Tag: Premier League

Ranking the 10 best attacking midfielders in the Premier League for 2025
16Feb By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best attacking midfielders in the Premier League for 2025

Who are the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League right now in 2025? Combining defensive output, goal-scoring chance creation, one-on-one ability, work rate, experience, current value, and versatility in the modern game with analytics provided by FBRef.com, we ranked the top 10. 10. Bernardo Silva, Manchester City Although Bernardo Silva is in the decline phase of his career, the versatile Manchester City attacking midfielder is still one of the best in the Premier League in his position by virtue of his ability to continue to get into scraps and create chances. Silva is now 30 but still as hard-working as they come. The Portuguese international is in the 90th percentile or greater in assists and progressive carries while being in the 87th percentile among all midfielders i...
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The 10 best possible Premier League January 2025 signings
8Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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The 10 best possible Premier League January 2025 signings

Will Manchester United get reinforcements for Ruben Amorim? Can Arsenal land the striker they need to compete for the Premier League title? And will Jack Grealish revive his career with a move to Tottenham? Here are the 10 best possible Premier League January 2025 signings to look out for. Donyell Malen to Aston Villa Aston Villa have been working hard to sign former Euro 2020 standout Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund, and things have gotten to a point where the Champions League Finalist has actually agreed to terms with the Lions, so all that is left is for the two clubs to come to terms, which could involve new Villa signing Ian Maatsen heading back to the Bundesliga. Malen is a frustratingly inconsistent player, but the high are very high. And Unai Emery has a penchant for gett...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League left backs for 2025
7Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League left backs for 2025

Tottenham star Destiny Udogie and U21 standout Lewis Hall of Newcastle help headline our list of the best Premier League left backs going into 2025. 10. Emerson Palmieri, West Ham It's incredible to think that the battle for the 10th-best left back in the Premier League comes down to Emerson Palmieri and Andrew Robertson...and the easy answer ends up being Emerson. The former Chelsea disappointment has revived his career as a defensive left back at West Ham, which is shocking considering he was branded a defensive liability for much of his career. But between the two 30-year-old veterans of the Premier League, Emerson is the one who looks far less washed and can at least hold his own against an average starting right winger. 9. Leif Davis, Ipswich Town Although Leif Davis has bee...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League right backs for 2025
6Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League right backs for 2025

Who are the best Premier League right backs right now in 2025? From up-and-comers like Jurrien Timber to established superstars like Trent Alexander-Arnold, let's take a look at the top 10. 10. Kenny Tete, Fulham Kenny Tete is a solid role player and one of the better defensive fullbacks in the Premier League with 4.8 combined tackles and interceptions per game on the 2024/25 season so far. He's an underrated reason why Fulham finds themselves back in the hunt for European football. 9. Ola Aina, Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest are shockingly still in the Champions League conversation, and with arguably the best defense in all of Europe, they look like they will be in the mix until Matchday 38. Ola Aina doesn't get as much press as center backs Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic, but ...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League center backs for 2025
6Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League center backs for 2025

There may not be a single league in the world with as much central defensive talent as the English top flight, so here are the best Premier League center backs right now in 2025. 10. Murillo, Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest are in the Champions League race this season against all odds by virtue of a defense that is so lockdown that it just might be the best in European football right now. The center back partnership of newcomer Nikola Milenkovic, formerly of Fiorentina after a heavy courting for his services in the world of Calcio, and Murillo, with the latter already established as the starter from last season. Murillo has been one of the best players in the entire Premier League in the 2024/25 season and at 22 years of age, we'll be hearing his name for a long time as one of ...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League goalkeepers for 2025
5Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League goalkeepers for 2025

It's so easy for the brave men between the sticks to go underrated, so here are the best Premier League goalkeepers you need to know in 2025. 10. Bart Verbruggen, Brighton Bart Verbruggen joined Brighton in the 2023/24 season after establishing himself as one of the best goalkeepers in Belgium, which, as a league, has a rich recent history of producing top goalkeepers like Thibaut Courtois. Heavily recruited by other notable European clubs, Verbruggen has been a matchwinner in between the sticks for the Seagulls, placing him on this list ahead of bigger names like Andre Onana of Manchester United and Newcastle's mercurial Nick Pope. The Dutchman is only 22 years old and has already proven to be a sizable upgrade over Robert Sanchez for Brighton, owing to the fact that he is way mor...
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2024/25 Premier League Team of the Season at the midway point
30Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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2024/25 Premier League Team of the Season at the midway point

Understandably, the 2024/25 Premier League Team of the Season at the midway point is dominated by a dominant Liverpool, but which other big clubs landed multiple players in this XI? Liverpool have been dominating the 2024/25 Premier League season thus far with a six-point lead over second-placed Arsenal - and a game in hand - as new manager Arne Slot has taken the Reds to new heights after Jurgen Klopp brought them back to contention status last season. So the Liverpool players will predictably dominate a best XI made up of Premier League players to this point in the season, but there are other clubs in the top four - and even outside the traditional contenders - who populate a team comprising the best of the best in the English top flight. Here is a 4-3-3, with a classy No. 10 in...
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2024/25 Premier League Midseason Awards
28Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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2024/25 Premier League Midseason Awards

With the Premier League back in action after the Christmas break and 2025 right around the corner, every team in the English top flight has played at least 17 matches and the true first half of the season (19 games played) is almost complete. So now is as good of a time as any to take stock of the 2024/25 season thus far and hand out some Premier League midseason awards to individuals around the league. No surprise to see that Liverpool dominate the pack! Best Manager There is no question that Arne Slot deserves the honor as the best manager of the Premier League so far this season. He stepped into a difficult situation as the new man in charge of the club after Jurgen Klopp resigned, as Klopp is a club legend who rebuilt the Reds from perennial underperformance back into a European gian...
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