Swansea and Middlesbrough’s hunt for Premier League safety brought the two sides face-to-face at the Liberty Stadium and ended in a dull 0-0. On paper, this was the expected result of the game with 17th placed Swansea having the worst defensive record in the league and 19th placed Middlesbrough having …
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Málaga CF 0-2 Atlético de Madrid Lineups: Málaga CF: Kameni; Rosales, Llorente R., Luis H., Torres; Camacho, Rodríguez; Keko, Fornals, Juankar; Sandro. (4-2-3-1) Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Savić, Lucas, Luis; Thomas, Gabi, Saúl, Koke; Griezmann, Torres. (4-4-2) Atlético de Madrid arrived to La Rosaleda with the mission of extending their …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Man City tie Liverpool, Arsenal Fall to West Brom
Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1 Sergio Agüero (69′) James Milner (51′ PEN) Recap This match-up of two top-four teams lived up to the hype, providing everything from great saves and passes to penalties and late-game drama. Ultimately, City was able to pull out a draw at the Etihad Stadium after …
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UD Las Palmas 1-0 Villarreal CF Lineups: UD Las Palmas: Lizoain; Simón, Bigas, Lemos, Castellano; Goméz, Mesa, García; Viera, Boateng, Tana. (4-3-3) Villarreal CF: Fernández; Mario, Musacchio, Ruiz, Costa; Dos Santos, Trigueros, Bruno, Castillejo; Soriano, Sansone. (4-4-2) Round 28 started on Friday with an attractive game between UD Las Palmas and Villarreal …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Liverpool Survive Scare from Burnley, Hull Beat Swansea in Relegation Battle
Liverpool 2, Burnley 1 Goals Georginio Wijnaldum (45’+1′) Emre Can (61′) Ashley Barnes (7′) Recap Liverpool survived an early goal from Burnley by coming back with two goals in 16 minutes of play to take all three points at Anfield and solidify their fourth place standing. The day started off …
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SD Eibar 1-4 Real Madrid Lineups: SD Eibar: Yoel; Capa, Mauro, Ramis, Luna; García, Escalante; León, Adrian, Peña; Enrich. (4-2-3-1) Real Madrid: Navas; Danilo, Ramos, Pepe, Nacho; Modrić, Casemiro, Rodríguez; Vázquez, Benzema, Asensio. (4-3-3) It has been a rough couple of weeks for Real Madrid. In just three games, they have allowed …
Read More »Liverpool Beat Arsenal, Move to Third
Liverpool emerged as comfortable 3-1 winners against Arsenal on Saturday. Goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Giorgino Wijnaldum helped the Reds to victory while the Gunners scored a consolation goal through Danny Welbeck. Lineups: Danny Welbeck picked up his first Premier League start of the season while Alexis Sanchez …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Leicester Win in First Game without Ranieri, Chelsea Stay Top
Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1 Jamie Vardy (28′, 60′) Danny Drinkwater (39′) Philippe Coutinho (68′) Recap Leicester City scored their first league goal of 2017 and earned a win in their first match since firing ex-manager Claudio Ranieri in a shocking 3-1 win at home over Liverpool. Jamie Vardy spearheaded …
Read More »Sevilla Win; Leicester Grab Away Goal
(All stats, figures and graphs have been taken from whoscored.com) Goals from Pablo Sarabia and Angel Correa helped Sevilla to victory, but an away goal from Jamie Vardy, his first ever goal in the Champions League, means that there’s still hope for Leicester in the Round of 16. The result …
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Real Madrid 2-0 RCD Espanyol Lineups: Real Madrid: Casilla; Carvajal, Pepe, Varane, Nacho; Kovačić, Kroos, Isco; Vázquez, Morata, Ronaldo. (4-3-3) RCD Espanyol: Lopez; Reyes, Lopez, Duarte, Aaron; Fuego, Diop; Reyes, Jurado, Piatti; Gerard. (4-2-3-1) After a solid 3-1 victory in Uefa Champions League against SSC Napoli during the week, Real Madrid …
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