Middlesbrough pulled off one of the shocks of the season on Sunday, as they triumphed 2-0 at West Brom. They went from failing to win an away game all season to toppling the league leaders, so it was a great result for Jonathan Woodgate. Can he inspire his men to pull off another victory when they head to Deepdale?
Nice have won this competition three times in the club's history but the most recent triumph was in 1997 so there is definitely a fever in the city to get back on top of this tournament. They have a relatively easy opponent for their first match and have some good form to take into this game.
West Brom have the quality in attack but lack the same in defence. They have been able to score a plenty of goals, but when it comes to defending they are frail. They will be favorites here but looking at a Sheffield side that has scored in seven of the last 10 matches, we feel both teams will get to the score sheet. West Brom have scored twice or more in eight of their last 15 matches and while we feel they will win this, good bet here would be on the game to produce over 2.5 goals.
Even so, hundreds of Valencia fans assembled near the ground, in close proximity to each other, despite concerns that gatherings could help spread the disease. European soccer's governing body UEFA could not immediately be reached for comment. Until now, the main argument for playing on without fans has been that it is the only way to finish the season in time.
The hotly debated 'Clause 12' in all SPFL contracts might also come into play if the suspension of the game continues beyond 10 June. Clubs argue it gives them the right to freeze salaries while football is on hold. Clause 12 in players contracts in Scotland states: "In the event of the Scottish FA deciding that the game shall be suspended, either entirely or in any district or districts as provided for in the articles of association of the Scottish FA, this agreement shall be correspondingly suspended, unless the club is exempted from such suspension or the club otherwise determines.
Newcastle fans vow to raise Saudi issues despite support for dealWill Saudi-backed Newcastle takeover pass Premier League test?His hot-headed reaction to Ferguson's comments is widely viewed as Keegan's having cracked under the pressure of the tightest of title races, of the wily United boss recording a crucial "mind games" victory which led to Newcastle's late-season slump and runners-up finish. But Keegan and his players didn't see it that way.
Osnabruck have been tough to beat in recent weeks. They are undefeated in their last five Bundesliga 2 games, drawing four. Furthermore, Osnabruck have lost just two of their seven Bundesliga 2 home games this season.
Fans of Exeter City have seen it all before as for the last few seasons they have been in and around the promotion picture but have not quite had enough to get over the line. The Grecians are once again challenging towards the top of the division this season and they know that if they are to go one step further this time around, then a strong record on home soil is essential to their chances.
It was also reported he served an eight-week FA suspension at the end of his time at the Hawthorns for failing a drugs test. It took Berahino 35 appearances to register his first goal at Stoke, by which time they had been relegated from the Premier League. He would score just four more goals for the club before being released in June 2019, a month after being convicted for drink driving. The Burundi-born forward is now trying to rebuild his career with Belgian First Division A side Waragem.
Gaz Metan looked awful at home with bottom of the league table Voluntari a few days ago, their keeper performed miracles or better said the weak quality of the Voluntari strikers and midfielders made Gaz Metan keep a clean sheet in that one while the individual quality of their top goal scorer striker Bus who played at Levski Sofia for example made them win 1-0 the game but with a lot of luck.
This fixture features No. 10 vs No. 15 in the league, Blau-Weiss Linz vs Liefering. The hosts coming from a 2 - 2 away draw to Dornbirn (no. 4 in the league) and their last home game a 1 - 5 loss to SV Lafnitz. The visitors coming from a 1 - 3 home loss to Vorwaerts Steyr (No. 3 in the league) and their last away game a Grazer AK. The hosts should win this one as they played a higher table team than the visitors scoring multiple goals and conceded multiple goals to draw the match but lost their last home game to a team above themselves scoring one goal and conceding multiple facing a team coming from playing a team above themselves and the hosts scoring one goal and conceding multiple goals to lose the match but drew their last away game to another team above the hosts so an over 3 is best to tip here.
Bilbao boast the best defence in La Liga with just nine goals conceded although they have kept just two clean sheets on their travels, so both teams to score looks a cracking bet this weekend with a 1-1 scoreline also predicted.
Paolo, currently Milan's technical director, played a Serie A record 647 games for the club and lifted seven league titles and five Champions League trophies before calling time on his career in 2009. Former club captain Cesare, who died in 2016, won four league titles and the European Cup in 12 seasons as a player before having two spells as manager.
Fortuna is ranked 15th in the league with 20 points while Heerenveen is ranked 9`th with 28 points. Fortuna brings most of their points in their home games and with 5-2-3 so far and 19:15 gd, they are an average good home side with the potential to surprise. Heerenveen did much better away from home in the previous season but they are a bit hit or miss in this one with 4-1-4 so far. They look more productive and carefree when traveling which means more goals scored and conceded. They average 3.5 goals on the travels while also the home side averages 3.4 at home. This should have goals.
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It's home form that has led to a good start to the season for Isloch Minsk. They are yet to pick up a point on their travels and six out of nine league games have been played on home soil. They need to keep coming up with the goods at home then but this won't be easy against Energetik. The away side started well, went into a slump but have picked up again with three wins in a row. A bet on both teams to score is the best bet here.
