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  31. <title>Just Who Will Win The Premier League?</title>
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  40. <description><![CDATA[The Premier League is, as ever, living up to its reputation as one of the most fascinating of Europe&#8217;s big 5 championships.&#160; Bar leaders Liverpool, nobody looks to have much of a divine right to win the title. The top-three teams in the table are all favored to win on Matchday 6&#160;as per MyTopSportsbooks, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  42. <p><strong>The Premier League is, as ever, living up to its reputation as one of the most fascinating of Europe&#8217;s big 5 championships.&nbsp;</strong></p>
  43.  
  44.  
  45.  
  46. <p>Bar leaders Liverpool, nobody looks to have much of a divine right to win the title.</p>
  47.  
  48.  
  49.  
  50. <p>The top-three teams in the table are all favored to win on Matchday 6&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mytopsportsbooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">as per MyTopSportsbooks</a>, but two are at real risk of dropping points in the title race.&nbsp;</p>
  51.  
  52.  
  53.  
  54. <p>Manchester City are a prohibitive 1/8 favorite to stop their losing skid at one when they host Watford (19/1).&nbsp;</p>
  55.  
  56.  
  57.  
  58. <p>But Tottenham are only a tepid 13/10 favorite at Leicester (2/1), while Liverpool are 1/1 to beat Chelsea (5/2) at Stamford Bridge. Already five points clear of the field, if the Reds can pick up the full three at Chelsea, they will truly be in the driver&#8217;s seat for this season&#8217;s league title.</p>
  59.  
  60.  
  61.  
  62. <p>There are few scenarios one can see City not winning the title again this season, they’ve been unbelievable for years and are only strengthening their squad. Pep decided to add Spanish centre midfielder Rodri to the side, completing his record breaking £62.8 million deal, City’s highest in their history.</p>
  63.  
  64.  
  65.  
  66. <p>Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were joint top goal scorers last season and there’s no signs of them stopping their destructive streak. The Reds’ defence is what really changes games, conceding 0.57 goals a game last season and Alisson reeled in 21 clean sheets but with the standard of squads going up, the goals will have to match last seasons, it’ll be a surprise to see them match City.&nbsp;</p>
  67.  
  68.  
  69.  
  70. <p>Arsenal have been falling victim to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/cybrown/2019/07/09/arsenal-has-made-a-mess-of-the-summer-transfer-window/">small transfer budget</a>this season and had signed Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid and Saliba from Saint Etienne (loaned back) before instant developments towards signing Lille’s Nicolas Pepe.</p>
  71.  
  72.  
  73.  
  74. <p>The quality of the English top flight beyond say the top six is highly questionable, which makes life nothing shy of interesting for those trying to find solutions to betting quandaries. There are no obvious outside bets.</p>
  75.  
  76.  
  77.  
  78. <p>Indeed, this title race is looking much like it did last season, a waiting game to see who (if any of the favoured sides) succumb to mediocrity. </p>
  79.  
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  92. <title>THE WAIT GOES ON</title>
  93. <link>http://threeandin.com/the-wait-goes-on/</link>
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  95. <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 07:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
  96. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Blackaby]]></dc:creator>
  97. <category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
  98. <category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
  99. <category><![CDATA[LATEST BLOG]]></category>
  100. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  101. <category><![CDATA[Chelsea F.C.]]></category>
  102. <category><![CDATA[Daniel Farke]]></category>
  103. <category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
  104. <category><![CDATA[Leicester City]]></category>
  105. <category><![CDATA[Liverpool F.C.]]></category>
  106. <category><![CDATA[Mason Mount]]></category>
  107. <category><![CDATA[newcastle united]]></category>
  108. <category><![CDATA[Norwich City]]></category>
  109. <category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>
  110. <category><![CDATA[teemu pukki]]></category>
  111.  
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  113. <description><![CDATA[Frank Lampard is yet to register a PL win as a manager after facing tough games against Manchester United and Leicester but comes into a game that would have been considered a bit easier before the season started, against newly promoted Norwich. For the Blues, that will not even remotely be the case after Norwich [&#8230;]]]></description>
  114. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  115. <p>Frank
  116. Lampard is yet to register a PL win as a manager after facing tough games
  117. against Manchester United and Leicester but comes into a game that would have
  118. been considered a bit easier before the season started, against newly promoted
  119. Norwich. For the Blues, that will not even remotely be the case after Norwich
  120. have started the season with true intention, bagging a goal and creating plenty
  121. of chances against Liverpool but then disposing of Newcastle in stylish
  122. fashion.</p>
  123.  
  124.  
  125.  
  126. <p>Teemu Pukki
  127. has been the mastermind behind the Canaries’ last year or so, the Finnish
  128. striker scored 29 in the 18/19 Championship campaign and has started the PL
  129. season with 4 goals in 2, including a hattrick against Newcastle. He’s looking
  130. a real threat and the step up in quality of football really doesn’t seem to
  131. have phased him. Todd Cantwell was responsible for two of the assists for Pukki
  132. against Newcastle and the 21-year-old Englishman looked dangerous cutting in
  133. from a wide role. It’s clear that Daniel Farke has embedded a real attacking
  134. style in Norwich and it’s working tenfold. </p>
  135.  
  136.  
  137.  
  138. <p>Chelsea
  139. haven’t had the greatest starts with Lampard’s winless tenure thus far, but
  140. this season will be used purely to create the team he’s going to use in the
  141. future. Mason Mount has been a prime example of the youth coming through at the
  142. moment, he’s played the full 90 minutes in both of Chelsea’s games so far and
  143. scored his first PL goal in the Blues 1-1 draw with Leicester last weekend. In
  144. addition, at Derby (still under Lampard), he scored in their away fixture
  145. against Norwich last season in a 4-3 victory. </p>
  146.  
  147.  
  148.  
  149. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/moun.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85190" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/moun.jpg 612w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/moun-450x300.jpg 450w" sizes="(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px" /><figcaption> Mason Mount, Chelsea celebrating after scoring his team&#8217;s first goal during the Premier League match against Leicester</figcaption></figure>
  150.  
  151.  
  152.  
  153. <p>The glaring
  154. issue in the Chelsea camp seems to be defensively, in their last 5 away games
  155. in all competitions they’ve conceded 15 goals and have conceded 5 in their
  156. first 2 PL games. The new backline has bags of youth coming through and they’re
  157. clearly still adapting to being at the top level, all there’s to be said for
  158. now is they will leak goals.</p>
  159.  
  160.  
  161.  
  162. <p>Talking of
  163. goals, Norwich tend to be involved in high scoring home fixtures, in their last
  164. 9 games in all competitions, 8 of them have had over 2.5 goals where Chelsea
  165. have had over 2.5 in 7 of their last 9. Norwich’s consistency offensively and
  166. Chelsea’s current form, this will make for a high scoring game.</p>
  167.  
  168.  
  169.  
  170. <p>If you’re
  171. looking for a selection to place a bet on for this game, Pukki to score, draw
  172. and over 2.5 is roughly available at 14/1. </p>
  173.  
  174.  
  175.  
  176. <p>Teemu Pukki
  177. to score is available at roughly 6/4 too, which looks a steal.</p>
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  183. <title>SUPER SUNDAY</title>
  184. <link>http://threeandin.com/super-sunday/</link>
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  186. <pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 12:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
  187. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Blackaby]]></dc:creator>
  188. <category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
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  190. <category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
  191. <category><![CDATA[LATEST BLOG]]></category>
  192. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  193. <category><![CDATA[Aaron Wan-Bissaka]]></category>
  194. <category><![CDATA[Arsenal F.C.]]></category>
  195. <category><![CDATA[Azpilicueta]]></category>
  196. <category><![CDATA[Chelsea F.C.]]></category>
  197. <category><![CDATA[Europa League]]></category>
  198. <category><![CDATA[frank lampard]]></category>
  199. <category><![CDATA[Harry Maguire]]></category>
  200. <category><![CDATA[Jota]]></category>
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  203. <category><![CDATA[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer]]></category>
  204. <category><![CDATA[Raul Jimenez]]></category>
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  206. <category><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]></category>
  207.  
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  209. <description><![CDATA[Leicester v Wolves (2PM) The first of today’s 2pm kick offs is going to be contested by two of the hottest teams in the Premier League at the moment with Leicester possessing a new outlook under Rodgers and Wolves battling through the Europa League qualifiers in emphatic style. In last season’s meetings between the sides, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  211. <p><strong>Leicester v Wolves (2PM)</strong></p>
  212.  
