Articles by Derek Bilton (47)
Weekend tips: Nunez and Lewandowski to score, Man City win
There are some big matches coming up this weekend across Europe and we have everything you need to know heading into the action.
- Derek Bilton
- 02/09/2022 | 08:57
Midweek tips: Arsenal's perfect start to continue, Firmino to score again
With a full round of Premier League fixtures coming in midweek, we have everything you need to know heading into the action.
- Derek Bilton
- 29/08/2022 | 09:17
Weekend tips: Arsenal goalfest, Harry Kane to score
With some big games coming up this weekend in the Premier League and across Europe, we've previewed everything you need to know.
- Derek Bilton
- 26/08/2022 | 08:29
Midweek tips: Carabao Cup upsets to come?
The second round of the Carabao Cup gets underway this week and there could be some upsets on the cards.
- Derek Bilton
- 22/08/2022 | 13:55
Weekend tips: Man United v Liverpool, Haaland to score
With some big Premier League games coming up this weekend, we've previewed everything you need to know.
- Derek Bilton
- 19/08/2022 | 07:08
Midweek tips: European qualifiers and EFL action
There's plenty of football to look forward to in midweek as Championship clubs are in action and Rangers and West Ham head into their European qualifiers.
- Derek Bilton
- 16/08/2022 | 07:08
Weekend tips: Chelsea v Spurs clash, Man City goalfest
There are some tasty matches coming up this weekend in the Premier League as well as PSG hosting Montpellier at the Parc des Princes.
- Derek Bilton
- 12/08/2022 | 09:22
Midweek tips: Eintracht Frankfurt to cause a shock in the Super Cup?
There's plenty of midweek football to preview as the League Cup first round takes place and Real Madrid take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the Super Cup.
- Derek Bilton
- 09/08/2022 | 09:02
Weekend tips: The Premier League is back
With the Premier League back in action this weekend, we've previewed three of the matches as well as previewing the Serie A this season.
- Derek Bilton
- 04/08/2022 | 08:38
Weekend tips: Community Shield and Championship action
Football is back folks, the Championship returns this weekend and we have a tasty clash at Wembley as Liverpool and Manchester City lock horns in the Community Shield.
- Derek Bilton
- 27/07/2022 | 10:09
Weekend tips: MLS and Women's Euros action
This weekend our attention turns to the MLS, Norwegian Eliteserien and the Women's Euros.
- Derek Bilton
- 21/07/2022 | 07:23
Midweek tips: MLS & Norwegian Eliteserien action
The MLS and Norwegian Eliteserien are under the spotlight this weekend as New York Red Bulls host Atlanta United and Lillestrom play Kristiansund.
- Derek Bilton
- 30/06/2022 | 12:57
Weekend Tips: MLS action fills up the time
The European football season may be over, but over in North America, the MLS is in full swing. For this weekend's tips, we have three games on offer for you.
- Derek Bilton
- 24/06/2022 | 11:58
Midweek tips: England v Hungary, France v Austria
England failed to score from open play for the third successive game when drawing 0-0 with Italy on Saturday night but despite this, the bookies have chalked them up as a warm order in the betting to beat Hungary on Tuesday.
- Derek Bilton
- 14/06/2022 | 11:32
Weekend tips: England v Italy rematch
England’s UEFA Nations League hopes are already hanging by a thread after claiming just one point from a possible six from their first two matches. They are bottom of Group 3 and while the real test obviously awaits in Qatar, it won’t be great for confidence if they are eliminated from this tournament early doors.
- Derek Bilton
- 10/06/2022 | 10:09
Midweek Tips: Nations League action
The Nations League has been the order play for the last week, having kicked off on the first of the month. Matchday one is gone, now we are looking toward matchday two and giving you our best picks for three of the weeks games, including Germany vs England, Croatia vs France, and Belgium vs Poland.
- Derek Bilton
- 07/06/2022 | 13:13
Weekend Tips: Nations League picks
The Nations League officially kicked off on Wednesday, but the big games are happening this weekend. England, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Spain are the big one's looking to take the crown from France. We've got three good picks for you here.
