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Top 10 market value decreases in the Premier League after January window

Vincent Van Genechten

The winter transfer window has been over for some time now. Not many big names changed teams during January, but considering the Premier League has crossed beyond the halfway point of the season, players’ market values have been given a serious update. Not many football websites keep up with it like Transfermarkt does, so we’re using their adjustments to look at the 10 biggest market value decreases in the Premier League. Check the top 10 market value increases here! The player who received the biggest decrease in the English top-flight is Radamel…

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Chelsea vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Guus Hiddink continues his search for a first home Premier League victory since returning to Chelsea when the Londoners come up against relegation battlers Newcastle United in Saturday’s late kick-off. The Dutchman has overseen four draws at Stamford Bridge so far, the latest of which coming thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Diego Costa which denied Manchester United victory last weekend. It was a game where the balance of power shifted from side to side, with United dominating the territory in the first half hour and forcing numerous corner…

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Diego Costa breaks nose: “We’ll be a Zorro team”

Vincent Van Genechten

Chelsea striker Diego Costa is expected to be fit to play in a mask against Newcastle on Saturday after breaking his nose in training on Thursday, according to The Telegraph. The striker was injured in a clash of heads with 18-year-old Canadian youth-team defender Fikayo Tomori, who had been promoted to the senior squad for the remainder of the season to cover for the loss of Kurt Zouma to an ACL injury. The Spaniard will join Gary Cahill, Nemanja Matic and Cesar Azpilicueta in sporting facial protection this season, with the likes of Cesc…

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Price per goal revealed for every Premier League team

Vincent Van Genechten

The Premier League and its ticket prices, it’s been a hot topic recently, with Liverpool fans protesting a 30 per cent rise and eventually getting the Reds’ management to reverse the decision. Now, Eurosport has revealed the ticket price per goal for all 20 Premier League clubs. Like in the standings, Leicester City lead the way, with fans of the Foxes having effectively paid only £7.76 for every goal they have witnessed. There have been 34 goals scored at the King Power Stadium in a dozen matches so far, 21 by Leicester. West…

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Manchester United’s established midfielder tipped to leave the club in summer

Vyom Chaudhary

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick could be on his way out of the club in the summer. The 34-year old’s current deal with United is set to expire in the summer, and he has been given no indication that he will be offered a contract extension. The Times are reporting that Newcastle United are interested in signing the experienced midfielder, and other Premier League clubs could soon join the foray. The report further claims that the former Tottenham man is happy to wait and see if he still figures in…

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Premier League could be set for record amount of ACL injuries

Vincent Van Genechten

Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma is out for six months after damaging his knee during the Blues’ encounter with Manchester United, making the defender the ninth Premier League player with an ACL injury this season. According to The Daily Mail, ACL injuries are on the rise, which is one of the most devastating (knee) injuries in the world of football, even in the world of sports. Zouma joined Bournemouth’s trio of Callum Wilson, Tyrone Mings, and Max Gradel, Liverpool’s duo of Joe Gomez and Danny Ings, Newcastle’s Tim Krul, West Ham’s Carl Jenkinson,…

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Newcastle vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Currently two points adrift of safety, Newcastle United will be hoping to boost their Premier League survival hopes with a win over West Bromwich Albion, whose fears will increase should they lose on Tyneside. There have been some positive signs coming from Newcastle in recent weeks both in terms of their efforts on the pitch and their dealings during the January transfer window, but they took something of a step back in midweek as they suffered an eventually heavy defeat away to Everton. While it was only two late penalties…

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What would happen to the Premier League table if only goals from English players counted?