  213.  
  214.  
  215. <p>The first
  216. of today’s 2pm kick offs is going to be contested by two of the hottest teams
  217. in the Premier League at the moment with Leicester possessing a new outlook under
  218. Rodgers and Wolves battling through the Europa League qualifiers in emphatic
  219. style. </p>
  220.  
  221.  
  222.  
  223. <p>In last season’s
  224. meetings between the sides, Leicester walked away 2-0 victors but that was Wolves’
  225. second game back in the PL and first away topflight game in 7 years. Since that
  226. date, Wolves have gone on to secure Europa League qualification and play their
  227. first games in the qualifiers in recent weeks. </p>
  228.  
  229.  
  230.  
  231. <p>Raul Jimenez
  232. has scored 4 goals in Wolves’ last 2 EL games as part of impressive 4-0 and 4-1
  233. wins to kick off their competitive season, last season he scored 13 PL goals and
  234. reeled in 10 assists in the Premier League and was a vital part of what was
  235. such a successful season. Diogo Jota performed towards the end of the previous
  236. campaign with 7 goals between January-May which also included a hat-trick in
  237. Leicester and Wolves most recent meeting. </p>
  238.  
  239.  
  240.  
  241. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/raul.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85184" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/raul.jpg 810w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/raul-539x300.jpg 539w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/raul-768x428.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /><figcaption>Wolves&#8217; Raul Jimenez (centre right) celebrates scoring his side&#8217;s first goal of the game during the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second leg against Crusaders.</figcaption></figure>
  242.  
  243.  
  244.  
  245. <p>The Foxes
  246. have been excellent since they’ve been under new management and furthermore,
  247. they notched two home clean sheets in the last two games of last season against
  248. Chelsea and Arsenal, which also included a convincing 3-0 win over the Gunners.
  249. </p>
  250.  
  251.  
  252.  
  253. <p>Leicester
  254. have had less pre-season games which could suggest they’re not as prepared to
  255. dive into such a competitive game as a match-ready Wolves but with last season’s
  256. form and Leicester’s home form in general, a Leicester win could be on the
  257. cards. In contradiction to that, Harry Maguires sale could rock the camp, but
  258. we’ve been unable to see that because since the transfer has been completed,
  259. Leicester haven’t played a game.</p>
  260.  
  261.  
  262.  
  263. <p>Leicester
  264. 2-1 seems a reasonable prediction but it’s hard to tell how hard the Maguire
  265. loss will hit, Jota and Jimenez are very dangerous, and Wolves may already be
  266. wound up after pre-season, this isn’t one for a bet. </p>
  267.  
  268.  
  269.  
  270. <p><strong>Man United v Chelsea (4:30PM)</strong></p>
  271.  
  272.  
  273.  
  274. <p>Frank Lampard’s
  275. first competitive game couldn’t have been a more suitable test. United have
  276. been under recent work with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taking over in December 2018
  277. and Chelsea are undergoing the same refurbishments also under the transfer ban.
  278. </p>
  279.  
  280.  
  281.  
  282. <p>United have
  283. improved their weaker areas immensely with the signings of Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  284. and Harry Maguire, the English pairing were superb in the 18/19 season for Palace
  285. and Leicester respectively and they should slot straight into the United XI
  286. today. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial scored 5 goals between them in pre-season
  287. and the youthful pairing will really flourish this season. Martial scored 2
  288. goals in the fixture last season at Stamford Bridge which finished in a 2-2
  289. draw with Ross Barkley also scoring a 96<sup>th</sup> minute equalizer.</p>
  290.  
  291.  
  292.  
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  294.  
  295.  
  296.  
  297. <p>Barkley has
  298. been outstanding in pre-season with goals in his last 4 games and a couple of
  299. assists thrown in aswell and is really starting to prove under Lampard why he
  300. was signed in the first place. The Englishman has never registered more than 8
  301. goals in a PL season but with Lampard’s guidance he could really undergo a molding
  302. process. </p>
  303.  
  304.  
  305.  
  306. <p>Chelsea’s
  307. defensive line could be surrounded by skepticism with the departure of David
  308. Luiz, with exception of Azpilicueta the back 4 will all be under the age of 25
  309. with limited regular first team football at this level. N’Golo Kante’s fitness
  310. is up for debate which also adds to the potential defensive woes. </p>
  311.  
  312.  
  313.  
  314. <p>Chelsea
  315. have scored 13 goals in their last 4 pre-season games but have also conceded 9
  316. which averages out at 5.5 goals a game, with United’s defensive reinforcements
  317. and Chelsea’s current goal filled games, this could be an entertaining one.</p>
  318.  
  319.  
  320.  
  321. <p>A 2-2 draw
  322. sounds accurate, Barkley to score and match result- draw is generally available
  323. at 16/1.</p>
  324.  
  325.  
  326.  
  327. <p>Happy Super
  328. Sunday.</p>
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  334. <title>PREMIER LEAGUE PRELIMINARY</title>
  335. <link>http://threeandin.com/premier-league-preliminary/</link>
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  337. <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
  338. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Blackaby]]></dc:creator>
  339. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  340.  
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  342. <description><![CDATA[Another year, another PL season. It really does feel like it’s said on repeat but this season looks like it’s going to be one of the most competitive seasons in recent times with some of the top 6 having trouble, and the teams surrounding making serious progress towards breaking into that illustrious top 6. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
  343. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  344. <p>Another
  345. year, another PL season. It really does feel like it’s said on repeat but this
  346. season looks like it’s going to be one of the most competitive seasons in
  347. recent times with some of the top 6 having trouble, and the teams surrounding
  348. making serious progress towards breaking into that illustrious top 6. This
  349. year’s promoted teams are Norwich, Aston Villa and Sheffield United, with the
  350. 18/19 season ending with the relegation of Huddersfield, Cardiff and Fulham;
  351. two of which were promoted the season before. Let’s attempt to breakdown each
  352. teams chances this year with a league table prediction alongside, starting from
  353. the top.</p>
  354.  
  355.  
  356.  
  357. <p>1<sup>st</sup>:
  358. Manchester City </p>
  359.  
  360.  
  361.  
  362. <p>There’s no
  363. scenario I can see City not winning the title again this season, they’ve been
  364. unbelievable for years and are only strengthening their squad. Pep decided to
  365. add Spanish centre midfielder Rodri to the side, completing his record breaking
  366. £62.8 million deal, City’s highest in their history. In regard to losses,
  367. Vincent Kompany moved back to Belgium to pursue management and Fabian Delph
  368. left but that’s not going to cause any issues for a City team going strength to
  369. strength. City have managed to achieve 198 points in the last 2 PL seasons,
  370. meaning they’ve only dropped 30 points in 76 games, there’s way too much going
  371. for City to see them slowing down.</p>
  372.  
  373.  
  374.  
  375. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rodri-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85171" width="511" height="287" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rodri-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rodri-533x300.jpg 533w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rodri-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px" /></figure>
  376.  
  377.  
  378.  
  379. <p>2<sup>nd</sup>:
  380. Liverpool</p>
  381.  
  382.  
  383.  
  384. <p>After the
  385. 18/19 season and registering the 3<sup>rd</sup> most points in a PL season ever,
  386. Liverpool come into this season looking to keep the pressure on City and
  387. continue their progress towards their first ever PL title. Liverpool’s
  388. pre-season hasn’t been as strong as what would have been expected with 2 wins
  389. over low league opposition and since going 4 games without a win. Mohamed Salah
  390. and Sadio Mane were joint top goal scorers last season and there’s no signs of
  391. them stopping their destructive streak. The Reds defence is what really changes
  392. games, conceding 0.57 goals a game last season and Alisson reeled in 21 clean
  393. sheets but with the standard of squads going up, the goals will have to match
  394. last seasons, it’ll be a surprise to see them match City. </p>
  395.  
  396.  
  397.  
  398. <p>3<sup>rd</sup>:
  399. Tottenham</p>
  400.  
  401.  
  402.  
