
by Greg Lea | 01 February, 2019
FA Cup draw opens up as big six don't have everything their own way
The last few seasons have seen Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur pull clear of the rest of the Pre...

by Greg Lea | 01 January, 2019
Pressure on Manchester City ahead of must-win Liverpool clash
The 2018/19 Premier League season may have only recently reached the halfway stage, but Thursday’s clash between Manchester City and Liverpool a...

by Greg Lea | 01 December, 2018
Giroud at the double as Chelsea ease past PAOK to seal top spot
The Europa League has been a stroll for Chelsea so far this season. Needing only a point to seal top spot in Group I on Thursday night, Maurizio Sarri...

01 December, 2018
Hughes under pressure as Southampton prepare for crunch Manchester United clash
Something had to give at Craven Cottage last weekend. The league’s worst defence met its second-worst attack – and it was the latter who c...

by Greg Lea | 15 November, 2018
Are Manchester City even better this season than last?
When Gabriel Jesus scored the winning goal against Southampton deep into second-half stoppage on the final day of the 2017/18 campaign, Manchester Cit...

by Greg Lea | 07 October, 2018
Hodgson must return to 4-3-3 to get best out of Zaha
When Christian Benteke suffered a knee injury in September of last season, Roy Hodgson deployed Bakary Sako as a makeshift centre-forward in Crystal P...

by Greg Lea | 07 October, 2018
Fulham still searching for right blend eight games into season
Having now fulfilled eight top-flight fixtures since their promotion from the Championship last season, Fulham have grown re-accustomed to the harsh r...

by Greg Lea | 19 September, 2018
Burnley must improve at both ends to avoid relegation battle
It has been a testing start to the season for Burnley. Sean Dyche’s men are now without a win in five Premier League games following Sunday&rsqu...

by Greg Lea | 12 September, 2018
How will the English clubs fare in the Champions League this season?
Liverpool became the first English club to reach the final of the Champions League since 2012 last season. Jurgen Klopp’s men may have lost 3-1 ...

by Greg Lea | 04 September, 2018
Cardiff dealt lesson in cruel realities of the Premier League
After failing to score in their first three games of the Premier League season, Cardiff City opened their account by finding the back of the net on tw...

by James Horncastle | 30 August, 2018
Will Atalanta boss Gasperini get another chance at a big Italian club?
"The squad, as it is, makes it hard to be competitive on all fronts," complained Gian Piero Gasperini. Just 72 hours of the transfer window remained i...

by Tim Vickery | 27 August, 2018
Uruguayan football crisis has come at exactly the wrong time
Between 1994 and 2006, Uruguay missed out on three World Cups in four. They did qualify for 2002 – but failed to make it out of the group phase....