Match Previews

The gap at the top between Premier League leaders Chelsea and Tottenham now stands at 13 points after Antonio Conte’s side won at Stoke yesterday. With that hurdle cleared even the most optimistic Spurs fan will have to admit that the gap is insurmountable, but that said there is still …

Today offers up a Premier League triple bill and our first port of call is The Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough play host to Manchester United but they do so without former Real Madrid defender Aitor Karanka in charge of the club after his sacking earlier in the week. Club chairman …

We are getting to that point of the season where every week there is a ‘6 pointer’ – this one does not perhaps have quite that importance but both Bournemouth vs Swansea require a win to put further daylight between themselves and the bottom three. At the start of the …

After a spell of three wins from four league matches it’s fair to West Ham’s bubble has burst (pardon the pun) as they have failed to win any of their last four outings. Slaven Bilic’s side have picked up just 2 points from a possible 12 with the last two …

These two sides met in the F.A. Cup 3rd Round back in January with the game ended goalless, it was the kind of game that if time was unlimited and it was first goal wins they would still be searching for that all important goal to finally end the tie. …

There are always cliches written about Stoke and whether big players and clubs can “do it” here so I’ll try to avoid all of those but if Chelsea can clear this hurdle this Afternoon then it will put them further in the driving seat and potentially open up a 13 …

In a week where the headlines at Goodison Park have been dominated by Romelu Lukaku’s apparent refusal to sign a new contract, Everton manager Ronald Koeman will no doubt be glad that he can now focus solely on matters on the pitch for at least a couple of hours as …

When these two sides met at Vicarage Road last December it heralded the start of the Sam Allardyce era at Crystal Palace. The survival action plan arguably has taken longer to implement but with Palace now sitting 17th and more importantly out of the bottom three they can begin to …

After a shortened weekend of Premier League action this time last week we are back to a full programme this time around as we enter the final quarter of the season. There are still many issues left to be resolved at both end of the table and one of the …

After the sensational 1st leg encounter at The Etihad 3 weeks ago, many felt that Manchester City versus Monaco was the greatest Champions League game of all time. But as we all know with the goings on at The Nou Camp last Wednesday that honour has already been taken away …