This week @AmyEustace ponders whether Gareth Bale is the man to save British football, and why he needs to stay in the Premier League. The word ‘British’ used to simply denote origin, but in recent years it has taken on a strange, contemporary slant. Just ask Andy Murray – now, spoken in the context of […]
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GIF: Gareth Bale’s winner against Southampton, he’s one to keep an eye on
It seems the only thing standing between Tottenham Hotspur and their perennial end of season collapse is one MR Gareth Bale. Having the PFA Player of the Year, PFA Young Player of the Year and Football Writers PLayer of the Year awards in his back-pocket don’t seem to have slowed him down none. As Spurs […]
Andy Gray Sunday exclusive: Spurs look a tasty bet at 2/1 to sink Manchester City
Expert football pundit and analyst Andy Gray joins the Paddy Power Blog to give his insight into today’s Premier League action as Manchester City try to close the gap on league leaders Manchester United while Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool chase European places. Tottenham v Manchester City, Live SS1, Sunday, 1.30pm I know a lot of people will […]
FourFour Tom: Gareth Bale is good but he’s not great
by Four Four Tom In my eyes, Gareth Bale is an anomaly. On his day he makes a strong case that he’s among the top 20 players in the world, but over the course of a season I’m less impressed than I know I should be. Personally I believe a top class player has to […]
Andy Gray exclusive: Spurs and City to come good in the handicap markets
Expert football pundit and analyst Andy Gray joins The Paddy Power Blog to give his insight on the weekend’s Premier League games. Spurs’ Gareth Bale has scored a phenomenal 12 goals in his last 13 games and is 5/1 joint-favourite to score the opening goal of the game against Arsenal in the North London Derby […]
FourFourTom: Spurs to start well, Arsenal to end well and over 3.5 goals
By FourFourTom Cancel all of your plans on Sunday, because arguably the most entertaining Premier League match of the season is about to grace your television screen. A tie that offers fantastic entertainment for neutrals and 90 minutes of nerve-racking, knee-chattering, nail-biting torture for fans. That’s right, it’s North London derby time and it couldn’t […]
Myth-busting: Are Tottenham end of season chokers?
By Aidan Elder | Tottenham v Arsenal He’s nothing if not confident. And fond of snazzy trench coats. After Tottenham edged past West Ham on Monday night, Andre Villas-Boas was asked if he thought catching up with Manchester City to claim second in the Premier League was beyond his team. The brain clicked into gear, […]
Bale-Force: Here’s why Arsenal won’t stop Tottenham’s Welsh winger
By Josh Powell | Tottenham v Arsenal Tottenham fans have plenty to celebrate. They’re up in to third, flying towards Champions League qualification. They haven’t lost a game at home since the start of November. They have scored 27 goals on the road, second only to Manchester United, and they are four points clear of […]
Bale out: Tottenham Hotspur are 11/8 to lose their Welsh wizard to Real Madrid
By Josh Powell | Sports writer The ‘Gareth Bale hype-machine’ is on full blast after another devastating display from the Welshman against West Ham at Upton Park. Tottenham’s star winger made it eight goals in six games and is currently the top scorer in the Premier League since the turn of the year. The most exciting player […]
Andy Gray exclusive: West Ham can take a point off Tottenham
Expert football pundit and analyst Andy Gray joins The Paddy Power Blog to give his insight on Tottenham’s trip to West Ham. A win for Spurs would see them leap-frog their London rivals Chelsea up into third spot. West Ham v Tottenham, Monday, 8.00pm Tottenham had to put in a very good shift on Thursday against Lyon but […]
Andy Gray: Jermain Defoe and my 22/1 shout for West Brom v Spurs
Top pundit Andy Gray gives his expert Premier League football tips to Paddy Power West Brom vs Spurs, Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm This is a tough, tough game for Spurs. I thought they’d beat Norwich away but they didn’t get going, in the first half in particular. They were better in the second half of that […]
Leeds v Tottenham Hotspur: how it happened.
We’ve already had one FA Cup shock of sorts today with Chelsea drawing 2-2 with the mighty, mighty Brentford Bees. There will be no puns about people buzzing. There is however the potential for two more shocks this Sunday FA Cup afternoon with Tottenham Hotspur visiting Championship side Leeds and Liverpool taking on League One’s […]
All-Premier League affair in tonight’s Capital One Cup action
by Lee Dover The Capital One Cup returned with a bang last night, with three Premier League teams being knocked out by lower league opponents and a 12-goal thriller the dish of the day as Arsenal came from behind to beat Reading 7-5 in extra-time. Ready for more of the same this evening then? Chelsea […]
Spurs v Chelsea: Honestly, your guess is as good as ours
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer TV stations create a rich tapestry of dramatic back-stories for every single game. Why would Chelsea’s visit to White Hart Lane be any different? It’s just an attempt to whip viewers into a state of delirium so fervent that we become incapable of realising how terrible most football pundits […]
Betting news: Spurs, Rodgers, Williams, Frankel
Football Premier League action returns at the weekend and Spurs face Chelsea in the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon. Andre Villas-Boas says he is relishing the challenge of facing his former club and no doubt relishing John Terry’s absence. The Blues skipper has decided not to appeal his four-match ban for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand and misses […]
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