Football Previews

When the FA Cup draw was made, this was the stand out tie for this round of games. The Reds and their city rivals Everton will be looking to add the FA Cup to their trophy cabinet at the end of this season. Liverpool are favorites ahead of this game after sealing two consecutive 2-1 wins in their last two ...

Inter Milan are in all sorts of trouble at the moment despite starting the season very well. The Nerazzurri were top of the Serie A at some point this season but they are now seven points off the pace. They have also exited the Coppa Italia against an AC Milan side that is in arguably in bigger trouble than they ...

Celta have had an up and down season this time around but their impressive 1-3 away win over Deportivo last time out will have boosted their confidence ahead of the visit of Barcelona. Last season, they impressively eliminated Real Madrid from this competition only to be knocked out by Alaves in the semifinal. This game offers them another chance to ...

Tottenham will be looking to build on their recent good form as they continue to push for a top four finish. Since their 4-1 loss to Manchester City, the Lilywhites have been on top form and they come into this game on a run of three successive victories with 2 coming away from home. They have scored 10 goals in ...

Juventus are just one point off the Serie A top spot and have opened a 3 points gap over 3rd place. They are arguably the only side who can stop Napoli this season but they will surely want more than the Serie A title. This Juve side have become accustomed to winning the Coppa Italia and will be confident that ...

Arsenal dropped points yet again in their last game against a West Brom side that has not won a league game since August. That result means they have now won four and drawn four of their last 8 competitive games. They had to wait until the 83rd minute to score via an own goal in that game against the Baggies. ...

This game gives Napoli an opportunity to stake their claim on another competition this season. They are currently top of the league but they will not want to focus all their attention on winning only the league title. With Milan already qualified alongside SS Lazio, Napoli and Juventus qualifying would make the semi final of this Coppa Italia very interesting. ...

Everton are a team on the rise. Since the appointment of Sam Allardyce they remain unbeaten and have taken points from Liverpool away and Chelsea at home. They will be looking to get a point in this game also based on their current run of form. Everton have been winning against smaller teams, while taking points from the top sides. ...

Despite naming a new manager in Alan Pardew, West Brom’s fortune has not changed as they remain without a win in their last 19 competitive games. Their drab draw against Everton on Boxing Day shows how much needs to be done at the Hawthorns especially in their attack. They come into this game in 19th position and they know they ...

After starting the season in the poorest form of any team in the division, Crystal Palace have recovered well to go on a run of games undefeated. However, their unbeaten run ended in their last league game as they lost 3-2 to Arsenal. Their attacking play in that game will give them confidence ahead of the new year. Prior to ...

Inter Milan host Lazio in arguably the biggest game in the Serie A this weekend. Both of these sides came away from the Coppa Italia with contrasting results in midweek and Lazio will be looking to get the better of a recently poor Inter side in this game. Inter Milan started this month at the top of the Serie A ...

Liverpool returned to their brilliant goal scoring best in their last League game as they thrashed Swansea City 5-0. They have struggled especially at home recently with draws against the likes of Everton and West Brom but their attacking talents are undeniably top quality and the 46 league goals they have netted this season is second only to Manchester City ...

Crotone have almost nothing going for them this season. They have a serious relegation fight on their hands and head into this game without any points taken from the top 6 sides in the league this season. They have lost to all 5 of the top six teams they have played this season, not scoring in any of those games ...

Crystal Palace have emerged from being early relegation favourites to a team with a genuine chance of finishing close to the top ten. The Eagles started their season with a seven game losing streak which left them rock bottom of the league table but they head into this game unbeaten in their last seven matches. They are now out of ...

Newcastle United ended their dismal run of games last weekend when they secured a thrilling 3-2 win over West Ham United. That result brought to an end a run of 9 games without a win where they also collected just one point out of a possible 27. They will be looking to build on that win but hosting the unstoppable ...