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Premiership Round-Up - Saturday, September 15
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool Liverpool's impressive start to the season continues with a fine win over Spurs. It's not been a fantastic week for the North London club, with captain Hugo Lloris convicted of drink driving and sentenced to a 20 month drinking ban and a £50,000 fine. Shortly after his conviction, he picked up a thigh injury which ruled him out of this weekend's fixture. In steps Michel Vorm, whose errors contributed to Liverpool's victory. Spurs were sloppy in possession, often giving the ball away. Lucas Moura missed a decent chance to put Spurs ahead before Wijnaldum and Firmino gave Liverpool a two-goal lead. Lamela pulled one back with a fine strike in injury time, but it was Jurgen Klopp's men who returned to Merseyside with all three points. Liverpool were touted pre-season as the most realistic challenger to Manchester City's dominance, and on the basis of this performance, it's not too hard to see why.
By Ben Crabbe7 years ago in Cleats
Is Romelu Lukaku as Good as Didier Drogba?
After 104 Premier League goals in 224 games, Romelu Lukaku equalled Didier Drogba's league goal haul. However, it took the Ivorian 30 games more, leaving them both with just less than 0.5 goals a game. The Ivorian has 54 league assists, whilst Lukaku has 35. These stats show that Drogba was a slightly better creator than Lukaku, but Lukaku's finishing is his slightly superior talent.
By Potential Punts8 years ago in Cleats
Liverpool off to Record Start!. Top Story - September 2018.
After wins against West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Leicester City, Liverpool are actually off to the best start they've ever had to a Premier League season, much to the shock to many football fans around the world. The 2018/2019 season got off to a flyer for Liverpool, with a 4-0 routing of West Ham, before being followed with a 2-0 away win at Selhurst Park. A 1-0 win at home against Brighton, thanks to a Mohammed Salah goal, proceeded the record-securing game, a 2-1 win against Leicester City.
By Potential Punts8 years ago in Cleats
The Rise of Eden Hazard
“With his flair and swagger Eden Hazard has been thrilling his supporters for some time now,” and rightly so. Eden’s flicks and tricks have led to him winning it all in England, with the biggest of them all, the Premier League, twice.
By Interesting Stories8 years ago in Cleats
The Takeaway: What We Learnt from the Premier League's Opening Weekend
Number one: The new boys are going to have to step it up. The three promoted sides had their first taste of Premier League action on Saturday. Wolves were able to pull out a 2–2 home draw against a ten-man Everton, but Cardiff and Fulham both suffered 2–0 defeats in their season openers.
By Will Luckett8 years ago in Cleats
A Complete Premier League Preview. Top Story - August 2018.
The 2017–2018 Premier League season was, well, boring. Manchester City had the league essentially won by Halloween, sapping the world's biggest league of a climactic title fight. Hopefully, this season will be different and City will only win the league by ten points.
By Nick Rackley8 years ago in Cleats
Lethal Liverpool Look to Be City's Biggest Title Challenge
Liverpool had an impressive season under Jürgen Klopp last time around, and only fell at the final hurdle in the Champions League. But Klopp has been savvy in strengthening the weakest areas of his squad with some intelligent signings. An injury-laden central midfield, combined with a lack of depth up front cost the Reds last season after a deep run in Europe left them exposed at home. And after Karius's unfortunate performance against Real Madrid, it was inevitable that his position at the club would become untenable.
By Will Luckett8 years ago in Cleats
Manchester Divided: Could the Third Season Curse Strike for Jose Again?
Manchester United are about to embark upon their third season of Premier League football under the leadership of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager has won the Prem three times, but notoriously has never managed a club past three seasons.
By Will Luckett8 years ago in Cleats
Southgate's Revolution
On the day of the World Cup final, the England national team returns home following an incredible run which took them to their first World Cup semi final since 1990. This tournament has seen a steady resurgence in popularity for the England team as Gareth Southgate and his young Lions recapture the hearts of a nation who had fallen out of love with their national team following a disastrous group stage exit at the last World Cup in Brazil, and an embarrassing 2-1 defeat to minnows Iceland in Euro 2016. But as the tournament draws to a close, the inevitable post-mortem of England's performance brings up some interesting points.
By Ben Crabbe8 years ago in Cleats
