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Why Forest star Gibbs-White warrants high-profile Premier League interest this summer

by Sam McGuire at Jumanne, Apr 25 2023 09:45
Why Forest star Gibbs-White warrants high-profile Premier League interest this summer Morgan Gibbs-White is having an interesting season for Nottingham Forest.The 23-year-old moved to the City ground in the summer in a deal believed to be worth £42m. Gibbs-White enjoyed an impressive stint on loan in the Championship last season with Sheffield United and did enough to convince ...
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Who is Khephren Thuram? The Nice youngster to bolster Liverpool's midfield

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Apr 21 2023 16:40
Who is Khephren Thuram? The Nice youngster to bolster Liverpool's midfield As Liverpool gear up to make a monster effort to strengthen in midfield this summer, there is no shortage of youngsters the Reds could target in the off season. Ryan Gravenberch has been mooted with a move to Anfield as a Jude Bellingham alternative, but it's important Liverpool don't settle on just...
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Throwback Thursday: The season which convinced Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Alhamisi, Apr 20 2023 11:00
Throwback Thursday: The season which convinced Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins In this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, we look at the season which convinced Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins, after the forward continued his fine form of late, which has seen him jump to the second most in-form player in Europe’s top five leagues for the last six appearances.Wa...
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Is Duk the Scottish Premiership's best player outside of Celtic and Rangers?

by Adam Kennedy at Jumanne, Apr 18 2023 14:00
Is Duk the Scottish Premiership's best player outside of Celtic and Rangers? After scoring the sole goal in Aberdeen’s 1-0 victory away to Ross County in Dingwall on Friday night, Luis Lopes became the Scottish Premiership’s most clinical of 77 players to have taken over 20 shots with a conversion rate of 30.8%.‘Duk’ has now bagged six goals in his la...
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Why Gravenberch could be the perfect Bellingham alternative for Liverpool

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Apr 17 2023 13:08
Why Gravenberch could be the perfect Bellingham alternative for Liverpool With Liverpool electing against firming up their interest in Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham, in what has been a huge waste of everyone's time in the Reds' pursuit of a central midfielder, rumours are rife on who they might target next in a bid to improve in the middle of the park.There are, of ...
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Why talk of Van Dijk's Liverpool demise is grossly exaggerated

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Apr 14 2023 10:55
Why talk of Van Dijk's Liverpool demise is grossly exaggerated Did Arsenal bottle the Premier League title at Anfield? Is Trent Alexander-Arnold really back to his best? Is Andy Robertson a big baby after being elbowed by the linesman at the interval!? It's fair to say there were a number of talking points from Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Arsenal last weekend in ...
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In-form Furuhashi firing Celtic to domestic treble

by Adam Kennedy at Ijumaa, Apr 14 2023 09:20
In-form Furuhashi firing Celtic to domestic treble Celtic moved to within touching distance of a second successive Scottish Premiership title, and their 11th in 12 seasons, thanks to a 3-2 victory over nearest challengers Rangers on Saturday at Celtic Park.The five-goal thriller in Glasgow’s east end was a great advert for the Scottish game wi...
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Throwback Thursday: The fixture which won Leicester the league

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Alhamisi, Apr 13 2023 14:28
Throwback Thursday: The fixture which won Leicester the league Saturday evening’s clash between Manchester City and Leicester could be pivotal in the title race.Pep Guardiola’s side could go to within three points of league leaders Arsenal with a win here, prior to the Gunners’ London derby with West Ham on Sunday. This would help them to keep...
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Olise and Eze performance gives Crystal Palace fans cause for optimism

by Greg Lea at Jumanne, Apr 11 2023 15:35
Olise and Eze performance gives Crystal Palace fans cause for optimism Sunday’s game at Elland Road was a historic one for Crystal Palace, and not just because Jordan Ayew scored twice.A 5-1 victory over Leeds United went down as the club’s joint-biggest away win in Premier League history, matching a 5-1 triumph over West Bromwich Albion in December 2020 th...
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How Trent's role change helped Liverpool rescue a point against Arsenal

by Sam McGuire at Jumanne, Apr 11 2023 11:28
How Trent's role change helped Liverpool rescue a point against Arsenal Jurgen Klopp finally caved and used Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield.Sort of. The No. 66 was still a right-back for the Reds in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal this weekend but he was shuffling into central midfield whenever Liverpool had possession. This has happened at times during the campaign, but r...
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