Sunday 21 August 2022Newcastle vs Manchester City – 1830EATPep Guardiola’s Manchester City recorded a comprehensive 4-0 victory against newly promoted Bournemouth last week to go top of the table in the new 2022/2023 English Premier League season after their second consecutive win.As they prepare to face a Newcastle side that is also the only other team yet to concede a goal apart from them, the reigning champions will be looking to substantiate themselves from the Eddie Howe coached outfit who sit in fifth on 4 points.CHACHIMBITISHA 🔥! Championship imeanza kwa kasi, Norwich watapanda Ligi Kuu Uingereza msimu ujao?Kuwa Mshindi! Cheza sasa 👉 https://t.co/aSqVztrm62#Chachimbitisha #ShindaUkishindwa pic.twitter.com/R6eJO6Y1Vv— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) August 19, 2022 The Citizens have been in stellar goalsoring form on their travels, netting the opening goal in 12 of their 19 away fixtures, with ten of those coming before half time. And with the added firepower of Norwegian sensation Erling Haaland, the Magpies will have to channel every ounce of resilience if they are to record a clean sheet against the formidable opponents.Lille vs PSG – 2145EATSunday night’s Ligue 1 action ends with a clash between the previous two French champions, Lille and PSG.Although the hosts won the title as recently as 2020/21, there is a notable gulf in class with the Parisians as they’ve failed to win 18 of the last 20 top-flight meetings (D4, L14), while both victories came under Christophe Galtier who now manages PSG.Posta Rangers turn to Kamau’s expertise ahead of the start of the new seasonPSG have scored at least three goals in five straight Ligue 1 away games, no side has ever done so in six consecutive matches, a record that should be too hard for a side consisting of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.Monday 22 August 2022Sampdoria vs Juventus – 2145EATA 2-0 defeat against Atalanta on Serie A opening weekend was an underwhelming start to the season for Sampdoria, who were left feeling hard done by a soft VAR decision that denied them taking the lead.##NAJAVA_MECA_6580638##Things are unlikely to get any easier for them, with the threat of losing successive home games ‘to nil’ for the first time since May 2015 now a very real possibility as they welcome 36-time SA champions Juventus to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in their second match of the new season.Juventus’ season got off on a much stronger footing, winning 3-0 against Sassuolo, with an injury to Ángel Di María proving to be the only on an otherwise perfect evening.Eight of the last 12 seasons have seen Juventus follow up an opening day victory with a success on matchday two as well, and interestingly, all eight of those seasons saw Juve go on to win the Scudetto!