- Derek Bilton
- 03/06/2022 | 08:55
Champions League final picks
Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the Champions League final kicks off on Saturday. Liverpool will want revenge from 2018, while Real could surprise us all once more. We've got the best picks for the game.
- Derek Bilton
- 27/05/2022 | 09:00
Midweek Tips: Europa Conference League final picks
Roma and Feyenoord will go to battle in Tirana to become the first champions of the Europa Conference League. We have the picks for that game, as well as a far too early Premier League prediction.
- Derek Bilton
- 25/05/2022 | 10:05
Weekend Tips: Final games' best picks
The final day of the Premier League is on Sunday, and there are still some things that need deciding. We've got the tips for three games, as well as the big one for Milan in their final league game.
- Derek Bilton
- 20/05/2022 | 07:38
Midweek Tips: The Europa League final picks
The Europa League final goes down on Wednesday night, with Rangers taking on Frankfurt. Elsewhere, Liverpool face Southampton on Tuesday and Aston Villa play Burnley Thursday in Premier League action.
- Derek Bilton
- 17/05/2022 | 10:39
Weekend Tips: FA Cup final, Premier League and Serie A action
It's a packed weekend this week. There's the Premier League, the FA Cup final on Saturday and all other European leagues in play. It's tough to find the best picks, so we've got you covered.
- Derek Bilton
- 13/05/2022 | 13:18
Midweek Tips: The Premier League continues and the Coppa Italia final beckons
The seasons are coming towards their end, but first they have some games to make up. In the Premier League, Manchester City and Liverpool continue to battle, and the North London Derby is on show. Elsewhere in Europe, the Coppa Italia final is going down on Wednesday between Juventus and Inter.
- Derek Bilton
- 10/05/2022 | 08:00
Weekend Tips: Premier League action and the Coupe de France final pick
The domestic season around Europe is winding down, but there is still a lot to play for. The weekend tips this week focuses on Premier League action, as well as the Coupe de France final.
- Derek Bilton
- 06/05/2022 | 13:01
Midweek tips: Champions League semi-final second legs
With the Champions League second legs coming up, there's plenty of midweek action to preview. Liverpool and Man City will both be looking to book their place in the final.
- Derek Bilton
- 03/05/2022 | 11:00
Weekend Tips: Premier League and Serie A action
Matchweek 35 of the Premier League season welcomes some interesting matchups, and we've got the tips for three of them, including Tottenham and Arsenal. We've also got some Italian Serie A action, too.
- Derek Bilton
- 29/04/2022 | 07:33
Midweek tips: Champions League and Europa League semi-finals
The Champions League returns in midweek as Man City face Real Madrid and Liverpool go up against Villarreal, we've previewed all the action as well as looking into some of the other ties.
- Derek Bilton
- 25/04/2022 | 14:37
Weekend tips: Merseyside derby, Arsenal bounce, Bayern v Dortmund
We should have a fantastic weekend of football coming up as Everton travel to Liverpool, Arsenal host Manchester United and Bayern Munich face Borussia Dortmund.
- Derek Bilton
- 22/04/2022 | 08:20
Midweek Tips: Premier League's finest in action
Another big week in the battle to be Premier League champions and on reflection, regardless who wins this particular title race, at some point we need to acknowledge that we have never had two sides of this quality in England’s top tier operating at the same time.
- Derek Bilton
- 18/04/2022 | 11:42
Weekend Tips: Top two battle once more
This weekend sees a repeat of last weekend's big game, with Manchester City and Liverpool clashing once again, this time in the FA Cup. We've also got the picks for the Premier League and one for the French Ligue 1.
- Derek Bilton
- 15/04/2022 | 10:46
Midweek Tip: Champions League and Europa League second legs
The Champions League and Europa League Quarter-Finals continue this week with the second legs. Manchester City will be looking to put Atletico Madrid away amongst other feature games.
- Derek Bilton
- 12/04/2022 | 11:00
Weekend tips: Premier League title decider, Everton to struggle
With a huge weekend coming up in the Premier League, we've previewed everything you need to know. Liverpool head to Manchester City in an attempt to surpass them in the league and Everton could continue to struggle against Manchester United.
