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Team Focus: Swansea City - Just Like Watching Barca?!

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Okt 31 2011 16:28
Team Focus: Swansea City - Just Like Watching Barca?! So often it is that a promoted side is branded as a breath of fresh air into the Premier League that the phrase starts to lose its meaning, but if one side epitomises the term in this season or indeed recent years, perhaps it is Swansea City.At times it appears that the first Welsh side to have reac...
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Goodison Goals Among Likely Occurrences in the Premier League

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Okt 28 2011 15:34
Goodison Goals Among Likely Occurrences in the Premier League WhoScored.com looks ahead to this weekend's Premier League games, predicting a number of likely occurrences based on games gone by. While match-ups such as Chelsea-Arsenal standout for more obvious reasons, we analyse some eye-catching trends to give insight into how the points might be spread acros...

Player Focus: David Luiz

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Okt 25 2011 16:37
Player Focus: David Luiz Spectators saw the best and worst of David Luiz on occasion in the hot-blooded West London derby between QPR and Chelsea last time out, which eventually saw the underdogs prevail thanks to two first half dismissals for Villas-Boas' side. For most teams, and indeed players, going down to 9-men would ...
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Balanced City Causing Power Shift in Manchester?

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Okt 24 2011 15:53
Balanced City Causing Power Shift in Manchester? Going into the weekend, the game that was billed across Europe as the biggest for more reasons than one certainly lived up to the expectations in what proved to be a real classic, though Manchester United fans may well refute that.The Champions' noisy neighbours had found their voice more than ever ...
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Europe's Underachievers: Ligue 1 - Marseille

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Okt 19 2011 16:13
Europe's Underachievers: Ligue 1 - Marseille Our final look into the top 5 European league's underachievers takes us to the division which is shaping up the most having already seen 10 rounds of fixtures played. While the likes of Lille, Lyon and big spenders PSG take their familiar place at the top of the Ligue 1 table, one side in particular...
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Higuain Leads the Way of Europe's Deadliest Finishers

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Okt 18 2011 16:35
Higuain Leads the Way of Europe's Deadliest Finishers It is fair to say that all of Europe's top 5 divisions are in full flow now, with most forming some sort of semblance to years gone by in terms of the clubs leading the way, with a few surprises thrown in. The majority of the top teams from each division have been aided by the goalscoring exploits o...
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Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: The Premier League's Tinkermen

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Okt 17 2011 16:11
Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: The Premier League's Tinkermen After Manchester United decided to rest the likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Nani and Anderson in their fierce rival clash with Liverpool this weekend, WhoScored investigates the sides in the Premier League who are utilising their squad depth the most, and for very different reasons.We look ...
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Europe's Underachievers: Serie A - Inter Milan

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Okt 14 2011 16:39
Europe's Underachievers: Serie A - Inter Milan Our look at Europe's top underachieving clubs leads us to Italy, where two of Serie A's giants are flailing low down in the bottom half of the table. While Inter fans will be delighted with AC Milan's slow start to the season, they will be more concerned with their own demise having racked up just 4...
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Europe's Underachievers: Bundesliga - HSV

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Okt 13 2011 16:46
Europe's Underachievers: Bundesliga - HSV WhoScored continues its look at the sides that have disappointed this season by analysing the Bundesliga, with one candidate standing head and shoulders above, or even below the rest.Hamburger SV have been in the news of late after sacking manager Michael Oenning following a run of 5 defeats in the ...
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Unbeaten Sides Clash at Etihad with Villa Out for Revenge

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Okt 12 2011 16:39
Unbeaten Sides Clash at Etihad with Villa Out for Revenge While the red side of Manchester will be making the trip to Liverpool come Saturday, City are holding the fort and looking to protect their unbeaten run against a Villa side that can boast the same feat. However, while City's run has seen them drop just 2 points, Villa have drawn 5 matches, winning ...
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