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Friday night football picks
There are a host of football games on Friday night and further down the ladder there are half a dozen games across League One and League Two – so here’s a guide to those games taking place (totesport – Friday’s picks).
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Huddersfield v Carlisle
Huddersfield suffered two losses in a row, to Charlton and Bournemouth, [...]
Festive European Football
The Spainsh La Liga and Italian Serie A are getting close to their winter breaks now. In Spain the top flight will resume on January 8 after this weekend’s round of fixtures, while Italy takes a break after a full programme on December 21.
Fortunately there are plenty of games this weekend and here are a [...]
Five football conclusions
Another break for internationals means now is the perfect time to take stock and see what conclusions can be drawn from the 2011/12 football season so far.
Man City can win ugly
The Blues may have been pushed all the way for the win at Queens Park Rangers at the weekend, but win they did which is [...]
Summer football preview
After we survived the end of the world on Saturday, ‘Survival Sunday’ now brings the curtain down on the Premier League campaign. But, before you panic, there is plenty of football action to satisfy your betting needs over the summer – if you look hard enough.
Of course, with no World Cup or senior European Championships [...]
Friday night Football League action
With the Euro 2012 qualifiers taking centre-stage this weekend there are no Premier League or Championship games to look forward to, but fear not – there is a full League One and League Two programme with six fixtures from the two respective leagues taking place on Friday night.
Peterborough United could well be on course for [...]
What we learned from this weekend’s football
Tempted to say ‘not very much’ due to the lack of action but, delving into the games that did beat what the tabloids call the ‘big-freeze’ this weekend, there were some interesting pointers to take away from the chilling action.
It’s not all lost for West Ham….yet
The team who is bottom at Christmas usually ends the [...]
10 football lessons learned
Should we really be surprised by what happens in football? Here are some more reminders from the weekend about why we turn up most weeks.
Carlos Tevez may not be missed
Manchester City may publicly toe the party line but one wonders privately if manager Roberto Mancini has decided want-away striker Carlos Tevez is no longer worth [...]
Four football shocks…
We’ve looked ahead to this weekend’s fixtures and reckon there are at least four potential shocks to consider for your coupon.
West Ham to beat City (3/1)
West Ham at home to Manchester City appears an away banker this weekend. But in a season in which predicting the predictable has become tougher than trying to get off [...]
Best football bets this weekend…
Chelsea will be glad to get Michael Essien back from suspension and John Terry back after injury ahead of their clash with Everton, but don’t expect a glut of goals at Stamford Bridge (Everton 7/1 to beat Chelsea).
The Blues have not scored more than one Premier League goal in a match since the end of [...]
Friday night football action