Coming into this game, Newcastle united FC has picked up 10 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That is 2 points per game on average. Newcastle united has scored 7 Times in the last 5 fixtures.
Bayer Leverkusen were unbeaten in 10 matches at the time of stoppage. Werder Bremen have the joint poorest attack in the league. In nine of their last 10 matches, Leverkusen had scored two or more goals. Werder Bremen have conceded the most goals in Bundesliga. Werder Bremen have six straight home losses in Bundesliga.
That was when I realised we were more than just footballers. Bristol Academy 0-3 Birmingham City, WSL - 2015 We were the bottom two teams in the league, so this was huge - because whoever won would be pretty much safe. I also knew I was leaving Birmingham at the end of the season because my contract was up. I was captain, so it was important to me that if was going to leave, Birmingham remained in the WSL.
Swiss No. 1 tournament with the participation of 10 teams, playing in a round-robin format 4 times. Therefore, each season has up to 36 rounds. Currently, the new teams have just finished round 24. On the standings, Basel ranked third, only 2 teams ranked above St. Gallen and Young Boys got 8 points (40 versus 48), and Neuchatel Xamax came in last with 22 points.
As for contracts that expire in June, the market will have to be adapted. With Ivan Perisic, Philippe Coutinho and Alvaro Odriozola, we have three players expiring on June 30th. If the season continues beyond that date, it is up to FIFA to find a solution that ensures that they can end the league with their respective clubs.
It is a run which stretches back to October 1937, where home-grown duo Tom Manley and Jackie Walsall featured in a 1-0 defeat to Fulham. Video - Solskjaer compares Greenwood to Rooney00:56 Current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also spoke of his pride at the 82-year run. It's something we're proud of and it's in our DNA," he said.
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It is not only Tottenham who have closed in. While Mourinho's side are one point behind in fifth, Sheffield United are two behind and Manchester United three. Wolverhampton Wanderers and a resurgent Everton are also only six points behind fourth place. Mourinho on Wednesday lamented the strain on his squad, a situation not helped by the long-term absence of Harry Kane and now Son Heung-min who broke his arm in last week's 3-2 win at Villa, a game in which he scored twice.
Tottenham visit Southampton on Jan. Premier League game in 11 days. It's a crime that they are playing again on the 28th, it's against every rule of physiology and biology," Mourinho told a news conference after his side overcame Brighton thanks to second-half strikes from Harry Kane and Dele Alli. It's against every rule, but that's how it is and now we have three players suspended, it's completely unfair.
Serie A resumes this weekend with Juventus' bid for a ninth successive title under threat. The Old Lady are top of the table with 63 points but just one point behind are Lazio, setting up what promises to be one of the closest title battles remaining in Europe. Why have Lazio been so strong this season? And which side was in form before the coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to the campaign? BBC Sport takes a look.
Summer is just a period where people struggle but people are struggling all year around so we still need to learn more about the situation people are in and how we can help them best. That's what's important. Rashford said he was "shocked" and "grateful" that the government reversed its decision following his campaign. He spoke to Boris Johnson on Tuesday and said the Prime Minister thanked him "for using what I've built in a positive manner".
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The good thing is Pierre (Hojbjerg) got hit on his knee but has recovered very well so could train. Yan (Valery) is still out, but Sofiane (Boufal) is better and could train without an injection so is an option. Southampton face a Chelsea side that returned to winning ways over the weekend with a 2-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur.
While he acknowledges such a long time without seeing his players is little use, he said: "If we had played the European Championship in June, we would have had a good chance but maybe we would have faced national teams who are better prepared because they started to rejuvenate the squad before us, or have an long-established team like France.
Three of the pairs’ last five league meetings have seen both teams score and three of Den Haag’s last four matches and three of RKC’s last five league games have also produced goals at both ends of the pitch. The hosts have actually won more games on the road than they have in their own backyard this season, picking up just one win from nine home games, but RKC have only won one of their nine away games which is why we have backed a draw between the pair this weekend.
