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REPORT: Aston Villa 2, Fulham 0

This was a matchup of two teams that had been struggling to get points in the league since Christmas despite good success in their cup runs. Fulham had not played a home league game since December, but Aston Villa came

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Premier League Offensive/Defensive Efficiencies and Gameweek 21 I Know The Score

In soccer there is always a challenge to somehow use statistics to figure out how things are going. I decided to give it a try by looking at the possession numbers as well as the offense and defense efficiencies. I

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2009, The Year In Soccer: Best Games

The year is coming to a close and of course that means it is time for those end of the year lists. The first list I’ll have will be of the best games I saw this year. The requirements for

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My Thoughts On The Aston Villa-Liverpool Game

This game might be the result that turns it around for Liverpool. Fernando Torres scored a late goal in the 93rd minute to give Liverpool the 1-0 game after being outplayed by Aston Villa. It was not resounding domination by

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Boxing Day Diary Part 2

The second day of the Boxing Day fixtures are upon us. The first game I’ll be covering is Arsenal vs. Aston Villa. The second one will be Hull City hosting Manchester United. Aston Villa will be looking to complete the

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Aston Villa Game

Manchester United missed a great opportunity to tie Chelsea on top of the Premier League, while Aston Villa gave their campaign for a top four spot a great boost especially as Tottenham and Manchester City dropped points. Manchester United started

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Thoughts On Aston Villa-Chelsea game

The Premier League returned this weekend and the first game was a good matchup between Aston Villa and Chelsea. Chelsea historically has not had a good record at Villa Park and it continued in this game. Aston Villa was able

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