Reece James: This lad has caught my eye before and I'm not in the least bit surprised he has finally made my team. He is starting to look like the real deal. Some of you may remember me admonishing him after Chelsea's defeat against West Ham when Aaron Cresswell got the better of him. The Chelsea youngster seems to have learned a lesson from that experience and is impressive in defence and attack.
England will be playing in the invitational four-team tournament in the United States, where they will face the USA, Japan and Spain. However, Lionesses manager Phil Neville will be concerned about the fitness of City goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck, who was carried off the field of play deep into second-half stoppage time with what looked a serious ankle injury. The top-flight season is due to resume on 22 March.
VIEW FROM THE DUGOUTManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "It's going to be difficult to break Newcastle down. I expect that we'll get the fair share of the possession. We were disappointed when we had more than 70% possession up there [in the reverse fixture] and we lost the game. One of the good things about our team this year, we have reacted well after bad results. We haven't kept the consistency as we'd like the other way, but we've also not gone on a big run like we did towards the end of last season.
The visitors have had a tough season, but claiming their first victory on the toad last weekend was a huge moment. They caught out a Millwall side who hadn’t lost in seven to take three points back to Oakwell. Now Barnsley are hoping for another big result on their travels, as they try to catch out a Swansea side who have lost five of their last nine at home.
You know, I watched the last game of Rukh against Dinamo Minsk, and I will say that a decent team won the case. Although the team is a newcomer to the major leagues, but it is clear that they have invested in it normally, the Legionnaires fit into the team well. And the defense acts competently and assembled. The team includes 6 legionnaires, including a Brazilian, a Senegalese, a Nigerian of Portuguese descent who played in Portugal, as well as two Ukrainians and a Kazakh.
Dusseldorf and Paderborn will face each other in the upcoming match in the Bundesliga. Dusseldorf this season have the following results: 5W, 7D and 13L. Meanwhile Paderborn have 4W, 4D and 17L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The Hornets were led by captain Troy Deeney, who was late back to training after deciding he did not want to put his child, who has had breathing difficulties, "in more danger" from coronavirus. Deeney looked as sharp as anyone and went close with a header at 0-0 before the late flurry of excitement. Defeat would have been harsh on the Hornets, who, with home games against Southampton, Norwich and Newcastle still to come, look set to fight for survival all the way.
Espanyol have improved a lot in their recent matches and will go to this game with great hope. However, they have struggled against La Liga opposition, and here they will meet a strong side too. They have not been the best in attack, even though they have managed to score in 1 of their last 15; perhaps their main undoing has been in defence. This may come to haunt them, as they play one of the best scoring sides in La Liga. Real Sociedad have not kept many clean sheets in the Copa del Rey though and based on this, we will go for a 2-1 win for Real Sociedad.
Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. Federico Valverde helped Real Madrid win the Spanish Super Cup against their city rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday with one of the most cynical fouls you'll ever see - and somehow won man of the match, as well as a pardon from opposition manager Diego Simeone. Let's set the scene for you. You're playing in a final against your closest rivals. It's 0-0.
Assisted by Julian Draxler with a through ball. Posted at 73' Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 73' Foul by Senou Coulibaly (Dijon). SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Dijon. Romain Amalfitano replaces Wesley Lautoa. SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Tanguy Kouassi. SubstitutionPosted at 71' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain.
Former Sheffield United midfielder Michael Brown, watching the game for BBC Radio 5 Live, described it as a "strange" but "correct" decision. Sheffield United will feel finally VAR has come back and helped them," he said. It's a strange one. The rule is there but Lucas Moura didn't know anything about it. Is it the correct decision? Yes it is. But Spurs are unfortunate not to score. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp described it as "one of the worst decisions I have ever seen".
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NYON, Switzerland, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The women's Champions League is to be transformed with the introduction of a group stage in what European governing body UEFA says will be a "game changer". UEFA said on Wednesday that, instead of the knockout format which is currently used, the competition would consist of groups of four once it reached the last 16 from the 2021-2022 season onwards.
Belshina should have a chance for their second three point clash in the season, since they already beat similar rival in Minsk, when outcome Energetik 1:0 in the low scoring duel. They are going to Brest, where Rukh is not secure like it was in the first part of the league, and where lost recent two games from Dinamo Brest and Vitebsk.
Antalyaspor will host Gazisehir Gaziantep for this fixture of the league. I expect this will be tense match for both sides. Both sides are not very good teams in the last matches. Yeah, Gaziantep have better position in the table. However, they are not convincing team. They have only 1 victory in their last 5 matches. Also, we have Antalyaspor who's is one of the teams of relegation zone. Hosts have a poor results. They have four consecutive losses. In any case, the hosts will try to break the poor series. They want to move from the bottom of the table. My pick - Antalyaspor to win.
