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.
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 tournament.
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 and hit on the counter, they're a team with a lot of attacking options
and have shown that so far this season.
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.
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.
Manchester United and Chelsea clash in a huge match this weekend. (Getty Images)
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.
Chelsea kicks off the group stage. (Getty Images)
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.
Arsenal looks to get back on track. (Getty Images)
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.
Liverpool and Arsenal headline this week in the EPL. (Getty Images)
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.
Clint Dempsey and Fulham kickoff their 2011 EPL campaign with Aston Villa. (Getty Images)
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.
By Geoff Reid
The time has finally come for the biggest sporting event in 2011. We couldn't have asked for two
better teams in this final with the best of Spain going up against the best of England. Both sides
won their first European Cup at the old Wembley Stadium, Manchester United back in 1968 under the
late Sir Matt Busby, and Barcelona back in 1992 under Dutch legend Johan Cruyff.
By Geoff Reid
It's been a very good UEFA Champions League season with a dream final for most fans, and neutral
fans at that. You can also definitely say that from a marketing perspective, you couldn't have
asked for a better final, maybe a Barcelona vs Real Madrid final arguably, but we already saw that
in the semi finals.
By Geoff Reid
Tottenham vs AC Milan from White Hart Lane, London (Tottenham lead 1-0 on
agg.)
In what was a very dramatic first leg for not only the football that was played, but also the
handbags that took place at the end of the match, sets up a great platform for how this second leg
will turn out.
By Geoff Reid
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Roma from the Donbass Arena, Donetsk (Shakhtar lead 3-2 on
agg.)
The Ukrainian hosts are up for this one, and are ready to fight according to manager Mircea
Lucescu. The 3-2 win in the first leg at the Stadio Olimpico was a massive result, giving Lucescu's
side three away goals and one foot in the quarter finals.
By Geoff Reid
Kobenhavn vs Chelsea from Parken Stadion, Copenhagen
Already the Danish champions have made history by becoming the first Danish side to play in the
knockout rounds. Of course similar to a few clubs who's domestic league shut down, Kobenhavn are no
different and they say the break has actually helped them prepare for this challenge.
By Geoff Reid
Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk from the Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Not one of the most glamorous ties on paper for various reasons, it should be an interesting one
nonetheless. The hosts are coming off two defeats in a row, and their first home defeat since April
2010 with a 2-0 loss to Napoli.
By Geoff Reid
The world's best club competition returns today with two very tasty first leg match-ups, and
this is where it really starts to get exciting seeing the big boys go against each other. Today, we
see AC Milan hosting Tottenham, and Raul making his return to Spain with Schalke taking on
Valencia.
By Geoff Reid
First of all, apologies for being away a while. Busy time of year for all of us the last few
weeks and life gets in the way. This time of year the game domestically really starts to get
exciting with the MLS Combine, followed by the Superdraft and NSCAA Convention before clubs head
into their respective pre-seasons.
