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Five Great Christmas Moments in Recent Manchester United History

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We all "need a little Christmas, right this very minute," as this has not been the greatest of seasons for Manchester United. You knew the trip to Aston Villa was going to be a tough assignment, and getting a result was going to be a challenge. Maybe the Boxing Day fixture against Newcastle United will turn out better? While Sunday brought no jubilation, the Christmas season … [Read more...] about Five Great Christmas Moments in Recent Manchester United History

Arsenal Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview vs Crystal Palace 

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It's a London derby in the League Cup, when Crystal Palace visits Arsenal FC for a quarterfinal clash. Arsenal keep on winning, but doing so in a much more pragmatic way as of late. They are not playing beautiful swash-buckling football right now. And with festive period fixture congestion about to start, manager Mikel Arteta will likely rotate his side against Crystal Palace. … [Read more...] about Arsenal Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview vs Crystal Palace 

Arsenal Team News vs Crystal Palace: Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White

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Arsenal forward/midfielder Kai Havertz is nearing a return from his knee injury. It isn't going to happen in the League Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday night, but it will happen soon. It is possible that we'll see the German striker/attacking mid play again in 2025; maybe. "I don't want to say [when he will return] because I think in the last part of rehab, we need to be … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Crystal Palace: Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White

Barcelona Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview at Villarreal CF

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There is no doubt what the main match is La Liga this weekend- FC Barcelona at Villarreal CF. Actually, it's probably the biggest game in all of football this weekend. Barcelona have won seven straight league games. For Villarreal, the current streak is six. Something's gotta give, right? This is the irresisibtle force against the immovable object. … [Read more...] about Barcelona Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview at Villarreal CF

Barcelona Team News at Villarreal CF: Pedri, Ronald Araujo

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One of FC Barcelona's star men, midfielder Pedri, is a doubt for Sunday's La Liga clash at Villarreal CF on Sunday. Due to what he is being decribed as muscular overload, he was absent from group training today. Basically it sounds like Pedri has been overworked lately, and perhaps manager Hansi Flick needs to manage his minutes more. It doesn't sound like anything more … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News at Villarreal CF: Pedri, Ronald Araujo

Man United at Aston Villa Predicted Starting XIs, Match Preview

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Aston Villa are probably the hottest team in the Premier League right now. You can debate whether or not they're in the league title race, but they won't care about that. They believe they are, and that's all that matters to them. Manchester United certainly have their work cut out for them in trying to get a road result this Sunday. Ruben Amorim's side have gotten better as … [Read more...] about Man United at Aston Villa Predicted Starting XIs, Match Preview

Aston Villa Team News vs Man United: Emiliano Martinez, Harvey Elliott, Pau Torres

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An action-packed weekly Friday news conference for Aston Villa manager Unai Emery today, ahead of Sunday's visit from Manchester United. Emery provided injury updates on the likes of Emiliano Martinez, Harvey Elliott, Pau Torres Tyrone Mings and Ross Barkley. There is a lot of information to cover, and the weekend is almost here, so let's just dive straight in. … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Man United: Emiliano Martinez, Harvey Elliott, Pau Torres

Man United Team News at Aston Villa: Casemiro, Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo, Jadon Sancho

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Manchester United have no shortage of absentees when they visit Aston Villa on Sunday. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro is suspended here, due to yellow card accumulation. Meanwhile Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Noussair Mazraoui have all now departed for the Africa Cup of Nations. So that's four players unavailable for manager Ruben Amorim to call upon, and we have not even … [Read more...] about Man United Team News at Aston Villa: Casemiro, Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo, Jadon Sancho

50 Egregious National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Plot Holes

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The tradition continues! Today we take on the yuletide cinema classic from 1991, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." It's a film set in Chicagoland over the course of about two weeks in December. At previous Christmas times we vivisected the Christmas Eve bowl game being played by USC and Notre Dame in "Die Hard." and looked at how the movie's "Christmas movie" … [Read more...] about 50 Egregious National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Plot Holes