Football Previews

Newcastle United are in another relegation battle after Rafa Benitez managed to steer them clear last season. The lack of investment in their playing squad has limited the amount of impact that the Spanish tactician can make on the Tyneside team, yet he is still doing his best to keep them in the Premier League. The Magpies come into this ...

Chelsea will be looking to consolidate their position inside the top four as well as build on their recent two match winning streak when the take on Southampton in this game. The Blues ended 2018 5 points clear of Arsenal and come into this game in fine form. They won their last two league games away from home against Watford ...

Arsenal host Fulham in this London derby as they look to get back to winning ways after being thrashed 5-1 by Liverpool in their last league game, while Fulham who recorded a 1-0 win at the weekend will be looking to get another here as they battle to avoid relegation. Arsenal’s bid to finish this season inside the top four ...

Manchester City are in the midst of their first real bad spell in a very long time and their fans will be hoping that this is the game that they finally turn things around. The Cityzens have lost their last two league games against Crystal Palace and Leicester City despite taking the lead in those games. Those results have seen ...

Manchester United have got their swagger back and Ole Gunnar Solkjear will be looking to get his 3rd win in as many games when Bournemouth come to town in this game. The Red Devils finally dismissed Jose Mourinho after a poor start to the season that saw morale at Old Trafford at an all time low as the Portuguese boss ...

Liverpool are riding high in the title race at the moment and Jurgen Klopp’s men will only have themselves to blame if they slip up in the race. They beat a stubborn Newcastle team 4-0 at the weekend with goals from Mohamed Salah, Dejan Lovren, Fabinho and Shaqiri helping them claim a 16th win in 19 League games. There are ...

Southampton were very fortunate to have edged out Swansea City in a relegation battle last season to remain in the English top flight. The appointment of Mark Hughes was credited for their great escape, however, the Welsh man was unable to help them improve this term and with the team in yet another relegation battle, he was relieved of his ...

Liverpool come into this game after an excellent week.  The unexpected defeat of Manchester City at the hands of Crystal Palace and their win over Wolves at Molineux has set Liverpool 4 points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side and it is their title to lose now. Liverpool have also reached the knockout stages of the Champions League and even Jurgen ...

Inter Milan host Napoli in this Boxing Day clash as they look to close the gap on Juventus and it promises to be an interesting game from two in-form sides. Inter Milan qualified for the Champions League this season but a late capitulation has seen them exit the competition in the group stages. Luciano Spaletti’s men nevertheless are expected to ...

Marcos Silva has succeeded in stabilizing Everton this season after a slow start to his reign, yet the Toffees have failed to beat any of the traditional big six teams for a long time. Everton were beaten 3-1 by Manchester City in their last league game and that was the 16th time they have lost to a big six side ...

Barcelona will be hosting Celta Vigo in this game as they look to secure yet another win after a resounding 0-5 thrashing of Levante last time out. The La Liga leaders ran riot at Levante last weekend, but they have not found much joy in playing Celta Vigo recently as they have only beaten the visiting side 2 times in ...

Roma ended their five game run of no wins when they beat Genoa 3-2 in a thrilling contest last time out. They now face the unenviable trip to Turin to try and win against a Juventus side that remains unbeaten in the Italian top flight this season. The league leaders will be the biggest challenge that Roma face at this ...

Liverpool travel to the Midlands for this Matchday 18 clash with Wolves as leaders of the Premier League and they will be looking to move 4 points clear at the top of the league table before Manchester City play their weekend fixture. Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Manchester United at the weekend was their 5th consecutive win in all competitions. The ...

RB Leipzig travel to Munich hoping to build on their impressive 4-1 win over Mainz 04 at the weekend, while Bayern Munich will be looking to build on their 4-0 win at Hannover.  In any case, this game promises to be a cracker. Bayern have had a poor start to the season and they are now chasing the league leaders ...

Arsenal have had a good season so far under Unai Emery despite the Spaniard inheriting a squad that was low on confidence. He started his reign poorly but quickly turned things around and even led the Gunners to a solid run of 22 games unbeaten in all competitions despite facing Liverpool and Tottenham among other teams. That run eventually ended ...