Scottish football was suspended in March with no date set for a return. Clubs have announced varying measures to combat the lack of income caused by no football, including wage deferrals and cuts, fresh investment and use of the government's job retention scheme. Dave King stepped down as the chairman of Rangers in March, stating that plans for fresh investment had been put on hold. But Rangers later said a funding plan, agreed at the club's AGM, was well advanced.
Chelsea only won one game at home this season by more than 2 goals difference, it was a cup game against 4th league side Grimsby in which they used mostly youngsters as they scored 7 times and won that fixture with 7-1 in the end, but they have kept quite a couple of clean sheets at home this season and West Ham should be really dominated here while Chelsea is in good scoring form.
Merseyside Police arrested five Napoli fans before their Champions League match against Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday. Three men were arrested for violent disorder and another for affray following trouble on Walton Break Road. A fifth man was arrested at the turnstiles on Anfield Road for breaching the peace. The match ended 1-1 with Dejan Lovren equalising in the second half after Dries Mertens put the visitors ahead.
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Pochettino is of course available after being sacked by Tottenham Hotspur, can you imagine if he actually made the move across north London? It’s nice for Arsenal fans to imagine but it seems unlikely for two reasons. Pochettino is fiercely loyal, he has always maintained he would never manage Barcelona after his time with Espanyol.
I would like to thank the Academy for giving me this recognition," Messi said in a video message as he was not able to attend the ceremony. This is a very important and special award. For me it is a huge delight to be part of this award and the first team player to receive it. Of course I would like to thank my team-mates, my family and the fans who support me.
We’re confident that Ajax will win to nil this Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0. Ajax have won all of their home games this season and have an excellent record against this weekends’ guests. Heracles have struggled for goals on the road at times this season but haven’t been conceding a lot of goals either, which is why we have gone with a 2-0 win for the hosts.
We feel Dortmund are likely to get back to winning ways in dominant style in this game, so we are backing Dortmund to win to nil in Friday's fixture. Dortmund have scored at least two goals in 21 of their last 22 Bundesliga home games. Meanwhile, Paderborn have conceded at least two goals in each of their last three Bundesliga games.
West Ham beat Watford 3-1 on Friday to all-but secure their own Premier League survival but leave the visitors in significant trouble. Goalkeeper - Mat Ryan (Brighton) Ryan: This lad has been outstanding between the sticks for two seasons and he's had to be in order to keep Brighton in the Premier League. In their recent fight for survival against Southampton he made one of the best fingertip saves I have seen all season.
Hallescher Fc is going to face Magdeburg. The hosts of this match won two matches in a row and they played against a much better opponents than Magdeburg. In this match I expect them to win for the third time in a row. The visitors lost twice in the last five matches on away and in this season they conceded 17 goals in 16 games. I think this match will be close and we will wait for goals for a long time but Hallescher looks better for me and I give them a higher chance for victory than Magdeburg. My pick is Hallescher to win Asian handicap 0
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Brescia, who extended their winless run to 10 games and are second-bottom in the table, took a shock lead with a Jhon Chancellor header in the 26th minute before Lorenzo Insigne, with a penalty, and Ruiz replied after halftime. Napoli, who host Barcelona in their Champions League last 16, first leg tie on Tuesday, rose to sixth on 36 points, one more than Parma, Verona and AC Milan who play at the weekend.
Step forward Antonin Panenka, the former Bohemians Prague midfielder who had ice running through his veins and will be forever synonymous with the delicate dink down the middle. Ray Wilkins - ENGLAND v Belgium, 1980 Media playback is not supported on this device Best Euros goals: Ray Wilkins - England v Belgium 1980 As central midfielders go, Ray Wilkins always appeared to have time in possession in the most chaotic of situations.
Fleetwood Town will host Tranmere Rovers for this fixture of the league. Hosts are favorites in this game. Fleetwood are more ambitious team in this campaign. Perhaps, the hosts have the potential to get the victory in this game. However, the hosts have highly variable results. I think, the hosts will have to invest a great effort in this game. In any case, this will not be an easy task. Also, we have Tranmere who' is not very good team in this league. Yeah, Tranmere are more vulnerable team. However, they will be in this game to try to pick up all three points because they are in danger to getting to the relegation zone. My pick - Tranmere Rovers to win.
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United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said midfielder Jesse Lingard had also been targeted. I've seen it on the video, it was Jesse and Fred and the fella must be ashamed of himself. It's unacceptable and I hope he will not be watching any football anymore. Anti-racist campaign group Kick it Out said on Twitter that they had received a high number of complaints about incidents at the game.
