Match Week 32 Preview

Start Me Up!

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nick lochner
April 10, 2026

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Time to Start Up the PL.

The EPL is back after a couple week International Break - Mick, Keith & Ronnie are fired up! Mick is a North London fan - and takes some heat for supporting the rivals Arsenal AND Spurs.

“I always supported Arsenal, but then my friends were Spurs fans, and Spurs were a more exciting team. So I got into supporting Spurs as well. Living away from England, it’s nice to be able to support both.”​​ ~Mick Jaeger

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☝️What 2 Look 4 👀- Match Week 32

  • 1.4.4.1 Week - 1 Friday, 4 Saturday, 4 Sunday, 1 Monday.

  • CS match of the Week - Brentford v Everton.

Friday

-121 Draw +270 +320

  • Hammers looking to move out of relegation hosting last place Wolves.

  • Wolves could make things interesting with some winnable games ahead.

  • Neither side want a Draw, expect an active 2H.

Saturday

-226 Draw +365 +588

  • Not must win for Gunners, but feels like it.

  • Cherries working their way back to top 10.

+340 Draw +295 -134

  • If Burnley want to make any noise, this is must win.

  • BHA eyeing Europe with a win.

+115 Draw +235 +239

  • Bees and Everton tied on points, this one gives the winner an upper hand in a surprise Europe run.

-158 Draw +328 +385

  • FFC looking to make a run towards Europe and getting Liverpool not at their best.

Sunday

+161 Draw +239 +165

  • Spurs hoping the long break and a new manager can find them points, but it’s never easy to get them at the Stadium of Light.

+205 Draw +246 +126

  • Close in the standings, Newcastle seem to have higher aspirations then Palace. Palace fans seem happy with club, Newcastle fans are not happy with theirs.

+161 Draw +236 +167

  • Fores need to take advantage of the home matches to avoid relegation but will be difficult against a Villa side looking to stay in the Champions League position.

+204 Draw +285 +114

  • Huge Match in the Title Race.

  • A chance for Chelsea to declare they have something left in the tank to make a run at the Champions League while Pep’s side will be looking to run the table to a title.

Monday

-163 Draw +310 +418

  • Another Monday Night showdown at Old Trafford. United looking to secure Champions League while Leeds are trying to keep their distance from relegation.

✌️ The Table

Looks like the EPL will get 5 Champions League, 2 Europa League and 1 UEFA Conference spot(s) per the performance of the league this season. Really makes the race near the top interesting.

👌 PL News & Notes 📰📰📝📝

  • Former BHA manager Roberto De Zerbi takes over at Spurs.

  • The goal - keep them out of relegation. That’s it.

  • In case you missed it, Arsenal’s magic number is 16.

  • Any combination of earning points or City losing points that total 16 and the Gunner’s take the cup.

  • Another reminder - assuming Burnley and Wolves are out of it, one of these 4 teams will be relegated.

  • On paper, the path for Forest and West Ham seem to be the most difficult. Spurs are slumping the most. Leed’s have the easiest schedule.

🍀 CS World Cup Corner 🌎🍵🏪

Fox Sports will be broadcasting the World Cup and so far, sure seems like a GREAT broadcast team.

Click Here for the PDF of the full broadcast schedule in PDF format.

  • FIFA World Cup Live - Daily preview on FOX and FS1.

  • FIFA World Cup Today - Daily “bridge” show with pre- and post-match insights, analysis and recaps on FOX and FS1.

  • Studio Hosts -

    • Rebecca Lowe - Yes, that one from PL Live on NBS. “The voice of the Premier League”.

    • Rob Stone - FOX soccer veteran.

  • Studio Analysts -

    • Thierry Henry - Lead Analyst - WC winner with France, you may know him from his work on the Paramount+ Champions League braodcasts.

    • Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Studio Analyst - Great player, outspoken style.

    • Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez - Studio Analyst - Mexico’s all-time leading scorer, recently retired from playing this will be his broadcast debut.

    • Alexi Lalas - Longtime FOX soccer analyst and former USMNT player.

  • Match Commentators

    • Ian Darke - Play-by-play, been doing World Cups a long time.

    • John Strong - Play-by-play, FOX’s lead soccer voice. Expect him in the Finals.

    • Stu Holden - Color Commentator - former USMNT player and typically partnered with John Strong.

