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Premier League Ins And Outs

... Livermore is a positive signing but hardly a transformative one. Paul Doyle. In Jake Livermore Hull City £10 m; Marc Wilson Bournemouth loan. Out Saido Berahino Stoke City £12 m; Callum Mc Manaman Sheffield Wednesday loan; Craig Gardner Birmingham City loan; Tyler Roberts Shrewsbury Town loan; Andre Wright Yeovil Town loan; Tahvon Campbell Notts County loan. West Ham United. The window was dominated by the Dimitri Payet saga, with the unsettled French midfielder finally getting his move back to Marseille when a £25 m fee was agreed for him on Sunday. Robert Snodgrass has arrived from Hull City to fill the creative void left by Payet’s departure, while Angelo Ogbonna’s knee injury necessitated a move for the Southampton centre-back José Fonte. But interest in the Brentford striker Scott Hogan waned and West Ham have still not resolved their weakness at right-back. Jacob Steinberg. In Robert Snodgrass Hull ...

Why Moussa Dembele Will End Up In The Premier League Even If He Doesn't Join Chelsea

... them a platform then selling them on. It worked for Fraser Forster, Victor Wanyama and Virgil van Dijk, and Dembele would be the most spectacular example it. Chelsea eye £44 m swoop for Celtic pair, Saints close in on Gabbiadini. Even though Dembele moved to Celtic last summer, there was never any doubt to those who know him best that he would end up in the Premier League. He has always made brave and far-sighted career decisions, not least when he left Paris Saint-Germain for the Fulham academy at the age of 16. Plenty of players leave Europe for English academies but few turn themselves into reliable first-team players within three years, especially in an environment as testing as the bad end of the Championship. It was there that Dembele showed off the pace and poise that there had been glimpses of in Fuham’s youth teams and in the FA Youth Cup. He also showed an absolute desperation to get to the top that does not characterise every young striker in English football. ...

31 January 2017

... inside to predictably little avail. Liverpool are in dire need of a fresh midfielder and a proper centre-forward. Good luck in the summer, Jurgen old boy. For those keen on arbitrary connections, tonight is David Luiz's 100 th Premier League appearance. Kellyanne Conway on the Liverpool Twitter tonight. Lovely from Hazard, drawing three attackers inside his own half, flicking the ball away from them, and setting Chelsea away. Nothing comes of the attack, but the away side are in decent control now. Luiz is back up and the corner comes over - it's a good one,flat towards the near post, where everyone misses it and so, then does Courtois. The ball then takes a ricochet or two, before Costa lamps it clear. A full-stop speaks a thousand words. Raking cross into the box has Azpilicueta stretching to head behind, but before the corner happens Luiz goes down and receives treatment on what looks like his right knee and hamstring. Costa and Matip are ...

F365's Ten Worst Buys Of The Premier League Season

... season than Bony, to whom Stoke are paying £100,000 a week: Steve Cook, Jose Holebas, Gareth Barry, David Luiz, Scott Dann, Michael Dawson. Scratch that, there now follows a list of Stoke players with more shots on target in the Premier League this season than Bony, to whom Stoke are paying £100,000 a week: Joe Allen, Jonathan Walters, Marko Arnautovic, Xherdan Shaqiri, Peter Crouch, Charlie Adam, Ryan Shawcross. 9) Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace). It looked so bloody right. Townsend had improved his reputation in a failing Newcastle side, demonstrating that he could flourish away from Tottenham. A move back to the Premier League was deemed vital to improve his England chances, and Crystal Palace was the perfect fit. Yannick Bolasie was leaving, Christian Benteke had arrived and Townsend got a move back to London. Townsend is included on this list not because he has been awful, but because we’ve been so disappointed. One assist and one goal in 17 starts, but more worrying is that the winger has taken 40 shots and created only 24 chances. The Townsend who was so bloody frustrating at Tottenham has returned. 8) John ...

