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Swansea 0 Deportivo 0 – Five Things We Learned Ahead Of Chelsea

One defensive place up for grabs For me Garry used yesterday to decide whether it would be Neil Taylor or Franck Tabanou who starts against Chelsea. He gave both players 45 minutes and both would have given him something to think about. Taylor was good defensively and got in a…
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 8:55

Still No Decision On Michu Future

It was a perfect start to a Premier League career that for twelve months looked like it had very few equals as he fired the goals that saw the Swans get a top half Premier League finish and the Capital One Cup into the equation as well. But it all…
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 8:00

Could Chelsea Play Two Up Front?

Mourinho has won three Premier League titles with Chelsea using what he believes is a tried and tested formation but having secured the signature of Radamel Falcao, Mourinho admits that he could make a change this time around. Chelsea have signed the player who they courted a few years ago…
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 8:00

Liverpool Win, Manchester City Lose

Stuttgart 4 Manchester City 2 Manchester Cityรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs pre-season programme ended in defeat against Stuttgart despite a late rally at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The Swabians unpicked Cityรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs defence four times in the first half – three times within one dizzying seven-minute spell รขโ‚ฌโ€œ to the delight of most of the 40,122…
Saturday, 1 August 2015, 22:49

Aston Villa, Bournemouth & Crystal Palace Draw – Everton Are Beaten

Nottingham Forest 3 Aston Villa 3 Scott Sinclair bagged a stunning hat-trick as Villa rounded off their pre-season programme with a draw against Nottingham Forest. Sinclair made a strong claim for a starting spot in next Saturday’s Barclays Premier League opener at Bournemouth by netting a terrific treble after Dexter…
Saturday, 1 August 2015, 22:36