Premier League weekend

Talking Points of the Premier League this weekend

 February 10, 2016   Abhishek Das

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It’s been an exciting week for all football lovers. Big teams have struggled whereas less fancied opponents have given them a run for their money. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin, the top three teams in the Bundesliga all dropped points. Barcelona and Real Madrid managed unconvincing victories against bottom placed sides. In the […]

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The Premier League title

The Premier League title destination remains uncertain in an unpredictable season to date

 December 31, 2015   John Welsh

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At the halfway stage of the current Premier League season, it could be argued that both Leicester and Chelsea are occupying positions in the league table normally reserved for the each other in an unpredictable campaign to date. Arsenal are current leaders despite losing 2-0 at home to West Ham in their opening game of […]

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McClarens Newcastle

McClaren’s Newcastle defy the odds by beating Klopp’s Liverpool

 December 8, 2015   John Welsh

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On two occasions when head coach of Wolfsburg, Steve McClaren faced a progressive Borussia Dortmund team managed by Jurgen Klopp, with 2-0 and 3-0 losses ensuing. The latter defeat in January 2011 was soon followed by another reversal at Hannover with McClaren subsequently dismissed from his role, while Klopp’s team clinched the Bundesliga title that […]

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Leicester defying the odds as Jamie Vardy eyes new Premier League goalscoring record

 November 23, 2015   John Welsh

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While Liverpool were serving notice of their attacking intentions under Jurgen Klopp by beating Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium, and Manchester United claimed all three points at Watford via a last minute Troy Deeney own goal in a 2-1victory, the main headlines in a weekend of Premier League action were provided by Leicester […]

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Chelsea vs Liverpool

Klopp wins at the Bridge as Mourinho’s troubled season continues

 November 1, 2015   John Welsh

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It was billed as a clash between the ‘Normal One’ and ‘Special One’ as Jurgen Klopp travelled with his Liverpool team to play a Premier League game against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with the Blues hoping to end a wretched sequence of form by their standards, with just one victory earned […]

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Manchester City vs West Ham

Big spending Manchester City denied by determined Hammers

 September 22, 2015   John Welsh

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Manchester City fielded the most expensive starting line-up in Premier League history when playing West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening, but at the conclusion of the game, there was proof that spending vast amounts of money does not automatically guarantee success with the Hammers emerging from the contest as 2-1 winners after […]

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Chelsea at the Premier League

City extend Mourinho woes as Liverpool and United maintain contact at the Premier League summit

 August 18, 2015   John Welsh

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It was not a good week for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as he was widely criticised for his actions relating to medical staff members Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn, and then watched as Manchester City inflicted a 3-0 defeat on the Blues, a scoreline which could have been more emphatic but for some quality first […]

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Premier League action Manchester City

Manchester City declare title ambitions during first weekend of Premier League campaign

 August 12, 2015   John Welsh

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During a weekend of Premier League action when most of the pre-season favourites for the title struggled to claim maximum points from their opening fixtures, only Manchester City demonstrated their true qualities via an emphatic 3-0 victory at West Brom on Monday evening. The fact that Manager Manuel Pellegrini chose not to select leading striker […]

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Premier League preview

Months of drama anticipated as Premier League 2015-16 campaign begins

 August 6, 2015   John Welsh

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With the onset of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign imminent, there has much transfer activity over the past few weeks as the 20 football club overhaul or strengthen their squads with the title, Champions League qualification places and the preservation of top flight status’ all at stake in the coming months. Chelsea are the team […]

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Jonas Gutierrez Newcastle

Gutierrez seals Premier League status for Newcastle to end months of personal torment

 May 26, 2015   John Welsh

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Amid the frayed nerves among spectators and players alike as games were contested to decide which teams were to be relegated from both the Bundesliga and the Premier League, there were the usual scenes of ecstasy and despair as the matches unfolded. Freiburg and Paderborn failed to secure their top flight status in Germany with […]

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