He has scored 39% of his shots (28. La Liga top scorer Messi has scored 30. Serie A's Immobile is on 29. It is 26. Ligue 1's Wissam Ben Yedder, while Bundesliga main man Lewandowski has netted 24. Is he playing differently? Jamie Vardy had 23 touches against Aston Villa on Sunday - but they were all pretty central, with no real wing workSo why is Vardy - who should be in the twilight of his career - enjoying his best season yet?In part it is down to new instructions from Rodgers, who has told him to close down defenders less so he can make runs in more important places.
Despite her impressive performances this season, Kelly has only been worth a spot in the training camp in the eyes of Lionesses boss Phil Neville - although she was drafted into the full squad after the withdrawal of Jill Scott back in October. England have won just twice in their last eight games and many have been left asking how Kelly has been overlooked.
The Solskjaer comparisons are therefore impossible to ignore. Solskjaer may have spent time at Cardiff City and Molde between stints as United’s reserves manager and then interim manager, but here was a man who knew the club and importantly what made the fans at Old Trafford tick. The same can be said for Ljungberg and Arsenal.
I've been named as a player-coach. But I still want to play for this team and get success. Taylor appointed Manchester City Women managerScott, who was awarded an MBE in the 2020 New Year's Honours List for services to women's football, will work alongside new head coach Gareth Taylor and assistant boss Alan Mahon. The coaching role is good - it means I can access the coaches a bit more," she added.
Frankfurt's fightback from 3-1 down to 3-3 against Freiburg deserves credit but, for the most part, they looked terrible. They have conceded at least four goals in their last three away Bundesliga matches. There's no reason to think Wolfsburg couldn't make it the fourth game in succession. Back Wolfsburg to win with a minus-one handicap.
They seem to be painfully short on confidence and their lack of goals is a big worry. Top scorer Neal Maupay has just one goal in his last 10 league games, and the fact that ‘Own Goal’ is their second top scorer says it all. Brighton need goals, but it’s hard to see where they’re going to come from. MAN OF THE MATCH Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace): A towering performance at the back by Palace’s goalkeeper, who made a number of crucial stops before and after Ayew’s winner.
Everton's Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson hit the post with a curling free kick 12 minutes after the interval but United went close to a winner in the 90th minute when Pickford produced a brilliant save with his feet to deny substitute Odion Ighalo. There was VAR drama in stoppage time when Everton thought they had a winner.
The Premier League is the most successful competition and congratulations to the Premier League because they created a fantastic competition and a great product as well. Obviously, they want to remain the top for the next hundred years as well," he said. And the others, they want to become the top. So can we do something to make the others better without taking away anything from those who are at the top and.
City, though, continued to press and soon Jesus’ first goal since mid-October - a wonderful curling strike from the angle after being played in by David Silva – edged the champions in front in the 24th minute. Nick Pope then brilliantly denied Raheem Sterling from close range to deny City a second, before making another smart save, with his legs, to keep out a goal-bound Bernardo Silva effort before the break.
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But they won't say if it's even possible that he could leave this summer. Erling's pretty smart. He knows what he's got in Dortmund and his €75m release fee doesn't click . Our Dortmund special also covers rising American star Gio Reyna and Real Madrid’s on-loan defender Achraf Hakimi. Video - Expert view: Why Erling Haaland won’t leave Dortmund this summer04:34 Game of Opinions returns on Friday with ‘The Debate’ – what one rule should be changed in football? 13:28 - Mourinho 'accepts' actions went against guidelines Jose Mourinho has “accepted” his actions did not follow social distancing guidelines after being pictured holding a training session with Tanguy Ndombele on Tuesday.
The obvious answer is to scrap VAR and return to the fair and honest assessment of a referee and his assistants on the field. But too many in the game have pre-determined that VAR has to be a success. Perhaps the best fans can hope for is that the use of VAR is drastically limited and one way for that to happen is to follow cricket, tennis and American football and introduce a limited two 'challenges' per team with the referees verdict backed when it is too close to call.
Albion's fourth victory in their past five games also handed them their first league double over City, having run out 4-1 winners when the sides met at The Hawthorns in November. And although their lead at the top remains four points after Leeds beat Reading 1-0, the weekend's draws for promotion rivals Fulham, Brentford and Nottingham Forest strengthens their position at the top of the table with 12 games remaining.
