England face Malta on Saturday in Gareth Southgate’s first game in charge as caretaker and it should be a fairly gentle introduction to top level international management for the former Under-21 boss. The Three Lions will be expected to win by a big margin but it may not be quite as straightforward as many expect. […]
Mbappe and Messi to shine on Saturday
The World Cup 2018 excitement continues on Saturday, and, with four games to go at, there appears to be plenty of value available. Both Group C and Group D get underway and fittingly, one of the teams the world is waiting for is in action as France take on Australia in the early game. Argentina […]
Daily Tips – Baggies can pile pressure on Conte
West Brom head to Chelsea this evening as the Premier League’s bottom side and in normal circumstances I’d be expecting a comfortable home win. However, with Blues boss Antonio Conte under real pressure and the hosts bang out of form Albion may just be able to get a result at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have conceded […]
Daily Tips – Manchester City can maintain momentum
Manchester City host Middlesbrough on Saturday and having beaten Barcelona in midweek it should be one-way traffic at the Etihad Stadium. However, Boro did secure a draw at Arsenal last time out and they impressed in that display. I’m not expecting lightning to strike twice for Aitor Karanka’s men against one of the Premier League’s […]
Match Preview – West Brom v Manchester City
Manchester City may be on a six-match winless run in all competitions but a visit to The Hawthorns could be just what the doctor ordered for Pep Guardiola’s team. City have won their last nine Premier League games against West Brom and cruised to a 3-0 victory in the corresponding fixture last season with Yaya […]
Match Preview – Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Christian Benteke has the chance to show Jurgen Klopp he was wrong to sell him in the summer when Crystal Palace take on in-form Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening. The Belgium international spent an unhappy 2015/16 campaign at Anfield, scoring only nine Premier League goals in 29 appearances before being sold to Palace […]
Daily Tips – Wins for Watford and Bournemouth
There are two Premier League clashes that really stand out to me among Saturday’s fixtures – a home banker and a big price away call. Watford have lost just once in their last six matches and they should be too good for a visiting Hull City side at Vicarage Road. The Tigers did claim a […]
Match Preview – Manchester City v Southampton
The veil has well and truly slipped from Manchester City in recent weeks, with a Champions League hammering against Barcelona extending their winless run to four games. Seemingly untouchable for much of August and September, big questions are now being asked of Pep Guardiola. The 4-0 loss against his old club has shown just how […]
Preview – West Brom v Tottenham
Tottenham will need to keep an eye on their former player Nacer Chadli when they visit The Hawthorns on Saturday. Since moving to West Brom from White Hart Lane for £13million just over six weeks ago, the 27-year-old Belgian has scored three goals in four Premier League matches, including a brace in the 4-2 victory […]
Preview – Crystal Palace v West Ham
Alan Pardew will take centre stage at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening when his Crystal Palace team take on one of his former clubs, West Ham United. Pardew was axed by the Hammers almost exactly a decade ago after a 4-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers left them 18th in the top-flight table. Palace have been […]