Before the Premier League kicked off in Auguest, I expected Leicester to be among a group of four teams – along with Everton, Wolves and Watford – competing just below the top six. But whereas Brendan Rodgers’ side are living up to expectations, with last weekend’s victory over Spurs sending them into the top three,… Continue reading >
When Chelsea and Liverpool faced each other in the league last September, both sides had started their campaigns with five successive wins – a feat previously achieved only eight times at the start of a Premier League season and never by two teams within the same year. It was a difficult match to predict the… Continue reading >
After the impressive performances of English clubs in the UEFA Champions League last season, there’s a lot of expectations – particularly among the English media – that this season’s competition will see Premier League teams once again dominate. And following the group stage draw, there appeared a high likelihood of all competing English clubs reaching… Continue reading >
When it comes to Liverpool and penalties, rival supporters immediately bring up Mo Salah’s name, given the number of occasions – particularly last season – when post-match discussions seemed to focus on whether or not a penalty that had been won by the Egyptian was the correct decision. Although there were undoubtedly instances after which… Continue reading >
This week saw Michael Owen hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after controversial comments made about Newcastle United in a book released by the former footballer. Describing Newcastle as only being classed as a big club “in the sense that it has a big stadium and a lot of fans”, Owen claimed that Newcastle… Continue reading >
After strong league performances by Man City and Liverpool over the 2018/19 Premier League season, it’s understandable that most predictions for this season’s winners focussed on one of those two teams. But despite the existence of a 25 point gap between last year’s runners-up, Liverpool, and Chelsea in 3rd position, it’s not an unrealistic prospect… Continue reading >
The first piece of silverware is set to be handed out at Wembley this weekend, and after last season’s achievements, there could barely be a more fitting curtain-raiser than Manchester City v Liverpool. The winners of the domestic treble versus the European champions, and two teams who, over the last couple of seasons, have recorded… Continue reading >
Some football clubs have enjoyed much success and trophy wins throughout their history, that it is extremely difficult to match former achievements. So when one of the world’s most successful football clubs enjoys a league season which surpasses anything produced by their great teams and players of the past, there’s an assumption that the efforts… Continue reading >
After coming close to missing out on the last 16, Spurs and Liverpool made much easier work of their round of 16 ties. Both teams faced German opponents, with Spurs enjoying the most comfortable nights of their European season over two matches against Borussia Dortmund. Both legs of the tie occurred during a run of… Continue reading >
The biggest game in European football takes place tomorrow, and in all the years since the European Cup was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League following changes to the format of the competition, there has arguable never been a season in which the two finalists have collectively delivered so much drama. From the first round… Continue reading >