Temperatures in Qatar at that time of year average between 18-24C and will be much cooler than if the World Cup had been held in the months of June and July, when temperatures can reach 40C. Liverpool fan Andy Heaton, of the Liverpool podcast The Anfield Wrap, said temperatures were perfect for supporters. It's a little bit strange thinking it's almost Christmas time while the sun is blazing and we're all having a good time," he said.
Wolves have only lost one out of 12 games this season in the Europa League. Wolves have won five out of six home games in this season's Europa League. Espanyol are bottom of La Liga and lost five of their last seven away games in that league. Wolverhampton Wanderers continue their marathon Europa League campaign.
Arsenal: Aubameyang on his way?With his contract expiring next summer, Arsenal's window will likely revolve around the future of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who turns 31 next month and has scored 49 of the club's 137 Premier League goals since joining two years ago. Decisions will also need to be made on whether to sign loan players Pablo Mari and Dani Ceballos permanently, with the latter reportedly valued at £44m by parent club Real Madrid.
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Son's injury leaves Spurs short on attacking options for their Champions League last-16 first-leg match against RB Leipzig on Wednesday. Son, who has 14 goals and eight assists in the league and Champions League this season, is set to undergo surgery with no timeframe given for his return. Mourinho said a Spurs statement that Son would be out for a "number of weeks" was fairly optimistic.
The only championship that is still going on in Europe is the one from Belarus. In today's game Dinamo Minsk faces Torpedo. Normally between this two teams is should be a big difference, but this start of the season we see a lots of surprises. Dinamo started bad, having lost both first two games, against FC Minsk, a local derby and Rukh |Brest. On the other side, Torpedo has a great start of the season, winning both games with the same score 1-0. They manage to beat Soligorsk away, another big team from Belarus. I am sure that Torpedo will not lose this game either.
I thought: has nothing really changed in 34 years?" Zolotov lives in Vitebsk, which ranks second, after Minsk, in the number of coronavirus cases. Lukashenko, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1994, has called fears about coronavirus a "psychosis", prescribed drinking vodka and going to saunas to battle the disease, and said he was more worried about the economy.
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Oh, and then there’s the folly of the draw happening before the play-offs, meaning that the identity of four teams will remain unknown until March 31. WHAT ARE THE CURRENT GROUPS? Group A (hosts: Rome, Baku) Italy TBC TBC Finland/Wales Group B (hosts: Saint Petersburg, Copenhagen) Belgium Russia Denmark Finland/Wales Group C (hosts: Amsterdam, Bucharest) Ukraine Netherlands TBC Winner play-off path A or D Group D (hosts: London, Glasgow) England TBC TBC Winner play-off path C Group E (hosts: Bilbao, Dublin) Spain TBC TBC Winner play-off path B Group F (hosts: Munich, Budapest) Germany TBC TBC Winner play-off path A or D OK, WHO CAN ENGLAND GET? Lots of teams! A disastrous scenario could see them paired with France AND Portugal – with one-in-four odds of landing the World Cup winners and a one-in-five shot of getting Cristiano Ronaldo and co.
In an ill-tempered first half of few clear chances, Palace had the opportunity to break the deadlock in the ninth minute when midfielder James McArthur fired a volley from close range but his effort failed to test Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster. The hosts could have made Palace pay for that miss when winger Ismaila Sarr, who looked lively throughout on the right flank, met defender Kiko Femenia's cross to the near post but the 21-year-old was unable to direct his shot on target.
Benfica score an average of 2.75 goals per home game and Braga score an average of 0.71 goals per away game, which is why we have backed a 3-1 final scoreline in favour of the home side on Wednesday night. Benfica’s home games average 3.00 total goals, with 50% producing over 3.5 goals, adding further weight to our prediction of four goals being scored when they host Braga.
The side managed by Steve Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell has seen plenty of goals in their home ties, with 100% of them seeing over 2.5 goals. The Staggies have netted on average 1.5 goals but concede a fair amount- 2.33 against. Moreover, the Dingwall side has kept a clean sheet in 17% of home games whilst also scoring in 83% of those games.
Perth Glory are the form side heading into the game and that should help carry them to another win here. We’re confident that the home side should pick up a win and we’re backing them to beat the Asian handicap line which is set at -0.75, which means a win by two goals sees us pick up a full win, whilst a half win would occur with a one goal win for the home side.
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Sky Sports reported West Ham have agreed a deal in principle to sign Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes on an 18-month loan without an option to buy. When asked about the 21-year-old ahead of West Ham's league trip to Sheffield United on Friday, Moyes said: "We won't be bringing in a bundle of players, but obviously we'd like to add to the squad if we can.
