Sodden Saturday success over Sunderland gives Fulham three precious points towards Premier League safety
Fulham (0) 1 v Sunderland (0) 0 Raúl Jiménez 84 By Kaz Mochlinski at Craven Cottage Premier League Matchweek 12 Fulham gained an absolutely vital victory over Sunderland with a Raúl Jiménez goal six minutes from full-time that significantly eased their fears of falling into the Premier League relegation zone. Having begun the weekend just one point above the bottom three, they left it late before getting the only goal of the game for a win which was thoroughly deserved after

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Frank remaining positive as Spurs end week of home games in dramatic fashion
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 2 v Manchester United (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 11 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium It was very, very nearly an unforgettable match. Equally, it was almost a game of great concern for Tottenham Hotspur. Ultimately, they did not do enough to deserve to end their three-month home run without a win in the Premier League. Manchester United scored two goals from their only two attempts on target. Spurs struck twice from t

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Brentford buoyant after beating Newcastle United with Igor Thiago double
Brentford (0) 3 v Newcastle United (1) 1 Barnes 27 Schade 56 Igor Thiago (pen) 78 Igor Thiago 95 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 11 Brentford staged a scintillating second half comeback to recover from an undeserved deficit at half-time and defeat Newcastle United 3-1 with goals from Kevin Schade and another double for Igor Thiago. It took time for them to overcome Newcastle’s negative approach and they could have had more than on

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Chelsea steal into second place as Estêvão excitement builds at the Bridge
Chelsea (0) 3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0 Gusto 51 João Pedro 65 Neto 73 By Kaz Mochlinski at Stamford Bridge Premier League Matchweek 11 Malo Gusto scored the first goal of his career and Estêvão Willian increased his growing star status still further as Chelsea moved into second place in the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Three goals in the second half eventually broke the stubborn resistance of the league’s bottom team, who came to Stamford

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Spurs hit four in Champions League with van de Ven wonder goal
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 4 v København (0) 0 Johnson 19 Odobert 51 van de Ven 64 João Palhinha 67 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Champions League MD4 Tottenham Hotspur gained their highest win under Thomas Frank, and a much-needed first success at home for six weeks, as they swept aside København 4-0 with the help of a wonder goal from Micky van de Ven. Spurs’ superiority was not even impeded by having to play for most of the second half with 10 men after Bre

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Chelsea continue crushing dominance over suffering Spurs thanks to João Pedro goal
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 v Chelsea (1) 1 João Pedro 34 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Premier League Matchweek 10 Tottenham Hotspur’s home ground may no longer be called White Hart Lane, but for Chelsea supporters it remains ‘Three Point Lane’ as the Blues continued their overwhelming domination over Spurs of recent years with yet another victory. João Pedro scored the only goal of the game to bring Chelsea level on points with Tottenham and trailing them j

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Brentford’s continuing improvement delights Andrews as he builds on Frank’s legacy
Brentford (2) 3 v Liverpool (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 9 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium It is two wins in a Premier League season of 38 matches, but the six points secured in the space of six days by Brentford, at West Ham United and against Liverpool, could prove more meaningful than most. A first away victory under Keith Andrews, followed in less than a week by beating the league title-holders, lifted the Bees from 16th place and thr

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Fulham into quarter-finals thanks to King’s magic and Lecomte’s penalty shoot-out heroics
Wycombe Wanderers (1) 1 v Fulham (0) 1 Woodrow 4 King 48 Fulham win 5-4 on penalties By Kaz Mochlinski at Adams Park Football League Cup Fourth Round Fulham needed a piece of magic from Josh King and a penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals as they eventually got past a spirited challenge from Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. King memorably scored the first goal of his career, conjuring up the equaliser in Fulham’s second half comeback to take the tie to pen

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Arsenal extend their lead in the Premier League as Eze proves decisive against his old club
Arsenal (1) 1 v Crystal Palace (0) 0 Eze 39 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Arsenal Stadium Premier League Matchweek 9 Arsenal tantalisingly increased their lead at the top of the Premier League as Eberechi Eze conjured a super strike to score the only goal of the game and overcome his former club Crystal Palace. It produced another “one-nil to the Arsenal”, with another goal resulting from a set-piece, combined with another clean sheet. This time with the addition of the notorious

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West Ham at their worst for 94 years after battering by brilliant Brentford
West Ham United (0) 0 v Brentford (1) 2 Igor Thiago 43 Jensen 94 By Kaz Mochlinski at the London Stadium Premier League Matchweek 8 Brilliant Brentford produced their best performance under Keith Andrews to beat a woeful West Ham United, who were overwhelmed amid an ever-worsening atmosphere of increasing negativity around the London Stadium. The Bees added to the Hammers’ troubled start to the season with goals from Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen at the end of each half, rew

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