So what else did they talk about?Whether being hyped so young helped or hindered himWalcott, then a raw 17-year-old, was named in England's 2006 World Cup squad by Sven-Goran Eriksson. I had to grow up pretty fast in a man's game," says Walcott, whose most recent club appearances had been for Southampton in the Championship. Speaking about his World Cup experience he says he was constantly thinking, 'what am I doing here?'Walcott took a camcorder with him to Germany and says he was "a bit like a tourist" as he filmed "any old rubbish".
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For the club and for him it's best and we say 'Okay, if you want to leave, you only have two or three months on your contract and it's better to go and we are concentrating on developing other players. Walker-Peters made just 24 senior appearances for Spurs, including five this season, while Soares has been a Southampton regular since joining in 2015.
They were 2-1 ahead at the time after striking twice in two minutes in the first half with Jadon Sancho slotting home in the 16th minute and Thorgan Hazard grabbing their second soon after. Hertha, with new coach Klinsmann on the bench, pulled one back through Vladimir Darida's deflected effort in the 34th minute but despite a frantic final 20 minutes they could not find an equaliser.
We will have fresh legs. What we need is support. Liverpool are 13 points clear of second-placed Leicester and also have a game in hand on the Foxes'Henderson is unbelievably important to Liverpool'One of Klopp's players who has excelled during the festive period is captain Jordan Henderson, who was superb against Sheffield United alongside Georginio Wijnaldum and James Milner in midfield. When asked about the England international, Klopp was effusive, saying: "Yes he is exceptional and outstanding.
A splashy 25th season kickoff event on Wednesday at a posh Manhattan hotel overlooking Central Park was not meant as a celebration of the past but of the riches that lay ahead, so there was no need to dwell on a troubling bottom line which is written in red ink. While all indicators are trending upwards MLS remains a largely unprofitable venture.
The Cheshire home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been attacked by a group chanting that he was "going to die". A video posted on social media showed an individual throwing a red flare over a large gate, while others sang songs aimed at the 48-year-old. Woodward, who is married with two young children, was not present at the time. Manchester United said anyone committing a criminal offence or trespassing will be banned for life.
While some clubs have opted to use that scheme, a number have taken other steps to reduce their costs while football is suspended during the pandemic. Players at Championship leaders Leeds United have already volunteered to take a wage deferral while Birmingham City players who earn more than £6,000 a week have been asked to take a 50% cut for the next four months. In Europe, Barcelona players have taken a 70% pay cut while Juventus players and manager Maurizio Sarri have agreed to freeze their pay for four months.
Reims have the fifth best away record in the league with three wins in their last five on the road and this could pose an issue for the hosts. The most recent clash between these sides ended 0-0 in Reims but the visitors will be confident of a different scoreline this time round given their form.
This is expected to be a very tight game between Boca, which is actually leading this League and has conceded just 6 total goals in the first 15 rounds, and Rosario, which is in the middle of the table but has been a very hard opponent for Boca in the last seasons.
Meanwhile, the Italian government will decide on Thursday if and when the Serie A season can return to action. Clubs were given permission to return to full group training from 19 May, while sides voted to restart the season on 13 June. The Italian football federation has set 20 August as the deadline for finishing the season, with the new campaign starting on 1 September. Serie A was suspended on 9 March with 12 full rounds and four outstanding fixtures still to play.
These two teams could yet both end up being relegated at the end of the season. Cosenza are doing all they can to stay up and have won their last four league games. They have a great chance of getting a fifth win at home to struggling Juve Stabia. Their opponents have slid into the automatic relegation places but will avoid that fate if winning this game and condemning Cosenza to the drop. The clear form pick is Cosenza and they can get the home win.
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Eibar have won just one of their nine away games in La Liga this season (D4, L4). Los Armeros are traditionally poor travellers, and have won just two of their last 24 top flight fixtures on the road.
The Gunners are woefully short elsewhere in their defence, with Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin struggling to regain fitness after lay-offs. Kurzawa will be a free agent as of the summer, but the Gunners are hopeful of sealing a deal in January, with the Athletic adding that the Gunners are hopeful they can sign the 27-year-old without paying a fee.
Reading's 1-1 draw in the FA Cup arena over the weekend helped Cardiff extend their unbeaten run to five consecutive matches in all competitions. In the Championship arena they still have hope for a promotion playoffs when they are 7 points less than the Top 6 while the season still has 16 rounds to play. Although the match was not successful in the English First Division, but Cardiff is the team with the best home record. Specifically, Cardiff has only lost 1 match out of the 13 matches played and won up to 7 matches. I choose X at this match.