MATCH FACTSWolves' only previous meeting with Spanish opponents came in the 1959-60 European Cup quarter-final, where they were eliminated by Barcelona 9-2 on aggregate (4-0 away, 5-2 at home). Espanyol's only previous meeting with English opponents was in the second round of the 1961-62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, eliminating Birmingham City 5-3 on aggregate (0-1 away, 5-2 at home). In a run stretching back to October 1973, Wolves have won nine of their last 10 home games in all European competitions - losing only against Braga on matchday one this season.
Kaizer Chiefs will be very confident going to this game, after their win over Orlando Pirates. They also have a great run over AmaZulu, and go to this game with a good run at home. They will however be hoping to do better in attack than in the last five matches. Fortunately, AmaZulu have not been so good in front of goal, and have struggled away from home. With the confidence drawn from their win in the Soweto Derby, and their chase for the title, we expect Chiefs to be more explorative going forward. We are backing Chiefs for a 2-0 win.
RIP Chris Barker," he said on Twitter. A former team mate of mine and someone who helped me grow up on and off the pitch [at Aldershot] thoughts and prayers go out to his family. RIP barks. Opponents and teammates alike made it clear that Barker had been a popular figure throughout his playing career.
After three rounds without victory, Crystal Palace will play their next match against West Ham United. Many things will depend from host captain Luka Milivojevic in midfield, but their attackers Benteke, Zaha and Ayew, must improve their efficiency. Guaita will be on the goal line, Kouyate and Tomkins will be central defenders, and if host score a goal, I believe they can win three points. West Ham also have problem with efficiency, and they will mostly rely on counterattacks in this duel. Crystal Palace will control this duel, and with a right tactic they can win in this duel without much problems.
The weird thing about yellow cards is that the suspension is delayed. You could pick up five yellows against Tottenham, Burnley, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Arsenal and then serve a one-match suspension against Manchester City," he says. Why should they [City] win a suspension lottery? It makes no sense.
MONDAY Liverpool v West Ham (20:00 GMT)Liverpool did not play very well in their Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, but you have to accept the Spanish side were very good at what they did. After getting an early goal, Atletico wanted a clean sheet and they did everything right to get one.
Indeed, half of Manchester City’s home league games this term have seen at least four goals scored, and all but one of Chelsea’s away games have ended the same way. Considering this, backing Over 3.5 Goals looks a great choice.
Leeds United moved a step closer to ending their 16-year Premier League absence, as a thumping 5-0 win over struggling Stoke City sent them back to the top of the Championship. Goals either side of half-time set the platform, as Mateusz Klich stroked in from the penalty spot at the end of a dominant first period before Helder Costa celebrated his permanent deal with a second just after the break to finish off a slick move.
Leipzig are unbeaten in their last seven league games. The reverse fixture saw Leipzig beat Mainz 8-0 at home. Only Werder Bremen have scored less home goals in the Bundesliga than Mainz. Mainz have lost seven home league games, Leipzig have won seven on their travels. RB Leipzig need to get a win from this trip to Mainz.
No complaints about the performance. The only disappointment is I thought the goals were avoidable from our point of view. We took the game to them after falling behind and they were the ones crying for the full-time whistle towards the end. I felt we deserved something out of the game. They're a very, very good side in this league with the way they move the ball. But we changed a few things around in the second half and I felt we gave them a great test with that performance.
Despite providing Pellegrini with a significant transfer budget, West Ham saw results nosedive this season following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski. Even going into the Leicester game, it was hoped the Chilean manager would turn the situation round. But Leicester's victory with a virtual reserve team left the Hammers hierarchy fearing a change had to be made in order to save their top-flight future.
They still had to host Barrow in their 41st game and a win could have cut the gap to a single point with six games to play, although the Yorkshire side still had to travel to third-placed Notts County. But add to that the fact that Barrow still had to face four of the top seven in their final nine games, as well as Barnet who had eyes on the play-offs and Wrexham and Chesterfield who were both fighting to avoid relegation - and it would be very unlikely that the men from Holker Street would take maximum points from every fixture.
Reims may not score too many goals at home, but their defensive strength has given them a platform to defeat the likes of Montpellier and Lille this term. Moreover, if the hosts, who've conceded the lowest number of shots on target in Ligue 1 this term, continue to restrict as they've done all season, then they aren't likely to be without scoring chance against a St. Etienne defence that has leaked plenty of goals on the road.
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It remains to be seen how many changes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes to his starting XI for Thursday's game, but with top spot the prize for the victor, the Norwegian could choose to field some of his bigger names.
They will wear the badge for at least the next game against Wolves. Jordan Henderson of Liverpool lifts the FIFA Club World Cup trophy following his team's victory during the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 Final between Liverpool FC and CR Flamengo at Education City Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Doha, QatarGetty Images Paper Round’s view: Liverpool, like most historically successful sides, have always been keen to indulge their self-basting sides.
