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Even with a depleted forward line England will beat Moldova, and they will do so handsomely. That doesn't mean scoring a bucketful of goals, but a solid victory without conceding will represent a j

Leeds v Blackburn Leeds are playing well, there's no doubt about that. An opening day victory over Wolves was followed by an unlucky loss to early league leaders Blackpool before Neil Warnock's men

It's difficult to escape the feeling that Hearts have already missed their opportunity in this tie. The SPL outfit had some good spells against a weakened Liverpool side at Tynecastle last week, but c

In keeping with all six of last season's El Clasicos, the two giants of Spanish football served up yet another goal-filled treat in the first leg as Real Madrid managed to bag two away from home to le

Aston Villa v Tranmere You can't be confident about anything in the early rounds of the League Cup, especially team selections, and as a general rule you'd imagine that Premier League clubs would r

Robin Van Persie hit a wonder goal (as always) yesterday to get Man UTD back in the match. A little to soon for my liking. The minute I seen Fulham had taken the lead I rubbed my hands in glee thinkin

Brace yourselves ladies and gentlemen, El Clasico is here again. It's time for Spain's finest to entertain the rest of the world with some astonishing high tempo football and unbelievable skill, not f

Reading will be delighted after salvaging a point from their opening fixture with Stoke, but a midweek trip to Chelsea will be an altogether more daunting experience. A lot was made in pre-season a

On a full midweek programme of Championship football this is undoubtedly the fixture that catches the eye from an entertainment perspective; two attacking teams in opposition with a couple of swashbuc

Everton v Manchester United, Monday 20:00, Sky Sports 1. Match Odds: Everton 4.5, Manchester United 1.93, The Draw 3.75. Rarely have Manchester United made such a landmark signing as Robin van P