Southampton can be forgiven for a below-par display at West Ham after surviving a tense relegation battle and should be back on song when entertaining Huddersfield. Conversely, Town may struggle to show the same resolve as they did during last week’s draw with Manchester United on home turf.
Manchester United are out of the race to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, while Cardiff are already relegated, so Sunday’s clash is something of an anti-climax. However, with the pressure being off both teams, that could well lead to an entertaining encounter at Old Trafford.
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.
Chelsea are firm favourites to reach the Europa League final after drawing 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt and justifiably so, judged on what we saw in Germany. The Blues had to come from behind at Commerzbank Arena but looked much the better team once growing into that game.
Valencia will be going all out to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit when entertaining Arsenal in the Europa League and do have a superb record at the Mestalla. Los Che beat Man Utd and Young Boys here in the Champions League this season and have won eight straight at home in this competition.
Ajax and Tottenham meet in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final in Amsterdam on Wednesday night. The Eredivisie side lead 1-0 from the first leg as they bid to reach their first final in 23 years while Spurs are hoping to feature in the showpiece for the first time. In an exclusive bwin interview, former Spurs player and manager Tim Sherwood shares his thoughts on the game.
Ajax taught Tottenham a footballing lesson in the first half of their Champions League clash in London and are hard to oppose in the second leg. Donny Van De Beek’s cool finish has put the Dutch outfit firmly in the driving seat in this tie and they are fancied to finish the job off on home turf.
Liverpool trail 3-0 to Barcelona from the opening leg of their Champions League semi-final and have been rocked by injury problems ahead of the return fixture. Jurgen Klopp’s side looked the better team for long periods of the game at Camp Nou, but ultimately had to bow down to the magic of Lionel Messi.
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.