Paulo Gazzaniga starts in goal. FOLLOW WEST HAM v TOTTENHAM LIVE] Mourinho, who replaced Mauricio Pochettino on Wednesday, faces the ominous challenge of closing an 11-point gap to the Premier League top four. When asked about Eriksen's omission, he told BT Sport: "I need to understand what is in Christian’s mind and heart.
But these were rare moments of attacking flair in an encounter that will be quickly forgotten if the returning first team can return to winning ways in the league in nine days' time. An unenviable task for Man UtdOle Gunnar Solskjaer's side will not relish the prospect of facing Tranmere on this pitch. The FA Cup represents one of United's main potential avenues to silverware this season and you would therefore expect Solskjaer to field a stronger XI than Watford did for this game.
In midweek Crystal Palace were furious that they were denied a penalty when Wilfried Zaha tangled with Victor Lindelof, and then had a potential equaliser from Jordan Ayew ruled out by VAR for a very marginal offside. And Bruno Fernandes won a penalty at Villa Park earlier this month which Villa boss Dean Smith called a "disgraceful decision". Referring to that decision, Lampard said this week: "Fernandes is very clever in his movement.
Paper Round's view: Icardi is a top, top player but he always seems to struggle with problems off the field. PSG were never going to play a ridiculously attacking side away at Dortmund so somebody had to miss out. It seems like PSG view the 27-year-old as a long-term replacement for Edinson Cavani, who is leaving the French capital this summer after seven years at the club.
Reasons to be excited about Euro 2020How can I follow the draw?The draw will be shown live on BBC Two and on the BBC Sport website, alongside a live text commentary, from 17:00 until 18:30 GMT. Mark Chapman will be presenting with former Wales boss Mark Hughes, ex-England defender Micah Richards and French football journalist Julien Laurens. The uninterrupted feed of the draw will be available on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website.
The Telegraph reports that players are confused by the Spaniard's selections, tactics and instructions, and that there is a growing sentiment inside the squad that Emery should be sacked to get Arsenal back on track. A source told Telegraph Sport: “The problem is the coach. He still makes bad decisions and changes his tactics.
Two giants of Belgian football clash in the cup on Thursday night. It’s not been a great year for Anderlecht so far, but the hosts will be hoping to build on a mixed campaign with success in this quarter-final clash. They are taking on league leaders Club Brugge, a side who have just set up a 2020 meeting with Manchester United in the Europa League.
Posted at 89' Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool). Posted at 89' Juan Mata (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 88' Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold. SubstitutionPosted at 87' Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury. Posted at 86' Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool). Posted at 86' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tondela vs Moreirense predictions for Saturday's match in the Primeira Liga. Both Tondela and Moreirense have lost more games than they would have hoped for in recent weeks but each will be viewing Saturday's clash as the perfect opportunity to make a return to winning ways. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Real Zaragoza vs SD Amorebieta: Live Score, Stream and Match Real Zaragoza vs SD Amorebieta in the LaLiga 2 of Spain (3/3/2024): Live score, stream, statistics match & H2H results on Tribuna.com.
Nottingham will be the more confident of these two when they get to face off and their promotion ambition is sure to fuel their targets in this game. They head to the clash from a good win over Leeds United and a win here will consolidate their place in the top six. They have a good home run in recent matches and scored in each of their last six matches. Facing a Charlton side that has no away win in the last 12 and four straight away losses, places Nottingham as firm favorites. Charlton have one clean sheet in 20 matches and we can bet they won’t make it two in 21, and for a side that managed a clean sheet against Leeds, we can opt for a Nottingham clean sheet here as well. Seven of the last eight meetings have ended in under 2.5 goals while six of their last 10 meetings have seen just two goals scored, which supports our pick for 2-0 as the correct score in favour of Nottingham.
Leganes vs Getafe predictions for Friday night’s South Madrid derby at Butarque. Following consecutive La Liga defeats, Pepe Bordalas’ Getafe will be desperate to bounce back when they take on main rivals Leganes on Matchday 20. Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips.
