Starting with the hosts, last seen on Friday night putting in another sensational performance as they stormed their way to a thumping 4-1 victory at home against Drogheda, St. Patrick's will be dreaming of a repeat performance here. Despite spending the majority of last season sat in Premier Division limbo, Stephen Kenny's men have made a string of improvements this time around and have come flying out of the traps since opening up the 2026 campaign.
In likes of Tommy O'Brien, Robert Baloucoune and Jamie Osborne, Andy Farrell has a fresh crop of winners ahead of Rugby World Cup. As the man with the deaf dog says 'it can be hard to call it'. That has been the case in the majority of this year's Six Nations but when Ireland play Scotland we now expect Ireland to win.
Igor Tudor on his decision not to use Xavi Simons: When asked about Simons in his press conference, Tudor made it clear that even if the former Leipzig man was a major signing for the club, he currently felt he couldn't start him as he was simply doing his best for the team.
They have not won a Premier League match in 2026. They are just one point above the relegation zone. They have lost their last six games in all competitions, which is their worst-ever run. Opta's supercomputer is still backing Spurs to avoid the drop (giving them an 81.9% chance of staying up), but with nine games to go, they are very much in the mire.
