The best currently uncapped England XI
Tom Heaton England are two injuries away from a Championship keeper being named in their starting XI. But take nothing away from Tom Heaton, who has been Burnley’s first-choice for four seasons, during...
View ArticleBournemouth 0-4 Manchester City: Kevin sent
Manchester City won for only the second time in seven Premier League games with a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth. Fernando opened the scoring for the visitors, before the returning Kevin de Bruyne and...
View ArticlePremier League winners and losers
Winners Leicester City’s defence…again There really isn’t anything else to say. We can only shout the plaudits at a louder volume than before. This is happening. ‘Leicester’s first 50 league games...
View ArticleThe Premier League’s top ten misfiring forwards
As a follow-up to last week’s piece on the best conversion rates in the Premier League this season, WhoScored.com are looking at the most wasteful players in front of goal. The following is a rundown...
View ArticleThe Premier League’s nine worst No. 9s
It’s invariably described as an ‘iconic’ shirt but almost half the Premier League has given it to a chump this season… Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) ‘Newboy Sinclair handed iconic Villa shirt’ read...
View ArticleHowe dismisses Shearer’s ‘holiday’ jibe
Eddie Howe has dismissed Alan Shearer’s accusation that Bournemouth’s players are already on holiday. Bournemouth were beaten 4-0 at home last weekend, with Manchester City romping to victory,...
View ArticleAston Villa 1-2 Bournemouth: Not down yet
Aston Villa were granted a stay of execution as their relegation from the Barclays Premier League was delayed – despite a wretched 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth. Steve Cook and Josh King gave the...
View ArticlePremier League winners and losers
Winners Jamie Vardy Every time you doubt Vardy, back he comes to make you look bloody foolish. After six games without a goal and three first-half chances spurned in particularly awkward fashion, Vardy...
View ArticleBournemouth: Forget fairytales, this is non-fiction
I am not a romantic; the more I hear about fairytales, magic and ‘heartwarming stories’, the more I yearn for the opposite to happen. I was desperate for Liverpool not to win the title three years ago...
View ArticleBournemouth 1-2 Liverpool: Experimental? Pah
Liverpool made ten changes to their starting line-up but still beat Bournemouth 2-1 on Sunday. Roberto Firmino was the sole survivor from the Reds’ dramatic Europa League victory over Borussia Dortmund...
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