Vincent Van Genechten

It’s a hypothetical question that will never become a reality, but still it’s fun to know. What would happen to the Premier League table if only goals from English players counted? For starters, Tottenham would jump to the lead, collecting an impressive 52 points, seven more than they have now, sitting in third place. The Spurs would also have conceded just two goals in 24 matches, not losing once. Leicester City would drop from first to second place, as they would lose three points (50 tot 47). Still, the Foxes…

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Everton vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Everton will be determined to win for the first time in six league games and ensure they do the double over strugglers Newcastle United when the two sides meet on Merseyside on Wednesday. A straightforward success over League Two side Carlisle United will be what Everton hope can be the launchpad to an improved run of results, with a poor recent defensive record having seriously undermined their obvious attacking flair. It came after they suffered a huge sense of injustice in losing to Manchester City on aggregate in the semi-finals of…

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Newcastle were biggest spenders during the winter transfer window

Vincent Van Genechten
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Newcastle were the biggest spenders during the winter transfer window, with all Premier League clubs spending a total of £186.4 million in January, according to The Daily Mail. The Magpies brought Jonjo Shelvey, Andros Townsend and Henri Saivet to St. James’ Park, spending a total of £28.5m on those three players, while also landing Seydou Doumbia on loan from Italian giants AS Roma. Two other clubs topped the £20m spending limit and that were Watford and Norwich, with both spending £26.1m. The Hornets bought Abdoulaye Doucoure from Rennes for £8m and Adalberto Penaranda for…

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Top five Premier League transfers from the deadline day

Vyom Chaudhary

Top clubs stayed away from the transfer market on the last day of the transfer window. However, some significant movements still happened on the day. Now that the transfer window is over, we will take a look at the top five signings from the transfer deadline day! 5. Mathieu Debuchy – (Arsenal to Bordeaux on loan) Manchester United tried to get the Arsenal man on loan on the last day of the transfer window. However, their approach was turned down by the Gunners and the France international ended up joining Ligue…

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Newcastle sign striker and still interested in Baggies star

David Nugent

Relegation-threatened Newcastle have added to their attacking options by signing Senegalese striker Seydou Doumbia on-loan for the rest of the season from Serie A club Roma, according to the BBC. The Magpies are also reportedly looking into signing West Brom striker Saido Berahino. The 28-year-old made his name in European football at Russian giants CSKA Moscow, scoring a very creditable 66 goals in 108 league appearances for CSKA. Doumbia only moved to Italy in the winter transfer window in 2015, but failed to settle in the eternal city. The Magpies…

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Premier League clubs smash spending record

Vincent Van Genechten
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Transfer spending by Premier League clubs this season has surpassed the £1 billion mark for the first time, according to Deloitte. Deloitte estimates that £130 million has been spent so far in the January transfer window, which takes the total sum for the season beyond £1 billion for the first time in football history, beating the record £965m that was spent during the 2014/2015 season. Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: “We’ve seen Premier League clubs again use the January window to invest significantly in playing…

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This stat proves some Premier League star goal scorers are not ‘complete strikers’

Vincent Van Genechten

If a football player wants to be called a star striker, he has to be able to score at any time, anywhere and against any opposition. One way to test this is how many goals a forward has scored at home and away. Some Premier League top scorers can be branded as ‘complete strikers’, as they balance their goals, while others only work their magic primarily in one place. It’s striking the three leading top scorers in the Premier League are all balanced once. Leicester’s Jamie Vardy has scored 16 goals in total,…

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Study reveals Arsenal will win the Premier League

Vincent Van Genechten

Arsenal are going to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004, that is if you believe a computer. American company Stats simulated each of the remaining league matches 10,000 times in order to predict the final standings, as reported by the Sun. The Gunners came out on top with a predicted 74.8 points and a 45.3 per cent chance of taking home their first Premier League crown in 12 years, just ahead of Manchester City, with the Citizens finishing with an estimated 74.1 points and a title winning chance of 42.3 percent.…

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Newcastle star’s father forced through his son’s move to Belgium in most unusual fashion

Vincent Van Genechten

Aleksandar Mitrovic’s father is alleged to have forced through his son’s move to Anderlecht in most unusual fashion, threatening to bomb Partizan Belgrade if they blocked his son’s transfer, according to Goal. It was the club’s former captain Albert Nadj, who worked for the club as a co-ordinator in transfer deals until recently, who broke the news The Newcastle striker spent six years in Partizan’s youth academy before moving to Teleoptik, where he spent his first season as a professional in the 2011-2012 season. Mitrovic returned to Partizan, scoring 15 goals in…

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Top five rants from Premier League managers

