Arsenal have not won in the Premier League since October 6, a run that has featured disappointing home draws with Wolves, Crystal Palace and Southampton and defeats on the road to Leicester City and Sheffield United. Video - United want 'new Totti' in Roma transfer shuffle - Euro Papers01:34 Meanwhile Emery confirmed that Granit Xhaka, who was stripped of the captaincy after being seen to swear at fans who were jeering him, is in line to return to the first team after a month out of action.
Both teams scored in 80% of Sporting’s home games as well as in 67% of Moreirense’s away games this season, while 80% of Sporting’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals as have 50% of Moreirense’s away games. Sporting have only kept clean sheets in 20% of their home games and haven’t failed to score in their own backyard, while Moreirense have only failed to score in 33% of their away games and have only kept clean sheets in 17% of their trips on the road.
As has so often been the case this season, Martin Odegaard was the hero for La Real in that first leg. It was his goal that ensured the La Liga side would take an advantage with them when they travelled to the Segunda team's patch. This is the same Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid, the club he scored against in the shock quarter-final win that knocked them out of the cup.
It has not been a very rosy run for Arrows in their recent matches; they took an early lead against Highlands Park in their last match but could not hold on for a win, and ended up drawing 1-1. Before that, they needed a very late goal to beat bottom side, AmaZulu 2-1, after being eliminated from the Cup by VUT Students.
Megan has blossomed late in her career. She was good when she was younger but it has taken her time to blossom on and off the pitch. Ferguson: "Rapinoe just delivers. She can go through some games where you do not think she is that involved and then she will pop up with a goal. Her calmness under pressure is so good - I just don't think pressure affects her. I'm in touch with my old Aston Villa team-mate Jack Grealish on WhatsApp pretty much every day so I will be giving him some stick before Sunday's Carabao Cup final - and joking that I don't want him to turn up this time because he is playing Manchester City.
This was the year our city was more than just crisps. It was my idea to go to Stamford Bridge on Monday, 2 May 2016. I'd given it the big sell to BBC Radio Leicester management, without even knowing whether I'd need to go. Cover every base just in case Leicester got a point at Manchester United the previous day, meaning they would win the title if Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea. I went for a walk at 7am on that Monday morning with my two-month-old son.
Posted at 56' Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 54' Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion). Posted at 54' Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 53' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
Dundee fail to confirm SPFL vote stanceThistle claim Dundee vote should standDundee's main desire, though, is for league reconstruction, saying that is the "only aspect" that helps them. They insist a working group should be convened with an agreed set of goals, that takes into account "current and future wants and needs of media; member clubs' financial benefits; and sporting integrity". It is our belief that after speaking to numerous clubs that the appetite for reconstruction is there and the intention is to set up an immediate and focused working group to take on this task," Dundee said.
The goal sparked a poignant celebration with Cardiff's players honouring former Bluebirds Peter Whittingham, who died aged 35 in March. Leeds were unlucky to be behind and could have levelled in first-half stoppage time, but their misfortune was summed up when striker Patrick Bamford accidentally blocked Jack Harrison's goalbound effort. Bamford almost made amends on the hour mark when his clever header across goal was met firmly by Tyler Roberts, but goalkeeper Alex Smithies made a fantastic point-blank save as he got across his goal to repel what seemed a certain equaliser.
The virus teaches us that. I hope we all come out of this together. Tevez's comments came as top English clubs furloughed hundreds of employees but failed to ask any major sacrifices of their millionaire players. The decision caused controversy and prompted Health Secretary Matt Hancock to say Premier League players need to take a pay cut and "play their part" as Britain battles the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Spaniard took the Magpies straight back up to the Premier League and led them to 10th and 13th-placed finishes in the 17/18 and 18/19 campaigns. Paolo Di Canio (Free Agent) - Odds 16/1 A West Ham legend as a player and a colourful character as a manager, Di Canio has not managed anyone since a relatively unsuccessful time in charge of Sunderland in 2013.
Teixeira, former son-in-law of long-time FIFA boss Joao Havelange and ex-head of the Brazilian soccer federation (CBF), was investigated in relation to contracts for media and marketing rights during the 2006-2012 period. The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's independent Ethics Committee imposed the ban with immediate effect on the former FIFA executive committee member.
The France midfielder came through the ranks at Old Trafford, but left for Turin in 2012 on a free transfer, only to return for a world-record fee in 2016. He has barely played this season due to a foot injury and illness and Raiola has confirmed that he will be looking to move his client back to the Italian champions in the summer after Euro 2020.
