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Can Manchester United right-back Valencia count himself among league's best?

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Can Manchester United right-back Valencia count himself among league's best? When it comes to providing your first assist of the season, Antonio Valencia could not have chosen a better time for Manchester United. The 31-year-old did superbly to turn the ball into the path of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to head past Simon Mignolet after Marouane Fellaini’s effort rebounded back ...

REVEALED: The longest Premier League goal droughts this season

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REVEALED: The longest Premier League goal droughts this season ...

Hot Streak: In-form Crouch has Stoke dreaming of a European finish

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Hot Streak: In-form Crouch has Stoke dreaming of a European finish When Mark Hughes succeeded Tony Pulis as Stoke City boss, a change in style was anticipated. Pulis had worked wonders to establish the Potters as a Premier League side, but the board felt a change in style was required for Stoke to push on. The direct approach that Pulis implemented became somewhat ...

Is Tottenham's Christian Eriksen the league's most influential creator?

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Is Tottenham's Christian Eriksen the league's most influential creator? Tottenham’s welcome of West Brom on Saturday afternoon could have been a banana skin of a fixture for the hosts. Spurs had failed to win their last four home league meetings with the Baggies ahead of the lunchtime clash including a stalemate that all but cost them a shot at the title. Come ful...

The Expert: Explaining the increase in Premier League goals this season

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The Expert: Explaining the increase in Premier League goals this season Goals. This season there have been huge numbers in the Premier League – an average of 2.86 by Sunday night, on course to set the record of 1066 for a 20-team Premier League season set in 2011/12. The pattern over time has been clear: goals are on the rise, at the top level of club football at ...

The impossible football quiz #17

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Can Kante replacement Ndidi upstage predecessor's Leicester return?

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Can Kante replacement Ndidi upstage predecessor's Leicester return? When push came to shove and fans asked for their signing of the season at the end of Leicester City’s title winning campaign, you would’ve been hard pressed to argue against N’Golo Kante taking the accolade. The tough-tackling midfielder cost the Foxes just £8m from Caen and ...

Fantasy Football tips for Gameweek 21 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football tips for Gameweek 21 in the Premier League With the third round of the FA Cup out of the way now is the time to re-focus your attention on your fantasy football teams as the Premier League enters gameweek 21. It’s hard to look anywhere other than Manchester United’s blockbuster clash with Liverpool on Sunday, but there are still...

Transfer Watch: What Schneiderlin's arrival means for Everton

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Transfer Watch: What Schneiderlin's arrival means for Everton A host of Premier League teams will be affected by this month’s Africa Cup of Nations. Defending champions Leicester must make do without Algerian duo Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani, Manchester United have lost Eric Bailly to the tournament, while Liverpool have to continue their pursuit of th...

Can Manchester United's deadly attacking duo end Liverpool's title charge?

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Can Manchester United's deadly attacking duo end Liverpool's title charge? In a season when the top sides have already hit some audaciously entertaining heights - especially in some sensational games against each other - there is also an entertaining debate. Who has been the most spectacular player in the Premier League? Who has consistently done the most spectacular thing...