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Ranking Every Premier League Big Six Club by How Convincing They Have Been This Season

8Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

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Ranking Every Premier League Big Six Club by How Convincing They Have Been This Season

The Premier League table tells one story. The performances behind it tell another. Ten matches into the 2026/27 campaign, the traditional Big Six have offered wildly different reasons for optimism, concern and outright frustration. Some have established themselves as genuine contenders through tactical discipline and defensive excellence, while others are struggling to translate ambitious tactical ideas into consistent results. Manchester United are enduring a nightmare, Tottenham are struggling to find goals, and Chelsea's attacking ambition continues to come with considerable defensive compromises. Further up the table, Liverpool are showing signs of improvement, Manchester City remain frightening going forward, and Arsenal have established themselves as the most complete side in t...

Premier League winners and losers: 5 clubs who changed the narrative this weekend

8Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

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Premier League winners and losers: 5 clubs who changed the narrative this weekend

The Premier League weekend delivered a few unexpected twists, some desperately needed victories and a couple of results that could have significant consequences for the months ahead. Nottingham Forest produced one of the results of the season by dismantling Manchester City, Liverpool reminded everyone of their quality with an impressive away victory, and Leeds United finally found a way to stop the rot. Elsewhere, Tottenham and Manchester City were left licking their wounds after damaging defeats, with both clubs facing some increasingly uncomfortable questions. Here are five of the biggest Premier League winners and losers from the weekend. Nottingham Forest – A tactical masterclass that nobody saw coming Nottingham Forest have delivered one of the most remarkable results of th...

10 Premier League Players Who Had Better Peaks Than You Remember

8Nov

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10 Premier League Players Who Had Better Peaks Than You Remember

There is a funny thing about football nostalgia: sometimes, the further removed we become from a player's best years, the more difficult it becomes to remember just how good they actually were. A disappointing transfer, an unfortunate injury, a lack of silverware or simply playing alongside a bigger superstar can completely reshape how we remember a footballer's career. Suddenly, a player who once terrorized Premier League defenses becomes little more than a name on an old team sheet. That is particularly true of several players from the Premier League's 2000s and 2010s. Think about Luis Nani, whose best Manchester United performances were considerably more productive than his reputation suggests. Or Leighton Baines, who was arguably the most influential creative force at Everton ...

Ranking The Top 9 One-Club Men of The Premier League Era

8Nov

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Ranking The Top 9 One-Club Men of The Premier League Era

There was a time when becoming a club legend meant something slightly different. It wasn't just about winning trophies, scoring memorable goals or producing a handful of spectacular seasons. It was about staying. Through managerial changes, disappointing campaigns, title races, relegation battles and the arrival of increasingly expensive teammates, some footballers simply refused to imagine themselves wearing another shirt. Modern football doesn't make that sort of loyalty particularly easy. The transfer market is bigger than ever, financial incentives are enormous and even established superstars can find themselves looking for a new challenge after a couple of difficult seasons. Yet the Premier League has produced a remarkable collection of footballers who made an entire career out of re...

Ranking the top 10 ‘Streets Won’t Forget’ Premier League Midfielders of the 2000s and 2010s

7Nov

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Ranking the top 10 ‘Streets Won’t Forget’ Premier League Midfielders of the 2000s and 2010s

There is something special about a footballer who makes you stop what you're doing and watch. Not necessarily because he plays for a title contender, collects individual awards or produces impressive numbers every weekend, but because you never quite know what he's going to do next. The Premier League has had plenty of those players. The 2000s and 2010s were particularly rich in midfielders who played with personality, produced moments of outrageous technical quality and occasionally made the extraordinary look routine. Some were genuine superstars. Others were cult heroes who became legends at clubs that rarely challenged for the biggest prizes. A few had careers that were as unconventional as their playing styles. But they all had something in common: they gave football fans mom...

