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Match Analysis: Chelsea Hoping to Dent United's Title Hopes

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Match Analysis: Chelsea Hoping to Dent United's Title Hopes It’s Super Sunday this weekend, but not quite as we know it. In years gone by, Chelsea and Man United would be virtually neck-and-neck at this point, but with Andre Villas-Boas’ side lagging 12 points behind their rivals, there perhaps isn’t the usual level of anticipation.Neverthe...

WhoScored Analyst: Defenders' Goals Becoming a Nice Habit

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WhoScored Analyst: Defenders' Goals Becoming a Nice Habit As tactics evolve in the modern game, more often than ever we are seeing managers tinker with traditional formations of old in order to attack with as many players as possible. Barcelona are the team that springs to mind most readily here. On countless occasions this season, Pep Guardiola has fielde...

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London?

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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London? Thursday evening’s showdown at White Hart Lane is likely to be a fascinating encounter. Tottenham and Chelsea sit third and fourth respectively, with just a couple of points separating the pair and with both Chelsea and Arsenal in periods of transition, Harry Redknapp’s side have the cha...

Chelsea, AC Milan and MGladbach End Rivals' Runs

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Chelsea, AC Milan and MGladbach End Rivals' Runs Newcastle and Genoa both lost at home for the first time this season. Dortmund’s run of four straight wins came to an end as their top of the table clash at MGladbach ended in a draw and allowed Bayern Munich to sneak back to the Bundesliga summit. WhoScored’s usual Monday look at those ...

Player Focus: Mata Motoring Despite Poor Start from Chelsea

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Player Focus: Mata Motoring Despite Poor Start from Chelsea Adapting to a new environment can often take time. Whether it be a different style of play, a language barrier or coping with greater expectations on the back of a huge transfer fee, there are a number of reasons as to why the first season at a new club can so often be cited as a nothing more than a...

The Truth Behind Chelsea's Demise: Blame the Players

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The Truth Behind Chelsea's Demise: Blame the Players Chelsea's mini crisis at the start of their new chapter under Andre Villas-Boas has come under plenty of scrutiny in recent weeks, with the young Portuguese boss certainly under immense pressure to turn things around at the club.The Blues worst league start in the Abramovich era has been coupled by ...

Torres & Co. Aim to Give Liverpool the Blues

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Torres & Co. Aim to Give Liverpool the Blues In any given gameweek, when the league leaders take on the team in third place, you’d expect it to be the focal point for the majority of onlookers. Even more so when both clubs, Manchester City and Newcastle United, are the last remaining unbeaten sides in this season’s Premier League a...

Blackburn & Sunderland Aiming to Overturn Woeful Records

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Blackburn & Sunderland Aiming to Overturn Woeful Records WhoScored looks ahead to this weekend in the Premier League, with three sides desperate to end their opponent's respective records, be it from this season or past encounters between the teams. This Saturday, Everton travel to St. James' Park to play a Newcastle side who are unbeaten all season, whil...

Form Analysis: Torres' Return Untimely for Gunners

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Form Analysis: Torres' Return Untimely for Gunners After serving a three game suspension for an over the top lunge back on the 24th of September, Fernando Torres returns to domestic action for Chelsea this weekend as Arsenal make their way to Stamford Bridge. Having struggled under Carlo Ancelotti in his debut season with just a single goal for the ...

Player Focus: David Luiz

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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 ...