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Crystal Palace are in talks with Christian Benteke over a new contract as they seek to ensure their record signing does not depart on a free transfer next summer. Benteke, one of the club’s highest earners having joined for £27m from…
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1) Ljungberg’s promotion reaping instant rewards for Arsenal The inclusion of Joe Willock and Reiss Nelson against Burnley a week after they became the first pair of teenagers to start a Premier League game for Arsenal since Paolo…
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The smell of fresh paint and the warmth of the August sun hinted at exciting new beginnings but there was also a lot that seemed reassuringly familiar about Sheffield United as they hosted Premier League football for the first time in…
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8.24am EDT08:24 Funnily enough, the Shamen perpetrated one of my linguistic hates, in Ebeneezer Goode. This verse is an absolute bazzer ... except for the bit where “mischievous” becomes “mischievious”. “You can see that he’s…
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Sheffield United’s first home game in the Premier League for 12 years is bound to be an evocative occasion. While locals would like nothing better than to see local hero Billy Sharp score the winning goal, they will also be mindful of…
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When José Mourinho called Frank de Boer “the worst manager in the history of the Premier League”, the Dutchman’s ego remained intact. De Boer is a realist. Zero points and zero goals from four league games before his September 2017…
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1) Howe keeping his options open Eddie Howe has a quality problem when it comes to goalkeepers. In the end it was the 21-year-old Aaron Ramsdale, who has been capped at youth level by England and shone in League One with AFC Wimbledon…
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Mauricio Pochettino is right about the transfer window deadline; it makes no sense to be three weeks out of step with the rest of Europe. Given the way Romelu Lukaku has just left Manchester United in the lurch, basically forcing…
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It was 104 days ago that these teams played out a drab stalemate here but that must still feel like a lifetime ago for Wilfried Zaha. After a fractious week when he was sent home from training after Crystal Palace refused to sell him to…
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Roy Hodgson is planning to utilise Wilfried Zaha against Everton in some capacity on Saturday despite admitting the Ivory Coast forward “is not jubilant” at the prospect of facing the club who tried to sign him. Repeated attempts to…
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