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London, England (SportsNetwork. Milwaukee Bucks Pro Shop .com) - Two of Englands most in-form sides will meet at White Hart Lane on Sunday as Tottenham will play host to Manchester United. United has been rolling since its derby defeat to Manchester City on Nov. 2, taking a total of 22 points from eight matches. That run has lifted the Red Devils to third place in the Premier League table with 35 points for the season, 10 points back of first-place Chelsea. United is coming off an impressive display on Boxing Day as Wayne Rooney netted a brace and provided the assist for Robin van Persies goal in a solid 3-1 home victory over Newcastle. Juan Mata also enjoyed an influential outing, igniting the United attack with several key passes in the final third, and Radamel Falcao, who scored the equalizer in the clubs 1-1 draw with Aston Villa last weekend, helped set up Rooney for the opening goal in Fridays defeat of the Magpies. But Tottenham arrives in good form, as well, winning their last three league contests by 2-1 scorelines. Harry Kane scored for his third Premier League match on the bounce, getting Spurs off the mark in the opening minute of the clubs Boxing Day clash at Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa leveled the score for the Foxes, but Christian Eriksen converted a free kick in the 71st minute to give Tottenham all three points. Chelsea has won three straight to maintain its position at the Premier League summit, but Sundays fixture could see the Blues drop points. Jose Mourinhos men will travel to St. Marys to take on a Southampton side that is flying high after a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Boxing Day. The Saints appear to have reversed their poor run of form by taking two successive wins to move into sole possession of fourth place in the table. West Ham United, meanwhile, has dropped to fifth place in the table after a loss to Chelsea on Friday. The Hammers will attempt to rebound on Sunday with a positive result at home against an Arsenal side that was made to grind out a narrow win over QPR last time out. Second-place Manchester City enters Sundays slate atop the form table having won its last seven league contests. The Citizens will aim to make it eight in a row when they welcome Burnley to the Etihad. Newcastle will hope to avoid a fourth straight defeat when it welcomes Everton to St. James Park, and lowly Leicester City will be out to collect its first league win since Sept. 21 when it travels to Hull City. Rounding out Sundays action, Stoke City will welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Hawthorns, Crystal Palace will head to Loftus Road to take on QPR and Aston Villa will play host to Sunderland at Villa Park. Mondays lone fixture will see manager Brendan Rodgers face his former side as Liverpool will take on Swansea City at Anfield. Greg Monroe Jersey . But this time, the Gunners weathered the storm. 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His solution to his hitting woes was business in the front and a party in the back."That would be a mullet," Norris says. https://www.cheapbucksonline.com/466t-nate-archibald-jersey-bucks.html . - Whether its because of her improved play or the reason for it, Michelle Wie appears as comfortable on and off the golf course as at any time in her career.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The Minnesota Vikings had just finished a mediocre season with a modest victory over a last-place team, hardly a setting where raw emotion was expected.Yet there was coach Mike Zimmer, when asked specifically at his postgame news conference about the improvement made by second-year cornerback Xavier Rhodes, pausing briefly for composure.The gruff, demanding Zimmers voice cracked as he carefully revealed how Rhodes approached him in the locker room with gratitude for his tutelage and guidance.Hes got a chance to be a really good football player, Zimmer said, after Rhodes stifled Chicago wide receiver Alshon Jeffery throughout the win Sunday over the Bears.For all the dissatisfaction Zimmer expressed in his teams performance during his first season as a head coach, that competitive drive keeping him restless as the Vikings wobbled their way to a 7-9 finish, he was clearly moved by the sign of a young player finding his groove at a difficult position.One of the early themes associated with Zimmer and his coaching style, which will ultimately have a significant influence on his success, was his self-described pride in being a fixer.There was a lot to fix when he took over nearly a year ago, particularly with a defence that gave up an NFL-worst average of 30 points per game, and upgrades are needed still in several areas.This group, though, was unquestionably better in 2014. Player after player, in interviews Monday during the annual cubicle clean-out at the team facility, pointed to Zimmer for the progress.Hes brought a completely different tone around here of just being professional, playing aggressive, tough, disciplined football, safety Harrison Smith said.Zimmer had been an assistant coach in the league for 20 years, including 14 as a defensive co-ordinator, before accepting this job. The word was out. There were no secrets. The Vikings knew they were getting an intense, hard-nosed new boss.Thats the type of cooach he is, but at the same time hes one of those guys that you immediately fall in love with and you immediately want to run through a brick wall for because he seems to know when he needs to take care of guys and when he needs to push guys, defensive end Brian Robison said. Brian Winters Jersey. The Vikings finished 11th in the NFL with an average of 21.4 points per game allowed, better than seven of the 12 teams that made the playoffs. They were 14th with an average of 344.7 yards per game given up, better than five playoff teams. They tied for ninth with 41 sacks.Not that were where we want to be, but its trending that way, Smith said.The Vikings struggled in several games to stop the run, so better tackling will be high on the to-do list for 2015. Takeaways will be as well, since the Vikings forced only 19 turnovers to rank tied for 25th in the league.There were late lapses that led to losses, such as the winning touchdown drive by the Bills in Buffalo that featured a fourth-and-20 conversion and the 30-point second-half by the Dolphins at Miami.Adjusting to the assignments of the new scheme took time, too. Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn acknowledged not listening as much as he should have to Zimmer.Its all about trust. When they tell me to do this, do that, even though Ive been in the league for a while, I still start to question, Man, why do you want me to do this? Munnerlyn said. Just go out there and do it.For all the mistakes and disappointments, though, there were just as many success stories. Rookie linebacker Anthony Barr had several strong games before hurting his knee. Defensive end Everson Griffen was a force at times in his first season as a starter. Rhodes tied for fourth in the NFL with 18 passes defenced.He was just a big piece of clay, really, that had a ton of ability, Zimmer said.Theres more left to mould in his second year.___Online:AP NFL websites: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '

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