FA Cup news: Cup fever takes hold as Mansfield Town host Arsenal, Wrexham welcome Chelsea
There have been claims for years now that the world’s oldest domestic cup competition, the FA Cup, is losing its magic and significance to those who follow the English game.
However, just this season alone, if you are a football fan from Macclesfield or indeed Mansfield, you may beg to differ. And after Crystal Palace pulled off a shock to win last year’s final, another surprise might be on the cards, with five EFL clubs still very much in the mix for glory.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Charlie Fawcett looks at some fifth-round ties that show that this year’s FA Cup is back to its glorious best.
From Leicester’s miracle to modern reality: What’s changed in the Premier League since 2016
10 years ago, the Premier League looked completely different. The 2015/16 season produced one of football's most shocking title wins, with Leicester City defying 5000/1 odds to lift the trophy - a moment that still influences how fans, analysts and Premier League betting markets view what's possible.
That campaign rewrote the rules about power, spending and possibility in English football. But a decade later, the landscape's shifted again – some clubs have risen, others have fallen away, and the league's transformed almost entirely.
EFL recap: All the EFL talking points amid yet another international break
The international break is back again, and to be fair to it, it’s been pretty interesting this time. Ireland got the playoffs and Scotland qualified, both in cinematic fashion, with Wales also making it to a playoff spot.
But less about them - here’s everything that happened in the EFL, with some of League One and all of the Championship called off as expected.
There will still be some Championship talk, but here, Sports News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner reflects on some of the matches.
EFL news: Lampard has Coventry City dreaming as Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield continue to struggle
The English Football League (EFL) returned to action at the weekend after a brief hiatus for the international break, immediately producing some instant classics and no shortage of talking points at both ends of the table.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Charlie Gardner takes a look at what happened in the recent matchweek.
Championship betting tips: Leeds to bounce back, Blackburn’s struggles to continue
It feels like a lifetime has passed since we had Championship football on our screens, but that wait is finally over as the dreaded international break recedes into memory.
We have well and truly entered clutch time in the league season and focus now shifts to who will rise to the occasion and who will falter at the final hurdle.
Ahead of the weekend’s action, Sports News Blitz Championship tipster Ethan Pitts has selected four tips to help you cash in with the bookies.
Championship betting tips: Sunderland to slip up, Blackburn to bounce back
Matchday 38 is upon us, and with every passing game the stakes get even higher in this ever-chaotic Championship season.
Sports News Blitz resident Championship tipster Ethan Pitts picks a handful of the best bets ahead of the action.
Championship betting tips: Leeds Utd to beat Baggies; Sheffield Utd to draw
Matchday 35 is now upon us, and with every passing game the stakes get even higher in this ever-chaotic Championship season.
Sports News Blitz’s resident Championship tipster Ethan Pitts has picked a handful of the best games this weekend and selected some bets for you.
Championship news: Norwich City vs Stoke City – Five key battles and score prediction
The mighty Whites and Sheffield United seem to be pulling away from the chasing pack in the automatic promotion spots, but the race to get into the Championship play-offs will be thrilling, with only six points separating the sixth-placed Baggies and Preston North End in 15th.
Here is Tom Day with his debut piece for Sports News Blitz, a look at the key battles set to take place on the pitch in this weekend’s clash between lowly Stoke City and the play-off chasing Canaries.