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Who are this season’s unsung heroes in the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6789236/2025/11/19/premier-league-big-six-unsung-heroes/   The biggest Premier League clubs covet the best players, and that’s understandable: quality on the pitch is (usually) reflected in results. But football has very few examples of 11 superstars combining to fire their team to glory. Instead, successful sides usually contain a careful blend of marquee names and m

Enzo Fernandez is crucial for Chelsea – the numbers and Maresca’s selections prove it https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6816605/2025/11/19/enzo-fernandez-Chelsea-analysis-report/   Enzo Fernandez has been able to take a rare rest during this international break because of a knee injury. The Chelsea midfielder certainly needed a breather. To suggest Fernandez has had a lot of football over the past three years is an understatement. Since his final season with boyhood

Arsenal’s Gabriel set for further tests on thigh injury, fears he will miss one to two months https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6813855/2025/11/18/gabriel-arsenal-thigh-injury/   Arsenal defender Gabriel is set for further tests after sustaining a muscle injury in his right thigh, with concerns that he faces between one and two months out. The 27-year-old picked up the injury while on international duty with Brazil last weekend. He was substituted in the 65th minute of B

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