I think the game is open to be won by either of Chelsea and Newcastle United. While Chelsea are knownn to be an inconsistent team and poor in front of goal; this season Newcastle United has also been inconsistent and injury ravaged which is enough reason to help gamblers understand its either any team wins or a draw ensues

Personally, i think Chelsea will win the tie, they are in good spirits and better form as well.

It seems that Newcastle is currently not only an average team, because Newcastle is currently a big team. Also, Chelsea's success in the previous two matches by beating Tottenham and holding Manchester City with a draw result, at least it's a proof that at this moment Chelsea has managed to improve its quality and performance. After all, so far this season it is clear, that Tottenham and Manchester City are also better than Newcastle so ya, at least Chelsea will still have a good chance against Newcastle in the next Premier League match.

Al Taawoun has surprised everyone with their performance so far in this season of the Saudi Professional League. But at the same time, they lost their last match, against Al Hilal. Anyway, they were the underdogs in that match and went down 2-0 as Aleksandar Mitrović and Mohamed Kanno scored the goals for Al Hilal. The match against Al Riyadh (in less than one hour from now) represents a good chance for them to make a comeback and cement their position as the no.4 ranked team in the points table. Riyadh is one of the weakest team, and they are currently 14th in the points table. 

Maybe two years ago if we were talking about some players like Ronaldo and Messi in Saudi Arabia none could believe us but today we have a player like Ronaldo playing this team and on the other hand, thy are even thinking about some other famous players and coachs for the next season. Mourinho is the coach he is not in a good situation in Roma and I think Mourinho is going to be the next coach for the Saudi teams.
Mourinho is experienced enough and famous in the world to make some changes in this league after joining there.

Since Newcastle is very urgent to get new attackers, I think it won't be a problem if Barcelona sets a higher price for Ferran Torres. As long as the price makes sense, I am sure Newcastle will try to sign Ferran Torres. Newcastle owner is a rich man, money won't be problem for them. I assume Barcelona will try to get enough money from the transfer of Ferran Torres. Well, Xavi may consider to buy a new striker or a new winger if he has the money. If Barcelona doesn't sell the existing players, Xavi won't have the chance to buy new players in January transfer window.

Now there is only playoff stage left before continuing with the main tournament. There are going to be 3 more teams coming through playoff stage. What are your favourite teams in this stage?

First of all I expect the finale draw of the playoffs like this:

Wales v Poland
Ukraine v Iceland
Luxembourg v Greece

My favourites are Wales, Ukraine and Greece. Wales and Poland are really close teams in statistics but I feel like Wales will find a way to win by a close gap. I think Ukraine are better than Iceland. Greece seem much better at defending compared to Luxembourg so they should be able to eliminate them in this case.

they should look into schedule, especially on these days when there is no football, or other blockbuster sports to spoil basketball nights

Maccabi and Barca are showing offensive basketball so far, it is 100+ points in first half, and score is equal
"home" team has 70% shot for 2-points, which is kind a great score, bit worse for three pointers, but I expect it to be tough till the end, and could go on each side

Real and Panathinaikos have easier nights at home, Lyon Asvel is up currently, and Fenerbahce is trying their luck in Italy

I’m glad the international break is over, not looking forward to Man City being our opponent though. I would shake hands on a draw and be very happy if you offered it me right now.

I hate playing Man City away, we have a terrible record there. No wins in the league since 2015, maybe it can change Saturday.

When Chelsea play against top clubs, they always have surprises and play better than when they play against bottom clubs, that's why this match against Newcastle will definitely be difficult to predict, looking at previous matches against Tottenham and Manchester City is enough to prove that they really play well. when facing a strong club that is at the top of the EPL standings.

Playing at home and as hosts, of course Newcastle also has high self-confidence playing in front of all their fans and winning is their goal against Chelsea to get full points so they can get a better position in the current standings, my prediction is that the result will probably be a draw because Chelsea will play optimally so as not to lose points because they will definitely have difficulty winning as a guest.

Wales didn't manage to beat Turkey and game ended 1:1. On the other hand, Crotia managed to defeat Armenia with one goal and came out of the group as the 2nd. Thus, Croatia and Turkey qualified to participate in the EURO 2024 European Cup. So Turkey secured 2nd pot. Croatia secured 3nd pot. Türkiye finished the group qualifiers at the top for the first time.

The second semi final between Alcaraz and Djokovic should be interesting to watch. Haven’t followed tennis in a bit so will not place any bets on it, but Djokovic to win @1.7 is a nice value. He might be tired, but he is still the best right now.

