First up was the champions Leicester City and the theory that Claudio Ranieri's men would struggle to replicate the surprise success of last season was backed up with a patchy performance and a defeat to newly promoted Hull City. (justarsenal.com)
Term after term, the Portuguese does his best to make Monaco as competitive as possible and after the immense success of last season, this campaign has been difficult, and any hope of silverware is now dead. (espnfc.com)
The Burnley players are certainly fired up for the arrival of Blackburn, with Robbie Blake even claiming that a win over their bitter local rivals would feel a whole lot better then their Wembley success of last season which seen them secure promotion via the play - off's. (football-bookmakers.com)