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Match Report: Belgian Blues Seal Victory Over Impressive West Ham

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Match Report: Belgian Blues Seal Victory Over Impressive West Ham After their surprise loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday, the last team West Ham needed to face was league leaders Chelsea. West Ham had won just 1 in their last 10 league matches. They had not managed to score against Chelsea since December 2012 and over the course of his two spells in charge, the E...

Match Report: Puncheon Punishes a West Ham Side Lacking Fight

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Match Report: Puncheon Punishes a West Ham Side Lacking Fight If there was ever a time for Alan Pardew to return to his former club for the second time in one season, it would be now. West Ham had spent much of the first half of this season fighting for a Champions League spot but have found themselves well off the pace in recent weeks.Although West Ham looked...

Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds

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Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds After finishing second in their group for the third season running in the Champions League it seemed like a stroke of luck that Arsenal had drawn Arsène Wenger’s former club, Monaco. The Ligue 1 outfit had somehow managed to win their group despite netting just 4 goals over the course o...

Match Report: Kane Inspires Perfect Start to 2015 for Spurs in Victory Over Chelsea

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Match Report: Kane Inspires Perfect Start to 2015 for Spurs in Victory Over Chelsea In reference to a 5-4 Arsenal win over Tottenham, José Mourinho once said that “if the score reaches 5-4 I send the players back to the dressing rooms as they are not defending properly. So to get a result like that in a game of 11 against 11 is disgraceful. No one was brave enough to a...

Match Report: Southampton Stifle Shot-Shy Chelsea

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Match Report: Southampton Stifle Shot-Shy Chelsea Neither Southampton nor Chelsea were able to start their strongest XI in their mid-holiday fixtures. Rather than a tactical rotation, both forced to change their personnel due to illness, injuries and ineligibility. José Mourinho opted for a similar line-up to the one that he fielded against ...

Match Report: Chelsea Send A Message of Intent with Win in Final Group Stage Game

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Match Report: Chelsea Send A Message of Intent with Win in Final Group Stage Game As Chelsea look ahead to a busy holiday schedule having already wrapped up their position at the summit of Group G, José Mourinho shuffled his lineup last night for the first time in 21 league and Champions League matches. John Terry, Willian and Eden Hazard were all given a mini-break by the...

Match Report: Soaring Carroll Rises to Sink Underperforming Swans

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Match Report: Soaring Carroll Rises to Sink Underperforming Swans The last time that Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan were regular features of Sam Allardyce's side the home support were calling for his head. Booing would resonate around the Boleyn Ground. A few months later Big Sam finds himself without a home defeat in his last 5 games and his side is playing some of...

Match Report: Spirited Spurs Overcome European Hangover to Down Toffees

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Match Report: Spirited Spurs Overcome European Hangover to Down Toffees A lot has been made of the hangover that Tottenham seemingly suffer in matches that follow their European adventures, but are they actually not managing their squad properly or have they just had the misfortune to play against teams on a run of form and would have dropped those points anyway?With al...

Player Focus: Forster's Deserved Chance to Stake England Claim Back in Scotland

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Player Focus: Forster's Deserved Chance to Stake England Claim Back in Scotland It's difficult to imagine a man who stands 6'7 could be overlooked by anyone, but until recently Fraser Forster found himself in that very position with the national team. Despite questions about Joe Hart's consistency, it wasn't until last November that Forster was rewarded with his first cap.Forst...

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...