Portugal had scored a total of 34 goals in Group J and they look set to complete the group with a magnificent 10 wins streak. Iceland are going to play this upcoming match away from home and it seems the chances for Iceland to stop Portugal from getting their 10th wins in Group J are extremely slim.

Manchester City may loose their next game because they may likely be without their goal scoring machine Haaland and Rodri who have ankle injury and did not play for Spain against Cyprus because of what was described as a 'discomfort". Liverpool is not a team that they will want to be without Rodri especially and then Haaland, because their performance will be greatly affected. If Liverpool win the game and move to first place, it will be difficult for any team to take that first place back from them, including Manchester City.

https://talksport.com/football/1644946/man-city-erling-haaland-rodri-injuries-liverpool/

Still, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are still certain to win in the next match. I personally don't care about away matches for them, because of course at this moment they are still in a very good trend so the victory can still be obtained by Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen despite playing away. But about Dortmund, although Dortmund will play at home, but I personally doubt it a little but maybe, betting for both teams to score can be a good option too. Also maybe about Leipzig and yes, I also doubt Leipzig to win in the away match against Wolfsburg, because it seems that Wolfsburg is not easy to beat at home at this moment.

Sinner has just defeated Medvedev in a 3 set thriller. Sinner was very confident all throughout the match, winning the first set 6:3, losing the second set on a tie-breaker 6:7 and then easily winning the decider 6:1. The Russian failed to take several serve games that eventually lead to his defeat from the hands of Sinner.

I won't be betting on the second semifinal but a have a gut feeling Alcaraz will win that one.

Wales position looks not secure with few minutes matches left still draw 1-1, its not good position if failed take three points due Croatia will move to 2nd position if win tonight against Latvia. I don't sure with Wales opportunity will qualify to UEFA Euro 2024 if get draw against Armenia. Current standings in D, Wales have one point remaining from Croatia if few minutes later still get draw and their 2nd standings position depend with Croatia match result against Latvia.

I doubt if full time still can't scoring another goals pessimistic with Wales chance qualify to UEFA Euro 2024, Croatia will have better chance than Wales depend their match result against Latvia and the last match will make it easily against  Armenia as their home match.

Johan Cruyff Arena (Amsterdam), today is the match between Netherlands vs Republic of Ireland. With a win today, the Netherlands can secure qualification for the main stage of the European Championship. The teams last met in September, with the Netherlands coming from behind to win 2-1. The Netherlands picked up three points with a 1-0 win over Greece last time out and are second in Group B with 12 points from six games. On the other hand, Ireland are fourth in the points table with six points from seven matches. After back-to-back defeats in the top three of the group, Ireland beat Gibraltar 4-0 last time out. Today's match Netherlands can win 2-0.

addiction is a very serious problem, which can hardly be resolved quickly, the families of addicted people suffer a lot because the addicted person hardly copes with being cured, in most cases the person addicted to gambling sells all their possessions to finance the games and when the addict's relatives find out everything, the addict no longer has any money, he no longer has any assets. So family members are left paying all the hospital bills to treat the addicted person and the saddest thing about all this is that the treatment is very expensive and takes a long time and often shows no signs of a cure.

causing the addict's relatives to despair and begin to think about giving up on the person addicted to gambling and as a consequence we see the person addicted to gambling walking in the streets and after some time the person addicted to gambling dies . I've seen these houses, it wasn't from gambling addiction, but they were cases of addiction, so I know that having an addicted relative in the family is something sad, and a situation that leaves anyone in despair. Treatment costs are very expensive and many years can pass without the addict being completely cured.

That's why I advise people to be moderate in anything they do, not to put too many expectations on games, not to think about making a lot of money from gambling, not to use money that they cannot afford to lose. Yesterday in my country someone died because they took money they couldn't lose and went to play aviator and lost everything, it's a very sad situation and I'm wondering how the family must be feeling

it is official, 10 point deduction and back to relegation zone for Everton
at least not on bottom, due to good form in last few rounds

does seem that punishment for Everton is far away from City ruling, but it is what it is, EPL want Everton in Championship, it is on the team to get enough points to stay

Another game where we're suppose to see much goals but it seems we won't get more goals tonight. England are topping their group and they're suppose to give the fans a lot of goals to cheer about, it seems they don't have it in mind to drill the away team just like Portugal did yesterday ending their game 0-2, and it might happen in this England vs Malta.
Each time the England team start up a game in the international break their performance are not that strong but in the next game they just play with so much aggression with so much goals.
Some players are not suppose to be called up in that squad, Rashford is really struggling with form and this isn't just with the national side but with the Man UTD side, he has lost his ability of getting forward pressing oppositions. I feel they should let the man have a rest before starting him again.