Burnley will be looking for their first win of the new year when they host local rivals Manchester United at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon. After a strong start to the season, the Clarets have fallen away somewhat, with their last win coming in mid-December at home to Stoke City. Since then, they’ve been winless in their last six league games, and were dumped out of the FA Cup following a 4-1 defeat at the Etihad against Manchester City
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Theo Walcott Everton 2018 | Toffees sign Arsenal winger
Everton have moved to make Theo Walcott their second major signing of the winter transfer window after officially signing him from Arsenal. Walcott, who moved to Arsenal as a prodigious teenager from Southampton, never quite hit the heights he was expected to (he was given Thierry Henry’s No.14 jersey), and will hope that the switch to Goodison Park will reignite his chances of making England’s 2018 World Cup squad, perhaps his last shot at international glory. To put it in perspective, Walcott is just three months younger than Alexis Sanchez, another Arsenal player who is regarded as world class, and like Walcott, is also expected to leave the Emirates in the winter window.
As a teenager, Walcott was part of England’s 2006 World Cup squad, but did not play a single game in the tournament, but was not selected for the 2010 and 2014 editions.
Walcott does have their FA Cup medals in his trophy cabinet though, and Everton will hope that the pacy winger will come into his own at Goodison Park alongside Wayne Rooney and fellow new signing Cenk Tosun
How much have Everton paid for Walcott?
He has moved for a reported £20m fee, potentially rising to £25m in the future.
What is the length of Walcott’s Everton contract?
Walcott has signed a three and a half year contract (reportedly worth £110,000 a week), and will be at Goodison Park till the summer of 2021.
Similarities between 1995/96 and 2017-18 Premiership seasons after Round 23- Gap of 12 points & Liverpool winning 4-3
After Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Stoke at Old Trafford at the end of Week 23, here are some interesting similarities between the 1995/96 Premiership season and the 2017/18 one.
United were exactly twelve points behind Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle (the then leaders) at THIS stage (Round 23) in the 1995/96 season.
Liverpool beat Newcastle (the leaders) 4-3 at Anfield that season in an all time classic that many remember even today
United, as we all know, ended up WINNING the 1995/96 title, making up the 12 point deficit over the rest of the season, and eventually finishing four ahead of the Magpies. Liverpool have beaten the current leaders (Man City) 4-3 over the weekend.
Here are the tables from the 1995/1996 season and the 2017/2018 seasons after Round 23