2018/2019 Premier League Fixtures Announced

ThumbnailThe 2018/2019 Premier league fixtures have been announced with the opening games including a matchup between Arsenal and champions Man City. New boys Cardiff get an away day to Bournemouth while Wolves are at home to Everton and Fulham have a London derby playing at home to Crystal Palace.

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Arsenal
AFC Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion
Burnley
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
Watford
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Premier League Fixtures

World Cup 2018: The Worst Opening Game Ever?

Source: Statista

Russia 2018 “The Tournament of Dreams”. So goes a slogan for the next FIFA World Cup. For anyone aside from Russia and Saudi Arabia fans though, the opening game of this year’s elite tournament looks more like a footballing nightmare. A far cry from the days where the current holders automatically kicked the tournament off, the two teams raising the curtain this time round will be the two currently lowest ranked in the whole competition.

When looking through the FIFA World Rankings back to USA ’94, you start to get some context for just how poor, at least on paper, this opening match-up is. When combining the world rankings of the participating teams at the time of the opening match, 2014 provided the most mouth-watering clash with Brazil (3) and Croatia (18) making a total ranking of 21. It’s also fair to say that this game lived up to expectations, with the hosts initially going behind early on before staging an impressive three goal comeback. In Russia though, the two teams combine to make a rank of 133 – the highest of the last seven tournaments. Of course, you don’t necessarily need big names and world beaters to make for a good game of football. We may well end up being pleasantly surprised come June 14.

World Cup Infographic