David Moyes's Side Frustrate Spurs To Move Off Bottom Of Premier League

... another year. Tottenham have been in superb form, muscling their way up the table, like body builders pushing their way through a crowd to get to the front of a concert. Weaker teams have been brushed aside and the disappointment of a failed Champions League campaign in the autumn, replaced by thoughts of silverware in mid-winter. Most of Tottenham's efforts were from distance Credit: PA. With one defeat – away at Manchester United on December 11 th – in their last 13 games, they remain in ominous form, but given Sunderland had not won since before Christmas, they needed to win on Wearside. Spurs have the talent to land the big prizes, they have ability to compete with the best in England, but do they have the mentality to pull it all together? Should this season end, as the last did, with a sense of deflation, as their pursuit of Leicester City fizzled out meekly when pressure and fatigue drained them in the spring, Tottenham will be dismissed as nearly men again. There have been other clubs like them in the Premier League era -  Newcastle United ...

Late Costa Penalty Miss Costs Premier League Leaders Points

... its dynamic scoring touch, Liverpool threatened and came back from a goal down to earn a point. Chelsea's David Luiz opened the scoring with a brilliant free kick in the first half that caught Mignolet off guard. As Liverpool were setting up to defend a cross, David Luiz hits a stunning free-kick off of the inside of the post. 1-0. #CFC __link__/Vb W 0 co VPf M. — Chelsea GIFs (@Chelsea GIFs) January 31, 2017. Georginio Wijnaldum then scored for Liverpool early in the second half with a header to bring things level. 32 flags: Georginio Wijnaldum goal: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea NBC Sport. Premier League Soccer. __link__/3 f 8 rf 2 u TBy __link__/tp G 798 X 7 i T. — Fan Sports Clips (@Fan Sports Clips) January 31, 2017. Both teams went back and forth the rest of the match in an open contest, and it looked as if Chelsea would get all three points ...

Hosts' Title Challenge Looks To Be Over After Shock Defeat At The Emirates

... the corner, Olivier Giroud deflected Miguel Britos’s fierce angled drive. There was another chance, a snap-shot from Daryl Janmaat, set up by Deeney, beaten away by Cech. Arsene Wenger was not on the touchline during the frustrating performance. At half-time the boos rang out. Theo Walcott, scorer of a hat-trick against Southampton in the FA Cup last weekend, started on the bench but went through his paces during the break. He came on - Giroud was replaced – and his first involvement was to flash a low shot wide and then went even closer, forcing a fine block from goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, when teed up by Mesut Ozil. Still he should have scored and it was Arsenal’s first solid opportunity. There was then a second with Sanchez backheeling into Alex Iwobi’s path only for Gomes to shoot out a hand and save his low effort. The siege was on. Arsenal, finally, had some momentum and ...

Sam Allardyce Blasts Premier League Scheduling On Deadline Day

... Lineups and Stats. "Our job is hard enough but to make it even harder than it already is, I really don't accept. "I think there should be some sensibility about the way they pick the fixtures but yet again they will probably ignore us like they do all the time and just carry on in their own way.". He added: "[Milivojevic] is going to bring great ability in both feet, really good passer. "He loves the sitting midfielder role and along with his ability, he will hopefully be as good as he can very quickly. "There is no guarantee but I am looking forward to working with him.". Allardyce joined the Eagles in December following the departure of Alan Pardew but had failed to win any of his opening five league matches. Second-half goals from Scott Dann and Christian Benteke were enough to secure the visitors the three points at the Vitality Stadium, with the result keeping them two points behind 17 th-placed Swansea. Sam Allardyce is not impressed with the Premier League schedule: 'Our job is hard enough!'. Allardyce said: "I think that win has been a long time coming for me. I think our work and efforts on and off the field are what our recovery is all about ...

Premier League Clubs Net January Profit

... earlier snapped up another midfielder, Ashley Westwood, from Aston Villa. Southampton bolstered their attacking options by bringing in Gabbiadini, 25, while Crystal Palace secured Liverpool centre-back Mamadou Sakho on loan and signed Serbia midfielder Luka Milivojevic from Greek side Olympiakos. Swansea City signed Aston Villa forward Jordan Ayew in a swap deal that saw Wales defender Neil Taylor go the other way. Several mooted moves did not go through on a relatively low-key day, with Celtic keeper Craig Gordon and striker Moussa Dembele staying with the Scottish champions despite reported interest from Chelsea. Sunderland, thwarted in their attempts to sign forward Leonardo Ulloa from Premier League champions Leicester City, had a bid of about £12 m rejected by Southampton for forward Jay Rodriguez. Dembele tweeted a photo of Leonardo Di ...