Football Previews

Celtic continued their clean sweep of domestic trophies under Brendan Rodgers as they beat Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup final a couple of weeks ago. However, the race for the league title looks closer than in previous years this time around with Steven Gerard’s Rangers and two other teams just within 3 points of the Bhoys at the top ...

Arsenal started the era of Unai Emery with consecutive losses against Manchester City but they have since picked themselves up to go more than 20 games unbeaten despite having played Tottenham and Liverpool. The Gunners are still short of the top four as they head into this game in 5th position in the Premier League. However, Unai Emery will also ...

Manchester City were beaten for the first time in the Premier League this season by Chelsea at the weekend, but they should have no problems bouncing straight back here to top their Champions League group. With just a point needed for Pep Guardiola’s men to top the group, it is hard to think of them falling to an unlikely defeat ...

Manchester United have the unenviable task of beating Valencia at home and hoping that Young Boys do them a favour against Juventus to top this group and avoid a tough draw in the knockout stages. The Red Devils have ridden their luck in the group stages to qualify with a game in hand, however, if they fail to top the ...

Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League last season and many expected them to go one step better this time, but the Reds have made hard work out of their campaign so far with their poor away form. They host an unbeaten Napoli side needing to win by 1-0 or by two clear goals to reach the next round ...

Tottenham come into this game needing to secure all three points in this game in order to reach the knockout stages of this seasons Champions League. Mauricio Pochettino now needs to repeat the same thing he did against the Catalans when he was the manager of Espanyol 10 years ago. Barcelona have already qualified for the next round and they ...

Everton are having a good season under Marcos Silva and they may well end the season in a European place as is expected of them by their fans after their summer outlay. The Toffees are 6th in the league table ahead of this weekends matches and their fine run of form recently has seen them lose just one of their last ...

Real Betis earned a morale boosting win at the Camp Nou some 4 match days ago and that has spurred them on to 2 wins from their last 4 games. Their 2-1 loss at Villarreal is the only time they have failed to pick up a point in their last four games and they will be hoping for another win ...

Chelsea are beginning to show signs of a decline and for the very first time this season it appears as though Maurizio Sarri doesn’t have as many quality players as it seemed in the opening weeks of the season. The Blues started their campaign unbeaten and many considered them genuine title challengers, however, they have now lost two of their ...

Valencia are having a season that no one ever imagined after they ended their last campaign inside the Champions League places. Los Che are currently struggling close to the relegation zone in the league table and they have all but exited the Champions League ahead of their final group match. They have just 3 wins from 14 games in the ...

Juventus have made a solid return from tough times that included being relegated to the second division a number of years back to win the last 6 Italian league titles. After signing Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer, they have their eyes set on winning the Champions League, but they will also not want another side to take away their Italian ...

Most people know about the rivalry between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, but this game is also a big Madrid derby and promises fireworks when these teams take to the field here. Getafe have been consistently in the top flight and they recorded a victory in this fixture last season. Getafe will however, face a Leganes side that is beginning ...

Athletic Bilbao travel to Huesca for the second leg of this Copa del Rey game as they look to reach the next round. The away side should feel they have done much of the work in the first leg after they secured a 4-0 win thanks to a 3 goals blitz in the first 40 minutes. They have however, struggled ...

Arsenal will be looking to become the latest team to exploit Manchester United’s poor home form as they head to Old Trafford for this game. The Red Devils have struggled to get results at home this season with some of the highlights of their home form including a 3-0 loss against Tottenham, a Carabao Cup exit at the hands of ...

The last two times Manchester City have visited this ground, they have not only won, but in emphatic fashion. City beat the Hornets 5-0 in May of last year – 4 months later, they recorded a 6-0 victory with Sergio Aguero netting 5 times. This game should be much harder for the unbeaten Premier League leaders however Watford have conceded ...