  403. <p>Tottenham
  404. have done the impossible by spending money to make a transfer this transfer
  405. window! Tanguy N’Dombele arrived from Lyon for £55 million and has made appearances
  406. in all their pre-season fixtures, considering Spurs have done so well without
  407. any money spent, this season could be interesting how they develop. Spurs’
  408. pre-season has involved beatings of Real Madrid and Juventus, the latter via a
  409. winning goal from the half-way line by Harry Kane. Kieran Trippier has been
  410. sold to Atletico for £21 million but that does make way for Kyle Walker-Peters
  411. who registered 3 assists in his limited 374 minutes last season. If the young
  412. Englishman is given time in the first team it could be a breakthrough season
  413. for him. A season without injury with the same squad looks strong enough to
  414. slot into third behind the two big hitters this year.</p>
  415.  
  416.  
  417.  
  418. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kwp.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85172" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kwp.jpg 960w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kwp-450x300.jpg 450w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kwp-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><figcaption>Kyle Walker-Peters vs Bournemouth 26/12/18</figcaption></figure>
  419.  
  420.  
  421.  
  422. <p>4<sup>th</sup>:
  423. Manchester United</p>
  424.  
  425.  
  426.  
  427. <p>Now, this 4<sup>th</sup>
  428. place spot is the one that is up for the most debate. United have won all their
  429. pre-season games including wins over Inter and Tottenham. It’s known that
  430. pre-season doesn’t always mean a lot but there have been some very impressive
  431. performances from new signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka who arrived from Palace for £55
  432. million. If the likes of Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelöf can stay fit, perhaps
  433. United can strengthen their defence back to what it has been in previous years.
  434. Last season, David de Gea kept a mere 7 clean sheets, 4 less than any of his
  435. previous years in the Premier League. United have got a real task on their
  436. hands but with the improvements in their defence it should be enough to see
  437. them improve on what was a disappointing season last year.</p>
  438.  
  439.  
  440.  
  441. <p>5<sup>TH</sup>:
  442. Arsenal</p>
  443.  
  444.  
  445.  
  446. <p>Arsenal
  447. have been falling victim to a small transfer budget this season and had signed
  448. Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid and Saliba from Saint Etienne (loaned back)
  449. before instant developments towards signing Lille’s Nicolas Pepe. The Ivorian
  450. winger scored 22 goals and got 11 assists in Ligue 1 last season, guiding Lille
  451. to a shock 2<sup>nd</sup> place finish, they finished 17<sup>th</sup> the
  452. season before. The transfer fee is supposedly £75-80 million but that’s exactly
  453. what Arsenal have needed in recent years, a bit of financial backing. It goes
  454. without saying the strike force of last years golden boot winner Aubameyang,
  455. Lacazette and Pepe will be an onslaught for any defence, but Arsenal’s backline
  456. hasn’t improved. There’s not long until the start of the season and it’s likely
  457. that Arsenal will score plenty of goals but will be leaky at the back, until
  458. those improvements are made it’s hard to see the Gunners break back into the
  459. top 4.</p>
  460.  
  461.  
  462.  
  463. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pepe.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85173" width="481" height="352" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pepe.jpg 644w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pepe-408x300.jpg 408w" sizes="(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px" /></figure>
  464.  
  465.  
  466.  
  467. <p>6<sup>th: </sup>Chelsea</p>
  468.  
  469.  
  470.  
  471. <p>What is
  472. bound to be a tough season for Chelsea this season also shouldn’t be judged.
  473. It’s the first managerial season for Frank Lampard at the top level and he’s
  474. also walked into a Chelsea side under a two-window transfer ban. Mateo Kovacic was
  475. purchased after being on loan last season, but the squad will remain the same
  476. with exception of a few sales. Morata was sold after a disappointing tenure,
  477. prospects Kalas and DaSilva both were sold to Bristol City and of course, Eden
  478. Hazard’s eventual sale to Real Madrid. The gap that Hazard’s departure will
  479. cause is going to ripple throughout Chelsea’s season and will more than likely
  480. cause issues offensively. Chelsea’s team is very youthful and it’s a tough one
  481. to call on who will step up and create the chances. Chelsea finishing 6<sup>th</sup>
  482. sounds a minimum expectation but with the improvements of my predicted 7<sup>th</sup>
  483. it’s going to be a close battle.</p>
  484.  
  485.  
  486.  
  487. <p>7<sup>th</sup>:
  488. Wolves</p>
  489.  
  490.  
  491.  
  492. <p>Wolves are
  493. an interesting one. After 17/18’s promotion to the Premier League they
  494. surprised a lot of people with a 7<sup>th</sup> place finish and were 9 points from
  495. United in 6<sup>th</sup>. This transfer window they’ve added further quality
  496. into their side with permanent signings of Raul Jimenez and Leander Dendoncker,
  497. they’ve also got the services of Jesus Vallejo on loan from Real Madrid to
  498. strengthen their backline and Patrick Cutrone from Milan. Last season Wolves
  499. had an excellent record against the top 6 and struggled on occasion with seeing
  500. out games against the smaller teams, if they were to gain a bit of consistency
  501. there’s not much reason why they couldn’t pull off a shock by finding a way
  502. into that seemingly staple top 6.</p>
  503.  
  504.  
  505.  
  506. <p>8<sup>th</sup>:
  507. Leicester</p>
  508.  
  509.  
  510.  
  511. <p>Brendan Rodgers’
  512. arrival in February changed the way Leicester performed, they finished the
  513. season in 9<sup>th</sup> last year but in their 10 PL games under Rodgers,
  514. Vardy scored 10 goals and upped his shots per game from 2.4 to 2.9. Leicester’s
  515. pass completion rate also went from 75% to 81% and they had a 50%-win rate in those
  516. first PL games under Brendan. This year is a fresh page and gives the Foxes a
  517. real chance to continue those performances under what is looking like a very
  518. dangerous team with a real chance for European football this year. There’s been
  519. a lot of talk about Harry Maguire potentially leaving, if Leicester were able
  520. to lock him down and keep him at the club, they’ll be able to really challenge
  521. for 7<sup>th</sup> place, if not higher. Youri Tielemans also made his loan
  522. move from last year permanent and Ayoze Perez also switched from Tyneside to
  523. strengthen an already powerful frontline. Keep a close eye.</p>
  524.  
  525.  
  526.  
  527. <p>9<sup>th</sup>:
  528. Everton</p>
  529.  
  530.  
  531.  
  532. <p>Marco Silva
  533. got a fine tune out of this Everton side towards the end of last season with
  534. wins against Chelsea, United, Arsenal and then draws against Spurs and
  535. Liverpool. Everton have brought in Fabian Delph and secured Andre Gomes on a
  536. deal from Barcelona after a successful loan last year. Unfortunately, PSG
  537. swooped in for Idrissa Gueye leaving a slight gap in the defensive midfield
  538. area that Fabian Delph may well fill, but Everton’s strength is offensively.
  539. Richarlison tends to start the season well regardless of the team he’s at and
  540. Sigurdsson has participated in 15 goals or more in 4 of the last 5 seasons.
  541. Everton have a very solid first 11 and look a certainty for a top half finish
  542. with a few surprises against big sides along the way.</p>
  543.  
  544.  
  545.  
  546. <p>10<sup>th</sup>:
  547. West Ham</p>
  548.  
  549.  
  550.  
  551. <p>Sebastian
  552. Haller has arrived in east London from Frankfurt for a club record fee of £45
  553. million after an impressive season in Germany in which he scored 15 goals and
  554. got 9 assists in 29 appearances. After the exit of Arnautovic, Carroll and
  555. Lucas Perez the Frenchman is exactly the position they needed to strengthen,
  556. and he looks as if he could play a real role in West Ham’s season. Pablo
  557. Fornals also arrived from Villarreal and has been linking up very well with
  558. Haller in pre-season, providing a couple of assists already. On the other hand,
  559. West Ham still have a very hit and miss defensive line and the potential
  560. striking strength alone wouldn’t be enough to compete with these 9 teams above
  561. them, a mid-table finish sounds about right.</p>
  562.  
  563.  
  564.  
  565. <p><a href="https://twitter.com/WestHamUtd/status/1157692393497538562">https://twitter.com/WestHamUtd/status/1157692393497538562</a> <em>-Haller cleverly assisting Jack Wilshere</em></p>
  566.  
  567.  
  568.  
  569. <p>11<sup>th</sup>:
  570. Bournemouth</p>
  571.  
  572.  
  573.  
