Venue: St James’ Park
Date: Saturday, 26 September
Kick-off: 17:30 BST

After another solid performance midweek, this evening’s late game takes us to one of Jose Mourinho’s least favourite grounds with a trip to St James park.
To say Newcastle are on a bit of a poor run is probably being generous although until recently we weren’t doing any better, so we should keep in mind how quickly things can turn around.… Read More

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Venue: Stamford Bridge
Date: Saturday, 19 September
Kick-off: 12:45 BST

After a relatively comfortable 4-0 Champions League win midweek, it’s back to the bread and butter of the Premier League today – or should that be stale crusts and dripping given our recent performances?
After woefully inadequate games against Palace and Everton, Jose Mourinho rang the changes for our Champions League game, dropping Ivanovic, Terry, Matic and Costa.… Read More

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So finally we get a win again, albeit against Europe’s equivalent of Accrington Stanley but as the cliché goes – you can only beat what’s in front of you – and to be fair, 4-0 was a convincing win.

Jose rang the changes, dropping Ivanovic, JT, Matic and Costa to the bench and whether that was intended as chastisement for poor performances or with an eye on Arsenal at the weekend, it was effective.… Read More

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Remember the famous Mourinho bus that used to park itself firmly in front of our goal? Well I’m not going to suggest the wheels have come off because it would actually be a bonus if that had happened, or at least if it happened in the right place on the pitch.… Read More

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With the majority of nations only having two games left to play before the end of the group stages of qualifying for Euro 2016, we’re getting a good picture of some of the countries that will and won’t be competing in France next summer.

England booked their spot at the tournament this past week, joined by Austria, the Czech Republic and Iceland as the four confirmed qualifiers.… Read More

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Venue: Goodison Park
Date: Saturday, 12 September
Kick-off: 12:45 BST

This fixture brought us an incredible 9 goals last season in a 6-3 win for us. But that was then, this is now and our most recent game in the league – at home to Palace – saw us deservedly beaten.… Read More

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