Watford's defeat earlier on Tuesday opened the door for Villa to climb out of the relegation zone for the first time in five months heading into the final day. Villa grasped the opportunity despite being forced to reshuffle their defence in the first half after Ahmed Elmohamady was forced off with an injury. Smith's side have scored six goals since the restart with Trezeguet netting half of them, his latest an instinctive finish which beat Martinez for pace and power.
Football is a major player in this country and lots of footballers past and present have a huge conscience about what we do and doing the right thing. I'm sure we will do the right thing, through the PFA (Professional Footballers' Association) through the LMA (League Managers Association) and the Premier League and FA.
Jose Mourinho’s side has this season won 11 and lost four of their 18 home league matches and after suffering a 2-1 loss in the reverse fixture in September, they will hope to collect three points here. In the last seven meetings between these two sides, both teams have scored, while only two of the seven meetings have produced under 2.
They are also familiar with Baku, having regularly been drawn against Azerbaijan including winning there in this qualifying campaign. Wales boss Ryan Giggs (R) will pit his managerial wits against Italy coach Roberto Mancini in Euro 2020 Group A"Logistically it's Baku, Baku, Rome so. Baku, we know what is like," Giggs added. Switzerland are a good team, I watched their progress, they were in with the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, a talented team.
La Liga wishes to express its rejection and profound concern with respect to the incidents that occurred yesterday, acknowledging that measures put in place several years ago must be improved," added the statement. Although there has been a decline of insults, incidents and violent attitudes in and outside football stadiums, yesterday's events mean those measures are no longer sufficient.
Sepahan is ranked 2nd in the rankings with 37 points after 21 rounds. But recently, this team is declining in form and no longer be themselves, when there have been steps back in the race to compete for the championship. Specifically, Sepahan only have 1 victory in the last 5 matches and 2 losses. As a result, Persepolis has left 10 points on the chart. This is the first match of the team to receive a comeback after the epidemic break due to covid-19. Welcoming a weak Gol Gohar will be an opportunity for the home team to win and create good momentum after a series of poor results. Gol Gohar is in the thirteenth position on the chart and is only 3 points away from the group holding the red light. However, before the Covid outbreak, the team was in good shape with a series of 6 unbeaten matches in a row.
Video - Messi and Ronaldo in the same team?! Juventus plot extraordinary summer transfer - Euro Papers01:20 "I was in Argentina [during the break], I was in Qatar, I was in Spain and I have Jesus [Perez, assistant manager to Pochettino at Spurs] who follows the news a little bit but I notice the rumours.
That's why he received a standing ovation and a huge cheer from the home fans before the game, bettered only by the roar when Dominic Calvert-Lewin's excellent diving header in the 80th minute finally broke a resolute Burnley defence, with Ancelotti later lauding the "fantastic" atmosphere and reception. It was so different earlier this month. Marco Silva's side were in the bottom three after a 5-2 humiliation by Liverpool.
He has scored goals throughout his career and I'm looking forward to working with him. Villa have played their last three games without a recognised striker after after losing Brazilian forward Wesley for the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained at Burnley on New Year's Day. Earlier, Villa forward Jonathan Kodjia completed a move to Qatar side Al-Gharafa for an undisclosed fee. The 30-year-old Ivory Coast international, who would have been out of contract at the end of the season, has made only nine appearances in the current campaign, with his only two goals coming against an under-strength Liverpool side in December's Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Basaksehir warmed up to this clash with a 2-1 away win against Rizespor in the Super Lig but it will be a bigger task taking on Sporting, whose 2-0 win over Boavista elevated them to four unbeaten matches. Basaksehir have just that one loss against Sporting in their last five matches but one thing they will be wary about is their defence, which has kept just one clean sheet in the last six matches.
Holstein Kiel games guaranteed the both teams to score, the matches finished btts 11x out of their last 12 clashes. Nurnberg won 6-0 2 weeks ago at away, but lost by 6 goals vs Stuttgart at home ground. The high score is the biggest value in this match.
Jason Cummings of Shrewsbury Town celebrates victory wearing a blow-up crown during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool at New Meadow on January 26, 2020 in Shrewsbury, EnglandGetty Images They can get a replay, like Shrewsbury Town did against Liverpool in the FA Cup this year.
It turned out De Bruyne had not taken one for City since October 2016 but he had obviously agreed in advance that it was his turn to have a go. I think he was the right choice and if he does miss one in the future, I don't think he should stop taking them. He has just kept on getting better and better in the past couple of years and, at the level he is at now, I think he could just take it on the chin and think 'I am one of the best players in the world, look what else I deliver'.
Hands up if you are missing football at the moment. Yes, us too. How about a bumper football quiz to keep you entertained? We've got the perfect one for you. Can you name the 162 players who have been named in a PFA team of the year during the Premier League era? It's tough - but we have made it a little easier with a few clues for you. We have given you the club they were playing for at the time and the campaign they were named in the end-of-season team.
