Football Previews

One month after their demoralising defeat to Switzerland in the European Championship, France return to action when they host Bosnia and Herzegovina in a World Cup qualifier. The World Cup champions suffered a shock 1-1 home draw against Ukraine in their opening game of the 2022 World Cup Qualification but bounced back to win their next two games. Those wins ...

Wolves will welcome Manchester United to Molineux this Sunday for their third game of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The home team under new manager Bruno Lage have started the league season slowly having lost their opening games. Those losses extended their losing run in the PL to five games, a period where they also failed to score a goal. ...

Apprentice meets master this weekend when Arteta travels to the Etihad to play Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The Cityzens overcame a disappointing opening day loss to Tottenham by brushing aside Norwich City in their latest outing. Goals from new signing Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez ensured that Guardiola’s side ended a three-game losing and goalless run. ...

Liverpool will face their toughest test yet this season when they welcome Chelsea to Anfield this Saturday for their third match of the Premier League season. The Reds have won two of their opening games without conceding a goal, despite scoring five. They alongside Chelsea have set the pace this season among the top four teams and they will be ...

The third round of matches in the 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign kicks off with Borussia Dortmund hosting Hoffenheim this Friday. The Black and Yellow outfit were considered one of the title contenders this season after the way last season ended and their opening game this season. However, Marco Rose’s side had their mojo taken off them last time out after a ...

After their weekend exertions in the Scottish Premiership, Rangers will turn their attention to the Europa League this Thursday. After crashing out of the Champions League, the Ibrox outfit are looking to book a place in the Europa League and will travel for the second leg of their Europa League group stage qualifier against Armenian side Alashkert FC. The hosts ...

Shakhtar Donetsk will meet AS Monaco this Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League group stage qualifier at OSC Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The home team put themselves in pole position to progress to the next round by picking up a one-nil win in the first leg. A clean sheet and an away goal was exactly what ...

Dutch side PSV will look to book a place in the Champions League group stage this season when they welcome Portuguese side Benfica to Philips Stadion for the second leg of their UCL qualifier match. The hosts were beaten 2-1 in the first leg in Portugal but are entering this match with a precious away goal to show for their ...

West Ham United will play their second game of the 2021/22 Premier League season this Monday when they welcome Leicester City to the Olympic Stadium. David Moyes’ side opened their season’s account with a 4-2 win over Newcastle—a match that saw them score more goals in a single season opener than in their last seven combined. The Hammers finished within ...

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 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 Europa League. Steven Gerrard’s side lost to Malmo in the Champions League qualifying round and will hope to avoid another ...

Benfica will face PSV in the first leg of the final qualifying round for the 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 and ...

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 ...