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Carlos Alcaraz signaled his grass court game is up to scratch when winning at Queen's. If he continues to play to his best, then every chance another Wimbledon Championship will be coming his way.

Both PSG and Chelsea have lost one and won five of the six matches they have played in this competition, with Chelsea requiring extra time to beat Benfica. The stats for this match appear to give PSG the upper hand in the final for the FIFA World Club. PSG have scored sixteen goals, kept five clean sheets, and only conceded once. Chelsea have scored twelve goals and conceded five. They kept a clean sheet in three of their games. These two have not played since 2016 when PSG won both Champions League games. PSG have swept all before them this season and are expected to do the same to Chelsea and to finish the season by adding another piece of silverware to their impressive season.

Premier League champions Liverpool get the new season underway against Bournemouth, who finished last season in ninth. Last season, Liverpool won both games, scoring five goals and conceding none. Having beaten Bournemouth the last five times they have met, there is every chance Liverpool will get all three points in their quest to defend their title.

Aston Villa should be fired up for this game as last season they finished level on points with Newcastle, but due to a worse goal difference, they missed out on a Champions League place. Last season, both meetings between these two clubs were won by the home side. Newcastle's away form fell away at the end of that season as they only took one point from their last three away games. Aston Villa finished the season strong at home, having won their last five Premier League home games. Added to that, they also won two Champions League and an FA Cup home game to round off the season with eight consecutive home wins.

Last season, Fulham lost four of their final six away games, including a defeat at Brighton. Brighton took eight points from their final four Premier League fixtures. At the end of the season, Brighton finished three places higher than Fulham. If they continue to play well at home, then there's every chance they can start with all three points.

Sunderland are back in the Premiership following their play-off final win against Sheffield United. Last season West Ham finished fourteenth in the Premiership which was higher than both Tottenham and Manchester United. Away from home, West Ham finished last season with two consecutive wins which were against Ipswich and Manchester United. Providing they start this season as they finished the last, West Ham may well be too strong for newly promoted Sunderland who lost their last three home Championship games and each time failed to find the back of the net.

Last season, Tottenham had a poor Premiership campaign, finishing just one place above the relegation zone. It was a different story in the Europa League as they won, which means that this season they will be in the Champions League. However, shortly after the season finished, they sacked their manager and brought in Thomas Frank following seven good years at Brentford. Burnley finished second in the Championship, level with Leeds on one hundred points, which saw them promoted to the Premiership. Tottenham's last three home Premiership games all finished in defeat. Based on last season's results, there still appears to be a big difference between teams currently playing in the Premiership and newly promoted teams. With a new manager who has had plenty of time to bond with his players, it will be disappointing if Tottenham cannot start with a home win against newly promoted Burnley.