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Manchester City 4, Chelsea 2: Tevez Has the Champions Mentality That Manchester City Need

After dropping out of the FA Cup and putting on one of the most boring performances of the season last weekend at Liverpool, Manchester City were considered unlikely to get a result against Chelsea, even though Chelsea had a long

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Carling Cup Preview And Gameweek 28 I Know The Score

It is finally getting to be the business end of the season and the first silverware of the year will be handed out this weekend in the Carling Cup where Aston Villa faces off against the holders Manchester United. Heading

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Manchester United 3, West Ham United 0: Could Anderson Play On The Left?

Manchester United closed the gap at the top to one point with a 3-0 win over West Ham United. West Ham were coming off two league wins, while Manchester United were looking to respond after a 3-1 loss to Everton

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Manchester City 0, Liverpool 0: Can Anyone Complete A Pass?

I am a bit ashamed to have put that as the top game of the weekend to watch because it was a stinker. Both teams were understandably cautious in their positioning but were inept when it came to attacking. Both

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Everton 3, Manchester United 1: Inspired Everton Subs And Rooney Has An Off Day

It was bound to happen to Wayne Rooney. He had such a terrific run but he finally had a game where he was disappointing. He wasn’t awful, but he also failed to contribute to the game. He had a one-on-one

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Is A Three Game Ban Too Harsh For A Reckless Tackle?

I was thinking about the recent red card to Nani which was justified, but I cannot help but think about how harsh the punishment was for such a challenge that did end up catching a lot of the ball. So

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The Title Race Takes Another Turn

Remember when Arsenal were out of the title race and Liverpool were a team on the rise? That was yesterday, but like this entire season everything changed again. Chelsea and United dropped points while Arsenal defeated Liverpool. Arsenal’s win pushes

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REPORT: Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0

Chelsea went back to the top of the Premier League table after beating Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal controlled long periods with their possession and did force Peter Cech into some fine saves, but two first half goals from

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REPORT: Liverpool 1, Everton 0

This game displayed the passion of the Premier League but also showed what can happen when a game gets a bit out of control. The game started off with some hard tackles but Javier Mascherano was the first to get

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REPORT: Manchester United 5, Portsmouth 0

There is not much to say about this game other than Portsmouth were extremely poor. They were slow and bickered amongst each other the entire game and on a performance like this it is hard to see how they can

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