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Spanish giants face stern tests
The Primera Division might well be a two-horse race when it comes to the top prize but there are certainly plenty of clubs eager to take Real Madrid and Barcelona down a peg or two on any given day. Two of those clubs are Malaga and Sevilla, both of who will get their chance to [...]
Gunners face German test
Arsenal have a huge European test on their hands on Tuesday when they face Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park in their first Champions League group clash of the season (Dortmund 6/5, draw 23/10, Arsenal 12/5).
The Gunners have endured a slow start to their Premier League campaign with just four points from their first four [...]
Celts face tough opposition
England’s friendly with the Netherlands on Wednesday may have been called off but Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are all in action – and all three face some difficult opponents.
The Premier League clubs may be angered by an international fixture list so close to the start of the season but for the fans, [...]
Danes face Greek Euro exit
After a superb opening to the Champions League qualifying round last week, the competition carries on this week with four matches on Tuesday, as club’s look to take their final chance to seal a place in Europe’s most lucrative club competition.
The most eye catching tie sees Danish side Odense BK travel to face Greek giants [...]
Foxes face promotion pressure
Eriksson McDermott
With just over two weeks to go until the start of the Championship season, punters will be eyeing a potential ‘good value bet‘ in a wide-open division. The likes of Swansea, Blackpool and Burnley have surprised many by gaining promotion to the top flight in recent years, could there be another surprise package this [...]
Forest face uphill task
Nottingham Forest will be desperate to put recent play-off disasters to one side when they tackle Swansea City in the first leg of their Championship semi-final at The City Ground (Forest 13/10, draw 23/10, Swansea 21/10 in the match betting).
Four years ago, when Forest were languishing in League One, they seemed certain to be heading [...]
City face uphill Europa battle
Manchester City, Liverpool and Rangers are all in Europa League action on Thursday night – with all three in danger of heading out of the competition in the last 16 (Europa League outright – Liverpool 6/1).
City are in the most precarious position of the British trio. Roberto Mancini’s expensively-assembled side were humbled as they slumped [...]
Blades face do-or-die clash
There is a full fixture list in the Championship on Saturday and several big games affect both ends of the table. The pressure to avoid the drop will be on both teams at Bramall Lane, as two former Premier League clubs go head-to-head.
Sheffield United v Derby (3pm)
This is a huge game in the battle for [...]
Depleted United face French test
Injury-hit Manchester United will have their work cut out on Wednesday night when they travel to France to take on Marseille in the Champions League knockout stages (Marseille 5/2,draw 23/10,United 11/10).
Admittedly, the draw has been a favourable one for the Red Devils considering London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have been pitted against Barcelona and [...]
Top trio face tricky trips