The 40-point mark is considered the level a side needs to notch up on the Premier League table if they are to avoid relegation. Huddersfield Town and Southampton with 37 and 36 points in the 2017-18 season were lucky to stave off relegation by the skin of their teeth by Read more…
Colombia v England – Spartak Stadium, Moscow July 3, 2018 England succumbed to Belgium 0-1 in their last Group G outing resulting in the Three Lions now having to face Colombia in the Round of 16. Colombia emerged top in the Group H cluster beating Senegal by a solitary goal. Read more…
International friendly preview: England v Nigeria – Wembley Stadium – June 2 England host Nigeria and Costa Rica in two friendly internationals to be played at the Wembley and Leeds United’s ground on June 2nd and 7th respectively. England manager Gareth Southgate has named a 23-man squad for the clashes Read more…
Since Southampton’s re-entry into the Premier League in 2012 after a seven-year gap, the Saints have only one win to show from their 11 encounters with Tottenham Hotspur since then. Southampton, who have not had much difficulty ending previous seasons in the Top half are now struggling to stave off Read more…
It will surely not be the same 10-man Liverpool side that wilted 0-5 under a massive Manchester City barrage way back in September at the Etihad stadium. Sadio Mane whose red-card in the 38th minute led to the Reds’ capitulation is very much back to his old creative best. Mohamed Read more…
European championship 2016 is edging closer and the favorites list has already been formed. Bookies across the globe have given themselves the right to speculate and form a list of teams who are preassumed to be winners of this years EURO. However, that was not always the case and in Read more…
The Europa League champions meet the La Liga champions in the final of this year’s Copa del Rey. Vicente Calderon will host this mouth-watering tie on May 22, 2016. Unai Emery won his third successive Europa League trophy in the Basel final against the Premier League giants Liverpool. Sevilla came Read more…
Norwich City are making positive progress towards earning their survival for another Premier League season. Manager Alex Neil deserves to be commended for his work, but it might be a step too far to believe they can make it past Man City in the FA Cup third round. Expectations The Read more…
A run of four straight-wins has enabled Watford to rise high in the table. After struggling to score in the earlier stages of the season, Watford are now scoring freely thanks to the presence of Odion Ighalo. The Nigerian striker is even beginning to make people forget about the incredible Read more…
Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Norwich City to White Hart Lane for a Boxing Day encounter. Both teams won in their last games, so each will be confident going into this fixture. Naturally, though, Spurs should be considered the favourites for this one. Expectations A midweek break from the Europa League Read more…