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Palace’s long break will have given Viera time to reflect
By the time Crystal Palace take to the field against Chelsea this weekend, a month will have passed since their last game. Their scheduled meeting with Manchester United on September 11 was called off following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, while a train strike put paid to the game against Brighton & Hove Albion six days later.
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6 players with fading England World Cup hopes
The last England squad before the World Cup had few surprises with Gareth Southgate mainly sticking to a similar set of players he has used regularly over recent years. Some fans wanted change after a disappointing run of winless fixtures in the Nations League this summer culminated in the low point of the Southgate era, a 4-0 home loss to Hungary.
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Moyes and Rodgers deserve more faith and time
The Premier League is an unforgiving workplace for managers with pressure growing on both Brendan Rodgers and David Moyes after Leicester and West Ham made poor starts to 2022-23. Leicester are rock bottom of the table having failed to win any of their seven Premier League games so far, losing 6-2 at Tottenham to go into the international break with a single point.
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A look at the final Nations league games
The group stage of the 2022/23 Nations League will reach a conclusion in the next few days, with four places in the Finals up for grabs and some European heavyweights looking to avoid ignominious relegations.
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Marcus Rashford is back in form, but he’s still not the centre forward Man Utd need
In scoring three times in just six appearances for Manchester United this season, Marcus Rashford is just one goal away from matching his tally for the whole of last season. This in itself says a lot about how the 24-year-old has rediscovered his groove after a difficult 12 months which had many questioning his future at Old Trafford.
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Chelsea FC: Vision 2030 is a statement of where Blues are in new era
Chelsea are not a club renowned for their long-term planning. Even in the post-Roman Abramovich era, the club continue to make what appear to be fairly rash decisions, such as signing Pierre-Emerck Aubameyang and then sacking Thomas Tuchel with almost the same breath.
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Is VAR working?
Football fans are again questioning the use of VAR after a terrible weekend of decisions in the Premier League, which saw big calls go the wrong way in a series of matches. Some supporters have never taken to the use of the video technology in the game but with controversy in several matches over a couple of days it is fair to say VAR reached a new nadir.
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Sandown Place 6 preview | September 14th
13.50 – Whatton Manor Stud Handicap – 5f PHOENIX STAR is on a losing run at the moment but his dead-heat victory over C&D in a class 3 last year is some of the best form on offer and he’s astonishingly 14Ib lower now.
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What now for Billy Gilmour?
Spare a thought for Billy Gilmour. Once heralded as one of Chelsea’s brightest youth prospects, the Scot seemed to be developing at the right time at Stamford Bridge. His emergence was timed perfectly, just as the club were learning, through the adversity of a transfer ban, to embrace their academy.
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Wolverhampton Place 6 Betting preview | 13th September
17.25 – Download The At The Races App Handicap – 1m POINT LOUISE has won over C&D off a much higher mark than today’s, which was in fact the last time she was seen at the course and, having been thereabouts in her last two starts, she has to be considered a major player in this race.
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