Football

Chelsea v Stoke Four games in - is that too early to think of Chelsea as top-six finishers? Probably not. And that's bad news for the visitors: the Potters have lost 18/23 on the road to such ex

Liverpool clearly have an eye on Sunday's crunch clash with Manchester United, because manager Brendan Rodgers has left his big hitters at home for this Europa League group stage opener. Steven Gerrar

The European Champions (still sounds weird, doesn't it?) start the defence of their title against a club which is delighted to simply be back in the Champions League. It's been a long road back to the

Early Champions League games can be cagey, twitchy affairs but with two powerhouses of European football coming face to face I'm expecting a full-on affair. City would snap your hand off for a draw

It’s that time of year again. The theme song blares out of stadium speakers, Gary Neville clears his throat for more mind-boggling goal-gasms and 32 of the best teams in Europe prepare for battle. Thi

Arsenal v Southampton The Gunners go into this weekend's game on the back three clean sheets and a total of seven points from three games played. Southampton, on the other hand, are pointless and h

Sunderland, like neighbours Newcastle last season, could be surprise high achievers this season and they look capable of proving the point at home to Liverpool on Saturday. There are interesting paral

Aston Villa v Swansea Back Aston Villa @ 2.37 (137/100) Aston Villa picked up their first point of the season against Newcastle last time out and I'm taking them to pick up their first win on Satu

Friday night saw a winning start for England and a clean sweep for this column. You can't say fairer than a 5-0 away win and you can't argue with three successful bets. England were excellent in Moldo

Moldova v England, Friday 19:45, ITV1 This Friday night, England head over to the dark side - of Europe at least - to face Moldova in the first of their World Cup 2014 qualifiers. This will be mana