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Match preview: The key decisions ahead of Manchester City vs Chelsea

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Match preview: The key decisions ahead of Manchester City vs Chelsea After wins for the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal yesterday, the pressure is on both Manchester City and Chelsea to get a result in this afternoon’s big match in the Premier League.The Champions have the chance to return to the top of the table with a win, while the Blues ca...

Chelsea star among players boosted most by home comforts

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Chelsea star among players boosted most by home comforts It’s the norm in football to place great onus on ‘home advantage’ when relatively evenly matched teams go head-to-head, but some teams, and indeed players, rely on home comforts considerably more than others. Whether said individuals are just sensational in front of their loyal fan...

Quiz: Name the 10 top scoring number 9s in Europe's top five leagues

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Quiz: Name the 10 top scoring number 9s in Europe's top five leagues This week Gonzalo Higuain became Chelsea's new number nine after Krzysztof Piatek took his place at AC Milan and found his request for the same number rejected by his new club.It's a number that carries a certain weight in the game and traditionally the responsibility and expectation of being a team...

Top transfer round-up - January 20th: Real Madrid beat Manchester United to defensive talent

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Top transfer round-up - January 20th: Real Madrid beat Manchester United to defensive talent Here we run through the latest rumours and round-up the possible movers dominating today’s gossip columns.Real Madrid agree deal for Manchester United targetReal Madrid have fended off competition from Manchester United for Porto starlet Eder Militao. The Spanish giants have agreed personal te...

Top transfer round-up - January 17th: Dembele leaves Tottenham, while Chelsea poised to sign Higuain

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Top transfer round-up - January 17th: Dembele leaves Tottenham, while Chelsea poised to sign Higuain Here we run through the latest rumours and round-up the possible movers dominating today’s gossip columns, with additional information about their Football INDEX share prices. Inter offer Manchester United target Skriniar a new dealInter have offered Milan Skriniar a bumper new deal in a bid t...

Consistent decline suggests Higuain would not be an upgrade on Morata for Chelsea

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Consistent decline suggests Higuain would not be an upgrade on Morata for Chelsea While Chelsea returned to winning ways against Newcastle, it was a somewhat laboured victory with a recurring issue again holding the Blues back.Star man Eden Hazard was given the task of leading the line, nominally at least, once more but the Belgian struggled to make any great impact, mustering ju...

Top transfer round-up – January 14th: One Chelsea winger wants to stay and one wants out

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Top transfer round-up – January 14th: One Chelsea winger wants to stay and one wants out Here we run through the latest rumours and round-up the possible movers dominating today’s gossip columns. Willian doesn’t want to leave Chelsea for Barcelona Willian insists he is happy at Chelsea and is not thinking about joining Barcelona this month. The Spanish side have rekindled th...

Live transfer blog: January 3rd - Chelsea's striker pursuit suffers knockout blow

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Live transfer blog: January 3rd - Chelsea's striker pursuit suffers knockout blow As Chelsea kicked off the January transfer window with the big money capture of Christian Pulisic, the market is in full swing to help beat the blues after Christmas and New Year. Here, we run through the latest rumours and roundup the possible movers donning today's gossip column.Juventus rule out ...

Serie A round-up: The best and worst performers from GW12

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Serie A round-up: The best and worst performers from GW12 Juventus head into the international break with a healthy six point advantage over second-place Napoli after triumphing 2-0 away to AC Milan in Sunday’s evening kick-off. Full-backs Alex Sandro and Joao Cancelo both make the WhoScored Team of the Week after their contributions to the victory b...

Could a reunion between Sarri and Higuain fire Chelsea to a top-4 finish?

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Could a reunion between Sarri and Higuain fire Chelsea to a top-4 finish? It may have taken longer than Chelsea fans had initially anticipated for, first, Antonio Conte to be relieved of his duties, then Maurizio Sarri to be named his successor at Stamford Bridge, but the latter was confirmed last weekend. The Blues then wasted no time in securing his first signing in the...