Chelsea vs Lille Match Preview

Chelsea will continue their bid to retain their Champions League crown by facing Lille in the Round of 16 of the competition. The French club is not on its best form in this campaign and they have been struggling domestically. In Jonathan David they have a solid striker, but Chelsea is still the favourites. The Blues started this season well domestically, but they have struggled to keep up with Manchester City and Liverpool in the league. They have reached the final of the Carabao Cup, but winning that competition would be very tough for them because they are facing Liverpool. The Blues have just won the Club World Cup and know they need to eliminate Lille to keep themselves in the UCL. Going out at this stage against the French club would embarrassing so they need a strong performance in this fixture. Thomas Tuchel’s men has won all their last five matches in all competitions, albeit some have stretched them beyond normal time. Lille has just two wins from their last five competitive fixture, but they won at Montpellier on their last away match.

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Liverpool vs Leicester City Match Preview

Liverpool will host Leicester City in this exciting Premier League game that brings Brendan Rodgers back to his old club. The Northern Irish man almost won the league with the Reds in the 2013/2014 season, but Klopp eventually did it in the 2019/2020 campaign. He has since won league titles in Scotland with Celtic and recently won the FA Cup with his current Foxes team. They have been eliminated from all the cup competitions and will now focus on a good run in the Premier League, but this game against Liverpool will be tough. The Reds had to deal with losing Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah to the AFCON, yet they have done very well in their absence. Jurgen Klopp’s men remain in every competition including the Carabao Cup where they have already reached the final. However, they want to win the league most especially and they are currently second on the table, behind Manchester City. The champions are above Liverpool with nine points, but they have played a game more and they know Klopp’s men can do whatever they can. Leicester is currently 11th on the league table and continues to struggle for consistency. They have not won any of their last three games in all competition. However, they earned an impressive 1-0 win over Liverpool earlier in the year despite having a makeshift defence. Liverpool has not lost any of their last five home matches against Leicester City, winning four of them.

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Nice vs Marseille Match Preview

Nice and Marseille will face each other in arguably one of the biggest match of the Coupe de France quarterfinals. Christophe Galtier has made Nice one of the best clubs in France and they look set to play in the Champions League next season. The French manager won the Ligue 1 title with Lille last season and has now moved to his present side to make them a force in the league. They have earned some stunning wins and are just behind PSG on the league table. Marseille is also having a good season and they are title challengers. This game would see two of France’s improving sides clash as they bid to get their hands on the French Cup after Nice eliminated PSG from the competition. The host will feel if they can beat the competition’s most equipped team, they can beat anyone. However, Marseille has been in great form and will have their eyes on the trophy as well. Nice has a good recent head to head record in this fixture especially when they play at home. They have no losses in the last two matches. But Marseille has won three of their last five visits to the Allianz Riviera.  

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Tottenham vs Southampton Match Preview

Antonio Conte’s Tottenham will host the ever improving Southampton for this exciting Premier League fixture. Conte is turning Spurs into a very hard club to beat. The Italian has won the Premier League before, so that shouldn’t be much of a surprise. He would now look to get them inside the top four by the end of this campaign, but he knows Soton are tricky opponents to face. The Saints have remained stable despite almost always losing their best players to other clubs in the Premier League. They are currently 12th on the league table, but you can almost confidently bet that they will finish the campaign higher. The Saints have lost just once in their last three Premier League games and it wasn’t to Manchester City whom they faced in that run. They stopped City’s long winning run in a 1-1 draw and that will give them confidence that they can earn a result from this fixture. Spurs lost back to back games against Chelsea, but they have generally been in fine form recently and produced a stunning comeback against Leicester City not so long ago. They haven’t lost to Southampton in their last five head to heads and that should give them confidence that they can also win this fixture.

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Newcastle United vs Everton Match Preview

Frank Lampard and Eddie Howe will take their clubs head to head when relegation-threatened Newcastle United faces Everton in this game. Howe has been backed with new players in the last transfer window and he knows he needs to deliver in this second half of the season. The former Bournemouth manager remains one of the highly-rated English coaches in the Premier League and he needs to keep the Magpies in the league to enhance his reputation. Lampard is getting another chance to make a name for himself as a manager and the former midfielder made a good start. His Toffees side beat Brentford in the FA Cup at the weekend and they would look to follow that up with another win here. Everton has hard a tough season, but they have an exciting squad and should do much better in this second half. Newcastle has not lost any of their last three Premier League games even though they faced Manchester United and Leeds in those fixtures. Everton has lost all their last three Premier League matches and will want to change that in this game. The Toffees have not beaten Newcastle since 2019 and have lost their last two matches against the Magpies.

