AZ average 2.38 points per home game this season and boast a 75% win rate in their own backyard. The hosts also only concede an average of 0.63 goals per home game, which suggests they are in with a good chance of keeping a clean sheet this weekend, despite the obvious talent of the opposition.
Watford captain Troy Deeney says he will not return to training because he fears for his family's health amid the coronavirus pandemic. Premier League teams are starting non-contact training from Tuesday. Deeney does not want to put his baby, who has had breathing difficulties, "in more danger" and has raised concerns over the increased risk to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) players. We're due back in this week, I've said I'm not going in," Deeney, 31, said.
Here are some of the more quirky reasons. Sir Alex Ferguson - Manchester United Future England manager Steve McClaren took charge in Ferguson's absenceWho better to start with than one of the greatest managers the game has seen?In 2000, Fergie's eldest son Mark was getting married in South Africa. Like many devoted football fans, the family forensically studied the fixture schedule to find a free weekend.
Welcome to the next game in Taiwan. Here NTUPS and Ming Chuanface each other. The host is the favorite. Indirect comparison, they have not lost against today's guest in the last 6 games. They won 4 times. I expect that they will not prevail and they will not lose either. The guest is also in good shape. The bookmakers see a clear advantage for NTUPS but I don't share this opinion. Ming chuan won the last direct duel away at Tainan 1-0 a few weeks ago. At home, NTUPS has only lost twice in the last 26 games - they have never lost to Tainan! So I think this time a tough and tight game will be present.
Fukushima Olympic Flame display cancelled The exhibition of the Olympic Flame, due to remain on display in Fukushima until the end of the month, will be cancelled over coronavirus concerns, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on Tuesday. In what was intended as a symbol of resilience, the flame went on display a week ago at the J-Village, Japan's national soccer training centre, used as a rescue headquarters during the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.
Neman has a record of 1-2-2 so far after 5 rounds played of this season and it is a bit too much for a team at least middle of the league table material, watching them play very well in their only win of the season so far against a tough Vitebsk side winning the game with 2-0 at home, while they also drew 0-0 away at Soligorsk without really giving too many big scoring chances to their opponents. Last game from them was probably the weakest as they lost 2-0 away at Dinamo Minsk playing for the nil draw but conceded somewhere around the 60 minute, and the 2nd goal came at the last action of the game when the keeper was inside the opposition box and Dinamo scored with an empty net.
This here is a local city derby in Turkmenistan first league level and both are quite decent in this start of the season but lately the hosts are really good at scoring goals with 7 goals scored in their last two games and even though they were games against the bottom two in the league table for example at the start of this season on round 1 they only drew 0-0 at home with Energetik while last round had 4-0 the lead at half-time against same opponent even on the road and ended up winning the game with 4-2. So 6 goals scored there.
Diriangen nearly made it into the top two but should have few problems qualifying for the play-off semi-finals. They ended the season in good form and won seven out of nine at home in the regular season. Their opponents finished 17 points behind them in the league table and are yet to win on the road this season. Go for a home win in this match.
Verona’s survival bid is impressive, especially as manager Ivan Juric had a terrible top-flight record before this term. His spells with Genoa didn’t inspire much confidence, while we still question his ability to edge a big game like this. Verona's last win against Roma in Serie A was back in October 1996 – the Giallorossi have won 10 games and drawn five since, so Roma have an obvious advantage here.
Wright: "When you hear Sir Alex Ferguson talk about Cantona and the impression he had on all the players coming through and what they went on to achieve, you can't put a price on that kind of professionalism. You are talking about someone who was the ultimate talisman in a football team. He had such an aura about him. Shearer: "If you are going to play with your collar up you have to be some player and he was.
So we’re happy with that, but we know we can play better. However, despite that, Solskjaer voiced his frustration at “lapses of concentration” by his side, in particular after a quick goal kick by Simon Mignolet which resulted in his side conceding the first goal. We gave them a goal on their goal kick and they gave us a goal on their throw in, so two poor goals in concentration I think from both teams,” he said.
Mourinho's side dug deep and struck just as the game looked to be heading for stalemate to get three points to keep Spurs right in the hunt for a place in Europe next season. The result will also lift spirits after the recent loss at Sheffield United and the poor display in the draw at struggling Bournemouth. For any faults this Spurs side have, and they are nowhere near the effervescent outfit that reached last season's Champions League final, they still carry serious menace in the shape of Son, who scored one goal and created another, and Harry Kane.
Saka became part of the first-team squad at the Emirates last season, but due to injuries to Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney, the England youth player has found himself filling in at left-back this term. Saka has entered the final 18 months of his current contract, which is worth roughly £3,000 a week, but with some of Europe's biggest clubs sniffing around their future star, Arsenal have offered him an extension.
When they beat the Greeks first time out, the minnows from Luxembourg may have fancied themselves to exceed expectations in Group A, but they've since shown their true colours, losing four out of four, scoring three goals and conceding a whopping 13 in the process.
Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal. Posted at 64' Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion). Posted at 64' Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 63' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Yves Bissouma. Posted at 62' Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
That's football at the top level, but I'm happy with him and with his work ethic. Dembele out for 10 weeks Another injury setback for Ousmane Dembele, who is set to be out for 10 weeks. Antoine Griezmann came on and scored in midweek - Barca face his old side Atletico Madrid next on Sunday. Ornstein on Poch & Arsenal So often a man in the know, The Athletic's David Ornstein had this to say about Arsenal's potential pursuit of Poch.
West Brom are now three points behind leaders Leeds United. However, United have a home game against relegation-threatened Luton Town the day before Albion play this game, a six-point deficit is more than likely. Most importantly for West Brom is earning automatic promotion by finishing in the top two.
Conceded by Stefan Radu. Posted at 90'+2' Attempt blocked. Lasse Schöne (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Goal!Posted at 90' Goal! Genoa 2, Lazio 3. Domenico Criscito (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. Posted at 88' VAR Decision: Penalty Genoa. Posted at 87' Penalty conceded by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Marcos Alonso quickly extended Chelsea's lead at the restart with a low piledriver into the bottom right corner from the edge of the box. There was a moment of real controversy moments later as Giovani Lo Celso appeared to stamp on Azpilicueta, but it went unpunished with VAR deeming there to be no foul.
Porto have picked up two wins and one draw from their five group games in the Europa League and Feyenoord have only one once so far in Group G so far. Porto have won all six home games in the Primeira Liga while Feyenoord have only won two of their eight away games in the Eredivisie but have drawn four times, which adds weight to our prediction for Porto to avoid defeat on Thursday.
If you’re in defence, you know that the ball’s going to come straight back. The midfield is the problem at United. They have absolutely no middle ground. Scott McTominay is a good example of the problem. He just runs around trying to kick people, thumping the badge. He’s like a modern-day Robbie Savage.
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Eintracht Frankfurt have four wins in seven Bundesliga matches at home. Eintracht Frankfurt have scored in 13 of their last 15 matches. Hertha Berlin have conceded two or more goals in five of their last six matches. Hertha Berlin have five straight losses in Bundesliga. Hertha Berlin have not won in their last seven matches.
The loss ended a run of four straight wins for Nimes and was also the first time in five matches that their defence was breached more than once. They have scored in each of the last five matches and have netted two or more in three of the five, while keeping two clean sheets. They have failed to score once in the last five home matches but with four wins in five home matches and three clean sheets, they will look at this as a game they can push for three points in.
Messi picked up 686 points to Van Dijk’s 679 as the Barcelona forward claimed his sixth Ballon d’Or by just seven points overall. Video - Messi: ‘I am the only one with six Ballon d’Ors… that makes me proud’00:55 Messi's win sees him move one Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was voted third ahead of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.
They were emphatic in their 3-0 win over Arsenal last weekend, but the fact remains that they are 3rd in the table and some 14 points adrift of Liverpool. It goes without saying that catching them now is going to prove incredibly difficult.
This season is going in a solid way so far. Their best player is Nahki Wells, an international from the Bermudas who already scored 7 goals which are 4th best in the league, tied with 3 other players. They can have games, where they need a big number of chances before they score a goal. They will have to utilize their chances and score when they are supposed to in this game if they want to stop their poor history against Fulham recently and celebrate in front of their crowd. Their latest form is changeable, as they have allowed 11 goals in their last 5 matches, but still managing to be unbeaten in 3 of those 5 games.
Man Utd 27 11 8 8 41 29 41 . Tottenham 27 11 7 9 44 36 40 7 Sheff Utd 27 10 10 7 29 25 40 . Wolverhampton 27 9 12 6 38 32 39 9 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 37 10 Burnley 27 11 4 12 33 39 37 11 Everton 27 10 6 11 36 41 36 12 Southampton 27 10 4 13 34 48 34 13 Crystal Palace 27 8 9 10 24 32 33 14 Newcastle 27 8 7 12 24 41 31 15 Brighton 27 6 10 11 32 39 28 16 Bournemouth 27 7 5 15 26 43 26 17 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 25 .
Bamford was involved in nearly all of Leeds' best opportunities and he should have put them ahead despite a promising start by the hosts. The former Boro striker headed meekly at Pears from Luke Ayling's cross, but was unlucky with a clever near-post flicked effort that went just wide soon after and also forced Pears to make another save from a well-struck shot. Boro matched their opponents' tempo but struggled to find clear openings, although one lovely move almost created a one-on-one chance for Ashley Fletcher, who did manage to tee up Lewis Wing for a shot that went just wide.
Barrow have games in hand on the side below them and if they can maintain their momentum, League Two football beckons. Confidence is sky high in visiting ranks prior to making this trip given that the side have lost just 1 of their last 16 league matches, winning 13 times in the process.
