Football Previews

The first London derby of the 2021/2022 Premier League season comes up this Sunday as Chelsea travel to the Emirates to face Arsenal in matchday two of the new season. The Gunners began their season with an embarrassing loss to Premier League debutants Brentford. They were beaten 2-0 by the Bees, failing to truly trouble their opponents despite hitting 22 ...

Premier League defending champions Manchester City will continue their title defence this Saturday when they welcome Championship winners Norwich City to the Etihad in matchday two of the 2021/22 Premier League season. Tottenham beat the Cityzens in their opening fixture and they will now be looking to bounce back in this tie to avoid being left behind by their rivals ...

The second round of La Liga matches kicks off this Friday as Real Betis hosts Cadiz at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in Sevilla. The home team began their La Liga campaign with an underwhelming 1-1 draw against topflight newcomers Mallorca. However, that win ensured that their unbeaten run was extended to 12 games (W4, D8)–their longest such run since 2002—and ...

After crashing out of the UEFA Champions League, Rangers are now looking to play European football via another route. The Scottish champions welcome Armenian side Alashkert to Ibrox this Thursday for the first leg of the final qualification round of the UEFA Europa League. Steven Gerrard’s side lost to Malmo in the Champions League qualifying round and will hope to ...

Benfica will face PSV in the first leg of the final qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League group stage this Wednesday at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. The Portuguese side beat Russian side Spartak Moscow 4-0 on aggregate to qualify for this round. They head into this game without a loss in eleven games which includes club friendlies ...

2020/21 DFB Pokal winners Borussia Dortmund will face current Bundesliga defending champions Bayern Munich in a one-leg final of the German super Cup at Signal Iduna Park this Tuesday. Borrusia Dortmund beat RB Leipzig to win the DFB Pokal and qualify for this showpiece. The home team are facing their archrivals in the Super Cup for the fifth time in ...

After a harsh penalty loss to Chelsea in the Super Cup, Villareal kick off their La Liga campaign with a visit from Granada this Monday. The Yellow Submarines have not won a game since their penalty win over Manchester United in the Europa League final—a run of seven games that include club friendlies. Unai Emery’s side are looking to build ...

Tottenham and Manchester City will do battle this Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what is the biggest game of the opening weekend of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The hosts who are likely to lose star striker Harry Kane to their rivals will welcome the Premier League defending champions to London, with the mind of landing the first ...

English Championship defending champions Norwich City will play their first game of the 2021/22 Premier League season when they welcome Liverpool to Carrow Road this Saturday evening. The Canaries secured promotion to the Premier League after one season in the Championship. They will hope to get their season going on a positive note when they welcome Liverpool. Daniel Farke endured ...

The 2021/22 Premier League season kicks off this Friday with Arsenal visiting the Brentford Community Stadium to play League newcomers Brentford. The London-based newcomers gained promotion to the top-flight for the first time since the 1946–47 season after a play-off win over Swansea City, ending a run of nine playoff failures and many near misses. They become the 59th venue ...

Scottish minnows St. Johnston will look to continue their quest to play in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League this season when they host Turkish big hitters Galatasaray this Thursday at the McDiarmid Park in Perth. This match is the second leg of their Europa League group stage qualifier and will see the home stadium filled to capacity for the first ...

UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea will take on UEFA Europa League winners Villarreal this Wednesday for the UEFA Super Cup tie. The two teams will meet at Windsor Park in Belfast in a one-off tie that will see the winner take home the first UEFA club trophy of the new season. Chelsea defeated Premier League rivals Manchester City in the ...

AS Monaco will host Sparta Prague this Tuesday at the Stade Louis II for the second leg of their Champions League third qualifying round. The French side defeated their opponent by two goals to nil in the first leg thanks to goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Kevin Volland. They will look to complete the job in France in front of ...

Liverpool will play the last of their pre-season games on Monday when they take on Spanish side Osasuna at Anfield. The Premier League side have been preparing for the coming season and will be facing Osasuna as their last friendly before the Premier League season starts. With lockdown eased in England and clubs allowed to fill 75% of their stadiums, ...

Montpellier will kick off their 2021/2022 Ligue 1 season this Sunday when they welcome Marseille to the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier. The 2011/12 Ligue 1 winners finished in 8th place last season–six points behind their Sunday opponents. They will look to begin the season better than they began the last one when they lost 2-1 to Rennes in ...