Category: Football

It took only 26 minutes for Tottenham‘s Son Heung-min to ripple Cardiff‘s net for the third time, suspending any doubt over the outcome of Spurs' first Premier League away day of 2019. While much has been made of the lack of squad depth available to Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs looked sharp and well-oiled in dismantling the Bluebirds confidence within half an hour. That said, Cardiff's defence…

Marcus Rashford enjoyed a barnstorming performance against Bournemouth on Sunday evening, providing a fantastic assist for Paul Pogba to open the scoring, before prodding home a close-range finish himself in Manchester United's 4-1 win. Replaced by Romelu Lukaku in the 70th minute at Old Trafford, the England international headed straight down the tunnel. Despite not going down with a serious injury problem, his actions…

Things have not been rosy since Hull's relegation to the Championship back in 2017, but Jarrod Bowen is a bright spark during a difficult period for the Tigers. Chipping in with some key goals as his club avoided relegation to England's third tier last term, Bowen has helped propel Hull up the table over the last month with his contributions important in taking four…

Liverpool face Manchester City at the Etihad on Thursday evening, a top of the table clash between two sides who are vying for Premier League glory. The man chosen to officiate, Anthony Taylor, hails from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester. Suffice to say, Liverpool fans are none too pleased… Reaction: ‘No words' Anthony Taylor from Manchester will ref Man City v LFC . No words .…

Thursday likely will bring with it great drama, as first faces off against second in Premier League action. Liverpool were trailing Manchester City in the table not too long ago, but a strong festive period for the former and two defeats for Pep Guardiola's side have left Jurgen Klopp's men in the title race driving seat. The Reds currently boast a seven-point advantage at…

Newcastle vs Manchester United Preview and Predcitions for the match on 02nd January 2019. Newcastle vs Manchester United Predictions Newcastle 1-2 Manchester United 8/1 Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United 7/1 Bookmaker odds correct as of 31/12/2018 and subject to change. 33/1 Bookmaker Enhanced Odds Offer Get 33/1 on Manchester United to beat Newcastle Key Terms: New customers only. Valid once per customer. First bet must be…

The last 20 minutes of title winners’ matches are supposed to be a time of either tedium or showboating. There is such a gap between the Premier League’s haves and have-nots that well over half of league games will be over as contests before the game enters its final throes. If you’re having to fight back then, you didn’t do your job well enough…

As far as festive and new year traditions go, watching enormous, bearded men lift, grunt and roar their way through a series of cartoonishly difficult tests of strength belongs in the same area as drinking tequila slammers for breakfast (now that was a happy Boxing Day). But for some, it has become a tradition none the less, because on Channel 5 The World’s Strongest…

If this carries on Manchester United might have to take the candidacy of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seriously. Under the great Norwegian revivalist United present as Manchester’s favourite new combo, the Happy Sundays. There is no point telling United fans not to get carried away. Compared to the torpor of the recent past they are all high as kites on the free-scoring joy of it…

Manchester United David De Gea 7/10 Had little to do and had no chance of stopping Ake's header. Comfortable with the ball at his feet and not flustered whatsoever. An easy day at the office. Ashley Young 7/10 Adventurous from right back and keen to push on and threaten a disjointed Bournemouth left-hand side, but perhaps fortunate to not see red for a terrible…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! It’s ‘week 21’ in the Premier League as we move into the first games in 2019 with all 20 sides in action from the 1st till the 3rd of January. We get going on Tuesday 1st January with three games that see Leicester City travel to Everton, plus Arsenal…

Crystal Palace will host Chelsea at Selhurst Park this weekend in search of an unlikely return to winning ways, after they followed up Andros Townsend's heroic goal at the Etihad with a deflating 0-0 draw at home to Cardiff City. Of the 19 Premier League meetings in the history of the two London sides, Palace have taken the spoils four times. Roy Hodgson will…

Liverpool Alisson 7/10 Lofted a fantastic ball out to the right-hand side to start the move that ended with Salah winning a penalty in the first half. Claimed a couple of dangerous balls, but was largely unchallenged. Trent Alexander-Arnold 7/10 Allowed to push on and play incredibly high on the right-hand side, almost as more of a winger than a full back when Liverpool…

While singling out games between Tottenham and Wolves as ones to watch back at the start of the season would doubtless have opened up a journalist up to accusations of hipsterism, Mauricio Pochettino and Nuno Espirito Santo have crafted two of the most interesting teams in the Premier League. Ships in the night during their playing days – Nuno was a back-up goalkeeper with…

After a bruising few weeks for Arsenal, the last thing they need is a trip to Anfield to face league leaders Liverpool. A draw with Brighton on Boxing Day is just the latest sign that Arsenal’s momentum has stalled somewhat, with consecutive defeats to Southampton and Spurs in the Premier League and League Cup respectively making for a grim mid-December. Meanwhile, Liverpool have won…