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Leicester vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

It will be an intriguing night at the King Power Stadium as Leicester City aim to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League against Newcastle United, who have recruited Rafael Benitez to lead them to safety. Having looked on as the North London derby ended favourably in a draw, there was an expectation on Leicester that they would take full advantage by winning at Watford and they did not disappoint as Riyad Mahrez’ fine shot from the edge of the penalty area proved to be enough…

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Rafa Benitez’ record says Newcastle should be able to save their season

Vincent Van Genechten

Newcastle United have hired Rafa Benitez as their new coach. The Magpies sacked Steve McClaren on Friday and appointed the former Real Madrid boss the same day. The club have struggled all season long and, after 28 matches, are sitting in 19th place with just 24 points, meaning they are in great danger to relegate to The Championship. They also have the second-worst goal difference (-25), with only Aston Villa behind them. Therefore, Newcastle’s management took the gable to sack McLaren and appoint the much experienced Benitez to save their season, as…

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Newcastle vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be after a much-needed third successive home win as they look to haul themselves out of the drop zone, but may have their work cut out against a Bournemouth side that has travelled well of late. This game marks the beginning of a vital run of fixtures which may play a major part in deciding the Magpies’ fate this season, as meetings with fellow relegation battlers Sunderland and Norwich City lie ahead following a trip to leaders Leicester City. They will be hoping to make the most…

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Stoke vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Stoke City will be after their third consecutive victory when they face a struggling Newcastle United side that has won just two away games all season. The home side are currently lying in eighth place in the Premier League and heading for another sound finish under Mark Hughes, and they managed it despite only playing at a level somewhere close to their best in fits and starts this season, which underlines the quality waiting to be unleashed at the Britannia Stadium. A case in point came on Saturday, where they…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Newcastle vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

After seeing their unbeaten run come to an end last weekend, Everton will be looking to bounce back with a win away to a Newcastle United side which has taken seven points from the last nine available. Having gained highly impressive victories against Liverpool and Tottenham, the hosts will have been a little frustrated at not overcoming bottom club Aston Villa in their most recent outing, particularly as had they done so it would have widened the gap between themselves and the drop zone to four points. It was not the…

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Newcastle vs Aston Villa – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Now playing with renewed confidence, Newcastle United will be looking to secure a third straight win when they host an Aston Villa team for whom any points at all would come as a major bonus at present. After upsetting the odds to deservedly get the better of Liverpool through a Georginio Wijnaldum double, the Magpies went into their game at Tottenham last weekend initially with the intention of playing a containing game. It was a system that worked for 40 minutes until they were undone by a set-piece, but once…

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Tottenham vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Tottenham have the chance to extend their club record unbeaten run in the Premier League to 15 games when they come up against a Newcastle United side which has won on its last two visits to White Hart Lane. Despite taking the lead, coming away with victory last weekend away to West Bromwich Albion proved to be beyond Tottenham and so turned out to be a missed opportunity to close the gap on the top four, of whom two dropped points. But the manner of their goal in the West…

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Newcastle vs Liverpool – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Liverpool will be aiming to continue their scintillating away form when they head to the North East to take on Newcastle United, whose defence has not exactly been the most watertight in the Premier League this season. The odds are firmly stacked against the hosts, who find themselves continuing to struggle at the wrong end of the table and are only kept off the bottom by the ineptitude of Aston Villa. Last time out they were taken apart by Crystal Palace despite taking a 10th minute lead, with a frail back four…

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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Crystal Palace and Newcastle United will both be plotting a recovery from bitterly disappointing defeats last weekend when they meet at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon. Despite having an array of attacking talent at his disposal, Palace boss Alan Pardew – who takes on his former employers here – will surely be becoming increasingly concerned with the team’s home form, which has seen them claim just two victories from seven outings on their own turf this season. Just to add to their misery, struggling Sunderland came to South London on…

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Newcastle vs Leicester – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Having climbed out of the bottom three, Newcastle United will be aiming to put together a strong run of form, but here they face the challenge of coming up against a Leicester City side that is just one point off the top of the Premier League. They barely ventured out of their own half, but the Magpies were able to claim a vital win over fellow strugglers Bournemouth before the international break thanks to Ayoze Perez’s goal. The Spaniard’s toe-poke came from one of their rare attacks, as they hardly…

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Bournemouth vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be aiming to escape the Premier League’s bottom three at the expense of Bournemouth by continuing the Cherries’ losing streak when they meet in Saturday’s early kick-off. The home side have lost all four of their matches in all competitions since the last international break and now lie just one place above the drop zone and a single point ahead of their opponents, so this is a critical encounter. They have struggled to compete against quality opposition in recent weeks, and although they showed some signs of…

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