I'm proud of the team, proud of Bobby Charlton and Billy Foulkes [Munich survivors] who have travelled the long road with me. John Aston embraces Matt Busby after United's historic 1968 European Cup Final win, as goal-scorer Sir Bobby Charlton looks on1969: After being knighted the previous year, Busby retires, becoming general manager of Manchester United. It's time to make way for a younger man, a tracksuited manager.
Basaksehir will be meeting with the away team Gaziantep and this game we have looked at it in a very good way and we have seen that giving a win on the home team will be a very sure bet as looking at the last games that this two teams have meet together the home team have won many games as compared to the away team and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction
Slavia Mozyr and Gorodeja will face each other in the upcoming match in the top division in Belarus. Slavia Mozyr this season have the following results: 3W, 2D and 4L. Gorodeja also have 3W, 2D and 4L. This season both these teams had a pretty similar start.
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He expects it to cost "less than half" the previous estimate of £4,500 for each club per week. Maxwell also insists last season's Scottish Cup, which had reached the semi-final stage, will be completed but says that the remaining matches could be played as late as 2021. He does, however, accept the prospect of doing so with a "significant number" of fans at Hampden is "dwindling". Uefa want October date for play-off' Scotland are to host Israel for a Euro play-off final away to Norway or SerbiaScotland's Euro 2020 play-off against Israel at Hampden, postponed from 26 March, has been pencilled in for October by Uefa, says Maxwell.
Botev Plovdiv will host Etar for this fixture of the league. Both sides are not very good teams in this campaign. Both sides are one of the teams of the relegation group. In my opinion, Botev are more ambitious team in this league. I think, the hosts will try to change their position. In any case, Botev will try to capitalize advantage on their pitch. Botev are in better shape in the last matches. They have two consecutive victories. Also, we have Etar who's is a very unpredictable team. Visitors have big fluctuations. Also, Etar is poor team away from home.
Posted at 80' Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford). SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Indiana Vassilev replaces Trézéguet. BookingPosted at 77' Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 77' Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Coventry have been good in many areas this term; they're tough to beat, have a great habit of keeping themselves in games, while they've delivered the goods when it has mattered most on several occasions. However, nothing has impressed more than the way in which the Sky Blues have taken to life at their adopted home. Robins' men have won seven, drawn two and lost one at St. Andrew's, scoring 14 and conceding seven in the process. Only league leaders Wycombe have claimed more home points than Coventry this term.
But winning the SheBelieves Cup with England - we performed well, especially in the USA game, we scored some good goals and beat some of the best teams in the world. Is there pressure to win everything with Lyon?"We don't feel it as pressure. We have so many world-class players in our team to share that pressure that it doesn't feel like pressure. You normally hope two or three perform in a team, but we know someone each week will help the team win.
The incident came after the Scotland international was subjected to jeering as he was being substituted in the 80th minute of Celtic's 3-1 win at Rugby Park on Jan. The 29-year-old said his actions, which sparked a row between a home fan and some Celtic players on the bench, were "stupid" in hindsight.
We have, from studies over the years, seen there are elevated risks for anxiety and different psychological problems for players compared to the general population because it's a tense and precarious employment for most of them and (this) makes it worse. Football around the world has been brought to a standstill by the pandemic with domestic leagues put on hold and the Euro 2020, Copa America and Olympic soccer tournaments postponed for one year.
As has been the case for some time, a lack of defensive strength has cost Dale over the festive period. They've shipped seven goals in three games. Such a total just won't do, especially when they're seemingly not good enough to make up for it at the other end. On the road Dale's defensive weaknesses continue to be magnified. They've shipped four in their last two and have now conceded a disappointing 23 goals in 12 travelling matches, conceded two or more in seven of those 12.
This game will be coming from Austria and we have given this two teams an over of 1.5 total goals as looking at the last game this two teams have played together they are very used of an over of 1.5 total goals in their games
INEOS to deliver hand sanitiser to NHS More good news! Chemical company INEOS, sponsors the Tour de France-winning cycling team, has started to deliver a million bottles of hand sanitiser to NHS hospitals to help Britain contain the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement released by INEOS on Friday, the company said: "The project brought together the manufacturing and enterprise of INEOS led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the racing team logistics led by Sir Dave Brailsford, the Team Principal of Team INEOS.
A wonderful moment of interplay on the edge of the box between Rogic and Griffiths allowed in the Scotland striker, who dinked the ball past Hladky to make it 2-0. Getting anything from this match would have been a bonus for St Mirren, their impending midweek encounter against Hearts of greater import in terms of how this season pans out. As for Celtic, this was all about ensuring no complacency crept in with such a massive gap over Rangers at the top of the table and a meeting with their city rivals at Ibrox next weekend.
Juventus Managua is the underdog up against Real Esteli out and away this time. Bet on asian handicap +0.5 Juventus Managua, it has value. Fair odds on the 1 x 2 full time market for Juventus seem to be 4.53, so they are very underrated by the bookies at more than 6.30. Fair odds for Real Esteli on the other hand seem to be 1.36, making them quite overrated in all bookies. Starting with a half goal advantage is great value at 3.00, I don't see Real Esteli pulling out a win so my guess is actually a draw for this match.
