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Match Report: Defeat At Palace Leaves QPR Mired In The Bottom Three

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Match Report: Defeat At Palace Leaves QPR Mired In The Bottom Three Saturday's early kick off saw Crystal Palace welcome QPR to Selhurst Park, with both teams needing a positive result in their bid to stave off relegation. The odds were firmly stacked against the Hoops, who had won just 3 points from away fixtures this season coming into this London derby. Palace, m...

Match Report: Puncheon Punishes a West Ham Side Lacking Fight

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Match Report: Puncheon Punishes a West Ham Side Lacking Fight If there was ever a time for Alan Pardew to return to his former club for the second time in one season, it would be now. West Ham had spent much of the first half of this season fighting for a Champions League spot but have found themselves well off the pace in recent weeks.Although West Ham looked...

Player Focus: McArthur's Form in Jedinak's Absence Improving Palace's Survival Chances

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Player Focus: McArthur's Form in Jedinak's Absence Improving Palace's Survival Chances Losing key players to international duty can be a huge hindrance to any team. For Crystal Palace, though, that was simply not the case. When Alan Pardew took charge of the Eagles, he was unable to utilise pairing Mile Jedinak and Yannick Bolasie due to their respective participation in the Asia Cup ...

Match Report: Momentum Building As Liverpool Edge Past Palace into Last 8

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Match Report: Momentum Building As Liverpool Edge Past Palace into Last 8 In recent times Selhurst Park has been an inauspicious ground for Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool side, but here the Eagles' fans were looking even further into the past for inspiration, hoping to summon a similar performance from their historic win over Liverpool in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final.Coin...

Team Focus: Assessing the Premier League Relegation Run-in

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Team Focus: Assessing the Premier League Relegation Run-in At this stage of the season the Premier League table has rather satisfyingly split into three sections: the big-hitting European hopefuls in the top 8, the no-hopers in mid-table - lacking in ambition and almost certain to end the season drifting aimlessly amidst mediocrity - and the precariously pl...

Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 16

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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 16 Virgil van DijkWith speculation increasing linking Celtic's Dutch international Virgil van Dijk with a move south of the border, the fact that Arsenal and United are among those touted with an interest is no real surprise. Both teams are actively looking to bolster their defensive options and th...

Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs

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Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs Having succeeded Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace boss, Alan Pardew's return to Selhurst Park was exactly the fairytale he would have wanted. The 53-year-old spent 4 years with the south London side as a player and managed to guide the Eagles to all 3 points against Tottenham Hotspur in his first leag...

Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part I

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Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part I The January transfer window is always an interesting spectacle and usually a slow burner, with clubs looking to get the best deals possible but invariably finding it hard to do so in the case of the buying party. The temptation to secure a quick fix can often lead to unnecessary splurging but in...

League Focus: Premier League Half-Season Statistical Review

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League Focus: Premier League Half-Season Statistical Review With the season now at the halfway point, the Premier League table has a familiar feel to it. Title favourites Chelsea currently lead the way having lost just the once so far, while defending champions Manchester City are hot on their heels. Manchester United have shown remarkable consistency of lat...

Match Report: Bolasie Bosses Beleaguered & Lacklustre Liverpool Defence

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Match Report: Bolasie Bosses Beleaguered & Lacklustre Liverpool Defence It was yet another miserable day at Selhurst Park for Rodgers’ Liverpool. Two goals in the last quarter of the match for Palace left an eerie resemblance to the corresponding fixure last season, in which Liverpool threw away a 3-goal lead, ultimately derailing their title challenge. Amidst rep...