Articles by Matty Deller

Premier League Predictions: Chelsea held by Saints, Manchester United edge Arsenal and Everton in derby triumph

October 2, 2015

Mark Young believes Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger and Brendan Rodgers will be under serious pressure after this weekend’s fixtures, but what does football writer James [...]

Ref Review: Taylor excels, Atkinson shows Dean how it’s done, and offside calls let Clattenburg down

September 29, 2015

Tom Bennett picks out the key talking points from the weekend’s refereeing performances in his latest column . . . Assistants let Clattenburg – and Spurs – down [...]

Team of the Week: Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United stars hit top form

September 28, 2015

This week there were goals galore in the Premier League and plenty of attacking players stood out as a result, but Benjamin Wills’ team of the week would back itself to [...]

Merseyside Insider: Bogdan gets Brendan out of a pickle, Naismith’s starting claim and a gaffer moves stateside

September 25, 2015

What’s been happening in the world of football on Merseyside this week? Jennifer Atherton gives us the scoop…. Bogdan saves boss Brendan’s bacon Summer signing Adam [...]

The Play’s The Thing! A Brief History of Football and Theatre

September 25, 2015

By Emma Whitney It always surprises me whenever anyone tries to create distance between sport and the arts. It’s not as if being obsessed with 11 men or women kicking an [...]

Betting Tips: Manchester United and City to bag the goals, but more misery to follow for Arsenal and Juventus

September 24, 2015

Manchester United turned up the heat on rivals City last week, taking a valuable three points at Southampton as Pellegrini’s men surprisingly lost at home to West Ham. Both [...]

On the wrong track? Questioning use of EPTS in the Football League

September 22, 2015

Electronic Performance and Tracking System (EPTS) devices have been endorsed by Fifa but questioned by Football League managers in their use this week. Laura Jones asks what [...]

Premier League Predictions: Chelsea to beat Arsenal, Villa to steal the bragging rights, Manchester United to bounce back

September 18, 2015

Mark’s tipping some toiling teams to get back on track this weekend but does snooker star Shaun Murphy agree? Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal At one point or another both of these [...]

Betting Tips: Arsenal to keep a clean sheet? Balotelli to bag a goal and a European handicap

September 17, 2015

Coming off the back of another mixed European week for the English teams, two of those will do battle in one of the best managerial rivalries of recent times at Stamford [...]

Ref Review: Mixed weekend for referees as Manchester United and Manchester City benefit from penalty decisions

September 15, 2015

Foxes win despite Dean’s best efforts Game: Leicester v Aston Villa Ref: Mike Dean Mike Dean had a mixed bag as he took charge of the best game of the weekend. He [...]