Assisted by Christian Eriksen. Posted at 50' Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah. Posted at 48' Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool). Posted at 48' Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gutierrez, who was appointed in November, told the club's radio station UDA Radio: "If someone finds an image of me, with the players or alone, in a nightclub in Almeria, I submit my resignation and, not only that, but all the money that Almeria has paid me I return it. It is very painful that just because someone says that it is a rumour, it already goes viral throughout Spain and goes out everywhere.
Read the full story 09:30 - City's Walker faces disciplinary action Manchester City defender Kyle Walker faces disciplinary action from the Premier League champions after tabloid the Sun said he breached Britain's lockdown rules by hosting a party during the coronavirus pandemic. City's statement read: "Manchester City FC are aware of a story in a tabloid newspaper regarding the private life of Kyle Walker in relation to a breach of the UK lockdown and social distancing rules.
We want to improve and ensure that everything we coach is seen out on the pitch," he said. We know the route we want to take and why we want to take it. There are things we'd like to see right now but we can't see them. But we've only had a few training sessions together and you need to be backed up by what you see in games, but it's still very early in the process for that.
Chelsea punished them with two late goals at Emirates Stadium a few weeks ago and I am expecting a similar story this time too. Frank Lampard's side have struggled at home against less glamorous opposition, but they are going to be up for this one. Lawro's prediction: 2-0Steve's prediction: Can both teams lose? I think Chelsea have had their blip, and they will be too good for Arsenal, especially with Gunners striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suspended.
Apparently, the leadership of Manchester United finally took the right step, having bought Bruno Fernandes from the Lisbon Sporting. Once on the same route another Portuguese came to England - Cristiano Ronaldo. Of course, Fernandes is still very far from this level, but nevertheless, from the first matches he makes the most pleasant impression.
The 15-year-old was sought out by Spurs boss Mourinho after he quickly passed a ball to Serge Aurier, whose throw-in led to Harry Kane levelling the match at 2-2. Video - 'I wanted to invite ball boy to celebrate with us!' - Mourinho00:20 “It’s all a bit surreal,” Callum told the club. I was just doing my job and I still can’t quite believe what happened.
The hosts have managed to find the back of the net on a regular basis, and have scored in an impressive 92% of their home matches on home soil this season. However, they know that they will need to improve on a record which has seen them concede in 75% of their home matches if they are going to be able to climb the table and secure promotion come the end of the season.
Full TimePosted at 90'+3' Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Posted at 90'+3' Offside, FC Bayern München. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Kwasi Okyere Wriedt is caught offside. Posted at 90'+2' Hand ball by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach). Posted at 90'+1' Attempt blocked. Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
I don’t think we should stop talking about the top four,” he said. For us it’s about concentrating on what we’re doing here and now and not look up, down, sideways. We just need to work on our own game and our own confidence. The Warm-Up: Are Manchester United really back? After back-to-back wins against Spurs and Manchester City, are Manchester United back in business? 09:20 - 'Arsenal can't afford to give Ljungberg a chance' Former Arsenal forward John Hartson has warned his old club not to be sentimental in giving Freddie Ljungberg a chance to prove himself as manager.
Everton manager Marco Silva believes his future is out of his hands after the Toffees were thrashed in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. Liverpool's 5-2 win plunged Everton into the relegation places and pushed the 42-year-old Portuguese closer to the sack - having survived discussions involving the club's board of directors about his position following the recent home defeat by Norwich City. If Everton's board do decide to sack Silva before Saturday's home game with Chelsea, former manager David Moyes is the leading contender as an interim solution, with former player Tim Cahill a candidate to be his assistant.
He is our vice-captain and obviously one of the big leaders in our squad. He is just as important to us off the pitch in the dressing room as he is on the field, and that tells you everything as he is a big, big player for us. He is a big voice in the dressing room and someone all of the players look up to and respect.
Aside from their Champions League exploits, Los Che have been ramping things up in La Liga too and go into Sunday's contest having won four of their last five top flight matches, including a 2-4 victory over Levante in the derby last week.
Bournemouth are the first side in Premier League history to concede 60+ goals in five consecutive seasonsHowe's side certainly had some luck as Leicester imploded. First, Foxes keeper Kasper Schmeichel hit a goal-kick into the back of team-mate Wilfred Ndidi, who then fouled Callum Wilson for a penalty which was converted by Junior Stanislas. Schmeichel then spilled Solanke's shot into his own net 101 seconds later, with Caglar Soyuncu shown a red card for kicking Wilson as they battled for the ball in the goal.
But new manager Jose Mourinho has not been using that result as inspiration, quite the opposite. Video - Mourinho forbids Bayern 7-2 replays being shown to Spurs players00:54 09:30 - Carlo Ancelotti had no idea it was coming Just watch this video from his press conference moments before his sacking Video - 'Yes, see you on Saturday!' - Ancelotti minutes before being sacked00:41 That is just heartbreaking.
