Premier League

Manchester City are already reaping the rewards this season when it comes to making the most of a direct and free-dribbling wide player that has a preference for hugging the touchline. It’s four goals and two assists in seven Premier League starts for Raheem Sterling and the way that City … Read more

At first glance, the damage to Man City following their first defeat under Pep Guardiola away to Tottenham doesn’t seem too severe: with top spot in the Premier League maintained and likewise their status as 91/100 title favourites. However, the problem with being perfect, as the Citizens were for their … Read more

Having led for 50 minutes of their Premier League home match against Liverpool, a 2-1 defeat will be a sour pill for Swansea to swallow. Francesco Guidolin’s charges looked a good bet to become the first side in five games to avoid defeat to the Reds for most of the … Read more

Nobody was talking about Arsenal as they hit upon a run of four successive domestic victories, but they made sure that people started paying attention with their performance in extending that to five. The Gunners exorcised close to five years of unrelenting misery in Premier League combat with Chelsea, going … Read more

Seeing Mark Hughes perched ominously above the gaping jaws of managerial doom, altruistic Swansea City boss Francesco Guidolin flung him a rope, heaved him clear then positioned himself, a foot on each slobbery lip, in the Welshman’s place. Hughes kicked off the week as favourite to lose his job before … Read more

Manchester City are two points clear at the top of the Premier League and even further ahead of their Big Six adversaries, with Tottenham four points back, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool five adrift and Manchester United five off the pace. They have won not only all five of their top-flight … Read more

Last Premier League Result: Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham [Son Heung-Min (first scorer) (2), Dele Alli, Harry Kane] Sunderland 0-3 Everton [Romelu Lukaku (first scorer) (3)] Kick Off: 16.30, 18/09/2016 Stadium: White Hart Lane Head-to-head: Tottenham 4-1 Sunderland, Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham, Tottenham 2-1 Sunderland, Sunderland 2-2 Tottenham, Tottenham 5-1 Sunderland Recommended Bets: * Harry … Read more

Few pundits tipped Everton’s acquisition of Idrissa Gueye for £7.1m to be the signing of the season, but four matches into the new campaign and the Senegalese international is the early front runner. The former Aston Villa midfielder was one of the outstanding players of 2015/16 despite his side’s horrendous … Read more

Last Premier League Result: Liverpool 4-1 Leicester City [Roberto Firmino (first scorer) (2), Sadio Mane, Adam Lallana – Jamie Vardy] Burnley 1-1 Hull City [Steven Defour (first scorer) – Robert Snodgrass] Kick Off: 15.00, 17/09/2016 Stadium: King Power Stadium Head-to-head: Burnley 0-1 Leicester, Leicester 2-2 Burnley, Burnley 0-2 Leicester, Leicester 1-1 Burnley, Burnley … Read more

Chelsea manager Antonio is reportedly eyeing up Burnley’s Michael Keane and Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson as he plans for life after the club’s long-time captain and centre-half John Terry. The Italian is particularly keen on recruiting British talent with a view to remaining on the right side of Premier League homegrown … Read more

Paris Saint-Germain carried all before them domestically last season, but much has changed at the Parc des Princes and their Ligue 1 title odds of 7/50 are begging to be opposed. Former boss Laurent Blanc had arrived steeped in Ligue 1 nous, having previously landed the title with Auxerre as … Read more

It’s hard to see quite why Angelique Kerber is 53/100 to beat Karolina Pliskova in the US Open final. This being her third Grand Slam final this year, after victory in Melbourne and defeat at Wimbledon should be enough to see her shade favouritism, but there are persuasive reasons as … Read more