This will be the return to activity of a great team from Europe, Juventus, who will face in the second leg of the Italian Cup against AC Milan. The clear favorites are Juventus, because Juve is very strong at home, but this time it will be without spectators and the long time without activity can play against the odds. Milan is without attacker Ibrahimovic. Also keep in mind that Juve won 9 of 10 matches against Milan. Juventus have the better cards in their hands after the 1-1 draw from the first leg of the cup semifinals. In the league, both teams are a playing different. Juve in second has a whopping 24 points more than Milan in sixth and Juve also won 1-0 in the league home game, but before the break there was a defeat in the CL in Lyon and the team is against them too.
Long-term injuries, Valverde's sacking and being dumped out of the Copa del Rey. Camp Nou. Being able to sign a new striker as an 'emergency transfer' will help lift the pressure, but €30 million is lot of money to spend on a short-term fix. Surely Barca could've found a low-fee loan signing to plug the gap until the end of the season.
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He has had four shots and created seven chances in the last five games and while Spurs have yet to keep a clean sheet under Mourinho, their expected goals against of 3. Mesut Ozil - Yes, we know, we know. Ozil is one of the most frustrating figures, for Arsenal fans and fantasy football players alike. So much talent, but precious little return of late. However, he has started Arsenal's last five games and has created 15 chances in that time.
Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic is, perhaps more surprisingly, the player who has completed the most dribbles of five metres or more per 90 minutes so far this season. The Croatia international has received plaudits for his improved performance under manager Frank Lampard this term compared with the 2018-19 campaign under Maurizio Sarri, with his high number of dribbles a suggestion he is having a greater impact on games.
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Ultimately, anything but a Nice win on Saturday would have to go down as a huge surprise. For all their struggles on the road, Nice remain a powerful home outfit and with Toulouse in absolute disarray, you can only picture there being one winner come full time.
Altyn Asyr easily won the title in Turkmenistan last season more than 10 points ahead of 2nd placed Ahal, but right now they are only on 2nd place in the league because they have already 3 draws in 6 games played this season all those draws were with 1-1 in the end, but have beaten the league leaders from Ahal with 2-1 at home coming from 1-0 behind two rounds ago while in their last game their best so far this season they had the lead 3-0 by half-time of the game against FC Ashgabat and went on to win the game with 4-1 in the end.
Football match from the Italian Cup and we have Inter Milano playing host to Napoli. I think the odds for Inter is a little too much here, they are a very good team presently and they did a lot of recruiting in the summer. The team I believe will be competitive for the next 5 years and as such they should easily beat this Napoli team
Central Coast are likely to set up in a defensive manner as they try and leave New Zealand with a positive result and this could lead to some frustration for Wellington Phoenix as they try and break the visitors down. They hosts should mange to leave with the win but it won’t be comfortable and a 1-0 win for Wellington looks like a good bet.
When Manchester City set a record total of 100 points in 2017-18, they did so at a rate of 2. The Reds won nine straight fixtures at the end of last season but still missed out on the title to City. The Anfield side's total of 97 points was the third highest in Premier League history and the most achieved by a runner-up.
Video - The birth of a superstar: When Haaland scored 4 goals in 21 minutes for Molde00:48 No player in European football has a more similar style of play to peak Kane than Haaland, whose powerful driving runs, head-up possession play and physical off-the-ball style evoke memories of the young player who broke through at Tottenham back in 2014/15.
The Chinese Football Association announced on Saturday that Wu, who plays for Espanyol in La Liga, had contracted the coronavirus and the 28-year-old confirmed he is now self-isolating. Dear fans, as you might already know I indeed have got the virus," said the striker, who joined the Spanish club last January from Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG.
Lega have undoubtedly shown that they have the capabilities to escape the drop this term, although their bare recent form is questionable in the context of this Friday's opposition, considering their last four opponents are all currently sitting in the bottom seven.
Kane added his second and Spurs’ fourth on 54 minutes with another excellent finish. He was shown inside by the Burnley backline and made the most of the invitation as his effort crashed in off the bar. Sissoko, a quiet hero on the day, rounded off the win after a great driving run and linkup with Kane.
