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Premier League: Liverpool Defend Well As Meireles Grabs A Winner

Liverpool look a reborn team as they defended well against Liverpool and won the game at Stamford Bridge behind a second half goal from Raul Meireles. It was mostly a cagey game with the game only opening up once LIverpool

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Premier League: Top Two Drop Points In Wild Day

It was a wild and goal filled day in the Premier League with the top two dropping points allowing City to make up ground in the title race. Manchester United ended their unbeaten run in the league falling 2-1 to

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Premier League: January Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here is the last installment of statistics where I look at the effectiveness in the Premier League. Possession Based Statistics Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Avg Def Avg Off Std Dev Def Std Dev Arsenal 1.1125 1.0024

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Premier League: Gameweek 26 I Know The Score

The Premier League is back in full swing before a FIFA date next week. The Chelsea vs. Liverpool game is the big game of the weekend but here is a look at all of the games from the weekend.

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Weekend Watch List: Good Weekend Match-Ups

It is Super Bowl weekend, but the weekend is full of top games from all across Europe with the big match in England headlining the weekend. Here is a look at the top 5 games from the weekend. Chelsea vs.

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A Closer Look At Liverpool’s New System

The ultimate question will be how the team incorporates Andy Carroll, but the team has undoubtedly been playing better under Kenny Dalglish. A lot of that seems to be a renewed spirit, but on the field, the brief re-energization and

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Premier League: Suarez Debut And City Draw

There were six games in the Premier League today with the highlights being Luis Suarez’s debut for Liverpool as well as a draw between Birmingham City and Manchester City. Tottenham also got a victory over Blackburn while Blackpool’s struggles continue

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Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea, And United All Get Wins

Three of the top teams were back in action following the crazy transfer deadline. None of Chelsea’s new stars were present as there contracts were finalized too late to be eligible. Tomorrow will provide an opportunity to see new signing

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Premier League: Gameweek 25 I Know The Score

The English teams had cup action this weekend followed by a crazy transfer deadline, but they return to league action with another round of games during the midweek. Here is a brief preview of the action.

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A Wild Finish For The Transfer Deadline

It was an active end to the transfer period with England especially busy with Chelsea picking up two players in Liverpool’s Fernando Torres (£50m) and Benfica’s David Luiz (£21m+Nemanja Matic). The other big transfer of the final day was Liverpool

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