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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 15 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 15 in the Premier League The WhoScored tipster is back with another set of fantasy football tips ahead of the weekend’s action, looking to provide users with more hidden gems like Chris Brunt and Bruno Martins Indi.Tipped to flourish in advance of West Brom’s match against Watford, Brunt turned in his finest per...

Negredo Enjoying Life Back in the Premier League

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Negredo Enjoying Life Back in the Premier League When Alvaro Negredo looks back at his decision to return to Spain after just one season at Manchester City, it's one he admits was a mistake. ‘The Beast’ was involved in 31 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions during the 2013/14 season before sealing a move to Valencia. The follow...

Boro Summer Signings Signal Strong Statement of Intent

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Boro Summer Signings Signal Strong Statement of Intent After last summer’s playoff final heartbreak, it was always likely to be hard for Middlesbrough to replicate their form to try and better their previous season's performance. A 2-0 defeat to Norwich last May could have signalled a real stall in Boro’s bid for a top-flight return. However...

De Roon Capture a Real Coup for Promoted Boro

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De Roon Capture a Real Coup for Promoted Boro Gianpaolo Bellini squatted down before the Curva Nord and wiped away the tears with his thumb and forefinger. It was his last goodbye. Atalanta’s ultras had prepared a special choreography for their captain. A huge replica of his No.6 shirt was unfurled in the stands followed by a great big Pa...

Stage Set For Tightest Ever Championship Title Race

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Stage Set For Tightest Ever Championship Title Race With just 180 minutes of the regular Championship season remaining, things could not be tighter at the top of England’s second tier. Just three goals separate Burnley, Middlesbrough and Brighton, with the Clarets favourites to secure glory once more. Michael Keane’s 92nd minute equaliser...

Team Focus: Middlesbrough's Promotion Push Built on Solid Defence

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Team Focus: Middlesbrough's Promotion Push Built on Solid Defence It had to end at some point, but the manner was terribly cruel. Middlesbrough must have felt awfully sore to concede that injury-time goal to managerless Bristol City last weekend, which left them seconds from breaking an 88-year-old record for 10 consecutive clean sheets. There is plenty of consola...

League Focus: Reading the Championship's Surprise Package So Far

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League Focus: Reading the Championship's Surprise Package So Far Embryonic stages these may still be, but if there is a major surprise package this season; then Reading appear the most likely. They have won five of their last six games and Steve Clarke, courtesy of 13 summer signings, has brought the Berkshire side from mid-table obscurity last campaign to a genu...

Match Focus: Norwich Worthy Winners of Play-Off Final Against Lacklustre Boro

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Match Focus: Norwich Worthy Winners of Play-Off Final Against Lacklustre Boro The play-off final did not turn into an overdue classic despite much promise after a blistering opening 15 minutes. Instead it was decided by a breathtaking early blitz from Norwich and Middlesbrough did not know how to respond. In many ways it was a tale of two strikers on contrasting trajectories ...

Match Focus: Championship Play-offs - Second Leg Previews

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Match Focus: Championship Play-offs - Second Leg Previews Middlesbrough (2) vs Brentford (1) – Friday 7.45pmMark Warburton has insisted this tie is not over and considering the unpredictable season Brentford have endured, you would not put it past them to overturn the deficit at the most difficult Championship ground to get a result this season but i...

League Focus: Watford and Bournemouth Seal Promotion But Who Will Join Them?

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League Focus: Watford and Bournemouth Seal Promotion But Who Will Join Them? After a season that had captured the imagination like no other, the Championship’s final day is going to be something of an anticlimax. Only the final playoff place and, possibly depending on Rotherham’s result against Reading tonight, the last relegation spot will be left to play for. T...