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Saturday’s Tyne-Wear derby is possibly the game neither club really wanted
Stomachs are churning and nerves are jangling across the North East again, like they haven’t in the last seven years. This weekend sees the return of the Tyne-Wear derby for the first time since 2016, as Newcastle United travel to Sunderland in the FA Cup third round.
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What each of the ‘Big Six’ plus Aston Villa and Newcastle need in January
At the halfway point of the 2023/24 season, the Premier League table has taken shape. There is now a clear idea of the title challengers, the top four contenders and the strugglers. The January transfer window offers an opportunity for clubs to strengthen their squads for the second half of the campaign with speculation already swirling over the moves that could happen before the end of the month.
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Cole Palmer has been so good even Man City must be feeling regret
Nobody has scored more goals for Chelsea in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer. While the young attacking midfielder arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer as a player for the future, he has quickly become the Blues’ most reliable difference-maker in the present.
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Eddie Howe needs Newcastle’s results to improve
For the first time this season, frustration within the St James’ Park faithful was audible. Newcastle United’s fans booed their team at full time of Boxing Day’s 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, releasing the valve on disgruntlement built over a run of just one win from seven matches in all competitions.
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Hojlund needs consistent service from Man Utd teammates
The significance of Ramus Hojlund’s first Premier League goal was clear in the emotion across the Danish striker’s face. Not only did his opportunistic strike against Aston Villa give Manchester United a valuable comeback victory to ease the pressure on everyone at the club, it highlighted the sort of frontman the £72m summer signing could become.
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Moyes, despite his successes, still divides opinion at West Ham
It is a tale as old as time. Football fans, frustrated with aspects of the way their club is working or performing despite a good league position, call for change, only to be lambasted as ungrateful by the media and others looking in from the outside.
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Cooper’s legacy and what’s next for Forest
If you walk through Leeds city centre, you’ll see lasting evidence of Marcelo Bielsa’s impact on the club. There is a street named after him and a mural in his honour. His relationship with the supporters, having made the area his home for three and a half years, was immortalised.
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This is Guardiola’s most challenging season as Manchester City manager
Never before have Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City had so few points after 17 games of a Premier League than they do right now. Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace means Pep Guardiola’s team have won just one of their six league games with last season’s Treble winners now five points off Arsenal’s place at the top of the table.
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Nicolas Jackson could be the centre forward Chelsea have needed
It’s been a long time since Chelsea had a reliable goalscorer in the centre forward position. Diego Costa was the last number nine to truly settle in at Stamford Bridge with Romelu Lukaku, Alvaro Morata and Timo Werner all failing to make much of an impression in the time since.
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McGinn has become one of the best central midfielders in the Premier League
Aston Villa fans have long appreciated John McGinn. Until this season, the midfielder enjoyed a cult status at Villa Park where songs are sung about the Scotland international. Of late, though, McGinn’s reputation has swelled further.
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Pochettino, does he deserve more criticism?
In the least surprising twist of the season so far, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino finds himself under pressure at Stamford Bridge. There are two main reasons why; because his team currently reside in the bottom half of the Premier League, used to be in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.
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