We’re confident that both teams will score in Friday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 3-1 in favour of De Graafschap. The hosts are yet to lose at home and have a good record against this particular opponent and when the pair have met they matches have always gone on to produce over 3.5 goals. The hosts ended the year unbeaten in their last four league games but failed to keep a single clean sheet during that period which is one of the main reasons we have backed both teams to score this Friday.
But there is a long way to go. At this moment we can only express ourselves in bursts, we have yet to acquire fluidity. Nicola also praised the club for their January signings such as defenders Adama Soumaoro, recruited on loan from Lille, and Andrea Masiello, from Atalanta. Genoa have not conceded a goal in the 180 minutes in which Soumaoro has been on the field.
CSKA Moscow vs Ludogorets predictions for Sunday's match in the Europa League. Winless CSKA Moscow sit bottom of Group H and have to win their remaining two matches and hope results elsewhere go in their favour to stand any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, but face a tricky home tie against second-placed Ludogorets who have already beaten the Russians. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
We saw that at Aston Villa to make something feel like a penalty where maybe it even isn't. As a player we can talk about VAR decisions and whether they're right or wrong. But if a player is going to dangle a leg and not move their feet then you obviously do leave yourself open to penalties, VAR or no VAR. Solskjaer, speaking before his side meet Chelsea at Wembley, said: "If you've got quick feet like Dan James, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood you'll get tackled outside and inside the box," said Solskjaer.
I'm absolutely delighted to be named the winner of the League Managers Association manager of the year award, for this wonderful Sir Alex Ferguson trophy, named after a man that I admire so much," said Klopp. It feels extra special to win this award because it is voted for by my fellow managers. It's an honour to be in the company of so many managers who have been named as LMA manager of the year before, including of course Liverpool managers like Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Sir Kenny Dalglish and, in recent years, Brendan Rodgers.
Daegu did not concede in their opening game away from home at Incheon as I happened to notice that they have a new coach starting with this season, a local coach from South Korea but keep the same creativity in attack through their Brazilian players well established at the club with whom they even played in the Asian Champions League last season if I remember right. They dominated the game with Incheon who defended with their teeth for the draw, but should find it easier scoring now at home with Pohang.
But a stalemate was probably the right result on a day when both sides had their moments but neither could conjure the sort of moment of quality required to break the deadlock. Relive Sunday's south Wales derbyA goal from Ben Wilmot had settled the reverse fixture at the Liberty Stadium in October, though Swansea might have won that game more comfortably having been in control for long periods. Neil Warnock was in charge of Cardiff at that stage, but it was a different story as Neil Harris sampled this fixture for the first time.
Meanwhile, Union Berlin have similarly been a part of plenty of open games on their travels this season. They have failed to keep a single away clean sheet in the Bundesliga this season, after playing five Bundesliga away games. Furthermore, both teams have scored in three of Union's five Bundesliga away games.
Unbelievable for me. There have obviously been disappointments, for example coming so close to the league and not winning it. But there has been massive, joyous moments. Dreams that have come true and things that have happened that I never thought I'd have the opportunity to even do. Playing two Champions League finals, playing so many games for the club that I love. Liverpool have scored a lot of late goals this season - is that belief something the manager instils?Yeah, but's it also just in the players, knowing that your team-mates have the ability to score those goals.
It has obviously changed our plans because we were geared up to perform this summer, we had made a trip to Baku to check things and to Rome but we are just going to replicate everything next year. But I always try to look at the positives. We will hopefully have Joe Allen, which we wouldn't have had this summer, we will have a fit and firing David Brooks. Also the young players who have done so well will have a year more experience, so there are plenty of positives, but ultimately we were built up for this summer.
Intriguingly, Liverpool’s 49th game of this potential run would be at Manchester City on the first weekend of April. That could mean City have the chance to end Liverpool’s incredible streak, a small prize if they are, as expected, unable to claw back the leaders’ sizeable lead at the top. Jurgen Klopp, Pep GuardiolaGetty Images Other key dates as Liverpool chase history The trip to City is still three months away, and Liverpool must come through a number of tricky January fixtures unscathed before they can start to think about lifting the title or going the season unbeaten.
Escazucena won 2-1 in the first game of the final after the turnaround, so I hope they will now show an even better game and I think they will register another counter attack victory and thus win the trophy. . .
Norwich were thumped by Fulham and although Southampton took the lead against Manchester United, the Red Devils fought back. So, heading into the closing stages, it was between West Brom and Crystal Palace. The Baggies won 2-0, although celebrations for the second goal were muted as Palace had just come from behind to lead at Charlton. With eight minutes left, Charlton levelled it up again. Then with their game over, West Brom players and staff waited on the touchline for Palace's final score: 2-2 - cue pandemonium at The Hawthorns.
The Reds are a much better team now, though, and Spurs are not quite the same either - although for a different reason. Without Kane, I don't know how Spurs will hurt Liverpool. Yes, Christian Eriksen can play but he is a free agent in the summer and able to talk to other clubs - is he really going to pull his finger out and run around with the possibility of getting injured? I am not sure about that.
