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FC Zurich vs Arsenal Prediction, Team news, and Lineups – Sept. 8, 2022

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Here we bring you FC Zurich vs Arsenal prediction, team news, predicted lineup and all you need to know ahead of the opening Europa League games on Thursday night.

On Thursday, Arsenal’s ultimate pursuit for Europa League success gets underway as the Gunners head to Kybunpark to take on Swiss champions FC Zurich.

Due to their fifth-place Premier League finish, Mikel Arteta’s team had an easy path into the group stage while their opponents were eliminated from Champions League qualifiers.

Contrary to their more illustrious rivals, Zurich has played in the Champions League in 2022–23; nevertheless, Franco Foda failed to lead his team past Qarabag of Azerbaijan, and Zurich lost on aggregate by a score of 5–4.

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After slipping to the second -tier of European play, Zurich bounced back to defeat Hearts 3-1 on aggregate and put five past Linfield over the course of two legs, securing their spot in the Europa League group stage for the sixth time in 11 years.

The 13-time defending champions from Switzerland exited the competition at the group stage in each of the editions from 2011–12, 2014–15, and 2016–17. However, they broke this curse in their final appearance in the secondary competition, reaching the last-32 in 2018–19 before being defeated by Napoli.

Match Preview

Sadly, FC Zurich has had a brutally dismal start to the defense of their Swiss Super League championship, going winless through 7 games and losing three straight home matches to Sion, Basel, and Lugano.

Zurich’s loss of the highly regarded Wilfried Gnonto to Leeds United hasn’t helped in that aspect, but the 18-year-old had struggled in the 2022–23 Swiss Super League, so the hosts’ quest for a fifth consecutive Europa League victory won’t be easy.

Arsenal certainly received a severe wakeup call at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season after being considered the favorites for the fourth place and final Champions League spot and being tipped as serious contenders for third.

Read also: Europa League predictions

It can be recalled that Arteta’s men lost semi-final matches in 2018 and 2021 and reached the losing final in 2019, will now play in the second tier of European football for a sixth season. It would be best to keep quiet about their last-32 loss to Olympiacos in 2020.

However, the Mikel Arteta approach has been successful for the Gunners in recent weeks, with the club’s wise acquisitions adding to their new reputation as a pressing machine. However, Manchester United dragged the Gunners back to reality at the weekend.

The English giants enter Thursday’s match with a 75% win rate from Europa League group stage games, second only to Zenit St. Petersburg (79%) among teams that have competed in at least two or three editions of the competition. Marcus Rashford and £85 million man Antony ended Arsenal’s perfect start to the new Premier League season, but they still lead after six games.

The game on Thursday will be the first competitive encounter between Arsenal and Zurich, but the Gunners travel with a 100% winning record against Swiss opposition (six victories from six), thanks to the hat-trick of the misunderstood Lucas Perez in a 4-1 Champions League victory over Basel.

FC Zurich and Arsenal Current Form

Form for the FC Zurich Europa League: WWWW

FC Zurich form (all competitions): DWWWLL

Arsenal form (across all competitions): WWWWWL 

Teams News

Barring the unavailability of center back Ilan Sauter and striker Bogdan Viunnyk, who is on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Zurich should be well-prepared for this match.

Aiyegun Tosin, who recently opened his account for the season in the defeat to Lugano, will thus be under pressure to be the attacking force. Fabian Rohner may assist him in the final third.

Karol Mets of Estonia played for only 45 minutes over the weekend after receiving an early caution, and Fidan Aliti or Nikola Katic, who left Rangers after 4 years to join FCZ, could challenge for his starting position.

Reiss Nelson, Thomas Partey, and Mohamed Elneny are all permanently confined to the medical room for Arsenal, and now Arteta has a new injury worry in Emile Smith Rowe, who appeared to limp off during the warm-up at Old Trafford.

Cedric Soares (knee) has been left out of the team, but several changes are still possible as Matt Turner, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding, Eddie Nketiah, and Fabio Vieira try to break into the starting lineup.

