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Chelsea vs Manchester City: How will hosts respond to Palace setback?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Apr 5 2017 15:00

Chelsea vs Manchester City: How will hosts respond to Palace setback?

It’s difficult to look beyond tonight for a potentially season defining fixture when Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Stamford Bridge.The Blues will want to recover from their 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday, which saw their lead at the top of the Premier League table cut to seven p...

Why the future is bright for flourishing France

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Mar 27 2017 16:30

Why the future is bright for flourishing France

When it comes to strength in depth on the international stage, you’d be hard pressed to find better than England’s neighbours across the channel. Much has made of the plethora of young talent in the France ranks and for good reason. While Les Bleus flattered to deceive in their 3-1 win o...

Find out which England quartet would make the Germany XI

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Mar 22 2017 13:56

Find out which England quartet would make the Germany XI

One of football’s great international rivalries is revived tonight, as Germany and England go head-to-head for the ninth time since the turn of the century.Despite the teams having won four apiece of the previous eight meetings, Joachim Loew’s world champions are understandably strong fa...

What can Manchester United expect on Thursday's trip to Rostov?

by Eliot Rothwell at Wednesday, Mar 8 2017 16:35

What can Manchester United expect on Thursday's trip to Rostov?

Last season, much was made of Rostov’s rise. Head coach Kurban Berdyev took them from the relegation play-offs to a title challenge, before ultimately falling short. Parallels with Leicester, though stretched, were continually drawn. Both were seen as upstarts, moulding together an uncelebrate...

Liverpool vs Arsenal: Klopp faces Wenger in battle of tactical stubbornness

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Mar 2 2017 13:56

Liverpool vs Arsenal: Klopp faces Wenger in battle of tactical stubbornness

Given the events of the days previous, the story from Monday night’s game was understandably how Leicester could make such a drastic improvement in the level of their performance following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri. The champions played at an intensity that we simply hadn’t seen f...

Altetico vs Barcelona: Will Griezmann-Gameiro or Messi-Suarez partnership prevail?

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Feb 24 2017 16:00

Altetico vs Barcelona: Will Griezmann-Gameiro or Messi-Suarez partnership prevail?

While most were focusing their attentions on the Champions League, there’s little doubt what game the managers of Atletico and Barcelona will have been watching on Wednesday night. Real Madrid had the chance to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to four points against Valencia, with the ...

Savvy Southampton deserve EFL Cup success over Manchester United

by Josh Wright at Friday, Feb 24 2017 12:20

Savvy Southampton deserve EFL Cup success over Manchester United

For a club of Manchester United’s stature, the EFL Cup, formerly known as the League Cup, is a competition that they have been serial underachievers in. Sunday’s final will provide the Red Devils with the chance to lift just their fifth EFL Cup trophy and their first since 2010, which is...

Can Sevilla hammer decisive nail into Leicester coffin?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 21 2017 17:00

Can Sevilla hammer decisive nail into Leicester coffin?

Leicester are on the cusp of writing their way into the history books for all the wrong reasons. In 1938, Manchester City became the first defending champions to be relegated from the top-flight of English football. With one point separating the Foxes and 18th placed Hull, it’s a very real pos...

Dembele-Wanyama midfield axis vital in Spurs' trip to Liverpool

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 9 2017 16:45

Dembele-Wanyama midfield axis vital in Spurs' trip to Liverpool

As we head into the weekend fixtures, Tottenham are Chelsea’s closest challengers for the Premier League title. Granted, they sit nine points behind their London rivals, but Spurs will be looking to close that gap when they make the trip to Anfield on Saturday. Victory would see the north Lond...

Key man Luiz can ensure Chelsea end Arsenal's title hopes

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 2 2017 17:10

Key man Luiz can ensure Chelsea end Arsenal's title hopes

As results elsewhere went in their favour in midweek, Chelsea were a penalty away from taking an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League. While the Blues will ultimately be more than satisfied with the nine-point gap between themselves at second-placed Tottenham coming into the next round of ...

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