Once again Arsenal have the same trio of injury concerns, as they've had for the past few games: Gabriel Magalhaes (unspecified, but reported to be a knee), Riccardo Calafiori (definitively reported to be a knee) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (undisclosed muscular problem). All three are doubts to feature on Saturday versus Everton. … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Everton: Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko
Bill O’Brien Makes Tone Deaf Remarks About His Penn State Days
Bill O'Brien, despite having achieved lots of previous success as a college football head coach, will only coach in his very first bowl game this year. The first year Boston College head coach will lead the Eagles into Yankee Stadium later this month to take on Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl. He never made a bowl at Penn State (where he went 15-9, 10-6 in the Big Ten over … [Read more...] about Bill O’Brien Makes Tone Deaf Remarks About His Penn State Days
Army-Navy Game Will Eventually Be Moved Up On the Schedule
Before we get to what will happen with the annual Army-Navy game (the 125th edition of takes place this Saturday), let me just say that I think it's wonderful it is played in a NFL stadium every year. This storied rivalry, and all the tradition and pageantry that goes along with it certainly deserves a true spectacle. However, it can no longer have a college football … [Read more...] about Army-Navy Game Will Eventually Be Moved Up On the Schedule
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction, Team News as Astana
Tomorrow brings the next round of the UEFA Europa Conference League competition and the slate includes Chelsea FC visiting Astana. Ahead of the trip to Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Enzo Maresca has plenty of injury and ineligibility concerns to contend with. Let's run through them all, and then predict the starters here. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction, Team News as Astana
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur are heading to Glasgow, Scotland for a UEFA Europa League clash on Thursday night at Rangers. It's a match-up of two sides who are smack dab in the middle of the UEL table. Spurs come in with a slew of injuries, both long-term and short-term. That will affect the team selection of manager Ange Postecoglu, who will no doubt need to do some squad rotation … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Rangers
Tottenham Team News at Rangers: Van de Ven, Johnson, Romero
Tottenham Hotspur are in the midst of an injury crisis, and it's keeping them from trying to reach their goals this season. Micky van de Ven (thigh), Mikey Moore (unspecified illness) and Brennan Johnson (unspecified illness) are all moving closer towards being fit to feature again. The trio could all be in contention to feature on Thursday, or they might have to the … [Read more...] about Tottenham Team News at Rangers: Van de Ven, Johnson, Romero
Man United Starting XI Prediction at Viktoria Plzen
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has one major advantage over his predecessor Erik ten Hag- a much closer to full fitness squad. Right now, as the festive period approaches, this is the healthiest the United roster has been this season. This gives Amorim a chance to do some squad rotation on Thursday in the Europa League against Viktoria Plzen, and below is what we think … [Read more...] about Man United Starting XI Prediction at Viktoria Plzen
Man United Team News at Viktoria Plzen: Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw
There is some good news for Manchester United, on the injury front. Central defender Victor Lindelof is healing up from the groin pull that he suffered while on international duty last month. "Victor returned to training but is not available for tomorrow," United manager Ruben Amorim said ahead of the weekend loss to Nottingham Forest. "Maybe the next game, he will be … [Read more...] about Man United Team News at Viktoria Plzen: Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw
Man City Team News at Juventus: Phil Foden, John Stones, Manuel Akanji
Manchester City and England superstar Phil Foden has a really bad case of bronchitis. "He is not ready," City manager Pep Guardiola said of Foden this past weekend, in reference to the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. We'll see if Foden can give it a go at Juventus in midweek, but who knows. … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at Juventus: Phil Foden, John Stones, Manuel Akanji
Arsenal FC Team News vs AS Monaco: Gabriel, Calafiori, Zinchenko
Arsenal FC have a trio of touch-and-go/late fitness test injury concerns for Wednesday night's Champions League clash versus AS Monaco. Gabriel Magalhaes (knock on his knee), Riccardo Calafiori (same issue and level of severity) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (unspecified) could all miss out in midweek. But they could all just as likely be passed fit and feature too. … [Read more...] about Arsenal FC Team News vs AS Monaco: Gabriel, Calafiori, Zinchenko