Premier League Grades for every Big 6 club heading into October after the international break

5Oct

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Premier League Grades for every Big 6 club heading into October after the international break

The 2026/27 Premier League season is back in action after the September/October international break, and now that the cobwebs are clearing and our minds are getting integrated back into thinking about club football, it's time to take a step back and grade how all the Big Six clubs have been doing so far this season. Arsenal Honestly, even though Arsenal are not in first place right now. I have been blown away by the job Mikel Arteta has done thus far, and I really like how the attack looks with Greek star Christos Tzolis out on the left as compared to Gabriel Martinelli. On paper, Tzolis is less dynamic, but I don't really think Martinelli was doing enough to take players on and stretch the pitch anyway. So that small drawback is nothing compared to the huge benefit of having a player wh...

Premier League Matchday 6 Injury Tracker: Latest News, FPL Impact on Joao Pedro, Amad Diallo, and more

4Oct

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Premier League Matchday 6 Injury Tracker: Latest News, FPL Impact on Joao Pedro, Amad Diallo, and more

Premier League Matchday 6 is on the horizon, and it's time to track the biggest stars around the league with updates on if they will be back this weekend and, if not, when fans can expect to see them and plug them into their FPL teams. Chelsea DM Moises Caicedo Chelsea's world-class defensive midfielder Moises Caicedo has been out since the end of August with a calf injury, but his return is on the horizon. He's been resting in London over this international break, and these three weeks off football are the perfect time for him to train. As of right now, Caicedo is expected to return for Chelsea on Oct. 10 when they face Bournemouth. Many expected him to be back against Brentford before the break, but he was held out as a precaution. It would be a surprise if he didn't train and make his...

Premier League Matchday 6 Bold Predictions: Evanilson shreds Chelsea; Anthony Elanga has the game of the week

4Oct

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Premier League Matchday 6 Bold Predictions: Evanilson shreds Chelsea; Anthony Elanga has the game of the week

The 2026/27 Premier League season will return next weekend after the international break with Matchday 6 as Manchester City and Arsenal continue to jockey at the top of the table while Tottenham Hotspur look for their first win of the campaign at the very bottom. Before the action begins next weekend with Arsenal and Leeds, let's look at seven bold predictions for the upcoming matches. Evanilson will own Chelsea Bournemouth finished in the top six last season, and while they are in the bottom four without Andoni Iraola, they will still pose a threat to a Chelsea side that also look far away from European football themselves. Xabi Alonso has not brought the Blues forwards thus far, and their suspect back line is going to continue to struggle with a manager who has never really been able t...

A star on every Premier League Big 6 club who would be better somewhere else

3Oct

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A star on every Premier League Big 6 club who would be better somewhere else

Sometimes, a player just doesn't fit a club. Even if they are a world-class footballer, they just might not fit the DNA, playing style, or manager. They may not even fit the league at all, or things have just become so corrosive over time that a change of scenery is what is needed to right the course. Here is every Premier League Big Six club's star player who would be better served playing somewhere else. Arsenal Honestly, I just don't think Viktor Gyokeres is a good fit for the Premier League. There's just not enough space for him to play in transition, which is where he was killing people at Sporting CP, and he's just not quick enough in tight spaces to get shooting opportunities off. That's a real killer for a striker who is supposed to be a real sharpshooter in the box, but he's mor...

The biggest takeaway for each Premier League Big 6 club before 2026/27 season resumes in October

2Oct

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The biggest takeaway for each Premier League Big 6 club before 2026/27 season resumes in October

For the most part, where the Premier League Big Six clubs land in the 2026/27 table after five Matchdays is pretty similar to where they were last year, with the exception that Manchester United find themselves in the bottom half of the standings right now after looking resurgent last season. Tottenham Hotspur are somehow ranked lower despite playing better, Chelsea still stink, Arsenal and Manchester City are still at the top, and Liverpool are somehow falling behind the likes of Leeds. Before the Premier League returns this October following a lengthy international break, it's time to dissect the biggest takeaway from each of the Big Six clubs after five matches played in 2026/27. Arsenal I think Arsenal's biggest takeaway is that they have to be feeling pretty good about themselves...