After a strong start to their Premier League campaign, Everton have hit their first crisis, and this weekend’s clash with Manchester United will tell us a lot about their resilience and their chances of competing for a top four spot.
Successive defeats at Newcastle and Southampton have raised questions about Carlo Ancelotti’s new-look side, though the return of James Rodriguez this weekend gives them some hope of getting back on track against an equally inconsistent United team.
After suggesting that they could be turning the corner after their own bad patch, United have slipped to consecutive defeats, against Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir, increasing the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, so with both sides keen to avoid another defeat, the draw looks a solid play.
Zimbabwe pulled off a surprise win in the final ODI against Pakistan on Wednesday but normal service should resume in Saturday’s opening Twenty20.
Although Pakistan’s fortunes in the longer formats have fluctuated in recent years, they remain one of the world’s best when it comes to twenty over cricket. In fact, only England and India are ranked higher, according to the ICC.
By contrast, Zimbabwe languish in eleventh place in the rankings, below Afghanistan and have won just one of their last sixteen games in this format against higher-ranked opponents. Back Pakistan to bounce back from their fifty-over disappointment to record a healthy win here.
Connacht have made a solid start to their Pro14 campaign and after a week off due to the postponement of their game against Benetton, they should be raring to go against the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Saturday.
Admittedly, the Dragons have had a tough opening run of fixtures, taking on Leinster, Ulster and Munster in their first four games, but they haven’t shown much in any of those fixtures, while Connacht’s last outing saw them record an impressive 37-26 win in Edinburgh two weeks ago, despite missing a host of international stars.
Both sides will be stronger now that the Six Nations has ended, but Connacht won this fixture last season and look the better bet here.
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