Tag: Premier league

FA Cup Final: Arsenal Beats Chelsea For Record 14th Trophy

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-Doyinsola Johnson After an intense final, Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 for their 14th FA cup trophy, which is the most a team has ever won the cup. Chealsea took the lead inside five minutes through Christian Pulisic’s smart finish but then fell victim to the brilliance of Aubameyang, who was also Arsenal’s hero when he scored twice in the semi-final win over Manchester City. Chelsea’s side were weakened by a first-half injury to Azpilicueta and were struggling even further when they lost the outstanding Pulisic to a hamstring problem after…

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Norwich City Becomes The First Team To Be Relegated From Premier League Five Times

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-Doyinsola Johnson Norwich have been relegated from the premier league after a 4-0 lose to West Ham Weaknesses are ruthlessly exposed at this level and Norwich’s inability to cover up their flaws has been their undoing, dragging them back down to the Championship at the first time of asking. The defeat that sealed Norwich’s relegation summed them up. They defended appallingly, conceded poor goals from set pieces and lacked conviction in the final third. The Norwich side looked broken and beaten. Michail Antonio collected his first professional hat-trick after moving…

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Watford Fans Left Disappointed & Saddened As Club Is Relegated

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-Doyinsola Johnson A follow up on our last story on the premier league relagation is needed. After a 3-2 loss to Arsenal, the Watford side has been relegated alongside Norwich and Bournemouth to the Sky Bet Championship. Managerial changes have not helped Watford’s cause. A poor end to the 2018-19 season carried on into this campaign and resulted in Javi Gracia being sacked in September. The club is looking to bounce back from this and return to the prem as a stronger side but will need to prove themselves as…

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Leeds United Advance To Premier League After Winning The EFL Championship

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-Doyinsola Johnson Leeds United have just won the EFL Championship, meaning they will be promoted back to the premier league after a 16 long year wait. The Leeds side finished first on the table with an outstanding 93 points. The last time Leeds won a title was in 1991/92 winning the division one. The club doesn’t have too much of a history and isn’t that prestigious? This means they are stepping into the the premier league with a high expectation to prove themselves worthy. The club lifted their trophy yesterday…

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Liverpool Lifts The Premier league Trophy For The First Time In 30 Years

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-Doyinsola Johnson Jurgen Klopp’s men have finally placed their hands on the silverware nearly a month after they were crowned champions. The club lifted the trophy after defeating Chelsea 5-3 at Anfield. Due to Covid-19 the loyal fans of their club could not be in the stadium at the time of their ceremony but we are sure they watched it live and cheered along. After the match, Liverpool manager, Klopp promised supporters “a party” to celebrate their title’s success but added “he doesn’t know when” it will take place. Liverpool legend Sir…

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Premier League Relegation Battle, Who’s In?

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Doyinsola Johnson The premier League relegation battle between West Ham, Bournemouth FC and Watford is looking fiere at the moment. With all 3 teams trying their best to stay in the league but only two can make it out alive. As of now West Ham (37 points; Goal difference -13), Watford (34 points; Goal difference – 23), Bournemouth (31 points; Goal difference -27) As it stand, with only two games left for the teams, West Ham and Watford will not be getting relegated. However, football is unpredictable, therefore, Bournemouth fans…

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