Sportsbywest sure weekend predictions via @sportsbywest3

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 2: backing Arsenal to return to winning ways in the PL, Ozil and Alexis well rested for this game as they did not play in the EFL cup, Sunderland bundled out of the EFL cup by Southapmton, should be another woeful performance from the black cats.

Manchester united 2 Burnley 0: buoyed by the win over Manchester city in the EFL cup midweek, Manchester United should be able to get all 3 points against Burnley. Manchester united would make it right at the back and you know Jose too well, get a goal or 2 and seat on it.

Middlesbrough 1 Bournemouth 1: not much on this fixture, Bournemouth the better side of late, middesbrough were unfortunate not to pick up all 3 points against Arsenal last time out, two sides that would try to play all out attacking football, it's either here nor there.

Tottenham 1 Leicester city 1: Spurs have one of the meanest defence I  the league, they don't give too many goals away and without Harry Kane, they don't score much. Leicester city getting better as they play more matches, so I settle for a draw.

Watford 2 hull city 0: Hull city getting beat by almost everyone and they conceede a lot in the PL, hard to see them keeping a clean sheet in this match, Ighalo should return For Watford and backing Troy Deeney to score his 100th goal for Watford.

West brom 1 Manchester city 2: 6 matches without a win foe Manchester city, a bad record for pep Guardiola a win is a must for him, should use his full strength squad but you can expect early substitutions when they are leading by 2 goals to nil so they can have fresh legs for the UCL fixture against Barcelona.  West brom have nothing against the citizens.

Crystal palace 1 Liverpool 2: Benteke returns , he has flourished at palace since leaving, backing him to score against his former side but Liverpool to come out tops, Liverpool a well rested side after klopp gave most of his big players midweek for the EFL CUP.

Everton 1 west ham 2: west ham on a roll now, they have gotten their acts together, they got a big win midweek against chelsea, back them to do something big against a good Everton side as well.

Southampton 1 Chelsea 2: Southampton has got a mean defence, Chelsea was exposed midweek against West Ham but then, it could be because they are putting more focus on the League, the big pkayers will surely start this one, a key fixture this would be in the PL, Southampton got a massive draw against Manchester city last week and bundled Sunderland out of the EFL cup, they are in good form also.

Stoke city 2 Swansea 0:

 stoke city doing fine, Swansea not better off, Swansea looks like they getting together and understanding the tactics of the new coach, but to get all 3 points would be a big ask and a draw will feel like 3 points for them!

Augsburg 1 Bayern Munich 3:

Wolfsburg 1 Bayer leverkusen 2

Borussia Dortmund 2 schalke 04 1

Juventus 2 Napoli 1: big match, big teams, goal goal for both teams, Juventus should win.

Alaves 1 real Madrid 3: BBC well rested, real Madrid spanked their last opponents 7-1 without the well rested bale Benzema and Cristiano, the trio should return for this fixture and do wonders.

Barcelona 3 grananda 0: MSN to roast Granada, no doubts about that.

A.c. Milan 2 pescara 0

Empoli 1 Roma 2

Lille 1 PSG 2

*danger teams: beware of Arsenal, they played a 0-0  against Middlesbrough  last week in the PL, they struggle to break down small teams, they stuggled with Burnley as well.

PsG: on a good day, PSG should beat lille and your over 2.5 should enter, but then, at Times, they can fumble, so one can go for over 1.5 and I never trust Friday fixtures.

Sportsbywest predictions for the weekend..... via@sportsbywest3

Sportsbywest predictions for the weekend:


Bournemouth 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2: that Bournemouth hit hull city for 6 last weekend does not mean that would find spurs easy, the London side have been tight at the back, so this match could end up as a low scoring affair, backing spurs to get back to winning ways though.



Arsenal 3 Middlesbrough 0: Arsenal are joint table toppers for a reason, and with Alexis, Walcott and ozil all in fine form, I don't see any way Middlesbrough would escape this match without losing, should be a straight win for Arsenal.



Burnley 1  Everton 2; Burnley not it at all this season, Everton definitely better, another match that could end up as a low scoring affair, but you can expect lukaku to turn up for Everton.

Hull city 0 stoke city 1: Stoke City have 4 points from a possible 6 in their last two matches, they are starting to get themselves together as inspired by joe Allen, hull city should not trouble them.

Leicester city 2 crystal palace 1: the defending champions will be buoyed by another win in the UCL, that should be a boost against a benteke-inspired Crystal palace.



Swansea city 1 Watford 1: swansea gave Arsenal a lot of problems in their last PL fixture, Watford for a win in theirs, but it was a close match, so backing this match to end in a draw.

