Playing today
Blackburn vs West Brom
Championship - Wed 23 Oct 2024 - 18:45 UTC
After losing 2 of their last 3 games, Blackburn are getting ready to host West Bromwich Albion, who are level in points in the league table. So far the hosts have been enjoying the strongest home record in the league, with 5 wins in as many games played at Ewood Park.
Despite a strong start of the season with 5 wins in their first 6 games, visitors West Brom have been struggling lately, remaining winless in their last 4 matches.
FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
Champions League - Wed 23 Oct 2024 - 19:00 UTC
Both teams share similar records so far in the Champions League with, for each side, a solid home win and an away set back. Barça could not avoid defeat in Monaco in the first game (2-1), before easily cruising past BSC Young Boys (5-0) at home. As for the visitors from Munich, the 9-2 thumping of Dinamo Zagreb in the first game was followed by a defeat in England against Aston Villa (1-0).
However when it comes to league games, both teams are holding the leading spots in their respective leagues, with Barcelona sitting three points above rivals Real Madrid in La Liga ahead of Saturday's "clasico", while FC Bayern are level in points with RB Leipzig as Bundesliga leaders.
RB Leipzig vs Liverpool
Champions League - Wed 23 Oct 2024 - 19:00 UTC
When we come across comments on how great things have been shaping up this season for RB Leipzig, we know they are talking about the Bundesliga and not the Champions League.
The Germans are undefeated this season in their domestic league, and level in points with leaders Bayern Munich. Their current European campaign is a different story though. Two games played, with on each instance Sesko allowing them to take the lead and yet both games ended in a defeat for Leipzig.
To their credit, those were narrow defeats against opponents that are quite difficult to play against (Atletico Madrid, Juventus). However things are not looking like they are getting any easier, with the next opponent in line being in-form Liverpool.
Not only the Reds are leading the race in the Premier League with 7 wins in 8 games, but they also have won their first two Champions League games, in both instances against an Italian opposition, at AC Milan (1-3) and against Bologna (2-0).
Playing tomorrow
Fenerbahce vs Manchester Utd
Europa League - Thu 24 Oct 2024 - 19:00 UTC
Both teams have been undefeated in their two opening games in the competition, and both have drawn against the same opponent (Dutch side FC Twente) on the same 1-1 scoreline. However the club from Istambul has already won a game, at home against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise (2-1) while the Mancunians have yet to record a win this season in the competition.
Manchester United scored first on each instance but could not hold on to their lead, conceding a draw in the end in both games.
On the domestic front, Fenerbahce's league record so far sees José Mourinho's men trailing leaders Galatasaray by 8 points, although with a game in hand.
As for the Mancunians, this week-end's home win against Brentford has brought some relief (2-1), however the start of the season has been rahter sluggish, with an 11th position in the league table, and already 10 points behind leaders Liverpool after only 8 games played.
Played yesterday
Preston 2-2 Norwich City
Championship - Tue 22 Oct 2024 - 18:45 UTC
The hosts could not hold on to their early 2-0 lead obtained after just 12 minutes, as Sainz and Duffy allowed Norwich to come back, putting an end to the hosts’ series of three consecutive clean sheets. This is Norwich’s sixth consecutive league game undefeated.
Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar
Champions League - Tue 22 Oct 2024 - 19:00 UTC
It took a fierce battle but the Gunners ended up claiming the three points against an Ukrainian side that also managed to create several scoring opportunities.
Martenelli’s shot bounced off the post and onto the goalkeeper before entering the back of the net and this remained the only goal of the match, as Shakhtar's goalkeeper managed to save a penalty from Trossard in the second half.
The Ukrainians have yet to score after 3 games in the competition while Arsenal have yet to concede a goal after two wins and a draw since the beginning of their Champions League campaign.
Real Madrid 5-2 Dortmund
Champions League - Tue 22 Oct 2024 - 19:00 UTC
After trailing 0-2 at the break, Real Madrid crafted a majestic come back, scoring five times in the second half with Vinicius signing a hat-trick. The Merengue have won both their home games in the competition, after their win in the first game against another German side (Stuttgart, 3-1).
The Spaniards are back to winning ways following their earlier defeat in Lille last time out (1-0). As for Borussia Dortmund, this is their first defeat in the Champions League this season, following the wins in their first two games.
This season in the Premier League | ⌄ |
Leicester City have scored in each of their last 8 matches. [stats] |
Manchester Utd have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 away matches. [stats] |
Liverpool are the only team in the leauge that have yet to concede a goal in the first half after 8 matches played this season. [stats] |
Aston Villa have scored 2 goals or more in each of their last 4 away matches. [stats] |
Manchester City failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 matches. [stats] |
Tottenham have scored 2 goals or more in each of their last 4 matches. [stats] |
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