Plzen has been great this year not only in their league games but also in their friendly games usually scoring goal after goal and not really stopping from attacking once they go a goal or two up and best example was a couple of weeks ago when they hosted a pretty decent Mlada Boleslav side at home as they scored no less than 7 goals and won the game with 7-1 in the end.
Granada could have found the net themselves with Yan Brice Eteki striking the post with a long-range drive in the second half. However, the visitors were reduced to 10 men shortly after when German Sanchez was foolishly shown a second yellow card for fouling Messi. That left Granada short-handed and ultimately crippled them.
They reckon Manchester United are coming in for Saul Niguez. Video - Manchester United target Spanish star in €150m bid to fix midfield – Euro Papers01:12 12:45 - Pepe is adapting A bit from Freddie Ljungberg here after Arsenal's front three all scored last night, particularly Nicolas Pepe, the club's record signing who has underwhelmed so far.
MANCHESTER, England, March 8 (Reuters) - There was no shortage of reasons for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be smiling after Sunday's 2-0 derby win over Manchester City at Old Trafford -- and smile he did. The victory over the champions completed United's first home and away Premier League double over City in a decade, moved Solskjaer's side up to fifth and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 10 games.
Given the performances of both teams in Group A, it's easy to feel that backing the hosts to enjoy themselves in the final third, much as they did in the reverse fixture, is the way to go. Specifically, 'Qarabag to Score Over 2.5 Goals' catches the eye. Qarabag notched twice at home against APOEL, while they scored four in the reverse of this fixture. Such efforts point towards no shortage of home goals against a visiting defence that has surrendered three or more in four out of five and in two out of two on the road.
He is only the second player born in New Caledonia to be crowned Oceania Player of the Year, following in the footsteps of France World Cup winner Christian Karembeu. But football does not take up all of Kai's time, despite the team training five days a week and playing matches every Saturday. The 36-year-old has also been a boarding school manager since 2013, is a father of two and is from the indigenous Kanak community, which represents around 39% of the population.
And one of my favourite things about Millie, of which there are many, is he is genuinely still improving all the time as a player. He has an outstanding attitude: towards football, towards looking after himself and towards looking after others. He is an outstanding footballer and we all believe he still has a lot left to give, which is why this deal makes so much sense for all.
Torino forward Andrea Belotti returned to the side in the latter stages of their match with Hellas Verona last weekend, but the striker missed out on all the action. His absence left a gap in this Torino side, but they have responded brilliantly with six goals in three matches without him. Now the challenge is to maintain that with Belotti back again.
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Posted at 75' Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross. Posted at 73' Foul by Ivan Perisic (FC Bayern München). Posted at 73' Marko Marin (Crvena Zvezda) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 72' Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
I decided three weeks ago we would have a mid-season break based on a letter we got in April 2019. We will respect the winter break - KloppKlopp backed by Liverpool over replay planLiverpool are 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League and are also still involved in the Champions League, which will see them play Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 tie on 18 February. Speaking after Sunday's 2-2 draw at the New Meadow, Klopp said none of his first-team squad would be involved in next week's game, which will be on either 4 or 5 February, in the middle of the first week of Liverpool's winter break.
Whilst Euro 2020 has already been postponed to 2021 there is still some concern about how the remaining games, including European fixtures, will be played. However Neville isn’t concerned at all. The last thing I'm worried about is sorting out the fixtures,” Neville wrote in his column for Sky Sports.
Players) are people, they have freedom of speech, they should address issues, they can be agents for change in society," he added Baer-Hoffmann said that where players had spoken out, it had made a difference such as in recent incidents of racism where a number of them had been vocal. Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling is regarded as a role model after frequently speaking out against racist abuse, while in Italy Brescia forward Mario Balotelli's frequent denouncing of racism has turned it into a major issue and prompted clubs and the federation to react.
MOURINHO: MY PLAYERS ARE EXHAUSTED It is another worry for Mourinho whose Tottenham side are unravelling after an initial revival when the Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino. Their run of defeats includes a 1-0 home loss to RB Leipzig in the Champions League, defeat away to Chelsea and a home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend that left Tottenham in seventh place in the Premier League.
READ THE FULL PAPER ROUND HERE OUR VIEW Shortening the competition when teams will have a backlog of games to catch up on, when professional football does return, seems a smart idea. UEFA are no strangers when it comes to reformatting their tournaments (RIP UEFA Cup) or introducing entirely new ones - such as the mostly well-received Nations League and the upcoming UEFA Europa Conference League.