Vyom Chaudhary

Football management is a high-pressure job. And in football, pressure can bring out the worst in anyone. Even the likes of Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez! Watch our list of top five rants from Premier League managers. 5) Joe Kinnear (Newcastle United): The former Newcastle manager blurted out 52 swear words in five minutes during the 2008-09 season. Now that will take some beating. 4) Ian Hollaway (Blackpool) This one was one of the funniest press conferences by a football manager. Hollaway went on a rant about FIFA, UEFA, Sepp Blatter…

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Watford vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Watford will be intent on ending their run of four consecutive defeats with a win at home to struggling Newcastle United, who ended their own winless streak last time out. Quique Flores has entered his first difficult period as Watford boss in recent weeks, where the only success has come against Saturday’s opponents in the FA Cup third round. They have the ability and the character to return to form, but until they do there will be a little concern about the potential for a slide down the Premier League table, particularly if…

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Premier League dominates highest earning club rankings but fails to take top spot

Vincent Van Genechten

It’s the time of the year for the 2016 Deloitte Football Money League and again Real Madrid lead the way, despite the Premier League clubs dominating the top 30, as reported by Goal. The Football Money League details the 2014/15 season and measures a club’s earnings from matchday revenue, broadcast rights and commercial sources, ranking them on that basis. Spanish giants Real Madrid retained their first place for the 11th year in a row, having generated £439 million last season (up from £418m). They are followed by La Liga rivals FC…

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Newcastle vs West Ham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Resurgent West Ham United will be after their fourth consecutive win in all competitions when they travel to the North East to take on Newcastle United, whose losing streak came to an end last time out. Although it was not enough to lift them out of the bottom three, the epic 3-3 draw at home to Manchester United on Tuesday provided plenty of cause for optimism for everybody at Newcastle. They showed determination, character and fighting spirit to come back from a two-goal deficit instigated by a harsh penalty award, and…

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Aston Villa in talks with former Premier League goal getter

Vincent Van Genechten

Aston Villa can use all the points they need and have been in talks with former Premier League goal getter Obafemi Martins to make a return from the MLS, according to The Sun. The Nigerian striker revealed talks between him and The Villans. The 31-year-old claims that he has received an interesting offer to join Villa. The report also claims that an approach was made four weeks ago with Villa looking to sign him on loan. Villa have endured an atricious season, sitting in 20th and last place in the table with…

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Newcastle vs Man Utd – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be determined to avoid a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat as they host Manchester United in a fixture where they have not so much as scored in just over four years. Each of the recent setbacks suffered by Steve McClaren’s men have been by a single goal margin, and had they taken some very presentable scoring chances they would likely have emerged with some points to show for their considerable efforts. It was quite remarkable how they came away with nothing from their opening game of 2016…

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Jermaine Jenas’ latest announcement left the football world in shock

Vyom Chaudhary

Remember Jermaine Jenas? Well, he has finally announced his retirement from football. It has been almost two years since the former England international last played professional football, and today he officially conceded defeat in his struggle against the troublesome knee injury. The 32-year-old last played for QPR and ruptured his cruciate ligament during a training session in April 2014. He started his career at Nottingham Forest and played for the likes of Newcastle United and Tottenham before finally landing with the Rangers. “I have officially retired. I tried my best…

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Arsenal vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Beginning the New Year as leaders of the Premier League on goal difference, Arsenal will remain there if they can win at home to struggling Newcastle United for the fifth season in succession. The performance had a few nervy aspects, but on the whole the Gunners responded to their Boxing Day hammering at Southampton in ideal fashion with a fairly comfortable win against Bournemouth. After Gabriel Paulista had scored his first goal for the club to give them a the lead, it was left to the wonderfully in-form Mesut Ozil to wrap…

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West Brom vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be hoping to bounce back from the bitter disappointment of their Boxing Day loss by collecting all three points away to West Bromwich Albion, who will be intent on avoiding a third straight defeat. This has turned into a very important game for the Baggies, who are now only three points above the drop zone with their opponents lying in the final relegation spot as things stand, so there will be some concern around if they were to lose this one. They came away very frustrated on…

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