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La Liga’s Relegation Battle: Who Will Survive?

With just ten games to go in La Liga, we see a tightly contested relegation zone, with just four points separating the bottom five teams. It’s looking like it’s going to go down to the wire, and may well be decided on the final day of the season on July 19th. Espanyol’s first game since the intermission saw them record a convincing 2-0 win over Deportivo Alaves, in which the home side thoroughly dominated proceedings with 70% of the possession and 13 chances created. This particular result coul
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Who will survive in the Bundesliga?

As the Bundesliga season draws to a close, we see a tightly contested relegation zone. With Paderborn’s relegation all but confirmed, there are two relegation spots left, one being automatic relegation and the other being a playoff place. In this article, we will provide analysis of each team in the mix and evaluate their chances of survival. Currently 17th place with 25 points, Werder Bremen are favorites for automatic relegation. Werder Bremen have a dreadful goalscoring record, with just
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The Race For Europa - Who Will Finish Sixth In The Bundesliga?

With just five games left in the Bundesliga season, there is fierce competition for the Europa League places, and five teams will be looking to secure one of those final continental qualification spots. With Hertha Berlin and Schalke experiencing contrasting form, there could be a few surprises in store between now and the end of the season, with the following clubs joining the pair in that race for 6th. Sixth-place Wolfsburg are firm favourites to claim this seasons last Europa League place.

The return of the Bundesliga – who will win the title? – Back Page Football

May 16 saw the Bundesliga season return after two months out due to the coronavirus lockdown. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and even Borussia Monchengladbach are all in the mix for the title. In this article we will analyse each team and assess the likelihood they will lift the trophy in June. The current reigning champions, Bayern Munich, are favourites to win the Bundesliga this season, the current odds are 2/9 from Betway. his would be Bayern Munich’s eighth successive Bunde
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Can Leicester break the top 6 deadlock this season?

After setting the record for the biggest away win in the Premier league on Friday night, its fair to say Leicester have had their plaudits, subsequent to an incredible start to the season under Brendan Rodgers. Rodgers arrived in the East Midlands in February this year, after a tremendous spell at Celtic, leading the Bhoys in green to an undefeated season in his first year, and trebles in both his first two seasons. Its fair to say Rodgers transformed Celtic into the powerhouse of Scotland. Bre
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Cardiff City v Fulham, match report, player ratings and more

Cardiff failed to retain their 100% home record in the championship so far, as the Bluebirds were incapable of utilising the numerical advantage. Fulham started superbly, retaining the majority of the ball and dominating proceedings. After 20 minutes, Cardiff came into the game but were inadequate to test Marcus Bettinelli in the Fulham goal. Against the run of play, Cardiff took the lead with a left footed shot from Josh Murphy from the left side of the box in the bottom right corner. However
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Trouble for the Terriers?

​Huddersfield stumbled to a 2-0 defeat at home to Reading on Saturday, the Terriers showed little quality infront of goal and had no clearcut chances. Is this the beginning of worrying times for Huddersfield? Despite a displeasing performance, the Terriers showed improvement on last Tuesdays visit to Cardiff. Huddersfield enjoyed the majority of the possession in the first half, however the Royals adapted to this as they sat back and absorbed the pressure. The lack of chances and the lack of
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Huddersfield Town v Reading Preview

Reading travel to Huddersfield after a 1-1 draw with promotion candidates West Brom. Last Sunday saw Reading put three past Cardiff as they eased to victory. The same can’t be said for Huddersfield Town though, as they are yet to register a win. The recently relegated team most recently fell to a late 2-1 defeat in South Wales on Tuesday night. Is there trouble for The Terriers? Huddersfield will be looking to end a woeful run of form, which sees the West Yorkshire side not recording a win sinc
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A big question mark over Paul Pogba’s future

Since arriving for a substantial fee of $90m in 2016, its fair to say, Paul Pogba hasn’t lived up to expectations and has consistently created disputes for Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. While Paul Pogba has produced moments of magic in a Manchester United Shirt, the Frenchman has gained a considerable amount of media attention with rumours linking Pogba with a move to Real Madrid. When arriving in Manchester, Pogba was the most expensive signing in the world. The Frenchman was undoub
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What has gone wrong at Bolton?

As many people will already know , it has been a disastrous 12 months at the Macron stadium. Its been just over seven years since Bolton were relegated from the premier league , furthermore eleven years since we saw Bolton in the Europa league. Bolton loved life when Edwin Davies was chairman , Edwin was chairman of Bolton for 13 years spanning from 2003 to 2016. Davies sold the club to Ken Anderson in 2016. Anderson has lead the club into a whole host of complications , Bolton were forced into
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Huddersfield Town , Worst kit ever?

Earlier today Huddersfield Town have released what has been labelled a “Joke of a kit” , while some fans suspect this was a PR Stunt by Paddy Power , the Terriers have worn the shirt in tonights pre season friendly against Rochdale. We see Huddersfield retain the Blue and white stripes , nonetheless the Terriers have gone with a retro style badge in the centre of the shirt. While the new kit was released on all social media platforms from Huddersfield Town , Terriers fans were still adamant th
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Leyton Orient on their way back?

After a dreadful few seasons Leyton Orient dropped out of the football league , just 5 seasons ago Orient were finishing in the play off places in League One. However the O’s are back on the up currently 1st in with a game in hand. Will we see Leyton Orient back in the football league next season? Francesco Becchetti bought Leyton Orient in 2014 for 4 million. Orient had just lost the League One play off final to Rotherham. Despite the damaging defeat the Leyton Orient board expected that this
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3 potential replacements to succeed Darren Moore

Subsequently a discouraging draw to Ipswich Darren Moore has been sacked. The Englishman was appointed as head coach in May 2018 after a remarkable end to the season despite West Brom’s relegation. The Baggies have played glamorous football at times this season averaging 1.9 goals per game. A considerable amount of West Brom fans have deemed the sacking harsh , however others have argued that their home form has been less than impressive. Here are 3 potential replacements that could succeed Darr
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What has gone wrong at Stoke City this season?

Approaching the end of the season with just 10 games to go , Stoke City are in an unthinkable position. The Potters were predicted to finish first at the beginning of the season by many pundits. Stoke who were relegated from the premier league last season have an exceptional team for the championship , key players such as Jack Butland , Ryan Shawcross , Bruno Martins Indi , Joe Allen and Sam Vokes. The Stoke City supporters are noticeably unhappy about the clubs performance in the league , why a
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The 127th Second City Derby: Birmingham City v Aston Villa Preview

This Sunday lunchtime sees the second city derby take place between Birmingham City and Aston Villa, arguably one of the biggest derbies in England. Their encounter earlier this season at Villa park was a 4-2 victory for Aston Villa. The two midlands clubs are both in the mix for a play off spot and Sundays game could be a pivotal match in both clubs season. Birmingham City will be looking to end a scandalous run against Aston Villa not recording a league win against the villains since 2005. La
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Can Wolves break into the top 6 in the next three seasons?

Wolverhampton Wanderers are undoubtedly having a fantastic season currently sitting 7th in the premier league , will we see them push even further and challenge for the top 6? Wolves have been a team to watch ever since the Fosun takeover in July 2016. The Wanderers have been very active in the transfer market over the past couple of seasons with the signing of key players such as Ruben Neves , Adama Traore , Rui Patricio , Diogo Jota and powerhouse central defender Wily Boly. Spending over 100