Leipzig could have returned to the top had they beaten Gladbach, but they were relieved to have a point after coming from 2-0 down. Fourth-placed Gladbach, who are three points behind Bayern, led 2-0 through goals from Alassane Plea and Jonas Hofmann. Patrick Schick pulled one back after Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer dropped a corner and the momentum swung when Plea was sent off for two bookings for dissent in a row.
But that was their best spell of the game and Frederic Guilbert's 78th-minute effort, which was easily held by Kasper Schmeichel, was their only shot on target. Villa have lost all five games since beating Leicester in the EFL Cup semi-finals. They will need to improve drastically if they are to stay in the Premier League, especially as their next four games are against sides currently in the top six - Chelsea, Wolves, Liverpool and Manchester City.
Wenger was speaking in Belfast at a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body responsible for determining the laws of the game. Why is Wenger in Belfast and what is IFAB?VAR chief Swarbrick marks new system as 'seven out of 10' despite criticism'The referee needs a monitor'Wenger, Fifa's newly-appointed head of global football development, also called for the Premier League to end its resistance to the use of pitchside VAR monitors.
Robinson missed when through one-on-one but shot wide, and Rangers made Albion pay. Yoann Barbet's raking pass over the top put Eze in behind Dara O'Shea down the right, his first touch took him clear of the Albion full-back and he ran on to send a powerful right-footed shot into the top corner. Albion came close to a winner when Filip Krovinovic's low right-foot shot was turned onto the post by Lumley and Semi Ajayi headed wide, but Barnsley's late winner at Griffin Park spared the Baggies an even more anxious finish.
Wolverhampton Wanderers continued their sparkling run of form in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. The visitors dominated the early exchanges and took the early lead inside 20 minutes after Joao Moutinho curled a sublime free kick beyond Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale for his first goal of the season.
The sporting duel between us was very nice on a personal level and I think people had fun too, whether they were fans of Madrid or Barca, or even only football fans in general. Obviously, when Cristiano was at Real Madrid, the matches were always special. Video - 'Messi is number 9, 10, 11…' - Guardiola on the best striker and Aguero’s record00:51 "The matches against Real always mean a lot, but when Cristiano was there they became much more special.
That makes Portugal just the third nation outside the UK to have eight or more players appear in a Premier League match, after France and Spain. Groundhog Day strikes again for Manchester City Manchester City had 18 shots on goal at Tottenham compared to just three for the home sideManchester City will no doubt be glad to see the back of Tottenham for a while.
I felt it was best to get everything off my chest," he told the Daily Mail. I am normally quite bubbly and want to put smiles on people's faces, but people have seen the change in my ways. I have been down and glum, just worrying. I felt like everybody just passed all the stuff to me and it weighed on my shoulders. It was like, 'Here you go Jesse, you deal with this on your own'. I wasn't performing and he [Solskjaer] was on me all the time.
He does not want to hear any offer from anyone at the moment and wants to stay at Real Madrid until the last day of his contract. If he was to move it would only be on the condition that he would be earning more than he is currently earning at Real Madrid, because otherwise what would be the point of moving? And he knows nobody will offer that. If you want to know where to find the real passion that Bale has for the game then you will see it when he is playing with his mates for Wales, which kind of flies in the face of the theory that he doesn't care and is only interested in the money.
Richairo Zivkovic replaces Billy Sharp. SubstitutionPosted at 73' Substitution, Sheffield United. Luke Freeman replaces John Fleck. Posted at 72' Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Billy Sharp. BookingPosted at 70' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 70' Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
He said this would be laughed at in Iceland, that it wasn't fit for purpose," he says. But when people walk in the door, and see what is almost a museum with all the stuff that's been collected over the years, they realise it is something quite unique and a place with real history. The old scout hut, which Smith suggests might be the worst facility of any club in the city, was bought when 'Hutchie Vale' was resurrected in 1967 after a decade in abeyance.
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The manager slot goes to Brendan Rodgers. His Swansea side made a lasting impression with their possession-based style and he went on to make big impressions with two further clubs… Vincent Kompany celebrates with David SilvaReuters *** 'No Kante? No need for defensive-minded clowns' Marcus Foley's XI: Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Yaya Toure (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Sadio Mane (Liverpool).
