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Five England internationals on European U21 form rankings leaderboard

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Five England internationals on European U21 form rankings leaderboard As many as five England internationals, all of whom have been called up to Gareth Southgate’s latest squad, make up the top ten U21 player form rankings this week as the Three Lions travel to the Czech Republic.The rankings include players from each of Europe’s top five leagues with a st...

Longstaff brothers among Premier League quartet in U21 team of the week

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Longstaff brothers among Premier League quartet in U21 team of the week This week’s Under-21 best XI from across Europe’s top five leagues features seven goalscorers, four Premier League youngsters and two brothers.The star man in the lineup is Brighton’s Aaron Connolly (9.05 rating), who marked his first Premier League start with a brace as the Seagul...

Chelsea star rising up Premier League form rankings as City duo drop out

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Chelsea star rising up Premier League form rankings as City duo drop out There have been some big changes in our Premier League form rankings following gameweek 8, with three players dropping out of the top ten, including Raheem Sterling and Rodri following Manchester City's shock defeat to Wolves.There are new faces, meanwhile, from Liverpool and Aston Villa, while one ...

Liverpool defender romps to victory in PFA Fans' Player of the Month

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Liverpool defender romps to victory in PFA Fans' Player of the Month The public have spoken and Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for September, with WhoScored.com serving as the award's official ratings provider.The defender was in fine form for the league leaders last month prior to sustaining an injury, helping the R...

Premier League weekend teaser quiz

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Premier League weekend teaser quiz Top of the league host third as Brendan Rodgers returns to Liverpool as an opposing manager for the first time, while Manchester United welcome former defender Steve Bruce to the Old Trafford dugout in the weekend finale ahead of the international break.As we prepare for gameweek eight in the 2019/2...

Happy Haunting: Perez and Delph among this weekend's Premier League club comebacks

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Happy Haunting: Perez and Delph among this weekend's Premier League club comebacks As most Premier League teams recover from their Carabao Cup exploits in midweek ahead of gameweek seven in England's top-flight there are a handful of players preparing to face their former clubs.We run through this week's likely starters that will be hoping to get one over on their ex.We start at V...

The top ten flying starts by summer signings across Europe

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The top ten flying starts by summer signings across Europe With summer signings now having had some time to adapt to their new surroundings we pick out the ten to have started strongest for their new clubs in Europe's top five leagues. A minimum of four league starts has been set as a requirement.10. Joan Jordan (Sevilla) - 7.53 ratingAlready proving to be ...

Premier League points to prove this weekend: Arsenal, Salah and more

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Premier League points to prove this weekend: Arsenal, Salah and more With the sixth round of Premier League fixtures set to kick off and seven clubs fighting off European hangovers, we take a look at handful of players and teams with a point to prove this weekend.New-look Manchester City defenceFollowing a shock defeat to Norwich last weekend which left the champions...

UCL matters - Felix vs Ronaldo, Hazard and City’s defensive dilemma

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UCL matters - Felix vs Ronaldo, Hazard and City’s defensive dilemma With Salzburg and Ajax picking up the biggest victories on opening night as both Chelsea and reigning champions Liverpool were defeated, there should be plenty more drama as gameweek one of the Champions League concludes this Wednesday.We’ve picked put three more talking points coming from the...

Liverpool and Chelsea among top talking points ahead of Champions League return

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Liverpool and Chelsea among top talking points ahead of Champions League return As the Champions League springs back into action this week, we take a look ahead to Tuesday’s top matches and a key talking point from each as the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Barcelona kick off their European campaigns.Napoli vs Liverpool - Koulibaly vs Van DijkWhile there will be a pletho...