Winter break over with much to play for! Premier League MW 27 Burnley vs. Bournemouth 11th vs. 16th as one team looks to enter the top 10 while one is trying to survive relegation. Burnley are in a good run of form having won 3 of their last 4 games while drawing the other while Bournemouth are the opposite having lost three of their last 5 but … Continue reading Weekend Football Preview
The Champions League is back! Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool Liverpool’s journey to retain the Champions League continues as they take on Atletico in Madrid for the 1st leg. Since MD 6 Atletico have won 5 games, drawn 2 games, and lost 4 games. Liverpool have since won 14 games and drawn 1 and lost 1, although the draw and loss were when … Continue reading Midweek Football Preview
Big Big Top 5 Game? Chelsea take on Manchester United on Monday night for what is a race for the top four cracker. The race for now is more like top 5 though as City have been banned by Uefa from the Champions League for 2 seasons and so this season the team that finishes 5th will get Champions League. United at the time of … Continue reading Chelsea vs. Manchester United Preview
The 2nd half of the winter break! Premier League MW 26 Wolverhampton vs. Leicester 9th vs. 3rd as Leicester visit Wolves on Friday night. Leicester have had some poor form of late having only won 2 of their last 5 games and drew to Chelsea two weeks ago, while Wolves have only 1 win in their last 5 games which has seen them drop down the table. A … Continue reading Weekend Football Preview
Cup competitions move along! Copa Del Rey Semi-Final Leg 1 The Copa Del Rey is devoid of “big” teams this year as they all dropped out in the last round and so it is a great chance for smaller teams to win. Bilbao take on Granada in a game that Bilbao should be favourites in while Sociedad take on Mirandes in a game where Sociedad should be favourites. … Continue reading Midweek Football Preview
Winter break but with games! Premier League MW 26 Everton vs. Crystal Palace Everton sit 9th and in good form and a win can take them up to 7th while Palace are 14th and on a winless run for several games and need 3 points to not get dragged into a relegation scrap. A tough game to call but with Everton at home the feeling is that Ancelotti should … Continue reading Weekend Football Preview
Cup games! FA Cup 4th Round Replays Liverpool vs. Shrewsbury Klopp having gone 22 points clear in the league is now on vacation as he and his players can’t be bothered by the FA Cup. Shrewsbury now get a free hand at Anfield to beat a Liverpool youth team to reach the 5th Round of the FA Cup. Shrewsbury have lost both their games since drawing against Liverpool … Continue reading Midweek Football Preview
