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Premier League goal of the week - round 9 rankings

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Premier League goal of the week - round 9 rankings It’s goal of the week time in the Premier League once more, with some memorable strikes to look back upon from gameweek 9. As ever, each goal is rated out of 5 based on the quality of the finish, difficulty of the chance and quality of the build up.The finish relates to the shot alone, the dif...

Yahoo! Fantasy Football: WhoScored's pre-season tips

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Yahoo! Fantasy Football: WhoScored's pre-season tips The Premier League season is right around the corner and with it comes the return of fantasy football. WhoScored.com have once again teamed up with Yahoo! to bring you the best tips and improve your chances of winning some money with fantasy football.Below, we’ll run through some must have buy...

Alexis at the double as Arsenal maintain top-4 pursuit

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Alexis at the double as Arsenal maintain top-4 pursuit There was a pre-season feel to Arsenal’s penultimate home game of the season. With the Emirates far from a sell out on a warm, dry Tuesday evening, there was more to this fixture than match fitness. While Sunderland were relegated at the end of April, the Gunners needed a win in front of their...

London XI vs Best of the Rest - Who would win?

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London XI vs Best of the Rest - Who would win? With the PFA Premier League team of the year announced today, there was little shock that title hopefuls Chelsea and Tottenham dominated the side. Indeed, with four players apiece, there are just three representatives from outside of the capital, so it got us thinking whether a London XI would indee...

REVEALED: Tottenham man leads the way for chance creation

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REVEALED: Tottenham man leads the way for chance creation Despite leaving West Ham in January, Dimitri Payet is still the Premier League’s third most effective creator this season. The France international left the Hammers for Marseille at the turn of the year despite only leaving the Ligue 1 outfit for east London 18 months previously. Indeed, he ha...

Finding the next... Alexis Sanchez - A statistical analysis

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Finding the next... Alexis Sanchez - A statistical analysis When the teamsheets were announced as Arsenal prepared to face Liverpool on Saturday evening, there was one glaring omission from the starting line-up as far as the Gunners were concerned. Alexis Sanchez, who has carried a struggling squad for some time this season, was on the bench with no news of ...

Form Guide: Arsenal lack quality - the time for 'Wenger Out' has come

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Form Guide: Arsenal lack quality - the time for 'Wenger Out' has come Was this the final nail in the coffin? All the talk at Arsenal has surrounded Arsene Wenger, and whether he will extend his stay beyond the end of his contract, which expires in the summer.The Frenchman has been subject of criticism from his own fans on countless occasions over the years but this ti...

Who will win the Premier League's golden boot this season?

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Who will win the Premier League's golden boot this season? The FA Cup returns again this weekend as domestic league duties take a backseat before resuming with a double game week next week. Almost every result went in Chelsea’s favour last weekend, with a late Alexis Sanchez penalty ensuring there remained some semblance of a title race. The Blues, th...

Six of the Best: Individual performances in Europe this season

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Six of the Best: Individual performances in Europe this season While WhoScored.com ratings are capped at 10, that’s not to say there haven’t been a number of star performances in Europe’s top six leagues this season that haven’t been more impressive than others. All in all there have been 26 individual performances that have heralded a 1...

Can Arsenal regularly rely on Alexis to bail them out of danger?

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Can Arsenal regularly rely on Alexis to bail them out of danger? Arsenal’s victory over Bournemouth on Sunday maintained their very strange recent form. They may be unbeaten in 19 games but they’ve been distinctly unconvincing in at least half of those. In the end, a 3-1 victory may look comfortable enough, but from the moment Mathieu Debuchy went off...