They have scored 12 goals in the last three home matches. In Group L, AZ are the leading scorers with 13 goals in four matches and they have conceded two. They are unbeaten in 11 Europa League matches, with six wins therein and failed to score in just three of 11 Europa League matches. At home in Europa League, AZ are unbeaten in six and have conceded in just one of the last five Europa League home matches, scoring 11.
Bournemouth haven’t scored more than a goal in 12 of their last 15 matches. Bournemouth have one win in the last seven away matches. Bournemouth have managed just two clean sheets in the last 10 matches. Brighton have one win in 12 meetings with Bournemouth. Brighton have one win in the last eight matches.
The result leaves United in sixth place, six points behind Chelsea who occupy the fourth Champions League spot while Wolves are seventh, level on 35 points with United. Sheffield United are a point better off in fifth. Portugal international Fernandes joined United on Thursday from Sporting in a move which reportedly cost an initial 55 million euros ($61.
With the Toffees' handy habit of notching consolations and Liverpool's continued troubles at the back a factor, we think there is value in coupling a home win with a both teams to score selection for Wednesday's derby, while our correct score prediction settles on a 2-1 Liverpool win.
Kevin Maguire: In New Zealand you couldn't play with out a referee and couldn't challenge for the ball from behind or the side of the player in possession. Ed Waddington: Indeed, that is still a rule. I've come to like it though, as it removes the usual brawls associated with five-a-side. Steve Doig: I manage a Wednesday night eight-a-side team. I have always loved soccer but since I turned 41 I love it more, playing with mates under the lights is what it's all about.
Wilder was speaking at a virtual news conference to preview his side's Premier League trip to Aston Villa, which will mark the beginning of 'Project Restart' on Wednesday. With games played behind closed doors and social distancing in place, Wilder accepts the 'new normal' will take some getting used to. It is not like the opening day of the season," he said. There are a lot of differences and it is difficult to sum up how it is.
Game for the 19th round of the Division 1 in Poland with Wigry Suwalki facing Stal Mielec in a game that will take place this Friday. Stal Mielec is currently in the 4th place with 32 points after 10 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. On the other side, Wigry Suwalki is in the 16th place with only 19 points and failed to win four of their last five official games on this competition. The visitors are clearly the better team and should be able to get the win and the three points on this match, which makes them the best bet.
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Huddersfield won the reverse fixture 2-1 in October 2019. Barnsley have the second-worst defensive record (conceding 49 goals) in the Championship. Barnsley have lost only one of their last six matches in all competitions. Barnsley have only managed three clean sheets this season. Huddersfield have five.
Werder Bremen have an excellent record at Freiburg with a 7-2-2 record in the last 11 visits. However, I don't see them winning today. Werder Bremen have looked very poor in the Bundesliga in the last months with a 0-1-6 record in the last 7 matches. And in the last 4 away games they have conceded at least 2 goals.
Despite this positive start, Crewe have dipped in there last two outings as they suffered defeats against two in form sides. The hosts have still been impressive, however, and they have won nine of their 17 league games this term. The Alex have not come unstuck against the sides they have been expected to defeat as they have won all six of their contests to date against sides in the current bottom nine. They have one of the best offensive records in the division with 27 goals in their 17 matches and are just three points from top with a game in hand.
Police are investigating after a Newcastle fan exposed himself during the FA Cup tie against Oxford United. The supporter was pictured on TV and social media celebrating Allan Saint-Maximin's winner in the 3-2 victory at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday. Police said they had received a report of an "exposure incident" but no arrests had been made. Newcastle said on Wednesday they were aware of footage showing "inappropriate actions" by a supporter.
Assisted by Harry Wilson. SubstitutionPosted at 66' Substitution, Bournemouth. Callum Wilson replaces Junior Stanislas. Posted at 64' Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 63' Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Posted at 61' Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
What the statistics do not show is Carroll's effectiveness in attack, Jetro Willems' consistency as an attacking full-back and Almiron's improvement. Carroll, who re-signed on a free transfer last summer, was brilliant as the main target man, alongside Joelinton. He did not find the target on Saturday but gave Mason Holgate and Michael Keane a tough workout at the back - particularly from set-pieces.
There are world-class players in this team but I think I went out and showed what I could do on the pitch. Former England captain Alan Shearer, speaking on Match of the Day, added: "What about Jones' confidence saying he was frustrated that he can't get an opportunity in this Liverpool side?"Well he has had one today and, boy, has he taken it. What a finish that was - the keeper had no chance with that.
Arsenal are enduring their longest winless league run in a single season since 1994 and are seven points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea in eighth spot. They have not won in all competitions for eight games but Ljungberg remained upbeat. Swede said when asked if Arsenal could still mount a top-four challenge.
With nine games in December, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp could certainly have done with a dead rubber Champions League tie in the middle of it to give his players a bit of a breather. That would have been the case if the defending champions had beaten Napoli on Wednesday but a below-par performance saw them have to settle for a 1-1 draw at Anfield, and the prospect of going to Salzburg on 10 December needing a result to guarantee their progression to the last 16.