After being selected for the senior Gunners Europa League squad, Marquinhos and Matt Smith may also make their club debuts. If Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus this week, he will attempt to score in his third straight Europa League start.

FC Zurich Predicted lineup vs Arsenal

Brecher; Kryeziu, Omeragic, Aliti; Boranijasevic, Dzemaili, Selnaes, Conde, Guerrero; Tosin, Rohner

Arsenal Predicted lineup vs FC Zurich

Turner; Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Xhaka, Lokonga; Saka, Vieira, Martinelli; Nketiah

FC Zurich vs Arsenal Prediction

Even if the visitors will rotate, Arteta will still field a team with a wealth of young talent that is capable of leaving a lasting impression. The Gunners would have felt betrayed if they had left Old Trafford empty-handed.

Although they have performed much better on the European competition, Zurich have had a terrible start to their new home campaign, thus we cannot see anything other than a convincing away victory for Arteta’s team this week.

The match will end with an away victory, according to our professional tipster friends at Sporita.com. 

FT: FC Zurich 1-3 Arsenal

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Talking Soccer Florida : Best Reviews and all you need to know

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Talking Soccer Florida is a discussion platform where users are free to signup to become members and contribute meaningfully to any topic of interest. At first, the platform began as a soccer discussion forum but later became a big arena where every other discussion could be treated.

The interesting thing about this platform is, creating a topic of discussion is not the duty of the admin alone, registered members of the forum are also free to create topics of discussion.

How to join Talking Soccer Florida

It is natural for individuals to discuss and share ideas on pressing issues as this singular act has saved a lot of persons from all sorts of depression. Hence, joining this discussion forum is quite easy and straightforward. The steps are enumerated below:

step 1: Visit their Official website

Step 2: Locate the top right corner of the website’s home page and click on “Login or Sign up”, it is a single button

Step 3: Click on Sign up in the bottom right corner of the drop-down login bar.

Step 4: Fill in all the required details in the fields provided.

Step 5: Click ” Complete Sign Up”

Features of Talking Soccer Florida

This amazing platform has some remarkable features that help users/members navigate and interact on the website. Some of these features are:

1. Forum: This is a page where all discussions take place. Here, members select their topics of interest and comment on same. Under the forum there are a few other features as listed below:

  • Topics: This houses all the topics treated so far and there is also a provision for members to create new topics of discussion.
  • Latest Activity: This allows members to see the recent happenings in the group, like the recent topic created, the recent comment made, and so on.
  • My Subscription: This also allows members to view their list of subscribed posts
  • Photos: It shows the photo gallery of all pictures posted in the forum since inception.

2. Blogs: This shows the blog posts made that is meant to educate members and reader on a given topic. Here it is left for members to leave a comment after reading the post if they so wish but it is not a topic of discussion.

3. Articles: This feature houses all articles written with well-researched facts, findings, and references meant for the user’s reading pleasure.

4. Groups: On this platform, members are free to create and join various groups of their choice for smaller, concise and straightforward discussions.

5. Today’s Post: This shows the list of all topics posted today and their respective comments by members of the platform.

6. Members List: It shows the list of all registered members on the platform.

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Talking Soccer Ma (Massachusetts)

Talking Soccer Ma is yet another platform that brings together soccer fans in the city of Massachusetts to discuss the latest happenings in the world of soccer. Interestingly, this platform also gives room for discussions on other topics aside from soccer.

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Liverpool vs Man City Preview: All you need to know

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Here we bring you a detailed preview of the Liverpool vs Man City match, insightful analysis, the latest team news, and the best predictions ahead of the clash at Anfield.

Liverpool vs man city prediction

Liverpool has found themselves struggling in the Premier League since the commencement of the season in August. The Reds will welcome an in-formed Manchester City in the Week 12 match of the English Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Both teams were arc-rivals in recent times when it comes to winning the Premier League title as they have both finished in the first and second positions thrice in the previous four EPL seasons.