  • These is not all the TV on air talent - expect more announcements.

Lalas

From Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, July 19th…..

  • 70 Matches on Network Television and 40 Matches in Primetime.

  • Every Match will Stream Live and On-Demand in 4K on FOX One streaming.

  • Every UWMNT Group Stage Match will be on FOX with Expanded Coverage Featuring Special Three-Hour Pregame Show Before USMNT Opener vs. Paraguay on Friday, June 12.

  • FOX Sports will celebrates America’s 250th Birthday on Saturday, July 4 with Two Round of 16 Matches on FOX.

✋ Champions League

  • Shocker as Barcelona failed to score at home losing to rival Atletico Madrid.

  • Arsenal got the goal they wanted while Liverpool will have some work to do back at Anfield.

  • Both Real Madrid and Barcelona lost at home making the next match that much more difficult.

  • Quarterfinals Results match 1. Match 2 will be played next week at this weeks away team.

The Results

  • Sporting 0-1 Arsenal

  • Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich

  • PSG 2-0 Liverpool

  • Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid

🕕 Europa League

  • Great win for Villa in Italy, they will have a 2 goal advantage headed back to Villa Park.

  • Forest with a good result in Portugal, will have the advantage back in Nottingham.

The Results

  • Sporting Braga (Portugal) 1-1 Real Betis (Spain)

  • Freiburg (Germany) 1-2 Celta de Vigo (Spain)

  • Porto (Portugal) 1-1 Forest

  • Bologna (Italy) 1-3 Aston Villa

UEFA Conference League

  • Palace 3-1 Fiorentina (Italy). Good result for Palace before they head to Italy for match 2 for a chance to make the Semi-Finals.

7️⃣ Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️

Let’s check in on the other Major Leagues around Europe.

German Bundesliga

  • Bayern Munich is back on top with a RIDICULUS +73 goal differential through 28 matches.

  • Harry Kane leads Bayern and the Bundesliga with 31 goals on the season.

  • Borussia Dortmund is clearly the second best team and will be in the Champions League.

  • A good race for the final 2 spots in the Champions League and Europe.

  • Just 18 teams in the League. The bottom 2 teams will be relegated. The bottom 3rd team will have a playoff with the third-place team in the lower league.

🎱Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️

Let’s check in on the other Major Leagues around Europe.

Italian Serie A

  • Inter Milan in the drivers seat.

  • Pulisic’s AC Milan is securely in a Champions League spot.

  • Como (Great Lake!) completely surprising everyone sitting in the top 5.

  • Weston McKennie’s Juventus looking to get back in the Champions League.

  • Lautaro Martinez for Inter Milan leads the league with 16 goals.

  • Pisa’s tower looks like it could come tumbling down.

  • A race for the final relegation spot with 5 teams in play.

9️⃣ Off Island 🏝️🏝️🏝️

Let’s check in on the other Major Leagues around Europe.

Spains La Liga

  • Barcelona has separated themselves ahead of rival Real Madrid.

  • Mbappe with Real Madrid leads the league with 31 goals.

  • JJ & Kealia Watt’s Espanyol are hanging in there, hoping to move back into a European spot.

  • Champions League seems to be set.

  • Relegation is still very much up for grabs.

🔟Best Bets

Let’s pick the betting back up for the season and see where we end up.

Wolves to Win at West Ham +320. $20

Wolves to Win at West Ham +320. $20

That’s a big number (+320) after a long break and not sure the Hammer’s have much of a home pitch advantage. Expecting both sides to be going for 3 points as 1 will not help much, so expecting an open 2H match, especially if one side gets up early.

Man City to Win at Chelsea +114. $20

Pep at City in April getting plus odds in a title race. Yes please. Even at Chelsea.

Sunderland to Win v Spurs +161. $20

Even though Spurs have had a chance to regroup the trip North is never easy and Sunderland also had a chance to regroup and decide if they want a run at Europe. Maybe Spurs turn their luck around, but until I see it give me the other side.

Everton Brentford to Draw +235. $20

Feels like both sides are going to play cautiously.

Burnley to Win v BHA +340. $20

Give me the home side at home.

LONG SHOTS

Burnley & Wolves to win +1748. $5

Bottom of table double.

United & City to win +239. $20

Manchester double.

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