Insight

Aston Villa fans would have hardly believed the Villains would be in sixth place when Steven Gerrard was sacked in October.

The Basque derby is a Spanish football fixture between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club Bilbao. The two cities are the capitals of the provinces Gipuzkoa and Biscay respectively, which are next to each other on the map.

Love it or hate it, the expected goals (xG) metric is here to say. As we head towards the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, let’s take a look at which Premier League players have the highest xG.

Following Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at Liverpool on the weekend, we have an exciting finish to the Premier League season as the Gunners and Manchester City go head-to-head for the title.

Arsenal will travel to Anfield on Sunday with the aim of keeping an eight-point gap between themselves and second-place Manchester City.

Manchester City and Liverpool will meet for the fourth time this season in all competitions on Saturday at lunchtime. When the Premier League season kicked off, April’s Man City and Liverpool fixture would have been seen as a title decider.

Following a two week break for international football, European club fixtures return and we have some fantastic games to enjoy this weekend.

As Euro 2024 qualifying gets underway, we take a look at the early frontrunners to lift the trophy in Germany next year.

Gamba Osaka will host Cerezo Osaka at the Panasonic Stadium on Sunday in the latest edition of the Osaka Derby. The two city rivals will meet on matchday No 2 of the J League Cup, as the J League 1 takes a break from the action.

As the international break approaches, there are several football players to keep an eye on who are expected to shine on the international stage.

Mesut Özil has decided to hang up his boots midway through the season. We look back at the former Real Madrid, Arsenal and Germany midfielder’s career.

The top European leagues take a break for the final two weeks of March and international football returns.

The draw for the Champions League and Europa League quarter-finals were conducted on Friday March 17th and each team knows the path they will need to take to reach the final.

Brentford are eighth in the Premier League standings after 26 matches. The Bees are just one point off the top six and go into Saturday’s match against Leicester seeking a second straight league win.

The FA Cup quarter-finals take place this weekend, with four Premier League clubs, three Championship sides and a surprise package from League Two comprising the last eight.

Sunday 19th March is a huge day in the European football calendar as we have three massive derbies taking place across the continent.

Liverpool are set to meet with Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16 second leg this weekend, as the Reds head this one having to overturn another three-goal deficit.

Manchester United have been performing well for much of this season under the guidance of Erik ten Hag.

Consistency continues to evade West Ham in the Premier League. The Hammers are 16th in the standings going into matchday 27 against Aston Villa. Just one point separates West Ham from the bottom three.

After Manchester United’s 7-0 loss to Liverpool, we look at the biggest losses in Premier League history for every current top flight club.