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Hazard back to his brilliant best as Lukaku continues to be West Ham’s nemesis

 November 1, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Every goal and stand-out performance by Chelsea winger Eden Hazard in the Premier League makes his insipid form of last season even more of a mystery. The Belgium international took his tally for the season to five goals with the sixth-minute strike in a 2-0 victory at Southampton on Sunday. He’s scored in three straight […]

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A stunning long-range drive from Phil Jagielka

Jagielka’s Stunner Robs Liverpool of Derby Win

 September 29, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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A stunning long-range drive from Phil Jagielka in second-half stoppage time helped Everton earn a 1-1 draw against city rivals Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield on Saturday. Earlier, Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard had given his team the lead with a free-kick in the 65th minute as the hosts looked to be on course […]

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Uwe Rosler could inspire Wigan to an FA Cup winning double

 March 10, 2014   John Welsh

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Prior to the staging of the English FA Cup quarter-final ties, much of the preview talk featured the possibility of Roberto Martinez winning the trophy in consecutive seasons while managing two different clubs. By the completion of the matches, there was the unlikely scenario of Wigan Athletic retaining the FA Cup against all of the […]

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Martinez could follow his Wigan Wembley triumph with an FA Cup win at Everton

 February 17, 2014   John Welsh

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According to Everton manager Roberto Martinez, an away trip to Arsenal for an FA Cup quarter-final tie “holds no fears”, as he looks to earn a second Wembley cup final with different teams in successive seasons. Having steered Wigan to cup final glory last season when they defeated firm favourites Manchester City 1-0, who would […]

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Barclays Premier League’s Top-5 Defenders

 January 2, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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These are the top-5 defenders in the English Premier Leaguefor 2013/14 season (as of 27/12/2013). The ratings are accumulated by the Player Performance Index (PPI) powered by EA Games – the official player-rating system of the Barclays Premier League. 5) John Terry (Chelsea) PPI Rating: 262 points At the age of 14, John Terry joined […]

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Arsenal and Everton proving their Premier League credentials

 September 23, 2013   John Welsh

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The sacking of Sunderland boss Paulo di Canio and the overwhelming 4-1 defeat of Manchester Utd by their City neighbours unsurprisingly earned the headlines during a weekend of Premier League activity. Di Canio’s position could not have been helped by television scenes of him confronting an angry set of supporters after another poor display, this […]

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Early skirmishes offer prospect of open Premier League

 September 18, 2013   John Welsh

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After just four weekends of the new Premier League campaign, only Liverpool and Everton remain undefeated in what is threatening to be the most competitive race for the title in many years. Liverpool currently lead the table with 10 points with Swansea denying them maximum points after a stirring Monday night draw at the Liberty […]

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