Towards the end of the first half, Chelsea appeared to turn the game into an entertaining contest. However, consistently conceding cheap fouls will prove costly and Newcastle United ferociously punished their opponents. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. The yearning for hard power in the Premier League has not been expressed more than […]

Ligue 1 returned after the latest international break with an intriguing top-of-the-table clash between leaders Paris Saint-Germain and third-placed Monaco, who started the game three points behind them. After a thoroughly entertaining match, the gap between them widened as the defending champions’ superior individual quality seemed to prove decisive. Tactical analysis and match report by […]