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Fantasy Football tips for Gameweek 8 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football tips for Gameweek 8 in the Premier League The international break has passed and the Premier League has returned so fantasy football users need to get back on the horse and go again this weekend. The first gameweek back can often prove an unpredictable one as players return at all sorts of times from their respective countries with fitness ...

Do Arsenal boast the Premier League's best centre-back partnership?

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Do Arsenal boast the Premier League's best centre-back partnership? For any major team in football, the need for a solid centre-back partnership is vital. Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol was perhaps the best in Spain’s history, while the duo of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, and John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho, for Manchester United and Chelsea, respectively, ...

Chadli providing much-needed creative spark for blunt Baggies

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Chadli providing much-needed creative spark for blunt Baggies On the back of a record breaking summer transfer window, in which over £1bn was spent to sign new players, 13 teams broke their club record in order to improve the squad. With the vast financial windfall that came with the £5.16bn TV deal brokered between Sky and BT, Premier League sides...

Progressive Pochettino has Spurs primed for title assault

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Progressive Pochettino has Spurs primed for title assault Having suffered title heartbreak and forfeited second spot to heated rivals Arsenal on the final day of last season, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke of his frustration with his players. “I wanted to kill all of them,” the Argentine said on the eve of the current campaign. The ca...

Wenger finds answer to forward dilemma from within through Sanchez

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Wenger finds answer to forward dilemma from within through Sanchez At the end of last season, after Arsenal had failed to claim the most winnable Premier League title in at least 13 years, Arsene Wenger had a deep think about what the side had been missing. He considered all aspects, but one area he kept coming back to was the front line.Olivier Giroud is a good st...

Spurs learn lesson from Celtic to prove City are far from faultless

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Spurs learn lesson from Celtic to prove City are far from faultless Who would have thought it would be Brendan Rodgers who showed the way? That Manchester City had struggled to defend this season had seemed a quirk. After all, it hardly mattered that they had kept only one clean sheet in the league all season when they were averaging three goals a game. But what Cel...

In form forwards in focus as Tottenham host Man City

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In form forwards in focus as Tottenham host Man City It may be too early to class Sunday’s clash between Tottenham and Manchester City as a head-to-head for the Premier League title, but with the sides currently occupying the top two places in the league the result could prove to be an important one ahead of the international break.While Pep Gua...

Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 7 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 7 in the Premier League The Premier League gears up for its final round of fixtures before the international break and the WhoScored tipster is back to help ensure you finish this period with as many points as possible. Charlie Austin and Christian Benteke were correctly tipped last weekend and the tipster is hoping for si...

Will Liverpool's defence undermine a title challenge once again?

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Will Liverpool's defence undermine a title challenge once again? Already four points clear at the top of the table, the smart money is certainly on Manchester City to win the Premier League this season, with some suggesting Pep Guardiola’s side could do so at a canter.Though a 100% record in the league under their new manager is cause for great enthusiasm f...

Why Conte must address brittle Chelsea backline

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Why Conte must address brittle Chelsea backline Antonio Conte didn’t want to discuss, well, you might call them the elephants in the defence. It’s certainly a metaphor that comes easily after the kind of lumbering movements and pachydermal touches in the Chelsea backline that made life so difficult for the side in successive league de...