- Derek Bilton
- 08/04/2022 | 08:10
Midweek Tips: Champions League QF and Premier League catchup picks
The first leg of the Champions League Quarter-Finals kicks off this week, and we've got the picks for Real Madrid vs Chelsea, Villareal vs Bayern, and Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid. And there's also an added Premier League catchup fixture thrown in there, too, with Burnley taking on Everton.
- Derek Bilton
- 04/04/2022 | 13:32
Weekend Tips: League football returns
After taking last weekend off for international duty, the top leagues from Europe are back! The Premier League returns with Matchday 31, and we've got the tips for the Manchester City, Leeds and Tottenham games, as well as some Serie A action with Juventus taking on Inter.
- Derek Bilton
- 01/04/2022 | 11:19
Midweek tips: Argentina win, England high scorer, Ronaldo goal
With some big international clashes coming up this week, there is plenty to preview. Portugal head into a make or break game against North Macedonia while England host Ivory Coast in their next friendly.
- Derek Bilton
- 28/03/2022 | 14:13
Weekend Tips: El Clasico, FA Cup and Serie A action
El Clasico is the feature match this weekend, but the FA Cup action could provide some good entertainment. And let's not forget the excitement of the Serie A.
- Derek Bilton
- 18/03/2022 | 08:14
Midweek tips: Champions League second leg action
With the Champions League second legs and midweek Premier League action coming up, there's plenty to preview over the next few days.
- Derek Bilton
- 15/03/2022 | 08:31
Weekend tips: Everton struggle, Newcastle keep on winning
Newcastle travel to Stamford Bridge this weekend having won six of their last seven matches and unbeaten in their last nine. We've also got tips for the other Premier League games and Euro action.
- Derek Bilton
- 11/03/2022 | 08:07
Midweek tips: Champions League second leg picks
The feature games for midweek football this week is in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg as well as a good Championship clash. Interesting games with some interesting betting picks.
- Derek Bilton
- 07/03/2022 | 07:18
Weekend Tips: Manchester derby in the spotlight
The Manchester derby is once again upon us. Recent history has the away team coming away as the victors, but do the bookies see it that way? We've also got the tips for Premier League and Euro action.
- Derek Bilton
- 04/03/2022 | 07:57
Midweek tips: Burnley tipped over Leicester and English and Italian cup action
Burnley have got the nod over Leicester in Premier League action this week, inform Southampton take on West Ham in the FA Cup and the two games for the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final are the picks this week.
- Derek Bilton
- 01/03/2022 | 07:44
Weekend Tips: EFL Cup final, Premier League action and a Spanish showdown...
This weekend sees Liverpool and Chelsea face off in the EFL Cup final. In the Premier League, West Ham and Wolves do battle in a real six pointer, while Manchester United will be looking to pick up some valuable points against Watford. And in Spain, Barcelone take on Athletic Bilbao in La Liga action.
- Derek Bilton
- 25/02/2022 | 11:09
Midweek tips: Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United and table-toppers Fulham
Two solid Champions League picks, one for the Europa League action and Championship table-toppers Fulham get a nod for this week's midweek tips.
- Derek Bilton
- 22/02/2022 | 08:15
Weekend tips: Man City v Spurs, Nantes v PSG...
We're back to preview the action at the weekend with tips for Man City v Spurs, Newcastle v West Ham, Leeds v Man United and Nates v PSG.
- Derek Bilton
- 18/02/2022 | 07:18
Midweek tips: PSG v Real, Sporting v Man City...
We're back with tips for the midweek Champions League games, featuring PSG vs Real Madrid, Sporting vs Manchester City, and RB Salzburg v Bayern Munich, plus Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers in the Europa League.
- Derek Bilton
- 15/02/2022 | 07:36
Weekend Tips: Leicester vs West Ham, Man Utd vs Southampton
We're back with tips for the weekend games between Leicester and West Ham, Manchester United and Southampton, Norwich and Manchester City, and Napoli and Inter.
- Derek Bilton
- 11/02/2022 | 22:16
Weekend Tips: FA Cup fourth round and La Liga
It's Premier League fourth-round weekend and we have a Nap, Value Tip and First Goal Flutter tip - plus a Euro Banker from Spain.
- Derek Bilton
- 04/02/2022 | 10:49