They are so far ahead, no-one can argue about it. For everything else, there will be a formula but it won't reflect what happens in football. At the back-end of the season when you are down there and the pressure is on, then we have seen it happen time and time again where teams somehow win their final three games to stay up and you are left thinking 'how have they done that?'. There will be a calculation made from remaining fixtures but someone will find an alternative model that gives a different outcome.
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's "erratic" club form has given England boss Gareth Southgate a "dilemma", says former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton. Pickford, 25, played in all of England's matches at the 2018 World Cup and was also Southgate's number one during the Euro 2020 qualifying games. But he has made club errors and was at fault for a goal by Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke on Saturday.
Things might get worse before they get better though. After this clash with Sheffield United, they face the likes of Leicester, Wolves, Aston Villa and Spurs before the month it out, so the chances are that they’ll head into 2020 knee-deep in a relegation battle.
There are reports he has a release clause of £17m in his contract - with most of Europe's elite likely to be interested at that price. As of last season, players cannot be cup-tied in the Champions League so if he were to join a team in the last 16, he could play for them in the knockout stages. Three of the nine hat-trick scorers in the group stages were aged 20 or under - Haaland, Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid winger Rodrygo.
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Foxes goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel failed to be tested once by the home side, although Wilfred Ndidi made a brilliant block to deny Martin Montoya from hitting the target. Reaction from Saturday's Premier League gamesRelive the action at the Amex StadiumVardy too good for England to ignore?Is it time for the England manager to drop Vardy a line?The 32-year-old effectively called time on his international career after the World Cup in 2018, but Gareth Southgate said at the start of the month that he had been "monitoring" the striker's progress this season.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says the "best way to approach" resuming the season should be to consult with those "that would be most affected" - the players. On Saturday, a third Brighton player tested positive for coronavirus, while Manchester City and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero has previously said players are "scared" about the prospect of returning to action amid the pandemic.
It's only a thought. Dyche has been keeping in contact with his players and staff from home and says all players are having their training monitored via GPS. When it first opened, we told the players to have some downtime, 10 or 12 days, where they do next to nothing structured," he said. After that period, we started upscaling them remotely and have now added in a GPS unit. So now we are telling them they should be delivering at a good level and a good intensity.
It's Friday's Euro Papers: Video - United stun Real with 'important offer' for Van de Beek - Euro Papers01:47 11:40 - Djokovic donates €1m euros to Serbia Novak Djokovic has joined the growing list of sports stars to offer financial help in the coronavirus crisis, donating €1 million for respirators and medicine equipment in Serbia.
The League Cup is off in France already. Only England remains. I think that everybody knows that it would be better for everyone if that were not played any more," Ceferin said in an interview with The Times https://www. The French professional football league decided in September that the League Cup would not be held from next season after they failed to secure a broadcaster for the 2020-2024 period while Germany, Spain and Italy have only one cup competition.
Jose Mourinho returns to the Old Trafford dugout on Wednesday almost a year after his last appearance, for a 4-1 win over Fulham on 8 December 2018 that proved to be his last victory as Manchester United manager. Mourinho travels north with a Tottenham side re-energised since the departure of Mauricio Pochettino on 19 November, with three wins from three games, which has helped take them sixth in the Premier League.
Just because the matches are being played behind closed doors doesn't mean that playing at home isn't an advantage. That is what the early weeks of the K-League season have thus far shown. Pohang have a solid home record and a superior head-to-head record against Seoul. We predict that the home side will win this encounter.
If the gap was less than three points, as is the case at the foot of the table, you could argue the random strength of fixtures played so far had given one team an advantage over others, but this is plainly not the case here. Liverpool have already been denied the thrilling moment of breaking a three-decade drought in front of their fans, there's no need to add to this insult.
Twelve individuals from English Football League clubs have tested positive for coronavirus in the past week. The EFL said eight cases came from six Championship clubs, with Brentford publicly confirming one case. The other four positive tests came at two League One clubs, from which only the four play-off entrants were involved in the testing process. There were no positive results from the tests at four League Two clubs.