It’s warming to see Henderson end the decade on top, especially given all the ridicule that he has had to endure, albeit some of it (mostly the parts where he pretended to be the second coming of Steven Gerrard) brought on by himself it must be admitted, He’s the captain of the world, European and soon-to-be domestic champions, what a world eh? Zero: West Ham United What on earth are West Ham doing? This is a club who doesn’t seem to have any idea what they want, let alone what the fabled ‘West Ham way’ is any more.
Our main problem is about losing players. We are fine with the number of fixtures but losing players does not make it any easier. Liverpool are competing in seven competitions this season and could play up to 67 games in 300 days if they go all the way in each of them - an average of a game every 4. Liverpool Club World Cup squad: Alisson, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Gomez, Adrian, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Lonergan, Shaqiri, Robertson, Origi, Jones, Alexander-Arnold, Williams.
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BookingPosted at 64' Lucien Agoume (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 64' Foul by Lucien Agoume (Inter Milan). Posted at 64' Nikolas Spalek (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 63' Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez. BookingPosted at 62' Alessandro Semprini (Brescia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Al sailiya fc have 2 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 5 goals in the last 5 league matches. At home they managed to win 2 and lose 2 of their last 5 games scoring 6 goals and conceding 7 goals.
Tournaments played in: 2008, 2012, 2016. Best finish: Winner (2008, 2012)Another of the Spanish legion from their dominant side of the 2000s. Scored in the semi-final in 2008 and the opener in the final four years later - a header, no less. Influential in their success. Jean Tigana (France) - 5 apps, 0 goals. Tournaments played in: 1984. Best finish: Winner (1984)The future Fulham boss was another member of France's dream midfield in 1984.
He did not stop making runs for the entire match. PLAYER RATINGS Arsenal: Martinez 7, Sokratis 7, Luiz 7, Holding 7, Nelson 7, Guendouzi 6, Xhaka 5, Kolasinac 5, Ozil 5, Lacazette 8, Pepe 6. Subs: Willock 6, Saka N/A, Martinelli 7. Leeds: Meslier 8, Berardi 8, Ayling 8, White 8, Douglas 7, Gotts 6, Klich 8, Phillips 7, Harrison 7, Alioski 7, Bamford 6.
Four of the last six meetings between Roma and Inter have produced over 2.5 goals. Inter have scored two or more goals in their last 10 matches. Roma have failed to score in just two of their last 13. Seven of Roma’s last eight matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Nine of Inter’s last 10 matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
Hapoel Petah Tikva will host Maccabi Ahi Nazareth for this fixture of the league. Perhaps, the hosts are favorites on the home field. However, this will not be an easy task for the hosts. Hapoel Petah Tikva have a poor results in recent times. They have only 1 victory in their last 5 matches. In any case, they are not convincing team. Also, we have Maccabi Ahi Nazareth who's is also not very good team. True, the visitors are undefeated in their last 5 matches. I think, they will try to remain unbeaten in this game. My pick - Maccabi Ahi Nazareth to win.
Both teams scored in 80% of Sporting’s home games as well as in 67% of Moreirense’s away games this season, while 80% of Sporting’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals as have 50% of Moreirense’s away games. Sporting have only kept clean sheets in 20% of their home games and haven’t failed to score in their own backyard, while Moreirense have only failed to score in 33% of their away games and have only kept clean sheets in 17% of their trips on the road.
Leeds United vs Middlesbrough predictions in our match preview for Saturday's Championship clash. Can the hosts maintain their winning run? Read on for our free Championship predictions and betting tips.
But all of you heard what came from the stands. The football is for all, it's not important whether you're black or white. It also happened to me in Romania but nowhere else," added Bahamboula, who played for Romanian club Astra Giurgiu in 2018. CSKA, 31-times Bulgarian champions, were fined an additional 4,000 levs after fans threw objects onto the field.
Leeds have failed to win their last 4 away matches, conceding in 3 of those games. Now they head to Luton, a side who have scored in most of their home games this season. The hosts have found the net in 4 of their last 5 in the Championship, they’ve just struggled for clean sheets and that has cost them results.
They supported the team until the end and showed again there one of the best fans in the world. What happens now? Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay are no closer to a United returnAfter a few days off, United's players will head for a short training camp before the Chelsea game, which precedes a return to European competition and also the FA Cup and, potentially, an encounter with a Derby side that now includes record United scorer Wayne Rooney.
The AFC thanks the commitment shown by the CFA and these 10 great cities to be a part of this celebration of Asian football. I wish them all the very best of success in their desire to show the world that China PR can stage huge international football events. The tournament will give China the opportunity to showcase its ability to host a major football event and comes several years after President Xi Jinping declared his desire to see the country eventually host the World Cup finals.
Ibrahimovic netted with a left-footed strike from a free-kick by Theo Hernández, adding to a second-half goal from Rafael Leao that had put the visitors in the lead. The 38-year-old – who claimed prior to joining re-Milan he had more offers than when he was 28 – returned with the hope of revitalising a side who were 12th in Serie A going into the game against Cagliari.
