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Looking to shore up their spot in the play-off chase on Tuesday night, a high-flying Bolton will host local rivals Accrington Stanley.

Starting with the hosts, last seen over the weekend putting in another professional display as they claimed a 1-0 victory at home against Shrewsbury, Bolton are certainly enjoying what has been an extended purple patch. Claiming this season’s EFL Trophy thanks to a stunning 4-0 romp against Plymouth at Wembley on April 2nd, Ian Evatt’s men know that they sit in pole position to secure a play-off spot this season. Impressing many across League One this season, the Trotters are unbeaten in each of their last seven appearances across all competitions a run that stems back to March 11th. Riding what…

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As millions around the world continue to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, one slice of normality has remained the same sport. We re firmly in the February groove and that means we re going to be experiencing a whole lost of games coming at us thick and fast between now and May, which is especially true in the English Premier League. Today, we re going to take a look at a fixture between two teams with very different aspirations this season Chelsea and Newcastle United.

Chelsea

The Thomas Tuchel era has officially begun and with that comes a great deal of intrigue. The former PSG boss is known for wanting to get things done in a certain way and with Chelsea not offering him a particularly lo…

Italy warmed up for their crucial World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic with a predictably facile 4-0 win over San Marino at the Renato Dall Ara on Friday night.

Andrea Poli broke the deadlock and his international duck with a smart finish before Alberto Gilardino struck his first goal for the Azzurri since 2010 shortly before the interval.

Andrea Pirlo added a stunning free kick in early stages of the second half and set up Italy s fourth with another set-piece that led to Alberto Aquilani converting from close range with just over 10 minutes remaining.

Pirlo had been the best player on the pitch all evening, playing a key role in Italy dominating possession and territory right from the first whistle.

However, Aldo Junior Simoncini was in inspired…

Stephen Ireland in keen on making his loan stay at Stoke City permanent,.

The former Republic of Ireland international moved to the Britannia Stadium on transfer deadline day, and has made eight appearances for the club, scoring his one and only goal in the League Cup third round victory over Stoke City.

His contract with Aston Villa expires at the end of the season, and is highly unlikely to earn a new deal with Paul Lambert’s side.

The former Manchester City man s last appearance for Vila came in the 2-1 League Cup semi-final second leg victory over Bradford City, just his twelfth start for the club since Lambert took control.

The Potters travel to Swansea City on Sunday afternoon looking for their first win in eight top flight games, and in t…

We have many friends in Naples. It s true  he has said no to every destination that is not Inter, she said on Mediaset show Tiki Taka.

Everyone has known his choice since the start of the summer and that is the case for any team that has shown interest. In my view, at the end of the day, he will remain at Inter.

He doesn t believe it s over at Inter. I don t know what s going to happen, but I do know his words when the transfer market opened. He has stayed consistent.

There were offers that no player in the world would have turned down, but he said no for Inter.

Conte has denied Icardi is causing a disturbance within the squad, but he is not expected to use the striker on Monday.

The Nerazzurri are also still said to be keen on signing Alexi…

19:45 Dagenham Redbridge vs AFC Fylde

Leaving it late to snatch a 1-0 win away at Aldershot over the weekend, Dagenham Redbridge have continued on what has been quite the resurge over the past six weeks. Enjoying what has been an extended purple patch after a worrying start to the New Year, the Essex outfit have won two of their last three National League outings and have tasted defeat just once in any of their last six outings. Climbing away from the drop zone and the mood in Daryl McMahon s camp at arguably a season-high, a huge part of the Daggers resurge has been down to their continued performances at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. Including landing a pair of shock 2-0 victories against play-off contenders Notts County and Solihull Moors since opening the New Year, Tues…

Premier League chairmen have rejected the prospect of Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers joining the English Premier League or the forming of a two-tier top flight.

Financial blow

The news is a blow to the two Glasgow giants who saw a move to the English top flight as a chance to raise extra revenue from gates and television money.

Both sides are in financial trouble and struggling to strengthen their squads each season. Rangers problems were so bad that they couldn t strengthen their squad during the summer. Celtic did sign a few players but spent much less than most the Premier League sides.

Big fish in a small pond

I think I have revealed my thoughts on the Scottish Premier League in a previous article. The quality of the league is just really poo…

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.

A FIFA statement released by world football s ruling body said Monday: Due to recent events in the world of football, namely incidents at the play-offs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, match control (refereeing) and irregularities in the football betting market, the FIFA President has called an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee.

The extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee will take place in Cape Town on 2 December 2009, starting at 15.00.

The Henry handball incident left football s reputation at least as regards the standards of refereeing …

Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard, who retired from football on Thursday, has described how his slip against Chelsea in the Premier League in 2014 felt like a disaster in his life.

Liverpool looked to be on the brink of claiming their first Premier League title, but Gerrard s mistake let in Demba Ba to score the opener in a 2-0 win for Chelsea, who then went on to be crowned champions. 

While Gerrard s Liverpool career featured highs such as sealing Champions League glory against AC Milan in Istanbul, that Chelsea match will always be remembered as a crushing low for the club s home-grown hero. 

Obviously the Champions League in Istanbul in 2005 [was my best moment], Gerrard told BT Sport. Getting that fifth Champions League for Liverpool …

Lionel Messi s failure to score in Saturday s 1-1 Clasico draw means he is now enduring his worst run of form against Real Madrid in his entire Barcelona career.

The Argentina star has not found the target in six games in a row against Madrid in all competitions, since scoring a hat-trick in a 4-3 win at Santiago Bernabeu in March 2014.

Messi, who captained Barca in a Clasico for the first time in what was his 33rd appearance against their fierce rivals, missed a clear chance to add to Luis Suarez s 53rd-minute opener before Sergio Ramos snatched an equaliser in the closing stages.

The result means the champions are still six points adrift of LaLiga leaders Madrid, who have now gone 33 matches in all competitions without defeat.

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