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There are a lot of stadiums across the globe, where different football matches take place. These stadiums are located in different locales and different countries worldwide. Every football club has its own stadium, which lends a totally different ambience at every football match. Among so many, we have listed the 5 top football stadiums, as they are ranked in the English Premier League.

Two hundred miles south, Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal reign is disintegrating into chaos. Back-to-back defeats against Watford and Chelsea ended their title hopes, bar the maths. The Gunners slipped to twelve points behind the runaway Premier League leaders and find themselves mired in a fight for a top four spot. With Hull City visiting the Emirates this weekend, the Frenchman could be forgiven for offering a prayer of thanks.

Very few managers escape the wrath of the terraces. At some point, all of them get grief from supporters. Very few of them who do are arguably the most successful manager in a club’s history. But then Arsene Wenger is well used to being in a gang of one. For a decade, the Frenchman was untouchable. Doubles, cups, unbeaten away from home for a season, it culminated with the Invincibles. If you’re going to peak, make it memorable. Like his one-time bitter rival, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wenger’s peak was unforgettable. Ferguson had the treble, Wenger, the Invincibles.

The English Premier League sees some incredible moments every year. Just like each year this year too, the league had its own great moments in 2016. So, let us have a look at the top 8 moments of EPL in 2016.

1. Klopp’s moods

Klopp had many ups and down in terms of his performance as well as mood.

It wouldn’t be Arsenal if it were done the easy way. Beating Hull City 3 – 2 at Wembley to win the FA Cup in 2014, they didn’t leave London and had home draws in all rounds until the semi-final. Then they crawled past Wigan on penalties, before coming back from 0 – 2 to win in extra-time. This year’s Champions League is no different. Leading Paris St Germain 2 – 1 at the Emirates, the Gunners needed to see out the game to qualify for the Round of Sixteen as group winners.

Mention Arsenal and the talk soon turns to contracts. The headline grabbers at the moment are Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Özil. Curiously, the Chilean is provoking more concern among supporters than the German.

The January transfer window has arrived again like every year. EPL clubs spent over £185 million in the previous January transfer window. The most profligate club of the country last year was Newcastle, which shelled out nearly £33 million towards a futile bid to avoid demotion. The club managers with the same intentions should take the failure of this club as a warning this year.

The transfer window of January will be opening soon. This window will provide English Premier League football teams with the opportunity to make some main additions to their football squad. This year January transfer window will be different for everyone, depending on the club they support. Fans of different clubs will get some optimism after their club through transfers at such an important stage of the football season. Although, most of the deals in the January transfer window will not send your pulse racing, a few prospective deals will give football fans a major treat.

Arsenal stopped the rot with a 1 – 0 win over West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates on Monday. It was a hugely frustrating afternoon for the north London club but ultimately rewarding as they bounced back from consecutive away defeats at Everton and Manchester City with a win over the Baggies. They had to  wait until the 87^th minute for a loopng Olivier Giroud header to deliver their salvation. The French international was making his first start of the season thanks to injuries suffered by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott.

Different football teams have different players with their own characteristics. Some are good in defending and some are good in attacking. Moreover, some are even very good at goalkeeping. The attributes of a football player is what decides his place in a football match, whether in the English Premier League or some other match. Talking about the different teams and their attributes, today we will discuss about the best defense teams in the Premier League, in addition to the best defenders.