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Analyst Smith exits Bournemouth for Stockport

October 28, 2023 No Comments

Bournemouth has lost analyst Jordan Smith to League Two side Stockport County. The Hatters were chasing a new staff member, as they lost the head of performance analysis Joppe Meulensteen. With Meulensteen joining Middlesbrough, Smith will take over his role for Stockport. Stockport director of football Simon Wilson commented: “We are all sad to see Joppe go – he’s been brilliant. But we wish him the best in his next chapter with Middlesbrough. “Replacing him I’m delighted to welcome Jordan Smith to the club, who joins from Bournemouth. “Jordan has been a part of two really progressive coaching staff units at Bournemouth and Swansea and now takes his first ‘head of’ role to lead our provision across the club, but primarily supporting Dave (Challinor, manager) and first team. “We will ensure he will settle quickly into our group and allow him to build on the work we have done to date.” Related News: Arsenal still in pursuit of Borussia Dortmund’s Bynoe-Gittens.

Football Predictions Today: Blackburn VS Cardiff Sure Tips

October 21, 2023 No Comments

The Blackburn Rovers will host Cardiff City at Ewood Park for the EFL Champions matchday 12 Blackburn VS Cardiff fixture today. You can count on MatchPlug for Accurate Football Predictions, picks, and odds for Blackburn VS Cardiff. We are the Winning Prediction Site to rely on for Champions League matchday previews. Predictions and Betting Preview For Blackburn VS Cardiff 2023 Champions League Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England. When: Saturday, October 21st, 2023. Time: 15:00 PM. Teams to play: Blackburn and Cardiff. Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 2.02. Odds provided by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On Blackburn 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Over/Under: Over 2.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.02 BetMGM Spread: _ BetMGM Over/Under: Over 2.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.05 The Blackburn Rovers will want to capitalize on their 4-0 road victory over QPR before the international break. Arno Sigurdsson delivered a brace while Sammie Szmodics scored a goal and assisted in the rout. The team is in 17th position with 13 points to show for their efforts in 11 games. Blackburn went on an international break at the wrong time, with the Rovers snapping a four-game losing run with an easy victory. Betting On Cardiff 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5 1XBet Moneyline: 3.46 BetMGM Spread: _ BetMGM Over/Under: Under 2.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 3.40 Cardiff City shared the points in a 1-1 draw against Watford on their home field. They advanced through Mark McGuinness in the 26th minute while Vakoun Bayo levelled matters nine minutes into the second half. This draw pushed City down to eighth position in the table, garnering 17 points from 11 matches. Cardiff is just outside the playoff spots and a victory could send them back into the top six. But, they have been winless on this venue for over a decade. MatchPlug Prediction For Blackburn VS Cardiff The Blackburn Rovers’ games are often high-scoring affairs experts are backing them and Cardiff City to cancel each other out in a stalemate. Final Prediction: Blackburn Rovers Moneyline.

Football Predictions Today: Swansea VS Leicester Sure Tips

October 21, 2023 No Comments

Leicester City will travel to Swansea.com Stadium when they play Swansea City in Swansea VS Leicester for the EFL Championship on Saturday, as league action continues after the international break. Find Expert Football Predictions, picks, and odds for Swansea VS Leicester on MatchPlug. We are a Hot Prediction site to get previews and tips for all prominent Champions League matches. Predictions and Betting Preview For Swansea VS Leicester 2023 Champions League Venue: Swansea.com Stadium, Plasmarl, Wales. When: Saturday, October 21st, 2023. Time: 15:00 PM. Teams to play: Swansea and Leicester. Expert Picks: Odds provided by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On Swansea City 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Over/Under: Over 2.5 1XBet Moneyline: 4.24 BetMGM Spread: _ BetMGM Over/Under: Over 2.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 4.33 Swansea City is unbeaten in their last five league matches, securing four consecutive wins. In the last outing, second-half goals from Jerry Yates, Oli Cooper, and Joshua Key helped them overturn a one-goal deficit to record a 3-1 away win over Plymouth Argyle. The Swans have seen an upturn in their form, after scoring only one win in their first eight games of the season in all competitions, they have a four-game winning streak. Betting On Leicester City 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.8 BetMGM Spread: _ BetMGM Over/Under: Under 2.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.77 Leicester City has suffered only one loss in the Champions League this season and made it six successive wins in a row last time around, recording a 2-0 home win over Stoke City. Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring lines in the 24th minute, while his substitute Jamie Vardy doubled the team’s lead two minutes after entering the pitch in the second half. Leicester has a two-point lead over second-position Ipswich Town and will need at least one point from this match if they want to remain at the top of the table. MatchPlug Prediction For Swansea VS Leicester Swansea and Leicester enter today’s match in good shape, but considering Leicester City’s advantage in the head-to-head record and away form, experts back them to shell out a slim win. Final Prediction: Leicester City Moneyline.