The party went long into the night. The only odd bit was the atmosphere at Anfield. The Liverpool fans didn't want United to win the title, they wanted Blackburn to win, for the obvious reasons of Kenny Dalglish was Blackburn's manager and everything he means to Liverpool. They wanted us to win it, that was strange. You could sense even the players wanted us to win it. We lost the game but straight away we realised the title was ours.
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And if you have a target in mind to really right the ship, such as say Erling Braut Haaland, and you can get him at an outrageous price then do everything in your power to close that deal. He is the spectre that looms large over this whole sorry affair. Because now the worry for United will be that sensible young stars like Haaland will look at clubs like Borussia Dortmund as the perfect stepping stone until they go to the biggest clubs in the world like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus or… Liverpool.
Manchester City go into Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Aston Villa at Wembley "starving" for silverware, says manager Pep Guardiola. City are aiming for a third successive League Cup triumph, having won the competition the previous two years. The mentality is the same, to be starving and hungry to win another one," said Guardiola. There are no words to express my gratitude to these players. It is so difficult to maintain that hunger.
Read her views here. Pete Sharland made the case for Jordan Henderson – claiming that he has "truly announced himself as one of the best midfielders around". Read his views here. Marcus Foley made the case for Sadio Mane – claiming that he is "a master of all trades, a jack of none". Read his views here.
WHO ARE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS? Surprisingly, perhaps, it's England, who have competed in all five editions of the tournament so far and lifted their first trophy last year, recording two wins and a draw in their three matches. It raised expectations for a strong performance in the summer's World Cup - where they ultimately lost when it counted, losing to the USA in the semi-final in France.
Cagliari are steaming towards the top four, while they received a midweek boost on Thursday. The Rossoblu were able to beat Sampdoria for the second time in four days, progressing to the next round of the Coppa Italia with a 2-1 victory. The visitors are now on a 14 game unbeaten run in all competitions, which they are seeking to extend here.
Did you know? Alexander-Arnold has provided 13 assists this season, the most by a defender in a single campaign in the Premier League. Maguire: This was a difficult decision for me. Harry Maguire and Antonio Rudiger have featured in my team of the week on various occasions and both have played prominent roles in their teams securing top-four finishes. Rudiger returned to the Chelsea defence in September after suffering a groin injury.
Cambuur have scored 28 goals at home this season and their home games produce an average of 4.25 total goals, while Feyenoord’s away games produce an average of 3.00 total goals. 88% of the hosts’ home games have produced over 2.5 goals as have 50% of Feeynoord’s away games, which adds further weight to our prediction for Thursday’s clash.
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Lower-league clubs are vulnerable because they are so reliant upon ticket income and many Championship clubs are vulnerable due to the severe overstretching of expenditure," he said. At Luton we have the benefit of Championship central distribution and a relatively low cost base. This situation is going to hurt us, so I dread to think how it will impact some clubs. On 3 April, the Premier League agreed to advance £125m in payments to the EFL and National League, although only £2m of it will go to the 68 National League clubs.
The Lakers (49-14) were the only team in the conference to have clinched a playoff spot, and they still had 19 regular-season games remaining. I can (hopefully) have some satisfaction on what our team has been able to do this year," James said. Having a first-year coach, first-year system, a whole new coaching staff, I honestly didn't think that we'd be able to come together as fast as we did.
Leeds United have won their last four league games. Leeds United have kept clean sheets in each of their last three league matches. Leeds United have won four of their last five away league matches. Derby County have lost their last three league games. Derby County have one point from their last two home league games.
Writing in his column for the Times, the 34-year-old Derby forward and former England captain has called out the government and football authorities for displaying a "lack of leadership" in the crisis. Why did we wait until Friday?" He said. Why did it take Mikel Arteta to get ill for the game in England to do the right thing? "For players, staff and their families it has been a worrying week — one in which you felt a lack of leadership from the government and from the FA and Premier League.
Both sides are pushing for promotion, but a victory here puts them a step closer. Not only can the winners boost their title hopes with a win, they send the losers into a fight for the last automatic promotion place. However, will Leeds be able to claim a victory here?
Posted at 87' Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 87' Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United). SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces James McArthur. BookingPosted at 83' Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration. Goal!Posted at 83' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
The defeat brought an end to a three match winning streak for Bilbao and they will be keen to hit back immediately in this Saturday's all-Basque affair against Eibar to stay within touching distance of the top four. The host's haven't lost in their last six home encounters against Los Armeros and go into Matchday 17 having notched six wins and a draw from their eight outings at San Mames this term.