When he shaped up for the free-kick, I wondered whether he would have the nerve to take the shot. Not only did he have the nerve - he had the technique to score. The Portugal international is a gifted player and, alongside his superbly taken goal, he ran the show for long periods. However, there was an element of inevitability about the Simon Francis sending off. When you spend nearly a year out of a Premier League starting line-up, you can't expect to come back in and not get found out.
Les Olympiens have managed to show many aspects of their games in recent weeks, with wins coming against great opposition like Lyon and Lille, while also surpassing the slightly easier but sometimes tricky teams like Brest and Toulouse. In their win over Brest at the weekend, they created the second-most chances of any Ligue 1 team in a single match this season and this attacking prowess will have to be on show again if they want to beat a sturdy Angers side.
Leverkusen have won their last five games in all competitions. Leverkusen have won their last four home league games by an aggregate score of 13-2. Wolfsburg have conceded in each of their last five away league games. Leverkusen have won six of their last seven league matches. Bayer Leverkusen are looking for more points as they chase a place in the Champions League.
However, the German international will need a replacement in the long-term, and if they believe that Rushworth is going to develop into a reliable ‘keeper, then signing him now should at least let them recoup their outlay should they need to sell him further down the line. Read the full story IFA criticised for concussion subs plan The International Football Association Board is considering the introduction of a substitute allowed for the purposes of replacing players potentially suffering from concussion, reports the Telegraph.
SubstitutionPosted at 56' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Fernando Forestieri. Goal!Posted at 53' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Manchester City 1. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy. Posted at 52' Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City). Posted at 52' Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Harrison then made it 2-0 with his fifth goal of the season, a half volley that took a hefty deflection off Harlee Dean to wrongfoot Trueman, after being set up by Ezgjan Alioski. But Bellingham fired home from 15 yards from Colin's cross before Blues levelled with the first meaningful chance of the second half.
Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl said his side were not "100% safe" before kick-off but they now move to 40 points, 13 clear of the bottom three, surely ending any tiny bit of doubt. Watford need to improve - and quicklyWatford's preparations for the game were not helped by the omission of Andre Gray, Nathaniel Chalobah and Domingos Quina, with the club saying it was "to ensure the health and safety of all players, staff and officials".
If not, it'll be forgotten again in a couple of days (as always)," Rudiger added. I don't want to involve Tottenham as an entire club into this situation as I know that just a couple of idiots were the offenders. I got a lot of supportive messages on social media from Spurs fans as well. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln Feast.
PSG eye the former Leicester man as a replacement for Kylian Mbappe if he leaves to join Real Madrid in the near future. United trigger Matic extension Manchester United have triggered the one-year extension option in Nemanja Matic's contract and are in talks over a new deal, according to Sky Sports News.
It's his first home and he must return there in the future, but as of today, Xavi is the coach of Al Sadd," said Al-Ali in a club statement. Xavi and his team are focusing on tomorrow's match against Al-Rayyan (in the Qatari Cup). We know that a club with the size and professionalism of Barcelona will take to official channels to speak of such matters. Xavi left Barcelona as a player after 17 years at the Catalan club in 2015, joining Al Sadd for four seasons before retiring and becoming the club's manager for the 2019-20 season.
Now we know all about what they have become, we know all about the 'noisy neighbour' and they have really done well. This game has grown in magnitude for me. The bragging rights lasts more than Monday morning. We have to speed that up because we have been behind them for too many years. Guardiola added: "From what I saw they follow [Solskjaer] absolutely. They're getting better. Right now is maybe their best moment of the season.
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Hopefully he can return, it depends if it's dislocated and he needs surgery. The Gunners lead the tie 1-0 after Alexandre Lacazette's late winner in Greece, and Arteta wants to "maximise" his side's "three routes into Europe" next season. Winning the FA Cup or finishing seventh in the Premier League will likely deliver Europa League football for 2020-21, while victory in this season's competition will seal Champions League qualification.
It’s almost impressive how bad some of their calls have been, and it’s tough to see how they get out of this in a hurry. We wanted to be competitive right away. But recreating Berlusconi’s Milan in a year or two is impossible,” Boban said. It’s not going to be a good Christmas. HEROES AND ZEROS Hero: This guy Pick.
One report in the paper suggests that United have turned their attention to the loan market in order to get players through the door. The club are struggling to attract long-term targets such as Christian Eriksen and Jadon Sancho, moves for which may have to wait until the end of the season. Paper Round’s view: If this is true, it is another indictment of the transfer skills of Ed Woodward and Matt Judge, the two figures with most clout over transfers at Old Trafford.
Very important match for Bank, where they are going to face one of the bottom table opponent, and should try to make another three points for the Europa league place fight. They have already beat this rival twice in the season, and probably would not have hard times when face them again. However, it is the begin of the competition, and Pribram could make harder resistance in this one.
Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande have begun work on the world's largest football-only stadium. View more on twitterLook at it!The stadium, due for completion in 2022, has a whopping 100,000 seats and 168 VIP boxes. But what about the football stadium designs that never came to fruition?The Liverpool/Everton 'Siamese' stadiumLess than a mile separates Anfield and Goodison Park, the home grounds of Liverpool and Everton respectively.
But it was the final goal at Wembley in 2011 that is most deserving of the adulation. A dominant display by Pep Guardiola's men had them 2-1 up - Pedro and Messi striking either side of a well-worked Wayne Rooney goal. Barcelona were in the driving seat, but an equaliser was not out of the question for Ferguson's side until Messi slalomed towards the United box and was upended by Michael Carrick. United dallied on the ball, allowing Sergio Busquets to claim it and feed Spain striker David Villa, who curled a delicious effort past the outstretched Edwin van der Sar.
What they saidCeltic manager Neil Lennon: "It's sort of weird. I've not really been in this position before, but we are still driven. If we can win the group, it may give you a favourable draw. We have only made 10 points in a European group before and this is an opportunity to better that. That would be another milestone for this group and it is a big incentive. We go into the game with confidence but no complacency.
They gave a solid account of themselves here, where there is no shame in defeat - 17 sides have directly preceded them with the same fate, some wilting a lot more readily than the Blades. David McGoldrick has yet to score this season, but he went close soon after Liverpool's opener with an effort that Alisson had to tip over. And John Lundstram had the ball in the net, but long after an offside flag had already ruled any potential goal out.
Thomas Muller's experience makes him attractive, but it seems Lyon's Moussa Dembele is the top target up front. Ex-United academy graduate Josh King could be re-visited as an option, but a summer transfer is unlikely. Paper Round's view: It's not surprising to see United planning another host of big-money signings.
Sagadam should be big favorite here, despite Energwetik has made some of the quite well plays in the season. Sagadam was right behind league top teams like Ahal and Champion in the previous year. They did not start well, but with the two winning match team went back among the upper part.
BookingPosted at 88' Dominik Kohr (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 87' Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 87' Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin). Posted at 87' Attempt missed. André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
But with a new wave of hundred-million signings in Neymar and Kylian Mbappe coming through, the age of the duopoly was coming to an end. Within six months, Ronaldo had left Real Madrid for Juventus to bring the end to La Liga's greatest individual battle, with Croatia's performance at the World Cup crowning Luka Modric as the Ballon d'Or winner.
Puskas Academy will play against Ferencvaros in the OTP Bank Liga of Hungry on Sunday. Puskas Academy Drawn last game to Mezokovesd - Zsory by 0-0 and Drawn by 1-1 against same Opponent in Hungarian Cup. They are Winless from last four games in all competitions. On the other hand, Ferencvaros Defeted Ujpest by 1-0 in the away game and Defeated Debrecen by 2-1 in the last home game. They are currently unbeaten from last five matches in OTP Bank Liga. Ferencvaros Played well on road this season while Puskas Academy played average at home. So Ferencvaros likely to win this .
The Swede’s latest comments add further fuel to the rumours he is joining AC Milan. Ibrahimovic is a free agent after leaving LA Galaxy, and reports suggest he will return to Milan. The 38-year-old striker spent two seasons at AC Milan from 2010 to 2012, and his suggestion about joining a club which needs to start winning again rings true as the Serie A side are currently 11th in the table – 20 points behind leaders and city rivals Inter.
Around 600 people die each year because of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). At first, Legge's seizures happened during the day - he was unable to drive until he was 21 - and were triggered by tiredness or when he was ill and his immune system was weak. Then the seizures developed a familiar pattern. I started having them in my sleep," says Legge, whose wife Christina has been a huge support as he battles the condition.
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Reaction to Tuesday's Premier League actionAguero helps City come through tough testIt is hard to imagine that a manager who has won trophies wherever he has worked is claiming he can still learn from others, but that's exactly what Pep Guardiola said prior to this game. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss spoke highly of Sheffield United under Chris Wilder, saying they are a team he can learn from.
Jamie Vardy continued his sparkling run in front of goal as Leicester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 for their fifth consecutive Premier League victory on Saturday. After failing to score with their first 11 attempts on goal at the Amex Stadium, Leicester returned from the halftime break to punish Brighton twice and stay second in the table, on 29 points and eight behind Liverpool.
They begin the year outside of the European places in the Premier League down in 10th place and host Championship leaders Leeds United in the FA Cup third round. The two sides famously met in the 100th cup final, way back in 1972 when Leeds won 1-0. Both clubs are doing their best to recapture the golden days.
Kelly has been in inspired form this season, netting eight times in 10 Barclays FA Women's Super League appearances, including her first hat-trick in the competition in a 3-1 victory over Reading in January. The former Arsenal striker has made herself at home in the northwest after making the permanent move from London in 2018, and will be looking to add to her goalscoring tally when she comes up against Vicky Jepson's Reds on Sunday.
Assisted by Martin Boyle. Posted at 74' Foul by Christian Doidge (Hibernian). Posted at 74' Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 73' Vykintas Slivka (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 73' Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen). Posted at 73' Foul by Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian).