Football Predictions Today: Preston VS Millwall Sure Tips

October 21, 2023 No Comments

Preston North End host Millwall at the Deepdale in the Preston VS Millwall EFL Championship today as league action resumes after the international break. Count on MatchPlug to get the Football Prediction for today, picks, and odds for Preston VS Millwall. We are a Winning Prediction Site to get Champions League previews. Predictions and Betting Preview For Preston VS Millwall 2023 Champions League Venue: Deepdale Stadium, Preston, England. When: Saturday, October 21st, 2023. Time: 12:00 PM. Teams to play: Preston and Millwall. Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 2.41. Odds provided by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On Preston 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Over/Under: Over 2.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.41 BetMGM Spread: – BetMGM Over/Under: Over 2.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.40 The hosts are winless in four league matches, taking three consecutive losses. In their last outing, Preston lost 4-2 at second-placed Ipswich Town. They are third in the league table and behind leaders Leicester City by 8 points. Preston has won four of its five home games in the Championship, scoring and conceding eight times apiece. They have been defeated three times in their last four home games against Millwall, scoring thrice and conceding eight times. Betting On Millwall 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5 1XBet Moneyline: 3.115 BetMGM Spread: – BetMGM Over/Under: Under 2.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 3.10 Milwall is unbeaten in two league outings and drew 2-2 with Hull City last time. Joe Bryan delivered an equaliser in the 54th minute after Hull had overturned a deficit in the first half. With 15 points from 11 games, Millwall are in 15th place in the standings, with five points separating them from Preston. The team has one defeat in five league matches, maintaining 3 clean sheets. Head coach Gary Rowett left the team, and Adam Barett is set to take charge for this afternoon’s game. MatchPlug Prediction For Preston VS Millwall Although Preston has come up second-best against Millwall recently, the visitors, under a new manager may play out a low-scoring draw. Final Prediction: Preston Moneyline.

Newcastle QUALIFY for next season’s Champions League

May 23, 2023 No Comments

Newcastle United have officially booked their place in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League after a goalless draw with Leicester City on Monday. The Magpies began this season as one of the clubs expected to challenge for a place in Europe after heavy investment in the last three windows. But they were not expected to crash into the top four given the quality of the traditional top four regulars Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and, to some extent, Arsenal and Tottenham. Read more: Arsenal join Barcelona in the race for Ilkay Gundogan However, the Magpies have not only crashed the top four party but have done so in style, sealing their place in the Champions League for the first time in over two decades with a game to spare. After the game, manager Eddie Howe stated that a top-four finish was never his team’s aim when the season began. “The target wasn’t the top four,” said Howe. “You always hope, but we didn’t feel we were ready for that. It was more, ‘Could we not have that flirtation with relegation’. “So it’s a big relief and an amazing night to see the supporters and the reaction to what we’ve achieved.”

Pep Guardiola says his players are exhausted after Man City reach third straight Champions League semi-final

April 20, 2023 No Comments

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has stated that his players are exhausted after they secured their place in the semi-final round of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The Cityzens saw off Bayern Munich 4-1 on aggregate at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to book their place in the next round, where they will meet holders Real Madrid. The result means that Guardiola’s side remains on course to win the treble this season. However, the manager says their success is taking its toll on his players. “We are exhausted,” he told newsmen via GOAL. “I don’t know how we recover to play against Sheffield United [in the FA Cup semi-final]. Now is a tough moment for the game on Saturday,” he told BT Sport. “Three years in a row in the semi-finals of the Champions League. We struggled in the first half. Upamecano broke all the lines down our left side, and we struggled with Coman. We were fortunate before the penalty miss, they had one or two chances, and anything could happen, but we defended really well.” Read more: Southampton will DEMAND £50million for James Ward-Prowse ahead of the expected summer The Premier League holders will play 13 more matches in all competitions if they reach the FA Cup final and beat Real Madrid. Manchester United remain the only English team to win the treble, but the Etihad side will fancy their chances of achieving that feat in the current campaign. Meanwhile, Guardiola will be expected to heavily rotate his side when they face Championship side Sheffield United in the semi-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday at Wembley.

Bayern Munich will ‘try everything’ to sell Sadio Mane this summer

April 17, 2023 No Comments

Bayern Munich reportedly wants to sell Sadio Mane this summer after he punched teammate Leroy Sane during a furious confrontation last week. The Bavarians signed the Senegal international just last summer from Liverpool but are already ready to sell him a year after due to his discipline record. The ex-Liverpool star punched his teammate Leroy Sane after Bayern’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League last week, with the altercation leading to the German winger suffering a cut on his lower lip. Read more: Saka apologises for COSTLY PENALTY miss Bayern suspended Mane for one game and handed him an undisclosed fine for indiscipline. However, according to new reports by Bayern expert Florian Plettenberg via Sky Germany, the fine is the highest fine in their history. “Our information is that it is an amount that goes far beyond €300,000 (£260,000), so it’s a very, very sensitive fine for Mane,’ the journalist said. Bayern earns close to £17million a year at Bayern, so that sum is almost equivalent to a week’s wage. While that is just a little scratch for Mane, whose charity works in Senegal is huge, the talk of Bayern terminating his contract at Allianz Arena could unsettle him. After leaving Liverpool for a new challenge, returning to the transfer crossroads less than 12 months after committing to a new adventure is not something anyone would love. According to Plettenberg, Bayern are ready to sell him already, just a few months after he arrived as their marquee summer signing. “From what I’m hearing, Bayern will try everything to offload Sadio Mane in the summer,” he said. “From a sporting point of view, Thomas Tuchel has no plans with Mane as he doesn’t fit his system. This is my information. The player is seen very critically internally.”