Media playback is not supported on this device Aston Villa 1-6 Manchester City: Dean Smith says Villa need new signings Veteran former Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina was at Villa Park for the Manchester City game and is expected to complete a loan move from AC Milan in the next 24 hours. Villa remain on the hunt for a striker and against City gave a debut to former England midfielder Danny Drinkwater, who has joined on loan from Chelsea after Burnley cut short the 28-year-old's loan deal.
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.
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He is making big progress but still he's not 100% fit," Guardiola added. I think weeks and more (under-23) games will be good. He will feel it first himself because every week he is getting better and after I will try to give him minutes to get back as soon as possible. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United are unbeaten in their last nine games across all competitions, and a win against City would boost their Champions League qualification hopes.
Gazidis’s behaviour “disrespectful and inelegant”. The Croatian’s contract was terminated with immediate effect on Saturday, while Gazidis also took the opportunity to express his backing for coach Stefano Pioli, who was appointed following the sacking of Marco Giampaolo in October 2019. Stefano Pioli and his staff are doing an exceptional job growing the performances of the team every week and will have our full support as they continue this work in what is a difficult time for the country,” he said.
Minsk Res. will against Isloch Res. in match Belarus Vysshaya Liga Reserve. My prediction this match could be the end score is over 2.5 goals due to Isloch Res. on last 3 match in league they can make total score is 8 goals. Meanwhile, Minsk Res. on last 3 match in league they can make total score is 6 goals. Therefore, I think this match will be the end score is over 2.5 goals. Moreover Minsk Res. on last 3 home match always can make score minimal is 3 goals. Beside that on last 5 match in head to head the both teams always have the end score is over 2.5 goals. Surely this match will happen again.
Both teams are near each other, by the current playing shape and the squad condition. Slutsk may have been playing light better, since their two winning games where with more goals scored, but they also had but easier rivals, except Dinamo Brest.
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We have a few positions where we have a lot of alternatives and other positions, we don't have any. This is not healthy when we have suspensions or injuries. The problem is the (transfer) fee for Premier League clubs is always very high," said Hasenhuettl, adding: "We will try to bring two guys in. Hasenhuettl confirmed the south coast club would be without striker Shane Long and winger Moussa Djenepo for Thursday's match in London but midfielder Sofiane Boufal could return to the starting lineup.
SubstitutionPosted at 87' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mario Götze replaces Emre Can. SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Manuel Akanji. Posted at 85' Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a corner. Posted at 84' Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
Both Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp can feel aggrieved at the challenging draw having won their respective groups, with the Madrid clubs finishing second. Liverpool beat Tottenham, who drew Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig, to win their sixth Champions League at Atletico’s Wanda Metropolitano in June. Chelsea will play Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 2012 final, with manager Frank Lampard scoring in the penalty shootout in that triumph.
CHANCE! Dortmund break again, and find Sancho again on the left. He lofts a lovely cross to the back post, where Haaland glances it well wide when it looked like Hazard was in a better position behind him. TWO CHANCES FOR MBAPPE! A long ball finds him in the Dortmund area and he hits a bouncing ball straight at Burki, who palms it away.
After they'd been drawn against Leeds in the quarter-final, the Premier League side's scouting reports would have spoken warily of the La Liga champions and the talents of playmaker Juan Carlos Valeron, Brazilian enigma Djalminha and Dutch goal machine Roy Makaay. Before the first leg at Elland Road, Makaay had called Leeds the "weakest link" remaining in the competition. But, riding a nine-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League, the West Yorkshire side were typically ebullient in the face of fearsome opposition.
But it is his consistent record over the course of his five years in charge which means he bears comparison with their finest managers. He has taken charge of 293 games in all competitions, making him fourth in the club's all-time list. Only Bill Nicholson (832), Peter McWilliam (505), and Keith Burkinshaw (431) have been in charge for longer. And only the legendary Nicholson (55) has led them in more European games than Pochettino (53).
Moshiri will want to avoid a repeat at all costs, so Silva stays in his job amid a swirl of speculation, left hanging out to dry as the public symbol of a rudderless club deep in trouble. The current mess Everton find themselves in has to be placed mainly at Moshiri's door as he effectively made Silva a pet project after Koeman's sacking, even to the extent of provoking acrimony with Watford following an unwanted approach when he was in charge at Vicarage Road.
We really like the way that Aaygun96 attacks. He is assured in possession and every pass is carefully thought out. If he was as impressive without the ball, we would be predicting a win for him. He's shaky at the back though and we see Shellzz taking advantage of that weakness. Back City to win this match.
Two of the Premier League’s bottom three clash this week, as these two sides aim to change their fortunes. The meeting at St Mary’s is an opportunity for both, as they look to build up a little form ahead of a vital month in the top flight. Neither will want to be in the bottom three over Christmas, while both sides can’t afford to let their recent results slip.