West ham United 1 Sunderland 0;

 west ham to defeat struggling Sunderland, I see no way out for the black cats in London.

Liverpool 2 west brom 1:


 Liverpool felt restricted against Manchester United in their last PL match, against west brom, they should do better and attack better, and get a win.

Manchester city 2 Southampton 1:


4 matches without a win for Manchester city, Southampton would be looking to compound their woes, but then, they do not have enough to get all 3 points against Manchester city, who would be looking to bounce back from a disastrous outing in the UCL, backing guardiola's side to return ro winning ways.

Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1:

Jose Mourinho sets his side out to defend away from home against the big teams, we saw it against Liverpool, but then, this is not a 0-0 fixture.

Sevilla 1 at Madrid 2; sevilla on a good run, so also at Madrid, so when two sides on a good run meets who wins? I go for the team with the better attacking prowress and that is at Madrid, they should get all 3 points away from home.

Real Madrid 3 athletic club 1: Madrid doing just fine, Ronaldo doing just fine, getting goals and assists, alongside  bale and Benzema, Madrid have no problems, they should get all 3 points.




Valencia 1 Barcelona 4: Messi, messi,  messi, what more can I say? You saw what they did to Manchester city in the UCL, that fine run should continue.





Bayern Munich 3 borussia m'gladbach 1:


Bayern Munich finally got a win, they are back in style, this should be another win for them with lewandowski and Miller scoring for them in the UCL, they would do just fine.



A.C. Milan 1 juventus 2: Dybala, Higuain, a good attacking force, got a slim win in the UCL against Lyon, they should get another slim win against A.c. Milan.




PSG 3.  Marseille 1: how many teams can stop PSG on their day in the French league? Not many, another win for them.





Players you can back to score anytime this weekend: Lionel Messi, Cavani, Alexis, Walcott, Hazard, Alli, Muller, Higuain, Ronaldo.


Players you can back to get assist this weekend: Payet, Ozil, Erikssen, Ronaldo, messi and di maria

UCL MATCHDAY 3 SUREST PREDICTIONS.....VIA @sportsbywest3

Bayer leverkusen 2 Tottenham 1: spurs should struggle against a Javier Hernandez inspired leverkusen, spurs looked tired in their last match, so backing the German side to get the win at home.

Club Brugge 1 Porto 2

CSKA Moscow 1 Monaco 1

Dinamo Zagreb 0 sevilla 2

Leicester city 2 kobenhavn 1

Olympique Lyon 1 juventus 2

Real Madrid 5 legia warzawa 0: Ronaldo is on form, real Madrid but 6 past real betis over the weekend, what more can i say?

Sporting CP 2 borussia Dortmund 2

Arsenal 3 ludogorets 0; with Theo Walcott and Alexis hitting top form in recent matches, easy win for arsenal

Barcelona 3 man city 1; city winless in their last 3 matches, messi is back with a bang and he scored over the weekend, MSN to deal with the citizens, would be a bad return for Pep guardiola.

Bayern Munich 2 PSV 1; this would be tough for bayern Munich, but they should hit adequate form to get all 3 points.

Celtic 2 borussia m'gladbach 1: Celtic good at home, ask Manchester city, 3 points for Celtic.

Dynamo Kyiv 1 Benfica 2

Napoli 3 beskitas 1

PSG 4 Basel 0: should be a straightforward win for PSG

Rostov 0 atletico Madrid 4: this Madrid went crazy in their last la liga encounter, carrasco was in fire, backing them to get all 3 points and a big win.


Bank on: anybody to score by half time in the match that involves: Barcelona, real Madrid, at Madrid and bayern Munich.

Jurgen klopp wins PL manager of the month ......via@sportsbywest3

Liverpool Manager, Jurgen klopp has been named the PL manager of the month for September.

Liverpool won 3 out of 3 matches in September while scoring 11 goals, recording victories over teams like Leicester city( 4-1) Chelsea(1-2) and hull city(5-1).

Tottenham Hotspurs forward Son has been named the player of the month, after a eventful September for him in which he scored 4 goals in 3 matches.

 Son Heung-min Premier League September by numbers:

3 games
4 goals
88% pass accuracy
12 take-ons
10 chances created.

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson's goal against chelsea in September at stamford Bridge has been named goal of the month in the PL, making it a double delight for liverpool fans.

Predictions for the weekend......via @sportsbywest3

Sportsbywest 19 sure banker predictions for the weekend: 

Borussia Dortmund 3 Hertha Berlin 1:

Backing Dortmund to return to winning ways just after the international break, they should surely get a win in this fixture.

