More home comfort for the Hammers? West Ham United’s home record against Swansea is off-putting for anyone thinking of backing the Swans at 39/20 to win at Upton Park this Sunday. The Hammers have won nine of their last 11 games against the Welsh side in London, drawing the other Continue reading →
Resilient Magpies may make leaders work hard for victory There just doesn’t appear to be any stopping Chelsea at present. Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Spurs kept their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League intact and they remain undefeated this season. The Blues haven’t conceded a goal in Continue reading →
Resurgent Spurs could hold Costa-less leaders in London derby Diego Costa picked up his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season in a feisty encounter with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday evening, so he misses out for Chelsea against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. But the Blues Continue reading →
Potters may struggle to turn around dismal Old Trafford record Stoke City manager Mark Hughes will still be wondering how his team managed to lose at Liverpool on Saturday. In a lacklustre match which only came to life in the closing stages, his side were undone when they failed to Continue reading →
Pochettino is starting to reap rewards from his philosophy Patience is not very fashionable in football. There’s very little respect left for either the processes a coach must go through to create a side in his image, or the timescale he must be allowed to do it in. The modern, Continue reading →
Spurs can finally end Sunday blues Tottenham have a pretty ropey record in Premier League matches that follow Europa League outings. They’ve lost four of their five games on a Sunday at White Hart Lane this season when they’ve played on the preceding Thursday so their fans may be fearing Continue reading →
Wearsiders might struggle to stem the Blue tide Chelsea’s unbeaten run shows no sign of coming to an end and few people will expect Sunderland to halt their charge at the Stadium of Light in Saturday’s tea-time kick-off. Only Manchester City and Manchester United have so far managed to prevent Continue reading →
Manchester United profit from Polish keeper’s decision-making frailty. The post mortem from Arsenal’s weekend defeat won’t centre on any single issue. From being a bright, effervescent force in the first half-an-hour, the North London side dissipated into a fragmented, naive mess by the end of the game and managed to Continue reading →
Can in-form Welbeck inflict further pain on his injury-hit former club? For much of the history of the Premier League, meetings between Arsenal and Manchester United have been the season’s crunch matches. While it’s likely that neither side will win the title in 2015, there’s still plenty to play for Continue reading →
Gunners out to convince at the Liberty. Few would argue against the claim that Swansea City and Arsenal and two of the best footballing sides in the Premier League. But, occasionally, both have problems turning possession into goals and can have a soft underbelly. That charge couldn’t be levelled at Continue reading →
