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Brighton: Are free-scoring Seagulls genuine Premier League title contenders?
19 October 2026 Off

Brighton: Are free-scoring Seagulls genuine Premier League title contenders?

By Total Football News

There are only seven previous instances of a team scoring 23 or more goals after seven games of a Premier League season. All bar one have gone on to finish in the top three, with Manchester City winning the title in 2011-12 and 2022-23.

The outlier? Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United team of 1994-95, who faded and finished sixth. Comparisons have already been drawn between that side, dubbed ‘The Entertainers’, and

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Premier League title race: Are Arsenal and Man City the only contenders?
14 September 2026 Off

Premier League title race: Are Arsenal and Man City the only contenders?

By Total Football News

Arsenal and Manchester City are the only two teams with 12 points from four games.

They are already four points above third-placed Hull City – who despite their brilliant early form may not consider themselves in any kind of title equation – and five above the rest.

Arsenal are the defending champions and pre-season title favourites.

Under manager Mikel Arteta they ended a 22-year title drought last season with what

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Should Chelsea be stripped of 2016-17 title and Tottenham crowned champions?
10 September 2026 Off

Should Chelsea be stripped of 2016-17 title and Tottenham crowned champions?

By Total Football News

Pochettino feels he should have a Premier League title to his name.

Remember that he managed Chelsea for one season, when he struggled to win over supporters.

Chelsea finished sixth in 2023-24, but neither Pochettino nor the club are likely to look back fondly on that period.

It is different at Tottenham, with the Argentine still adored for his five-year spell in charge from 2014.

As well as finishing

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Tottenham should be awarded 2016-17 Premier League title after Chelsea breaches, says Mauricio Pochettino
10 September 2026 Off

Tottenham should be awarded 2016-17 Premier League title after Chelsea breaches, says Mauricio Pochettino

By Total Football News

Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up.

Chelsea were fined £10.75m in March after being charged by the Premier League for historical breaches of competition rules.

The club also had a six-point deduction “set aside” on appeal. Antonio Conte’s Chelsea team finished seven points clear of Pochettino’s Spurs in 2016-17.

Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital

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Emiliano Martinez: Why Chelsea need more than new keeper to challenge for title
30 August 2026 Off

Emiliano Martinez: Why Chelsea need more than new keeper to challenge for title

By Total Football News

Just five hours after having his much-anticipated signing confirmed by Chelsea, Emiliano Martinez was walking out at Stamford Bridge to play for his new team against Brighton.

Having been thrown straight into the starting XI by manager Xabi Alonso, however, it quickly became clear that he alone cannot solve their defensive problems.

The 33-year-old said he was “fit and ready” to play despite his £7.5m signing from Aston

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Premier League preview: Is it the most open title race in years?
30 July 2026 Off

Premier League preview: Is it the most open title race in years?

By Total Football News

How do you replace the irreplaceable?

Manchester City are often title favourites having won six of the past nine Premier League trophies, but they start this new season without their greatest ever manager, Pep Guardiola.

The 55-year-old led City to 17 major trophies in 10 years, but left at the end of last season and has since been replaced by his former assistant Enzo Maresca.

Maresca has been out of

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Coventry City 5-1 Portsmouth: Frank Lampard’s men secure Championship title
22 April 2026 Off

Coventry City 5-1 Portsmouth: Frank Lampard’s men secure Championship title

By Total Football News

A draw at Blackburn on Friday ended Coventry’s 25-year wait for Premier League football but the players showed they were keen to secure the Championship title to go with promotion.

The Sky Blues last finished top of the second tier in 1967 and this is the first time they have finished top of a completed table since then.

They went up as champions on points-per-game in the Covid-19 curtailed League

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