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Bournemouth are unhappy about Dan Gosling injury

Bournemouth midfielder Dan Gosling has been sent for a scan on his knee injury. Gosling picked up the injury against Arsenal last weekend and missed Saturday’s defeat at Manchester City after pulling out of the warm-up.He will get the injury checked out by specialists and is a doubt for Tuesday’s Premier League clash with Huddersfield.Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said in his pre-match press conference:“Dan Gosling is a concern for us.“We’ve sent him away for a scan on his knee so we’ll see how he is. He didn’t feel comfortable during the warm up at the weekend.“We have a couple of niggles. You’re always going to have a few niggles at this time of the season, so we’ll see how those guys are.“We know we’re coming in to a busy period of fixtures. We need everyone in the squad to be r...
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Southampton sack manager Mark Hughes

Southampton sack manager Mark Hughes after just winning one of their 14 matches so far this season. The Premier League club  announced on their official Twitter account:"Southampton Football Club can today confirm it  has parted company with first team manager Mark Hughes. "Assistant first team manager Mark Bowen and assistant first team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki have also left the club. "We would like to express our thanks to Mark Andy his staff for all their efforts during their time at St Mary’s."The search to find a new manager is already under way. First team assistant coach Kelvin Davis will lead the team for Wednesday’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley."
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Isaac Success pens new five-year contract with Watford

Isaac Success has penned a new five-year contract with Watford. The Nigerian moved to Watford on a permanent deal from Granada in 2016, and spent the second half of the 2017-18 season on loan at Malaga.Success has featured 15 times in all competitions for Watford this season, starting six times and scoring three goals.Watford chairman Scott Duxbury told the club's website: "This is a just reward for Isaac's continued hard work and application this season. We look forward to seeing him develop further over the coming years."Success has represented Nigeria four times since making his international debut last year.
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Javi Gracia signs four-year Watford extension

Watford have awarded boss Javi Gracia a new four-and-a-half-year deal with the option of a further years added on, it has been confirmed.Gracia replaced Marco Silva at Vicarage Road in January and has won 11 of his 30 matches at the helm to date, with the Hornets ninth in the Premier League standings.Gracia told club media:“I am very happy to extend my contract.“I am very proud in this moment to be part of this club and to belong here for more seasons.”
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Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante signs new five-year contract

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has penned a new five-year contract. The midfielder joined  the blues from Leicester city  in the summer of 2016 and has been currently in Maurizio Sarri’s side this season.“N’Golo Kante has today extended his stay at Stamford Bridge by signing a new five-year contract,” Chelsea stated on their website.Kante said:“I’m happy to extend my time with Chelsea. It has been two beautiful years and I wish for more to come.“Since I came, I completely improved as a player, challenged myself and got some awards I never thought about.”
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Predicted Lineup: West Ham vs Manchester City

Manchester City will travel to West Ham as the Premier League returns on Saturday, City's are ready to grab another three points that will keep them at the top of the table. Pep Guardiola side are yet to be defeated after 12 league matches, as they are presently two point ahead of second-place Liverpool.West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is set to face his fomer club,With his side Unbeaten in their last three league outings.City's have bagged 13 goals during thier previous three visits to the London stadium,Including a 4-1 win in april. West ham have not taken a single point from Man City since January 2016.PREDICTED LINE-UP:WEST HAM: Fabianski; Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell; Rice, Ogbonna, Obiang; Snodgrass, Arnautovic, Felipe Anderson.MANCHESTER CITY: Ederson; Walker, Stones, La...
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Fulham named Claudio Ranieri as new head coach

The former Leicester coach Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as Fulham head coach to replace Salvisa Jokanovic, Inorder to resolve the club's problems as they are the last in the league with five points. Ranieri has signed a long-term contract with Fulham and his next game will be on November 24th against Southampton, at Craven Cottage.Ranieri stated in Fulham website: “It is an honour to accept Mr. Khan’s invitation and opportunity to lead Fulham, a fantastic club with tradition and history. “The objective at Fulham should never be to merely survive in the Premier League. We must at all times be a difficult opponent and should expect to succeed. This Fulham squad has exceptional talent that is contrary to its position in the table. I know this team ...
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Liverpool push Fulham towards a sixth successive League defeat

