Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Real Madrid hosts city rivals Atletico in what is the biggest match of the La Liga season so far, and both teams would be looking to get early bragging rights over the other in this early stages. The Spanish football experienced something rare in midweek as Barcelona and Real Madrid lost their league game on the same day. Real Madrid played against Sevilla in midweek, and the host raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half, and Real Madrid could not claw their way back in the second half. That 3-0 loss has made this game even more important added to the fact that the visitors have a good record in this fixture, Madrid fans would not be overly positive for this game. Atletico Madrid started the season poorly, but they have since returned to form. They were beaten 2-0 by Celta Vigo earlier, before drawing against Eibar. However, they come into this game on the back of three consecutive wins and they would be looking to continue their run in this game. Atleti are unbeaten in 4 matches against Real Madrid, although the last 3 were all draws after 90 minutes. Atleti were 4-2 winners in the UEFA Super Cup meeting after Extra Time in August. They are unbeaten on their last 5 league visits to the Bernabeu (3 wins, 2 draws).

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West Ham vs Manchester United MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Jose Mourinho takes his out of form Manchester United team to the London Stadium to face in-form West Ham as they bid to avoid falling too far behind their title rivals. West Ham started this season so poorly that there had started to be speculations that Manuel Pellegrini would lose his job soon, but the Hammers have turned things around a little for themselves. Their goalless draw against Chelsea last weekend was the second time they had avoided defeat in as many games in the Premier League, and their 8-0 win over Macclesfield Town at the weekend means they are unbeaten in their last 3 competitive games, and they have scored 11 times and conceded just once. Manchester United’s dressing room is currently divided following a power struggle between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba, and the results on the field haven’t helped the Portuguese tactician. The Red Devils were held 1-1 at home by Wolves at the weekend, and they were eliminated from the Carabao Cup in midweek at home again after losing on penalties to Derby County following a 2-2 draw. These two teams are desperate for results because of two different reasons, and this game would be an interesting one to watch out for.

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Chelsea vs Liverpool MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Chelsea welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge as they look to beat the Reds for the second time in as many fixtures, while Liverpool would be looking to avenge their home loss in midweek and maintain their 100 percent start to the season. Chelsea dropped their first points of the season when they played West Ham last weekend, but they recovered well to beat Liverpool 2-1 on Wednesday, thanks in no small part to a piece of magic from Eden Hazard, they would be looking to continue that run by ending Liverpool’s winning start to the season here. Liverpool are the only English team who have won all of their league games this season, a run that stretches to 6 games. However, they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday by Chelsea and they would be looking for revenge here. The Reds made 8 changes to the team that played Chelsea in their last game, so we expect a completely different team to play this game with the likes of Mohamed Salah, and Roberto Firmino returning to the starting line up. Eden Hazard has been on fire since the beginning of the new season and he has scored 5 league goals already. Liverpool’s front three have also not done badly, as they have netted 10 goals among them already.

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Arsenal prepared to make £50 million move for 20 years old Senegal star

Arsenal are heavily scouting Rennes’ Ismaila Sarr as they look to steal a march on their Premier League rivals in the race for the 20 years old’s signature. Sarr caught the eyes of top European sides with his performances at the World Cup as he starred in their group stage match against Poland. Last week he reminded the world of just how skilful he was by scoring a goal of the year contender in their Europa League match. He has been tracked by some of Europe’s best clubs so far and rejected the chance to join Barcelona last summer because he was not guaranteed playing time. He has been compared to Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele a player who also came through the ranks at Rennes, but he is set to cost his next employers more than Dembele initially cost Borussia Dortmund. According to reports, he is currently valued at £50 million and his agent claims that they have received enquiries from the top teams from England, Spain, and Germany.

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Manchester United face PSG competition for the signature of their long term target

Manchester United have suffered a blow in their bid to sign Alex Sandro from Juventus as PSG are now considering making a move for the former FC Porto star as well. Sandro has been on the radar of Manchester United for the past two summers and came close to joining them in the summer of 2017, however, Juventus fought hard to keep hold of him. It is believed that the Old Ladies are ready to cash in on him now, but Manchester United are no longer the firm favourites. Reports from Italy claim that PSG who signed Juan Bernat from Bayern Munich this summer are also interested now and the French champions are prepared to outbid the Red Devils. Luke Shaw is the only recognisable natural left back at Manchester United at the moment, and although the English man has been impressive so far, Jose Mourinho wants to bring competition to that part of his team.

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Paul Pogba set to join Barcelona in January after latest bust up with Jose Mourinho

The next three months could be Paul Pogba’s last as a Manchester United player after his latest falling out with Jose Mourinho. The French man’s relationship with the former Chelsea boss has hit rock bottom after the Portuguese manager told reporters that Pogba would never captain Manchester United again. This comes after the World Cup winner appears to question Mourinho’s tactics after their match against Wolves at the weekend. Pogba said: “When we are at home we should attack, attack, attack. That’s Old Trafford. We are here to attack. “I think teams are scared when they see Man United attacking and attacking. That was our mistake today.” When the France star was then asked what is stopping the team from attacking more, he replied: “I can’t tell you because I’m a player. It’s not me.” This latest episode is reportedly going to end with Pogba getting his long-desired move to Barcelona. The Catalans were keen to sign the World Cup winner over the summer and even offered 50 million pounds plus two players for his signature, but the Red Devils rejected their offer.

