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The Premier League has produced many brilliant and memorable moments since it's inception and a lot of people have been lucky enough to witness them when they happened. The memorable moments are among the reasons why the Premier League is the best league in the world along with the entertainment because a lot of them were completely unexpected like Leicester winning the league in 2016 for example. The list of them is endless because of how many there have been and anyone of t

The draw for the 4th Round of the FA Cup was made earlier today and there are some interesting ties to look forward to next month. This is what I think of the draw. Macclesfield, who knocked out holders Crystal Palace in the 3rd Round, have the chance to cause yet another big scalp as they'll be facing another Premier League side in Brentford. They'll surely fancy themselves to cause another major shock after knocking out Palace in the last round. We could also have two poten

FRIDAY: WREXHAM V NOTTINGHAM FOREST Wrexham's rise up the Football League has been one of the stories of the last few years and they're having a pretty decent first season in the Championship. Phil Parkinson's side are 9th and just a point outside the play offs and if anything, they're overachieving as I don't think many people expected them to be this high up. They come into this game in the better form as they've won they're last four games which will give them a lot of con

Set pieces have been a key part of the game over the year and especially more recently as a lot of teams these days do score a lot of their goals from set pieces. The modern era has seen many players who have been specialists from set pieces over the years and they're specialists because of the way they strike the ball and how accurate they are with their deliveries. To be a good set piece taker, you need to lean back so you can get height on the ball and allow your foot plen

GK: JORDAN PICKFORD (EVERTON) - Pickford kept 4 clean sheets during December and also conceded the fewest goals with 3. He kept his team in games many times throughout the month as Everton put themselves in contention for Europe. RB: MATTY CASH (ASTON VILLA) - Cash registered a goal and an assist each and ran up and down that right hand side all month. His contributions at both ends were key to Villa going on their amazing run and putting themselves in contention for the titl

Getting relegated is never a nice feeling for any player because they're no longer a Premier League player when it happens and it's what every team is desperate to avoid. When any team gets relegated, you immediately think that they've been terrible because they've gone down and haven't been good enough over the course of a season. But there have been over the years a number of teams who have been relegated but have had good players on paper and when you look that those teams

TUESDAY: WEST HAM V NOTTINGHAM FOREST West Ham won the reverse fixture 3-0 back in August when Nuno Espirito Santo was in charge of what was his final game at Forest. The chances of the Hammers repeating that result in this one are very slim because they're low on confidence and out of form following a run of nine games without a win. Forest are also not in great form following four straight defeats after making a promising start under Sean Dyche. Goals have been a big proble

Is Ollie Watkins back to his best Ollie Watkins has had a tough season so far as he hasn't been in the same goal scoring form he's been in for the last two seasons. But he appears to have rediscovered that goal scoring touch in recent games after scoring 4 goals in his last 3 games. Is he back to his best? He only scored just once in the opening three months of the season where his confidence will have been pretty low as he wasn't scoring. He appears to have got his confidenc

Winning a league title is a great feeling for any player because it's what they want to win more than arguably any other trophy. But whilst many of the best players to play the game have been lucky enough to win a league title, there have also been a number of great players who never won one. Any player can be the best in their position and go on to have a great career in the game as many have done, but they couldn't quite get their hands on a league title. They also might've

SATURDAY: ASTON VILLA V NOTTINGHAM FOREST Villa saw their 11-game winning streak come to a crashing end against Arsenal on Tuesday and they’ll be looking to bounce back in this one. They were in the game in the first half and had some good chances to go ahead which they weren’t able to take and were later punished for. Forest were in a similar position to where Villa are now at this stage of last season but weren’t really talked about as title contenders like Villa have been

At the end of each calendar year, I pick the best Premier League player from each club based on how well they've performed across the entire year. I've done it again this year and now it's time to show you who I have chosen. ARSENAL – DECLAN RICE Rice was Arsenal’s most consistent player in 2025 as he developed into one of the best midfielders in Europe. He was a defensive midfielder when he first joined Arsenal and now he’s a well-established box-to-box midfielder because of

2025 has been an up and down year for a lot of clubs and players in what has been another incredible year of football. After another brilliant year of football, I've decided to pick y best teams both in the Premier League and the world. PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE YEAR GK: DAVID RAYA (ARSENAL) – Raya won a share of the golden glove last season and has kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League so far this season. He made many crucial saves right throughout the year as A

Making the step up from the Championship to the Premier League is never easy because the difference in quality is huge and players don't get the time on the ball they had in the Championship. But there have however been a lot of players who have made the step up look pretty straightforward and have gone on to prove and establish themselves as Premier League players. The majority of players who have come up from the Championship have been classed as "too good for the Champions

TUESDAY: BURNLEY V NEWCASTLE Burnley come into this game off the back of two straight draws against Bournemouth and Everton which could give them something to build on moving forward. But they need to start being more clinical in the final third because they have been wasteful in a lot of their games this season including the one against Everton on Saturday. Newcastle were disappointing in the final third against Man United on Boxing Day despite having most of the possession

Is Andoni Iraola under pressure? Bournemouth's winless run run extended to nine games following their 4-1 to defeat to Brentford on Saturday which left them 15th in the table and only eight points above the relegation zone. Could Andoni Iraola be under pressure? I said before their defeat to Brentford that their poor run of form could be a reality check after starting the season so well following the departures of some of their most important players. I still think that becau

BOXING DAY: MAN UNITED V NEWCASTLE Man United played quite well against Villa on Sunday despite losing the game which is quite rare as they usually get a lot of stick when they lose. We're about to find out how they'll get on without Bruno Fernandes for a lengthy spell for the first time with their talisman set to be on the side-lines for a few weeks with a hamstring injury. Fernandes has carried United pretty much ever since he arrived at the club and the difference he's mad

How many unwanted records with Wolves break this season? I think we all know that Wolves are going to get relegated this season based on the amount of points they have and the lack of quality in their team overall. They equalled the record for the longest winless start in Premier League history following their defeat to Brentford on Saturday which was set by Sheffield United in the 2020/21 season and they're probably going to break that record as their next two games are agai

SATURDAY: NEWCASTLE V CHELSEA Newcastle needed that win against Fulham in the Carabao Cup in midweek following their poor performance in the derby last weekend which they wanted to put behind them. Eddie Howe's side will be glad to be back at home for this one as they've fared a lot better at home than they have on the road this season. They've also won this fixture in each of the last three seasons which will give them a good deal of confidence. Chelsea got a much needed win

No.10s are the players who play behind the striker and have been talked a lot over the last decade and a half because of a lot of teams moving away from playing 4-4-2 in favour of a 4-2-3-1. The role of a no.10 has been around for a long time going back to the early years of the game but I think they're more popular now than they were back then because a lot of teams now play with one. The modern era has been many great no.10s over the years and especially during the time per

A homegrown player is a player who has come through a club's academy into the first team after joining their club at a young age. Many homegrown players have been lucky enough to have broken into the first team or been given an opportunity at their respective clubs and a lot of them have been given a chance because of a certain player being injured or their manager has watched them when playing in the academy and impressed them so much that he wants to give him an opportunity