Manchester United Hosts Chelsea, Arsenal Visits Hostile Newcastle
Premier League big boys, Manchester United and Chelsea will continue their rivalry at Old Trafford on Sunday, with bragging rights of their boisterous fans at stake. Both teams are separated by six points in the table, with Chelsea in 5th position and United 14th.
Following their 2-1 defeat at West Ham last weekend, Manchester United parted ways with their Dutch manager, Erik Ten Hag on Monday, with another Dutchman, Rud Van Nistelrooy installed as caretaker coach.
Having seen his side spank Leicester City 5-2 in a round of 16 Carabao Cup match on Wednesday, the former United striker will be in the dugout for his first Premier League game as a coach on Sunday.
Chelsea were bundled out of the Carabao Cup after a 2-0 defeat away at Newcastle and now visit a ground where they haven’t won a league match since 2013. Watch the match live on DStv channel 203 and GOtv ch 66, at 5:30 pm on Sunday.
Arsenal will travel to Saint James’ Park to face Newcastle in the early kickoff match on Saturday, live on DStv ch 203 and GOtv ch 66, at 1:30 pm. Reliable defender, Gabriel Magalhaes is a doubt for the Gunners, while captain, Martin Odegaard, is out with an ankle injury. Arsenal lost the corresponding fixture 1-0 in controversial circumstances last season, after which their manager, Mikel Arteta, described the officiating as “a disgrace”.
In the other Premier League matches Bournemouth will host Manchester City, Liverpool host Brighton, and Tottenham Hotspurs host Aston Villa. All Premier League matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport channels available on DStv and GOtv.
La Liga champions, Real Madrid will have to put their Clasico defeat and Ballon d’Or disappointments behind them as they travel to Valencia this weekend. Watch the match live on DStv ch 204 and GOtv ch 62 at 9 pm on Saturday.
In the other La Lige futures, Atletico Madrid will face Las Palmas; Barcelona will host city rivals Espanyol; Kelechi Iheanacho’s Sevilla will host Real Sociedad, while Athletic Bilbao will face Real Betis. All the matches will be broadcast live on DStv ch 204 and GOtv ch 62.
Samuel Chukwueze will travel with AC Millan to play Monza in the Serie A at 8:45 pm, on Saturday while Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta travel to table-topping Napoli, at 12:30 pm on Sunday. You can watch all Serie A matches on DStv channel 208 and GOtv channel 64.
Turkish Super League: Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce will face a tough test against unbeaten Trabzonspor. You can watch the match live on ESPN (DStv channel 218 and GOtv channel 67) at 5 pm on Sunday.
