ITALY have been a bogey team for England in recent years so Gareth Southgate faces a tough start to the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign in front of a partisan crowd in Naples. The Azzurri are unbeaten in the last six meetings, with the most memorable…
PARIS ST GERMAIN stand on the brink of another failed Champions League campaign unless they can go to Germany and stun Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Year after year, PSG have fallen agonisingly short in all manner of different ways. But whatever excuse…
Ajax will be looking to claim the first leg advantage when they host Union Berlin in the UEFA Europa League knockout playoffs. Both teams have been in good form in the build up to Thursday’s clash and given the attacking quality on display, goals shou…
TWO of the great Champions League names meet in a huge clash at the Nou Camp…but it's ‘only' the Europa League for Barcelona and Manchester United on Thursday. Both clubs will always see this as beneath them, but they are both in this for a…
MANCHESTER UNITED will be aiming to make it 14 home wins across all competitions when they welcome old rivals Leeds United to Old Trafford on Wednesday night. SERVER ONE …
WOLVES host Liverpool again just 18 days after they met at Molineux on FA Cup duty with the visitors prevailing. But both teams will be absolutely desperate for league points here. Liverpool plummeted to a new low in a truly miserable campaign las…
MANCHESTER UNITED could be on a revenge mission when they take on Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. Michale Olise's stoppage time stunner denied the Red Devils a tenth consecutive win in all competitions when the pair met …
SEAN DYCHE could hardly have asked for a tougher first assignment as Everton boss with Premier League leaders Arsenal the visitors to Goodison Park. The former Burnley boss faces a daunting task saving the Toffees from the drop after inheriting a s…
CHELSEA splashed out an obscene £300 million plus during last month and with the transfer window now shut, it will be interesting to see if that outlay improves their current embarrassing tenth place spot. And near-neighbours Fulham would love no…
Having recently met in the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid and Valencia square off in a rescheduled La Liga fixture on Thursday. Real Madrid were held to a 0-0 home draw by Real Sociedad in their previous La Liga fixture. With the result leaving the…
Juventus will be looking to snap out of a difficult patch as they host Lazio in a Coppa Italia quarter-final clash. Juventus progressed to the Coppa Italia quarter-final after claiming a 2-1 victory over Monza in the round of 16. Moise Kean opened …
Paris Saint-Germain hope to get their Ligue 1 campaign back on track when they travel to Montpellier on Wednesday night. Christophe Galtier's side surrendered two points against Stade Reims at the weekend, throwing away a one-goal advantage in…
Barcelona will look to extend their lead at the top of La Liga when they travel to Real Betis for a midweek fixture. Real Betis are coming off a hard fought 1-0 victory at troubled Getafe in their previous La Liga fixture. They were given a ster…
Barring a footballing miracle, Manchester United look set to complete the job and ease in to the Carabao Cup Final when they host Nottingham Forest in the second leg of the semi-final at Old Trafford. The City Ground was rocking last week in the firs…
An all-Premier League affair takes place in the FA Cup on Sunday as Brighton & Hove Albion lock horns with Liverpool at the Amex. The Seagulls dished out a 5-1 mauling to Middlesbrough in the third round, while the Reds navigated a replay with Wol…
A DRESS rehearsal for the Premier League title race takes place on Friday night when Manchester City hosts Arsenal in the FA Cup. With the two clubs at the top of the league, City are in pursuit of the Gunners who sit five points clear of them with…
MANCHESTER UNITED'S 10-game unbeaten run ground to a halt at the Emirates on Sunday but the Red Devils have no time to feel sorry for themselves as they head to the City Ground for a Carabao Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest. That 3-2 loss …
BOTH Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur will be bidding to bounce back from Premier League defeats when the two London rivals meet at Craven Cottage on Monday night. Marco Silva's men have performed admirably following their promotion back to the top…
LIVERPOOL and Chelsea have been the two biggest underperformers in the English Premier League this season and the misery could be accelerated for one of them even further when the sides meet at Saturday lunchtime at Anfield. Ninth v tenth in the l…
Manchester United will be looking to maintain their recent good form as they travel to Crystal Palace for a midweek Premier League fixture. Driven by the impressive Marcus Rashford, United have been almost unstoppable lately and should be too strong f…
It is a chance to pick up the first piece of silverware of the season as Inter Milan square off against AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup. The Rossoneri won the first meeting this season but given their struggles in recent weeks, Inter will fancy thei…
JURGEN KLOPP has reached arguably the lowest point of his time at Liverpool and he faces what is now a crunch FA Cup replay at in-form Wolves on Tuesday in a competition that has suddenly become extremely important for them. Liverpool's poor seas…
Barcelona has a short turnaround and little time to prepare for a crucial El Clásico against Real Madrid on Sunday with the first title of the Spanish season on the line, so they don't have much time to celebrate their hard-fought penalty shootout…
On Sunday, PSG will go to Rennes with the goal of tightening their hold on first place in Ligue 1. Normally a nightmare team for champions, Rennes has recently been below par. Rennes has had a generally strong season and is now competing towards the…
When Arsenal travels to North London to play Tottenham Hotspur, their chances of winning the title will likely face their hardest test of the year. There is nothing Spurs and its supporters would like more than to stop the Gunners from winning their…
When Crystal Palace requests another important Premier League encounter, GRAHAM POTTER must be thinking he is cursed at Chelsea as he tries to come up with a strategy to halt their troubling slump. The Blues lost 2-1 against Fulham on Thursday night…
If Brighton defeats the unreliable Reds on the south coast, they would move above Liverpool in the Premier League standings. BRIGHTON have found their footing under new manager Roberto De Zerbi. The Italian coach lost all five of his first games in c…
An INCREDIBLE Our weekend entertainment begins with the Manchester Derby, which will take place at Old Trafford between United and City and has all the makings of a classic. Back in October, Manchester City humiliated Manchester United at the Etihad …
Aston Villa and Leeds United will both be aiming to get back to winning when they square battle in the Premier League on Friday night. With five top-flight matches under his belt, Unai Emery has had a successful start to life in the Villa Park hotsea…
Head to head In their previous 56 meetings, Juventus has a 29-16 edge against Napoli, with 11 of the games ending in draws. However, the Neapolitans have triumphed in the most recent meeting (which took place in 2021) by a score of 2-1. They have also…
Barcelona, who now leads La Liga by three points, will focus on the Spanish Super Cup on Thursday when they take on Real Betis in the semi-final. With their suspended players anticipated to be available, the Catalans are predicted to maintain their cu…
