint-Germain dominate the XI

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Ligue 1 Team of the Month: Paris Saint-Germain dominate the XI Here we run through the first best rated monthly XI of 2019 in Ligue 1Goalkeeper: Bobby Allain (Dijon) - 7.96 rating Dijon have made a mixed start to 2019 but did at least end January with a victory over strugglers Monaco. Few can claim to have played particularly well for Dijon over the course of t...

PSG pair lead the way in European team of the month

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PSG pair lead the way in European team of the month Here we round up the European team of the month from Europe’s top five leagues along with their Football INDEX share price.Goalkeeper: Bobby Allain (Dijon) - 7.96 ratingFootball INDEX share price: N/ABobby Allain’s performances progressively improved as the month wore on, culminating in ...

La Liga Team of the Month: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid dominate best rated XI

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La Liga Team of the Month: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid dominate best rated XI Here we run through the first best rated monthly XI of 2019 in La Liga. Goalkeeper: David Soria (Getafe) - 7.11 rating Getafe won two of their four league games in January to keep pace with the sides challenging for Europe in La Liga, even pulling off a surprise 4-0 win over high-flying Alaves. Goal...

Premier League Team of the Month: Manchester United and Manchester City stars feature

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Premier League Team of the Month: Manchester United and Manchester City stars feature Here we run through the first best rated monthly XI of 2019 in the Premier League. Goalkeeper : Ben Foster (Watford) - 7.46 rating Ben Foster has made a thoroughly consistent start to the new year. The Watford goalkeeper garnered WhoScored ratings above 7.00 in all four of his league appearances in ...