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Throwback Thursday: Memorable Premier League displays from Arsenal pair Xhaka and Saka

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Throwback Thursday: Memorable Premier League displays from Arsenal pair Xhaka and Saka Arsenal will likely go into the final weekend of the Premier League season deflated after their poor finish to the campaign, which has seen them win only two of their last eight games and Manchester City crowned champions. Despite this, the Gunners will head into their match with Wolves with optimis...

Sunday’s star man display gave West Ham fans glimpse of Paqueta’s brilliance

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Sunday’s star man display gave West Ham fans glimpse of Paqueta’s brilliance Last August, West Ham completed the club-record signing of Lucas Paqueta. The Brazilian swapped Lyon for east London for a reported £50m, beating the fee the Hammers paid for striker Sebastien Haller back in 2019. Despite being linked with moves to Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham, Paqueta was...

Kane's goal return in flailing Tottenham team deserves greater recognition

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Kane's goal return in flailing Tottenham team deserves greater recognition Only Erling Haaland has scored more league goals than Harry Kane (28) in Europe's top five leagues this season. Both strikers were always expected to finish the campaign high up the goalscoring charts for respective sides Manchester City and Tottenham this term, and while Haaland's goals have fired ...

Roberto Firmino is leaving Liverpool as a club legend

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Roberto Firmino is leaving Liverpool as a club legend It is easy to forget now but Roberto Firmino didn’t have the best start to life as a Liverpool player. In his first few outings for the club,Brendan Rodgers used the former Hoffenheim attacker on the right side of a front three. Compatriot Philippe Coutinho was on the opposite flank while Chri...

Ranked: Raya, Maignan and 7 other goalkeepers linked with Tottenham

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Ranked: Raya, Maignan and 7 other goalkeepers linked with Tottenham This season has been one to forget for Tottenham. A pre-season that promised so much has culminated in a disappointing campaign for the north London side, and they face the real prospect of no European football next season. This is a team without a manager, a director of football and in need of a re...

Why Nottingham Forest's Awoniyi should be considered signing of the season

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Why Nottingham Forest's Awoniyi should be considered signing of the season Taiwo Awoniyi might actually be the signing of the season. A few eyebrows were raised when Nottingham Forest paid a club-record fee to pry him away from Union Berlin ahead of their return to the Premier League. Awoniyi had a successful 2021/22 season in the Bundesliga, scoring 15 times across 2,200 ...

Gundogan proving Man City's MVP in pursuit of historic treble

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Gundogan proving Man City's MVP in pursuit of historic treble If this is, as has been reported, to be Ilkay Gundogan's final season at Manchester City, then he is bowing out in style. Reports of a free switch to Barcelona continue to do the rounds with the 32-year-old out of contract at the Etihad Stadium next month. Nevertheless, Gundogan is continuing to pro...

Why Rangers should avoid making Tillman's move permanent this summer

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Why Rangers should avoid making Tillman's move permanent this summer Malik Tillman looks to have played his last game for Rangers this season, with the Bayern Munich loanee having been ruled out of the final Old Firm match this season courtesy of a hamstring injury. The Gers hold an option to buy the attacking midfielder from the Bavarian giants, but would it be wort...

How Arsenal skipper Odegaard became the Premier League's most productive midfielder

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How Arsenal skipper Odegaard became the Premier League's most productive midfielder After a four-match streak without a win in the Premier League, Arsenal registered back-to-back wins against Chelsea and Newcastle United in the space of five days to keep their title challenge alive. It wasn’t Gabriel Martinelli or Bukayo Saka scoring the goals to get them back on track though...

Why Welbz is now Dat Guy for European chasing Brighton

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Why Welbz is now Dat Guy for European chasing Brighton Few would’ve envisaged this at the start of the season but Danny Welbeck is playing like a man rejuvenated. The former Manchester United striker has found himself leading the line for Brighton in recent weeks following an injury to the highly-rated Evan Ferguson and the 32-year-old has seemed ...