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Are Chelsea finally seeing a return on their Mudryk investment?

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Are Chelsea finally seeing a return on their Mudryk investment? Chelsea fans must wish the season still had a few more weeks to run. A 10-point deficit to Aston Villa means Mauricio Pochettino’s men cannot qualify for the Champions League this year, but their recent form has given the Stamford Bridge faithful hope that they could be in the mix next term.A ...

How naiviety left Burnley on the brink of relegation

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How naiviety left Burnley on the brink of relegation Burnley are on the brink. A 4-1 home defeat by Newcastle United has left the Clarets’ Premier League survival hopes hanging by a thread. Now five points adrift of safety with two games to play, Saturday's thrashing by the Magpies typified what has gone wrong for Vincent Kompany's side this sea...

Why Liverpool should target West Ham star Bowen as Salah successor

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Why Liverpool should target West Ham star Bowen as Salah successor Jurgen Klopp’s tenure as Liverpool boss is going out with a whimper rather than a bang. A 2-2 draw with West Ham United on Saturday ended the Reds’ Premier League title hopes and, in all likelihood, condemned them to a third-place finish.The result at the London Stadium was overshadowed ...

Does Trent's return give Liverpool the edge in the title race?

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Does Trent's return give Liverpool the edge in the title race? From the moment the ball left his foot, you knew exactly where it was going to end up. Trent Alexander-Arnold marked his return to a Premier League starting XI in style on Sunday, scoring a sumptous free-kick from to set Liverpool on their way to a 3-1 win against Fulham.This was the first time in m...

How Crystal Palace maximised the EFL talent pool to spring Liverpool upset

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How Crystal Palace maximised the EFL talent pool to spring Liverpool upset After a shock 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday, Crystal Palace can look forward to another season of Premier League football in 2024/25. Eight points clear of the relegation zone, it would take a catastrophic collapse for Oliver Glasner's side to finish below the dreaded dotted line from here.It...

Why Forest's attacking output is key to Premier League survival

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Why Forest's attacking output is key to Premier League survival There were twists and turns at the bottom as well as the top of the Premier League at the weekend.Luton Town’s 2-1 victory over Bournemouth, secured courtesy of a last-gasp winner from Carlton Morris, was bad news for Nottingham Forest. Their subsequent 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur means Nu...

Sub-par Bissouma needs to be taken out of the Tottenham firing line

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Sub-par Bissouma needs to be taken out of the Tottenham firing line There are times when - and we hate to break it to you - football managers do not always tell the truth. Step forward Ange Postecoglou, whose public assessment of Yves Bissouma’s performance against West Ham United on Tuesday might well have differed from his privately held view.I thought Biss ...

How Kalvin Phillips' West Ham loan spell turned into a disaster

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How Kalvin Phillips' West Ham loan spell turned into a disaster At the last European Championship, Kalvin Phillips started all seven matches as England finished runners-up. Three years on and with Euro 2024 on the horizon, the midfielder faces the very real prospect of missing out on the squad altogether.That represents quite the decline when you consider Philli...

How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight

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How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight There may have only been a handful of Premier League games on Saturday and Sunday, but it still felt like a significant weekend in the relegation battle.A late Luton Town equaliser against Nottingham Forest meant they now head into the weekend above Nuno Espirito Santo’s side following their f...

How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop?

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How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop? Any assessment of the job Sean Dyche is doing at Everton must begin by recognising his side would be 14th but for the six-point penalty they were handed for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. Even so, an 11-game winless streak means questions are beginning to be asked of...