New boss Unai Emery has targeted an end to Aston Villa’s trophy drought.
The former Arsenal manager wants to win Villa’s first silverware in 26 years and take them back into Europe after joining from Villarreal.
Which stars have been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar with injury and who is facing a race against time to be fit?
The tournament in Qatar is set to be without a number of global football stars – among them France’s Paul Pogba, who is now confirmed to be out due to an
Chelsea manager Graham Potter says it will take more than just the burning incentive of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to beat Arsenal during this weekend’s high noon London derby showdown at Stamford Bridge.
Aubameyang faces his former club for the first time since his acrimonious departure when Chelsea host the Premier league leaders on Sunday.
The match Girona – Athletic Bilbao from La Liga of Spain will take place on 04 November (Friday) at 22:00. It has been a difficult return to La Liga for Girona, who are now without a win in seven games since beating Real Valladolid 2-1 at the start of September.
Girona win odds are 3.70. A draw in the match is rated at 3.50. Athletic Bilbao win odds are 2.00. Check out our full football TV schedule.
The match Udinese – Lecce from Italy Serie A will take place on 04 November (Friday) at 21:45. Udinese’s form has deteriorated in recent weeks, with Andrea Sottil’s men going from a six-game winning streak in Serie A to a five-game winless streak in all competitions.
The odds for Udinese to win is 1.55. A tie in the match is rated 4.20. The odds for Lecce to win are 6.00. Check out our full football TV schedule.
The match Borussia M’gladbach – Stuttgart for Bundesliga I of Germany will take place on 04 November (Friday) at 21:30. After a shock defeat away to Bochum last weekend, Union Berlin are likely to need a win to stay at the top of the table, with Bayern Munich playing a day earlier and just a point adrift ahead of this round.
Borussia M’gladbach win odds are 2.05. A tie in the match is rated 4.00. Stuttgart win odds are 3.20. Check out our full football TV schedule.
The match Reading – Preston for the Championship of England will take place on 04 November (Friday) at 21:45. Thomas Ince is Reading’s top scorer with 4 goals. Emil Riis has 5 goals for Preston. A year ago Preston were number 16 in the table with 21 points. They are now number 12 with 22 points. Reading won both games against Preston last season.
Reading odds are 2.40. A tie in the match is rated 3.20. Preston win odds are 3.00. Check out our full football TV schedule.
Raheem Sterling was restored to Chelsea’s attack and rewarded Graham Potter with a starring role in a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb which saw Ben Chilwell limp off late on.
Chilwell appeared to pull his hamstring chasing a ball in stoppage time and though he got to his feet and played the final seconds of the match, the England defender
Paris Saint-Germain were forced to settle for second in their Champions League group after a dramatic conclusion saw Benfica pip them by virtue of away goals scored.
A stoppage-time goal from Joao Mario completed a 6-1 win for the Portuguese side at Maccabi Haifa and edged them above PSG in Group H, despite the French side winning
All four English teams qualified for the Champions League last 16 but both Scottish sides exited the competition at the group stage.
Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham are through to the last 16 as group winners to be seeded in Monday’s draw, while Liverpool qualified as runners-up and will be unseeded.