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Another defender out for Liverpool ahead of Allardyce's first Merseyside derby

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Another defender out for Liverpool ahead of Allardyce's first Merseyside derby Liverpool will be without two first choice defenders for the visit of Everton in Sunday’s Merseyside derby as Alberto Moreno has joined Joel Matip on the sidelines for the Reds.The Spaniard sustained an ankle injury in the 7-0 win over Spartak Moscow in midweek and will likely be replaced by J...

Real Madrid man shines in La Liga team of the month

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Real Madrid man shines in La Liga team of the month Casemiro secured the highest WhoScored.com rating (8.17) of any La Liga player in November to star at the heart of best XI from Spain’s top-flight.The Brazilian may be in Zinedine Zidane’s side for his ball winning qualities but proved that he’s no mug once he has won possession la...

Arsenal star earns highest rating in November Premier League Best XI

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Arsenal star earns highest rating in November Premier League Best XI Shkodran Mustafi was the star man in the Premier League last month according to WhoScored.com’s unique statistical ratings, with his return to the Arsenal line-up coinciding with three consecutive clean sheets in November.The German international was awarded the man of the match rating in each...

2018 World Cup Group B: Portugal's nightmare drawing neighbours Spain

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2018 World Cup Group B: Portugal's nightmare drawing neighbours Spain European Champions Portugal will be aiming to claim the concurrent World title but will have to face the last side to achieve that feat in neighbours Spain in Group B. With that in mind it was a nightmare draw for both Iran and Morocco, with the former the lowest ranked side from pot 3 and the latte...

This week's huge Liverpool-Chelsea, Valencia-Barcelona & Monaco-PSG Treble

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This week's huge Liverpool-Chelsea, Valencia-Barcelona & Monaco-PSG Treble Liverpool vs Chelsea - match previewOff the back of contrasting fortunes in Europe during the week, Liverpool will need to put their collapse at Sevilla behind them for the visit of a Chelsea side rebuilding momentum. The Blues have scored one goal in the first half in their last six trips to Anfiel...

First choice Tottenham foursome to return against Arsenal

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First choice Tottenham foursome to return against Arsenal Mauricio Pochettino is hoping that Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Harry Winks and Hugo Lloris are back available for the trip to Arsenal having all rejoined full training on Thursday.Victor Wanyama and Toby Alderweireld will not be fit enough to feature at the Emirates, however, with Eric Dier set to move b...

Assessing the crucial match-up when England host Brazil

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Assessing the crucial match-up when England host Brazil While England’s meeting with Brazil may be one of mismatches across the pitch given the amount of withdrawals from the former and sheer quality at Tite’s disposal, there is one match up that is very close indeed.In John Stones and Marquinhos, the respective managers boast two of the most...

Coping in Copenhagen: The in-form Danes Ireland must contain

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Coping in Copenhagen: The in-form Danes Ireland must contain Martin O’Neill takes his Republic of Ireland side to Copenhagen on Saturday with the familiar billing of being the underdogs in Copenhagen.It’s fair to say the Boys in Green won’t mind that one bit, though this weekend’s visitors need certainly be wary of a number of Denmark ...

Analysing Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s man of the match display vs Germany

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Analysing Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s man of the match display vs Germany While on the face of it England’s 0-0 stalemate with Germany may not live long in the memory, there’s no denying it was a success for Gareth Southgate and his bold squad selection in particular.When the news broke of the likely Three Lions starting line-up early on Friday few gave the ho...

Zaha and Ziyech key in Ivory Coast-Morocco World Cup shootout

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Zaha and Ziyech key in Ivory Coast-Morocco World Cup shootout Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The setting for the biggest World Cup qualifier in Africa this week as the winner takes all between the Elephants and Group C leaders Morocco.The visitors, led by Herve Renard - the man that steered the Ivory Coast to AFCON success just last year - know that a point would see t...