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Spurs Run Ends Along with League Leaders Madrid & Montpellier

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Spurs Run Ends Along with League Leaders Madrid & Montpellier A run of fifteen straight wins in all competitions came to an end for Real Madrid, as Barcelona clinched a 3-1 El Clasico win at the Bernabeu. Valenciennes caused a huge surprise in Ligue 1 with the defeat of leaders Montpellier, while Stoke brought Tottenham’s bandwagon to a halt in a frantic...

Team Focus: Are Tottenham Title Contenders?

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Team Focus: Are Tottenham Title Contenders? After a couple of heavy defeats at the hands of both Manchester clubs in their two opening fixtures, the idea of Tottenham as title contenders seemed a million miles away. Harry Redknapp’s decision to draft in Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker before the closure of the summer transfer window ...

The Most Aerially Dominant Premier League XI

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The Most Aerially Dominant Premier League XI With much often made of the playing style of some of the Premier League's physically dominant teams, WhoScored investigates the best XI from the division by position (in a 4-4-2 formation) for aerial duel success.As many players maintain high records due to the limited number of aerial challenges th...

WhoScored Premier League All Star XI - Gameweek 6

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WhoScored Premier League All Star XI - Gameweek 6 Big home wins for both Chelsea and Arsenal saw the pair bounce back from defeats in the previous gameweek. The sides produced five players in the WhoScored All Stars XI, while fellow Londoners Spurs made it three wins in a row to continue their strong recent form. Man City caught Man United at the t...

Bale and Silva to Shine at White Hart Lane

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Bale and Silva to Shine at White Hart Lane Spurs will be looking to pick themselves up from Monday night’s 3-0 loss at Old Trafford this weekend as they play host to high-flying Man City. Roberto Mancini’s side are in scintillating form right now- six points from a possible six with seven goals thrown in sees them the top-scoring...

The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe

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The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe As a round-up of WhoScored.com's feature on Europe's best attacking wingers from each of the top 5 divisions, we have collated the leading 5 players per category based on crossing and dribbling levels from each of the leagues, with some interesting conclusions to be drawn.As a reminder, all players ...

Manchester City vs Tottenham

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Manchester City vs Tottenham Man City play host to Tottenham tonight knowing a victory would guarantee them a minimum fourth-place finish and clinch that much sought-after Champions League spot. Roberto Mancini has something of a dilemma, though; with an FA Cup Final against Stoke this weekend, does he choose to rest or rotate ...