Emery’s High Line vs Poch’s Press: Villa-Chelsea Tactical Chess for Champions League Slot
Aston Villa host Chelsea tonight with fourth place on the line and the mood at Villa Park tauter than the table suggests. Level on 51 points...
Paul Templin-Ashford
From 5-Goal Rout to Survival Scrap: Fulham and West Ham Swap Narratives Tonight
The last time West Ham crossed the Thames for league business they left Craven Cottage nursing a heavy December defeat, a result that seemed...
Dan McCloud
À Décines, Lyon veut transformer son renouveau en épopée contre Lens
Demain au Parc Olympique Lyonnais, tout se jouera sur cette bascule fragile qui sépare une saison de doute d’une campagne capable de bascule...
Paul Templin-Ashford
Crumbling Fortress: Spurs' Rattled Midfield Faces Palace's Eze-Olise Ambush
Half a century of this corner of London has rarely tilted toward Tottenham with such unease. Crystal Palace arrive tomorrow evening sensing ...
Dan McCloud
Atlanta opener pits Spain’s high-line gamble against Cape Verde’s counter punch
Spain know Atlanta must be the launchpad if Group H is to stay on script. With just over three months until kickoff at MercedesBenz Stadium,...
Frederic Lumiere
Salah’s Stateside mission meets Tedesco’s tempo: Belgium vs Egypt sets Group G tone
Belgium cannot afford a slow start in Group G, not with Egypt waiting at Lumen Field on 15 June and memories of Qatar 2022 still raw. The Re...
Frederic Lumiere
Can Clarke’s Tartan blueprint blunt Dorival’s five-star Brazil in Group C finale?
It is impossible to talk about Scotland facing Brazil without the mind wandering back to SaintDenis in 1998, to former midfielder John Colli...
Dan McCloud
Southgate’s Wide Overload Plan Meets Dalic’s Inverted Croatia in L.A. Showpiece
England's Group L fate will be shaped in Los Angeles on 17 June, and Croatia know it too. The new 48team format offers a safety net for thir...
Frederic Lumiere
Arteta’s Leaders Face De Zerbi’s Disruptors in a Tactical Tussle on the South Coast
Brighton have become an awkward mirror for Arsenal in recent springs, the Amex staging those chastening days when Mikel Arteta’s title charg...
Dan McCloud
City Set Sights on Arsenal as Etihad Fortress Awaits Forest
Manchester City know the arithmetic: win at the Etihad on Wednesday night and the gap to Arsenal shrinks to two points, though both clubs wo...
Paul Templin-Ashford