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Pogba among star man performers from Saturday's Premier League action

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Pogba among star man performers from Saturday's Premier League action Here we round up the WhoScored man of the match awards from Saturday's Premier League action. Fulham 0-3 Manchester United - Paul Pogba - 8.77 rating Paul Pogba helped guide Manchester United into the top four for the first time since the opening weekend of the campaign with two goals in a relativel...

Madrid derby preview: Atletico Madrid players outshine Real Madrid's

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Madrid derby preview: Atletico Madrid players outshine Real Madrid's Atletico Madrid hold a two-point advantage over Real Madrid heading into Saturday’s derby and they will hope to at least preserve that lead in the race to finish second. Diego Simeone’s side need to bounce back quickly after suffering just their second league defeat of the campaign last ...

Premier League preview: the big talking points ahead of the weekend’s action

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Premier League preview: the big talking points ahead of the weekend’s action Manchester City replaced Liverpool as leaders in the Premier League in midweek but could find themselves down in second by the time they host Chelsea on Sunday. Here we delve into some of the big talking points dominating this weekend’s Premier League matches. Will Marco Silva’s Watford ...

REVEALED: Who has the easiest title run-in out of Liverpool and Manchester City

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REVEALED: Who has the easiest title run-in out of Liverpool and Manchester City Manchester City are back at the summit of the Premier League for the first time since the middle of December after beating Everton 2-0 on Wednesday night. Pep Guardiola’s side were as many as seven points behind Liverpool during that time but are now above the Reds on goal difference, albeit w...

REVEALED: Teams benefitting from the most errors in Europe’s top five leagues

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REVEALED: Teams benefitting from the most errors in Europe’s top five leagues Newcastle came within seven minutes of earning a point away to Tottenham on Saturday, only for a Martin Dubravka error to undo all of their hard work. Against elite opposition, there is an emerging trend, particularly in the Premier League, that only perfection is good enough to have a chance of get...

Serie A round-up: Former Arsenal winger Gervinho among star performers

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Serie A round-up: Former Arsenal winger Gervinho among star performers Napoli cut the gap at the top of Serie A to nine points after Juventus only managed a 3-3 draw at home to Parma despite leading 3-1 with less than 30 minutes remaining. At the very least Napoli have all but secured second place, as Inter continue to stumble under Luciano Spalletti. Inter have now lo...

Donnarumma hits career-best form in U21 team of the week across Europe

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Donnarumma hits career-best form in U21 team of the week across Europe Goalkeeper – Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) – 8.62 ratingFootball INDEX share price - £1.15Gianluigi Donnarumma isn’t long into his career but the AC Milan starlet has arguably never played better than he is now. Donnarumma has won the WhoScored Man of the Match in three suc...

Paris Saint-Germain knocked off perch as most in-form side in Europe by surprise package

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Paris Saint-Germain knocked off perch as most in-form side in Europe by surprise package Paris Saint-Germain have lost their position as the most in-form side in Europe’s top five leagues, according to our unique algorithm based on team performances over their last six league matches. Thomas Tuchel’s side succumbed to their first league defeat of the campaign on Sunday, losi...

Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target continues to excel in France

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Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target continues to excel in France Lyon delivered Paris Saint-Germain their first league defeat of the season in Ligue 1, allowing Lille to cut their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. At the opposite end of the season, Monaco ended a six-game winless streak in the league with three points at home to Toulouse. Here we round u...

Bundesliga round-up: Thorgan Hazard is the star man in gameweek 20

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Bundesliga round-up: Thorgan Hazard is the star man in gameweek 20 Borussia Dortmund are now seven points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga after the defending champions slipped to a 3-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Dortmund could only manage a point with Frankfurt and may now have to pay greater attention to Gladbach, who are up into second, level...