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A new era we were promised and a fresh wave of optimism came with the appointment of Sam Allardyce as England manager. Finally a man at the helm who had an identity, OK it may not have been the identity that we were craving but after Roy Hodgson’s clueless performance …

Liverpool’s season has almost been summed up in their first three matches. The sublime against Arsenal, the ridiculous against Burnley and the frustrating against Tottenham. Those three games have returned four points and you get the feeling that this inconsistency is going to blight their whole campaign. In their encounter …

The London Stadium once again hosts Premier League action as West Ham entertain Watford in East London. Their opening party against Bournemouth didn’t quite live up to the hype but they did manage to get three points thanks to Michail Antonio’s late winner. Hammers fans would have taken that but …

Middlesbrough solid start to the season would have certainly raised a few eyebrows as they are unbeaten in their first three fixtures, that said the fixture computer has been incredibly kind to them and it seems like their luck is in again as they play host to Crystal Palace this …

It may only be the 4th week of the season but this game already has the air of a six pointer about it. When the fixture computer did it’s work back in June but sets of fans would have looked at this one as a winnable game. I would have …

Arsenal go into Today’s encounter with Southampton with calm somewhat restored after the mass hysteria which came around at the start of the season as we once again went through the what seems to be annual cycle of opening day defeat, spend some money, Wenger out. You understand how it …

Jack Wilshere is set to play his first official fixture as a Bournemouth player on Saturday as Eddie Howe’s side play host to West Brom. Bournemouth are yet to pick up a win this season although they were moments away from doing so in their last fixture before the break …

Stoke have a habit of starting their season’s slowly and this campaign is the slowest in a while as Mark Hughes’s side find themselves rooted to the bottom of the table after the first three matches. Obviously with only three matches played there isn’t the need for any kneejerk reactions such …

Jose Mourinho vs Pep Guardiola makes it way to English shores as Old Trafford hosts the first Manchester Derby of the season on Saturday Lunchtime. The build up of the game has undoubtedly been focusing on the fact that Sergio Aguero will miss the game as he undertakes the first …