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By Geoff Reid Saturday 29th Everton vs Manchester United from Goodison Park, Liverpool This weekend’s Premiership action kicks off early with the reigning champions Manchester United visiting Everton. One statistic that is incredible really interesting is that the toffees have lost to United a total of 28 times in the Premier League era. Always a…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Group E Bayer Leverkusen vs Valencia from the Bay Arena, Leverkusen Both of these clubs are looking at this game like a final being that they both meet twice in the next two weeks, and will go a long way in deciding who will join Chelsea in the knockout phase of the…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Group A Napoli vs Bayern Munich from the Stadio San Paolo, Naples The Italian hosts are currently the best side in Serie A, according to Bayern head coach Jupp Heynckes. He believes that Napoli do not play the traditional Italian way, and instead of setting up a side to be broken down…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Group A Bayern Munich vs Manchester City from the Allianz Arena, Munich No question, this is the match of the day with the Bavarian giants, who have had a fantastic start to this season both domestically and on the continent, against the blue half of Manchester. In what is the toughest group…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Saturday 24th Manchester City vs Everton from the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City’s fast start to this season has cooled a little with Roberto Mancini’s men dropping two points away at Fulham last weekend, and it was especially disappointing being 2-0 up and letting a two goal lead slip. It’s one of those…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Saturday 17th Blackburn Rovers vs Arsenal from Ewood Park, Blackburn The pressure is on Rovers boss Steve Kean as their will be a protest by the Blackburn fans before kickoff calling for his head. With one point collected out of 12 so far, Kean is under no illusion he could be the…[continue reading]

  By: Geoff Reid Group E Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen from Stamford Bridge, London The big story in this one to kick off this season’s group stage for both clubs is the return of former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack to Stamford Bridge as a player for Bayer Leverkusen. The former Germany captain enjoyed a 4…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Saturday 10th Arsenal vs Swansea from the Emirates Stadium, London So many question marks heading into this one for Arsenal. Will their new signings work out? Of course the answer to that will take some time, and we’ll see over the course of the season, not just one game. But after the…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Saturday 20th Sunderland vs Newcastle United from the Stadium of Light, Sunderland The first northeast derby of the season comes from the home of the black cats where Steve Bruce’s side take on Alan Pardew’s magpies. While it seems a bit early in the season for a derby like this, it should…[continue reading]

By: Geoff Reid Editor’s note: This is a new addition to WVHooligan, starting this week. Each week, Geoff Reid will preview the upcoming EPL games and give you his prediction to each. Geoff will also continue to preview the Champions League matches as well once those get to the group stage. Feel free to leave…[continue reading]