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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

PROBABLE LINE UPS FOR BOTH TEAMS: When this final was confirmed, a lot of people were saying that it could decide who wins the Premier League title. But now I don't see it being that kind of game because Arsenal pretty much have the title in the bag as they're nine points clear. Arsenal haven't won this competition since 1993 when they won it under George Graham and have lost their last three finals in this competition, one of which was against City back in 2018. Mikel Arteta

FRIDAY: BOURNEMOUTH V MAN UNITED Bournemouth are still unbeaten since losing to Arsenal in their first game of the new year but have drawn their last four league games. They've replaced Brighton as the draw specialists as they've now picked up more draws than any other team with 14. Man United are in the drivers seat in the race for a top four finish and the calls for Michael Carrick getting the job full time are only increasing. They haven't won any of their last five games

Everyone loves a goal on the counter-attack because they're the goals that get the fans excited and off their seats. They're also the goals that turn defence into attack within the space of a few seconds because of the pace at which they're scored at. To score an effective goal on the counter-attack, your team needs to have players with pace because you want to get the ball from one end to the other as quick as you can and to do that, you need players who are quick and direct

I would normally do a European football related top 10 later in the week but with this week being a Champions League week, I've decided to do it the other way round and do a Champions League related top 10. This week's European football top 10 is Champions League Comebacks. There have been many incredible and iconic comebacks in the Champions League throughout the history of the competition and they're what make the competition so special. When you think of a comeback you imm

Could Max Dowman be England's most exciting young player? Arsenal youngster Max Dowman became the youngest ever Premier League goal scorer when he netted the winner in the Gunners' 2-0 win over Everton at the age of just 16 years and 73, breaking the record held by James Vaughan for just over two decades. He made a positive impact when he came off the bench against Everton and his impact played a key role in Arsenal winning the game as he played a role in the first goal befor

TUESDAY: SPORTING LISBON V BODO/GLIMT Sporting were well beaten in the first leg and their fans will be hoping for a response in this second leg. Especially as they're playing at home where their record has been very good. Bodo/Glimt's performance in the first leg didn't surprise me at all because of the recent results they've had in this competition. They're halfway from making Sporting their latest Champions League scalp and I think they'll make of it in this one by winning

SATURDAY: BURNLEY V BOURNEMOUTH Burnley's last home game was one of the games of the season as they showed incredible character to come from behind and nearly beat Brentford. Scott Parker's side have looked competitive in a lot of their home games this season but they need to be more than competitive if they're to stay up because time is running out for them. Bournemouth are still unbeaten since losing to Arsenal at the beginning of the calendar year but their away form hasn'

I did midfielder-striker partnerships last week and this week I've decided to do another partnership that doesn't get mentioned a lot in a partnership between a winger and a striker. Winger and striker partnerships are more common these days because they now play closer together than they did about 15 years ago as the majority of teams these days now play a 4-3-3 formation, which enable the wingers to play closer to the striker than they did when playing a 4-4-2. The roles of

I would normally do a European League's top 10 later in the week but with this week being a Champions League week, I've decided to do it earlier in the week and do a Champions League related top 10. This week's European League's top 10 is Champions League Wingers. Many of the best wingers in Europe have lit up the Champions League over the years and it was in this very competition where we first saw the role of a winger change. Wingers used to be players who would hog the tou

The draw for the FA Cup Quarter Finals was made earlier this evening and there are some interesting ties to look forward to next month. The tie of the round has to be Man City taking on Liverpool because of the size of both clubs, the quality of both teams and the history of the fixture and especially from recent seasons because of the rivalry both teams have had over the last 6-7 years. Port Vale, who knocked out Sunderland in the 5th Round, have the chance to cause yet anot

TUESDAY: GALATASARAY V LIVERPOOL Galatasaray won this fixture during the League Phase which came around the start of that terrible run of form they went on earlier in the season. The Turkish champions were one of my dark horses earlier in the season because they've got some quality players in their side including Leroy Sane, Mauro Icadi and of course Victor Osimhen, who score the only goal of the game when the two sides met earlier in the season. Liverpool's best chance of ma

GK: GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA (MAN CITY) - Donnarumma kept 2 clean sheets and made a lot of crucial saves right throughout February as Man City kept up the pressure on Arsenal. The crucial saves he made were key to City staying in the title race and especially the ones he made against Liverpool. RB: AARON WAN BISSAKA (WEST HAM) - Wan Bissaka was solid defensively right throughout February as West Ham tightened up at the back and kept 2 clean sheets. He made key interventions when