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Tosin Adarabioyo: Can Fulham Keep Hold of their Defensive Star?
From winning the EFL Championship in 2021/22 to impressing in their return to the top-flight to reaching the EFL Cup semifinals for the first time in club history, it has certainly been a memorable spell at Fulham for Tosin Adarabioyo. However, that chapter may be coming to an end sooner rather than later, with the…
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Lucas Paqueta: West Ham’s Brilliant Brazilian Playmaker
It was only about a month ago when national media really stood up and took notice of just how important Lucas Paqueta had become to this West Ham team. It wasn’t because of a single Paqueta performance that stood out; in fact, he’s been playing at an incredible level all season, but instead, it was…
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Anthony Gordon Is Letting His Football Do the Talking at Newcastle
There’s a bite of arrogance to Anthony Gordon’s play that wrangles the British media in just the right way. Dele Alli had it and lost it amidst his frenzied rise to stardom. You have to play the game, and Gordon has been treading the tightrope his whole career. From diving to deserting, Gordon’s never…
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John McGinn: Aston Villa’s Atypical Technician
John McGinn’s competition is fierce – but there is a chance that he is the world’s most underappreciated footballer, a feat made even more remarkable by his Premier League status and talismanic form for Scotland. Usually, truly ‘underrated’ players are based outside of the ‘major leagues’ in Europe. They are dominant domestically and productive…
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Joao Pedro: Brighton’s Latest Masterstroke in Recruitment
If there’s one thing that Brighton Hove & Albion have become renowned for since ending a 35-year absence from the top-flight in 2017, it’s their ability to pinpoint hidden gems worldwide and develop them into technically efficient, productive, and eye-catching forces. It is a tactic that has generated wonderful free-flowing football and inexplicable profit. …
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Luton Escape With a Point in Crucial Relegation Six-pointer at Burnley
BTL’s Abu Yasin delivers the match report live from Turf Moor as Luton Town escape by the skin of their teeth with a 1-1 draw that had the taste of a victory. Another day, another VAR controversy. In a crucial six-pointer between relegation candidates Burnley and Luton, it looked like Burnley was going to…
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Dominic Solanke: The Cherries’ Cherry on Top in Attack
“My conscience tells me that if, for example, [Lewis] Baker, [Izzy] Brown, and [Dominic] Solanke are not national team players in a few years, I should blame myself. They are part of a process the club started without me. “At this moment, we have players who will be Chelsea players. And when they become Chelsea…
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Emerson Palmieri: West Ham’s Serial Winner in Defence
This time last year, West Ham travelled to Arsenal. Winless since October, the Hammers took a surprise lead before the hosts sparked into life in the second-half with goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah. 33-year-old Aaron Cresswell was run ragged in a devastating 15-minute spell, whilst Emerson Palmieri, a summer arrival from Chelsea,…
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Ibrahima Konaté: Liverpool’s French Colossus in Defense
After missing out on top four last season, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have returned with a vengeance. The Reds topped their Europa League group with 12 points from six matches, and they sit atop the Premier League table with 45 points from 20, three above Aston Villa, five above Manchester City (who have a game in…
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The Renaissance of Hwang Hee-chan at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aptly nicknamed “Hwangso,” the bull, Hwang Hee-chan has seen nothing but red in front of goal this season. The South Korean only scored 8 goals and 2 assists in his first 57 Premier League appearances but he has already surpassed that tally this season with 10 goals and 3 assists in 20 — only Mohamed…