Everton’s home form has improved under David Moyes, with the club having remained unbeaten in their last three at Goodison Park. Manchester United have lost three of their last five league games.
Everton’s home form has improved under David Moyes, with the club having remained unbeaten in their last three at Goodison Park. Manchester United have lost three of their last five league games.
The Cherries are in excellent form with four wins and one loss in their last five games in all competitions, with their only defeat being against league leaders Liverpool. Wolves have an abysmal away record in the Premier League, with only one win from their last five on their travels.
Ipswich Town have only won once at Portman Road in the league this season, with the Tractor Boys losing five of their last seven matches on home soil. Tottenham Hotspur have won three of their last five games in all competitions - including their last two matches in the Premier League.
The Saints have lost all of their last seven league games on home soil, while Brighton have won three of their last four, losing just one of their last seven on the road. Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in the last six meetings between the two teams.
Arsenal have a tremendous home league record at the Emirates this season, with no losses from 12. The Gunners have won four of their last five Premier League games. West Ham United are winless in their last four games and without a clean sheet in their previous eight matches.
Fulham come into this game with three consecutive victories and only one loss in their last five games at Craven Cottage. Crystal Palace are winless in the last six meetings between the two sides and have not recorded a win away at Fulham since 2020.
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions following their 2-2 draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool. On the other hand, Chelsea only have two league wins from their last nine Premier League matches.
Newcastle United have won the last three meetings between the two sides, with Nottingham Forest failing to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 against the Magpies. The visitors have won two of their last five matches in the Premier League.
Manchester City have only lost twice in the league at the Etihad this season, with the visitors unbeaten away from home after their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa. Liverpool have not won away at Manchester City since 2018 and the meeting at the Etihad last season resulted in a draw.
The Saints have lost all of their last seven league games on home soil, while Brighton have won three of their last four, losing just one of their last seven on the road. Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in the last six meetings between the two teams.
Ipswich Town have only won once at Portman Road in the league this season, with the Tractor Boys losing five of their last seven matches on home soil. Tottenham Hotspur have won three of their last five games in all competitions - including their last two matches in the Premier League.
Arsenal have a tremendous home league record at the Emirates this season, with no losses from 12. The Gunners have won four of their last five Premier League games. West Ham United are winless in their last four games and without a clean sheet in their previous eight matches.
Fulham come into this game with three consecutive victories and only one loss in their last five games at Craven Cottage. Crystal Palace are winless in the last six meetings between the two sides and have not recorded a win away at Fulham since 2020.
The Cherries are in excellent form with four wins and one loss in their last five games in all competitions, with their only defeat being against league leaders Liverpool. Wolves have an abysmal away record in the Premier League, with only one win from their last five on their travels.
West Bromwich Albion have won three of their previous five home matches in the Championship and have no losses in three against Oxford United. The visitors are winless in their last five matches and have failed to scored in their last three.
Coventry City have won three of their previous five matches on home soil in the Championship, losing only once. Preston North End have only won twice away from home in their last five league games and are winless in their previous two league games.
Huddersfield Town are unbeaten in their last three matches and hold a four-game unbeaten run against Peterborough United. The Posh have not won an away game since August and have the worst defensive record in the division, with 58 goals conceded in 31 games.
Wycombe Wanderers are unbeaten in their last four home games in all competitions following their 2-0 victory against Bristol Rovers. Wigan Athletic are without a win in their previous five matches and have failed to keep a clean sheet in those five.
Cambridge United are winless in their last five matches in League One and are without a clean sheet in their last 18 matches in all competitions. Stockport County are unbeaten in seven matches and were the victors in the reverse fixture back in August.
Charlton Athletic are in excellent form, having only lost once in their last seven matches and the Addicks have scored first in five of their last six matches. Exeter City have lost four of their previous five games in all competitions and have only won once away from home in five.
Bradford City have one of the best home records in the division, with only one loss from 16 matches at Valley Parade. The Bantams have won their last eight consecutive home matches in the league. MK Dons are without a win in four and no clean sheets in their previous five.
