Category: Football

It’s not been the best February for Chelsea Football Club. Since their 5-0 demolition of Huddersfield Town at the beginning of the month, the Blues have been thumped by Manchester City and swept aside by Manchester United in the FA Cup. Could things really get worse for the West Londoners? The team actually put up a heroic fight against Pep Guardiola’s City slickers in…

North Ferriby United were on top of the world. Or the top step at Wembley at least. Parading the FA Trophy on the Wembley gantry in front of thousands of travelling supporters, the village side were living a reality many wouldn't ever have dreamed possible. With aspirations of winning promotion to the National League – which would be a new peak – the Villagers…

[ad_1] Manchester United have received a big boost ahead of their clash with Liverpool as it’s emerged Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial could now be fit for Sunday’s Old Trafford showdown after all. The pair had initially been ruled out for three weeks after picking up hamstring and groin injuries respectively against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League knockout stages 10 days ago. However,…

Burnley head to St. James’ Park tonight looking to maintain their unbeaten run in 2019 and shoot further up the league. But Newcastle could leap-frog the Clarets tonight and have a new talisman in their ranks. Miguel Almiron was on fire against Huddersfield Town last weekend – but will that be enough to beat a beefed up Burnley side? We’ve got all the key…

If Manchester City beat Liverpool to the Premier League title this year, Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Sergio Aguero will all add a fourth winner’s medal to their collections. The trio will still not be anywhere near the record held by Ryan Giggs (13), nor the impressive hauls of Paul Scholes (11), Gary Neville (eight), Denis Irwin and Roy Keane (both seven). In terms…

Nottingham Forest head into the East Midlands derby on Monday as 6/4 favourites against their oldest rivals Derby County at The City Ground. Martin O’Neill’s men will look to continue their strong home form this calendar year with a priceless home win against The Rams and will hope to make it three defeats on the trot for Derby, who are struggling for form in…

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Emiliano Sala's body was found in the plane's wreckage The pilot of the plane that crashed with Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala on board did not have a licence for commercial flights, investigators say. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed David Ibbotson held a private pilot's licence. Its interim report said he could only fly passengers…

[ad_1] Bernardo Silva feels Manchester City must develop the habit of successfully defending trophies season after season (Man City 12/1 – To win quadruple). The Citizens remain on course to challenge for an unprecedented quadruple this term after they secured a 3-2 away victory over Schalke during the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Indeed, City will wrap up the…

The Carabao Cup Final isn’t the only thing at stake between Manchester City and Chelsea this afternoon. Maurizio Sarri’s job is reportedly on the line too. The Blues boss has seen Sarri-ball hit a sorry wall in recent weeks following embarrassing defeats to AFC Bournemouth, Manchester United and today’s opponents Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s men strolled to a 6-0 win at the Etihad Stadium…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! We’ve midweek fixtures in the Premier League towards the end of February as we enter ‘Match Week 28’. On Tuesday night we get going with four games that include Cardiff hosting Everton, while Newcastle take on Burnley – did you know that 3 of the last 4 repeat…

[ad_1] Arsenal will face French Ligue 1 side Rennes in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Premier League rivals Chelsea (7/2 – Outright) have been paired with Ukranian outfit Dynamo Kiev. Unai Emery’s Gunners (9/2 Outright) overturned a one-goal first-leg deficit to beat BATE Borisov 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory. Their reward is…

The Premier League roars back into action on Saturday with a four-fold to get stuck into. We’ve got a full rundown of the late kick-off between Leicester City’s and Crystal Palace to check out. But stick around as we have the key odds for the rest of Saturday’s offerings to mull over right here… Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham have dealt with the double-injury…

Before joining Barcelona in the summer of 2014, Ivan Rakitic’s mantlepiece looked somewhat bare. He’d won a Swiss Cup during his time at Basel early in his career and was part of the Sevilla team that lifted the Europa League in the 2013/14 season, but for the most part the Croatian’s neck hadn’t had many medals hung around it. This is something that has…

[ad_1] A cracking day of sport… First up Manchester United host league leaders Liverpool at Old Trafford as they set out to hinder their rival’s title hopes while strengthening their own top-four ambitions. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are a team in-form and will pose a formidable test for Jurgen Klopp and co, who could go three clear of Manchester City at the top of…

Leicester City come into their clash with Crystal Palace on the back of a 13-day break. The Foxes have lost their last two league matches against Manchester United and Tottenham, though they’ve a lot to be positive about from their performances in both matches. Palace come into the game bouncing after reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals. They’ll be boosted by the return of one…