  574. <p>Bournemouth
  575. are always an absolute delight to watch, Eddie Howe has embedded a style of
  576. attacking football that really does work with the likes of Callum Wilson and
  577. Josh King leading the line. The pairing has scored 42 goals and registered 21
  578. assists between them in the last two seasons and with Wilson having injury
  579. blows the last couple of seasons it’ll be interesting to see if he can stay fit
  580. the whole year. Ryan Fraser assisted 14 goals last season and was the second
  581. highest in the assist charts just behind Eden Hazard, all of the Bournemouth
  582. attack contribute fairly regularly, and it’ll be down to whether they can stay
  583. solid defensively for their chances this year. Disappointingly, they haven’t
  584. signed any top-level proven defenders, they’ve acquired Jack Stacey from Luton
  585. for a cheap fee, but he’s never played in a league higher than League One. A
  586. season full of goals but a bottom half finish for the Cherries.</p>
  587.  
  588.  
  589.  
  590. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jkcw.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85174" width="518" height="326" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jkcw.jpg 800w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jkcw-476x300.jpg 476w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jkcw-768x484.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px" /></figure>
  591.  
  592.  
  593.  
  594. <p>12<sup>th</sup>:
  595. Aston Villa</p>
  596.  
  597.  
  598.  
  599. <p>The highest
  600. ranked newly promoted side for the 19/20 season should be Aston Villa. This
  601. summer they’ve made a net spend of £115 million with a deal for Tom Heaton for
  602. a further £8 million on the verge of going through. A few examples of the
  603. players they’ve signed are: Targett, Douglas Luiz, Trezeguet and Wesley
  604. (Southampton, City, Kasimpasa and Brugge) but they’ve also made loan deals from
  605. last season permanent with Konsa, Mings and El Ghazi. Dean Smith arrived
  606. October 2018 whilst Villa were 14<sup>th</sup>, and towards the end of last year’s
  607. campaign Villa went on a 10-game winning run to secure the play-off spots and
  608. then went on to win the play-offs for promotion. Offensively, the side looks
  609. very threatening with the likes of Jack Grealish really starting to thrive in a
  610. team better equipped for his playmaking needs, there’s a chance Villa could do
  611. a similar thing to Fulham, but it seems a lot more unlikely.</p>
  612.  
  613.  
  614.  
  615. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/villa-transfers.png" alt="" class="wp-image-85175" width="522" height="700" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/villa-transfers.png 609w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/villa-transfers-224x300.png 224w" sizes="(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px" /><figcaption>Data from <a href="https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/">www.TransferMarkt.co.uk</a> of Aston Villa&#8217;s 19/20 summer signings </figcaption></figure>
  616.  
  617.  
  618.  
  619. <p>13<sup>th</sup>:
  620. Watford</p>
  621.  
  622.  
  623.  
  624. <p>Watford are
  625. one of those teams that many people will underestimate, they tend to have a
  626. very sturdy record at home and don’t play flashy football but will grind out
  627. results regularly. They’ve had a very quiet transfer window only signing Craig
  628. Dawson from West Brom and not selling anyone of real relevance. Last season
  629. marked a historic moment for the Hornets, registering their highest ever PL
  630. finish and the likes of Gerard Deulofeu looked very good during the season. The
  631. Spaniard was tipped to be one of the best whilst at Barcelona but hasn’t quite
  632. lived up to his potential, he’s been doing quite well at Watford though and he
  633. should be the main man this season once again. Also, with the changes/addition of
  634. VAR you can expect to see Troy Deeney score a few more goals, mainly through
  635. penalties. </p>
  636.  
  637.  
  638.  
  639. <p>14<sup>th</sup>:
  640. Crystal Palace</p>
  641.  
  642.  
  643.  
  644. <p>Palace have
  645. had a torrid pre-season and there’s been endless speculation about the future
  646. of star player Wilfred Zaha. The Ivorian winger hasn’t played a part in
  647. Palace’s pre-season and seems to be on the way out, but there’s no real links
  648. towards where he is going. If Zaha was to leave, it’d leave a real gap in the
  649. side with no real star quality left in the squad. Luka Milivojevic has scored
  650. 10 or more goals in the last 2 seasons, but the majority have been from the
  651. penalty spot, mostly won by Wilfred Zaha. This season’s survival is surrounded
  652. by whether Zaha stays or not, if he was to stay Palace, they shouldn’t have any
  653. problem staying up but with his exclusion from the squad, this prediction of 14<sup>th</sup>
  654. could easily be 3 or 4 places lower.</p>
  655.  
  656.  
  657.  
  658. <p>15<sup>th</sup>:
  659. Southampton</p>
  660.  
  661.  
  662.  
  663. <p>The Saints
  664. had a tough season last year and for the most of it they looked as if they were
  665. going to drop down to the Championship for the first time in 8 years. They
  666. finished last season in 16<sup>th</sup> and changes had to be made so Ralph Hasenhüttl went out and signed Che
  667. Adams from Birmingham City, the young English striker scored 22 last season and
  668. has scored in all his Southampton appearances thus far. Moussa Djenepo has also
  669. arrived from Standard Liege, the 21-year-old from Mali scored 3 goals in 5
  670. appearances in last year’s UEL which stands him in good stead transferring over
  671. to the highest level. The problem really does lie defensively with Southampton
  672. though and unfortunately there’s been no bolstering of the backline to justify
  673. predicting them a higher finish than the bottom 6. </p>
  674.  
  675.  
  676.  
  677. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/che.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85176" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/che.jpg 960w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/che-465x300.jpg 465w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/che-768x496.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><figcaption>Che Adams (pictured above) signing for Southampton</figcaption></figure>
  678.  
  679.  
  680.  
  681. <p>16<sup>th</sup>:
  682. Burnley</p>
  683.  
  684.  
  685.  
  686. <p>16<sup>th</sup>
  687. seems a fair prediction for Burnley but with the side that Sean Dyche has put
  688. together in comparison to other sides around them, it wouldn’t be a surprise to
  689. see them pushing towards the mid-table area. Chris Wood has scored 10 or more
  690. goals in his last 4 seasons he’s taken a part in and bagged a hat-trick in a
  691. 6-1 thumping of Nice in pre-season. Burnley never have a large transfer budget
  692. but managed to sign Jay Rodriguez from West Brom to add to what seems like a decent
  693. attack already alongside Barnes, Wood and Vydra. Nick Pope is unfortunately
  694. still injured which will leave Joe Hart in goal to start the season, but he’s
  695. still got a huge point to prove after the downhill spiral since Man City.
  696. Tarkowski and Ben Mee will lead the defensive line as they have done for years
  697. but the real problems for Burnley stem from the midfield. There’s a huge lack
  698. of real defensive or offensive presences which will allow teams to dictate
  699. possession consistently, one big signing could move them further up with ease.</p>
  700.  
  701.  
  702.  
  703. <p>17<sup>th</sup>:
  704. Newcastle</p>
  705.  
  706.  
  707.  
  708. <p>The Magpies
  709. have been in a serious dilemma this summer. Rafael Benitez left in June after
  710. not seeing eye to eye with Mike Ashley and the board about the future of the
  711. club, so they replaced him with Steve Bruce. Steve Bruce is nowhere near as
  712. established as Rafa and is a serious downgrade, and the transfer window that’s
  713. come alongside has also not been very favourable for the Toon. After Ayoze
  714. Perez’ excellent finish to last season Leicester snapped him up and Joselu also
  715. left for Spain after a very poor run. Bruce has signed Joelinton as a
  716. replacement for both of those players, the Brazilian 22 year old has scored his
  717. first goal already in pre-season and looks like he could score a few this
  718. season but he seems to be the only real source of goals available with
  719. exception of Miguel Almiron who signed last season. In the defensive half,
  720. Newcastle look reasonable with the likes of Lascelles and in goal, Dubravka who
  721. will be on hand to keep them in the PL. It’s going to be a rocky road to start
  722. the season for Newcastle, let’s see what January brings.</p>
  723.  
  724.  
  725.  
  726. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bruce-1024x538.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85177" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bruce-1024x538.jpg 1024w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bruce-571x300.jpg 571w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bruce-768x403.jpg 768w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bruce.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
  727.  
  728.  
  729.  
  730. <p>18<sup>th</sup>:
  731. Norwich</p>
  732.  
  733.  
  734.  
  735. <p>The second
  736. of the promoted Championship teams brings us to the title winners, Norwich.
