All posts tagged "English Premier League"

  • Liverpool need to hold onto Sterling to avoid mid-table return

    Raheem Sterling was happy and content — thrilled, even — to stay at Anfield not a year ago. The Reds had just finished their best season in five years, finishing second in the league and challenging for...

    • Posted April 3, 2015
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  • The Foxes scavenging for points!

    I thought it best to write this relegation piece considering Leicester’s return to the Premier League looks set to be (almost) shorter than Steven Gerrard’s recent fare on the pitch at Old Trafford. Leicester spent big for...

    • Posted March 31, 2015
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  • How the Premier League relegation battle is shaping up

    15th and 16th: Hull City and Aston Villa Points: 28, 28 Odds of going down: 3/1, 9/2 All Aston Villa need is a few goals to avoid the drop, but with eight goals and three wins in...

    • Posted March 24, 2015
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United

    This was it, no more embarrassing results and no more long balls, either. No more speculation — Louis Van Gaal is finally carving out his long-term job prospects at the club. Manchester United finally clicked. This confirmed...

    • Posted March 22, 2015
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  • MOTD: Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur

    What changed?  Manchester United have not been as convincing since the days of Sir Alex Ferguson: everything just clicked.  Three first half goals marked by far their best half — and match, for that matter — so...

    • Posted March 15, 2015
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  • MOTD: Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United

    Arsenal’s goals — all three — came straight from the training ground; fully in their element today, they were almost toying with West Ham United. Not only did their performance flash multiple moments of brilliance, but it...

    • Posted March 14, 2015
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  • Good versus great in the EPL

    The world of football is defined by small margins; and so, fractional differences between good and great teams define their success. In relative terms, a good team will have a decent shot at winning their domestic league...

    • Posted March 12, 2015
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  • MOTD: West Ham United 0-1 Chelsea

    It was anything but a promising day for Chelsea: greeted in a hostile London derby, West Ham United maybe put a little more into every tackle than necessary. Certainly, Sam Allardyce’s men gave Chelsea a run for...

    • Posted March 4, 2015
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  • MOTD: Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

    There are moments in every season that have the power to make or break a given team; fewer, though, that can go either way. As Christian Benteke stepped up to the penalty spot against West Bromwich Albion...

    • Posted March 3, 2015
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  • MOTD: Southampton 0-2 Liverpool

    It’s too early to spell the end of Southampton’s top four bid, but this was undoubtedly a key setback. Having lost the stronghold on the top four position they have held for many moons while the big...

    • Posted February 22, 2015
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