Everton 0-1 Leeds United When Leeds United completed the signing of winger Raphinha from Rennes on Premier League transfer deadline day, this SBOTOP writer was suitably impressed. Not only did it seem an astute piece of business by the newly promoted club but here was a player capable of producing Premier League highlights to delight
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West Ham United vs Aston Villa If you had asked fans of either of these sides would they be happy to be in the Premier League top eight going into late November, one suspects they would have bitten your hand off. That they have done so with two managers – one much maligned, another few
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Napoli vs AS Roma Serie A contenders Napoli and AS Roma will face off anew this upcoming Sunday night. This clash between two southern heavyweights will be anything but usual, particularly for the hosts as they will try to draw inspiration after receiving the unfortunate Serie A 2020 news three days ago. Napoli legend Diego
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Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur As Premier League meetings go, let’s not bill this as a meeting of two of London’s super-powers. Of course, it is such a clash but, primarily, it is far more than that. For there is simply no love lost between these two teams and, at times, that bad blood has even
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Real Sociedad vs Villarreal La Liga leaders Real Sociedad face another tough challenge as the fixtures come in thick and fast. Imanol Alguacil’s men will take on Villarreal this weekend at the Anoeta Stadium in what should be a game that will pose huge ramifications. As of this writing, Real Sociedad still sit on top
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Bahrain Grand Prix The Formula One will have its triple-header finale to cap off the 2020 calendar as we head on over to Sakhir for the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix. With the drivers and constructors championship already settled, now we will focus to the others who came up short as they try to finish 2020
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Southampton vs Manchester United …pull up a seat and enjoy! Because Premier League: Southampton vs Manchester United is usually one of the most entertaining fixtures in the football calendar. And this weekend’s clash at the St Mary’s Stadium should be no exception as two in-form teams prepare to collide. The Saints are fifth in the
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Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid could go top of La Liga this weekend if they can win a tough challenge against Valencia at the Mestalla and results elsewhere go their way. Los Rojiblancos are currently in second place and they are three points behind Real Sociedad. But with two games in hand
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Everton vs Leeds United Two teams will figure in an enticing clash this weekend as Leeds United visit Everton at the Goodison Park in the 10th matchday of the 2020/21 season. The Toffees and the Whites have lost three of their last five, and both are keen to improve on their form as they continue
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Olympiacos 0-1 Manchester City Manchester City went six points clear at the top of Champions League Group C tonight after dominating the entire 90-plus minutes against Olympiacos. A goal from Phil Foden gave Pep Guardiola’s side a first half lead and only a fantastic performance by the Greek’s keeper Jose Sa kept the score down.
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Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta Four minutes was all it took for Atalanta to do something that has never been done in a long time. The Gian Piero Gasperini-mentored club dealt Liverpool its first defeat in Anfield since 2017, and they did so methodically through their solid and well-thought out gameplan. Josip Ilicic and Robin Gosens scored
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Inter Milan 0-2 Real Madrid When the Champions League draw paired these sides together in Group B, it seemed the best the other two teams (Borussia Monchengladbach and Shakhtar Donetsk) could hope for was a third-place finish. Here were record 13-times Kings of Europe, Real Madrid, and big-spending Inter Milan, Europa League finalists last term,
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1960-2020 The world of football is in mourning today following the news that Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60. Revered by many as the greatest player of all time, he was a special talent, the like we see, in sport, once in a generation. And as brilliant as he was, as an
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool Liverpool’s bid to successfully defend their Premier League title is looking good thus far. Even with a rash of injuries decimating their squad, the Reds still find themselves tied with Tottenham at the top of the table a quarter into the season. With Tottenham facing a tough trip to
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VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich It is first versus eighth this weekend as Bayern Munich visit VfB Stuttgart at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in the ninth matchday of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season. Die Bayern and Die Schwaben are coming off of thrilling draws in the last time out, which should give them enough motivation to make
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Sassuolo vs Inter Milan Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan take on high-flying Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium on Saturday, and a win for the hosts would take them top of the Serie A table. Roberto De Zerbi’s Neroverdi have stunned the football world with a brilliant start to the season which leaves them in second place,
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VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen Die Wolfe are one of the few teams who are yet to lose in this 2020/21 Bundesliga season, and now they stake their streak when they host Werder Bremen this Friday night. By going undefeated in their first eight fixtures, Oliver Glasner’s men sit at the sixth spot of the
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Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 RB Leipzig Paris Saint-Germain’s path to qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages is back on track as they scored a big 1-0 home win over RB Leipzig. Neymar’s 11th-minute penalty was all the Parisians needed to see off the Red Bulls, who played well but were unable to take their chances in
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Liverpool vs Atalanta Liverpool are closing in on a place in the Champions League knockout phase. The English champions were perfect during the first half of the group stage with three wins out of three, the most convincing of which was their Diogo Jota-inspired demolition of top group challengers Atalanta in Bergamo. The Reds continue
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The Los Angeles Lakers are just over a month removed from winning the NBA championship, and with the way the offseason has unfolded, it looks like they’ve won again as their chances of defending the title have seemingly improved significantly. Not only have the Lakers made some fine moves to strengthen their squad ahead of their
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