  737. Norwich were excellent in the Championship last season, specifically Teemu
  738. Pukki who rattled in 29 goals in 45 appearances. Patrick Roberts has arrived on
  739. loan from Man City and scored an absolute scorcher in a recent pre-season
  740. fixture, Ralf Fahrmann arrived from Schalke on loan and will more than likely
  741. be the starting goalkeeper, bringing in a bit of top-level experience. There’s
  742. a chance that Norwich could do well offensively based on the amount of goals
  743. they’ve scored last season and throughout this pre-season but ultimately their
  744. defence will be their problem. The Canaries will put up a fight, but it looks
  745. like they’re going back down again.</p>
  746.  
  747.  
  748.  
  749. <p>19<sup>th</sup>:
  750. Brighton</p>
  751.  
  752.  
  753.  
  754. <p>Brighton
  755. managed to stay up last season by 2 points and controversially sacked Chris
  756. Hughton and replaced him with Graham Potter. Hughton gained 3 points out of a
  757. possible 27 in Brighton’s last 9 games of last season and that was apparently
  758. enough to get rid of him. Similar to Newcastle, Potter seems to be a managerial
  759. downgrade and the team itself hasn’t been performing excellently with all goals
  760. coming from Glenn Murray and if he’s not scoring there’s no back up source. The
  761. Seagulls have signed Trossard from Genk who scored 8 goals in last seasons
  762. Europa League, he was playing in an advanced role in Belgium and he could
  763. contribute a few goals this year. Shane Duffy and Lewis Dunk’s defensive
  764. pairing isn’t anything exciting, but Duffy does pop up with a few goals,
  765. Brighton’s games will be high scoring this season with no defensive stability.
  766. They’re not avoiding relegation this year.</p>
  767.  
  768.  
  769.  
  770. <p>20<sup>th</sup>:
  771. Sheff United</p>
  772.  
  773.  
  774.  
  775. <p>The last of
  776. the promoted teams and the 19/20 PL season’s bottom finishers. The Blades have
  777. signed Jagielka for his second tenure at the club, Ben Osborn from Nottingham
  778. Forest and then Lys Mousset from Bournemouth. A lot of expectation will be
  779. surrounding star man Billy Sharp who has consistently performed for the last 4
  780. seasons for Sheffield United, bringing them up from League One all the way to
  781. the dizzy heights of the Premier League, he’s never played at anything like
  782. this level so it will definitely be interesting to see if he can bag a few this
  783. year. Defensively, outside of Jagielka none of the backline have any real
  784. Premier League experience and with how the league is developing and how much
  785. attacking threat every single team has, the Blades are going to be cut open
  786. regularly. There’s not a single team I’d even consider putting bottom over this
  787. lot.</p>
  788.  
  789.  
  790.  
  791. <p>There we
  792. have it, the 1-20 for the Premier League. This season like any other will be
  793. full of shocks but there’s never been a real threat of the usual candidates
  794. having their regular positions changed. Here are some suggested bets for the PL
  795. season and a prediction or two for individual awards.</p>
  796.  
  797.  
  798.  
  799. <p>Player of
  800. the Season: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)</p>
  801.  
  802.  
  803.  
  804. <p>Top
  805. Goalscorer: Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)</p>
  806.  
  807.  
  808.  
  809. <p>Manager of
  810. the Season: Nuno Espirito Santo (Wolves)</p>
  811.  
  812.  
  813.  
  814. <p>Young
  815. Player of the Season: Youri Tielemans (Leicester)</p>
  816.  
  817.  
  818.  
  819. <p>First
  820. Manager to be sacked: Graham Potter (Brighton)</p>
  821.  
  822.  
  823.  
  824. <p>Top/Bottom
  825. at Christmas: City/Brighton</p>
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  863. <description><![CDATA[There’s roughly 2 weeks until the Premier League season is back so it’s prime time to get your Fantasy Premier League teams together. This year FPL has really raised the bar on prices to cut down the usage of “big name” players which has made it harder than ever to assemble the 15 players. Despite [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  865. <p>There’s roughly 2 weeks until the Premier League season is back so it’s prime time to get your <a href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/">Fantasy Premier League</a> teams together. This year FPL has really raised the bar on prices to cut down the usage of “big name” players which has made it harder than ever to assemble the 15 players. Despite the prices there’s still some players that hold good value, let me take you through my starting XI and why.</p>
  866.  
  867.  
  868.  
  869. <p><strong>Between the Sticks</strong></p>
  870.  
  871.  
  872.  
  873. <p>Sadly,
  874. quite an obvious pick to start with but Alisson (LIV) represents a consistent
  875. option in goal. Last season, the Brazilian achieved the second most clean
  876. sheets during one season in PL history and Liverpool conceded 0.57 goals a
  877. game. Usually it’s not necessarily wise to invest in the most expensive keepers
  878. but with the huge price tags on other Liverpool defenders, Alisson will
  879. undoubtedly rate a popular pick at 6.0 million. Liverpool also face three of
  880. last season’s bottom 6, newly promoted Norwich and play Arsenal at home for
  881. their first six fixtures which again helps his case.</p>
  882.  
  883.  
  884.  
  885. <p><strong>Backline</strong></p>
  886.  
  887.  
  888.  
  889. <p>Defensively
  890. a back three is the starting point. It’s always best to pick full backs purely
  891. because they contribute offensively aswell as defensively but saying that, we
  892. start with my most expensive defender.</p>
  893.  
  894.  
  895.  
  896. <p>Aymeric
  897. Laporte seems to be the only guaranteed starter week in week out for City’s
  898. defence, the Guardiola carousel leaves players like Walker on the sidelines so
  899. there’s an exception to be made when adding in this centre back. Laporte
  900. managed to bag three goals and three assists in addition to his 18 clean sheets
  901. last season and starts the year off with a few games that aren’t exactly
  902. straight forward but it’s Man City, so expectation is always sky high. </p>
  903.  
  904.  
  905.  
  906. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/laport.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85162" width="486" height="315" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/laport.jpg 600w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/laport-463x300.jpg 463w" sizes="(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px" /></figure>
  907.  
  908.  
  909.  
  910. <p>Danny Rose
  911. finished the season excellently last year with big performances in Spurs’
  912. Champions League run and seems to have cemented his first team spot with them.
  913. The English left back created 4 goals in last year’s campaign and starts his
  914. season off with a game against Aston Villa at the new White Hart Lane, Villa
  915. could potentially be an awkward team this year, but Spurs should get the job
  916. done. </p>
  917.  
  918.  
  919.  
  920. <p>Watford
  921. were a surprise package last season and any one of their defenders cost roughly
  922. the same amount, but I’ve opted with Kiko Femenia, with exception of his
  923. injuries last season he took part in every single PL game available. For a
  924. player that’s going to cost you 4.5 million and from a side that very rarely
  925. rotates, he’ll do the trick and he also loves getting forward.</p>
  926.  
  927.  
  928.  
  929. <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong></p>
  930.  
  931.  
  932.  
  933. <p>Lucas Digne
  934. was a premium selection last season, he contributed 4 goals and 5 assists along
  935. with 13 clean sheets and cost roughly 5-5.5 million for the majority of last
  936. season. If it wasn’t for what is a pricey midfield (spoilers) he’d undoubtedly
  937. have made my squad, even at an enhanced price of 6.0 million. Everton also have
  938. a relatively stress free first 10 games of the season with only one fixture
  939. against teams from last season’s top 6.</p>
  940.  
  941.  
  942.  
  943. <p><strong>The Money Makers</strong></p>
  944.  
  945.  
  946.  
  947. <p>Due to the
  948. significant increase in price for the “premium picks”, a lot of my emphasis this
  949. year will start through the midfield, there’s a huge amount of goalscoring
  950. midfielders nowadays in the PL and money should be invested in these areas. </p>
  951.  
  952.  
  953.  
  954. <p>It wouldn’t
  955. be a FPL team without Raheem Sterling. This season he’s going to cost you 12.0
  956. million but based on previous years that’s a price worth spending, the winger
  957. has scored 612 points in the last 3 seasons by scoring 42 goals and registering
  958. 46 assists. City have a tendency to rotate their forwards, but Sterling has
  959. been the highest scoring City player two seasons in a row, he registered 32
  960. goal contributions in 2770 minutes, working out as 86 minutes per goal/assist. There’s
  961. no reason why he shouldn’t be first on your teamsheet.</p>
  962.  
  963.  
  964.  