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Premier League Match Day 6 Review: Man City Keep the Pressure as Liverpool’s Dominance Continues

Liverpool’s perfect start to the campaign continues unabated, Man City romped to victory, Arsenal’s winning streak continues, and Manchester United thwarted on Sir Alex’s return. Fulham 1-1 Watford Saturday’s early kickoff saw Fulham grab a late equalizer to secure a point in their game against Watford at Craven Cottage. Watford went ahead early in the game, in the second minute, through Andre Gray but failed to convert subsequent chances. Fulham punished that profligacy with a goal in the 78th minute by Mitrovic, and went close to securing all three points when Mitrovic hit the bar late in the game. Liverpool 3-0 Southampton Liverpool’s flying start to the season shows no sign of coming to an end as they make it six wins out of a possible six in the campaign by seeing off Southampton. Xherdan Shaqiri proved his worth on his first premier league start for the club in a dominant display that saw him have a hand in two of Liverpool’s three goals. With Mo Salah also back among the goals, the only worry for Klopp would be an injury to Van Dijk. Manchester City 5-0 Cardiff Manchester City put the ghosts of their lethargic champions league display behind them with a five-star performance against Cardiff. Aguero marked his 300th club appearance – and celebrated his new contract –with his 205th goal to give City the lead. Record signing Riyad Mahrezfinally got in on the act with two goals to cap the show. While Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan also put in goal scoring performances, on a glorious day for Pep Guardiola’s side, to keep up the pressure on early pacesetters Liverpool. Manchester United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sir Alex Ferguson’s return to his previous stomping ground and fortress Old Trafford, for the first time since his emergency brain surgery four months ago, was marred by a trepid United’ display. After taking the lead through summer signing Fred’s first goal in a United shirt, they were back on level terms eight minutes into the second half with Joao Moutinho grabbing the equalizer for Wolves. Both goalkeepers had work to do to ensure their teams went home with some of the spoils as Wolves showed they truly belong in the Premier League. Burnley 4-0 Bournemouth At the sixth time of trying, last season’s surprise package Burnley finally made away with their first win of the new season to take some pressure off Sean Dyche. And it was as emphatic as it could get. Nathan Ake’s shot which was deflected onto the crossbar was the closest Bournemouth came to scoring before the Clarets seized control with two quickfire goals in the last six minutes of the first half through Matej Vydra and Aaron Lennon. The rout was complete in the final ten minutes of regulation time with Ashley Barnes scoring twice to kill the Cherries hope of a comeback. Leicester City 3-1 Huddersfield Leicester City may be struggling so far this season, but they did enough to ensure Huddersfield’s wait for a first premier league win of the season goes on. The Terriers early lead through Mathias Jorgensen was quickly cancelled out by Kelechi Iheanacho before the 20th minute. Young England hopeful James Maddison put the Foxes ahead in the 66th minute, with Jamie Vardy sealing the victory from an Iheanacho assist. Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle Newcastle’s early season troubles showed no signs of coming to an end, but they will have few complaints after escaping London with a point in the bag. Crystal Palace dominated proceedings with Mamadou Sakho guilty of a terrible miss as Palace failed to convert their dominance into a win. Newcastle had a penalty appeal turned down, but still, find themselves down in the bottom three. Brighton 1-2 Tottenham After recording three defeats on the bounce, Tottenham desperately needed a win to bounce back and keep their Premier League aspirations alive. Harry Kane’s goal through a penalty – from a Glenn Murray handball – which ended his four-game goalless run put them ahead in the 42nd minute of the game. Erik Lamela made sure of the points with a sweeping finish in the 76th minute. Brighton’s fightback eventually bore fruit when Anthony Knockaert scored a fine goal into stoppage time, but it was too little too late as Tottenham held on for a morale-boosting win. Arsenal 2-0 Everton Unai Emery’s men continued their fine showings in recent weeks with their fifth consecutive win, and a fourth consecutive Premier League win. With their two most expensive strikers out on the field together, Arsenal have proven to be a deadly force, and Everton’s expensively assembled squad had no answer to their probing as Alexandre Lacazzette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in quick succession to give Arsenal a two-goal lead. Despite Richarlison’s return to the fold, this was not to be the day when Marco Silva’s men bounced back from their winless run since the second week of the season. West Ham 0-0 Chelsea Chelsea and Maurizio Sarri finally saw their 100 percent start to the season grind to a halt as West Ham secured a vital draw. With Liverpool going ahead on Saturday, the Blues were looking to join them back at the top with a win, but could only settle for a spot with Man City after a difficult London derby. Hazard’s presence in the side after his refreshing midweek rest hardly changed anything as West Ham avoided a third consecutive Premier League defeat at the hands of Chelsea.

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