Liverpool beat Fulham 2-0 at Anfield, Mo Salah gave Liverpool a early lead before Xherdan Shaqiri doubled their tally.Just before halftime Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic had a headed goal disallowed for offside by the closest of margins.Liverpool immediately counter attacked and Salah went clear to open the scoring.Shaqiri's scored in 53mins to push Fulham towards a sixth successive Premier League defeat.
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Salomon Rondon scores his first two league goal for Newcastle United to grab 2-1 win over Bournemouth

Salomon Rondon scored his first league goals for Newcastle to help the Newcastle grab a 2-1 win over Bournemouth at St James' Park. Salomon Rondon joined Newcastle on loan from West Brom, He bagged the opener after just seven minutes following neat work from DeAndre Yedlin on the right flank, before doubling the hosts' lead with a powerful header.Jefferson Lerma pulled a goal back just before half-time, but Newcastle held on despite an edgy second-half to grab a vital win and drag themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone. While, Cardiff City's centre-back Sol Bamba scored a dramatic late goal to grab a 2-1 win over 10-man Brighton & Hove Albion to move out of the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday.
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Alex Iwobi credits Unai Emery training session ahead of Arsenal Europa league clash

Arsenal will continue their  Europa League campaign on Thursday. The Gunners are at home to face a Sporting Lisbon side it defeated in Portugal two weeks ago. Arsenal will use Alex Iwobi in its match, the Nigerian playing very well in Unai Emery‘s system. Iwobi credits Emery’s training sessions: “Unai’s very intense in training and he’s demanding because he knows how good we are. He always wants us to be at 100 per cent, giving our best. It’s not just him, though. We know what we expect from each other, so we’re also trying to get the best out of each other in training.”
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Manchester City thrashed Southampton 6-1 to grab two-point lead at the top of Premier League

Manchester City thrashed  Southampton  6-1 to claim a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Hoedt's own goal gave Manchester City a sixth-minute lead, the centre-back, whose initial failed clearance brought about the move, finding his own net when attempting to keep Sane's shot out.Aguero scored a goal to double their tally from close range after Sterling breezed through Southampton defence and passed into the danger zone. Sterling helped City again for the third, with his cross pushed on by Sane, and Silva smashed home on the volley.Danny Ings penalty made Southhampton pull one back, but Sterling restored the three-goal just before the interval, slotting home after tireless work from Aguero. The visitors initially improved...
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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side will soon be back in top four

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho his confident that his club will soon be in Premier league  top four and once there they can consider challenging for the title. Manchester United are in eighth place with 17 points, five behind Arsenal, who are in fourth, after 10 games. Mourinho stated during a press conference at Aon Training Complex:“When you are outside the top four I don’t think you should speak about the title. When you are there, which we are going to be, you can look up, see the distance, look to the fixtures, to the calendar, you can look to the situation at that moment also the injuries, suspension, form and then you can feel it.“But in this moment we are outside the top four so the point is now to get the points we need to try and be in the end of ...
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Jamaal Lascelles signs new six-year contract with Newcastle United

Jamaal Lascelles extend  contract with Newcastle United till 2024. The Newcastle defender has made 100 appearances for United since joining from Nottingham Forest in 2014 and also captained Newcastle to the Championship title in 2017.Lascelles told NUFC TV:“I’m over the moon, it is great news to be tied down to Newcastle for a long time. It is pretty much all I ever wanted, playing in the Premier League in front of amazing fans.“I think now as players, we just need to give the fans what they deserve.“We need to put in the performances and make it even more special. Since I have been here, everything has been really positive and now i need to get my head down and get this team higher up the league.”
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Manchester United downed Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford

