While the 2022 World Cup might be right around the corner, we have a string of eye-catching domestic showdowns on our hands this weekend. So, for those of you who are looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday October 29th
BST 12:00 Bristol City vs Swansea
Putting in another impressive display last weekend as they claimed a 2-0 victory against bitter rivals Cardiff, Swansea are in the midst of what has been a stellar purple patch. Only continuing to gain a string of plaudits since opening the 2022/23 campaign, Russell Martin s men have been tipped as a leading pick in this season s play-off chase. With the mood around the Liberty at a red-hot high, the former MK Dons boss has now seen h…
Market: Levante win
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Looking to extend on their unbeaten run this weekend, Levante will make the trip to a struggling Lugo on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Lugo might have managed to extend on their Segunda status last season, Hernan Perez s side find themselves at the heart of a real relegation scrap. Sat three points adrift of safety and knowing that they face a tough task this weekend, the Albivermellos are in the midst of a nightmare run of form. Last seen getting hit with a woeful 4-0 drumming away at Andorra, the one-time Real Madrid coach has seen his downbeat squad pick up just a pair of points from any of their last five second-tier showdowns. Likewise, despite claiming a much-needed 2-0 win against Burgos on October 23rd…
Napoli keeper Alex Meret saved Matteo Pessina’s second-half penalty to ensure the Serie A title-holders walked away with a point as they played out a disappointing goalless draw with Monza.
Amir Rrahmani could have given the hosts the lead after the break but wasted a free header, and while Meret made the vital stop to preserve the draw he was worryingly forced off soon after.
Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri was sent off while his side’s finishing woes were highlighted by substitute Gianluca Gaetano’s inability to find the back of the net when in acres of space just outside the six-yard box.
Full time: 0-0
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli)
The visitors, who saw Mirko Maric dismissed late in stoppage time, mustered few further ch…
With Europe s elite once again taking center stage in midweek, we look set for what is a stacked schedule from across the continent. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Wednesday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Wednesday January 4th
BST 13:30 Torino vs Verona
Heading into the World Cup s festive break with a rugged 1-1 draw away at Roma on November 13th, Torino should open 2023 with the mood in their camp at a high. With another top-half finish at the top of their agenda in the New Year, the Bulls will be confident of marking their Serie A return with a flurry on Wednesday afternoon. Gaining plenty of praise from across Italy over the past 18 months, Ivan Juric s side have now lost just one of their previous…
Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him in charge of the Women’s Super League side for the 2023-24 season.
The 50-year-old was appointed in May 2020, succeeding Nick Cushing, and went on to oversee City winning a delayed FA Cup final in November of that year and the League Cup in March 2022. They were also FA Cup runners-up in 2021-22.
Having finished second and then third in the WSL in the previous two seasons, the team missed out on the Champions League spots in 2022-23 with a fourth-placed finish.
At the start of the campaign they were knocked out in the qualifying rounds of the European competition for a second successive year.
We re delighted to announce that Gareth Taylor has signed a one-year contra…
Lionel Scaloni has no intention of stepping down as head coach after guiding Argentina to World Cup glory, says Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia.
Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties in a thrilling Qatar 2022 final that finished 3-3 after extra time to add to the Copa America crown won last year.
With his team s latest success, Scaloni became just the third manager in history to win both competitions, after former Brazil bosses Mario Zagallo and Carlos Alberto Parreira.
The 44-year-old is due to be out of contract later this week and has been tipped to take on a high-profile position at club level, but Tapia does not see that happening.
I have no doubt he will continue to be the head coach of the Argentina team, AFA chie…
Prediction: Maccabi Haifa to win 2-0
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Hamrun Spartans and Maccabi Haifa will lock horns with each other in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying First Round this week. The match between the club from Malta and the team from Israel will be held at the Victor Tedesco Stadium in Hamrun and is scheduled to kick off at 9pm UK time on Tuesday.
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans are one of the major clubs in Malta. Tas-Sikkina won the 2022–23 Maltese Premier League title. They ended the campaign with 69 points from 26 matches, as many as 19 points clear of second-placed Birkirkara. That has allowed Hamrun Spartans to enter the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League campaign at the first qualifying round.
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Arsenal may not get a better chance to win the Premier League than this season, former boss Arsene Wenger has warned ahead of Wednesday s game with Manchester City.
Wenger managed Arsenal to three Premier League titles, but the Gunners have not finished top of the pile in England since the last of those triumphs in the 2003-04 campaign.
However, with Mikel Arteta now at the helm, the London side are three points clear of second-placed City with a game in hand heading into their meeting at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal have stuttered of late, taking just one point from their past two matches, and legendary former manager Wenger has urged them not to let the opportunity pass them by.
You win [the title] when you can win it and you don t care too much about the…
While Tottenham might have been handed the chance to break into the Champions League spots on Saturday evening, Spurs fell to a shock 3-0 drumming away at Fulham.
Although Ange Postecoglou’s men might have been looking to make another top-four statement, it was Fulham who dominated large proceedings and took a more than worthy lead as the red-hot Rodrigo Muniz opened the scoring moments before the interval.
Flying out of the traps when returning from the half-time break and with both Muniz and Sasa Lukic breaching Spurs’ leaky defence just before the hour-mark, Marco Silva’s men certainly put in a season-best performance here.
Now winning three of their previous four Premier League appearances, some in west London could be eyeing a late European charge.
Everton have formally lodged an appeal against the two-point penalty imposed on the club earlier this month for breaching Premier League financial rules.
The Toffees indicated their intention to appeal last Monday, the same day the sanction was announced. The PA news agency understands that appeal has now been lodged.
The club admitted breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) for permitted losses by £16.6million for the assessment period ending with the 2022-23 season.
The independent commission which imposed the sanction disclosed in the written reasons for its decision that the Premier League had initially sought a five-point penalty.
This was reduced to two by the commission, after mitigation was taken into account…