And a happy new year to you, too. Weary and bleary-eyed (and that’s just the players) we stumble into the fourth full Premier League matchday in the space of just ten days, and the first of 2013. Three points will be crucial in the eyes of many managers seeing as the Prem ratrace gets put 

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Mathieu Debuchy’s seemingly imminent move from Lille will give Newcastle a timely boost after a stuttering first half of the season. With the defence leaking 11 goals in their last 2 games, it is clear that reinforcements are needed. The Frenchman is an attack minded full back but has impressive defensive skills. His performance against 

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Part of the reason that football in England is heralded as the best in the world is because of the unique atmosphere. The FA is threatening this. Their unwillingness to try something new and not just abide by the rules is wearing thin not just with me, but many others. There would be no question 

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On Boxing Day, Stoke City produced one of the performances of not just that day, but in my opinion the entire Premier League season, in order to come back from going behind after the best part of 90 seconds to defeat Liverpool 3-1 at a raucous Britannia Stadium. The Potters belied their somewhat harsh attribution as a 

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Looking for a brilliant bargain in the bank holiday sales? Then look no further than a little investment on Swansea to pick up all three points from the Madjeski Stadium against an increasingly doomed Reading side, reeling from seven Premier League defeats in a row, during which the Royals have conceded 18 goals. Whilst Brian McDermott and 

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At PowerTable, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to present football data to fans of the beautiful game. We have therefore come up with our English Premier League infographic which is a visual way of showing random data, stats and facts to do with the English football season so far. For instance, how 

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Right, we all have shopping to do, the weather’s atrocious, and you’re probably still recovering from that excuse of a ‘work Christmas party’, so let’s make this short, snappy and concise. Kind of. Congratulations to QPR for deciding last weekend to win a game the one week where I dont back them to win a 

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This wasn’t the most memorable Premier League weekend to date, although there were three matches that really caught my eye.   Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3 Brendan Rogers’ reign as Liverpool boss took another step backwards as Paul Lambert’s Villa took to Anfield. Lamert’s men didn’t enjoy the best opening to the 2012/13 season, although 

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I have always maintained belief in my pre-season prediction of Manchester United to win the Premier League, and the Red Devils took a sizable step towards regaining the top-flight crown from their despised neighbours with a dramatic last-minute victory at the Etihad last weekend, courtesy of a sublime deflected Robin van Persie free-kick. It was the third 

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It was goals galore in the Premier League this week, with some top-class football played over the weekend.   Top three games of the weekend-   Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3 Sunday saw the arrival of the much anticipated Manchester derby. Of course titles cannot be won in December, but it enables the winner 

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The January transfer window is seen by many managers as a bad time to do business, prices are often over-inflated, top players are usually ineligible for European competitions and there’s the potential difficulty of integrating them into a new team without the benefit of a pre-season. However, this season, possibly more than any other previous, 

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This week our resident Football Betting Tipster reviews the Everton v Tottenham Hotspur match. The battle for 4th place in the Premier League continues this weekend with a crucial clash on Merseyside between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. The race for Champions League qualification is as wide open as it’s ever been with just five points 

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On Saturday at the Emirates, Michu scored a late double to give Swansea all three points. It was also his tenth goal, an impressive tally considering his natural position is in midfield. At £2 million, he has to be up there with one of the best Premier League signings ever. On the same day, at 

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According to reports, Arsenal are plotting a January swoop for Newcastle striker Demba Ba. The Senegalese International has been an instant success since his arrival from West Ham and has a buy-out clause of just £7.5 million as Wenger is desperate to fill the void left by Robin Van Persie. Despite being strongly linked the 

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It’s been a brilliant weekend of football yet again, with plenty of goals and drama for us all to get excited about. QPR are slowly improving with the appointment of Harry Redknapp, who took charge after Mark Hughes was inadvertently shown the door. Clint Dempsey and Moussa Dembélé enjoyed a successful return to Craven Cottage, 

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Two sides heading seemingly in completely opposite directions as of late come face-to-face in the solitary (not-so) Super Sunday encounter at Carrow Road. Norwich have built up a seven-match unbeaten run in a highly assured manner and made their home ground somewhat of a fortress, losing just once all season and conceding the joint-second fewest 

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Tough luck, Ukraine. Harry Redknapp, in the end, turned down the big hryvnias in order to make a much-welcomed return to his natural habitat of the English top flight. It turns out that our beloved ‘Arry (or real Christian name Henry, as only his mother would call him) was hankering for a meatier challenge than 

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