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Day two of the Punchestown Festival has no fewer than four Grade 1 races but today we will look at two of them.  First of all it will be the 2.10pm Ladbrokes Dublin Chase where Willie Mullins currently has two of the first two entries in Gaelic Warrior and Energumene. The Ricci owned Gaelic Warrior was runner up in his first run this season…

We have three rescheduled matches that were postponed due to the weather at the weekend. The first coming from the Matchroom Stadium where Leyton Orient welcome Derby County. Richie Wellens League one team sitting in 8th in the league and on a ten match unbeaten run in all competitions, winning their last five league games in that scoring 13 goals in them.  Paul Warne’s…

The first of two Tuesday evening games comes from the Cardiff City Stadium where Cardiff welcome Watford for what looks to be a must win game for the homeside. Omer Riza’s team find themselves one from the foot of the table after going on a terrible run from the beginning of November till the end of December, their last three league games have accumulated…

It’s only three weeks till the Leopardstown Racing Festival and the big question is will us racing fans get to witness some big names up against one another again before Cheltenham.  The Dublin Festival which will be run over the 1st and 2nd February has no fewer than eight Grade 1 races. The very powerful yard of Willie Mullins has many of the market…

Wednesday we have four more top flight games for you with the first coming from The King Power Stadium where hosts Leicester take on Crystal Palace. It’s not been plain sailing for Ruud Van Nistelrooy and the Foxes who come to this game on the back of five consecutive league defeats. Currently 19th and two points from safety a win would lift the teams…

Us football fans are spoiled with entertainment next week with a host of games to look forward to. First for us to take a look at is Brentford vs Man City being played at the Brentford Community Stadium. The home side’s last two fixtures have resulted in losses but they were to high flyers Arsenal and Forest. Thomas Frank’s side will be coming into…

First game to kick off Sunday’s games is Tamworth who will be hosting Premiership club Tottenham Hotspurs in Staffordshire. The homeside are the only non-league club to host a third round fixture in their 4963 capacity stadium. The main focus on the Tamworth front is the ticket prices for the game with the attraction of a top tier club has more than doubled the…

Saturday’s lunch time game comes from Anfield where Liverpool take on League two side Accrington Stanley. It will be Arne Slot’s first match in the famous cup since he took over from Jurgen Klopp. The Merseyside club are on course for a quadruple having their feet still in Champions League and both Domestic cups as well as six points clear at the top of…

This week is the return of the FA Cup and we will be previewing round three televised matches for you to help you make your predictions.   First match of the round comes from Bramall Lane where Sheffield United host Cardiff City. Chris Wilders’ men managed a 2-1 win away at Watford at the weekend to end a winless three match run they were on…

Tuesday evening football comes courtesy of the EFL Cup semi-final where Arsenal host Newcastle in what promises to be the first of two great midweek semi’s. The Gunners come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw away at Brighton whilst Eddie Howe’s men beat Spurs 2-1 so will be looking to make lightning strike twice in North London within four days. …