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FRIDAY: LEEDS V BURNLEY Leeds will be good as safe if they win this game even though they probably were already. Their FA Cup exit last weekend gives them the chance to put their sole focus on securing their Premier League status for another season and also to end the season as strong as they can. Burnley are down and now their manager is gone with Scott Parker having departed the club within the last few hours. Their chances of bouncing straight back up again are now uncerta

Many of the greatest strikers in the history of the game have lit up the World Cup over the years and a lot of them have made their name in this very tournament. A number of strikers are known best for their performances and exploits during a World Cup because it's the tournament where they get recognised as one of the greats. They might announce themselves at club level but it's at the World Cup where they make their name and become world stars. Most of the strikers on the l

Is the great escape on for Spurs? Spurs finally got their first win of 2026 over the weekend against Wolves which ended a run of 15 games without a win. With that first win of the calendar year out of the way, is the great escape on? Their win over Wolves will definitely give their chances of survival a massive boost and also give them a lot of confidence moving forward because winning games gives a team confidence. But they do have some difficult games to end the season with

TUESDAY: PSG V BAYERN MUNICH This game might be a semi final, but it feels like a Champions League decider because I think whoever wins this game will win the competition. PSG's journey in this competition this season has been almost the same as last season in that they needed to qualify via the play offs and have got better as the competition has progressed. They showed that in the knockout rounds by hammering Chelsea in both legs in the last 16 before comfortably easing the

FRIDAY: SUNDERLAND V NOTTINGHAM FOREST Sunderland gave Villa a good game last weekend and could've won it had Diarra squared it for Talbi to tap home. The Black Cats still have a chance of reaching Europe as they're only four behind behind 6th placed Brighton and a win for them here will move them up to seventh because of Chelsea and not Bournemouth not playing. Forest have steadily been picking up points in recent weeks and their win last weekend over Burnley pretty much sec

The World Cup has witnessed many of the world's best midfielders light up the stage over the years and a lot of them have gone on to win the tournament itself. The role of a midfielder has changed immensely over the years as there are now different kind of midfielders in attacking, defensive and box-to-box midfielders and it was at the World Cup where we arguably first saw it change. The early years of the game had just all-round midfielders who would do a bit of everything a

TUESDAY: BRIGHTON V CHELSEA Brighton won the reverse fixture 3-1 back in September and also swept Chelsea aside 3-0 in this fixture last season. Fabian Hurzeler's side will no doubt be feeling confident of getting another win against them in this on and especially with the current form they're in compared to Chelsea. Chelsea have to win this game in order to keep their hopes of Champions League football alive as they now find themselves seven points outside those spots. Liam

Liam Rosenior is under pressure One win from their last six games, four defeats and no goals scored in their last four games and now seven points outside the Champions League places. These are not good reading for Chelsea and their manager Liam Rosenior has to be a man under pressure because of this. His reign got off to an encouraging start as he won his first four league games in charge and began to prove his doubters wrong alongside that. But he's won just one of his last

SATURDAY: BRENTFORD V FULHAM Brentford come into this game on a run of four straight draws and if they want to qualify for Europe, they need to start turning those draws into wins. Fulham are also pushing for Europe as they're only three points behind the Bees despite being 12th in the league. Marco Silva's side have won their last three games against the Bees including their 3-1 win in the reverse fixture which will give them a great of confidence heading into this game. Bre

We've seen many of the world's best defenders light up the World Cup over the years and a lot of them have made their name in this very tournament. The majority of them have also been lucky enough to win the World Cup and play integral roles for their sides and the majority of them are on the list. When the Match of the Day Top 10 podcast did this topic during one of their Euros series their list contained a mixture of centre backs and full backs and this one is exactly the s

Should Rio Ngumoha start for Liverpool against PSG? Liverpool fans have been crying out for Rio Ngumoha to start more games and especially recently because of the energy he brings and difference he makes when he's on the pitch. He impressed yet again against Fulham over the weekend as he scored the opening goal and was willing to make things happen whenever he had the ball. He was arguably Liverpool's best player on the pitch and his performance got me asking if he should sta

TUESDAY: ATLETICO MADRID V BARCELONA The first leg was a classic win for Atletico in that they had less possession and fewer chances but still won the game. They were massively helped by Barca's profligacy in front of goal and them going down to ten men which turned out to be a turning point in the game. Barcelona will no doubt be kicking themselves for those chances they missed which was very unlike them as they're usually clinical in front of goal. Hansi Flick will need his

FRIDAY: WEST HAM V WOLVES West Ham went out of the FA Cup to Leeds via penalties last weekend despite a spirited late comeback in normal time. Their full focus will now be on Premier League survival and winning games of football following just one win from their last five games. Wolves have already beaten West Ham twice this season in the Carabao Cup back in August and at the turn of the year in the Premier League with the latter being their first win under Rob Edwards. They

The World Cup is coming up very soon and as we look ahead to the tournament this summer, I've decided to do a World Cup related top 10 each week in the lead up to the tournament. The top 10 I've decided to start with is World Cup goalkeepers. Many of the world's best keepers have lit up the World Cup over the years with the majority of them going on to win it. The role of a keeper has changed a lot over the years as the majority of keepers now are being asked to use their fee

TUESDAY: REAL MADRID V BAYERN MUNICH The Champions League is realistically the only thing that Real Madrid have left to play for this season as they're out of the domestic cup competitions and are a long way off Barcelona in La Liga. They usually go on to win the Champions League when they're not having their best season domestically because of the history they have with this competition along with their obsession with it. They showed in the last 16 against Man City that they

SATURDAY: MAN CITY V LIVERPOOL Man City were outstanding in their Carabao Cup final win over Arsenal and especially in the second half which they dominated throughout. Winning that competition could prove to be a turning point in their season as it will motivate them to more trophies including the FA Cup. They did the double over Liverpool in the Premier League this season including a comfortable 3-0 win in this fixture back in November and they could win this one by a simila

GK: DAVID RAYA (ARSENAL) - Raya conceded just one goal and kept 2 clean sheets during March as Arsenal moved closer towards the title. He made a lot of crucial and top class saves throughout the month as well and all of them were key to Arsenal having a 100% record during the month. RB: JURRIEN TIMBER (ARSENAL) - Timber made vital contributions at both ends of the pitch during March by registering a goal and assist each at one end and making key interventions at the other. Hi

Mohamed Salah announced yesterday that he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season after nine successful trophy laden seasons at Anfield. Now it is time to look back at his time at Anfield and what I think of their record Premier League goal scorer. He joined Liverpool from Roma for £37 million in 2017 and he arrived with a point to prove after not being given much of a chance at Chelsea a few years prior. He instantly proved why Chelsea were wrong to let him go by scori

Man United were let down by VAR VAR was arguably the main talking point from Man United's 2-2 draw at Bournemouth on Friday because of two controversial penalty decisions with one being given and the other being turned away. The one that wasn't given was Adrien Truffert's foul on Amad Diallo and this decision was the one that cost Man United the win because it was a definite foul. Truffert was clearly holding Diallo when trying to win the ball off him and he even pushed him j

Thomas Tuchel announced his latest England squad earlier today ahead of their upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. There are two new faces to the squad in Jason Steele and James Garner whilst there are recalls for Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento, Harry Maguire, Fikayo Tomori, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dominic Solanke. Jason Steele's call up was very surprising because he's Brighton's back-up keeper and back-up ke