HERE GOES TODAY’S TREBLE ENGLAND - PREMIER LEAGUE CHELSEA VS SWANSEA KICK OFF AT 15.30 GMT LINE UPS CHELSEA (4-2-3-1) Courtois, Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Ramires, Matic, Hazard, Fàbregas, Willian, Costa SWANSEA (4-2-3-1) Fabianski, Taylor, Amat, Williams, Rangel, Sung-Yueng, Shelvey, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Dyer, Bony TEAM NEWS CHELSEA Both Diego Costa and Eden Hazard withdrew from international action in the week and while they are considered doubtful the two should be fit enough to start on Saturday. Chelsea could line up with an unchanged side from their last outing against Everton, with Willian and Schurrle perhaps the strongest competition for a place. Mourinho will hope to be comfortable in the game by the hour mark in order to have the option the save some energy with substitutions ahead of Champions League action next week. Loic Remy joins up with the squad for the first time and could be one of those utilised from the bench. SWANSEA After their impressive 3-0 victory last time out and with no fresh injury concerns to contend with Garry Monk is unlikely to make changes to his side. New signing Federico Fernandez awaits his debut for the club but the partnership of Williams and Amat has been a solid one at the back thus far. Tom Carroll is another newcomer hoping to make his first start for the Welsh outfit. FACTS Chelsea are undefeated in 28 of their last 29 home matches in the Premier League. Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 8 of their last 9 home matches in the Premier League. Chelsea have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 7 matches against Swansea in all competitions. Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 matches against Swansea in all competitions. Swansea have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 matches in the Premier League. Swansea have won 6 of their last 7 matches in the Premier League. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Swanseas last 7 away games in the Premier League. Chelsea have won their last 3 matches against Swansea in all competitions. Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches in the Premier League. Swansea have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 away matches in the Premier League. PREDICTION The two remaining teams looking to protect their 100% record thus far meet at Stamford Bridge having both addressed key issues from last season. Chelsea failed to take their chances last season but the arrival of Costa and Fabregas has seen them improve markedly already in the attacking third, with the Blues netting 11 goals in 3 games thus far. Swansea have stepped up their game at the back to keep consecutive clean sheets, something they managed just once last season, but theyre unlikely to face a tougher test all season. OVER 1.5 GOALS ODDS AROUND 1.24 - SPAIN - LA LIGA BBVA BARCELONA VS ATHLETIC BILBAO KICK OFF AT 15.00 GMT LINE UPS BARCELONA (4-3-3) Bravo, Alba, Mascherano, Piqué, Alves, Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic, Neymar, Messi, Pedro ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1) Iraizoz, Balenziaga, Laporte, José, Marcos, Rico, Iturraspe, Muniain, Beñat, Susaeta, Aduriz TEAM NEWS BARCELONA After playing a friendly for Brazil, Neymar has returned to full fitness and should be included in the starting XI. Luis Suarez is still suspended, though he could return for the Clasico next month. Jeremy Mathieu is suffering from a minor injury and is likely to start on the bench for this one with Javier Mascherano, who returns from suspension, taking his place. ATHLETIC BILBAO Ernesto Valverde continues to have good luck with injuries and is again able to call on all of his preferred starters. FACTS Barcelona have won 11 of their last 12 home matches against Athletic Bilbao in all competitions. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 13 of Barcelonas last 14 home games in La Liga. Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in 13 of their last 14 home matches in La Liga. Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in 11 of their last 12 home matches against Athletic Bilbao in all competitions. Barcelona are undefeated in their last 9 home matches in La Liga. PREDICTION Athletic Bilbao recorded their first league win of the season over Levante last time out and were in impressive form. Confidence is high within the Basque camp with Benat and coach Ernesto Valverde saying this week they believe they can hurt Barcelona. Back in April, Athletic actually took the lead against the Catalans in the same fixture, but undeservingly left empty-handed. Luis Enriques new-look Barca side have started in the season in typical fashion, collecting two wins from two. This time however they have a little more grit about their play and they showed this against Villarreal in the last round as they ground out a rather boring 1-0 win. For the first time this season, Luis Enrique can call on Neymar, Lionel Messi and Pedro. He is expected to field all three players, with Neymars return a big boost ahead. BARCELONA WIN ODDS AROUND 1.33 - GERMANY - 1. BUNDESLIGA BAYERN MUNICH VS VFB STUTTGART KICK OFF AT 14.30 GMT LINE UPS BAYERN MUNICH (3-4-2-1) Neuer, Badstuber, Dante, Boateng, Bernat, Alaba, Rode, Lahm, Ribéry, Müller, Lewandowski VFB STUTTGART (4-2-3-1) Ulreich, Hlousek, Rüdiger, Niedermeier, Klein, Gentner, Romeu, Kostic, Didavi, Harnik, Ibisevic TEAM NEWS BAYERN MUNICH Dante and Mehdi Benatia compete for a spot at centre-back. With Philipp Lahm most likely playing as a right wing-back, Sebastian Rode and David Alaba could play in central midfield. Franck Ribéry returns from injury to play in attacking midfield. VFB STUTTGART Daniel Schwaab could be replaced by Georg Niedermeier at centre-back. At right-back, Adam Hlousek and Gotoku Sakai compete for a spot in the starting line-up. Filip Kostic and Alexandru Maxim both have a chance of starting on the left wing. FACTS Bayern have won 24 of their last 26 home matches in the Bundesliga. Bayern have won their last 11 matches against Stuttgart in all competitions. Bayern have scored at least 2 goals in 12 of their last 14 home matches in the Bundesliga. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Bayerns last 10 home games in the Bundesliga. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Stuttgarts last 6 away games in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart have failed to win their last 11 away matches in the Bundesliga. PREDICTIONS After only a draw at Schalke ahead of the international break, Bayern need to improve their efficiency. Most players are fit now and manager Pep Guardiola has a huge pool of them to pick from. Stuttgart lost their last game against Köln and manager Armin Vehs team is struggling at the moment. Too many players have not performed at their best. Expect Bayern to dominate the game from the outset and secure a comfortable win. OVER 2.5 GOALS ODDS AROUND 1.33 - YOU BET 20 & BANK 44 24 QUID NET PROFIT THE COACH
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 05:00:01 +0000
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