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Are Chelsea in the title race or not really? Their 5-1 win at Southampton says yes and while you read the report of that one and ponder if they have it in them to win the Premier League, enjoy a picture of the week contender: the lovely blue tones of Christopher Nkunku blowing up a balloon after he scored Chelseaâs second.
Liverpoolâs lead at the top was cut to seven points after their thrilling 3-3 draw at Newcastle on Wednesday night. Conceding a 90th-minute equaliser is always going to hurt â just punch it Caoimhin! â but at least Arne Slot made some promising noises about Mo Salah signing a new contract after the Egyptian continued his ridiculously good form with two goals and an assist.
And now for Coleen, who has made quite a mark during her time on Iâm A Celeb. Sheâs second favourite with the bookies by the way. Feature here:
Letâs take you into Rooney world and weâll start with Wayne, who is coming to terms with recent 6-1 (Norwich) and 4-0 (Bristol City) losses which left Plymouth 21st place in the Championship. Their away form shows two points from a possible 30; the Pilgrimsâ goal difference on the road is -24.
However, Plymouth owner Simon Hallet told a fans forum this week that âthere are no conversations going on about replacing Wayneâ and, to be fair, Rooneyâs side have been pretty decent at Home Park with just one defeat in eight matches. A good time then for Plymouth to have back-to-back home matches. The first is against Oxford, who are also winless on the road.
Ange is sucking it up after Tottenhamâs miserable defeat at Bournemouth. It ended 1-0 but could have easily been three of four. âYouâve got to cop it,â he growled later. Hereâs the reaction as Spursâ highly miffed fans let him know what they thought.
Preamble
A midweek round of Premier League games is a great opportunity for teams to make a decisive move up the table or, alternatively, for fans to get even more narked and the narkiest of the lot after MD 14 are Tottenhamâs after their side served up a heap of piling dung, mate in a 1-0 loss at Bournemouth. Thatâs one point from six in games against Fulham and the Cherries for Spurs since they mistakenly raised expectation levels with the 4-0 gubbing of Manchester City at the Etihad. What does Ange have to say? Weâll bring you reaction to that and all the manager press conferences and team news as the day goes on.
Leaders Liverpool face another tough away test following their 3-3 draw at Newcastle when they take on Everton in the last ever Merseyside derby at Goodison before the Blues move to their new stadium. Another slip and the hooves of chasers Arsenal and Chelsea might just start to rattle that bit louder.
The Premier League fixture list is rounded off on Monday night with a cracking edition of âmanagers under pressureâ featuring Julen Lopeteguiâs West Ham take on Gary OâNeilâs Wolves. You wouldnât want to be the loser in that one. And staying on the theme of reality TV, howâs Coleen getting on in the jungle (yes, we have a feature!) while hubby Wayne is compiling one of the worst away records a football league team has ever seen. Will Plymouth decide to get him out of there?
All will be revealed. Letâs get this thing on.