premier league
Everything you need to know about the English professional league; who's on top, who's been traded, and what teams are dropping the ball.
Is Romelu Lukaku as Good as Didier Drogba?
After 104 Premier League goals in 224 games, Romelu Lukaku equalled Didier Drogba's league goal haul. However, it took the Ivorian 30 games more, leaving them both with just less than 0.5 goals a game. The Ivorian has 54 league assists, whilst Lukaku has 35. These stats show that Drogba was a slightly better creator than Lukaku, but Lukaku's finishing is his slightly superior talent.
Potential PuntsPublished 6 years ago in Cleats- Top Story - September 2018
Liverpool off to Record Start!
After wins against West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Leicester City, Liverpool are actually off to the best start they've ever had to a Premier League season, much to the shock to many football fans around the world. The 2018/2019 season got off to a flyer for Liverpool, with a 4-0 routing of West Ham, before being followed with a 2-0 away win at Selhurst Park. A 1-0 win at home against Brighton, thanks to a Mohammed Salah goal, proceeded the record-securing game, a 2-1 win against Leicester City.
Potential PuntsPublished 6 years ago in Cleats Watford Maintain a Perfect Start
How did they perform last season? Javi Gracia's team finished at an underwhelming 14th position in the 2017/2018 table standings after he took over the reins from Marco Silva. A few moments of brilliance in the last season especially the win over Chelsea was not enough for the team to maintain the winning morale throughout the entire season, and the Hornets' performance plunged miserably. By the end of the season, there were active speculations of Gracia to be the first manager to be sacked during the coming season but Watford will be happy that it did not go to that end. Judging from the outlook of things after the first four match days, critics would now sway differently.
The Rise of Eden Hazard
“With his flair and swagger Eden Hazard has been thrilling his supporters for some time now,” and rightly so. Eden’s flicks and tricks have led to him winning it all in England, with the biggest of them all, the Premier League, twice.
Interesting StoriesPublished 6 years ago in CleatsThe Takeaway: What We Learnt from the Premier League's Opening Weekend
Number one: The new boys are going to have to step it up. The three promoted sides had their first taste of Premier League action on Saturday. Wolves were able to pull out a 2–2 home draw against a ten-man Everton, but Cardiff and Fulham both suffered 2–0 defeats in their season openers.
Will LuckettPublished 6 years ago in Cleats- Top Story - August 2018
A Complete Premier League Preview
The 2017–2018 Premier League season was, well, boring. Manchester City had the league essentially won by Halloween, sapping the world's biggest league of a climactic title fight. Hopefully, this season will be different and City will only win the league by ten points.
Nick RackleyPublished 6 years ago in Cleats Lethal Liverpool Look to Be City's Biggest Title Challenge
Liverpool had an impressive season under Jürgen Klopp last time around, and only fell at the final hurdle in the Champions League. But Klopp has been savvy in strengthening the weakest areas of his squad with some intelligent signings. An injury-laden central midfield, combined with a lack of depth up front cost the Reds last season after a deep run in Europe left them exposed at home. And after Karius's unfortunate performance against Real Madrid, it was inevitable that his position at the club would become untenable.
Will LuckettPublished 6 years ago in CleatsManchester Divided: Could the Third Season Curse Strike for Jose Again?
Manchester United are about to embark upon their third season of Premier League football under the leadership of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager has won the Prem three times, but notoriously has never managed a club past three seasons.
Will LuckettPublished 6 years ago in CleatsRicharlison: Watford to Everton for £50 Million?!
With Everton announcing the singing of Richarlison from Watford for £35 million which with added clauses will take the total to around £50 million; I sat here wondering… How?!
Hollie BondPublished 6 years ago in CleatsSouthgate's Revolution
On the day of the World Cup final, the England national team returns home following an incredible run which took them to their first World Cup semi final since 1990. This tournament has seen a steady resurgence in popularity for the England team as Gareth Southgate and his young Lions recapture the hearts of a nation who had fallen out of love with their national team following a disastrous group stage exit at the last World Cup in Brazil, and an embarrassing 2-1 defeat to minnows Iceland in Euro 2016. But as the tournament draws to a close, the inevitable post-mortem of England's performance brings up some interesting points.
Ben CrabbePublished 6 years ago in Cleats2018/19 Fantasy Premier League Guide
The new Fantasy Premier League season is upon us, with that being said, we take a look at some goalkeeper options that may be a life savior for your team.
Alex Sahin DaviesPublished 6 years ago in CleatsMohamed Salah - Egyptian Messi
With 28 goals in 30 Premier League games for the Reds, life at Anfield for Mohamed Salah couldn’t have got off to a better start.
Jordan isaacPublished 6 years ago in Cleats