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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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Chelsea prepares for their big Manchester United clash with final training session at Cobham

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and his players have been completing their preparations for their  big  Premier League game against  Manchester United on Saturday. Chelsea took part in one final training session at their Cobham base on Friday afternoon as they plan to finalize their game plan for the highly anticipated clash.Chelsea have started the new season in brilliant form, adapting well with their manager demands to join Manchester City and Liverpool in a three-way clash for top spot in the Premier League.Chelsea unbeaten record will be under threat on Saturday as Manchester United target to build on their late win over Newcastle before the international break.
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Fulham manager Jokanovic decide to stick with club Tactics despite poor defence

Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic has decided not change his club attacking style of play despite concerns that Fulham are too open. Fulham suffers a disappointing 5-1 loss against Arsenal before the international break and have a poor defence in the top flight, having conceded 21 goals in eight matches.Jokanovic has been criticised for not adapting their attractive, possession-based football to cope with the step up in level from the Championship. But the former Serbian star, who spent £100million in the summer, will not change their style and Fulham will continue to press high up the pitch.Jokanovic said :“Four years Fulham supporters were waiting for the Premier League, If we start to be depressed and not trust ourselves, it is not a good way. People are nervous and ...
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Luke Shaw sign a new contract with Manchester United till 2023

Manchester United left back Luke Shaw has signed a new deal with his club till 2023 after getting back in favor with coach Jose Mourinho. According to report, Manchester United says Luke Shaw has the option of extending his deal by a further 12 months.The defender was the  world most expensive teenage player when he moved to Manchester United for $46 million in 2014, Shaw has been struggling with injury problems over the last two seasons and also has been publicly rebuked for his performances by Mourinho.But, Shaw has been one of the few players to impress at United in its underwhelming start to this season and he recently got a call-up by England for the first time in 18 months.Shaw said: "I am still very young with a lot more to learn and I can't wait to continue my ...
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Pochettino: I am happy with Tottenham Squad

Tottenham Head coach Mauricio Pochettino has disclose that he did't not regret not adding to his squad in the summer and to his side’s joint best Premier League start as justification.British Businessman and Chairman of Tottenham Hotspurs Daniel Philip Levy has revealed this week in a meeting with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust that he was glad with their summer activity, and Pochettino agreed with him.Pochettino stated:“It was difficult to achieve the player we needed, That was impossible. I was happy and am happy with the squad that I have, 25 players. We have no regrets, we are happy. “When we started the season with three games that we won and we were up at the top of the table people were talking in a different way, Oh! how clever are Tottenham because th...
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Liverpool star Naby Keita prepares for scan after Hamstring injury

Liverpool central midfielder Naby Keita will undergo a scan when he returns to his club after being injured playing for Guinea. Keita injured  his hamstring in Tuesday African Cup of Nations qualifier in Rwanda. The Guinean professional footballer has made 10 starts for the Reds since joining from RB Leipzig.Keita is the fourth Reds player along with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk to be injured in the international break.
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Crystal Palace forward player Christian Benteke underwent surgery on a minor knee injury

Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke underwent a surgery on a long-standing knee injury. The Belgium star has been out of play  since the begining of September and is set for an extended lay-off after Crystal Palace confirmed on Tuesday he has had minor arthroscopic explorative surgery.According to Crystal Palace official website, Benteke will be  returning  to training "very soon", the club indicated it would be a few weeks until their next update on the 27-year-old's fitness.Benteke scored only three Premier League goals last term, with his loss of form costing the striker a place in Belgium's squad for the World Cup, where Roberto Martinez's men reached the semi-finals.
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