The long-awaited return of the Premier League is upon us, with champions Manchester City starting the defence of their Premier League title with a trip to London. The Citizens were pushed all the way by Liverpool last term, and if they are to make it a hat-trick of titles, they know they cannot afford too […]
Spurs success and a crucial win for Cardiff
There are six games to look out for in the Premier League on Saturday and the lunchtime kick-off is a tasty London derby. West Ham head to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looking to become the first away side to win at the new ground, just as they did at the Emirates in 2007. Tottenham to […]
Huddersfield could face Liverpool backlash
Liverpool were knocked off the top of the Premier League without playing on Wednesday night after Manchester City won at Manchester United in their game in hand. The Reds have a chance to move back to the summit when they entertain Huddersfield on Friday, albeit potentially temporarily as City play on Sunday, and they will […]
Spurs to taste City’s wrath
Any film fan will tell you that in the majority of cases the sequel is not as good as the original. That is likely to be the case as Manchester City and Tottenham lock horns once again, four days after their Champions League epic. With City smarting from their exit at the hands of Spurs, […]
Brighton can move a step closer to safety
Brighton can secure a vital three points when they take on south coast rivals Bournemouth this afternoon and Angers can pick up a rare away win in Ligue 1. Brighton win to zero @ 5/2 The Seagulls impressed despite defeat in their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City last weekend and can all-but […]
Home form favours the Magpies
Saturday has just three Premier League games on the schedule, with the meeting of Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St James’ Park perhaps the pick of the bunch. Both teams have surely done enough to escape the threat of relegation and one more win for either side would make almost certain of their survival. […]
Slick United to get back on track
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can make a successful start to his time as Manchester United’s full-time manager as his side should beat Watford at Old Trafford on Saturday. The 46-year-old Norwegian was handed a three-year contract on Thursday, just over three months after he had been appointed caretaker boss following Jose Mourinho’s departure. Since then United […]
Reds to go top on restricted weekend
The FA Cup means there is a limited schedule of Premier League action this weekend but there is still plenty to play for and Bournemouth can harm Newcastle’s hopes of sealing their top-flight place. Bournemouth to win @ 21/20 The Magpies were the 2-1 winners at St James’ earlier in the season and head into […]
City to see off Gracia’s Hornets
Eighth-placed Watford have been excellent this season but their recent 5-0 defeat at Liverpool suggests Manchester City should take another step to retaining their Premier League crown by beating the Hornets on Saturday. Javi Gracia’s side are seven points better off than they were at this stage last season and there are usually plenty of […]
Derby day joy for stuttering Spurs
Tottenham can take a giant stride towards sealing their place in the Champions League for a fourth campaign in a row by winning the 185th north London derby against Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday. Spurs to beat Arsenal 1-0 @ 15/2 The Gunners have won 77 of the previous meetings between the sides while Spurs […]