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Match Report: Liverpool Fail to Find Answers to Problems Posed by Revitalised Villa

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Match Report: Liverpool Fail to Find Answers to Problems Posed by Revitalised Villa It was Tim Sherwood’s Aston Villa who saved a date for May 30th, very much acting as party poopers to what was ‘destined’ to be Steven Gerrard’s big day. The Liverpool captain was recalled to the starting line-up by Brendan Rodgers and if there was any sentiment in the decisi...

Match Report: Alexis and Özil Excel as Arsenal Dispatch of Reading

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Match Report: Alexis and Özil Excel as Arsenal Dispatch of Reading Some football fans may feel that the FA Cup semi finals should not be played at Wembley and that by doing so, part of the magic of the competition is lost. However, emerging from Wembley Park on Saturday afternoon with the national stadium bathed in sunshine was enough to fill even the most critical...

Match Report: Benteke Fires Villa to Deserved Victory at The Lane

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Match Report: Benteke Fires Villa to Deserved Victory at The Lane It was any Tottenham fan's worst nightmare. The return of Tim Sherwood to White Hart Lane was one that many will have dreaded for this exact reason.Aston Villa deservedly ran out 1-0 winners in the capital and their manager, not renowned for masking his emotions, was not about to act restrained in v...

Match Report: Lacazette Leads Hungry Reserves to Impressive France Win

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Match Report: Lacazette Leads Hungry Reserves to Impressive France Win It had to happen somewhere, sometime, but here? That Alexandre Lacazette’s first goal for France was scored at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, the home of Lyon’s bitter rivals Saint Etienne (he was accordingly booed when he touched the ball in the early stages of Sunday’s game with De...

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: 10-Man PSG Battle to Unlikely Champions League Progress

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Match Report: 10-Man PSG Battle to Unlikely Champions League Progress It was clear from the demeanours of the two managers on this Champions League night at Stamford Bridge what the tasks were that lay ahead of their respective teams. Laurent Blanc of Paris Saint German was poised from the very start on the touchline, his adversary Jose Mourinho took 20 minutes to eve...

Match Report: Harry Kane and Able Spurs Dent QPR's Survival Hopes

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Match Report: Harry Kane and Able Spurs Dent QPR's Survival Hopes The only Premier League encounter this weekend came at a sun-drenched Loftus Road as Tottenham made the short trip across London to face relegation-threatened QPR. It was the second time in the space of 4 days that QPR came up against north London opposition having succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Arsen...

Match Report: Belgian Blues Seal Victory Over Impressive West Ham

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Match Report: Belgian Blues Seal Victory Over Impressive West Ham After their surprise loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday, the last team West Ham needed to face was league leaders Chelsea. West Ham had won just 1 in their last 10 league matches. They had not managed to score against Chelsea since December 2012 and over the course of his two spells in charge, the E...

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...

Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds

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Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds After finishing second in their group for the third season running in the Champions League it seemed like a stroke of luck that Arsenal had drawn Arsène Wenger’s former club, Monaco. The Ligue 1 outfit had somehow managed to win their group despite netting just 4 goals over the course o...