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Andrew Zarb
Dec 30, 202211 min read
Premier League: who is underperforming or overperforming compared to expected goals for and against?
The Premier League got back into action on Boxing Day following a six-week break, and it certainly did not disappoint. With every team...
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Andrew Zarb
Sep 20, 20216 min read
Derby County placed in administration: Mel Morris blames COVID, but was it really the cause?
Last Friday, Derby County announced that they have filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators to take control of the club due...
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Andrew Zarb
Aug 11, 20202 min read
Bristol City appoint Holden as manager
Bristol City have announced that Dean Holden, who took charge of the club on an interim basis following Lee Johnson's sacking back in the...
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Andrew Zarb
Aug 1, 20202 min read
Eddie Howe leaves AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth have officially announced that, after almost eight years in charge of the club in his second spell, manager Eddie Howe...
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Andrew Zarb
Aug 1, 20203 min read
Paul Cook resigns as Wigan manager
Wigan Athletic have officially announced that Paul Cook has resigned as the club's manager. Wigan, who are currently in administration,...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 30, 20202 min read
Aston Villa appoint Johan Lange as sporting director
Aston Villa have announced the appointment of Johan Lange as the club's sporting director following Suso's departure earlier this week....
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Premier League Monday round-up: Everton dent Sheff Utd European hopes, Brighton confirm safety
Results: Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Newcastle United 0 Sheffield United 0 Everton 1 Round-up: The Premier League action continued with two...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 15, 20201 min read
Premier League round-up: Burnley salvage late point, Man City edge Bournemouth
Results: Burnley 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Manchester City 2 AFC Bournemouth 1 Newcastle United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 Round-up: The...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 12, 20201 min read
EFL Championship Sunday round-up: Stoke boost survival hopes, Leeds move step closer to promotion
Results: Stoke City 2 Birmingham City 0 Swansea City 0 Leeds United 1 Round-up: The EFL Championship's weekend concluded with two matches...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 11, 20203 min read
EFL Championship round-up: Brentford keep up automatic promotion hopes, West Brom held to draw
Results: Friday Huddersfield Town 0 Luton Town 2 Fulham 2 Cardiff City 0 Saturday Charlton Athletic 0 Reading 1 Derby County 1 Brentford...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Premier League round-up: Liverpool held to draw, Norwich relegated
Results: Norwich City 0 West Ham United 4 Watford 2 Newcastle United 1 Liverpool 1 Burnley 1 Round-up: The Premier League's weekend...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 9, 20201 min read
Clotet leaves Birmingham
Birmingham City have announced that manager Pep Clotet, who was set to depart at the end of this season, has left the club with the...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Premier League Tuesday round-up: Watford pull clear of relegation zone, Chelsea leapfrog Leicester
Results: Crystal Palace 2 Chelsea 3 Watford 2 Norwich City 1 Arsenal 1 Leicester City 1 Round-up: The Premier League's midweek action...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 5, 20202 min read
Premier League Sunday round-up: Liverpool edge past stubborn Villa, Saints beat City
Results: Burnley 1 Sheffield United 1 Newcastle United 2 West Ham United 2 Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 0 Southampton 1 Manchester City 0...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 5, 20202 min read
EFL Championship Sunday round-up: West Brom maintain promotion push, Swansea keep up play-off hopes
Results: Swansea City 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Middlesbrough 0 Queens Park Rangers 1 West Bromwich Albion 4 Hull City 2 Round-up: The EFL...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 4, 20202 min read
Premier League Saturday round-up: Top 4 contenders bar Wolves all win, Norwich lose again
Results: Norwich City 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Leicester City 3 Crystal Palace 0 Manchester United 5 AFC Bournemouth 2 Wolverhampton...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 4, 20201 min read
Bristol sack Johnson
Bristol City have announced that manager Lee Johnson has been sacked in the wake of the defeat they suffered today at home to Cardiff...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 4, 20202 min read
EFL Championship Saturday round-up: Leeds move step closer to promotion, Brentford maintain form
Results: Derby County 1 Nottingham Forest 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 Leeds United 3 Brentford 3 Wigan Athletic 0 Bristol City 0 Cardiff City 1...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 2, 20202 min read
EFL Championship Wednesday + Thursday round-up: West Brom close gap to top, Hull secure massive win
Results: Wednesday Preston North End 0 Derby County 1 Birmingham City 0 Huddersfield Town 3 Nottingham Forest 1 Bristol City 0 Sheffield...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 2, 20202 min read
Premier League Thursday round-up: Sheff Utd leapfrog Spurs
Results: Sheffield United 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Manchester City 4 Liverpool 0 Round-up: The Premier League action for matchweek 32 came...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 1, 20203 min read
Premier League round-up: Chelsea suffer shock defeat at West Ham, Leicester lose again
Results: AFC Bournemouth 1 Newcastle United 4 Arsenal 4 Norwich City 0 Everton 2 Leicester City 1 West Ham United 3 Chelsea 2 Round-up:...
