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English Premier League sets unwanted record.

Getting a managerial role in the Premier League is easy but staying in the dugout is a more serious task.

An unwanted record has been set for the most sackings in a Premier League season. A total of 12 coaches have now lost their jobs in an English Premier league season with Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers and Chelsea’s Graham Potter becoming the latest casualties. Below is a list of managers who have been relieved of their jobs this campaign period.

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Scott Parker – Bournemouth  (August 30)

Thomas Tuchel – Chelsea (September 7)

Bruno Lage – Wolverhampton Wanderers (October 2)

Steven Gerrard – Aston Villa (October 20)

Ralph Hasenhuttl – Southampton (November 6)

Frank Lampard – Everton (January 23)

Jesse Marsch – Leeds (February 6)

Nathan Jones – Southampton (February 12)

Patrick Vieira – Crystal Palace (March 17)

Antonio Conte – Tottenham (March 26)

Brendan Rodgers – Leicester – (April 2)

Graham Potter – Chelsea – (April 2)

 

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Predict Arsenal Vs Newcastle Match And Win N1000 Airtime

Hi guys, it’s another predict and win segment on the blog. Today, to win N1000 airtime all you need to do is predict the score line of the match between Arsenal Vs Newcastle coming up today by 12:45 pm.

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Manchester United have to score, Chelsea must improve and other things from the weekend.



1. WRONG CALLS BY REFEREES HAVE TO STOP: Errors are part of life and are generally inevitable. However, certain profession gives room for little or no error(s) due to the consequence or fallout from any error. Refereeing is one of those professions. A game can be won, lost or drawn due to bad calls and as such, a lot of effort has been channeled into reducing to bearest minimum or possibly eliminating the margin of error in officiating. The English FA must pay rapt attention and react swiftly to the growing spate of wrong offside calls in the league. 
Bournemouth lost a point and Manchester United lost two to wrong offside calls. Tendering an apology or punishing erring match officials will do nothing or little to fix the damage because the last time I checked, the three points Benteke’s “wrongly allowed goal” earned Liverpool still stands and Manchester United got just a single point from their game against Newcastle despite Rooney’s legit goal that was again wrongly disallowed.

These things may look insignificant or ‘little’ now but later on in hindsight, it may turn out to be the reason why a team fail to survive or win the title. This is the EPL, a league where every point, every goal counts.


2. CHELSEA’S PROBLEMS ARE FAR FROM OVER: Chelsea finally grabbed their first win of the season and scores goals aplenty but their problems are far from over as the awful defending and uninspiring play still remains. The 3-2 win against West Brom brings their total number of conceded goals to SEVEN with just three games into the season. A clear show of porous and poor defending – which is something Mourinho is very critical of.
John Terry continues to show his lack of pace and on top of that, committed a foul that reminds everyone of when Arsenal used to have Djourou at the heart of their defence, Ivanovic continues his woeful performance on the right where he is consistently turned inside out by anyone called a winger and Zouma looks like a ticking bomb with his perpetual lack of focus and unwise decisions in crucial areas. Cesar Azpilicueta remains the only defender that has put in a decent performance over the course of three games.
In the middle, the combination of Matic and Fabregas no longer yields desired result with Fabregas doing more to assist the opponents than his own team by regularly giving away possession and misplacing passes. The attack looks sharper with the inclusion of Pedro – who has hit the ground running but all the loopholes in the midfield and defence must be fixed if Chelsea are nurturing any dream of winning laurels this season.
Lastly, a free tip for Chelsea’s marketing team – Ivanovic will do well as Vine’s brand ambassador. He contributes more videos than anyone these days.

3. MANCHESTER CITY ARE THE TEAM TO BEAT: Maximum 9 points from three games played, 8 goals scored and none conceded – Manchester City are on a roll and they would take some stopping.  With a much improved opposition in Everton (due respect to West Brom and Chelsea), Manchester City showed that their emphatic wins have more to do with their immense quality and tenacity than the level or quality of opposition.

A sturdy defence led by Kompany, a very creative and dominating midfield with Silva at the helms of affairs and a lethal strike force led by Sergio Aguero plus a very rich bench thanks to good signings, City are already looking like the team to beat.

4. MANCHESTER UNITED NEED TO SCORE: While the blue side of Manchester is bright and noisy from the shout of goals and victories, the other side isn’t all that good. Manchester United are still unable to score goals despite dominating games and overwhelming opponents.
Wayne Rooney is not finding the striking role easy and with every game, he increases the worry that Manchester United may need to look elsewhere for a striker. Newcastle’s barren draw is United’s third league game and they have only managed 2 goals – an own goal and deflected shot.
100 percent ball possession and passes completed does not win games, goals is what does. Manchester United will have to start scoring soon or find themselves in real trouble.
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Adeshina Peter 
You can follow him on Twitter via @shina_pitta
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Three things from the EPL weekend games

Matches, goals, victories and defeats, here are three things I picked up from the English Premier League over the weekend.