Man City need Champions League win for successful season - WrightThe emergence of the Big FourThe Merseysiders never seemed like bona fide title contenders in this era but they were usually in and around the top four, and when Roman Abramovich purchased debt-riddled Chelsea in 2003, suddenly, there it was, the nascent Big Four, the divisional architecture that would dominate English and European football for the rest of the decade.
Paper Round’s view: This move may be workable. Thibaut Courtois has yet to truly convince in Spain this time around, but it may be tough to get him to move on due to his family commitments - perhaps he could switch back to Atletico if Jan Oblak moves on. As for De Gea, it appears that he is in need of a switch, and United could use the funds of a sale for their squad rebuild.
Team GB's place at the Games was secured when England finished as one of the top three European teams at the World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. Lionesses manager Phil Neville will take charge of the British squad. TWO FRONTS Before that, though, the pressure is on Little and her Arsenal team mates to maintain their form on two fronts.
This top of the table clash finds Ajax in bad shape, coming from two straight losses and having also failed to score in the two matches. They still have their good away run intact though and they will only need to work on their confidence going to this match. AZ will not be easy to handle, and Ajax will know it well and especially looking at their home record. One factor that stands out here is that these two sides score a lot and their recent meetings have also been high scoring. As Ajax seeks recovery, and AZ look to close in on the standings, one thing we can be sure of is that here we will see goals. We are going with over 2.5 goals for this game.
Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philipp Max. Posted at 54' Attempt missed. Marco Richter (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Posted at 51' Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
The visitors capitulated after halftime and goalkeeper Tim Krul needlessly conceded a penalty that Rashford tucked away. Two minutes later Mata set up Anthony Martial for the third before substitute Mason Greenwood put the icing on the cake. We reacted today. We can bounce back and we're taking more than two or three steps forward before one back because behind the scenes we know we are doing good work," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told reporters.
The rain was torrential and it was non-stop, but there was no roof on the stadium, in fact there was no cover anywhere at all with the exception of the commentary box that I was in. So I do remember there was a very small crowd, and all of them got absolutely drenched very quickly once the rain started. At least half of them were City fans, and despite the weather they were a good bunch. City had a really fine side at that point too of course.
Steven Gerrard would end his Liverpool career without the one trophy he craved the mostLiverpool were still top but City suddenly had the advantage and an old uncertainty - Rodgers had never cured defensive failings - saw a 3-0 lead conceded in 11 minutes at Crystal Palace. Never had a manager who was top of the Premier League with one game left looked so desolate. The dream had died again, emphasised by the sight of a broken Liverpool manager staring blankly into space in Selhurst Park's media suite.
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However, the uncertainty over when football can restart has made detailed planning impossible and for the first time, Uefa has accepted completing the season in some countries may not be possible. There was a strong recommendation given to finish domestic top division and cup competitions, but some special cases will be heard once guidelines concerning participation to European competitions - in case of a cancelled league - have been developed," Uefa said in a statement after the meeting.
Health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday that players should take a pay cut and "play their part" after he was asked about the morality of clubs using the government's job protection funds for non-playing staff while still spending huge salaries on players who are sat at home on full pay. Prominent opposition Labour MP David Lammy had earlier said: "It's criminal that Premier League footballers haven’t moved more quickly to take pay cuts and deferrals.
Bristol City are managing to avoid defeats this term, with only one loss in their nine matches at Ashton Gate to date. The hosts haven’t lost any of their last eight at this ground. They have been beaten just three times in 20 Championship games this term, while the hosts are on course for a playoff berth in their chase for promotion.
But whatever changes Ancelotti decides to make to his squad over the summer, this game underlined the importance of Richarlison to the Toffees' aspirations next season. He was one of the few players for either side looking to make something happen in a dull first half with some determined runs, while it was his goal - a superbly guided header after a clever run - that finally provided the spark the game needed.
At the other end, Vicente Guaita denied Watford twice in the space of three minutes in the second half, first tipping a stinging long-range effort from Troy Deeney over the bar before keeping out Abdoulaye Doucoure's looping header. Christian Benteke also came close as he attempted one of his trademark bicycle kicks, but despite making good contact with the ball he could only find the side netting.
I won the Champions League with Porto and three months later I was playing against Porto – that is life. I’m not Chelsea, I’m not United, I’m not Real Madrid, I’m not Inter – I am all of them, I gave everything to all of them and that is what I am going to do here, give everything. Jose's message for Poch Mourinho began his first press conference as Spurs head coach with a message for Pochettino.
