James Swann-Phillips

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@JeffStelling @beewestwood #MHMAskJeff if you had to return to soccer Saturday and form a new panel, not including any of the guys you used to work with, which four current pundits would you pick?

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Brighton fans steering clear of the Coldplay tour.

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Let me remind you who Sergio Aguero is

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@FootballCliches LAFC vs Esperance on DAZN. 90+10 mins and LA have a penalty saved. Co-comms says ‘that sums up this game so far’. What’s the threshold for being able to say ‘this game so far’? Surely long before 90+10 😂

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Transfer News round-up last night for @espn . Saliba to Real would be a huge blow for Arsenal…

https://t.co/7wtrVWxts3

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

2006 - Luka Modric's first appearance at the Emirates - on 23 August 2006 for Dinamo Zagreb against Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League qualifier - was 34 days before Myles Lewis-Skelly was born, who he will be facing tonight. Longevity.

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All set for Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United tonight?

@jswannphillips gives us the full breakdown ahead of the big clash at the City Ground
https://t.co/Lhj4R3aLUJ

#FIRST #PL #football

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Surprised to see Manchester United (4) have actually won more of their last 10 games than Nottingham Forest (3) have going into tonight’s game at the City Ground. Still backing the hosts though. My preview for @firstforwins

https://t.co/dZKsXuHR2s

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FA Cup Quarter-Finals:

Fulham (never won a major trophy) vs Palace (never won a major trophy)

Brighton (never won a major trophy) vs Forest (last trophy in 1990)

Preston (last trophy in 1938) vs Villa (last trophy 1996)

Bournemouth (never won a major trophy) vs City (15 trophies under Pep)

That is an outstanding set of FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend, get Man City out and it means SO MUCH to every club!

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Fancy a Friday night acca?
I've chosen a value play for each of the following games, coming in at 33/1 with @paddypower :

🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen v Bochum
🇫🇷 Strasbourg v Lyon
🇮🇪 Cork v Drogheda United
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield United v Coventry
🇵🇹 Gil Vicente v Benfica
https://t.co/qKRRw3FqRV

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10 of the 11 favourites to win the Ballon d'Or this year are still competing for this season's #UCL title. That defeat to PSG could prove costly for Mo Salah's hopes of claiming the prize. Here's a piece I wrote for @timesoccer https://t.co/tCOW5C86QX

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9/9 Another sharp call from James Swann-Phillips (@jswannphillips):

✅ Dan James to score or assist in Wales vs Kazakhstan – 7/5 with BetMGM https://t.co/YZCx4VCQeF

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales vs Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 tonight!

The Kazakhs had a woeful 2024 and didn’t even score a single goal as they were relegated from Nations League B.

Can Craig Bellamy’s men take advantage as they set off on the road to World Cup 2026?

Here’s my preview.

https://t.co/cEa0syiYaK

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Paraguay vs Chile - under 1.5 goals ✅
Uruguay vs Argentina - Uruguay/Draw double chance ❌
The world champions got a big result away in Montevideo, even without Lionel Messi. A 1-0 win thanks to a goal from Lyon midfielder Thiago Almada 🇦🇷
Can’t win them all! 🤷‍♂️

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There's some tasty South American World Cup qualifier action later this week. I've picked out three value bets ahead of Brazil vs Colombia, Uruguay vs Argentina and Paraguay vs Chile for @paddypower https://t.co/J0rPpz1L1K

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Raphinha to score any time vs Colombia ✅
Remaining two games are tonight:
Paraguay vs Chile - under 1.5 goals ⏳
Uruguay vs Argentina - Uruguay/Draw double chance ⏳

[The England Pod @England_Pod]

Imagine telling someone England would be playing a back 4 of Lewis-Skelly, Dan Burn, Ezri Konsa and Kyle Walker under Thomas Tuchell, after last summer's Euros. 😳

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Craig Bellamy's unbeaten Wales side are looking to make it to a fourth major tournament in six attempts.

They begin their road to #WorldCup2026 at home to Kazakhstan tomorrow night.

Check out my preview for @firstforwins.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇰🇿

https://t.co/cEa0syiYaK

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Salah no show? @jswannphillips gave us his value play ahead of the 2025 Carabao Cup final

Mohamed Salah under 0.5 shots on target (41/20) ✅

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Eddie Howe the first Englishman to win a major domestic trophy in this country since Harry Redknapp won the FA Cup with #Pompey in 2008. Howe was Redknapp’s first signing as Pompey manager. Strange & lovely symmetry.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

0 - For the first time in his Liverpool career, Mohamed Salah neither attempted a shot nor created a chance in a match where he played 90+ minutes. Uncharacteristic.