His confidence was shot in pre-season and so the Reds turned to Roma's Alisson for a world record £66. Brazilian conceding seven goals over two legs against Liverpool in the semi-finals. That signing changed everything as the Reds went on to win the Champions League the following year and the Premier League this season. Alisson has only conceded 51 goals in 81 games. Gibbons: "When we came back for pre-season Karius actually played the first few games but that must have just been to get the price down for Alisson.
My pick for this match in Bundesliga between Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen is Werder to win. Odd is 2.90. Schalke is playing very poorly this season. They haven't won a single match in the last 5 matches. Bremen have won 4 times in the last 5 direct matches. No doubt the goals in this match is likely to be on the high side. Looks like that's the outcome when they meet. All of the last 5 meetings have 3 ended with over 2.5 goals. I think that Werder Bremen will win this match 2:1. They fight to stay in the league.
Milan are full of confidence thanks to the return of the talismanic Ibrahimovic. They will feel capable of ending their poor record versus Torino in this cup match. Yet Torino cannot be dismissed. With the brilliant Belotti in their forward line, they are always capable of springing a surprise. It's hard to separate the two and we see that reflected in the scoreline. Back a stalemate.
They have played in one Fifa Club World Cup - losing 1-0 in the final to Sao Paolo in Japan in 2005 after beating Costa Rican club Saprissa 3-0 in the semi-finals. Their semi-final next Thursday - the day after a different Liverpool team face Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup in England - could be against Mexican side Monterrey, who won this year's Concacaf Champions League. Liverpool will then play again on Sunday, in either the final or the third-place play-off.
AC Milan suffered their heaviest defeat for more than 21 years as they were thrashed 5-0 by Atalanta in Serie A. Stefano Pioli's side are 10th in the table and could go into Christmas in the bottom half if Sassuolo or Bologna win later on Sunday. Alejandro Gomez scored a stunning opener, nutmegging Andrea Conti before firing home, and Atalanta's final three goals came in the last half hour. Mario Pasalic scored and Josip Ilicic netted twice before Luis Muriel struck.
Regular testing could create a headache from a practical standpoint, because it is impossible to know whether a player is already infected when he takes to the pitch. It takes a couple of days before someone, who has contracted the virus, tests positive," Martin Eichner, an epidemiologist from University of Tubingen, explains. He dismisses the option of faster detection tests that have been in development, as they are not fully reliable yet.
If Philadelphia want to secure a wild card position, this is the kind of game they just have to win. Form has been a bit inconsistent of late but the defeats have been narrow ones. The Giants were 2-2 for the season at one stage but now have a 2-10 record and probably can't wait for the season to end. Go for the Eagles to win and be ahead at both half and full time.
Three Liverpool players in the top five there, which is an achievement in itself. MESSI WINS HIS SIXTH BALLON D'OR What an achievement. The GOAT? Might well be. Virgil van Dijk comes in second with five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo third. Just to round out the top five by the way, Sadio Mane was fourth and Mo Salah sixth.
It is easy to see where their issues are too, as Cambridge frequently struggle to find the back of the net and they have failed to score in 44% of their matches overall. With the hosts also failing to score in three of their last five outings, it is hard to imagine a situation where they are able to simply outscore the opposition.
Bayern Munich celebrated in a near-empty stadium after securing an outstanding eighth successive title. Robert Lewandowski chested down Jerome Boateng's chipped pass to net the winner against Werder Bremen - and seal the league with two games to spare. Bayern's 11th straight Bundesliga win put them 10 points clear of Borussia Dortmund, who have three games left. Bayern finished the match with 10 men after Alphonso Davies was sent off for two yellow-card offences.
All in the name of "nostalgia". The Three Lions have won just three of the nine shootouts in which they have taken part at a World Cup, European Championships or Nations League tournament - the first was over Span in the Euro '96 quarter-finals and was their only triumph in seven attempts. But is there cause for optimism with the last two coming in their last two victories - against Colombia at the 2018 World Cup and then over Switzerland in last year's Nations League.
They reckon Manchester United are coming in for Saul Niguez. Video - Manchester United target Spanish star in €150m bid to fix midfield – Euro Papers01:12 12:45 - Pepe is adapting A bit from Freddie Ljungberg here after Arsenal's front three all scored last night, particularly Nicolas Pepe, the club's record signing who has underwhelmed so far.
If you saw November's Copa Libertadores final live on BBC Two, you will know what we mean. The 23-year-old, who has won five caps for Brazil, scored twice in a dramatic final five minutes as Flamengo came from a goal down to beat River Plate 2-1 and win their first Copa Libertadores title since 1981. Then he got sent off for sarcastically applauding a refereeing decision. He even managed to tempt fate - and then beat it - by touching the trophy on the way out on to the pitch, a move generally considered to be bad luck.