Big save from Aitor! What a stop from the Levante goalkeeper! A Barcelona passing move presented Messi with the clear shooting opportunity inside the box, but his powerful effort was saved by Aitor! 30’ GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Levante: There's the opening goal and it's Ansu who puts the ball in the back of the net! Messi played a threaded pass through for the teenager and he showed great composure to slot the finish underneath Aitor.
Bayern will be meeting with the away team Zwickau and this game this two teams are not so that good when it comes to scoring and so this game we have given it an under of 4.5 as we can say that this game is a very sure game as looking at also the games this two teams have played they are well in under of 3.5 total goals
SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo replaces Sergi Roberto. SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Pérez replaces Luis Suárez. BookingPosted at 84' Rodrigo Ely (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 84' Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 84' Foul by Rodrigo Ely (Alavés). Posted at 81' Corner, Alavés.
All things considered, backing the Both Teams to Score line has to be the way to play as far as the betting is concerned here and is something we're more than happy to do. As touched upon above, both nets are almost always hit in Eastleigh's fixture and with 5 of Boreham Wood's last 7 having done the same, we can't see that changing, with a 2-1 margin of home victory on the cards.
Moreno first worked alongside Luis Enrique at Barcelona's B team and followed him to AS Roma, Celta Vigo and back to Barca, later joining his coaching staff when he landed the Spain job in July 2018. I understand his decision but cannot agree with it and told him I didn't want him as my assistant and that I felt strong," added Luis Enrique.
ᐉ Real Zaragoza vs Amorebieta Live Stream, Tip Prediction. In our opinion, Real Zaragoza will more than likely score more than once when they line up against Amorebieta, who won't find it easy to score.
Vardy, who retired from England duty following the World Cup in 2018, is the Premier League's top scorer this season with 19 goals, following his brace in Monday night's 4-0 win over Aston Villa. With Tottenham Hotspur's Kane recovering from a hamstring operation he had in January and Manchester United's Rashford out with a back issue, Vardy has emerged as an option for the Euros in June and July.
Cameroon forward Toko-Ekambi, on loan from Villarreal, added to Maxwel Cornet and Moussa Dembele's earlier goals to put OL on 32 points from 21 matches. Toko-Ekambi came on for Martin Terrier in the first half after his team mate collapsed on the pitch before being carried off on a stretcher to a standing ovation.
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has asked his team mates to donate 30% of their salaries to local hospitals and was given backing by the squad. FINGER POINTING Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder, speaking on the BBC's Football Focus programme on Saturday, said it was disappointing that people were using the crisis to point fingers.
HAT TIP "There has been an emphasis on creating a small, unified group of players to make up the first team at each club Nuno has managed, starting with Rio Ave and moving on to Valencia, Porto and now Wolves. Indeed, Wolves have used just 20 players in the Premier League this season, made more surprising by their success in the Europa League, a competition they started back in July.
Sporting exited alongside their Portuguese rivals after losing 4-1 at Istanbul Basaksehir after extra time to go down 5-4 on aggregate. Edin Visca gave the hosts a lifeline with a late goal in normal time and then netted a penalty to take them through to the last 16. Bundesliga side Wolfsburg made sure of their place in the next round with a 3-0 win in Malmo that secured a 5-1 aggregate victory for the Germans.
What is interesting about this game here is that they also met here at Monaco a couple of days ago also this week in the League Cup competition and Lille had really no problems winning the game with 3-0 in the end, Monaco did miss a penalty kick through Slimani at 2-0 for Lille in the second half but their coach rested couple of key players in that one and they paid the price losing big to Lille.
Watford ended Liverpool's unbeaten runView more on twitterThe Hornets, who were in the relegation zone, beat the eventual champions 3-0 at Vicarage Road in February to end an 18-game winning run, 44-game unbeaten run and 36-game run of scoring. Don't ever call this game predictable. Kaka got nutmegged in Hackney Wick View more on twitterAs ringers go, 2007 Ballon d'Or winner Kaka is not the worst. Lockdown taught us a lotIt's fair to say we all did a lot of learning during lockdown.
