Football Previews

Athletic Bilbao will travel to the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán this Thursday to face Sevilla in their first game of the year. Sevilla ended 2023 on a low, winning just one of their last 12 league games (D6, L5). Their last game of the year was a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid, which kept them rooted in 15th position in ...

La Liga returns this week with Real Madrid looking to begin 2024 the way they ended last year when they host Real Mallorca on Wednesday. Los Blancos signed off 2023 with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Alaves taking their points tally for the season to 45 and ensuring that they entered this round of games sitting top of the league ...

After both recording huge wins at Christmas West Ham and Brighton will look to begin 2024 with wins when they face each other in London on Tuesday. The Hammers bounced back from a disappointing 5-1 loss to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup to take maximum points home against Arsenal. Despite seeing about a quarter of the ball in the game ...

Battered and injury-ravaged Newcastle United will travel to Anfield on New Year’s Day to face a Liverpool side flying atop the Premier League table. The Reds stormed to the top of the table at the halfway point of the season courtesy of a 2-0 win over Burnley on Boxing Day. Despite seeing two of their goals chalked off contentiously, they ...

Arsenal will look to return to winning ways this Sunday when they make the short trip to Craven Cottage to face a struggling Fulham side. The hosts have endured a very inconsistent first half of the season with results often off and on so far. The Cottagers recently posted back-to-back 5-0 wins before losing three consecutive league games without scoring ...

Nottingham Forest and Manchester United will battle for three points this Saturday when they meet at the City Ground for their 20th game of the season. This is the first return game of both sides this season, with half of the games already played and each side getting a feel of how their season could pan out. Forest are fighting ...

Serie A returns this Friday as league leaders Inter Milan travel to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris to face Genoa for their 18th league game of the season. The hosts who were promoted to Serie A this season have enjoyed a strong first half of the season. They come into this round of games sitting comfortably in mid-table, with six points ...

Top of the table at Christmas for the second season in a row, Arsenal will welcome West Ham to the Emirates Stadium this Thursday looking to ensure they start 2024 still leading the Premier League pack. The Gunners showcased their resilience to claim a 1-1 draw at Anfield in their top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool last time out. They will now ...

Everton will look to return to winning ways when they welcome Manchester City to Merseyside this Wednesday. The hosts saw their impressive run of four Premier League wins ended last Saturday when they were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Tottenham away from home. The manner of the defeat would have left Sean Dyche proud, as he labelled the display “outstanding” as ...

The Premier League returns on Tuesday with exciting Boxing Day fixtures bookended by a match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Historically, Boxing Days have produced some of the league’s biggest and most entertaining fixtures, and fans could be due another box office classic when Unai Emery’s entertainers visit Erik ten Hag’s strugglers. The Dutchman is coming ...

Chelsea will travel to Molineux Stadium this Sunday to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 18th Round of the 2023/24 Premier League season. This fixture is only the second Premier League fixture ever to be held on December 24th and the first since 1995. So it is both a historic event and an important game for Wolves, who will be looking ...

First meets second in the Premier League this Saturday when Liverpool host Arsenal in what we expect to be another classic Christmas fixture. The Reds missed the chance to keep their place at the top of the table after a drab draw against Manchester United at Anfield last weekend. Despite taking over 30 shots in that game, Jurgen Klopp’s side ...

Aston Villa will be looking to continue their impeccable run at home when they welcome Sheffield United to Villa Park this Friday. The Clarets and Blues come into this tie with a chance to provisionally move to the top of the league table having kept themselves one point behind Arsenal at the top of the table thanks to a 2-1 ...

The Christmas holiday Premier League fixtures begin this Thursday with Crystal Palace welcoming great rivals Brighton to Selhurst Park for what is expected to be another classic. The hosts welcome the Seagulls, who are looking to pick up their first win since early November. The Eagles have endured a miserable past month and will be desperate to avoid completing seven ...

Record Carabao Cup holders Liverpool will look to book a place in the competition’s semifinals when they face West Ham at Anfield this Wednesday. The Reds welcome the Hammers to their home ground on the back of a disappointing goalless draw with fierce rivals Manchester United. The result ended a run of eleven consecutive home wins in all competitions for ...