The Premiership kicks off with a bang this weekend as David Walker and BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson go head-to-head with their weekend predictions.

Both expect routine home wins for Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton and West Ham, but Walker’s expects an upset at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. (more…)

The new Premiership season kicks off on Saturday 11 August, 2007 and as last season, BetBonus.co.uk will provide predictions for all matches prior to the weekend.

However, the 2007/08 season will be a little different from usual in that resident tipster David Walker will go head-to-head with BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson to determine who can make the biggest profit by the time the campaign ends next May! (more…)

The first “official” match of the new season takes place on Saturday 5 August in the FA Community Shield where Chelsea and Manchester United compete in what will be a replay of the FA Cup Final. (more…)

Not to be outdone by their close rivals Ajax and the Amsterdam Tournament, Feyenoord host their own Port of Rotterdam Tournament in their De Kuip Stadium on Friday 3 to Sunday 5 August.

Along with hosts Feyenoord, three other teams will participate: Liverpool, FC Porto and Shanghai Shenhua. All four competing teams are residents of major industrial ports which is the theme of the tournament. (more…)

The ninth annual Amsterdam Tournament takes place between Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 August and features four teams - hosts Ajax, Arsenal of the English Premier Legaue, La Liga’s Atletico Madrid and Serie A outfit Lazio.

The tournament comprises four matches, all of which will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA and teams will be awarded one point for every goal they score as well as the usual three for a win and one for a draw. (more…)

The first Emirates Cup takes place between Saturday 28 July and Sunday 29 July 2007 and features four teams: hosts Arsenal, Serie A champions Inter Milan, Valencia and Paris St. Germain.

The tournament emulates the Amsterdam Tournament somewhat in that it awards a point for every goal scored, as well as the usual three points for a win and one for a draw. (more…)

This year’s Premier League Asia Trophy takes place in Hong Kong where big spenders South China will compete against Premiership opposition Liverpool in a tournament which also features Portsmouth and Fulham.

The competition uses a knock-out format, with Liverpool taking on South China in one semi-final, while Portsmouth tackle Fulham in the other on 24 July. The third place play-offs and final will be played on 27 July. (more…)

Manchester United wrestled the title from Chelsea’s clutches last season and are favourites to retain it with the bookmakers. Liverpool have spent big this summer but will they be able to mount a serious title challenge?

Here we take a look at all 20 clubs and analyse their best chances of success, or perhaps avoiding failure for the forthcoming 2007-08 Premiership season. (more…)

The Championship looks a strong division this season following the arrivals of Charlton,  Sheffield United and Watford along with play-off losers West Bromwich Albion, Wolves and Southampton making up a formidable looking promotion-chasing sextet.

Here we take a look at some of the teams challenging for promotion to the Premiership and those who may not be good enough to class themselves as “Championship” material. (more…)

All eyes will be on Leeds United following their relegation from the Championship last season. However, they may not find life in the third tier as easy as the bookmakers may have you believe.

Here we take a look at some of the teams who will be challenging for promotion and those who are likely to spend the campaign trying to avoid relegation to the “dungeon”. (more…)