Premier League Football Previews

This weekend, the Premier League continues as we move into matchweek 8 of the 2019/20 season, our last week of Premier League action before the second international break. While Liverpool against Leicester might be stealing the headlines on Saturday, a crucial fixture could be played out on Sunday as well, with Wolves travelling to the Etihad to face the champions. Both of these teams haven’t looked at their best recently though. City are currently 2nd in the league but have looked far inferior to last season, while Wolves have seen an incredible dropoff, as they sit in 13th at the moment with just 1 win to their name. This, however, makes this match even more important to the two sides, as they will be looking to get back on their feet in a big match before they get a week away from the action.  Although these sides are in relatively poor form, this match could help them get back to the heights that they were at last season. Last year, Wolves were one of just six...

As the Premier League season rolls on, there is more clarity now over the quality of different sides in the division. Two teams who are right up at the top of the table are Liverpool and Leicester, who play on matchweek 8 in what should be a fascinating fixture. With Liverpool in 1st and Leicester in 3rd, this is clearly a match between two of the giants in the league at the moment, and while Liverpool do have an 8 point lead over their upcoming opponents, Leicester have already managed to shock some of the big boys. Not only have Leicester been competing with some of the strongest teams in the league, but they’ve also looked the higher quality side in a few of these matches. They’ve also been managing more consistency than teams like Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal. This means that they will prove to be a very different proposition than they were last year. When these sides played each other in the league last season it was always a close battle. When at the King Power Stadium, ...

We’ve seen some crucial fixtures played out over the first few weeks of the Premier League season; however, none of them compare in importance to Manchester United against Arsenal which is to be played on matchweek 7. This match is set to have lasting implications on what should be an incredibly close race for the top 4. Both of these historical Premier League giants have, however, endured poor starts to the season. At current, United sit in 8th with a meager 8 points after 6 games, while Arsenal are slightly better off, with 11 points. Also, these poor recent results have been well deserved, showing that big improvements will need to be made if these sides want to push for the top 4, especially with teams like Leicester and West Ham playing far better. Although this year provides a much different prospect, these sides have always been close in the past. This was shown last year, when in three fixtures between the sides, each team won one a piece, with a draw in the mix as well....

The new Premier League season is now thoroughly underway, with 6 matchweeks gone, and with more clarity amongst teams and their positions starting to appear, two teams that have emerged near the top of the table are Bournemouth and West Ham. These sides are set to face in matchweek 7, in what should be an engrossing and revealing fixture that could potentially clarify which of these teams is more deservant of their strong start to the campaign. At the moment, Both of these sides are currently above the likes of Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea who have endured poor results lately, and this means that this match could have an impact on the race for a top 6 spot. With West Ham in 5th and Bournemouth in 6th with 10 and 11 points respectively, both teams seem to be improving on past campaigns. When these sides faced last year, Bournemouth dominated proceedings, despite finishing in a lower position come the end of the season. Bournemouth won both of last season’s Premier Lea...

After midweek Champions League action, in which English sides fared very poorly as a whole, we return to domestic Premier League competition, in which two Champions League sides, Chelsea and Liverpool, will face each other on Sunday. These sides have enjoyed very different starts to the Premier League season, and at the moment there is a 7 point gap between them. This comes after an opening period in which Liverpool have won five from five, while Chelsea have looked less confident, with only two wins to their name. However, Chelsea do have that touch of individual quality which makes them dangerous to any team. This was shown during the last time that these teams faced, which was earlier in the season, in the Super Cup final. The teams drew 2-2 in what was quite an even game, and the match had to be settled during penalties with Liverpool coming out victorious. This is a common trend of what we have seen over the past few years as in the last six matches between the sides, four ...

With another Premier League week gone by, it’s time to look forward matchweek 6 of the new Premier League campaign, in which Leicester face Tottenham on Saturday. This match in particular is set to be incredibly important, as both sides taking part will be battling for spots in the top 6, as well as possibly the top 4. At the moment, they have 8 points a piece, showing that they have started the season in similar form, which should make this match even more entertaining with the sides more even than ever. Last season Tottenham were victorious in both matches involving these sides, winning 3-1 at home and 2-0 away. However, the underlying numbers from these matches show that Leicester were often the better side, and particularly in their most recent matchup, in which Tottenham were the home side, Leicester deserved far more than the scoreline warranted. In this match Leicester took 20 shots to Spurs’ 12 with 9 coming on target compared to 5, and expected goals clearly outlines Le...