Rise of a Football God

(Premier league:)

(Matchday 18 of 38:)

(Man City 3-0 Everton)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Nottm Forest 2-2 Tottenham)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Bournemouth 1-0 Crystal Palace)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Chelsea 1-1 Fulham)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Southampton 0-2 West Ham)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Wolves 1-3 Man United)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Liverpool 2-0 Leicester City)

(Date: 26th December, 2024)

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(Brighton 3-2 Brentford)

(Date: 27th December, 2024)

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(Arsenal 4-1 Ipswich Town)

(Date: 27th December, 2024)

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(Updated premier league table standings:)

(1. Fulham GP: 18/ W:14/ D:3/ L:1/ Pts: 46)

(2. Liverpool GP: 17/ W:12/ D:2/ L:2/ Pts: 42)

(3. Chelsea GP: 18/ W:11/ D:5/ L:2/ Pts: 38)

(4. Arsenal GP: 18/ W:10/ D:6/ L:2/ Pts: 36)

(5. Nottm Forest GP: 18/ W:8/ D:6/ L:4/ Pts: 30)

(6. Brighton GP: 18/ W:8/ D:6/ L:4/ Pts: 30)

(7. Man City GP: 18/ W:8/ D:5/ L:5/ Pts: 29)

(8. Newcastle GP: 18/ W:7/ D:6/ L:5/ Pts: 27)

(9. Aston Villa GP: 18/ W:7/ D:5/ L:7/ Pts: 26)

(10. Bournemouth GP: 18/ W:8/ D:4/ L:6/ Pts: 28)

(11. Brentford GP: 18/ W:7/ D:3/ L:8/ Pts: 24)

(12. Man United GP: 18/ W:7/ D:4/ L:7/ Pts: 25)

(13. Tottenham GP: 18/ W:7/ D:2/ L:9/ Pts: 23)

(14. West Ham GP: 18/ W:6/ D:4/ L:8/ Pts: 22)

(15. Crystal Palace GP: 18/ W:3/ D:7/ L:8/ Pts: 16)

(16. Leicester GP: 18/ W:3/ D:6/ L:9/ Pts: 15)

(17.Everton GP: 17/ W:3/ D:5/ L:9/ Pts: 14)

(18. Ipswich Town GP: 18/ W:2/ D:6/ L:10/ Pts: 12)

(19. Wolves GP: 18/ W:1/ D:4/ L:13/ Pts: 7)

(20. Southampton GP: 18/ W:1/ D:1/ L:16/ Pts: 4)

After 18 matchdays of the 2024/2025 premier league season, this was how the premier league table looked like.

There were a few highlights of matchday 18. Despite the fact that it was done against an inferior opponent, Manchester City finally rose above their rut, returning to winning ways with a convincing 3-0 win over Everton.

Manchester United's win over Wolves was another highlight, especially to the fans in the red part of Manchester, and then was Southampton's plight.

Southampton was setting a record that no premier league team wanted. In 18 matchdays, incredibly, they've amassed only 4 points out of 18 games!

With only 1 win and 1 draw, and then 16 losses, they were truly on a generational losing form.

Despite all these results, the main highlight of matchday 18 was still the exciting clash between Chelsea and Fulham in Stamford Bridge that was dubbed the best game of the season.

Despite the exciting nature of that game though, very little focus was placed on the game itself as the main focus was directed towards a player that got injured during the match, Samuel Moses.

After another scintillating performance by the Nigerian International, Sam won another man of the match award, this time in Stamford Bridge but the price that he paid for his performance was a horrible injury.

Sam was stretchered off the pitch in tears!

Fulham fans across the world felt horrible, gripped by anxiety as they feared for the worst to their star player.

They could only wait agonizingly, awaiting the prognosis of the Fulham medical team after Sam was taken to the hospital.

Fulham fans were not the only ones who felt the impact of Sam's injury though, the ripple of this injury was felt across the premier league.

This season, Sam truly announced his name to the world with his scintillating performances, consistently terrorizing the best sides of the premier league.

These days, premier league clubs approached Fulham with special plans to contain Sam, this was how high his importance already rose to rival clubs.

And now, with his sudden injury, its ripples were felt.

Some felt sympathy, and though they all expressed it, some premier league rivals secretly felt joy as one of their biggest rivals just lost their best player.

To them, if Sam's injury was as severe as Rodri's, ruling him out for the rest of the season would be the best-case scenario.

Popular news outlets and TVs carried the news around England and beyond.

[Twitter:]

[Goal.com: 'Zinedine Sam is out'- Fulham's talisman and no. 11, Samuel Moses succumbs to injury in the epic clash against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge. The initial prognosis is still being made by the doctors in Fulham.]

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[Twitter:]

[Yahoo Sports: The epic premier league between Chelsea and Fulham at Stamford Bridge ends in an exciting 1-1 draw, with both teams sharing the spoils, but the entertainment value of the game was marred by the injury to Fulham's talismanic superstar, Samuel Moses.]

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[Twitter:]

[Sportskeeda: 'Sam is out!'- Samuel Moses, Fulham's attacking midfielder succumbs to another ankle injury, something that has worried him in his short career. Is this something for Fulham to worry about?]

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[YouTube:]

[CHELSEA 1-1 FULHAM- Matchday 18- Premier league 24/25; full highlights.]

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[Twitter:]

[FOX Sports: Cole Palmer scores for Chelsea while Samuel Moses scores for Fulham being before injured as Chelsea draws Fulham in Stamford Bridge.]

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[England National TV:]

[Breaking News: Fulham's superstar, Samuel Moses sustains an injury during the top of the table clash against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge. Initial diagnosis indicates that it's an ankle injury, the extent of the injury and for how long he will be on the sidelines for to recover is yet to be determined.]

A worried Mrs. Moses tried all means to reach her son, calling Sam's phone till it became hot until Emile Smith Rowe answered the call, telling the Nigerian mother that his son was fine but was undergoing tests.

In less than an hour after Sam was taken to the hospital, Emile Smith Rowe and Ian also arrived at the hospital to stay with him.

It was almost as if the whole world turned upside down due to his injury.

It was not until Ian spoke with Kayla that she finally calmed down, but she still took the next flight to England already.

While all this happened and the doctors kept on doing their tests, Sam sighed because even before their test results arrived, he already knew everything about his current status through his system.

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[You have sustained an injury!]

[Injury Type: High ankle sprain!]

[Severity: High]

[Injury Description: Click to expand!]

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[Treatment: Surgery by an Orthopedic Surgeon!]

[Approximate recovery time: 4 months]

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Sam felt his world go dark.