Thomas Frank is confident that Brentford can find their clinical edge without Ivan Toney as they welcome Southampton to the Gtech Community Stadium this Saturday.
The Bees were involved in EFL Cup action on Wednesday, narrowly beating League Two side Colchester United courtesy of Keane Lewis-Potter’s first-half strike.
But without the presence of club-record top scorer Ivan Toney against Liverpool, Frank’s side struggled in the attacking areas and were well beaten at Anfield.
However, the Brentford head coach is excited by his new signings and acknowledged it would take time to adapt to his style of play, also confirming Toney would not be available for the fixture.
We played three average-plus games. Definitely still players growing into it. We stil…
Spain greats Xavi and Andres Iniesta are inspirational figures for Italy s Nicolo Barella, although the Azzurri midfielder does not try to replicate their skill sets.
Barcelona legends Xavi and Iniesta formed a key part of the Spain side that won Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 – in which they thrashed Italy in the final – either side of lifting the 2010 World Cup.
While the Barca duo were more renowned for their creativity than goalscoring exploits, albeit Iniesta got the crucial strike in Spain s World Cup triumph in South Africa, Barella has established himself as a real goal threat for both Inter and Italy.
Indeed, the former Cagliari man opened the scoring in Italy s 2-1 quarter-final win over Belgium with a fantastic finish, teed up by some excellent footwo…
Swansea have shown interest in Brondby winger Michael Krohn-Dehli, .
The Welsh club have just appointed Michael Laudrup to replace Brendan Rodgers and the new boss is already thinking about summer reinforcements.
The Sun claims the talented coach is readying bid for Denmark winger Michael Krohn-Dehli.
The 29-year-old has largely impressed while playing for Denmark at the European Championship, scoring two goals in three group games.
The highly rated winger is now expected to leave Brondby for greener pastures and Swansea City are looking to take advantage of the situation.
The Welsh side could suffer a real player exodus after boss Brendan Rodgers left Liberty Stadium for Liverpool and they are determined to make several high-profile signings in …
The Asian Football Confederation on Monday amended the qualifying draw for the 2011 Asian Cup after India booked their place at the tournament by winning the Challenge Cup.
Two berths are reserved at the showpiece event in Qatar for the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2010 a tournament featuring second tier Asian nations.
India ensured their first appearance at the Asian Cup since 1984 by beating Tajikistan 4-1 in the Challenge Cup final last month, meaning qualifying Group C, in which they had been drawn, now comprises only three teams.
The top two teams from each group make the finals:
Group A: Japan, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Yemen
Group B: Australia, Indonesia, Oman, Kuwait
Group C: Uzbekistan, UAE, Malaysia
Grou…
Julian Nagelsmann expressed his satisfaction with Bayern Munich as the Bavarians head into the mid-season Bundesliga break top of the table.
Bayern cruised to a 4-0 victory on Friday over Wolfsburg, with Thomas Muller – who was making his 400th league appearance for the reigning champions – scoring the first and assisting Dayot Upamecano s second.
Leroy Sane soon added a curling third before Robert Lewandowski sealed victory as the Poland striker netted his 43rd top-flight goal of 2021, surpassing Gerd Muller s long-standing calendar-year record for Bundesliga goals, set in 1972 (42).
Bayern boast a nine-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who play their game in hand against Hertha Berlin on Saturday, and former RB Leipzig head coach Nagelsmann h…
Lionel Messi sees similarities between this Argentina side and the one that agonisingly missed out on World Cup glory in 2014.
Argentina will head to Qatar this month looking to lift the trophy for the first time since 1986.
Former Barcelona star Messi, who now plays for Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain, has said it is likely to be his final World Cup.
He has yet to win the biggest prize in international football, though he helped La Albiceleste to the Copa America title in 2021, finishing as joint-top scorer with four goals.
Messi won the Golden Ball in 2014 after inspiring Argentina to the final, only to be left watching Germany celebrate following Mario Gotze s extra-time winner.
But, speaking ahead of the 2022 competition, Messi appeared to sug…
The New Orleans Saints roll into a soggy Lumen Field to face the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football in Week 7.
Seattle is still sorting out life without QB Russell Wilson while New Orleans is off a bye week and anxious to find some consistency after splitting wins and loses in their first five games.
Oddsmakers are giving the Seahawks the points at home but if you’re not interested in the spread or total, luckily bookies have a massive menu of Monday Night Football prop bets.
Here are our top prop picks for Saints at Seahawks on October 25.
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After all that grumbling, Aaron Rodgers is back with the Green Bay Packers in 2022. But what did it cost him? Not $150.8 million, that’s for sure.
The Cheeseheads did send top target Davante Adams to Las Vegas, leaving the NFL MVP to truly earn his money this season. Luckily for Packers backers, a dominant run game and promising defense can help carry the weight in Rodgers’ golden years.
Green Bay’s NFL odds still hold this franchise to a high standard and there’s major pressure on this team to get over its postseason problems and add to A-Rod’s legacy before he’s fed up. The Packers will once again be good but may go about their business in a different way in 2022.
Find out how in our Green Bay Packers NFL bett…
The second week of the preseason kicks off Thursday night as the Cleveland Browns visit Lincoln Financial Field as 3.5-point road dogs vs. the Philadelphia Eagles with a total of 37.5.
With sharp money moving the Eagles’ spread across the -3 to -3.5, is there still room to back the Eagles at home despite the regular starters likely watching from the sidelines?
Find out in my NFL preseason best bets for Browns vs. Eagles on Thursday, August 17.
Browns vs Eagles odds
Browns vs Eagles predictions
Sharp betting syndicates released the Eagles -2.5 and moved that line through the 3 to -3.5. That was on the backs of the Eagles having the much better defense and being much deeper on the defensive line. …
Bad weeks happen.
It’s inevitable… and it was my fate last week as I went an unsightly 1-5 with my NFL player props.
Guy goes down with an injury in the first quarter? Check. Losing on a half-yard hook (when they needed just one over the final three quarters)? Yup, that happened. Picking a dude that just stunk it up? When it rains it monsoons.
Thankfully, the Week 9 odds board provides a fresh slate, a chance at redemption, and a way to make some NFL picks that can get me back into Gamblor’s good graces.
I started things off by banking on the NFL odds for three offensive stars (well, two stars and a quarterback) because, well, why not get back to basics, but I’m finishing off my favorite NFL props for Week 9 with a little bit of creativity &mda…