Accrington Stanley are without a win in their last five matches and have failed to score in their last three games. Doncaster Rovers have won three of their previous five away matches in the league and are unbeaten in the previous six meetings between the two teams.
England has four candidates to win the Champions League in the 2021/22 season, with the likes of current holders, Chelsea, who look to have improved significantly under Thomas Tuchel, as they are currently fighting with Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title, whilst putting in some impressive displays in the group stages, such as their 4-0 victory over Juventus.
Meanwhile, City were beaten finalists under Pep Guardiola last year and will be desperate to go that step further and win the trophy altogether, replicating what the likes of Liverpool did in 2019, by reaching back to back finals and winning the latter. The Citizens are arguably the best team in England, having won the Premier League title in three of the last four seasons and it seems like a matter of time before they have some European glory.
As mentioned above, Liverpool won the trophy in 2019 against Tottenham in the final at the Wanda Metropolitano and will be looking to try and win what would be their seventh European Cup/Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s side have certainly put in some impressive displays in the competition, having finished top of Group B with 18 points from six games, ahead of the likes of AC Milan, FC Porto and Atletico Madrid.
The fourth and final English team in the competition is Manchester United, who will be seen as outsiders, but, having seen their current Interim Manager Ralf Rangnick to the semi-finals in 2011, whilst also having an impressive crop of players with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Raphael Varane in the squad, there is every chance that they could shock the tournament and come away as winners despite their troubles, as Chelsea did last season.
Germany have just Bayern Munich left in the Champions League, following Group Stage exits from Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side comfortably finished top of Group E, taking maximum points having defeated Barcelona, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv twice. Having won the competition as recently as 2020 against PSG, Bayern are arguably the most likely candidates to win the competition ahead of any club outside of England and will be expected to advance from the Round of 16 having been drawn out to play Red Bull Salzburg.
France have two candidates that are still in the running for the Champions League, one are major outsiders in Lille, who won Group G ahead of the likes of Salzburg, Sevilla and Wolfsburg, but have an incredibly tricky task in the Round of 16, as they have to play Chelsea, whilst the other candidate is PSG.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men have what is on paper, the best front three in the world, in Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. They could only finish runners-up to City in Group A, having failed to win a single away game in the Champions League, something which will have to change if they are to stand a chance of progressing deep into the competition.
PSG were drawn out to play Real Madrid in the Round of 16 and will be hoping the additions of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Ramos, Gini Wijnaldum and Messi can give them that extra boost to push them towards what would be their first Champions League triumph, having been beaten in the 2020 final, as well as in the semi-finals last campaign.
Spain, like France, only have two competitors left to battle it out coming into the Round of 16, as Barcelona suffered a shock exit in Group E, whilst Sevilla finished third in Group G, consequently dropping both sides into the Europa League.
Real Madrid will be Spain’s main hope to win the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti has a good record in the competition, having won it three times as coach of AC Milan and Los Blancos, doing so with the latter in the 2013/14 season. The Santiago Bernabeu club have won the European Cup/Champions League 13 times, more than any other club in history, but will face a stern test against PSG in the Round of 16.
2021 Europa League winners Villarreal also managed to advance from Group F, ahead of the likes of Atalanta and Young Boys, but finished as runners-up to United, seeing them being drawn against Juventus.
With the quality that Unai Emery’s side have shown in Europe, there is a chance that they could pull off a shock against the Italian giants to progress through to the quarter-finals, however, they aren’t expected to win the competition itself.
Last but not least on this list is the Netherlands, who have just one candidate competing to try and win the Champions League in the shape of four-time winners, Ajax.
Erik ten Hag’s side have impressed in Europe once again this season, topping Group C in comfortable fashion ahead of the likes of Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund and Besiktas, taking a maximum of 18 points from six matches, which is the first time that Ajax have done this in the Group Stages.
Former West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt striker Sebastien Haller has been one of the competition’s standout players, having fired in 10 goals in six matches, seeing the 27-year-old Ivory Coast international be the top scorer in this season’s Champions League at present.
Ajax, who would be tantalisingly close to reaching the final in 2019, but for a Lucas Moura hattrick for Spurs, face Benfica in the Round of 16 and will fancy their chances of reaching the Quarter-Finals.
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