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10 Worst Teams in Premier League History
0 points, 0 goals, 17 conceded. Crystal Palace, after 7 matches, are on pace to become the worst team in the history of the Premier League. Until that becomes official, here are the 10 worst seasons in the history fo the Premier League (38 matches format), including a few Sunderland teams and one awful Derby side.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Hull, Sunderland vs Arsenal
Two goals from Alexis Sanchez helped out Arsenal find a hard earned victory against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, walking away with the 2-0 win, while another frustrating day for Mario Balotelli was part of another disappointing home match for Liverpool, finishing in a 0-0 draw with Hull City.
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Match Highlights – Sunderland vs Manchester United
The first match wasn’t a glitch. Manchester United, picking up their first point of the season after a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, look like a side deep into its rebuild, with tactics that don’t fit the current squad of players. That didn’t stop them from taking a lead through Juan Mata, but the hosts deserves the equalizer from Jack Rodwell and more.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Sunderland
A very special week for Sunderland, making a huge impact on the title race in the Premier League, while making things simpler for them in their attempt to avoid relegation. They beat Chelsea 2-1 thanks to an awful penalty decision given to them by Mike Dean, making it the first time Jose Mourinho has lost as Chelsea manager at Stamford Bridge.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Sunderland
Not the best of performances from Liverpool, but they keep their winning streak alive and more importantly remain strong in the title race following a tense 2-1 win over Sunderland, getting two impressive long range goals from Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge.
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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Sunderland
Despite the surprising opening goal from Fabio Borini, Sunderland couldn’t hold back Manchester City from winning the 2014 League Cup with a comeback started by a beautiful Yaya Toure goal, carried on by a sublime finish from Samir Nasri and a perfect counter attack finish by Jesus Navas to make it a 3-1 victory.
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Match Highlights – Sunderland vs Manchester United
Luckily for David Moyes and Manchester United, this was only the first leg. They lost their third consecutive match in all competitions, 2-1 to Sunderland in the League Cup semifinal, suffering from a horrible decision by Andre Marriner, giving the home side a winning penalty kick that wasn’t even close to being a correct decision.
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Martin O’Neill vs Paolo di Canio – Sunderland Failure Feud
Who is to blame for Sunderland being such a mess over the last two years? It’s probably more than just one manager’s fault, although it isn’t stopping Martin O’Neill and Paolo Di Canio, the man who replaced him at the job before he got sacked as well, from trading accusations.
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Premier League – Sunderland vs Arsenal Predictions
It’s been quite a while Arsenal have come out looking so pleased and confident about their dealing in the transfer window (even if it was really just one purchase), while their hosts, Sunderland, have made some meaningful signings that don’t really seem to be working out so far.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Will Sign Simon Mignolet
Liverpool would really like to see someone other than Pepe Reina at goal next season, and might have finally agreed on a fee with Simon Mignolet from Sunderland. Pepe Reina is waiting for an offer from Barcelona, while the Spanish champions are stuck with a non-departing Victor Valdes.