  965. <p>Big hitter
  966. number two, Sadio Mane (11.0 million). Last year, Mane finished the season exceptionally
  967. with 15 goals in his last 16 PL games which also was enough to win the golden
  968. boot. Of course, Mohamed Salah would be a good pick with his unbelievable 78
  969. goal contributions in the last 2 seasons but for the extra money, it’s a big
  970. ask and the expectation around Mane is now higher than ever. Liverpool have a
  971. generous start to the season with 4 of the first 5 against relegation
  972. candidates, keep a close eye on Sadio.</p>
  973.  
  974.  
  975.  
  976. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mane-1024x844.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85160" width="496" height="409" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mane-1024x844.jpg 1024w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mane-364x300.jpg 364w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mane-768x633.jpg 768w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mane.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px" /></figure>
  977.  
  978.  
  979.  
  980. <p>Bournemouth
  981. youngster David Brooks (6.5 million), caught a lot of attention after his
  982. transfer from Sheffield United for 11 million and quickly impressed in his
  983. debut PL year. Unfortunately, he was sidelined on 3 separate occasions through
  984. injury and a fully fit Brooks would be a dangerous player to have for such a
  985. cheap price. Offensively, Bournemouth have been known to cause any team issues
  986. and with the likes of Wilson, King and Fraser, Brooks will have endless
  987. opportunity to create chances. </p>
  988.  
  989.  
  990.  
  991. <p>Youri
  992. Tielemans joined Leicester on loan in January and in his 12 games, he
  993. registered 8 assists and 3 goals. It’s astonishing that none of the top 6
  994. swooped to try and sign this Belgian youngster, he dictated the game and showed
  995. a level of maturity to his game that’s rare for a player that’s only 22 years
  996. old. Leicester’s team as a whole has improved and with Brendan Rodgers at the helm,
  997. they’re undoubtedly a team to keep an eye on as a whole, starting with
  998. Tielemans.</p>
  999.  
  1000.  
  1001.  
  1002. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yorui.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85161" width="512" height="384" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yorui.jpg 640w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yorui-400x300.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure>
  1003.  
  1004.  
  1005.  
  1006. <p>The last
  1007. player in this 5 man midfield is Richarlison (8.0 million), the Brazilian
  1008. always starts the season well, he scored 8 in his first 17 PL appearances last
  1009. year and the season before that he scored all 5 of his goals in the first half
  1010. of the campaign. Everton finished the season excellently and in the last 10
  1011. games of the year they got the 4<sup>th</sup> most points in the league and it
  1012. wouldn’t be a surprise to see them continue their immense progress. Richarlison
  1013. is the main goal source for the side and is a necessary addition.</p>
  1014.  
  1015.  
  1016.  
  1017. <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong></p>
  1018.  
  1019.  
  1020.  
  1021. <p>Wilifred
  1022. Zaha has been moved back to a midfielder for this years FPL and he’s also a
  1023. bargain price at 7.0 million, there’s a lot of news surrounding him regarding
  1024. his future at Palace and the club has also had a poor pre-season, but Zaha is a
  1025. game changer and could be one to watch.</p>
  1026.  
  1027.  
  1028.  
  1029. <p>Mason Mount
  1030. has been kept at Chelsea following a loan spell under Lampard at Derby and has
  1031. been taking part in quite a lot of pre-season friendlies, unfortunately his
  1032. price hasn’t been released at the time of writing but he should be around the
  1033. 5-5.5 million mark and could be worth that cheap investment price. </p>
  1034.  
  1035.  
  1036.  
  1037. <p><strong>Up Top</strong></p>
  1038.  
  1039.  
  1040.  
  1041. <p>What would
  1042. usually be the hard-hitting point earners has become a couple of reasonable
  1043. price steady point gatherers. Alexander Lacazette (9.5 million) is the first of
  1044. two strikers, the Arsenal forward scored 13 last year alongside 12 assists
  1045. which seemed to only be the start of him finally settling into the PL style. The
  1046. Frenchman tends to play as the main striker with Aubameyang playing in behind,
  1047. therefore will get the main bulk of the chances, Arsenal match up with Spurs
  1048. and Liverpool within their first 4 fixtures but after that there’s only one top
  1049. 6 side in their 12 fixtures afterwards. Lacazette is a long-term option for
  1050. sure.</p>
  1051.  
  1052.  
  1053.  
  1054. <p>Diogo Jota (6.5
  1055. million) isn’t the obvious choice if you’re going for a Wolves forward with
  1056. Raul Jimenez available at 7.5 million but Jota ended last season on a high. The
  1057. Portuguese youngster really picked up towards the end of last season,
  1058. registering 9 goals and 8 assists and has also looked dangerous in pre-season,
  1059. bagging a couple against Newcastle in their semi-final of the PL Asian trophy
  1060. which Wolves went on to win vs Man City. Wolves have a tough start to the
  1061. season but from what we saw last year, they flourish under the pressure of a
  1062. big game, so I’m willing to take a gamble here.</p>
  1063.  
  1064.  
  1065.  
  1066. <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong></p>
  1067.  
  1068.  
  1069.  
  1070. <p>Mason Greenwood (4.5 million) is an exceptional talent and he’s only 17 years old, he played his first 90 minutes in the PL in the last game of last season against Cardiff and has gone on to play a fair bit in pre-season. The English wonderkid has scored his last 2 appearances, one in a 4-0 win against Leeds and the other a decisive goal in a 1-0 win against Inter. There’s absolutely no guarantee he’ll start but he’s the lowest price available for a top 6 side, surely that’s’ too much to turn down given the form he’s in too.</p>
  1071.  
  1072.  
  1073.  
  1074. <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHlTD6ftQc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHlTD6ftQc</a> -footage of Greenwood vs Inter</p>
  1075.  
  1076.  
  1077.  
  1078. <p>Below is a
  1079. photo of my starting squad for the first game of the season (subject to change,
  1080. injuries etc..) it fits the 100.0 million budget you are given and looks strong
  1081. across the board. </p>
  1082.  
  1083.  
  1084.  
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  1086.  
  1087.  
  1088.  
  1089. <p>Good luck in
  1090. your mini leagues and the season people.</p>
  1091. ]]></content:encoded>
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  1096. <title>FEELING BLUE</title>
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  1099. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
  1100. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Blackaby]]></dc:creator>
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  1123. <description><![CDATA[It’s up for debate whether Chelsea fans should be worried or excited about this season with the looming transfer ban, denying the Blues from strengthening their current squad. With the departure of Eden Hazard it’s to be expected that Chelsea may struggle without their little Belgian wizard. Hazard has been Chelsea’s main man for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  1125. <p>It’s up for
  1126. debate whether Chelsea fans should be worried or excited about this season with
  1127. the looming transfer ban, denying the Blues from strengthening their current
  1128. squad. With the departure of Eden Hazard it’s to be expected that Chelsea may
  1129. struggle without their little Belgian wizard. </p>
  1130.  
  1131.  
  1132.  
  1133. <p>Hazard has been Chelsea’s main man for the last 7 years and without the freedom to buy any players, it’s going to be down to the current squad to step up and fill the inevitable void. Callum Hudson-Odoi has been in rehabilitation showing excellent signs of progress after his ACL injury in April, the same applies to Ruben Loftus-Cheek who this week has been tweeting videos and photos of his exciting progress.</p>
  1134.  
  1135.  
  1136.  
  1137. <figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  1138. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First day walking&#8230; never thought I’d struggle pushing 5kg 😂✨💪🏾 <a href="https://t.co/pNbEQJV5e6">pic.twitter.com/pNbEQJV5e6</a></p>&mdash; Ruben Loftus-Cheek (@rubey_lcheek) <a href="https://twitter.com/rubey_lcheek/status/1146797164540153856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2019</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
  1139. </div></figure>
  1140.  
  1141.  
  1142.  
  1143. <p>Frank
  1144. Lampard’s arrival is the obvious talking point and also the centre of
  1145. controversy, on one hand he’s a club legend and one of the most influential
  1146. Chelsea players of all time but he’s also fresh on the managerial scene,
  1147. finishing 6<sup>th</sup> with Derby in his first season; which isn’t a
  1148. particularly memorable season for Derby. He’s made it clear that he knows the
  1149. academy well and will be involving players throughout pre-season and during the
  1150. season aswell which sets up a completely different season to what we’ve seen in
  1151. previous years.</p>
  1152.  
  1153.  
  1154.  
  1155. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85152" width="474" height="474" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n-1.jpg 640w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n-1-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px" /><figcaption>Above is an expected line-up (when the squad is fully fit)</figcaption></figure>
  1156.  
  1157.  
  1158.  
