Aston Villa will play Premier League football next season after a draw at West Ham was enough to ensure they escaped relegation on the final day of the campaign. Hometown hero and captain Jack Grealish looked to have sealed a win for Villa with a powerful strike in the 84th minute, but Andriy Yarmolenko's deflected leveller soon after made it a nervy finale for the visitors. They hung on though and the point, coupled with a defeat for Watford at Arsenal, ensured Villa's survival and consigned the Hornets to the Championship next season along with Bournemouth, whose win at Everton was not enough.
Atlanta will welcome Juventus with Cristiano Ronaldo on board, after the International game for the European World Cup Qualifiers teams return to normal duties. Although both teams have a big work waiting for them after this game, they must give their best to keep their position in the league which is very important. The host are in 5th position with 22 points from 12 matches, scoring 30 goals against 18 while Juventus are leaders with 32 points from 12 matches, scoring 20 goals against 9. Atlanta after this game will be host to Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League Group stage while Juventus will be awaiting Atletico Madrid in Champions League Groups stage game. Both teams will not like to lose here but Juventus has the better quality to win here, but due to Atlanta never say die way of play, we wait and see what will happen.
They zipped the ball around the pitch at a ferocious tempo, hassled, harried, kept a second consecutive clean sheet having conceded in their previous five games, and showed a finishing touch when it mattered. An impressive performance ahead of a testing run. Man of the match - James ForrestBBC Sport Scotland's Martin Dowden at McDiarmid ParkGiven Celtic's start, you could have picked out any of their offensive players as star man.
Posted at 76' Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal). Posted at 73' Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Posted at 72' Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 72' Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal). SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Kieran Tierney.
The team were due to prepare for Thursday's semi-final against Atletico Madrid at local side Al-Ittihad Club's training ground, but the driver instead took them to the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium where Super Cup matches are taking place. The two venues are separated by over 30 kilometres and the team's bus finally arrived at the training ground 45 minutes behind schedule, delayed by the coastal city's notorious traffic levels.
Most players can only afford a pay cut as much as any other worker," he said. Their income is not in the range that people assume it to be. They are paid much less, often around average national income. Minimum wage players exist around the world and, for them, any cuts can have drastic personal consequences in terms of simply paying rent or buying groceries for their families.
Spurs have got a lot of work to do if they want to get nearer the top two next season, but with Harry Kane in their side, they always carry a goal threat. The worry there is that someone might come in for Kane and say to him 'look, come and play for a team who try to win games' because I don't imagine playing up front for Spurs is too much fun at the moment - he is being fed off scraps. Plus, we have seen before with Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick that, if players want to leave and a big enough offer is received, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is willing to sell.
Posted at 74' Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins. Posted at 71' Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Martin. SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard.
Napoli are second in Group E with nine points, while Genk are bottom of the group with just one point. While it is all over for Genk, Napoli needs a draw to be sure of a place in the second round. It has not been so rosy for Napoli lately; they go to this game winless in their last nine matches; they have really dropped in Serie A and can only hope for a positive result here.
Jack Harrison should have put the hosts in front in a first half they dominated but missed the target when well placed, while Patrick Bamford had a goal ruled out for offside. Bamford missed a fine chance to put Leeds in front just after the restart and, as the hosts ran out of steam, the Owls scored through Murphy on a swift counter attack in the 87th minute before substitute Nuhiu netted in time added on.
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Nikica Jelavic had given Everton the league but the hosts turned the game around through Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Nani for a 3-1 advantage. Marouane Fellaini, who would go on to join United, pulled one back for Everton but Rooney's second put the hosts in control of the contest with 21 minutes remaining. Jelavic, though, got his second and it was left to Steven Pienaar to stroke in with five minutes to go to deliver a devastating blow to United.
Just one goal was plundered when Sheffield United turned Arsenal over 1-0 in the reverse league meeting between the pair in October, and with the underlying factors suggesting that Saturday's rematch should be just as tight, we think the under 2.5 total goals market holds value for this weekend's bout.
So many people have a responsibility to do this, the rules are clear, and nothing is ever done. Managers fret about being down to ten players while one receives treatment or a concussion check; players don’t want to let the side down. So bring in concussion subs, like they have in rugby. Joao Moutinho of Wolverhampton Wanderers receives medical treatment during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United at MolineuxGetty Images If someone takes a blow to the head, they can go straight off to get checked over properly.
These are not words of the moment. They are not words of me being the Tottenham head coach. These are words that I've told and I've repeated in the last three, four, five years even as an opponent. In addition to Jose Mourinho, Tottenham have confirmed that Joao Sacramento, Carlos Lalin, Nuno Santos, Ricardo Formosinho and Giovanni Cerra have all joined the club to make up Jose Mourinho's backroom team.
We see Inter slipping up at the back in this clash, having seen both teams score in four of their last five matches. Meanwhile, their Coppa Italia record is filled with issues, having kept a single clean sheet in this competition in their last eight matches. Last term they saw 10 goals across two matches in this competition, so high-scoring Cagliari should get in on the act in this trip.