Promotion (2014-15)Howson emerged at hometown club Leeds before a big-money move to Norwich. Helped the Canaries back to the Premier League in 2014-15 but has since become a Championship stalwart with Middlesbrough. Andy King (2007-) Leicester, Derby. Promotion (2013-14), team of the season (2010-11)King was a consistent scorer during Leicester's Championship years, with 15 goals in the 2010-11 campaign, and was a regular in their title-winning season under Nigel Pearson.
Winning the national cup, sealing promotion to the top flight, making your European debut and mounting a title challenge in three seasons - an action-packed period by anybody’s standards. Remarkably that is the entire history of Sporting Fingal, an Irish team who disappeared as quickly as they arrived. Only 965 days separated the first and final matches of a team who were set up as a community club following a chance meeting with Niall Quinn and a county council member.
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Liverpool found it was a very long way back to title glory once momentum had been lost and too many poor decisions made. On this evidence, it does not look like it will be any easier for Manchester United. Man of the match - Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Virgil van Dijk (left) has scored eight league goals for Liverpool since joining in January 2018, the most of any Premier League centre-back in that time'The energy was incredible' - what they saidLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "It's a big relief, I was really happy with 85-90% of the game, we were brilliant.
Stoke's McClean has been a target for refusing to wear a poppy on his shirt on Remembrance Day after he cited the 1972 'Bloody Sunday' massacre, where British soldiers killed unarmed protesters in his hometown of Derry, as the reason for not wearing one. Poppies are worn as a symbol of remembrance, honouring those who lost their lives in various conflicts.
SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Eddie Nketiah. Posted at 80' Eddie Nketiah (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 80' Foul by Wes Harding (Birmingham City). Posted at 79' Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Wes Harding. Posted at 77' Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
Chindia Targoviste is in a pretty bad form right now as they have only one win in their last 5 games. This season, they have a goal ratio of 18:24 which is decent. That is mostly because of their poor play away from their home ground. A win from this game would mean a lot to them in many ways. Of course, they need points, but there is also something that is called tradition. They need to stop it, on their behalf and behalf of their fans. Their best goalscorer is Christian Negut who has only 2 goals so far by his name, so he will be their main guy here.
We don't want artificial means of deciding who wins the league, who gets into the Champions League, who gets relegated and promoted. Ideally our players would have three or four weeks minimum to prepare for the first match back, but I accept there may have to be a squeeze on that timeframe. It might mean extra restrictions at our place of work .
Gael Monfils is in good form after winning an ATP tournament last weekend. Felix Auger-Aliassime has lost all of his previous three finals. Felix Auger-Aliassime is better when playing on a clay surface. Gael Monfils won the Rotterdam tournament last year and has to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday to retain that title.
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Premier League begins its first attempt at a continental-style winter break with a staggered stoppage for clubs resulting in just four matches this weekend. While the title race appears a foregone conclusion, with Liverpool 22 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, the battle for survival in the top flight is anything but decided.
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Manchester United's 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday blew open the race for the Premier League's fourth Champions League qualifying spot, in contrast to the one-horse race for the title which Liverpool seem sure to win. Both coaches, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Frank Lampard, said getting into the Champions League was their focus with almost a third of the season left to play.
PLAYER RATINGS Oxford: Eastwood 6, Ruffels 7, Dickie 6, Moore 6, Gorrin 6, Brannagan 7, Long 6, Sykes 7, Mackie 6, Holland 7, Browne 5. Subs: Taylor 5, Thorne 5, Agyei 5, Kelly 7. Newcastle: Darlow 6, Yedlin 6, Schar 6, Lascelles 8, Lejeune 7, Ritchie 6, Bentaleb 6, M Longstaff 7, S Longstaff 8, Almiron 6, Joelinton 6.
Games featuring Gillingham have averaged 2.3 goals so far this season and only one of their last five games have beaten the 2.5 goal line. Only one player in their squad has scored more than two goals this season and goals have been hard to come by for the side this season.
Full TimeSecond Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 2. Post updateFoul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United). Post updateWilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post updateAttempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Fosu-Mensah. Post updateMarcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Roma vs Brescia predictions in our match preview for Sunday's Serie A clash. The Giallorossi chase a victory as they look to return to the top four. Read on for our free Serie A predictions and betting tips.
The Italy fixture will also be designated as 'The Heads Up International' in support of the Football Association's partnership with The Duke of Cambridge's Heads Together mental health initiative. It will be the 28th meeting between England and four-time World Cup winners Italy, with the most recent a 1-1 draw at Wembley in 2018. The Azzurri are managed by former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini.
Jadon Sancho picks up the ball on the right side of the pitch and sets off on a driving, weaving run, gliding between two men before breezing past another. He still has a lot to do when he reaches the edge of the box but he makes it look so easy with a low, precise side-foot finish. The game is only a friendly before the 2019-20 season, and opponents Seattle Sounders are nowhere near Borussia Dortmund's league, but it is still a goal that makes you sit up and take notice.
