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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

by el-admin - February 10, 2020 0711

1) Lloris quick to deliver emphatic reminder of his pedigree The debutant Steven Bergwijn will rightfully claim the headlines for Spurs but the contribution of Tottenham’s current third-longest serving player against Manchester City should not be forgotten. Hugo Lloris made one of the saves of the season to deny Sergio Agüero

Brighton v Watford: Premier League – live!

by el-admin - February 8, 2020 0694

Four places but just three points between Watford and Brighton. This is a must-win game for Mad King Nigel. Troy Deeney is a real football man. Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) Troy Deeney, man of the people ?#BHAWAT pic.twitter.com/OYmZjXzHCq February 8, 2020 What does those teams signify? For Brighton, Shane Duffy and Big Dan

The Dozen: Pickford flies and red skies – best Premier League photos

by el-admin - January 22, 2020 0601

Norwich City’s Alexander Tettey in action with Bournemouth’s Philip Billing. Bournemouth’s season is collapsing and the Cherries, beaten 1-0, are now marooned in the bottom three. Norwich remain last but are now just six points from safety. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters

The joy of the FA Cup: Osaze Urhoghide provides antidote to critics | Paul MacInnes

by el-admin - January 6, 2020 0664

The FA Cup third round has not been short of critics. Whether it be from managers, pundits or fans, whether the topic is team selection, match replays or (ironically enough) the absence of VAR, the venerable competition has been getting it in the neck. An antidote to this gloomy sentiment,

The Dozen: the weekend’s best Premier League photos

by el-admin - September 10, 2019 01015

West Ham were far too good for Norwich on Saturday, winning 2-0. They had the likes of Declan Rice, left, and Ryan Fredericks, right, flying into tackles like this across the park. Photograph: Ian Walton/Reuters Facebook Twitter Pinterest

Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 4: Brighton

by el-admin - July 30, 2019 04728

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 19th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 17th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 1,500-1 When the royal blue “El Capitan” mural on the side of Church Street, in the heart of Brighton’s North Laine, was

Premier League 2018-19 review: our predictions versus reality

by el-admin - June 17, 2019 0983

Manchester City: predicted 1st, finished 1st What we said: “Pep Guardiola’s talented side look well placed to become the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United did it in 2009.” What happened: Pep Guardiola’s talented side became the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester

Chris Hughton pays the price for Brighton’s lack of attacking quality | Nick Ames

by el-admin - May 14, 2019 0766

Chris Hughton has rarely been tempted to overplay his hand and, speaking to a small huddle of journalists at the end of December, he was at pains to make sure nobody else got ahead of themselves. Brighton had deservedly beaten Everton 1-0 and were 11 points clear of the relegation

Manchester City pip Liverpool to title with crushing win at Brighton

by el-admin - May 13, 2019 0826

In the end there was to be no denying Manchester City, no excruciating stress to endure as Brighton & Hove Albion repelled the barrage whipped up by the visitors on the south coast and no nail-biting finale as City strained for a winner while news filtered through of Liverpool’s ascendancy

Xhaka happy to host Brighton but rues repeat of Arsenal’s tricky travels

by el-admin - May 4, 2019May 5, 2019 0761

If there had not been such a strange discrepancy between Arsenal’s home and away performances this season, there would be no pressure on them to beat Brighton at the Emirates on Sunday and, more dauntingly, Burnley at Turf Moor next weekend. They would already be assured of a place in