Articles By Michael Black (1956)
English Championship

Aston Villa tipped to suffer more misery at Queens Park Rangers

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 25 2018

Aston Villa visit Queens Park Rangers on Friday desperately needing a win to stay in touch with the Championship play-off places. Villa lost 2-1 at Norwich City on Tuesday to…

Villa

Swansea City fancied to follow up impressive midweek performance

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 26 2018

Swansea City host Reading on Saturday aiming to record their second home victory of the week in the Championship. The Swans head into the match with the Royals on the…

Swansea
English Championship

Pundit backs Leeds United to edge thriller against Nottingham Forest

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 25 2018

Leeds United host Nottingham Forest on Saturday aiming to retain their place at the top of the Championship. Marcelo Bielsa’s side defeated Ipswich Town 2-0 in midweek to move onto…

Roofe

Chelsea vs BATE Borisov confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 25 2018

Chelsea host BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday aiming to maintain the 100% record in this season’s competition. The Blues have recorded a pair of 1-0 victories in…

Sarri

Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 25 2018

Arsenal visit Sporting Lisbon on Thursday aiming to maintain their unbeaten start in the Europa League. The Gunners have won their opening two matches in Group E, but the Portuguese…

Emery

Liverpool vs Red Star Belgrade confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 24 2018

Liverpool host Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Wednesday aiming to return to winning ways in the competition. The Reds are currently second in Group C following their…

Klopp

PSV Eindhoven vs Tottenham Hotspur confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 24 2018

Tottenham Hotspur visit PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday knowing that a defeat will probably end their hopes of qualifying for the last 16 in the Champions League. Defeats by Inter Milan…

Pochettino
English Championship

Leeds United fancied to bounce back against lowly Ipswich Town

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 24 2018

Leeds United host Ipswich Town on Wednesday aiming to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat at Blackburn Rovers. Marcelo Bielsa’s side are now fifth in the Championship, three points behind…

Bielsa

Manchester United v Juventus confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 23 2018

Manchester United host Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday aiming to leapfrog the Italian side into top spot in Group H. Juve have a 100% record after two matches,…

Mourinho

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 23 2018

Manchester City visit Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday aiming to record their second away victory in this season’s competition. City were beaten by Lyon in their opening…

Guardiola
English Championship

Aston Villa aiming to continue upturn in fortunes at Norwich City

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 23 2018

Aston Villa visit Norwich City in the Championship on Tuesday aiming to give new manager Dean Smith his second victory in charge of the club. Villa defeated Swansea City 1-0…

Smith

Arsenal vs Leicester City confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 22 2018

Arsenal welcome Leicester City to the Emirates Stadium on Monday aiming to extend their winning run in all competitions to 10 straight games. The Gunners’ form has seen the close…

Emery

Five Things: Man United star’s narcissism bites, Chelsea strikers firing blanks, Magpies are doomed

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 22 2018

The Premier League returned with a bang after the international break with plenty happening at both ends of the table. Victories for Manchester City and Liverpool edged them two points…

Pogba

Huddersfield Town vs Liverpool confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 20 2018

Liverpool visit Huddersfield Town on Saturday aiming to make it seven wins out of nine in the Premier League. The Reds head into the weekend level on 20 points with…

Klopp Wagner
Serie A

Milan derby takes centre stage as Inter & AC go head-to-head in Serie A

Author image Michael Black  •  Oct 15 2020

Sunday’s Milan derby promises to be a fiercely fought affair, with both Inter and AC heading into the game in decent form. Inter are currently third in Serie A having…

Icardi
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