However, Jurgen Klopp’s men are currently 13 points behind second-placed Man City who are yet to lose any game in the league this season. Liverpool are now 10th on the EPL table and will be looking for a miracle to defeat the visitors on Sunday. Manchester City are just one point behind Arsenal and will do anything possible to ensure they unsit Mikel Arteta’s men off the top of the Premier League table.

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It can be recalled that the last defeat Manchester City suffered was in the hands of Liverpool during the Community Shield match at the beginning of the season. Could this mean that Liverpool has the secret to defeating Man City?? Perhaps when we get to their head-to-head in this article, we will know better.

Below are all the detailed previews and analysis you need to know ahead of the Liverpool vs Man City match:


Where is Liverpool vs Man City playing?

If you have been wondering where will the Liverpool vs Man City match take place, find below the venue, date, and time of the match including details of core officials that will ensure the smooth running of the match.

  • Location: Liverpool, England
  • Stadium: Anfield
  • Date: Sunday 16 October
  • Kick-off Time: 16:30 BST
  • VAR: Darren England
  • Referee: Anthony Taylor

Where to watch Liverpool vs Man City in UK?

If you reside in the United Kingdom and are looking for where to comfortably watch the most intriguing fixture in the Premier League in recent times worry no more. Below are some credible channels and live streaming channels to watch the match in your comfort zone.

  • Channel: Sky Sports Main Event
  • Channel: Sky Sports Premier League
  • Channel: Sky Ultra HD
  • Streaming Service: NOW TV
  • Streaming Service: Sky Go
  • Broadcast Time: 16:00 (BST)

Where to watch Liverpool vs Man City in USA?

To all Americans seeking where to watch the Liverpool vs Man City match, we have put together a compilation of various channels you can use to watch the match easily on the go. No hassles, visit the following channels and enjoy the game.

  • Channel: NBC Universo
  • Streaming Service: NBC Sports
  • Streaming Service: Peacock Premium
  • Broadcast Time EST: 11:30
  • Broadcast Time PST: 08:30

Where to watch Liverpool vs Man City in Canada?

If you are in Canada and wish to watch the game between Liverpool and Man City, it is still possible, however we can only guarantee you of one streaming service. visit Fubotv and enjoy the breathtaking game at Anfield on Sunday.

  • Streaming Service: fuboTV
  • Broadcast Time (EST): 11:30

Where can you watch Liverpool vs Man City Highlights?

In case you missed this must-watched game, don’t worry we get you covered. You can visit any of the following channels to watch the highlights of the match and enjoy all the actions you have missed.

  • Channel: Sky Sports Football
  • Channel: BBC Match of the Day 2
  • Stream: Sky Sports Football YouTube channel

Liverpool vs Man City H2H Results (Last Five Games)

Considering their overall head-to-head in the Premier League, Manchester City has the upper hand against Liverpool. Both teams have met a total of 27 times with Man City winning 11, drawing 9, and Losing 7. However, in their last five outing in all competitions, Liverpool won 2, Man City won 1 and they drew 2.

StatisticsLiverpoolMan City
Total matches played2727
Total Wins711
Total Draws99
Total Losses117
Yellow Cards2720
Total Goals scored4344
Red Cards00
Liverpool vs Man City Head-to-Head table

Liverpool vs Man City Last 5 matches

DateHomeScoreAway
16/04/2022Man City2-3Liverpool
10/04/2022Man City2-2Liverpool
03/10/2022Liverpool2-3Man City
07/02/2021Liverpool1-4Man City
08/11/2020Man City1-1Liverpool

Liverpool Last 5 Matches

DateHomeScoreAway
12/10/2022Rangers1-7Liverpool
09/10/2022Arsenal3-2Liverpool
04/10/2022Liverpool2-0Rangers
01/10/2022Liverpool3-3Brighton
13/09/2022Liverpool2-1Ajax

Man City Last 5 Matches

DateHomeScoreAway
11/10/2022Copenhagen0-0Man City
05/10/2022Man City5-0Copenhagen
02/10/2022Man City6-3Man United
17/09/2022Wolves0-3Man City
14/09/2022Man City2-1B.Dortmund

Current Form (Last Five Games)

Liverpool: WDWLW
Man City: WWWWD


Liverpool team news

Liverpool started their 2022 Premier League campaign with lots of injury problems having about 10 players out injured. As they managed their way through, they are yet faced with a new phase of injuries worries. Prolific winger Luis Diaz sustained a knee injury during their encounter against Arsenal and has been ruled out until December.

