Premier League News, Updates, Discussions - 2020/21 Season Open Thread

Pep: signed to 2023
KDB: signed to 2025

Manchester City’s mission continues :hourglass_flowing_sand:

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Kevin De Bruyne has created more chances (454) and provided more assists (67) than any other player in the Premier League since the start of the 2016/17 season.

Tied down for four more years. :writing_hand:

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KDB’s Man City career so far:

:black_small_square: 255 games, 65 goals and 105 assists
:black_small_square: 2x Premier League
:black_small_square: 4x League Cup
:black_small_square: FA Cup
:black_small_square: Community Shield
:black_small_square: PFA Player of the Year
:black_small_square: 2x PL Playmaker Award
:black_small_square:Premier League POTY
:black_small_square: 3x Man City POTY
:black_small_square: Tied the PL single season assist record

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Kevin De Bruyne’s 2019/20 campaign was special:

☉ Most assists
☉ Most goals+assists
☉ Most through balls
☉ Most chances created
☉ Most Big Chances created
☉ Most open-play chances created
☉ Most goals from outside the box

King Kevin is here to stay.

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OFFICIAL: Arsenal have confirmed that Kieran Tierney has sustained ligament damage to his left knee and will be out for 4-6 weeks.

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No Arsenal player has created more chances in the Premier League this season than Kieran Tierney (29).

A huge miss for the Gunners. :grimacing:

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52m - Jesse Lingard’s goal against Wolves on Monday night saw him carry the ball 52 metres before firing past Rui Patrício, the furthest a player has travelled with the ball before scoring in the Premier League this season.

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:red_circle: Man Utd are the first PL team to have two 20+ goalscorers in all competitions this season – Bruno Fernandes (24) & Marcus Rashford (20)

Direct goal involvements for Man Utd this season:
Bruno Fernandes - 24⚽️ 14🅰️
Marcus Rashford - 20⚽️ 11🅰️

Both enjoying excellent campaigns. :raised_hands:

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OFFICIAL: Norwich City have been promoted to the Premier League.

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Liverpool are set to pay around €35m to sign Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig on a five-year contract, reports Fabrizio Romano :memo:

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OFFICIAL: Watford have been promoted to the Premier League.

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OFFICIAL: Antonio Valencia has announced his retirement from professional football.

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Antonio Valencia was the first non-European player to make 300 appearances for Manchester United.

:trophy::trophy::trophy: Community Shield
:trophy::trophy: Premier League
:trophy::trophy: League Cup
:trophy: Europa League
:trophy: FA Cup

Enjoy retirement.

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OFFICIAL: Ruben Dias has been named 2020/21 FWA Footballer of the Year.

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OFFICIAL: Brentford have been promoted to the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history.

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50/10 – Brentford will be the 50th different team to play in the Premier League, and the 10th side from London to do so.

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Brentford win the Championship playoff and are in the Premier League!

They will be the 50th team to compete in the Premier League :arrow_up:

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86 Years
1032 months
31390 days

Since Brentford were last promoted to the top-flight

Playing some of the best football in the Championship and losing by fine margins last year;

Thomas Frank’s Brentford are 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 Premier League

:clap:

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Brentford’s record in the EFL play-offs:

1990/91: Semi-finals
1994/95: Semi-finals
1996/97: Runners-up
2001/02: Runners-up
2004/05: Semi-finals
2005/06: Semi-finals
2012/13: Runners-up
2014/15: Semi-finals
2019/20: Runners-up
2020/21: Promoted

10th time lucky for the Bees. :ok_hand:

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