1. MANCHESTER CITY MEAN BUSINESS: Manuel Pelligrinni’s side had a disappointing run last season given their stand as the defending champions and the pedigree of players they paraded. Their failings in Europe was very much still obvious and they failed to pick points in the league when it mattered. All of these contributed to them losing out in the title race and having an all round underwhelming season. 
Going into the new season, Pelligrinni promised some reshuffling and resurgence, and indeed, it appears he meant every word. Manchester city have been very active in the transfer market; laying off unwanted players in order to free up space and lighten financial burden and also making credible additions. Prominently, they have snapped up Fabian Delph from Aston Villa and Raheem Sterling from Liverpool. In the midst of these, they have also managed to keep their key players.

All of these show seriousness and clear mindset of set goals and objectives. 
So far, Manchester city have gotten maximum 6points from two games, scoring 6 and conceding none. They are defending well, scoring freely and offering a pleasant style of play. 
Yesterday’s bashing of the defending champions, Chelsea, is a big statement! City are in town and they are taking no prisoners!


2. MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE A PROBLEM SCORING GOALS: A slim 1nil win over Tottenham courtesy of an own goal from Kyle Walker in the opening game and another victory in similar fashion against Aston Villa (courtesy of Janujaz’s strike) has opened a new and genuine concern at Manchester United – scoring goals. 
Sergio Romero looks solid in goal which makes De Gea’s absence largely unfelt, the defence is rock solid (Matteo Darmian is a beast!!) and the midfield looks sorted although the style of play has not fully established but the primary problem is upfront which is where victory is affirmed or denied. Memphis Depay is yet to replicate the kind of feat that attracted the club to him and Rooney is also yet to find his feet. 
6points from two games and two clean sheets may look good on paper, however, it must be considered that they are yet to face a stiff opponent (due respect to Spurs and villa) and an own goal doesn’t happen in every game. This is a league where title race goes down to the wire and something ‘little’ like the goal difference may end up determining who goes home with the trophy.


3. CHELSEA NEED TO SPEND: Weeks into the transfer window, Chelsea’s odd silence was surprising to me given the club’s penchant for spending. Jose Mourinho must have thought that he has enough players to prosecute the entire season but results are however proving him wrong. Very wrong. 

The embarrassing defeat yesterday at the Etihad affirms the initial fears that majority of the players are jaded, uninspired and tired. Worse still, the bench isn’t exactly filled with options. Good options. 
Half fit first choice striker who fights more than he scores these days, creative but not so solid midfield, overplayed and slow defence – All of these are definitely not features of a team that wants to be crowned champions of the EPL or a team that intends to take anything out of the season. 
Chelsea’s consistency has been replaced with poor performance and lack of will. The defeat against Arsenal in the community shield, 2all draw against Swansea and the drubbing against city are clear indicators. 
Mourinho might need to stop talking (nonsense) and bring out the cheque book while there is still time because games are not won in a press conference, they are won on the field with players. Good, inspired and well rested players.


Adeshina Peter. 

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Arsenal start on a dull note, suffer shocking 2-0 home defeat

Arsenal Fc began their league campaign on a poor note as they suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat to West Ham at the Emirates earlier today.
Errors from their biggest summer signing,  Petr Cech prevented the team from having a flying start anticipated by fans and several pundits.
Cech was caught out when West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate headed in a first-half free kick and then Mauro Zarate slotted home a second on the break after 57 minutes to leave Gunners boss Arsene Wenger facing more questions about the direction of his side.
West Ham started with 16-year-old Reece Oxford in midfield, and he put in a mature display at the back.
Wenger was forced to use Alexis Sanchez a surprise substitute but he could not inspire the Gunners back into the game.
The defeat leaves Arsenal in the last position on the log and some fans are already showing concerns regarding the intent of the club to charge for the league title.
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Nathaniel Clyne tips Liverpool for EPL title

Liverpool’s new signing Nathaniel Clyne has tipped Liverpool for the EPL title citing the new addition and quality of the team as the rationale behind it. Liverpool finished sixth last season despite splashing the cash on a number of players in a bid to improve the quality of the team. Last season’s disappointing performance came on the heel of an impressive second-place finish the season before it and many has questioned the readiness of the club to go all the way.
But England international full-back Clyne, who moved from Southampton to Anfield for £12.5 million during the off-season, believes the Merseyside club can end their 25-year drought for league success this term.

