Wigan Athletic aim to bounce back from their 9-1 mauling at Tottenham Hotspur as they host former manager Steve Bruce and his Sunderland side who have lost four out of five on the road... more »

After five defeats and a draw on the road, Burnley go in search of their first away win in the Barclays Premier League as they visit a West Ham United side who have won only once at home this season... more »

Bottom club Portsmouth could hardly have got a tougher fixture for their first match wil Avram Grant at the helm as they host the champions who are bidding to avoid a third successive defeat on the road... more »

Both Villa and Spurs are enjoying a great season so far and with both having British managers it is refreshing to see them battling in the upper echelons of the league table. Both teams, though, had rather conflicting fortunes in their last games this past weekend. Whereas Villa were lucky to....... more »

Manchester City boss is at a loss to explain his team’s recent run of consecutive draws in the EPL. Last weekend they travelled to Anfield to face a Liverpool team that has been going through the mill lately with some rather bad results of their own. Despite the Reds taking the lead in the game...... more »

Roy Hodgson’s Fulham side travelled to St. Andrews last weekend to face Alex McLeish’s Birmingham City. The 1-0 defeat they suffered was hardly surprising seeing as they have only won once away from home all season, and that was on the opening day at bottom placed Portsmouth. The team are currently sitting in twelfth position in the EPL table and .. more »

Blackburn Rovers go into their home match against Stoke City at the weekend knowing that they will be without their manager Sam Allardyce for a few games due to the heart operation Allardyce will have this week. On the back of this news, his players are sure to give it their all in the game against Stoke so as to give their manager a much needed .. more »

The places in the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds are beyond the reach of both APOEL FC and Club Atlético de Madrid but there is still much to play for as the teams meet in Nicosia with a ticket to the UEFA Europa League at stake. Atlético will hope that a hitherto disappointing Group D campaign will flare belatedly into life over their re.. more »

All four teams remain in contention for the qualifying places in UEFA Champions League Group C but the edge is with leaders AC Milan and they will be looking to extend their advantage over Olympique de Marseille, who are a point behind them in third place... more »

Group A leaders Bordeaux made sure of their continued involvement in the UEFA Champions League in the new year by winning at FC Bayern München last time out and Juventus will join them provided they at least match Bayern's result at home to Maccabi Haifa FC... more »

After home-and-away defeats by FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Louis van Gaal's men have slipped to third in Group A – four points behind second-placed Juventus. All they can do now is defeat Haifa and hope that Juventus fail to beat Bordeaux in the other group game in France... more »

From domestic football to European action, the excitement keeps growing. This coming Wednesday, Real Madrid will play hosts to Switzerland’s FC Zurich in match-day 5 of the Champions League... more »

With FC Porto and Chelsea FC having booked their places in the UEFA Champions League first knockout round with two games to spare, the race is on for first place in Group D. The home team will also be intent on revenge for their 1-0 away defeat on Matchday 1, and for their elimination at the hands of the English side three years ago...... more »

Manchester United FC will look to cement their position at the top of Group B when they welcome Beşiktaş JK to Old Trafford on Matchday 5. The English champions booked their place in the last 16 when they fought back to draw 3-3 with PFC CSKA Moskva last time out and, with a three-point lead over..... more »

VfL Wolfsburg can secure second place in Group B on Matchday 5 but they can expect stiff resistance from a PFC CSKA Moskva side still with their own ambitions of reaching the last 16. CSKA's 3-3 draw at Manchester United FC last time out will have given fresh confidence to Leonid Slutski's side....... more »