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Premier League Preview: Chelsea vs West Ham team news and prediction

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Premier League Preview: Chelsea vs West Ham team news and prediction Chelsea host West Ham on Monday night in their final match before Christmas looking to arrest an alarming slump in form that has seen them drop completely out of the title picture.Ahead of this London derby, we have all your need-to-know matchday information, including when the match takes place, wh...

Leeds vs West Ham: Rice and Phillips do battle in early England audition

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Leeds vs West Ham: Rice and Phillips do battle in early England audition While Leeds in particular have drawn in plenty of neutrals this season as they prepare for their Friday Night Football clash with West Ham, there will be one man casting a very keen eye over proceedings in England manager Gareth Southgate.The match pits two England hopefuls up against one another in...

Sancho and five more major transfers that never happened on deadline day

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Sancho and five more major transfers that never happened on deadline day Ideally you are not drawn into the chaos of deadline day. Managers prefer to get their recruitment done as early as possible to give themselves the best possible chance of success for the season. Rarely does that happen. Instead we often see one or several clubs complete a flurry of late signings. S...

Fati and Felix shine in star-studded U21 European Team of the Week

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Fati and Felix shine in star-studded U21 European Team of the Week Having looked at the top performers across Europe's top five leagues over the weekend's action, it's time to delve a little deeper and unearth the youngsters that performed best. There are some household names and those you may not have heard of but will want to track over the course of the campaign...

Who is Kalvin Phillips? The man ready to offer Rice stiff England competition

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Who is Kalvin Phillips? The man ready to offer Rice stiff England competition I am over the moon, Kalvin Phillips revealed after news broke of his England callup on Tuesday. The Three Lions are back in action next month for the first time since November when they take on Iceland to kick off their UEFA Nations League campaign. Jack Grealish's omission may have been the major t...

What we learned on the pitch from England's international break

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What we learned on the pitch from England's international break It was quite the week for England, whose performance against the Czech Republic was worryingly abject before their quality against Bulgaria was overshadowed by deplorable racist abuse. In both cases, the character of Gareth Southgate's young side was tested more than ever before during his reign, an...

England players rated and ranked following fantastic start to qualifying

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England players rated and ranked following fantastic start to qualifying While marred by the racist abuse directed towards some of their players in Pognorica on Monday night, as far as England’s start to their European Championship qualifying campaign was concerned they could hardly have done so any stronger.With ten goals in two matches and two eye-catching full i...

The potential international debutants to watch in Euro 2020 qualifying

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The potential international debutants to watch in Euro 2020 qualifying The final international break of the 2018/19 season is upon us, and the European nations are set to embark on their qualifying campaigns for the Euro 2020 finals.As coaches look find their strongest possible lineups, many have handed out first call-ups to players hoping to make a name for themselves...

Three Englishmen among top U21 player form rankings in Europe

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Three Englishmen among top U21 player form rankings in Europe There’s a new leader at the top of our form rankings of player’s aged 21 and under in Europe’s top five leagues, though it’s a very familiar face that has claimed top spot this week. The full top ten is as follows…10. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen) - 7.19 weighted rati...

Pickford, Walker and Henderson absent from highest rated potential England squad

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Pickford, Walker and Henderson absent from highest rated potential England squad With Gareth Southgate set to name his first England squad for the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign on Wednesday and The Three Lions boss has certainly not been afraid to make some big decisions in his time in charge.Southgate has the opportunity to reward a number of players that approach the upcoming ...