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Match Report: Unlikely Top Four Clash Sees Big Sam Come Out on Top

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Match Report: Unlikely Top Four Clash Sees Big Sam Come Out on Top As Sam Allardyce walked into his post-match press conference after Saturday’s lunch time match, he looked like the cat that got the cream — and for good reason. Allardyce’s side not only took three points from the champions, but did so in style. Allardyce declared that it was a &ld...

Match Report: Hazard Shines as Chelsea's Old Guard Reunite

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Match Report: Hazard Shines as Chelsea's Old Guard Reunite With no sign of Diego Costa or his hamstring anywhere near the pitch last night, Loïc Remy got the call to start up front. However, within minutes of the game kicking off it was evident that Costa was not the only one carrying an injury. Remy’s understudy on the night, Didier Drogba, bega...

Match Report: Wasteful Liverpool Handed Victory at Loftus Road

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Match Report: Wasteful Liverpool Handed Victory at Loftus Road A drab game headed for a narrow Liverpool win came alive in the dying minutes as Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool shared 4 more goals in a dramatic finale at Loftus Road. A valiant fightback from the home side was not enough, however, as their centre-backs were the making of their own undoing with ...

Match Report: Oscar Inspires Stronger Chelsea to Victory at Selhurst Park

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Match Report: Oscar Inspires Stronger Chelsea to Victory at Selhurst Park Towards the end of last season, Chelsea had become accustomed to dropping points in matches that they were expected to win. After the defeat at Selhurst Park in March, Jose Mourinho noted on a journalist's pad what Chelsea were missing most were balls. Seven months on and they headed into Saturday's...

Match Report: Bruce The Happier of The Two Managers as Hull Secure Point at Arsenal

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Match Report: Bruce The Happier of The Two Managers as Hull Secure Point at Arsenal In a repeat of last season's FA Cup final, Arsenal welcomed Hull City to the Emirates Stadium, though it was the visitors who headed home the happier of the two teams after another entertaining encounter in the capital.The Gunners took the initiative this time round courtesy of summer arrival Alexis...

Match Report: Snubbed Cesc Shows Arsenal What They Are Missing

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Match Report: Snubbed Cesc Shows Arsenal What They Are Missing When Chelsea bought Cesc Fàbregas from Barcelona this summer, the transfer nearly brought Twitter to a standstill. So with Chelsea playing host to Arsenal this week, it was no surprise that the buildup focused on what might have been, had Fàbrgreas returned to his former club.Although ...

Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray

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Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray Cesare Prandelli's misguided attempts at the Emirates to recreate the dominance of his Italy side over England at Euro 2012 ended in disaster as Arsenal wrapped up a comfortable victory over Galatasaray to get their Champions League campaign up and running.But for the efforts, once again, of the eve...

Match Report: 2 Points Dropped Rather Than 1 Gained as Spurs Frustrate Arsenal

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Match Report: 2 Points Dropped Rather Than 1 Gained as Spurs Frustrate Arsenal On Saturday, Arsène Wenger took charge of Arsenal for a record-breaking 44th north London derby. The Gunners boss had lost just 6 heading into the latest meeting with Tottenham and the early signs suggested that that firgure would not increase. However, despite their dominance, it was Spurs w...

Match Report: Integration of the Lone Striker Sets Chelsea and Villa Apart

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Match Report: Integration of the Lone Striker Sets Chelsea and Villa Apart Chelsea continued their strong start to this Premier League season with what was a relatively routine and predictable victory against an Aston Villa side whose lofty standing in the table was never likely to last long.Jose Mourinho's side took an early lead at Stamford Bridge, scoring inside the 7th...

Match Report: Pearce Finally Tastes Forest Defeat as Mason Turns Cup Tie Around for Spurs

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Match Report: Pearce Finally Tastes Forest Defeat as Mason Turns Cup Tie Around for Spurs A spirited and much-changed Nottingham Forest team gave a good account of themselves at White Hart Lane in the Capital One Cup, but did not quite have enough to hold on to a second half lead as Spurs came back to progress to the fourth round of the competition.As Forest remembered their former manag...