Girona, Alaves face-off in La Liga today
Girona, fresh off their historic Champions League qualification, will face Alaves on Friday, May 10th, in their next La Liga encounter. The Alaves vs Girona match promises to be an intriguing clash between two surprise packages of the season, with Girona aiming for their best finish yet.
Alaves endured a tough spell with three consecutive losses but have since turned things around, securing three consecutive victories. In contrast, Girona have been consistent, losing just one of their last five matches, including a notable win against Barcelona in their most recent fixture.
In their last five encounters, Girona have won two encounters, losing one and drawing the other two matches against Alaves. The last encounter between these two teams ended up in favour of Girona with them scoring three goals.
Alaves are facing injury concerns as Andoni Gorosabel is sidelined with a muscular problem, potentially ruling him out for the season. Additionally, Ruben Duarte and Aleksandar Sedlar are unavailable due to fitness issues, while Samu Omorodion serves a suspension for accumulating yellow cards. Girona faces uncertainties with Joel Roca and Ricard Artero still sidelined.
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Nottingham Forest welcome a resurgent Chelsea
Potentially just one point away from being assured of Premier League survival, Nottingham Forest‘s final home game of the season sees Chelsea arrive at the City Ground on Saturday.
The Tricky Trees are on the cusp of safety thanks to last weekend’s 3-1 beating of already-relegated Sheffield United, while the Blues crushed West Ham United 5-0 to remain in control of their top-seven destiny.
The historical omens may be promising for Santo’s men, but Chelsea’s recent exploits make for grim reading for those of a City Ground persuasion, as Mauricio Pochettino‘s side have begun the month with seven goals scored and zero conceded in a pair of London derbies.
Sitting seventh in the table with a two-point gap to make up to Newcastle United, Chelsea’s current standing may suffice for Europa Conference League football if Manchester United – who are only behind on goal difference – lose to Manchester City in this year’s FA Cup final, which would see the second Europa League spot pass to the sixth-placed team.
Chelsea’s impressive home exploits have not translated into praiseworthy performances on the road in the latter stages of the season, and Forest’s effervescent attackers should be licking their lips if the visitors’ defensive record on rival turf is anything to go by.
Goals should be a guarantee in this fascinating battle, but a free-scoring Chelsea side who have seen their ranks strengthened by several returning players get our vote to enhance their European credentials and deny Forest the chance to secure their Premier League status.
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Arsenal are favourites as they travel away to face Man United
Arsenal head to Manchester United on Sunday looking to avoid a costly slip-up in the Premier League title race. The Gunners are heavy favourites to win but have left Old Trafford with all three points just once in their last 16 visits, a run which also includes 10 defeats.
Any dropped points will surely hand the title to Manchester City, who can move above Arsenal with a victory for Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.
United, meanwhile, continue to trudge towards the finish line. They were thumped 4-0 at Crystal Palace last time out and are in danger of slipping out of Europa League contention. Bruno Fernandes remains a doubt having missed the defeat at Selhurst Park, which was the first game the captain has ever missed through injury.
Scott McTominay could also return, and both Marcus Rashford and Lisandro Martinez have returned to first-team training. Arsenal have a clean bill of health for the first time this season. Jurrien Timber is in contention to make his first appearance since the opening day and could make the squad.
Arsenal have a woeful record at Old Trafford but surely have never had a better chance of a win, coupled with the fact they simply cannot afford not to.
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Atalanta and Roma lock horns in Serie A
Atalanta and AS Roma will lock horns with each other in Serie A this coming weekend. Atalanta have established themselves as a major club in Serie A and always tend to at least challenge for the UEFA Champions League places. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side finished fifth in the league table last season and there is a very good chance that they could end up fourth.
Gli Orobici are fifth in the Serie A table at the moment with 60 points from 34 matches, four points behind Bologna, who are fourth and have played 35 games. They have won their last three league games and are on a roll.
AS Roma were really struggling under Jose Mourinho, but Daniele De Rossi has transformed the team. When Mourinho parted company with the Italian giants, it looked like they would struggle to finish mid-table, but now they could get into the UEFA Champions League.
Roma are doing well at the moment and could still end up in the top four of the Serie A table this season. Roma are now sixth in the standings with 60 points from 35 matches, level on points with Atalanta, who are fifth and have played 35 games. Bologna are fourth with 64 points from 35 matches.
Both Atalanta and AS Roma are doing well at the moment, and this particular Serie A game promises to be hugely exciting and entertaining. It is very likely that there will be goals in this match, and the match could end in a scored draw.
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Premier League
Saturday 11th May
Fulham 12:30 Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth 15:00 Brentford
Everton 15:00 Sheffield United
Newcastle United 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur 15:00 Burnley
West Ham United 15:00 Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers15:00 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 17:30 Chelsea
Sunday 12th May
Manchester United 16:30 Arsenal
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Spanish La Liga
Friday 10th May
Deportivo Alavés 20:00 Girona
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May
Cádiz 13:00 Getafe
Atlético Madrid 15:15 Celta de Vigo
Valencia 17:30 Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis 20:00 AlmerÃa
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Italian Serie A
Friday 10th May
Frosinone 19:45 Internazionale
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May
Lazio 11:30 Empoli
Genoa 14:00 Sassuolo
Hellas Verona 14:00 Torino
Juventus 17:00 Salernitana
Atalanta 19:45 Roma
