Jose Mourinho has quashed Arsenal’s hopes of signing Juan Mata by claiming the player was simply rested for the draw against Manchester United.The Spanish midfielder was omitted from the Blues’ starting line-up for the first game of the…
Demba Ba could be in line for a shock return to Newcastle with the Magpies already in talks with Chelsea over a possible deal.The striker has played just 65 minutes of the Blues opening three Premier League fixtures…
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised Gareth Bale’s refusal to train with the team this week and has said the club are considering fining their want-away star.The Welshman is desperate to push through his world record transfer to…
Willian has revealed the lure of working under Jose Mourinho tempted him to ditch a move to Tottenham and join Chelsea.The 25-year-old completed a £30million switch to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, signing a five year deal worth around…
English Premier League | St. James' Park | Saturday 30 August | 16:00To Win (90 Min)Newcastle 11/10Fulham 5/2Draw 24/10 Watching Newcastle ponderously stroke the ball around St James Park on Saturday had me longing for the time when Faustino Asprilla and…
English Premier League | Cardiff City Stadium | Saturday 30 August | 16:00To Win (90 Min)Cardiff City 21/10Everton 5/4Draw 24/10 Malky Mackay may have masterminded a historic victory for Cardiff (over Man City), but he’ll be needing plenty more of those…
English Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Saturday 30 August | 13:45
To Win (90 Min)Man City 1/6 Hull City 12/1Draw 13/2
Before we enjoy the massive Super Sunday derbies, we must get through some of the lesser fixtures.A meeting…
Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium | Friday 30th August 2013 | 20:00 | ABSA Premiership
To Win (90 Min)Swallows 6/10Black Aces 4/1Draw 28/10If we were to play a word association game here, I would be screaming ‘LERATO CHABANGU’ back at…
UEFA Super Cup | Bayern Munich vs Chelsea | Friday 30 August | Prague | 20:15It must be serendipity that has brought these two teams together for this annual showpiece of European football. Chelsea and Munich are of course…
English Premier League | Emirates Stadium | Sunday 01 September | 17:00One of the biggest derbies in English football will take place this weekend as London rivals Arsenal take on Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. Despite it being…
Written by Damien Kayat for @Hollywoodbets.
My predictions last week reeked of early season vulnerability. The tumult of an open transfer window coupled with early season growing pains always makes these first weeks a minefield. Sunday sees two of the most…