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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez & The Numbers That Don’t Lie
Even though Luis Suarez didn’t score a single goal through February, there was no crisis – simply a refocus of his talents to providing for others, while suffering from a bit of bad luck, something all strikers need on their side. Liverpool didn’t lose through that stretch, and it doesn’t seem like him scoring again as he continues to be the number one creator for others as well doesn’t seem to bother them.
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Match Highlights – Southampton vs Liverpool
The best attack in the Premier League continues to score relentlessly, beating Southampton 3-0 with another vintage performance from Luis Suarez, finishing the match with a goal and two assists as they remain very much in the title race, climbing to second at the expense of Arsenal and Manchester City.
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Match Highlights – Stoke vs Arsenal, Fulham vs Chelsea
Craven Cottage used to be an extremely difficult away venue, but Chelsea had no problem beating Fulham 3-1 with a hat rick from Andre Schurrle, while Arsenal had their usual problems when they visit Stoke, losing 1-0 from a foolish penalty kick that lands a huge blow to their title aspirations.
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Champions League – Five Thoughts After the First Leg
The first eight matches in Champions League round of 16 highlights just how far the Premier League’s elite clubs have fallen, the away goals that don’t really matter anymore, a German Bundesliga being overrated and raise a question regarding the absence of Italian teams from this stage.
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Premier League vs La Liga – How TV Money is Spread
There isn’t complete parity in the Premier League, but it’s clear to see why there’s no chance in hell someone will make that mistake about the Spanish La Liga, which continues to be a two (and maybe three sometimes) league most of the time because of the way TV money is distributed among the teams.
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Premier League – Week 27 Results & Table
The only top 4 team that had things run smoothly for them was Arsenal during, but all championship contenders kept the pace going with Liverpool beating Swansea, Chelsea winning against Everton and Manchester City getting past Stoke.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Swansea
The defense might not be really working, but Liverpool are still in the championship race after a dramatic 4-3 win over Swansea, as Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge kept them ahead of the visitors just by about enough each time they came back while Luis Suarez struggled in a winger’s role.
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Match Highlights – Fulham vs Liverpool
The atrocious defending and mistake making from Martin Skrtel and Kolo Toure nearly cost Liverpool dearly, but a foolish slide from Sascha Riether gave Steven Gerrard a chance to win the match with a 90th minute penalty kick, as Fulham lead twice but eventually lost the match 3-2.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Manchester United
For Arsenal it was about missing an opportunity to reach the top of the table, for Manchester United it was simply another match of disappointing ability and no win, as the two teams left everyone quite disappointed with the match and the 0-0 draw.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie & Juan Mata Deserve a Better Manager
Who knows how many crosses Manchester United would have ended up with if the referee wouldn’t have blown his whistle? Setting new records aside, another disappointing result shows once more that David Moyes just isn’t the manager to get something special out of Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata.