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[ad_1] Frank Lampard says Derby County “love the FA Cup” as he plots an upset when taking his side to Southampton for Wednesday’s third round replay (Southampton 8/11, Derby 19/5, draw 14/5). The Rams, who are sixth in the Championship, held Saints to a 2-2 draw in the first game when they came back from […]

[ad_1] With over half of the season gone, we’re quickly heading towards the business end of the campaign. Every point counts at this stage. And bringing in the right players in the January transfer window could make all the difference. Whether it’s a hot-shot striker or a defensive rock, Premier League managers will be looking […]

Correct score betting: What you need to know Is correct score betting profitable? Modelling correct scores Favourite-longshot bias and correct score betting Making correct score predictions Betting on correct scores is one of the most popular soccer markets for recreational bettors. In this article betting expert Joseph Buchdahl analyses correct score betting using “true” score odds. Is […]

[ad_1] Tottenham’s hopes of winning silverware this season have been hit by news that star striker Harry Kane could be missing for at least 10 games through injury (Spurs 7/1 FA Cup Outright). Mauricio Pochettino’s first XI has always been packed with quality but the lack of cover for Kane over the years has been […]

Carl Jenkinson might have been identified as one for the future when he signed for Arsenal in 2011, but we’re not sure many people expected that, when the future in question rolled around, he would actually still be there. The English-Finnish defender had arrived from Charlton with plenty of promise, but he wasn’t the first […]

[ad_1] Saint-Étienne vs. Marseille 20:00 Midweek’s best game has the opportunity to be defined by a glut of players who once plied their trade in the Premier League, specifically the North East. Former Sunderland winger Wahbi Khazri has already notched 10 league goals this season for Saint-Etienne and they find themselves in fourth place. A […]

[ad_1] Image copyright PA Image caption David Duckenfield (left) and Graham Mackrell arrive at Preston Crown Court Match commander David Duckenfield’s “extraordinarily bad” failures led to the deaths of 96 “wholly innocent” fans at Hillsborough, a court has heard. The ex-policeman did not quickly take measures to free Liverpool supporters trapped in the fatal crush […]

You have to admire the optimism. Every time a new manager is unveiled at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest’s owners talk up their enthusiasm and desire for the project. They speak in glowing terms about having the right man in place to take the club back to the Premier League. And then, before too long, […]

MELBOURNE ARENA — By the end of what may have been Andy Murray’s final appearance at the Australian Open, he had nothing left to give. For four hours, the hobbled champion went toe-to-toe against the in-form player of the moment, Roberto Bautista Agut. He recovered from two sets and a break down, wrestling control of […]

Your second wildcard bullet is in the chamber, Fantasy Premier League fans. Do you a) exercise patience and wait until your squad is ravaged with injury? Or b) recklessly pull the panic trigger and re-haul your squad in a desperate – and likely hopeless – attempt to make up ground up on your mini-league rivals? […]

Manchester United to go unbeaten for the rest of the season? Just 12-1. Whether you like the odds or not they reflect the steep improvement brought about by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and perhaps a little of that more intangible quality: optimism. The victory over Tottenham at Wembley was United’s sixth on the spin since Solskjaer […]

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! Wow, can you believe it’s week 23 in the Premier League? Yes, another jam-packed few days of top-flight English football to take in with all 20 sides in action. We get going on Saturday lunchtime with Wolves hosting Leicester […]

Luis Suarez to Liverpool (2011) Liverpool’s signing of Suarez for £22.8m in January 2011 was overshadowed by the sale of Fernando Torres and arrival of Andy Carroll on the same day. Yet while Carroll was a major flop at Anfield, Suarez went on to become one of the club’s most successful players of the Premier […]

LONDON STADIUM — As soon as he strikes the ball, he knows he has scored. This might be Declan Rice’s first senior goal, but he knows well enough that nothing can stop the path of his curled shot. He runs to the corner flag with both arms raised, followed by a hoard of teammates desperate […]

Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has apologised to his Derby counterpart Mel Morris for the “spygate” row which overshadowed the two clubs’ Championship match on Friday night. Marcelo Bielsa admitted before the game that he had sent a member of his coaching staff to watch a closed training session at Derby’s Morley Road training ground […]