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Fully fit Wilshere capable of filling Cazorla void at Arsenal

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Fully fit Wilshere capable of filling Cazorla void at Arsenal The thrilling 3-3 draw between Bournemouth and Arsenal last night will surely go down as one of the games of the season. It had everything; the shock of the hosts racing into a deserved 3-goal lead, a stunning goal from Lucas Perez to set up a nail-biting finish, a controversial red card and an inju...

Hot Streak: Can wantaway Snodgrass guarantee Tigers' survival?

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Hot Streak: Can wantaway Snodgrass guarantee Tigers' survival? A lack of serious investment over the summer had many tipping Hull to drop straight back down into the Championship and after 20 games played, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who genuinely believes they will retain their Premier League status. The Tigers have 13 points and are currently t...

How logic defying Giroud is both unreliable and deadly

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How logic defying Giroud is both unreliable and deadly Certain players seem to defy logic. In his four-and-a-half years at Arsenal, Olivier Giroud has regularly been criticised for his lack of deadliness in front of goal and yet this season, of players who have scored more than one goal, he is scoring at a faster rate than anybody else in the Premier Le...

Liverpool’s irreplaceable star Firmino to end Man City title hopes

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Liverpool’s irreplaceable star Firmino to end Man City title hopes When Liverpool host Manchester City on New Years Eve there’s a very real possibility that the result could be decisive in the race for the Premier League title. With Chelsea already six and seven points clear respectively of their two closest challengers, the Blues have the chance to - for a m...

Hot Streak: Why title chasing Liverpool rely so heavily on Milner

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Hot Streak: Why title chasing Liverpool rely so heavily on Milner The summer was an exciting one for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp got his first real chance to sculpt the squad in his image. The German had impressed at the helm upon his appointment last October, yet there were clear indications that he inherited a squad he didn’t see fit to lead the team to glor...

The 2016 Big Fat Impossible Football Quiz of the Year

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Is Pedro now Chelsea's most important forward?

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Is Pedro now Chelsea's most important forward? As Chelsea wrapped up a comprehensive 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Boxing Day, it was a 12th successive Premier League victory for the Blues, who are now widely considered title favourites. What’s all the more impressive, however, is the manner with which they have duly dispatched of teams. Fol...

Can Sunderland cope without midfield lynchpin Ndong during AFCON 2017?

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Can Sunderland cope without midfield lynchpin Ndong during AFCON 2017? They may still be third bottom, but Sunderland are actually playing relatively well at the moment. Not for the first time, they are left reflecting on what might have been had they actually turned up in the first two months of the campaign. If the season had begun on November 1st, David Moyes’...

Is Palace's decision to sack Pardew a justifiable one?

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Is Palace's decision to sack Pardew a justifiable one? And so it came to pass on Thursday when news of Alan Pardew’s sacking began to do the rounds on social media. Some felt it was time for the 55-year-old to be shown the door, while others believed he deserved more time to work his magic at Selhurst Park, but what is true is that Crystal Palace ...

The Title Race: Have Chelsea already wrapped up the Premier League?

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The Title Race: Have Chelsea already wrapped up the Premier League? Eleven straight wins is ‘the stuff of champions’. Chelsea haven't dropped points in the league since September and have kept nine clean sheets in that time.In fact, 45% of their league points in 2016 have come during this incredible run (33/73). As far as markers go, they have set the ba...