Manchester United return back from defeat to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League midweek by beating  Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.  Paul Pogba scored in the 27th minute to give the Reds  a lead as he perfectly side-footed home from eight yards after seeing his penalty saved by Jordan Pickford.Anthony Martial then doubled The Reds lead early in the second half as he scored a fine finish in the bottom corner before Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the penalty spot in the 77th minute to give the visitors a consolation goal. 
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Marcos Alonso penned New contract with Chelsea till 2023

Chelsea left back Marcos Alonso has penned a new contract with Chelsea till 2023, the Premier League club announced Wednesday.The spain  defender joined Chelsea in August 2016, assisted them to win the Premier League in 2016-17 and claim the FA Cup last season.Alonso stated on the club website:"I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in the world, It is been a very good two seasons and I am looking forward to more."Alonso has made 92 appearances and scored 15 goals for Chelsea since being signed from Fiorentina.Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: "We are delighted to be extending Marcos contract, In the past two seasons he has developed into an important player for the club, demonstrating his outstanding ability and a fantas...
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Maurizio Sarri cautioned Chelsea Fans to Respect Jose Mourinho

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has warned fans to respect manager Jose Mourinho. After the fans made their hatred at their former manager clear, Mourinho responded in kind. He held up three fingers, for the three titles he had won with them. It is not the first time Chelsea and Mourinho have clashed. However, Sarri is making sure it is the last.According to report, Sarri backed Mourinho saying: “Yes. Mourinho here has won. So I think that we need to respect him and to respect everybody who has won a trophy for the club."
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery disclose injury update ahead of Leicester City clash

Arsenal captain and centre back Laurent Koscielny has been out of action for several months with Achilles injury and has not feature under new manager Unai Emery. The centre back is  back in training with Arsenal and should be able to return after the international break next month.Emery believes Koscielny’s comeback will be big for the club but says the 33-year-old must be eased back in.Emery said:“He is very important for us because he is our captain, He is starting this week to do some training with us together and it is very, very good news for us.“I think we need also to give confidence to him, to be close with us, because it was a big injury.“But now he is getting better, he is training with us in some things and this is very positive.“We need to be calm with him. Cal...
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Everton record their third Premier league successive win after thrashing Crystal palace 2-0

Everton record their third successive Premier League victory by thrashing Crystal Palace 2-0 at Goodison Park. Late goals from substitutes Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun, Calvert-Lewin headed in from an Ademola Lookman delivery in the 87th minute, five minutes after both players had come off the bench. Tosun, who had come on midway through the second half, then added an 89th-minute strike.Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had earlier kept the score at 0-0 by saving a Luka Milivojevic penalty on the hour mark. Crystal Palace, who have scored only five goals in nine league matches this term, went close in the first half when Cheikhou Kouyate’s header hit the bar.Everton, having built on wins over Fulham and Leicester, are now up to eighth in the table, while...
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Newcastle United and Leicester City keep tabs on Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers

Newcastle United and Leicester City target Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers,According to report, the Premier League club would have to pay huge sum of £9million compensation fee to move him away from Celtic.The former Swansea City boss has endured a difficult start to the season north of the border, saying this weekend that he believed Celtic had "stood still" this summer in the transfer market. Speculation about his future at Celtic has led to Premier League sides monitoring his situation.He was recently linked with the Aston Villa job, and his response to rumours was non-committal .Rodgers said:“I have been linked with a number of things and I am sure that when clubs need a manager there is always a raft of names mentioned. “It is a huge club, a Premier League club, g...
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery his happy with Alexandre Lacazette form

Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Alexandre Lacazette has adapted to English Football. Lacazette has scored 14 goals in his last 24 games for the Gunners, including a brace in a 5-1 win at Fulham before the international break. He joined the Gunners from Lyon in the summer of 2017  having scored 60 times in his last two campaigns in France, that attracted the attention of Emery, who was then in charge of rivals PSG.Emery was working with the likes of Edinson Cavani and Neymar at PSG, with Kylian Mbappe also moving to the French capital last year.Despite admiring Lacazette good form, Emery is calling for further improvement from the forward now he has adapted to English football.Emery said:"For him, last year, his first year in the Premier League, it was...
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