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Goodison Goals Among Likely Occurrences in the Premier League

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Goodison Goals Among Likely Occurrences in the Premier League WhoScored.com looks ahead to this weekend's Premier League games, predicting a number of likely occurrences based on games gone by. While match-ups such as Chelsea-Arsenal standout for more obvious reasons, we analyse some eye-catching trends to give insight into how the points might be spread acros...

Balanced City Causing Power Shift in Manchester?

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Balanced City Causing Power Shift in Manchester? Going into the weekend, the game that was billed across Europe as the biggest for more reasons than one certainly lived up to the expectations in what proved to be a real classic, though Manchester United fans may well refute that.The Champions' noisy neighbours had found their voice more than ever ...

Do City Now Have Have the Edge Over United?

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Do City Now Have Have the Edge Over United? Sunday afternoon sees both Manchester clubs square up in the Premier League’s top of the table battle. Just two points separate City and United, with Roberto Mancini’s side currently edging their rivals into second place. A win would, of course, take Sir Alex Ferguson’s troops back...

Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: The Premier League's Tinkermen

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Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: The Premier League's Tinkermen After Manchester United decided to rest the likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Nani and Anderson in their fierce rival clash with Liverpool this weekend, WhoScored investigates the sides in the Premier League who are utilising their squad depth the most, and for very different reasons.We look ...

United Aiming for Revenge Via Wide Men at Anfield

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United Aiming for Revenge Via Wide Men at Anfield Saturday lunchtime brings with it one of the most anticipated match-ups of the English domestic season, as Liverpool play host to Man United. Typically fraught with tension, these encounters tend to throw the form book out the window, as shown by last season’s equivalent Anfield fixture where ...

Chelsea Evolution Under Villas-Boas Aim to Overturn Last Season's Defeat to United

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Chelsea Evolution Under Villas-Boas Aim to Overturn Last Season's Defeat to United Andre Villas-Boas faces the first major test of his Chelsea tenure with a trip to Old Trafford this Sunday. Having dropped just two points at home last season, United will be favourites for this one; indeed, it was only four away league games ago that Chelsea last travelled to face Sir Alex Ferguson...

Young & Cleverley Improving Aided by Respect Shown to United

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Young & Cleverley Improving Aided by Respect Shown to United Manchester United have hit the ground running in the Premier League this year as they look to successfully retain their title, and what would be their 20th top-flight league success. Sir Alex Ferguson has been the heartbeat of said success and strengthened this summer, focusing on young, predominant...

Bolton's Task to Keep Getting Harder Against United

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Bolton's Task to Keep Getting Harder Against United Bolton’s tough run of fixtures shows no sign of letting up this weekend as they play host to a rampant Man United. Owen Coyle’s side have suffered back-to-back defeats against Man City and Liverpool and, with the champions arriving on the back of an 8-2 win over Arsenal. The Trotters hav...

Manchester Hit Men Profit From Creative Class

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Manchester Hit Men Profit From Creative Class The red and blue sides of Manchester have stamped their authority on the Premier League early this season with three successive victories. The exploits of strikers Wayne Rooney and Edin Dzeko, who top the scoring charts with 5 and 6 respectively, have been key to the rival sides' early success, with...

Zonal Marking: Man United vs Arsenal Match Preview

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Zonal Marking: Man United vs Arsenal Match Preview It may not have the fierce hatred of the late 90s and early 2000s, but Manchester United v Arsenal remains one of the most important fixtures in the Premier League season. We are only three games into the season, but already it feels like a key game for the visitors, having picked up just one point ...