Also, first-choice defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joel Matip were also substituted at Emirates stadium as they are suspected to have picked various degrees of injuries. According to a press released by Jurgen Klopp, Arnold has sustained an ankle injury while Matip has sustained a calf injury and both players will be out for two to three weeks.

Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are yet to return to the squad as both player are nursing hamstring injuries. Arthur Melo also picked a muscle injury this week and will be out of the squad to welcome Man City on Sunday.

However, Curtis Jones will start the game from the bench as the midfielder has returned to training and may likely feature in the game on Sunday. Aside from these injury worries, Liverpool will be in good shape to slug it out with the defending champions.

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Man City

Liverpool Starting 11 (4-2-3-1): 

  • Alisson
  • Gomez
  • Konate
  • Van Dijk
  • Robertson
  • Fabinho
  • Thiago
  • Salah
  • Firmino
  • Jota
  • Nunez
    Substitutes: Adrian, Kelleher, Carvalho, Milner, Elliott, Tsimikas, Bajcetic, Jones, Phillips.

Man City team news

Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola has few injury worries compared to his counterpart Jurgen Klopp, Man City only have three players out injured. John Stone is currently nursing a hamstring injury and will not be available to feature in the game while Kalvin Phillips will also be out with a shoulder injury and Kyle Walker sustained a groin injury and will probably be out until full recovery is inevitable.

Erling Haaland is fit and ready to continue his consistent performance in the Premier League, the Norwegian was rested in their Champions League draw at Copenhagen but will be available to travel to Anfield.

Man City predicted lineup vs Liverpool

Man City Starting 11 (4-3-3): 

  • Ederson
  • Akanji
  • Dias
  • Ake
  • Cancelo
  • De Bruyne
  • Rodri
  • Bernardo
  • Foden
  • Haaland
  • Grealish
    Substitutes: Ortega, Laporte, Palmer, Alvarez, Mahrez,Gomez, Lewis, Gundogan, Wilson-Esbrand.

Liverpool vs Man City prediction

This is quite a difficult game to predict, one may say Liverpool are not in good form but the Reds have not lost any of their previous four matches against Manchester City in all competitions (W2 D2). However, Man City have not lost any game since the beginning of the season, and do not look like they are ready to lose this one.

Yes, the citizens lost to Liverpool in the 2022 Community Shield but you will;l agree with me that Man City is the most dreaded team to play against in the Premier League right now.

After a 7-1 victory against Rangers in the Midweek, Liverpool will be heading into the Sunday encounter shoulder-high with the hope of giving the visitors the shock of their lives. But if the Reds put up their porous defense line as usual, then Man City will be partying around Anfield on Sunday.

Our team of Expert punters have predicted the game as a match full of goals, hence it is safe to play it GG, over 2.5 and risk takers can consider Man City to win at the end of 90 minutes.

Prediction: Liverpool 2-2 Man City

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Aston Villa vs Chelsea Prediction, H2H and Best Lineup

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Here we go again as we bring you Aston villa vs Chelsea prediction, Head-to-head, possible lineup, team news and all you need to know about the match on Sunday.

Aston Villa will slug it out with Graham Potter’s men at Villa Park on Afternoon. The host would have wished for another opponent if they can, considering the present form of the Blues.

Steven Gerrard’s side drew against Nottingham Forest in their last Premier League fixture, although they have done well to maintain four-match unbeaten record but they have only won one and drew three consecutively. The team is currently struggling and will have done anything possible to avoid any top-tier club at the moment.

Chelsea has gradually adapted to situations under the management of new manager Graham Potter, they will be traveling to Villa Park after picking four consecutive wins and maintaining three clean sheets with second-choice goalkeeper Kepa Arizzabalaga.