Here I’m risking betting on total. With mobile. it’s impossible to set up express trains because the office doesn’t give you a lot of marathons and it’s a bunch of matches. I’ll get back to the bid. Managua now has a lot of goals. 11 goals for 3 games. Motivation 120%. Since the match will be a fight for top places in the league. In turn, the jalapa is strong at home, although against the grassroots teams and the motivation is also 120%. I think both should open the defense to each other. I will think they will have a meat grinder for the top places. Since if they lose, they can both end up far below and 2 teams from the bottom support
Match of Austrian Bundesleague where team Austria Will play at home with team Wolfsberger. My bet will be on hosts with AH ( 0 ) . Hosts did 3 wins and 2 defeats at last 5 matches played. Their shape is not bad. Guests did 3 defeats, draw and win at last 5 matches played. Their shape is not better. Yesterday Wolfsberger played a hard match vs Roma from Italy. And after 3 days they must to play against team Austria. Guests are tired. And I want to try home team here. Most really result here is a draw. But odds on hosts are more higher
SubstitutionPosted at 66' Substitution, Leeds United. Ezgjan Alioski replaces Mateusz Klich. Posted at 64' Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mateusz Klich. Posted at 60' Foul by Hélder Costa (Leeds United). Aleksandar Mitrovic's 13th league goal of the season helped send Fulham up to third in the Championship as they condemned outclassed Derby to a fourth straight away defeat.
The goal drew an intense reaction from City, as Fernandinho hit the post and the in-form Alex McCarthy kept out David Silva's header in the aftermath. The visitors rarely let up thereafter but were repeatedly left frustrated by Saints goalkeeper McCarthy, whose one-handed save from Gabriel Jesus in the second half was the pick of several superb stops. Southampton had chances of their own amid the increasing City pressure but neither Nathan Redmond nor Danny Ings could convert rare opportunities, while Ederson was alert to Stuart Armstrong's swerving shot.
Strasbourg were one of the standout teams in France last season as they ended PSG's five year dominance of the Coupe de la Ligue by beating Guingamp in the final. This earned them a place in the Europa League qualifiers but so much early season football slightly scuppered their form in the first few months of the campaign with them sitting in the relegation zone by September. However, Thierry Laurey is a great coach and they have since shot right up the table to 13th with a series of impressive results.
We will play the best new mach from this new round Belarus league between this two good teams this league a great pick over from 2.25 goals where we look see minimal three goals and can for this pick how we play at the mach now look a great full win from new 7 points for this three goals we look see at the match now. If we see only two goals we will can look get a new minus from only 5 points what not be a great risk for this our play at the match where we play the pick.
Shinnik bid to make it into the Russian Cup semi-finals but will face a tough task at home to Russian Premier League side Ural. They aren't in good form at present, struggling to get wins and goals. It's also been a struggle for them to get through to the last four with the last two rounds going to penalties. Ural have had a couple of bad results of late but are a league higher than their opponents and have a decent away record. Go for an away victory in this match.
Wolfsburg have not produced the most exciting football for neutrals this season. They have scored just 18 goals in their 16 Bundesliga games. Only Paderborn have scored fewer goals than Wolfsburg this season so far.
It coincided with the 10th anniversary of Sullivan and Gold buying the club, a decade spent, apart from one season, in the Premier League but also one marked by regular relegation battles and the trauma of moving out of their beloved Upton Park. Moyes was ushered out at the end of the 2017-18 season, despite lifting them into 13th place, and replaced by former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini -- the man who was supposed to take the Hammers to the next level.
The addition of a striker caps off a transfer window that saw United also bring in Bruno Fernandes as a headline addition. Video - Real launch €180m deadline day bid for Liverpool star, so Bale can go to Spurs - Euro Papers01:15 Re-live all of the drama of deadline day as it unfolded on our live blog: [Transfer deadline day LIVE - United try for Ighalo, Bowen set for PL move, Real rule out Bale exit] Our View Peter Sharland writes: " It didn't matter if it was King or Ighalo, United are a rudderless ship and their attempts to paper over the cracks in the hull are pathetic at best.
This is the second moment of reckoning for Zidane this season after a heavy defeat by Paris St Germain in September and a loss to Mallorca in October left him fighting for his job. The team responded by tightening up their defence and going on an unbeaten run of 21 matches, although Zidane warned last month that it would only take a couple of bad results for him to be back in the firing line.
Gent are yet to lose in the Europa League this season, picking up two wins and two draws, and now need just a point from their trip to France on Thursday to secure one of the two qualifying spots in Group I. Saint-Etienne haven’t won in the Europa League this season, but have only lost once, and really need to secure all three points and hope Wolfsburg drop points away at Oleksandria this Thursday to stand any chance of being in the mix for qualification come the final group game.
