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Curtis Davies: “It was hard to be accepted by Birmingham City fans after leaving Aston Villa”
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More Than A Game The Hull City defender tells Paul Wilkes about playing on either side of the fiery rivalry, a clash that will again be on the football calendar in the Championship next season...

Stats Zone's European Team of the Month: Madrid teams dominate - but who's made the cut?
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes has crunched the numbers to bring you the best XI from last month across Europe's top five leagues...

Kane makes it rain (on Leicester): 4 things from Stoke 0-4 Tottenham
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was at the Britannia Stadium as Mauricio Pochettino’s side tightened the screw on leaders Leicester with a devastating demolition...

4 problems that Euro 2016 has given Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham
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Tottenham Hotspur The performances of certain teams and players at Euro 2016 might leave Spurs' boss with a few headahces, as Paul Wilkes notes

Joao Cancelo: The marauding full-back Barcelona might replace Dani Alves with
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Talentspotter A €25 million fee has been touted to prise Valencia's energetic full-back away from Los Che. Paul Wilkes tells you everything you need to know about the rising Portuguese star

Eriksen back on top, Kane back in the goals: 4 things from Stoke 0-4 Tottenham
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was in the Stoke City press box with the FREE Stats Zone app as Tottenham ran out 4-0 winners

4 tactical observations (using Stats Zone) from Hull City 0-2 Chelsea
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was at the KCOM Stadium armed with the award-winning Stats Zone app. Here are his notes as Chelsea bounced back into form…

Stats Zone's European Team of the Month: Barça dominate as Real Madrid go missing
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes presents February's elite XI from Europe's top five divisions using our award-winning tool...

How Chelsea's defensive frailties threaten to undermine title defence
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Chelsea Where is it all going wrong the for Blues so far this season? Paul Wilkes investigates...

Five things we learned at West Brom 2-3 Chelsea
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was in the press box at The Hawthorns to see 10-man Chelsea edge a five-goal encounter against West Bromwich Albion using Stats Zone - FREE on iOS and Android...

The four big reasons why Christian Benteke is not the new Andy Carroll
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Christian Benteke Paul Wilkes analyses whether the burly Belgium striker is likely to be more Morientes than Carroll at Anfield...

Meet flying Russian winger Denis Cheryshev - piquing the interest of the top Premier League clubs
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Talentspotter Paul Wilkes profiles the exciting youngster who caught the eye of Jose Mourinho while at the Bernabeu...

Why Zlatan might be auditioning for England – and maybe even Chelsea
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic The Paris Saint-Germain striker is a man in demand ahead of his contract expiring in June, and Paul Wilkes believes a Stamford Bridge switch could be an option...

Sturridge-spearheaded Reds run riot: 5 things from Aston Villa 0-6 Liverpool
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was in the press box at Villa Park to analyse Liverpool's 6-0 thrashing of Remi Garde's side using Stats Zone - FREE on iOS and Android...

Joel Matip: Meet Liverpool's new centre-back on his way this summer
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Talentspotter The Schalke stopper will be a Reds player next season. Paul Wilkes offers the lowdown...

7 ways to beat Leicester City
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Leicester City Only two teams have unlocked the secrets of defeating the Foxes this season, but Paul Wilkes provides a seven-step guide for what their opponents must do to triumph...

6 midfielders that Arsenal could sign in January analysed
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Arsenal Paul Wilkes profiles some of the Gunners' best options in the January market as they look to reinforce their injury-plagued midfield ranks...

Pochettino gets flexible: 5 things we wanted to talk about from Watford 1-2 Spurs
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was armed with Stats Zone at Vicarage Road to see Spurs claim late victory against the 10-man Hornets...

What Arsene Wenger can learn from Chile's use of Alexis Sanchez
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Alexis Sánchez The Chilean's first season in north London was nothing to sniff at, but Paul Wilkes suggests there's a way to maximise his potential at Arsenal next season...

Meet the out-of-favour Barça stopper attracting English interest
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Talentspotter Marc Bartra was second choice under Luis Enrique at the Camp Nou last season – but could find a new home in the Premier League, writes Paul Wilkes...

6 La Liga freebies that your club could sign
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La Liga Club got no money? Don't want your side to sell before they buy? Email your gaffer this list of top stars from Spain, all available for NOWT says Paul Wilkes...

Who needs strikers? 5 talking points from Man City 1-4 Liverpool
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes manned the Etihad Stadium press box to report back on a brilliant evening for Jurgen Klopp's Reds...

5 things that got us talking after Everton 1-1 Liverpool
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Stats Zone Paul Wilkes was in the press box at Goodison Park to see a sixth draw in the last seven Premier League Merseyside derbies using Stats Zone - FREE on iOS and Android...
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