Chelsea confident of beating Man United and PSG to Victor Osimhen’s signing despite the absence of Champions League football

April 14, 2023 No Comments

Chelsea reportedly believes they can win the race for in-demand Napoli striker Victor Osimhen even without the allure of Champions League football next season. The Blues have made the Nigerian marksman their top striker target for 2023 after months of scouting, and club officials are preparing what will likely be a club-record bid to take the 24-year-old to Stamford Bridge. Osimhen is one of Europe’s most talked about strikers this season, with his 21 goals in 23 games for Serie A leaders Napoli propelling them to their first Scudetto title in over 30 years. The 24-year-old is also on the radars of Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United, who are all understood to have made contact with the striker’s representatives. But according to a report by 90min, Chelsea believes they can outbid their rivals and convince Osimhen to move to London even without the promise of Champions League football next season. The Blues are currently sitting outside the top half of the Premier League and are almost certain to be knocked out of the UCL after a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Read more: Alexis Alexis Mac Allister’s father put clubs on alert after statement on sons’ Brighton future They believe that moving to London will interest Osimhen as it will allow him to follow in the footsteps of his childhood idol, Ivorian striker Didier Drogba, fondly remembered as one of Chelsea’s all-time greatest players. The only hindrance to a possible deal for Osimhen will be money, as Chelsea are on the brink of breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rule unless they can move on some players. However, the Stamford Bridge side are ready to do just that, with the likes of Conor Gallagher, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech all set to be sold to fund the move this summer.

Lionel Messi slammed by Saudi club president

March 30, 2023 No Comments

Lionel Messi has been criticised by the President of Saudi Arabian professional football club Al-Tai, who has declared that he will never sign the Argentinian for his club. The PSG star is arguably the biggest active player in the world and will be a dream signing for any side. However, he is out of contract with his current club at the end of this season and is wanted by some clubs, including his former club Barcelona. Read more: Wenger and Ferguson inducted into the EPL Hall of Fame Major League Soccer side Inter Miami are also considered keen on his services after they made an unsuccessful attempt to sign him last summer. Saudi Arabian heavyweights Al-Ittihad and Al Hilal are also looking to snap him up, having seen the success the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo has brought to fellow league rivals Al Nassr. However, not everyone in the Saudi Arabian Pro League is excited about signing Messi–at least not Turki Al-Dabaan, the president of Saudi side Al-Tai. Al-Dabaan says he would not sign the Argentina international for his club because of his performance in PSG’s Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich. PSG and Messi suffered another disappointing exit from the Champions League after they were beaten 3-0 on aggregate by Bayern in the Round of 16 clash early In March. “I do not want to sign a world-class player in my team who is saturated and watches the match from the stadium like Messi in front of Bayern Munich,” Al Dhabaan told Saudi Arabian TV channel SBC.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

February 21, 2023 No Comments

High-flying Napoli will travel to Germany this Tuesday to face Europa League defending champions Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the knockout round of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season. The German side qualified for this tournament stage by narrowly finishing second in Group D, one point behind Tottenham. They recorded three wins in their group (D1, L2) while scoring seven goals and conceding eight. Read more: Torino vs Cremenose: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win over Werder Bremen at the weekend, which kept them close to the Bundesliga top four. Head coach Oliver Glasner was able to rest some key players with this game in mind, so he will be desperate for his big hitters to make the difference in this fixture. Haven suffered just four defeats across their last 30 European home games (W17, D9, L4), plus a respectable record against Italian opponents on the European stage (W6, D3, L2); Frankfurt will be confident going into this game. However, Napoli is not a soft side. On the contrary, the Italian side are one of the most in-form teams in Europe at the moment. They will travel to Deutsche Bank Park in supreme confidence after three straight wins, with clean sheets and 2+ goal margins that have left them 15 points clear at the top of Serie A. The visitors scored the highest goals in the Champions League group stage (G20) and can be backed to at least find the net in Germany. However, despite their form, victory here would go down in history as only their second on German soil at the tenth attempt (W1, D3, L5). Meanwhile, all six of Napoli’s previous Champions League round of 16 games (W1, D1, L4) have seen both teams score. So we can expect goals from both teams here.

Analyst Smith exits Bournemouth for Stockport

Football Predictions Today: Blackburn VS Cardiff Sure Tips

Football Predictions Today: Swansea VS Leicester Sure Tips

Football Predictions Today: Preston VS Millwall Sure Tips

Newcastle QUALIFY for next season’s Champions League

Pep Guardiola says his players are exhausted after Man City reach third straight Champions League semi-final

Bayern Munich will ‘try everything’ to sell Sadio Mane this summer

Chelsea confident of beating Man United and PSG to Victor Osimhen’s signing despite the absence of Champions League football

Lionel Messi slammed by Saudi club president

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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