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Mohammed Kudus maximising chance to nail down regular West Ham spot

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Mohammed Kudus maximising chance to nail down regular West Ham spot In previous years, any injury to Michail Antonio would have been detrimental to West Ham. The Hammers have sought to ease the burden on the 33-year-old, yet even the high-profile captures of Sebastien Haller and Gianluca Scamacca, to name two, have fallen by the wayside as David Moyes has so often r...

How Iraola brought out the best in Bournemouth hotshot Solanke

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How Iraola brought out the best in Bournemouth hotshot Solanke Dominic Solanke is putting together a quietly impressive 2023/24 season. The Bournemouth forward has seven Premier League goals to his name, a tally only Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Heung-Min Son, Ollie Watkins and Jarrod Bowen can better. He has more goals than Evan Ferguson, Bukayo Saka and Jul...

Silva continuing to prove himself as Man City's master of all trades

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Silva continuing to prove himself as Man City's master of all trades Every team has that one underrated player that never gets the plaudits some believe they deserve. For Manchester City, that player is Bernardo Silva. In a game that saw Erling Haaland break the 50-goal barrier in the Premier League and Jeremy Doku complete 12 dribbles and City and Liverpool played o...

Kobbie Mainoo proving he can become a star for Man Utd

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Kobbie Mainoo proving he can become a star for Man Utd It takes a special performance to be on the pitch when your teammate scores one of the best Premier League goals of all time and yet still have the conversation about you. But that's precisely what Kobbie Mainoo did in Manchester United's 3-0 thumping of Everton.There were glimpses of his quality du...

How Aston Villa’s John McGinn was reborn under mastermind Emery

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How Aston Villa’s John McGinn was reborn under mastermind Emery Perhaps no player exemplifies the Unai Emery effect at Aston Villa better than (Super) John McGinn.A year is a very, very long time in football, but it’s odd to think back to last autumn, to the final days of Steven Gerrard’s reign in B6, and recall that McGinn was in a rough place. That...

How Tottenham can benefit from Giovani Lo Celso’s redemption arc

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How Tottenham can benefit from Giovani Lo Celso’s redemption arc Fine margins can so often be the difference between a win and defeat in football. This was undoubtedly the case in Tottenham's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. An injury hit Spurs side huffed and puffed but were unable to blow the Villans away on home turf despite dominating possession, having mor...

Granit Xhaka the driving force behind Bayer Leverkusen's title pursuit

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Granit Xhaka the driving force behind Bayer Leverkusen's title pursuit Three teams remain unbeaten in Europe's top five leagues as football fans welcome the return of domestic duties following the final international break of the year. Ligue 1 side Nice are yet to succumb to defeat, as are Bundesliga pair Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. You'd be forgiven for thinki...

Matip vs Konate: Which centre-back does Klopp use when Liverpool face Man City?

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Matip vs Konate: Which centre-back does Klopp use when Liverpool face Man City? Jurgen Klopp has a number of big decisions to make heading into the game against Manchester City on Saturday afternoon. A win for Liverpool would see them leapfrog their hosts into top spot. A loss, coupled with results elsewhere, could see the Reds end the weekend in fifth position. We’re jus...

Why a January move for Toney would boost Arsenal's title chances

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Why a January move for Toney would boost Arsenal's title chances The next couple of months could prove to be pivotal to this Premier League season’s title race.First, December brings seven rounds of fixtures with 21 points up for grabs. Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool face Arsenal in two standout matches taking place next month.Then com...

Meet Xavi Simons: The on-loan RB Leipzig superstar lighting up the Bundesliga

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Meet Xavi Simons: The on-loan RB Leipzig superstar lighting up the Bundesliga Xavi Simons was linked with big money moves at 12, signed a boot deal with Nike at 13 and had a massive social media following throughout his teens – but he is now finally living up to that hype.Paris Saint-Germain’s decision to trigger the reported €6m buy-back clause in Simons&rsq...