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Andrew Zarb
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Wigan enter administration
Wigan Athletic have announced that they have been placed into administration due to financial problems, which have in part been caused by...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 30, 20202 min read
EFL Championship round-up: Brentford keep up post-lockdown momentum, Leeds slip up
Results: Millwall 1 Swansea City 1 Barnsley 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 Cardiff City 0 Charlton Athletic 0 Reading 0 Brentford 3 Queens Park...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 28, 20201 min read
EFL Championship round-up: Bristol lose again, Forest move up to fourth
Results: Bristol City 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2 Nottingham Forest 3 Huddersfield Town 1 Round-up: The Championship's weekend action...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 27, 20203 min read
EFL Championship Saturday round-up: Cardiff move into play-off spots, Leeds make statement of intent
Results: Charlton Athletic 1 Queens Park Rangers 0 Preston North End 1 Cardiff City 3 Swansea City 0 Luton Town 1 Barnsley 0 Millwall 0...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Bundesliga sees drop in TV rights deal from 2021/22 to 2024/25
Earlier this week, the DFL announced the agreement of its domestic broadcasting rights for the four seasons from 2021/22 to 2024/25,...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 24, 20202 min read
Premier League Wednesday round-up: Liverpool take massive step towards title, United also record win
Results: Manchester United 3 Sheffield United 0 Newcastle United 1 Aston Villa 1 Norwich City 0 Everton 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 AFC...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Premier League round-up: Leicester held to goalless draw, Tottenham win London derby
Results: Leicester City 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 West Ham United 0 Round-up: The Premier League continued with two...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 23, 20201 min read
Middlesbrough sack Woodgate; appoint Warnock instead
Middlesbrough have announced the sacking of manager Jonathan Woodgate, and have appointed Neil Warnock in his place with the North East...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Premier League Sunday round-up: Newcastle trounce Sheff Utd, Merseyside derby ends goalless
Results: Newcastle United 3 Sheffield United 0 Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 2 Everton 0 Liverpool 0 Round-up: The action in the Premier League...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 20, 20203 min read
Premier League Saturday round-up: Leicester denied late on, Wolves, Brighton and Palace all win
Results: Watford 1 Leicester City 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Arsenal 1 West Ham United 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 AFC Bournemouth 0...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Premier League Friday round-up: Tottenham and Man Utd share points, Southampton hammer Norwich
Results: Norwich City 0 Southampton 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Manchester United 1 Round-up: The Premier League's weekend action began with...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 17, 20202 min read
Premier League resumption day 1 round-up: Sheff Utd held to draw, Man City hammer Arsenal
Results: Aston Villa 0 Sheffield United 0 Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0 Round-up: After a 100-day hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic,...
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Andrew Zarb
Jun 8, 20206 min read
EFL Championship resumption: key talking points
The kick-off times for the first three matchdays of EFL Championship fixtures were today confirmed as Sky Sports announced their TV...
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Andrew Zarb
May 19, 20201 min read
Manchester City appeal on European ban to be heard from 8-10 June
It has been announced that the hearing over Manchester City's appeal regarding their two-year ban from European compeitions will be heard...
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Andrew Zarb
May 15, 20202 min read
League 2 clubs agree to end season, subject to ratification by EFL and FA, League 1 undecided
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, all clubs in English football's fourth tier, the EFL League 2, have agreed to curtail their...
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Andrew Zarb
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Luton terminate manager Graeme Jones' contract
Luton Town have announced that they have terminated manager Graeme Jones' contract by mutual consent. In addition, they have also...
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Andrew Zarb
Apr 24, 20201 min read
Eredivisie season curtailed, no title awarded, no promotions and relegations to take place
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Dutch government have officially banned all public events, which includes even football...
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Andrew Zarb
Apr 23, 20204 min read
UEFA recommend leagues finish season if possible, though will allow leagues to cancel if necessary
The UEFA Executive Committee held a meeting today, in which they recommended that countries try and finish their domestic leagues if...
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Andrew Zarb
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Arsenal to propose wage cuts, players to refuse but open to possible wage deferrals
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, which is causing huge concern among football clubs from a financial point of view - since no...
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Andrew Zarb
Apr 5, 20202 min read
German football: 13 clubs at risk of going bust due to Coronavirus
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a huge hit to society as a whole, and football has been no exception with matches being postponed and...
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Andrew Zarb
Mar 24, 20206 min read
How would a hard wage cap affect Premier League clubs?
The idea of a "soft" wage cap in the Premier League was looked at in an article yesterday, whereby wages would be capped as a percentage...
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Andrew Zarb
Mar 23, 20208 min read
How would a wage cap in the Premier League impact clubs?
There has been debate in the past over whether a wage cap should be implemented in football, especially given that wages tend to be...
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Andrew Zarb
Mar 21, 20208 min read
Is the Premier League the financial bonanza it is made out to be?
It is very often said that being in England's top flight, the Premier League, is the ultimate competition from which to earn prize money,...
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Andrew Zarb
Mar 17, 20203 min read
Barnet make all non-playing staff redundant
As a result of the unprecedented Coronavirus outbreak, which has effectively led to the suspension of all football competition,...
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Andrew Zarb
Mar 7, 20201 min read
EFL charge against Birmingham dismissed
An Independent Disciplinary Commission has dismissed the charge brought by the English Football League (EFL) against Birmingham City,...
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Andrew Zarb
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Hodgson signs new Palace contract
Crystal Palace have announced that manager Roy Hodgson has signed a one-year contract extension with the club, meaning that he will...
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Andrew Zarb
Feb 23, 20202 min read
Premier League Sunday round-up: Fernandes bags first United goal, Jota bags brace, Arsenal win again
Results: Manchester United 3 Watford 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Norwich City 0 Arsenal 3 Everton 2 Round-up: There were three matches...
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Andrew Zarb
Feb 18, 20202 min read
Champions League last 16 1st leg: Haaland brace gives Dortmund advantage, Saul gives Atleti lead
Results: Atlético Madrid 1 Liverpool 0 Borussia Dortmund 2 Paris Saint-Germain 1 Round-up: After a two-month break, the Champions League...
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Andrew Zarb
Feb 18, 20206 min read
Wolves 2018/19 accounts: Premier League football helps club move from huge loss into profits
Wolverhampton Wanderers have announced their accounts for the year ended 31st May 2019, with the 2018/19 season being the club's first...
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