“Two seasons ago, Liverpool were pushing and nearly won the league, so we’re not too far away and with the additions to the team this year, we are looking to push on again,” Clyne said.

“Hopefully we can push for the title this season.

“You can see with the team and the quality that we have got that we can have a special season.”
Liverpool begin their Premier League campaign at Stoke City on Sunday, having lost 6-1 at the Britannia Stadium on the final day of the 2014-15 campaign.
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None of your favourite EPL players made the Top 10 fastest players in the Premier League list.

All your favourite EPL players, in short, no player from the top EPL teams made EA Sports’ Top 10 list of the fastest Premier League players. Trust me, the list looks strange, stranger is seeing Everton’s Phil Jagielka sitting on top. His top speed is 35.99 km/h. My darlings; Raheem Sterling and Eden Hazard are nowhere close 🙁

Top 10‎ fastest players in the Premier League list.

1 Phil Jagielka (Everton) – 35.99 km/h

2 Ritchie de Laet (Leicester City) – 35.94 km/h
3 Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace) – 35.91 km/h
4 Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) – 35.82 km/h
5 Connor Wickham (Sunderland) – 35.80 km/h
6 Mohamed Diame (Hull City) – 35.68 km/h
7 Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) – 35.54 km/h
8 Nathan Dyer (Swansea) – 35.53 km/h
9 Craig Gardner (West Brom) – 35.49 km/h
10 Joey O’Brien (West Ham) – 35.46 km/h
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7 Goals in 4 Games! Unstoppable Diego Costa is named EPL player of the month of August (Photo)

7 Goals in 4 Games, Chelsea striker Diego Costa is unstoppable right now. The Spain forward edged out his team-mate Cesc Fabregas, Swansea City duo Nathan Dyer and Gylfi Sigurdsson and Aston Villa’s Andreas Weimann to become the Premier League’s Player of the Month of August.

The 25 year-old who moved to Stamford Bridge from Atletico Madrid this summer scored four goals in three matches at the start of the season, then he registered his first hattrick for Chelsea today in The Blues’ game against Swansea. Swansea coach, Garry Monk was named Manager of the Month.

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English Premier League (EPL) fixtures for 2014/2015 season

