Andrew McDermott 
Preston have lost ground in the race for automatic promotion recently and Monday night’s Championship clash is a big test of their credentials for a top-two spot. These teams had contrasting fortunes in midweek and two successive defeats for North End have seen them drop eight points behind Albion.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to lead the way in the Western Conference and are firm favourites to extend their winning run to nine matches. It has been a more difficult start to the season for the New Orleans Pelicans, who are 11th in the same conference with only six wins from 17 matches.
Wolves head to Portugal needing a point to guarantee a place in the last 32 of the Europa League with a game to spare in Group K. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are second behind Thursday’s opponent and on the brink of qualifying thanks to a 1-0 victory against Slovan Bratislava in their previous European game.
Watford finally have a win on the board and are favourites to make it back-to-back victories when they host Burnley. The Hornets have produced some better performances lately and got their reward with a 2-0 win at fellow strugglers Norwich.
Danny Mills spent much of his career playing in the Premier League, most notably with Manchester City and Leeds United. He has remained in the game as a pundit and sat down with bwin this week for an exclusive interview where he discussed a variety of topics.
An out-of-sorts Golden State Warriors travel to the Toyota Center against an underachieving Houston Rockets side in an intriguing clash on Thursday evening. Both sides were expected to be among the front-runners in the hunt for the NBA crown, but they have already had bumps in their respective roads during the early stages of the campaign.
Micah Richards retired from playing in the summer due to a persistent knee injury but has kept a close eye on how the new Premier League season has unfolded so far. In an exclusive interview with bwin, the former Manchester City, Fiorentina and Aston Villa defender discusses some of the hot topics in the game.
Wales made hard work of reaching the last four but are now just one win away from their first Rugby World Cup final. The Six Nations champions were in danger of elimination last weekend but came from behind to claim a 20-19 victory and set up a showdown with South Africa.
Saturday lunchtime’s Yorkshire derby at Hillsborough has more at stake than just bragging rights with both teams firmly in the mix to finally return to the Premier League. Just one point separates the two teams after Sheffield Wednesday gained ground in midweek with a home win against Stoke while Leeds were held to a 1-1 draw at Preston.
England head into Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final in Yokohama as big underdogs to cause an upset and halt New Zealand’s defence of their title. The All Blacks are looking to win the tournament for a third successive time and the way they blew Ireland away in the quarter-finals showed they are clearly the team to beat once again.
Huddersfield have enjoyed a revival in recent weeks and have the chance to leapfrog Middlesbrough in Wednesday night’s televised Championship clash. The Terriers have picked up eight points from their last four games and are now just one behind Boro, who have lost four of their last five matches.
The new NBA season gets under way with defending champions Toronto Raptors opening the campaign against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Scotiabank Arena. Toronto secured their maiden NBA crown last season after defeating the Golden State Warriors 4-2 in the Finals.
Real Madrid made the worst possible start to their Champions League campaign but are firm favourites to bounce back with a victory on Matchday 2. Zinedine Zidane’s men crashed to a 3-0 defeat against Paris St Germain at Parc des Princes and are out to 12/1 in the outright winner odds.
Those who picked up a copy of FIFA 20 when it launched have probably already begun to master the gameplay, but the Ultimate Team market is a whole other game in itself which – if you play it right – can give you a huge advantage. We’ve analysed the priciest players in each league, along with some likely bargains, and also translated their worth into real money to give you clarity when managing your Ultimate Team budget.