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Premier League: Relegation Battle Heats Up

There are only two rounds of games left and the battle at the bottom is heating up. Here is a look at the teams still in the fight. Aston Villa (42 pts) (at Arsenal, vs. Liverpool) Villa only need a

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Manchester United 2, Wigan 0: Two Red Cards End Wigan’s Threat

Manchester United have struggled this season, but with this win, they now find themselves tied for top of the Premier League. They got 2-0 victory with goals from Patrice Evra and Javier Hernandez. Evra’s goal came right before halftime which

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Premier League Week 3: Things We Learned

The top teams got displayed their class today as Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United got victories. Chelsea defeated Stoke City 2-0, while Arsenal got a good 2-1 victory over Blackburn. Manchester United finished the day off with a 3-0 win

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2010-11 Premier League Preview: Part 4

Here is my look at the last five teams in the Premier League including Tottenham, who will hope to embark on a run in the UEFA Champions League after putting in all the work.

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Premier League Season Recap, Part IV

Here is the final part of my Premier League season recap. In this part, I will look at Sunderland, Tottenham, West Ham, Wigan, and Wolverhampton. Sunderland (13th, 44 pts) Looking Back: Sunderland would have hoped for a better finish based

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English Premier League: Chelsea Wallop Wigan To Capture Title

There was little drama in the title race as Chelsea demolished Wigan 8-0. Nicolas Anelka scored in the sixth minute, although the set up for the goal looked offside, but the game was put to rest in the 32nd minute

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Weekend Watch List: Title Chases Across Europe

The European club seasons are winding down as the German and English leagues come to an end this weekend. Italy and Spain enter their second to last rounds so the title chases are definitely heating up especially in Spain. Here

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End Of Season Awards And Gameweek 38 I Know The Score

Heading into the final weekend of the Premier League season, it is time to take a look back at the season as a whole and hand out my own awards. It has been an exciting season as the title race

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Daily Round-up: Chelsea Are Held By Hull City, FA Cup Replays, and Keane’s Debut

Chelsea could not capitalize on their game in hand and have now had two unimpressive performances against Hull and Burnley in the past week. I can’t help but think that maybe they were looking ahead to the Arsenal game this

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Wigan Game

This game is a bit old as it happened last Wednesday but I did not get to see it due to technical difficulties with Setanta until today. This was a nice match to watch after the debacle that was the

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