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An 18-year-old who has played at two major international tournaments and the division’s top clearance maker from last season also feature A tricky, exciting, quick and versatile midfielder, Azeez has proven himself in the Championship with Millwall over the pa...
The British transfer record was equalled and one club signed no fewer than 18 players in another hectic summer Bringing in Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa was a strong start to the window but could Arsenal’s failure to sign a marquee attacker c...
The managers may have changed but the result stays the same. For the fourth successive trip to this part of west London, Crystal Palace returned over the river with a win as Pierre Sage got his reign off the mark in dramatic style. Their hero was Ben Chilwell,...
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Enzo Fernández started for Manchester City after Nico O’Reilly’s back injury during the warm-up and sparkled, showing why the club paid a British-record-equalling £125m for the midfielder. The winner came courtesy of Erling Haaland’s 300th goal in club footbal...
It’s never dull in Hull, as the saying goes in these parts, and after just three games the Premier League is proving to be quite some ride for Hull City supporters. Having embarrassed Manchester United here on the opening day and won at Coventry last weekend, ...
Denser fixture schedules demand dynamic squad rotation, intense counter-pressing traps, and data-driven fatigue management.