Tony Kelshaw 
Newcastle’s top-four hopes have been hampered by too many draws of late and they will be determined to pick up maximum points at Bournemouth. The Cherries have lost five of their six league games since the World Cup break and were beaten by the Magpies in the EFL Cup.
Real Madrid are confidently expected to give Europe a 10th straight success in the FIFA Club World Cup by brushing aside Al Hilal. The Saudi Arabian underdogs upset Flamengo in the semi-finals and do not lack attacking options, but the Whites should prove a class apart.
Ireland and France are expected to dominate this year’s Six Nations and Saturday’s clash in Dublin already feels like a title decider. Andy Farrell’s side were far more impressive in the opening round of fixtures and home advantage only adds to their appeal.
Scotland have all the momentum heading into Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Wales but the visitors do have a great record at Murrayfield. They have won on six of their last seven visits to Edinburgh and will be determined to bounce back from being battered by Ireland.
Southampton fans turned on manager Nathan Jones after last weekend’s defeat at Brentford and their mood is unlikely to improve on Saturday in this relegation battle. Saints remain rooted to the foot of the table, but Wolves moved out of the drop zone with an impressive 3-0 victory over Liverpool.
The knockout stages are about to get under way and we’ve got a great Champions League round of 16 preview, with eight group winners pitted against eight runners-up. We have analysed every team left in Europe’s elite club competition to predict how each tie might unfold.
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Real Madrid are hot favourites to give Europe a 10th straight success in the FIFA Club World Cup and can start out by beating Al Ahly. The Whites were responsible for four of those past triumphs and have always relished playing on such a big stage with silverware up for grabs.
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Brazilian giants Flamengo are expected to prove too strong for Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals in Morocco. These same teams met at this stage in 2019, when the South American outfit came from behind to prevail 3-1 in Qatar.
Man City have lost on their last four visits to Tottenham but are tipped to buck that trend in Sunday’s Premier League clash. The Blues recently produced a second-half blitz when beating Spurs 4-2 at Etihad Stadium and the London outfit may still be scarred by that experience.
Nottingham Forest have shown real improvement throughout their first Premier League campaign in over 20 years and can edge out Leeds. The Reds are unbeaten in their last six top-flight fixtures at the City Ground, including wins over Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Leicester.
Inter recently beat AC Milan 3-0 in the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia and are backed to prevail again in Serie A on Sunday. The Rossoneri won 3-2 in their first league clash of the season back in September but have suffered an alarming dip in form of late.
With Ajax being below par this term, the door is open for Feyenoord and PSV to challenge for top honours in the Eredivisie table. PSV prevailed 4-3 when these teams met in Eindhoven earlier this season, but their away record makes them hard to fancy in Rotterdam.