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Burnley vs Manchester United match Preview

Manchester United will face Burnley in the Premier League after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough. The Red Devils just keep getting worse and they have to beat the struggling Clarets in this fixture to give their fans something to smile about. Sean Dyche has almost always kept Burnley up, but this has been a tough season and he knows he would need to do more to achieve safety in this campaign. Burnely is currently at the bottom of the league table, but they have played at least 2 matches less than the clubs above them. This match would be a tough fixture for them, but they are used to causing upsets and will play to cause one in this fixture. Dyche’s men have two goalless draws from their last two matches and would hope to find the back of the net in this game. Apart from their penalty loss to Boro, United have three wins and a draw from their previous four matches. They would be keen to get back to winning ways in this game, but that might require them to be at their very best to achieve.

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Ivory Coast vs Egypt Match Preview

Star-studded Ivory Coast will face a struggling Egypt side in this AFCON knockout game with hopes of making the next round. The Ivorians have arguably the strongest squad in the competition and would feel they can win it. They have also not been in bad form so far, winning two drawing one of their matches in the group stages. One of their finest performances of the season came in their last group game against Algeria as they thrashed the reigning African champions 3-1. Egypt lost their opening group game to Nigeria, but they won the next two 1-0 each, which isn’t the most convincing of scorelines. However, they know they have to do better in this game else the Ivorians will knock them out easily. Mohamed Salah is Egypt’s main man and one of the best players in the world, but the Liverpool star hasn’t been at his very best so far. He has just a goal to his name and would want another when they face the Ivorians in this fixture.

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Senegal vs Cape Verde Match Preview

Despite boosting some of the best names in Europe including Sadio Mane and Edouard Mendy, Senegal has been struggling at this AFCON. The Teranga Lions won just one of their group stage match and the lone goal came very late in their first match in controversial manner. They have kept a clean sheet in all their matches in the competition, but they haven’t scored from open play so far. They would be favourites in this game and Cape Verde could take advantage of the pressure on them to secure an unlikely win. The African minnows won one and lost one of their group stage matches and they will want to prove that they have what it takes to cause and upset in this fixture. They didn’t face opponents as tough as Senegal in the group stages and know they would have to improve their level of performance to earn a win from this fixture. These countries have met three times before now and Senegal has won every of those encounters.

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Cameroon vs Comoros Match Preview

Cameroon would face Comoros in this knockout tie hoping to secure a place in the next round of the AFCON. The hosts have been in fine form for much of this competition thanks in part to the brilliant Vincent Abubakar. His country would be banking him in this game as well and he should get a goal against the AFCON minnows. Comoros have already done more than anyone expected them to do and their 3-2 defeat of Ghana in their last group game would live long in the memory of their fans. Can they add Cameroon to the list of countries they have beaten? The host is peaking at the right time considering they have been on a solid run of form in this competition so far. Their home fans would be cheering them on from the stands, but they cannot be too confident and underrate Comoros regardless of what happens. Cameroon has won all their last five home matches and they also beat Comoros the last time be countries met in 2019.

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Aston Villa vs Manchester United Match Preview

Aston Villa will get a chance to avenge their defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup this midweek when they host the Red Devils. Villa has been in good shape since Steven Gerrard Became their manager and he has one more reason to be United, considering he is a Liverpool legend. The former midfielder has helped Villa to sign Lucas Digne and Philippe Coutinho in this transfer window and that shows a lot of ambition from them. United is still struggling to click into full gear since Ralf Rangnick became their manager a few weeks back. The Red Devils remain one of the most talented sides in Europe, but they are struggling to perform well as a team. Villa will certainly test them and they know they were fortunate to have won the FA Cup match between both clubs. Villa has lost their last three matches in all competitions, but they won the last time they faced United in the Premier League. This game promises to serve a lot of excitements, and remains unpredictable.

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