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Lysandrou, a lawyer by profession, said the league was operating on two levels, combining information from the work done on European soccer with national health data. We have our eyes on two levels. One is the European and the efforts there, this is the sporting level, and then on the national level with the government measures.
Playing at Camp Nou (in Slavia's Champions League group match against Barcelona) was complete science fiction for me because my biggest goal used to be to get to the first league. Trpisovsky, speaking after a first team training station, got his big break in 2013 when taking the helm at second division Viktoria Zizkov.
The Instagram post showed the Irishman wearing a balaclava, which has strong connotations with the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The image showed him with his children and featured a message that said he was teaching them a "history lesson". I never wanted to cause any offence but I now realise that I did so and for that I apologise unreservedly," McClean, 30, said in a statement.
Of course, confidence is no bad thing as a manager and if you’re not going to toot your own horn then nobody is. But…boy, this is some confidence. Monterrey’s title meant even more to their manager It was the second leg of the Liga MX Apertura final on Sunday, between Monterrey and Club America, a colossal event in the Mexican football calendar for everyone in the country but for Monterrey coach Antonio Mohamed, it meant even more.
The FA Cup final is scheduled for 23 May and the Champions League final in Istanbul is due to be played seven days after that. Euro 2020 starts on 12 June. Unless matches are allowed to be played behind closed doors, it is impossible to see how the season can finish. That would raise all kinds of issues. Everyone knows Liverpool are going to be Premier League champions. But what about the top four, relegation and promotion from the Championship?If the season does not end, how would these matters be decided? The legal implications of relegating a team from a campaign that has not reached its conclusion are mind-blowing given the finances involved.
In the four seasons we've had that we've managed to stay in the Premier League. Howe told reporters. It's just we've managed to keep our heads above the line in all of those seasons. So in other people's eyes. The reality is it's always been tight and we've just managed to get a big result when we needed it.
Former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti returns to Stamford Bridge as Everton manager on Sunday. The Toffees have improved significantly under the Italian, leaving them just eight points off Frank Lampard's Blues, who occupy the final Champions League qualifying spot. Both squads have similar issues. Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's form has been criticised, while Lampard has struggled to find a first choice out of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero.
Among this international craze, one team stands out. Slutsk has seen hype because of its name'FC Slutsk - from Minsk Region - had few international fans just a couple of weeks ago. But despite a mixed start to the season - one win, one defeat - they can now boast of hundreds. The FK Slutsk Worldwide Facebook group, established in Australia last week, has more than 2,000 members. The coronavirus has hit football fans all over the world hard," says the group description.
City play Real in Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League next week and the winger, has been linked with a possible move to Real, speculation which has intensified after City's two year UEFA ban from European football. Asked whether he would like to play for Madrid in the future, Sterling said: "How do I answer that one? Is the camera live or is it just taking pictures? "No one knows what the future will hold.
FC Nantes v Toulouse FC predictions for this Ligue 1 match. Both sides find themselves caught in a bout of poor form but can either team muster up enough quality to get three points here? Read on for our free Ligue 1 predictions and betting tips.
Real Betis' legendary captain Joaquin is showing no signs of slowing down after netting his first career hat-trick at 38 years and 140 days old. Winger Joaquin opened the scoring in the second minute against an Athletic Bilbao side with the best defensive record in La Liga. Having curled in his second after 11 minutes, he fired in again to complete an 18-minute treble after 20 minutes. That saw him become the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick.
I don't think they are done yet, though. Chris Wilder seems to be the type of manager to say 'we have had a great start, but now we need to finish it off'. He will keep demanding more from his players, so I don't see them tailing off - why should they?"We know now how well organised they are, and how strong they are at the back. They have one of the best defences in the Premier League and they create chances as well, so I would expect them to accumulate plenty more points before the end of the season.
Four top-flight clubs - Newcastle, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Norwich - have placed some non-playing staff on furlough leave under the government's coronavirus job retention scheme, increasing the pressure on players to take a pay cut. On Monday, Premier League leaders Liverpool reversed the decision to furlough some staff after criticism from fans and former players. It is not for me to tell clubs how to run their businesses.
Despite their Anfield setback, Wolves remain one of the Premier League's form teams, and but for two largely undeserved blemishes on their record from defeats to Spurs and Liverpool, Wanderers' results have been excellent.
