August 2018

Weekend Wanderings: will the pressure continue to build for Mourinho, can Ipswich climb up from the bottom of the table and who will come out on top in the first Old Firm Derby?

August 31, 2018

Following a week packed full of Carabao Cup and European action the weekend is quickly upon us. There are no shortages in interesting match-ups this weekend with some already [...]

Premier League Player of the Week: Lucas Moura

August 31, 2018

Tottenham midfielder Lucas Moura stole the limelight at Old Trafford on Monday night with a double against Manchester United, making him Maryam Naz’s pick for The Offside [...]

SD Huesca: The little club making a flying start in La Liga

August 30, 2018

Casey Baughan looks at the new Spanish team on the block. It’s a tale of rags to somewhat riches. La Liga newcomers SD Huesca are now the second smallest team in [...]

FPL: Five to watch in Gameweek 4 – Aguero on for big points?

August 30, 2018

Manchester City David Silva Sergio Aguero

The Premier League returns this weekend with the fourth round of matches in an already pulsating season, which means more decisions to be made for Fantasy Football managers. [...]

Boly handball and flurry of red cards spark call for VAR in Mark Halsey’s Ref Review

August 30, 2018

There’s no getting away from it, this was a brutal weekend for the Premier League. Four red cards in the Saturday 3pm kick-offs plus a more than dubious handball in [...]

WSL Preview: Manchester City and Bristol City

August 26, 2018

As the 2018-19 FA WSL draws closer, Nancy Frostick previews Manchester City and Bristol City ahead of the new season. Manchester City Nick Cushing’s side are not going to [...]

WSL Preview: Can Everton, Reading and Brighton make their mark in the Women’s Super League?

August 26, 2018

As the WSL opening weekend comes into sight, Maryam Naz and Florence Lloyd-Hughes take a look at the ambitions and atmosphere of three of the leagues lesser favoured sides. [...]

Weekend Wanderings: Arsenal face West Ham and Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan reunion

August 24, 2018

Another weekend of football action is set to roll in with the German Bundesliga starting back up following the off-season. As always there are some exciting fixtures ahead, [...]

A dicey challenge from Arter and tough decisions in the Crystal Palace game in Mark Halsey’s Ref Review

August 23, 2018

After a pretty up and down first weekend of refereeing in the Premier League, gameweek two provided a few more big talking points both on and off the field as we said goodbye [...]

QPR adrift and in a mess after worst-ever start

August 23, 2018

It is still very much early days in the Championship, but things aren’t looking good for The Rs. The Offside Rule’s resident QPR fan Flo Lloyd-Hughes vents her [...]