  1159. <p>Lampard has
  1160. also mentioned that he wants to restore Chelsea’s core by bringing former
  1161. players who know and love the club back as a management team, Petr Cech has
  1162. already returned as a technical director and Jody Morris is now assistant
  1163. manager. Frank’s also announced plans of bringing back Didier Drogba and John
  1164. Terry in future which is nothing less than incredible to hear for Chelsea fans.</p>
  1165.  
  1166.  
  1167.  
  1168. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chelsea-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85151" width="425" height="283" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chelsea-2.jpg 620w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chelsea-2-450x300.jpg 450w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" /></figure>
  1169.  
  1170.  
  1171.  
  1172. <p>The
  1173. starting XI for the Blues will undoubtedly look very different this year with a
  1174. slow integration of youth but with the squad provided for Frank, the formation
  1175. should be similar to Sarri’s 4-3-3 from last season. Fortunately, the squad has
  1176. exceptional depth due to years of having players out on loan which allows
  1177. plenty of opportunity and competition for starting spots. Reece James has
  1178. returned from being on loan at Wigan after an exceptional season where he even
  1179. ended up as captain for a time and if you bear in mind that he’s only 19, that
  1180. only takes a peek into his potential. </p>
  1181.  
  1182.  
  1183.  
  1184. <p>Kurt Zouma
  1185. has always been a real physical specimen and looks ready for the big stage at
  1186. Chelsea. The Frenchman has had season long tenures on loan at Stoke and Everton
  1187. and has played at least 85% of the games at those clubs, giving him the regular
  1188. experience in the Premier League. After seeing videos of him training and the
  1189. general atmosphere surrounding him, it seems as if he may be quickly moved into
  1190. the first team. </p>
  1191.  
  1192.  
  1193.  
  1194. <p>With
  1195. exception of Diego Costa, Chelsea’s top goal scorer in all competitions hasn’t
  1196. been a striker since 2012 and even then, the strikers only tend to be reaching
  1197. around 20 goals which in comparison to other top teams in the Premier League is
  1198. lower than expected. It’s a tough ask for any of the current Chelsea strikers
  1199. to be reaching the heights of that but between Giroud, Batshuayi and Abraham
  1200. they’ll have to find a way. It’s a tough to decipher who will be filling the
  1201. vacant striker position to start the season but with Giroud’s domestic
  1202. inconsistency the chance could be given to Michy Batshuayi. He scored 5 goals
  1203. in his 11 appearances on loan at Crystal Palace last season and in comparison to
  1204. Giroud’s 2 in 27, it seems like a straight forward decision.</p>
  1205.  
  1206.  
  1207.  
  1208. <p>&nbsp;Tammy Abraham has spent 2 of the last 3
  1209. seasons on loan in the championship and has scored 49 goals in 81 appearances,
  1210. the goal per game ratio is hugely impressive and he’s also only 21. The
  1211. question is, could he hack it in the Premier League? There’s absolutely no
  1212. reason why he shouldn’t be given the chance, especially with a new manager with
  1213. a potentially new mentality and tactics.</p>
  1214.  
  1215.  
  1216.  
  1217. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tamdog-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85154" width="493" height="328" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tamdog-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tamdog-450x300.jpg 450w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tamdog-768x512.jpg 768w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tamdog.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px" /></figure>
  1218.  
  1219.  
  1220.  
  1221. <p>This season
  1222. is bound to be exciting one way or another and it’s also one that’ll be
  1223. intended to build the club for the future. After sales of Hazard, Morata, Kalas
  1224. and Aina there’s money to be spent next Summer and it’ll be very interesting to
  1225. see what happens then with Lampard, if he’s still there, of course.</p>
  1226.  
  1227.  
  1228.  
  1229. <p>A top 6
  1230. finish is the minimum expectation as per usual and should definitely be doable,
  1231. but all pressure is surrounding Lampard, let’s sit back and see.</p>
  1232. ]]></content:encoded>
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  1237. <title>NEW GENERATION OF BLUE</title>
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  1240. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
  1241. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Blackaby]]></dc:creator>
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  1243.  
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  1245. <description><![CDATA[It’s up for debate whether Chelsea fans should be worried or excited about this season with the looming transfer ban, denying the Blues from strengthening their current squad. With the departure of Eden Hazard it’s to be expected that Chelsea may struggle without their little Belgian wizard. Hazard has been Chelsea’s main man for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1246. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1247. <p>It’s up for
  1248. debate whether Chelsea fans should be worried or excited about this season with
  1249. the looming transfer ban, denying the Blues from strengthening their current
  1250. squad. With the departure of Eden Hazard it’s to be expected that Chelsea may
  1251. struggle without their little Belgian wizard. </p>
  1252.  
  1253.  
  1254.  
  1255. <p>Hazard has
  1256. been Chelsea’s main man for the last 7 years and without the freedom to buy any
  1257. players, it’s going to be down to the current squad to step up and fill the inevitable
  1258. void. Callum Hudson-Odoi has been in rehabilitation showing excellent signs of
  1259. progress after his ACL injury in April, the same applies to Ruben Loftus-Cheek
  1260. who this week has been tweeting videos and photos of his exciting progress.</p>
  1261.  
  1262.  
  1263.  
  1264. <p>Frank Lampard’s
  1265. arrival is the obvious talking point and also the centre of controversy, on one
  1266. hand he’s a club legend and one of the most influential Chelsea players of all
  1267. time but he’s also fresh on the managerial scene, finishing 6<sup>th</sup> with
  1268. Derby in his first season; which isn’t a particularly memorable season for
  1269. Derby. He’s made it clear that he knows the academy well and will be involving
  1270. players throughout pre-season and during the season aswell which sets up a completely
  1271. different season to what we’ve seen in previous years.</p>
  1272.  
  1273.  
  1274.  
  1275. <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85140" width="493" height="493" srcset="http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n.jpg 640w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http://threeandin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66122889_493031841503253_5886383692850397184_n-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px" /><figcaption>Above is a potential setup for next season</figcaption></figure>
  1276.  
  1277.  
  1278.  
  1279. <p>Lampard has
  1280. also mentioned that he wants to restore Chelsea’s core by bringing former
  1281. players who know and love the club back as a management team, Petr Cech has
  1282. already returned as a technical director and Jody Morris is now assistant
  1283. manager. Frank’s also announced plans of bringing back Didier Drogba and John
  1284. Terry in future which is nothing less than incredible to hear for Chelsea fans.</p>
  1285.  
  1286.  
  1287.  
  1288. <p>The starting
  1289. XI for the Blues will undoubtedly look very different this year with a slow
  1290. integration of youth but with the squad provided for Frank, the formation should
  1291. be similar to Sarri’s 4-3-3 from last season. Fortunately, the squad has
  1292. exceptional depth due to years of having players out on loan which allows
  1293. plenty of opportunity and competition for starting spots. Reece James has
  1294. returned from being on loan at Wigan after an exceptional season where he even
  1295. ended up as captain for a time and if you bear in mind that he’s only 19, that
  1296. only takes a peek into his potential. </p>
  1297.  
  1298.  
  1299.  
  1300. <p>Kurt Zouma
  1301. has always been a real physical specimen and looks ready for the big stage at
  1302. Chelsea. The Frenchman has had season long tenures on loan at Stoke and Everton
  1303. and has played at least 85% of the games at those clubs, giving him the regular
  1304. experience in the Premier League. After seeing videos of him training and the
  1305. general atmosphere surrounding him, it seems as if he may be quickly moved into
  1306. the first team. </p>
  1307.  
  1308.  
  1309.  
  1310. <p>With
  1311. exception of Diego Costa, Chelsea’s top goal scorer in all competitions hasn’t been
  1312. a striker since 2012 and even then, the strikers only tend to be reaching
  1313. around 20 goals which in comparison to other top teams in the Premier League is
  1314. lower than expected. It’s a tough ask for any of the current Chelsea strikers
  1315. to be reaching the heights of that but between Giroud, Batshuayi and Abraham
  1316. they’ll have to find a way. It’s a tough to decipher who will be filling the
  1317. vacant striker position to start the season but with Giroud’s domestic
  1318. inconsistency the chance could be given to Michy Batshuayi. He scored 5 goals
  1319. in his 11 appearances on loan at Crystal Palace last season and in comparison to
  1320. Giroud’s 2 in 27, it seems like a straight forward decision.</p>
  1321.  
  1322.  
  1323.  
