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Chelsea lack leaders in defence Chelsea have been rightly praised for their attacking play this season but whilst they're a good team to watch going forward, they've looked open and disorganised defensively. They looked all over the place defensively against Hull as their defensive issues again came back to bite them and the reason why they're vulnerable defensively is not just because of the rrors they're making, but because they lack leaders in that department. They're lack

SATURDAY: ASTON VILLA V NOTTINGHAM FOREST Villa finally found their shooting boots against Club Brugge in midweek and their win will no doubt give them some much needed confidence. Forest are still without a win under Oliver Glasner and were very unlucky not to have beaten Spurs even though it was unclear as to whether the ball came off Neco Williams' arm before it ended up in the back of the net. There might be a slight tiredness about Villa in this one as a result of them p

GK: KONSTANTINOS TZOLAKIS (HULL) - Tzolakis didn't concede a single goal during August as Hull got off to a flying start. His solid performances between the sticks played a key role in Hull starting the season the way they have done. RB: BEN WHITE (ARSENAL) - White had a strong end to last season and has carried that form into this season. He made crucial interventions at both ends of the pitch during August in making crucial interventions at one and setting up Martin Odegaar

The Champions League is back this week with many of the world's best players once again looking to light up the competition. Only one team will come away with the trophy at the beginning of June and it's now time to see who I think the winner will be. AEK ATHENS MANAGER: Marko Nikolic BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINISH: Quarter Finals - 1969 KEY PLAYER: Luka Jovic The former Real Madrid striker has resurrected his career since joining the greek champions as his total of 21 goals in

Is Isak finally delivering for Liverpool? Alexander Isak had as everyone knows a tough first season at Liverpool last season and has already come in for some criticism this season. But on Friday night against Ipswich, he showed a glimpse of the player Liverpool thought they were getting when they spent all that money on him last summer as he scored two well taken goals to give the reds a 2-0 win. So is he finally delivering for Liverpool? His two goals against Ipswich will de