I've been learning from them and they've been learning from me already. I think this time is one of the best teams in England and hopefully we can be one of the best teams in Europe going forward. Chelsea manager Hayes said that she 'could not ask any more' of Kerr on her Blues debut. I'm happy for her," she said.
Well, the Imps have not exactly been the form team and going into this weekend’s clash with Tranmere, they have managed just two wins in their last eight outings and are staring down the barrel of relegation back into the fourth tier. The visitors have a strong defensive record, however, and given that they have earned 62% of their points on home soil, they will be hoping to secure a vital victory this weekend.
The Football Association of Ireland says former manager Jack Charlton "changed Irish football forever". The former Leeds and England defender, who had been diagnosed with lymphoma, died on Friday aged 85. England said it was "devastated" by the death of a key member of the 1966 World Cup-winning side. Tributes were also paid by former clubs Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough. Player, manager, pundit - Charlton was one of football's legendary characters'Charlton spent his entire playing career with Leeds between 1953 and 1973, before joining Middlesbrough later that year in his first managerial post.
Posted at 87' Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). Posted at 87' Ángel Montoro (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 85' Attempt blocked. Ramón Azeez (Granada CF) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Puertas. Posted at 85' Attempt saved. Antoñin (Granada CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 78' Substitution, Inverness CT. Cameron Harper replaces James Keatings. Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Christian Doidge (Hibernian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Posted at 76' Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Mark Ridgers. Posted at 76' Attempt saved.
Now, we are concentrating on the present and on the pitch. The media silence helped us concentrated on the pitch but has also stopped giving air time to those who have talked all sorts of nonsense," said Ancelotti, who added that he had never considered resigning. The club knows it needs to do better, the team the same, the coach also and we are all involved and we want to do it tomorrow.
We look forward to welcoming back all our supporters - and our colleagues - to Old Trafford as soon as possible. United, who have four top-flight home matches left this season, are the latest Premier League club to try and safeguard their casual workforce. Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers are some of the other clubs that have also announced plans to keep paying casual workers despite the game being suspended.
Ian McCall's men have also struggled at Firhill, where they've only won two of the ten games played there. Thistle has also conceded an average of 2 goals per home tie, whilst only managing to bag 11 in their ten games. Moreover, the club has failed to keep a clean sheet all season.
Germany has banned large events with crowds until 24 October, so games will be behind closed doors, but the DFL has developed a health and safety plan that would see only about 300 people or near the pitch during matches, to minimise the risk of infection. According to official figures, just under 7,000 people have died in Germany from coronavirus, a much lower figure than in other western European countries including the UK, Italy, France and Spain.
Mourinho became only the fourth manager to take charge of 150 Champions League games on Wednesday, but Nagelsmann, who also took Hoffenheim into the competition, has steered Leipzig to within a point of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. He said his youthful and dynamic side will offer up more of the same high intensity football.
Simone Inzaghi’s side beat Parma 1-0 last weekend to set a new club record of 18 Serie A games without defeat, with their last loss coming on Sept. Inter. With two of their rivals facing off, Juventus know that victory in their home game against relegation-battling Brescia on Sunday is essential. Juve coach Maurizio Sarri came in for fierce criticism after his side fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Hellas Verona last weekend, with media reports in Italy suggesting that the club are considering replacing him with former boss Massimiliano Allegri.
The King Power Stadium is amazing and if we can get that support from the fans, hopefully we can get the result. A 2-1 defeat by third-placed Manchester City on Saturday reduced the gap between the two teams to one point and with Leicester 10 points behind Liverpool, Rodgers said he was not thinking about the title race.
Arsenal will hope to continue with their rise this Tuesday when they host Leicester City in the 34th round of matches in the Premier League. The two sides head to this game with a nine-point gap between them; seventh placed Arsenal on 49 points and third placed Leicester on 58 points. Arsenal’s third successive win in the league ignited top four hopes and manager Mikel Arteta admitted they have no room for error in remaining matches.
Premier League clubs were already due to meet again on 3 April, when it is almost certain the current postponement of all matches until 30 April will be extended again. That could take it past the official end of the EFL league season and towards the last round of Premier League fixtures, which was supposed to be on 17 May. Players at some clubs across Europe - including Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund - have agreed to take temporary pay cuts.