  1324. <p>&nbsp;Tammy Abraham has spent 2 of the last 3
  1325. seasons on loan in the championship and has scored 49 goals in 81 appearances,
  1326. the goal per game ratio is hugely impressive and he’s also only 21. The question
  1327. is, could he hack it in the Premier League? There’s absolutely no reason why he
  1328. shouldn’t be given the chance, especially with a new manager with a potentially
  1329. new mentality and tactics.</p>
  1330.  
  1331.  
  1332.  
  1333. <p>This season
  1334. is bound to be exciting one way or another and it’s also one that’ll be
  1335. intended to build the club for the future. After sales of Hazard, Morata, Kalas
  1336. and Aina there’s money to be spent next Summer and it’ll be very interesting to
  1337. see what happens then with Lampard, if he’s still there, of course.</p>
  1338.  
  1339.  
  1340.  
  1341. <p>A top 6
  1342. finish is the minimum expectation as per usual and should definitely be doable,
  1343. but all pressure is surrounding Lampard, let’s sit back and see.</p>
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  1348. <item>
  1349. <title>USA Women Set To Clean Up vs Chile Women?</title>
  1350. <link>http://threeandin.com/usa-women-set-to-clean-up-vs-chile-women/</link>
  1351. <comments>http://threeandin.com/usa-women-set-to-clean-up-vs-chile-women/#respond</comments>
  1352. <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
  1353. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator>
  1354. <category><![CDATA[LATEST BLOG]]></category>
  1355.  
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  1357. <description><![CDATA[USA have faced South American nations on just six previous occasions at the Women’s World Cup, winning four and losing once (D1). USA have never lost the second match in a group stage round at the Women’s World Cup (W6 D1). USA’s 13-0 win over Thailand was the biggest ever win at a FIFA World [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1358. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1359. <p>USA have faced South American nations on just six previous occasions at the Women’s World Cup, winning four and losing once (D1). </p>
  1360.  
  1361.  
  1362.  
  1363. <p>USA have never lost the second match in a group stage round at the Women’s World Cup (W6 D1). </p>
  1364.  
  1365.  
  1366.  
  1367. <p>USA’s 13-0 win over Thailand was the biggest ever win at a FIFA World Cup tournament in history (men’s and women’s). </p>
  1368.  
  1369.  
  1370.  
  1371. <p>Chile are winless in 10 matches in all competitions, drawing three and losing seven times since a 3-2 win against Australia in November 2018.</p>
  1372.  
  1373.  
  1374.  
  1375. <p>USA had 40 shots in their comprehensive victory over Thailand – nine more than their fellow Group F rivals had combined on MD1 (Sweden 24, Chile 5, Thailand 2), while only three teams (excluding USA) had more shots on target on MD1 than striker Alex Morgan (6), who scored five times.</p>
  1376. ]]></content:encoded>
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  1380. <item>
  1381. <title>Sweden Should Coast It Against Thailand Tomorrow</title>
  1382. <link>http://threeandin.com/sweden-should-coast-it-against-thailand-tomorrow/</link>
  1383. <comments>http://threeandin.com/sweden-should-coast-it-against-thailand-tomorrow/#respond</comments>
  1384. <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
  1385. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator>
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  1387.  
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  1389. <description><![CDATA[This will be Sweden’s 35th match in the FIFA Women’s World Cup but it will be their first against Thailand. Sweden have lost just two of their nine previous Women’s World Cup fixtures against Asian opponents (W6 D1), with their last such match ending in defeat (1-3 vs Japan in 2011). Thailand have lost both [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1390. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1391. <p>This will be Sweden’s 35th match in the FIFA Women’s World Cup but it will be their first against Thailand.</p>
  1392.  
  1393.  
  1394.  
  1395. <p>Sweden have lost just two of their nine previous Women’s World Cup fixtures against Asian opponents (W6 D1), with their last such match ending in defeat (1-3 vs Japan in 2011).</p>
  1396.  
  1397.  
  1398.  
  1399. <p>Thailand have lost both of their Women’s World Cup games against European nations by a 0-4 scoreline (vs Norway and Germany in 2015).</p>
  1400.  
  1401.  
  1402.  
  1403. <p>Only Spain (27) and the USA (40) attempted more shots on MD1 than Sweden (24), while opponents Thailand attempted the fewest shots across the 24 teams at the tournament (2), although they were the only team to direct all of their attempts on target. </p>
  1404.  
  1405.  
  1406.  
  1407. <p>Thailand’s 0-13 defeat to the USA was the heaviest at any World Cup tournament in history (men’s and women’s) – they have conceded 23 goals in four Women’s World Cup games at an average of 5.8 per game, the highest ratio in the competition’s history.</p>
  1408. ]]></content:encoded>
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  1412. <item>
  1413. <title>Football Index At Forest</title>
  1414. <link>http://threeandin.com/football-index-at-forest/</link>
  1415. <comments>http://threeandin.com/football-index-at-forest/#respond</comments>
  1416. <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
  1417. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator>
  1418. <category><![CDATA[LATEST BLOG]]></category>
  1419. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  1420.  
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  1422. <description><![CDATA[Football Index&#160;is delighted to announce an agreement with Nottingham Forest Football Club as the new front-of-shirt partner, in what represents the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in both the brand’s and the club’s history. By becoming Forest’s shirt sponsor, Football Index will now proudly display its logo on the front of the club’s first-team and adult [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1423. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1424. <p><a href="https://www.footballindex.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Football Index</a>&nbsp;is delighted to announce an agreement with Nottingham Forest Football Club as the new front-of-shirt partner, in what represents the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in both the brand’s and the club’s history.</p>
  1425.  
  1426.  
  1427.  
  1428. <p>By becoming Forest’s shirt sponsor, Football Index will now proudly display its logo on the front of the club’s first-team and adult replica shirts from the beginning of the 2019-20 Championship season.</p>
  1429.  
  1430.  
  1431.  
  1432. <p>Football Index is a revolutionary gambling platform and the world&#8217;s first football stock market.&nbsp; The platform allows traders to buy and sell shares in over 3,000 professional footballers with real money &#8211; offering football fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players, rather than gambling on the short-lived outcome of football matches.</p>
  1433.  
  1434.  
  1435.  
  1436. <p>The platform operates with all the characteristics of a stock market, with traders buying units of footballers (known as “shares”), building their football portfolios and trying to sell at a profit. The model presents a responsible and sustainable alternative to regular betting whilst enabling fans to profit from their football knowledge.</p>
  1437.  
  1438.  
  1439.  
  1440. <p>Football Index’s partnership with Nottingham Forest builds on its presence in the professional game following the platform’s previous kit deal with Bristol Rovers.</p>
  1441.  
  1442.  
  1443.  
  1444. <p>The agreement represents another sign of Forest’s growing commercial stature within the UK and is the start of an exciting partnership with one of football’s newest platforms.</p>
  1445.  
  1446.  
  1447.  
  1448. <p>Neil Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of BetIndex Ltd, Football Index’s parent company, said:</p>
  1449.  
  1450.  
  1451.  
  1452. <p>“We’re thrilled to have Football Index front and centre on the new Nottingham Forest kit &#8211; a club steeped in history with an expansive and proud fanbase. We’re very excited to see this partnership build awareness of the Football Index brand across an engaged football audience for 2019/20 season.</p>
  1453.  
  1454.  
  1455.  
  1456. <p>“This landmark partnership marks a significant milestone in the brand’s journey and illustrates the ambitions we hold for the platform. We look forward to working with the team at Forest to deliver a successful sponsorship that truly benefits all stakeholders &#8211; from the fans to Football Index’s loyal customers.”</p>
  1457.  
  1458.  
  1459.  
  1460. <p>Nottingham Forest Football Club’s Chief Commercial Officer, David Cook, said:</p>
  1461.  
  1462.  
  1463.  
  1464. <p>&#8220;The club are delighted to announce this new partnership with a growing and exciting brand. Like Nottingham Forest, Football Index has a pioneering spirit built in their DNA and the brand fit has shone through during our various discussions.</p>
  1465.  
  1466.  
  1467.  
  1468. <p>&#8220;Across the partnership we look forward to offering our fans some great benefits and incentives whilst providing a strong platform for Football Index to achieve their marketing objectives. As a club, we are delighted that we have been able to secure the biggest shirt sponsorship in our history and it shows Football Index’s commitment and belief in Nottingham Forest.&#8221;</p>
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