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Below are a detailed preview of the match.


Where is Aston Villa vs Chelsea match taking place?

  • Location: Birmingham, England
  • Stadium: Villa Park
  • Date: Sunday 16 October
  • Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST
  • VAR: Stuart Attwell
  • Referee: Robert Jones

Where to watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea in the United Kingdom?

  • Channel: Sky Sports Main Event
  • Channel: Sky Sports Premier League
  • Channel: Sky Ultra HD
  • Streaming Service: NOW TV
  • Streaming Service: Sky Go
  • Broadcast Time: 13:00 (BST)

Where to Aston Villa vs Chelsea in the United States?

  • Channel: NBC Universo
  • Streaming Service: NBC Sports
  • Streaming Service: Peacock Premium
  • Broadcast Time EST: 09:00
  • Broadcast Time PST: 06:00

Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea in Canada?

  • Streaming Service: fuboTV
  • Broadcast Time (EST): 09:00

Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea Highlights?

  • Channel: Sky Sports Football
  • Channel: BBC Match of the Day 2
  • Stream: Sky Football YouTube channel

Aston Villa vs Chelsea H2H Results (Last Five Games)

Aston Villa: 1 Win
Chelsea: 3 Wins
Draws: 1

Current Form (Last Five Games)

Aston Villa: LDWDD
Chelsea: DWWWW


Aston Villa team news

Aston Villa are coping with a series of injury worries in their starting XI. The claret and blue will be hosting Chelsea without their two natural left-backs. Lucas Digne has been out with a heel injury while Ludwig Augustinsson has been nursing a hamstring injury.

Also missing from the starting lineup is Boubacar Kamara (knee) and Diego Carlos (Achilles) who will be out as they are in the early stage of recovering from their various injuries. Featuring Leon Bailey into the squad ahead of Sunday’s clash is a huge probability as he had picked a knock in their previous match.

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Chelsea

Aston Villa Starting 11 (4-3-2-1): 

  • Martinez
  • Cash
  • Konsa
  • Mings
  • Young
  • McGinn
  • Luiz
  • Ramsey
  • Buendia
  • Coutinho
  • Watkins
    Bench: Olsen, Sanson, Nakamba,Chambers, Bednarek, Archer, Dendoncker, Bogarde, Ings.

Chelsea team news

Chelsea were not left out of the injury worries as they have a number of players out with various degrees of injuries. Reece James picked up a knee injury in their midweek encounter at San Siro as limped off the pitch. The injury did not look severe but his appearance in the squad on Sunday remains a doubt.

Wesley Fofana is also out on injury and could make a return before the World Cup, he will not be available for the Sunday fixture at Villa Park. Hakim Ziyech is expected to make a return to the squad after missing the Champions League fixture against AC Milan due to a sore throat.

N’Golo Kante who has been out with a thigh injury suffered a huge blow in recovery as he suffered another injury during recuperating training.

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Chelsea predicted lineup vs Aston Villa

Chelsea Starting 11 (4-2-3-1): 

  • Arrizabalaga
  • Azpilicueta
  • Chalobah
  • Koulibaly
  • Cucurella
  • Loftus-Cheek
  • Jorginho
  • Mount
  • Sterling
  • Pulisic

Aubameyang
Bench: Mendy, Bettinelli, Broja, Kovacic, Harvertz, Chilwell, Gallagher, Ziyech, Chukwuemeka.


Aston Villa vs Chelsea score prediction

Graham Potter is now enjoying life at Chelsea and is expected to pick up all three points at Villa Park on Sunday. Although the villains will not like to take a defeat in front of their home fans the visitors will do all that is needed to take home all three points.

Despite the difficulty of the game, our expert punters have put together a series of options to make good returns on your stakes. There will not be many goals in the game, as such, it is safe to play it under 3.5, Chelsea wins or draw and under 4.5 or if you are a risk taker, Away to win is a good option and Under 2.5 is not bad at all.

Although it’s going to be a tough game at Villa Park we see Chelsea coming out victorious at the end of 90 minutes.

Prediction: Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea

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