The Football Huddle

VAR was the star of the show at Anfield as West Brom beat Liverpool despite losing many, many minutes to the video assistant referee. Newport County will be heading to Wembley in their FA Cup replay as they held Spurs to a 1-1 draw. And Leroy Sane was taken out in Wales, but Neil Warnock would have you believe it was England.

Rumour Has It heats up as Riyad Mahrez puts in a transfer request, Daniel Sturridge turns down Newcastle, and the Aubameyang / Batshuayi / Giroud triangle goes down to the wire.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where the table is getting tighter.

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Watford lost 2-0 to Leicester City and it was the nail in Marco Silva's Hornet-shaped coffin as he has been replaced by Javi Gracia, but what's next for the man that was almost Everton manager? James McCarthy suffered a horrific leg break in a freak accident with Salamon Rondon in Everton's game with West Brom. And Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Swansea outlined where Coutinho would've been handy.

Rumour Has It looks at all the potential signings Chelsea might make over the next week, but more immediately we look at the Sanchez and Mkhitaryan swap deal between Man United and Arsenal.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where we've got some winners and some losers.

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Liverpool and Man City treated us to a seven goal thriller at Anfield as the home side defeated the champion elect with an in form Oxlade-Chamberlain, a sensational Firmino, and a song that we've taken into our hearts. Spurs destroyed Everton as Heung-Min Son was the humble star of a 4-0 thrashing. And after being a bit further down on their shortlist than he'd probably like, Paul Lambert is now Stoke City manager and has a serious task on his hands.

Rumour Has It starts off with one rumour confirmation as Ryan Giggs has taken the Wales job, and then swiftly moves onto Theo Walcott's impending arrival at Everton, the Sanchez/Mkhitaryan deal, and Antonio Conte's choice of sandwich filling.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where men predict badly.

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The FA Cup third round saw Arsenal fall to Nottingham Forest and the wannabe dog owner Eric Lichaj, Virgil Van Dijk becomes an instant hero at Anfield after helping Liverpool defeat their bitter rivals, and Erik Lamela is apparently a very nice man.

We also look at the biggest match-up of the week: Jose Mourinho vs Antonio Conte. The two managers throw barbs at each other in press conferences while we ask if it's all gone a bit too far.

Rumour Has It asks who Liverpool will replace Barcelona bound Philippe Coutinho with, whether Ross Barkley will ever reach that potential, and if Ryan Sessegnon is really 17.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where the table is changing more than a popular restaurant in a hip and trendy place in town.

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Are there too many matches on over the Christmas period? Perhaps. Do the TFH crew try and cover all 20 Premier League games since the last episode? Without a shadow of a doubt. They start with the sublime 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Chelsea which, despite the controversy surrounding the penalty, was a wonderful game for the neutral. Man City actually fail to win a game as Crystal Palace hold them to 0-0 draw (but don't worry, because they won the one after that against Watford).

Shane Long finally scores, Adrian Silva finally plays a game for Leicester, and Bournemouth are finally out of the relegation zone. Yeah, a lot has happened.

Rumour Has It is in full swing as Coutinho looks set to be out the door of Anfield and on the plane to Camp Nou, Thomas Lemar might be going from Monaco to Liverpool, and Robbie Keane might be returning to his boyhood club.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where the form team sees daylight between themselves and the rest of the pack.

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Burnley get a point at Old Trafford as Jose Mourinho complains about not having enough money to strengthen his Man United side. Harry Kane is better than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and many others as he breaks records against Southampton. And West Ham and Bournemouth battle it out in a six goal thriller.

Adele returns with Rumour Has It as it's that time of the year where the transfer window swings wide open and players get linked to every last football club going, but most importantly we can put the Virgil Van Dijk rumours to bed.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where backing the underdog pays off.

Happy new year from all of us at The Football Huddle!

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Liverpool and Arsenal leave a wonderful Christmas present under the fooballing tree with a 3-3 draw. Burnley may have been beaten convincingly by Spurs, but we take some time to congratulate them on their season thus far. And goals from Harry Maguire and Jamie Vardy bag Leicester City a point against Man United.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where there is zero Christmas cheer.

The Football Huddle would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas!

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Manchester City get kicked around by Tottenham, but end up the arse kickers on the scoreboard. Lanzini's fall gets debated as West Ham defeat Stoke 3-0. And there's a new Fab Four in Liverpool, riding up the charts.

Joey Barton's Banterrific Banterman Bonanza gets sparky, and bitter.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where things are getting tight.

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Man City are now 11 points clear of their nearest rivals in Man United after beating them 2-1 in the biggest game of the season. Jurgen Klopp doesn't take too kindly to Everton's style of a play as the Merseyside derby ends in a 1-1 draw. David Moyes tries to change the fortunes of West Ham United by beating London rivals Chelsea by a single goal.

The Champions League draw brings with it some interesting ties as Spurs get Juventus and Chelsea look to take on Barcelona.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where the spoils go to the one victor.

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The best game this season happened this past weekend at the Emirates stadium as Arsenal lost out to Man United and heroics from David De Gea. Manchester City sneak past West Ham United on the way to the most important game of their season. And the World Cup 2018 draw took place and saw England put in the same group as Belgium, Panama and Tunisia.

Joey Barton's Banteriffic Banterman Bonanza: In Memoriam includes a referee at Stamford Bridge, a goalkeeper in Italy, and confusion between Crystal Palace fans.

All this plus Win, Lose, or Draw where a cautious approach proves fruitful.

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