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When Neil Warnock was sacked by Crystal Palace shortly after Christmas in 2014, he must have believed his time as a Premier League manager was over for good. That was the Yorkshireman’s third stint in the first division of English football, and his inability to keep the Eagles out of the relegation zone confirmed many […]

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! It’s ‘Week 15’ in the Premier League this midweek as we get going with the busy festive set of fixtures. All 20 sides are in action across Tuesday (4th) and Wednesday (5th) December. Brighton and Crystal Palace is one […]

There is arguably no bigger lie in football than “that’s the last thing we want to see”. Whether it takes the form of a petty scrap on the pitch or an individual error, the next best thing to seeing your own team succeed is seeing others fail. As failures go, the comedy own goal ranks […]

Richard McFadden and his best friend, Willie Jonas, stood in the cold, lice-infested trench, waiting for the command. When it came, they looked at each other. It would be for the last time. “Goodbye, Mac,” said Willie. “Best of luck, love to my wife and best regards to the lads at Orient.” And then he […]

The only thing predictable about La Liga this season is its unpredictability. Last weekend, Real Madrid suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat to Eibar. Two weeks before that, Barcelona were beaten at home by Real Betis. Just six points separate the top seven teams in the table and with 13 games played, it’s Sevilla who sit […]

It’s another massive weekend of Premier League football ahead and Greg Lea of thesetpieces.com gives a few major things to look out for. Game of the weekend Super Sunday lives up to its name this weekend, with three Premier League derbies taking place back-to-back. The action begins with Chelsea vs Fulham and ends with Liverpool […]

Rock-bottom Ipswich Town head to The City Ground on Saturday to take on a Nottingham Forest side brimming with confidence after an incredible display saw them draw 5-5 against Aston Villa on Wednesday night. Reds fans will understandably be expecting a win on Saturday against a beleaguered Ipswich side – especially given how strongly The […]

The atmosphere doesn’t feel right for a cup final. There’s no raucous din in the stands, no ticker tape or fireworks to greet the players, and barely anybody in the ground. Instead, row upon row of empty blue seats glare at the two teams as they line up minutes before kick-off. This is supposed to […]

In the latest installment of his look back at Nottingham Forest’s two Champions League triumphs, Rory Jiwani details that famous Trevor Francis goal against Malmo in 1979. In May 1977, Brian Clough and Peter Taylor led Nottingham Forest to promotion from the Second Division. One year later, they claimed the club’s first ever league title after […]

After a clinical win on Saturday against Hull City, Nottingham Forest travel to Aston Villa on Wednesday evening in a clash between two historic clubs. This promises to be a cracking fixture with both sides full of confidence, and both sides realistically hopeful of staking a claim for promotion this season. Forest fans may well […]

It is a story which refuses to go away. Eden Hazard again cast doubt over his Chelsea future at the weekend, with the Belgian’s heart seemingly set on a move to Real Madrid at the end of the current campaign. “I have one year left [on my contract] in June,” he told Canal Plus following […]

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! The Premier League action is coming at us thick and fast at the moment as we head into ‘Week 14’ in the English top-flight. This week we get going on Friday night as Cardiff host Wolves as two of […]

The Catalan, and Spanish, press didn’t have to go too far to find a story to fill the time, and the pages, over the last international break in October. The future of Julen Lopetegui dominated the agenda at that time, with Spain’s surprising defeat to England also a strong enough tale to shift at least […]

It was the greatest managerial achievement in the history of English league football. Leicester City had only narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship in 2014/15 and were 500/1 outsiders to win the Premier League title the following year, but Claudio Ranieri masterminded what many have called the biggest sporting upset of all time. The veteran […]

Game of the weekend The job that Maurizio Sarri has done at Chelsea so far this season should not be underestimated. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke for many when he said that the transition from Antonio Conte to the former Napoli manager was the “biggest I ever saw in such a short space of time”. […]