In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon. Cristian Stellini’s most memorable game was responsible for Prods as their acting lead trainer following Antonio Conte’s takeoff finished in a 1-1 draw against Everton on Monday night. Spurs wasted a 1-0 lead in the 90th minute to further dampen their Champions League hopes in a match where both teams were reduced to ten men. In the 68th minute, Harry Kane scored from the spot to give Tottenham the lead. Michael Keane then scored a thunderous goal from close range to get the game back…
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Freiburg will be aiming to inflict their second defeat on Bayern Munich in the space of five days when they host the Bundesliga leaders on Saturday. Christian Streich’s side claimed their first ever victory at Allianz Arena with a 2-1 win in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals on Tuesday. Indeed, it was a truly historic night for Freiburg as they booked their place in the last four of Germany’s domestic cup for the second successive season, having lost on penalties to RB Leipzig in last season’s final. Dayot Upamecano appeared to be sending Bayern to a comfortable home win when towering highest…
On Saturday, Chelsea will travel to The Molineux Stadium to play Wolves, their home team in the Premier League. After playing Nottingham Forest to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League, Wolves prepare for this match. Wolverhampton Wanderers had 72% possession in that match, eight shots on goal, and one goal. Daniel Podence was the only Wolverhampton Wanderers player to score (83′). Nottingham Forest’s opponents made 17 shots, 7 of which were successful. For Nottingham Forest, Brennan Johnson scored with a 38-footer. Chelsea and Liverpool played to a 0-0 draw in their previous Premier League match. Chelsea had 49% possession…
Borussia Dortmund host Union Berlin in a potentially-pivotal clash at the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday. Both teams will be aiming to bounce back after crashing out of the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals in midweek, as they look to chase down league leaders Bayern Munich. Indeed, Dortmund were thoroughly outplayed by their former manager Marco Rose’s RB Leipzig side at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday, as they generated only two shots across the course of their 2-0 defeat. Timo Werner’s 22nd-minute strike gave the hosts the lead, which they richly deserved after enjoying a dominant opening period. However, BVB…
The Chief Association is back in real life with one more arrangement of coordinates this end of the week as Fulham clashes with David Moyes’ West Ham Joined side in a significant conflict at Fearful Cabin on Saturday. On the other hand, Fulham has been inconsistent this season and is currently ranked 10th in the league. Prior to this match, the home team has a point to prove after losing to Bournemouth 2-1 last week. This season, West Ham United has not performed at its best, placing them 15th in the Premier League standings. After suffering a shocking 5-1 defeat…
This weekend sees the return of the Premier League, with Brentford taking on Eddie Howe’s formidable Newcastle United team in a crucial match at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday. This season, Brentford have performed above its weight, putting them in ninth place in the Premier League standings. This week, the home team lost to Manchester United by a narrow 1-0 score, and they will need to get back on track in this game. On the other hand, Newcastle United has been exceptional this year and is currently in third place in the league table. In their previous match, the…
Mumbai Indians are the premier team of the IPL; the ultimate combination of financial might, some Bollywood stardust and one of the best leadership groups in franchise cricket. Under Rohit Sharma, Mumbai not only achieved unprecedented success – winning the IPL five times – but also set the template for a successful franchise. However, over the last two seasons, Mumbai have gone off track: after an ordinary 2021, Mumbai finished dead last in 2022. They no longer have star all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the team, Jofra Archer missed last season while Jasprit Bumrah is out of this term. Still, Mumbai…
One of the most popular IPL franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) headed into the IPL 2023 auction with a settled squad after retaining their core players in the draft earlier this year. They released just five players, the least by any franchise, ahead of the auction on December 23 in Kochi. The Bangalore-based franchise, which boasts one of the most loyal fan bases in cricket, headed into the auction with a purse value of 8.75 crores. While the other big names like Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians made the headlines after spending big bucks on Ben Stokes and Cameron…
IPL 2023 Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals entered the IPL 2008 season as underdogs, with media and critics giving them faint chances of winning. However, the team, led by legendary Shane Warne, upset Mumbai Indians in the semi-final and Chennai Super Kings in the final to clinch the inaugural trophy. Australia’s Shane Watson played the key role in the team’s success with 472 runs and 17 wickets and helped Rajasthan win 13 matches out of 16 in the tournament. The team would never show similar glimpses of brilliance in IPL, and barring in 2013, when they won 11 out of 18…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 mini-auction got underway in Kochi and as many as 405 players went under the hammer and the Sunrisers Hyderabad made a few interesting changes in the players retained and released list in November. SRH decided to let go of skipper Kane Williamson following his underwhelming season last year and they were in search of a candidate to fill that spot. Furthermore, having released a good chunk of their side, the franchise had INR 42.25 crore going into the mini-auction, the highest amongst all the teams. The franchise began a bidding war with Rajasthan Royals…
Club Tijuana is going Head-To-Head with Querétaro on 8th April 2023. Queretaro’s match against Pumas UNAM was a complete nail-biter. It should’ve ended with a 1-1 draw or perhaps a goalless one but Mauro Grek’s boys were clever enough to use the few chances they got to penetrate Pumas UNAM’s goalkeeper. Miguel Herrera has no right to be happy with their boys’ performance against Monterrey. Leaders in Clausura or not, Monterrey shouldn’t have whooped Tijuana 4-0 on the 2nd of April. The game at Estadio BBVA was completely under Monterrey’s control as Tijuana barely scraped one shot on target. That’s…
Puebla, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 Liga MX (Clausura) success versus FC Juárez. In that match, Puebla had 49% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For Puebla, the goals were scored by Martín Barragán (70′) and Federico Mancuello (98′). At the other end, FC Juárez had 15 shots on goal with 4 on target. Fixtures featuring Puebla have proved to be lively ones lately with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a total of 22 goals have been scored…
Cliftonville have shown their resolve leading up to this clash. The hosts have got 12 wins under their belt from their last 19 home games. With less fortune the visitors have left their best performances in the locker room when not on their own soil. They’ve lost all of their last 4 matches when away from home. Cliftonville scored at least once in all of their recent 16 home matches. Coleraine have not maintained a clean sheet away from their own turf for a while. They’ve conceded two or more goals in all of their last 5 away matches. The…
Linfield will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-5 Premiership triumph against Dungannon Swifts. For Linfield, the goalscorers were Chris McKee (17′), Ethan Devine (31′, 48′), Joel Cooper (47′) and Kirk Millar (51′). Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that it has been a great time for the Linfield backline. Linfield have kept it tight, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their last six matches standing at 3. It will be interesting to see if that trend can…
Middlesbrough will host Burnley at Riverside on Friday in another round of EFL Championship football. The home side have enjoyed a rejuvenation under manager Michael Carrick and are now pushing for the promotion playoffs. They suffered a shock 4-2 defeat to struggling Huddersfield Town last time out, conceding four goals in the second half after heading into the break with a one-goal lead. Burnley have enjoyed a brilliant league campaign so far and are outright favorites for an automatic return to the English top-flight. They were held to a goalless draw by Sunderland in their last league outing, struggling to…