Real Zaragoza vs SD Amorebieta Match details. Real Zaragoza vs SD Amorebieta; Segunda Division Spain; Date - 03/03/2024; Starting time - 17:30 UTC; Venue: La Romareda, Saragossa, Spain.
It was anticipated the play-offs would be staged in September, which would see thrust Kenny straight into a high-pressure qualifier in his first game in charge. However, Kerr has another theory. The finals have been put back to 2021, so it is quite possible those play-offs may not be played until March next year," he said. If that is the case, there is no rush so from the FAI point of view, it made sense for Stephen to start now.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Newcastle United 1. Posted at 90'+3' Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton). Posted at 90'+1' Hand ball by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United). BookingPosted at 90' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
Before they go to City for the second leg on 29 January, United must play Wolves in their FA Cup third-round replay on 15 January and four days later visit runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. I have said before, it is not a quick fix," said Solskjaer. It is something that we have started and you can see we are still a way off but it is something that needed doing. In contrast to United, City have now won eight games out of nine, the only break in the sequence coming at Wolves on 27 December, when they played 80 minutes with 10 men after goalkeeper Ederson was sent off.
With that in mind, we're also going for a 1-2 correct score in favour of the visitors. They should find this fixture fairly comfortable over the course of the 90 minutes considering the gulf in quality between the sides, but this may not reflect in the full-time score. Barca have scored more than two goals in just one of their nine away matches in all competitions this season, so 1-2 stands out as the most likely outcome for Saturday lunchtime's action at Butarque.
Premier League clubs should not be allowed to have betting firms on their shirts, a House of Lords Select Committee report has recommended. The cross-party committee, set up to look at the impact of the United Kingdom's gambling industry, also says such sponsors on Championship club shirts should be phased out by 2023, and that other sports should end shirt betting sponsorship in three years. This season, half of Premier League clubs and 17 of 24 Championship clubs are sponsored by bookmakers.
The heart rate tends to rise quite sharply in those situations!Most awkward post-match interviewEvery one, every week. It's the hardest part of any match day. You've just done a full commentary (alone if it's for a regular Match of the Day), then rudely and stressfully barged through the crowds before hurtling around the touchline to get to the interview area (often a "cupboard"). You're then faced with a head coach whose own adrenaline and emotions are high, and must quickly process what you've just watched and somehow form coherent and relevant questions about it.
They are coming from a 1-0 loss at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and while that may have dented their chances in the competition, there is very little doubt that Liverpool will win the league title. They are a massive 22 points ahead of their closest challenger and have an incredibly good run at home.
Simeone's side are far from entertaining, with only six teams in the league having scored fewer than their 16 goals, although they can boast the second best defence. Friday's game represents an ideological clash of sorts -- Villarreal, who are 13th in the table, have the best attack outside of Real and Barca but the fifth worst defence.
Angelino, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden could have made the scoreline embarrassing for the visitors in the first half and their wastefulness might have been the one cause for concern for a perfectionist such as Guardiola. Bernardo Silva's excellent strike - twisting and turning on the edge of the box before an unerring finish into the bottom corner - was much more like it, though. Media playback is not supported on this device A brilliant finish from Bernardo Silva doubles Man City's lead Fulham were generous opponents, sticking with their approach of playing out from the back, and Jesus was the second-half beneficiary.
During the summer transfer window, United spent over £130m on defenders, bringing in Harry Maguire from Leicester City and Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace, and also signed winger Daniel James from Swansea City. Solskjaer referenced the squad-building at Liverpool since Jurgen Klopp took charge in October 2015, with the Reds now 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League and the reigning European champions.
Now the two teams meet in the German Cup. Frankfurt caused an upset in the last round when beating RB Leipzig 3-1, making it ten goals in three German Cup ties this season. They struggled away at St Pauli two rounds ago though, going 2-0 down before winning 5-3. Frankfurt had won four successive home games before losing to Union Berlin last week.
A number of Arsenal players had met Evangelos Marinakis following their Europa League round of 32 meeting in London on February 27. Marinakis, who also owns Championship side Nottingham Forest, said on Tuesday he had contracted the coronavirus. Globally, more than 116,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus and over 4,000 have died.