Chelsea 2 leicester city 1

: Leicester city have not been convincing this season, Chelsea have been better, revenge would be on their mind, they should get the revenge at Stamford bridge, you can bank on Diego Costa to continue his fine goal scoring form.

Bournemouth 2 hull city 1:

Bournemouth were so close to getting a victory against Watford in their last PL outing, so backing them to get a win this time around at home against hull city.

Arsenal 3 Swansea city 1: arsene wenger's side to continue their fine form In the PL, although they lost to Swansea at home last season, they would get a sweet revenge this time around, Swansea have a new manager and their defending would be suspect. 

Manchester city 2 Everton 1:

This match largely depends on the fitness of one man: Kim aguero, with him, city should score a lot in this fixture, although he missed a penalty for Argentina during the international break, backing kun and kelechi to score in this fixture.

Stoke city 1 Sunderland 1

Two struggling sides in the PL, what more can I say? A draw should be the best either side can get. Although, stoke city were impressive against Manchester United in their last PL fixture.

West brom 1 Tottenham 3: after defeating Manchester city, you expect spurs to be able to overcome west brom, easily I should say.

Crystal palace 2 west ham 2: west ham are not at their best yet, backing benteke to score again, he is on a roll now, you can count on the big Belgian.

Leganes 1 sevilla 2 

Barcelona 4 deportivo la coruna 1: Barcelona to return to winning ways, bolstered by news that Lionel messi had returned to training, you know how important messi is to Barcelona.

Ath madrid 3 Granada 0: Kevin gameiro and griezmann are on a run, and they both scored for France during the international break.

Real betis 1  real Madrid 4: too many draws in recent matches, but Ronaldo is back on form, scoring goals aplenty for Portugal, expecting him to inspire his club.

Augsburg 1 schalke04 2

Eintracht Frankfurt 1 bayern Munich 5

Napoli 1 roma 1

Juventus 3 udinese 1

Middlesbrough 1 Watford 2 * backing Isaac success to inspire Watford if passed fit.

Southampton 3 Burnley 1

Nancy 1 PSG 4: Nancy bottom of the log, not much they can do against a cavani inspired PSG.

There should be plenty goals this weekend and I am backing the big teams to return to form just after the international break.

Tyson Fury's licence suspended. .....via@sportsbywest3

Tyson Fury's boxing licence has been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control pending further investigation into anti-doping and medical issues.

Tyson FURY had announced the vacation of his heavyweight  Titles  with immediate effect to fully focus on his medical treatment and recovery.

The BBBoC announced its decision on Thursday morning after officials discussed Fury's case on Wednesday following a reported failed drugs test in the United States and his admission in Rolling Stone magazine that he has "done lots of cocaine" in a bid to battle depression.

A statement read: "The British Boxing Board of Control confirms that Mr. Fury's boxer's licence is suspended pending further investigation into anti-doping and medical issues."

Shanghai masters updates....via @sportsbywest3

24 year old American jack sock  pulled  the shock of the day by defeating Raonic.

SOCK saved two match points to break an eight-match losing streak against Raonic, the fifth seed, on Thursday for a place in the Shanghai Rolex masters quarter-finals.

Sock withstood 14 aces and saved match points at 6/7 and 7/8 in the deciding set tie-break to beat Raonic, 0-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) in one hour and 53 minutes.

 Sock beat Raonic in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting at Memphis in February 2013.

Sock had this to say after the match: “I’ve been on the other end of that three times last year, We’ve had a lot of close matches in the past, it normally comes down to a few points against Milos. I’m happy to finally get one against him. It feels great.”

Raonic swept through the first set in 24 minutes, losing 11 points, while Sock won his first game for 1-1 in the second set

“I wish I had done better in the third set,” said Raonic. “I think the double fault I hit on break point down in the second set, gave him belief. 

Other than that, the match could have gone both ways. He stepped up and he took it.”

Sock, 24, will next face third seed Stan wawrinka   or 2014 finalist Gilles Simon  on Friday at the Qi Zhong Stadium.

TOPSHOTS like Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Tsonga have all progressed to the quarter finals as well.

Steve Bruce appointed as Aston villa manager..... via @sportsbywest3

Steve Bruce has been appointed as the new manager of Aston Villa.

Bruce, a former hull city manager replaces The sacked Roberto Di Matteo.

He told the club's website:

It's a wonderful opportunity. It is one of the big clubs of this country.

"I relish the challenge of trying to take the club where it wants to go and needs to be and try to turn around the misfortune we seem to have had over the past few years. I am absolutely delighted to have been given the chance.


Steve Bruce is 55 years old and has managed teams like Hull city, Sunderland, and Wigan amongst others.