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http://ift.tt/2HRv4Nx Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Romelu Lukaku is coming close to hitting a century of Premier League goals. Lukaku, the Belgium forward, has only got to convert two more chances to join the 100 club - and given the form he has been in since his summer move to Manchester United , it is likely he will complete this feat in the next few weeks. But which teams have Lukaku's goals come against in England's top-flight? Though he never scored for Chelsea , Lukaku has netted Premeir League goals playing for West Brom, Everton , and the Red Devils. And you can see who his goals have come against, and how many he has scored against every team, by clicking the right arrow, above... Let's block ads! (Why?) February 27, 2018 at 05:06PM Premier League http://ift.tt/2DuDU4v

http://ift.tt/2t0S0qk Fernandinho suffered a thigh injury in Sunday's EFL Cup final win over the Gunners Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has been ruled out of Thursday's Premier League clash against Arsenal with a hamstring strain. The Brazil international picked up the injury in the  Carabao Cup final against the Gunners on Sunday. Fernandinho was forced off on the 52nd minute of the 3-0 victory at Wembley Stadium, and their midweek fixture against the same opponents comes too soon for his return. City released a statement on their official website on Tuesday which said scans showed the issue was a hamstring strain. The statement read: "The initial prognosis suggests the problem isn't serious. "No timescale has yet been set for his return but the Premier League game against the Gunners on Thursday will come too soon." Fernandinho has played in every one of City's 27 league matches so far this sea...

http://ift.tt/2BRNIo6 Ray Parlour believes Jack Wilshere is being held back by his Arsenal team-mates, and that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s form since joining Liverpool is proof. Wilshere is approaching ten years as a first-team player at the Emirates Stadium, and there have been questions raised over his lack of progress at the north London club. Football journalist Henry Winter has claimed the England international’s career is suffering because of manager Arsene Wenger . He claims the 26-year-old is being played in the wrong position and is not challenged enough by the Frenchman, who appears to be coming to the end of the 22-year tenure in charge. But Parlour says it’s not the manager who is to blame for Wilshere’s lack of progress at Arsenal, it’s the players he is playing with. The Arsenal legend looks at the progress Oxlade-Chamberlain has already made under Jurgen Klopp since joining Liverpool in the summer, and believes it highlights the lack of top quality in th...

http://ift.tt/2EVkuav Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace thanks to Harry Kane’s winner in the 88th minute – an extreme example of how their slow starts have stifled them at points this season. In fact, it took until the fourth game of the Premier League campaign for Spurs to score a goal in the first half of a match, although they will also be remembered for Christian Eriksen’s goal after 11 seconds against Manchester United . But how has this affected Spurs across the whole year? Here at talkSPORT we’ve dug deep and done the mathematics to discover how the Premier League table would look if the final whistle was blown at half-time. Click the right arrow above to find out where your team would be… Let's block ads! (Why?) February 27, 2018 at 04:36PM Premier League http://ift.tt/2DuDU4v

http://ift.tt/2CMD7ax Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Saido Berahino is really not having a good time. The Stoke forward has gone exactly two years without scoring a goal, having last netted playing for West Brom in a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace . Since then, Berahino, 24, has missed eight weeks of football due to a suspension, transferred to Stoke for £12million, and played a total of 43 games. 39 of those appearances have come in the Premier League , meaning Berahino has endured one of the longest goal droughts for a forward in the history of the competition. But who else makes that list? Click the right arrow to see the forwards with the longest goal droughts in Premier League history, based on games played... *All data correct as of February 27, 2018. Players included are regarded by Opta as a forward, even if they played in other positions during their career. Let's block ads! (Why?) February 27, 2018 at 04:28PM Premier League http://ift.tt/2DuDU4v

http://ift.tt/2EYuDPQ Under Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool thrashed Arsenal 5-1 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 "It was one of the major highlights of my time at Liverpool," Brendan Rodgers said in reference to the Reds' 5-1 thrashing of Arsenal at Anfield in February 2014. Arsenal were top of the Premier League, but the Reds produced a devastating display of counter-attacking football to go 4-0 up inside 20 minutes. Raheem Sterling and Martin Skrtel both scored twice, with Daniel Sturridge getting the other, while Mikel Arteta scored a second half penalty for Arsenal. Rodgers came close to leading Liverpool to an historic Premier League title that season, but lost out to Man City and the manager was sacked in 2015 before taking the Celtic job in 2016. He guided the Scottish club to an unbeaten domestic season in his first campaign in charge to clinch the Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup and has also overseen a 69-game unbeaten run in the...