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Key man Luiz can ensure Chelsea end Arsenal's title hopes

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Key man Luiz can ensure Chelsea end Arsenal's title hopes As results elsewhere went in their favour in midweek, Chelsea were a penalty away from taking an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League. While the Blues will ultimately be more than satisfied with the nine-point gap between themselves at second-placed Tottenham coming into the next round of ...

Form Guide: Will ill-disciplined Xhaka impact Arsenal's title pursuit?

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Form Guide: Will ill-disciplined Xhaka impact Arsenal's title pursuit? As Granit Xhaka received his marching orders for the second time this season in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Burnley last time out, becoming just the second player to receive two red cards in the Premier League this season, there was a sense of frustration among supporters. As good as the Swiss star...

Six of the Best: Creative combos in the Premier League

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Six of the Best: Creative combos in the Premier League When it comes to attacking opponents, it benefits a team to have two players on the same wavelength in a bid to put the opposition defence to the sword. With that in mind, WhoScored.com runs through the six deadliest combinations in the Premier League this season.Dimitri Payet & Manuel Lanzini &...

Has Lucas Perez done enough to warrant regular Arsenal spot?

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Has Lucas Perez done enough to warrant regular Arsenal spot? It was a goal that deserved to win a game let alone half a deficit, but Lucas Perez's sumptuous volley in Arsenal's 3-3 draw with Bournemouth last week continued the Spaniard's ongoing attempts to adjust to the rigours of the Premier League. The 28-year-old was a surprise acquisition from Deportivo ...

Fully fit Wilshere capable of filling Cazorla void at Arsenal

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Fully fit Wilshere capable of filling Cazorla void at Arsenal The thrilling 3-3 draw between Bournemouth and Arsenal last night will surely go down as one of the games of the season. It had everything; the shock of the hosts racing into a deserved 3-goal lead, a stunning goal from Lucas Perez to set up a nail-biting finish, a controversial red card and an inju...

How logic defying Giroud is both unreliable and deadly

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How logic defying Giroud is both unreliable and deadly Certain players seem to defy logic. In his four-and-a-half years at Arsenal, Olivier Giroud has regularly been criticised for his lack of deadliness in front of goal and yet this season, of players who have scored more than one goal, he is scoring at a faster rate than anybody else in the Premier Le...

The Title Race: Have Chelsea already wrapped up the Premier League?

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The Title Race: Have Chelsea already wrapped up the Premier League? Eleven straight wins is ‘the stuff of champions’. Chelsea haven't dropped points in the league since September and have kept nine clean sheets in that time.In fact, 45% of their league points in 2016 have come during this incredible run (33/73). As far as markers go, they have set the ba...

The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th

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The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th It wasn’t a great weekend to be Joe Hart. Despite Torino scoring 3 of their own, he found himself on the wrong side of a 5-3 loss in Naples. Hart handed Dries Mertens his second hat-trick in as many games - and then another goal after that. The last player to put four past Hart was Zlatan Ibra...

Does Ozil deserve criticism for role in Arsenal loss to City?

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Does Ozil deserve criticism for role in Arsenal loss to City? There could be few things more Arsenal than getting through a difficult November, looking as though they might actually be able to challenge for the title, and then losing two games in a row in which they’d taken the lead. And there could be few things more predictable than the fact that in de...

The smart money on this weekend's biggest games in Europe

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The smart money on this weekend's biggest games in Europe Serie A have their faith in the hands of Roma this weekend as Juventus could realistically wrap up the title race before Christmas with a win over Luciano Spalletti's side. Chelsea could also move a step closer to securing the Premier League crown, but they could do this without kicking a ball as Ma...