Tim Sherwood won the Premier League with Blackburn in 1993/94 before going on to manage in the top flight at Tottenham and Aston Villa. In the third part of bwin’s exclusive interview, the 50-year-old shares his thoughts on the latest developments at Manchester United and Chelsea.
Tim Sherwood had a four-year spell with Tottenham as a player and later became the club’s head coach. The 50-year-old was part of the Spurs side which was beaten by Blackburn in the 2002 League Cup final while he led the north London outfit to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League before being sacked in May 2014. In part two of an exclusive bwin interview, Sherwood shares his thoughts on Tottenham’s season so far, their chances of retaining some of their top players and whether Gareth Bale could make a return to the club.
Huddersfield have lost eight straight Premier League matches but will hope to stop the rot against a nervous Manchester United outfit on Sunday. The Red Devils have tasted defeat in their last five away fixtures and Town enjoyed a famous 2-1 triumph over them at John Smith’s Stadium last season.
Crystal Palace are fancied to send Cardiff down by coming out on top in Saturday evening’s Premier League clash in south Wales. The Bluebirds had a decent home record over the first two thirds of the season but have since lost four of their last five fixtures at this venue.
Sheffield United are fancied to celebrate their promotion to the Premier League by closing the season on a high note with victory at Stoke. The Blades still have an outside chance of winning the Championship title on goal difference, if they beat the Potters and Norwich lose at Aston Villa.
We’ve looked back over the recent history of the game to track what happens to those who miss out on a trophy to see how often they repeat the trick or succeed at the second attempt.
There is no such thing as a certainty in the Premier League, but Liverpool to beat Huddersfield at Anfield looks as close to it as you will get. The title-chasing Reds are on a nine-match winning run, whereas the already-relegated Terriers travel to Merseyside on the back of seven consecutive defeats.
Sheffield United should briefly go top of the Championship table by easing past already-relegated Ipswich at Bramall Lane on Saturday evening. The red-hot Blades go into this game just three points behind Norwich and have a better goal difference, while City do not play until later the same night.
Cardiff boosted their Premier League survival hopes in midweek but now face a tough task when entertaining title-chasing Liverpool in Wales. The Reds are coming off a 4-1 Champions League win at Porto, prevailing 6-1 on aggregate, and have rattled off five straight victories in this competition.
Watford again impressed in defeat against Arsenal on Monday night and can return to winning ways when visiting Huddersfield at John Smith’s Stadium. The Terriers are already relegated after suffering six straight defeats and were beaten 3-0 by the Hornets at Vicarage Road earlier this season.
Bournemouth secured another season in the Premier League with a 5-0 romp at Brighton and can celebrate by claiming victory over Fulham at Vitality Stadium. The Cottagers enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Everton last time out but are already relegated after previously suffering nine straight defeats.
Norwich can close in on Championship title glory by brushing aside a Sheffield Wednesday outfit that seems to have run out of steam. The Canaries have already beaten the Owls 4-0 at Hillsborough this season and are unbeaten on home turf in this division since the turn of the year.
Leeds are within sniffing distance of a return to the Premier League and should prove too strong for poor travellers Wigan at Elland Road. The Latics held Championship leaders Norwich to a draw at DW Stadium on Sunday but have only picked up two points from their last eight away matches.
Sheffield United’s hopes of earning automatic promotion have faltered of late but they have a good chance to get back on track when hosting Nottingham Forest. The visitors look resigned to mid-table mediocrity following a run of three straight defeats and should be there for the taking at Bramall Lane.