Match Previews

The last time these two sides met Christian Benteke was embroiled in a diving row as he was awarded a penalty in injury time from which he subsequently scored to put his then employers Liverpool 2-1 up to give them a dramatic win at Selhurst Park. Well Alan Pardew obviously …

It’s been a barren run of results for Middlesbrough as Aitor Karanka’s side sit just above the relegation zone, if it wasn’t for the fact that Hull are leaking goals left, right and centre then the ‘Boro could very well be in the bottom three. Today they play host to …

The news coming out of Watford this week is that they have been embroiled in a forgery scam, with the Pozzo family who own the club supposedly using a forged bank letter which then secured the purchase of the club. It’s a bit of an unsure period off the pitch …

It certainly hasn’t been the joy of six for Pep Guardiola as he has now gone a sextuplet of games without a win (yes I had to look that word up, he’ll be hoping that a win against West Brom this afternoon stops it from being a not so magnificent …

Old Trafford is the setting this afternoon as Manchester United play host to Burnley with Jose Mourinho’s men needing to not only bounce back after that 4-0 drubbing to Chelsea last weekend but to also try and close that gap to the Top 5 which is in danger of getting …

Tottenham play host to champions Leicester this afternoon looking to get a modicum of revenge after losing out in last season’s title race. The North London side ran Leicester close for periods of the season but never managed to make that all important ground when it mattered, we all know …

The quest for Sunderland’s first win of the season continues this lunchtime as an in form Arsenal travel to The Stadium of Light. The Premier League table cuts a sorry sight for David Moyes as his team sit bottom of the table having only picked up two points. It was …

Chelsea insist John Terry has fully recovered from an ankle injury but it remains to be seen whether he starts, having begun on the bench last weekend. Willian and Oscar have returned to training after compassionate leave but Cesc Fabregas and Branislav Ivanovic are again out with muscle injuries. Manchester …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola must decide whether to recall Sergio Aguero, who has featured as a substitute in the last two games. Bacary Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta are injured, while City will monitor Vincent Kompany, who was left out in midweek because he was not fully fit. Shane Long …

Liverpool missed their opportunity to go joint top of the Premier League table on Monday as they were once again thwarted by Jose Mourinho. Once again Mourinho was the villain on Merseyside, not perhaps for anything he done personally but the fact that his tactics squeezed the life out of …