It was a good night for Japanese clubs as J-League champions Yokohama F Marinos began their campaign with a 2-1 win over two-time champions Jeonbuk Motors in South Korea in Group H. Keita Endo put Marinos in front before an own goal from Kim Jin-su doubled Yokohama's advantage and Jeonbuk's hopes were hit when Son Jun-ho was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Traditionally regarded as the best of Italy's provincial sides, Atalanta have blossomed in the last few seasons under Gasperini and finished a best-ever third in Serie A last season to qualify for the Champions League for the first time. They made it past the group stage despite losing their first three matches and are Serie A's leading scorers with 63 goals.
Read the full story Arsenal's plans for new defensive signing accelerate Mikel Arteta might be in for a busy first month in charge at the Emirates with the January transfer window proving to be more stressful and important than he anticipated. Arsenal are now in desperate need for a new centre-back after it was confirmed that Calum Chambers suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage against Chelsea last weekend, leaving Arteta short of defensive options.
Roberto Bautista Agut has yet to drop a set this week and can be fancied to put Spain 1-0 up. Spain are already the reigning Davis Cup holders. Spain have the edge in the doubles with no losses so far this week. The ATP Cup reaches its final as Serbia takes on Spain and that means we get one heck of a singles rubber.
The Turin club, whose under-23 team play in Serie C, said it was a precautionary measure and they were in constant contact with health authorities. It is specified that, six days after the game, the Juventus players remain asymptomatic and are under medical supervision," added the club statement. Gazetta dello Sport said the players had been quarantined in their homes, though this was not mentioned by Juventus.
Al Shoalah will host Al-Kawkab for this fixture of the league. In my opinion, the visitors have a real chance to get a positive result in this game. Both sides are very average teams in this league. However, I believe, the visitors have better team than their opponent. Yeah, the hosts are undefeated in their last 5 matches. Nevertheless, this will not be an easy task for the hosts. I expect, this will be tense match. I think, the visitors will try to provide a strong resistance. They will try to remain unbeaten in this game. Maybe this is - draw.. My pick - Al-Kawkab to win.
Jan Vertonghen's family was held at knifepoint as four armed men burgled his home while he was on Champions League duty with Tottenham on Tuesday. Police confirmed men wearing balaclavas forced their way into the house while his wife and children were inside. The 32-year-old Belgium defender was in Germany for the second leg of Spurs' last-16 defeat against RB Leipzig. We have been supporting Jan and his family through this terribly traumatic time," said a Spurs spokesperson.
Stuttgart is of course pretty big favorite for the win in this match but I think it is going to be all but easy for them to win cause first of all their offense on the road is not good at all and they scored just 14 goals on 12 games so tomorrow it is hard to believe they will score more than one but even that could be enough for the win cause on the other side when is worst home team in the league and they scored just 10 goals on 12 home games the whole season!
Chelsea have lacked a cutting edge this season. Werner's lightning pace and threat will address that. He leaves RB Leipzig as their all-time top scorer with 95 goals in 159 games. And to outline what an all-round weapon Werner will be, 17 of his goals have come away from home, the most away goals by a player in a Bundesliga season since 1974. Werner, a mouth-watering addition, will be joined by Ajax's exciting winger Hakim Ziyech, who demonstrated his skill in their run to last season's Champions League semi-final and who has been signed in a £36m deal.
The hosts have the best defensive record in La Liga as they go to this game, having conceded only 10 goals. They also have the least losses (one), and their title charge is well on course. In terms of attack, Atletico are the second best in the league, with 40 goals. Luis Suarez has been great for the team in the season, at the moment on 14 league goals, five of which have come in the last four matches.
Only problem for this bet here is that Listen are quite relaxed with 24 points as it was never their objective to get promoted in their first season at the 2nd league level in this country, but they are 14 points away from the bottom two clubs and 10 points away from Vlasim who is 3rd from bottom, still what makes me bet here on the hosts to win this one by 2 goals or more is their last couple of home games as except for a 3-1 loss at home to Usti nad Labem they won 3-0 with Prostejov, 5-1 with Vitkovice and 2-0 with Chrudim as they started this new season with many draws in their opening games at home.
It is something I don't what to speak about," Mutu told BBC Sport. Plenty of others have in the past though. Gordon Taylor, the head of the Professional Footballers' Association, called Chelsea's treatment of Mutu "astonishing" at the time, accusing them of failing in their duty of care. In March 2005, less than six months after Mutu's sacking, a survey of professional footballers in the British Medical Journal showed that 45% knew a team-mate who had used recreational drugs.
It may have been Christmas Eve for Beckham, whose boyish love of football was evident in everything he did, but he was soundly asleep by 10. He’d left training with an ice pack on his thigh, which made for some scare stories in the English press the next morning, but knew he would almost certainly be fit to play.