Preston and Fulham will face each other in the upcoming match in the Championship. Preston this season have the following results: 9W, 4D and 7L. Meanwhile Fulham have 10W, 5D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
England Women will open the 2021 European Championship on home soil at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium on 7 July. The announcement comes 500 days before the tournament next summer. The 76,000-capacity stadium will be one of 10 venues used across the country, while Wembley will host the final. It will be amazing," said England boss Phil Neville, who won six league titles, three FA Cups and a European Cup as a player for Manchester United.
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In Belarus, Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino and FC Smolevichy are expected to meet for a Vysshaya Liga match at Torpedo Stadium, Zhodino. Zhodino takes position 4 with 18 points after they have played 10 matches while Smolevichy takes position 15 with 4 points after they played 9 matches.
It was Mustafi’s poor back-pass that set Tammy Abraham free on goal, leading to the Chelsea striker rounding Bernd Leno and then Luiz chopping him down, giving away a penalty and then having the absolute brass swingers to look surprised when the referee wafted a red card in his direction. Mustafi then put a tin hat on things by booting the ball clear and hitting the hapless Luiz, and everyone had either a good chuckle or a good cry, depending on your point of view.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 14 League Cup matches. Manchester City have one clean sheet in the last 11 matches. Manchester City have three wins in the last four matches. Oxford have not scored in their last three matches. Oxford have one loss in seven League Cup matches. League One side Oxford United will be hosting League Cup holders Manchester City in one of the quarter final matches in the competition this Wednesday.
Celtic hope to add to their squad this week but manager Neil Lennon is wary of deals being "called off last minute". The Scottish champions are reportedly close to a 6m euro (£5. AEK Athens goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas. And they have also been linked with West Ham striker Albian Ajeti, Peterborough forward Ivan Toney, and Scotland frontman Steven Fletcher. I don't want to tempt fate," Lennon said after Monday's 3-1 friendly win against Hibernian.
They've won just twice since August but to be fair they both came in their last three league matches before they slumped to a 2-1 defeat in Dijon. Rennes will be happy to be back at Roazhon Park as their home ground has been where much of their success has come this season. Of their last nine points gained in all competitions, eight have come at the home ground. They have six goals in their last two home matches and while they are still very poor at the back, they'll be hoping to show some of that bite against Saint-Étienne.
Meanwhile, Middlesbrough have only won one of their last 12 Championship games (D5 L6), though it was their last such home match against Barnsley (1-0). Their return to form at home comes just as they reunite with Charlton, a side who they’ve had a hold over in recent years. Middlesbrough have won five of their last six home matches against Charlton in all competitions (W5 D1).
Atalanta's meetings with Inter invariably stir memories of Gasperini's unhappy stint at the Milan-based club where he was sacked after only five matches at the start of the 2011-12 season - the only time he has coached one of Italy's top clubs. Since then, Gasperini has faced them 13 times - once with Palermo, five times with Genoa and six with Inter.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2Bobby's prediction: 1-2WEDNESDAY Chelsea v Aston VillaChelsea's home defeat by West Ham on Saturday was a very strange result when you consider how both teams had been playing, but I think it was just a blip. Villa's away record is poor in terms of results, but they have produced some good performances - like they did in their draw at Old Trafford on Sunday for example. Jack Grealish is playing well, and Villa will pose an attacking threat, but I still think Chelsea will come out on top.
Reading will be at home to Sheffield United in the fifth roundIt was the least the Royals' second-half effort warranted, though there was a distinct feeling nobody inside Cardiff City Stadium wanted this rivalry extended any further than the regular 90 minutes. In any case, that is what happened and Murphy thought he might have won the game for the hosts when he seized on Osho's sloppy back-header to slide in ahead of Reading goalkeeper Sam Walker.
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Clarke added that they believed the changes introduced in 2017 "were sufficient". Although the National Game representatives were said to be "sympathetic" to a review and consultation, Clarke said they "did not want to oppose the professional game". He wrote: "Without the support of the professional game and national game, who have a majority of directors, a review of the FA board composition is not possible.