Yaaaay! English Premier League games return to our TV screens this weekend. The transfer windows have been quite busy in the past few months; players have been bought, sold and loaned, squads strengthened, fans are ecstatic and players/clubs are warming up for another scintillating season. Below are the fixtures for 2014/2015 season for 38 weeks. EPL opens with Arsenal Vs Crystal Palace this Saturday August 15,2014 and ends on 24th May 2015.
(1) 16 August 2014
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Burnley v Chelsea
Leicester City v Everton
Liverpool v Southampton
Manchester United v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Manchester City
QPR v Hull City
Stoke City v Aston Villa
West Brom v Sunderland
West Ham v Tottenham
(2) 23 August 2014
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Chelsea v Leicester City
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
Everton v Arsenal
Hull City v Stoke City
Manchester City v Liverpool
Southampton v West Brom
Sunderland v Manchester United
Swansea City v Burnley
Tottenham v QPR
(3) 30 August 2014
Aston Villa v Hull City
Burnley v Manchester United
Everton v Chelsea
Leicester City v Arsenal
Manchester City v Stoke City
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace
QPR v Sunderland
Swansea City v West Brom
Tottenham v Liverpool
West Ham United v Southampton
(4) 13 September 2014
Arsenal v Manchester City
Chelsea v Swansea City
Crystal Palace v Burnley
Hull City v West Ham United
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Manchester United v QPR
Southampton v Newcastle United
Stoke City v Leicester City
Sunderland v Tottenham
West Brom v Everton
(5) 20 September 2014
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Burnley v Sunderland
Everton v Crystal Palace
Leicester City v Manchester United
Manchester City v Chelsea
Newcastle United v Hull City
QPR v Stoke City
Swansea City v Southampton
Tottenham v West Brom
West Ham United v Liverpool
(6) 27 September 2014
Arsenal v Tottenham
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Leicester City
Hull City v Manchester City
Liverpool v Everton
Manchester United v West Ham United
Southampton v QPR
Stoke City v Newcastle United
Sunderland v Swansea City
West Brom v Burnley
(7) 04 October 2014
Aston Villa v Manchester City
Chelsea v Arsenal
Hull City v Crystal Palace
Leicester City v Burnley
Liverpool v West Brom
Manchester United v Everton
Sunderland v Stoke City
Swansea City v Newcastle United
Tottenham v Southampton
West Ham United v QPR
(8) 18 October 2014
Arsenal v Hull City
Burnley v West Ham United
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Everton v Aston Villa
Manchester City v Tottenham
Newcastle United v Leicester City
QPR v Liverpool
Southampton v Sunderland
Stoke City v Swansea City
West Brom v Manchester United
(9) 25 October 2014
Burnley v Everton
Liverpool v Hull City
Manchester United v Chelsea
QPR v Aston Villa
Southampton v Stoke City
Sunderland v Arsenal
Swansea City v Leicester City
Tottenham v Newcastle United
West Bromv Crystal Palace
West Ham United v Manchester City
(10) 01 November 2014
Arsenal v Burnley
Aston Villa v Tottenham
Chelsea v QPR
Crystal Palace v Sunderland
Everton v Swansea City
Hull City v Southampton
Leicester City v West Brom
Manchester City v Manchester United
Newcastle United v Liverpool
Stoke City v West Ham United
(11) 08 November 2014
Burnley v Hull City
Liverpool v Chelsea
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
QPR v Manchester City
Southampton v Leicester City
Sunderland v Everton
Swansea City v Arsenal
Tottenham v Stoke City
West Brom v Newcastle United
West Ham United v Aston Villa
(12) 22 November 2014
Arsenal v Manchester United
Aston Villa v Southampton
Chelsea v West Brom
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Everton v West Ham United
Hull City v Tottenham
Leicester City v Sunderland
Manchester City v Swansea City
Newcastle United v QPR
Stoke City v Burnley
(13) 29 November 2014
Burnley v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Stoke City
Manchester United v Hull City
QPR v Leicester City
Southampton v Manchester City
Sunderland v Chelsea
Swansea City v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Everton
West Brom v Arsenal
West Ham United v Newcastle United
(14) 02 December 2014
Arsenal v Southampton
Burnley v Newcastle United
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Leicester City v Liverpool
Manchester United v Stoke City
Swansea City v QPR
West Brom v West Ham United
Chelsea v Tottenham
Everton v Hull City
Sunderland v Manchester City
(15) 06 December 2014
Aston Villa v Leicester City
Hull City v West Brom
Liverpool v Sunderland
Manchester City v Everton
Newcastle United v Chelsea
QPR v Burnley
Southampton v Manchester United
Stoke City v Arsenal
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
West Ham United v Swansea City
(16) 13 December 2014
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Burnley v Southampton
Chelsea v Hull City
Crystal Palace v Stoke City
Everton v QPR
Leicester City v Manchester City
Manchester United v Liverpool
Sunderland v West Ham United
Swansea City v Tottenham
West Brom v Aston Villa
(17) 20 December 2014
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Hull City v Swansea City
Liverpool v Arsenal
Manchester City v Crystal Palace
Newcastle United v Sunderland
QPR v West Brom
Southampton v Everton
Stoke City v Chelsea
Tottenhamv Burnley
West Ham United v Leicester City
(18) 26 December 2014
Arsenal v QPR
Burnley v Liverpool
Chelsea v West Ham United
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Everton v Stoke City
Leicester City v Tottenham
Manchester United v Newcastle United
Sunderland v Hull City
Swansea City v Aston Villa
West Brom v Manchester City
(19) 28 December 2014
Aston Villa v Sunderland
Hull City v Leicester City
Liverpool v Swansea City
Manchester City v Burnley
Newcastle United v Everton
QPE v Crystal Palace
Southampton v Chelsea
Stoke City v West Brom
Tottenham v Manchester United
West Ham United v Arsenal
(20) 01 January 2015
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Hull City v Everton
Liverpool v Leicester City
Manchester City v Sunderland
Newcastle United v Burnley
QPR v Swansea City
Southampton v Arsenal
Stoke City v Manchester United
Tottenham v Chelsea
West Ham United v West Brom
(21) 10 January 2015
Arsenal v Stoke City
Burnley v QPR
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Crystal Palace v Tottenham
Everton v Manchester City
Leicester City v Aston Villa
Manchester United v Southampton
Sunderland v Liverpool
Swansea City v West Ham United
West Brom v Hull City
(22) 17 January 2015
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Burnley v Crystal Palace
Everton v West Brom
Leicester City v Stoke City
Manchester City v Arsenal
Newcastle United v Southampton
QPR v Manchester United
Swansea City v Chelsea
Tottenham v Sunderland
West Ham United v Hull City
(23) 31 January 2015
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Manchester City
Crystal Palace v Everton
Hull City v Newcastle United
Liverpool v West Ham United
Manchester United v Leicester City
Southampton v Swansea City
Stoke City v QPR
Sunderland v Burnley
West Brom v Tottenham
(24) 07 February 2015
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Burnley v West Brom
Everton v Liverpool
Leicester City v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Hull City
Newcastle United v Stoke City
QPR v Southampton
Swansea City v Sunderland
Tottenham v Arsenal
West Ham United v Manchester United
(25) 10 February 2015
Arsenal v Leicester City
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
Hull City v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Tottenham
Manchester United v Burnley
Southampton v West Ham United
West Brom v Swansea City
Chelsea v Everton
Stoke City v Manchester City
Sunderland v QPR
(26) 21 February 2015
Aston Villa v Stoke City
Chelsea v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Arsenal
Everton v Leicester City
Hull City v QPR
Manchester City v Newcastle United
Southampton v Liverpool
Sunderland v West Brom
Swansea City v Manchester United
Tottenham v West Ham United
(27) 28 February 2015
Arsenal v Everton
Burnley v Swansea City
Leicester City v Chelsea
Liverpool v Manchester City
Manchester United v Sunderland
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
QPR v Tottenham
Stoke City v Hull City
West Brom v Southampton
West Ham United v Crystal Palace
(28) 03 March 2015
Aston Villa v West Brom
Hull City v Sunderland
Liverpool v Burnley
QPR v Arsenal
Southampton v Crystal Palace
West Ham United v Chelsea
Manchester City v Leicester City
Newcastle United v Manchester United
Stoke City v Everton
Tottenham v Swansea City
(29) 14 March 2015
Arsenal v West Ham United
Burnley v Manchester City
Chelsea v Southampton
Crystal Palace v QPR
Everton v Newcastle United
Leicester City v Hull City
Manchester United v Tottenham
Sunderland v Aston Villa
Swansea City v Liverpool
West Brom v Stoke City
(30) 21 March 2015
Aston Villa v Swansea City
Hull City v Chelsea
Liverpool v Manchester United
Manchester City v West Brom
Newcastle United v Arsenal
QPR v Everton
Southampton v Burnley
Stoke City v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Leicester City
West Ham United v Sunderland
(31) 04 April 2015
Arsenal v Liverpool
Burnley v Tottenham
Chelsea v Stoke City
Crystal Palace v Manchester City
Everton v Southampton
Leicester City v West Ham United
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Swansea City v Hull City
West Brom v QPR
(32) 11  April 2015
Burnley v Arsenal
Liverpool v Newcastle United
Manchester United v Manchester City
QPR v Chelsea
Southampton v Hull City
Sunderland v Crystal Palace
Swansea City v Everton
Tottenhamv Aston Villa
West Brom v Leicester City
West Ham United v Stoke City
(33) 18 April 2015
Arsenal v Sunderland
Aston Villa v QPR
Chelsea v Manchester United
Crystal Palace v West Brom
Everton v Burnley
Hull City v Liverpool
Leicester City v Swansea City
Manchester City v West Ham United
Newcastle United v Tottenham
Stoke City v Southampton
(34) 25 April 2015
Arsenal v Chelsea
Burnley v Leicester City
Crystal Palace v Hull City
Everton v Manchester United
Manchester City v Aston Villa
Newcastle United v Swansea City
QPR v West Ham United
Southampton v Tottenham
Stoke City v Sunderland
West Brom v Liverpool
(35) 02 May 2015
Aston Villa v Everton
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
Hull City v Arsenal
Leicester City v Newcastle United
Liverpool v QPR
Manchester United v West Brom
Sunderland v Southampton
Swansea City v Stoke City
Tottenham v Manchester City
West Ham United v Burnley
(36) 09 May 2015
Arsenal v Swansea City
Aston Villa v West Ham United
Chelsea v Liverpool
Crystal Palace v Manchester United
Everton v Sunderland
Hull City v Burnley
Leicester City v Southampton
Manchester City v QPR
Newcastle United v West Brom
Stoke City v Tottenham
(37) 16 May 2015
Burnley v Stoke City
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Manchester United v Arsenal
QPR v Newcastle United
Southampton v Aston Villa
Sunderland v Leicester City
Swansea City v Manchester City
Tottenham v Hull City
West Brom v Chelsea
West Ham United v Everton
(38) 24 May 2015
Arsenal v West Brom
Aston Villa v Burnley
Chelsea v Sunderland
Crystal Palace v Swansea City
Everton v Tottenham
Hull City v Manchester United
Leicester City v QPR
Manchester City v Southampton
Newcastle United v West Ham United
Stoke City v Liverpool
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