Read the full story Quique Setien set for Barcelona stay Barcelona’s current boss Quique Setien looks likely to stay at Barcelona, with the Daily Mail believing that he is involved in planning for next season already. The former Real Betis manager has taken Barcelona to the top of La Liga before the enforced season interruption, and he is expected to be kept on after only a few months in charge of the current champions.
Both sides have major issues at the back, which is holding them back in recent weeks. Charlton have conceded a goal in eight of their last nine matches, while Sheffield Wednesday come here with one clean sheet in their last 12 away trips. Wednesday come here with both teams scoring in their last four games, while 67% of the Owls’ trips have seen both teams find the net.
AnalysisBBC Sport's Simon StoneThere are plenty of Manchester United fans who agree with Gary Neville - and a number of people on Twitter have adopted anti-Woodward and anti-Glazer handles to underline their feelings. At their last home league game, the 4-0 win over Norwich on 11 January, songs were sung against the owners and the man responsible for running Manchester United. This will hurt Woodward just as United's current plight bothers him.
Lega have shown their battling qualities since Javier Aguirre stepped into the hotseat, as typified by their recent efforts against Sevilla and Barca, and they can grind out a third La Liga win of the campaign here, to reduce their arrears at the bottom of the standings.
While MLS silenced early critics who felt there would not be room for a professional soccer league in North America, Abbott said there is plenty of work still to be done and the league is anything but complacent. In 25 years we are going to be even more established and more part of the sports marketplace than we are today," said Abbott.
BookingPosted at 90'+2' Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+2' Jordan Jones (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+2' Foul by Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian). Posted at 89' Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 89' Foul by Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian). Posted at 88' Foul by Greg Stewart (Rangers).
Spurs move for Soumare Tottenham Hotspur have entered the race for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare, according to the Sun. The paper reports that Jose Mourinho’s assistant, Joao Sacramento, knows the player from his time at Lille, and now the London club have made the first move for Soumare. He has been attracting interest from both Chelsea and Manchester United.
Full TimePosted at 90'+1' Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 5, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. BookingPosted at 90' Markus Suttner (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90' (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Markus Suttner (Fortuna Düsseldorf). Posted at 87' Oliver Batista Meier (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 87' Foul by Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings. Posted at 90'+4' Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford). SubstitutionPosted at 90'+2' Substitution, Watford.
A real one! An actual player! Happy days. Bruno Fernandes is heading over from Sporting, and will be competing for a space in United’s midfield, and … … well, he may not have to do much competing, to be honest. But Fred will be glad of the company. Assuming he gets through his medical and the two parties can negotiate a contract.
The Championship is the third English competition to resume in four days, following the restart of the Premier League on Wednesday and the League Two play-off semi-finals 24 hours later. Like the Premier League, the intention is for the Championship to be played to its full conclusion. League Two and League One, the other two competitions that make up the English Football League, have instead come back to decide only the final promotion spots via the play-offs after both campaigns were curtailed and decided on an average points-per-game system.
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Albion simply did not create enough good chances and, when they did threaten, too many shots were off target and England international goalkeeper Jack Butland was in commanding form. Relive Stoke's win at West BromDespite losing Campbell on 26 minutes with what looked like a possible hamstring injury, his fifth goal in nine league games was enough for the Potters to continue their record of winning when the 20-year-old scores.
Premier League clubs agreed on Thursday to move the last day of the close-season transfer window back to the end of August or early September, in line with Europe's top leagues. The move was agreed upon so clubs could avoid losing players to European rivals after the window closed when English clubs were barred from recruiting replacements, with the window set to close on Sept.
This went on for a couple of days. All of a sudden I said 'Right I'm going to put them all in' and that was against Huddersfield the following Saturday. I think we played three of the championship side and eight new players. It was a big decision, but sometimes you have to face these things, it worked out the right way. United are champions again with the team that's become known as The Busby Babes.
It’s not the success that’s truly special, but the glory,” he says. Astounding, varied games, featuring kickings, robberies, comebacks and thrillers, amazing goals, exceptional competition, absurd characters, elephantine testicles and staggering plot twists. Or, put another way, it encompassed so much of what makes United, sport and life so compelling.
Botola Pro League. Team RSB Berkane will play at home with team Beni Mellal. Hosts are favorites here. They takes the 1 St place in the standings. They did 4 wins at last 5 matches played. Two games there were at home . So, their shape is well now. Team Raja Beni Mellal are in the bottom zone. They have the last place in the table. Also team Raja Beni Mellal lost last their 5 matches. My bet will be over 2.5 goals here. I predict sure home win with mane goals from hosts. Maybe team Raja Beni Mellal will score their goal .
It's a selling point which LA Galaxy benefitted from 13 years ago and one which will separate this new club from those which have gone before it, both in Miami and in the US as a whole. The former England captain is not just a big-name owner, but a well-respected former player at the highest level. He is synonymous with MLS to the point where the designated player (DP) rule, which currently allows clubs to sign three players outside of the salary cap, is often termed the Beckham Rule as he was the first to be signed under it.
Although Cheltenham will approach this match with plenty of confidence given that they are in decent form, this weekend’s visitors will also believe they are more than capable of being able to come away with the three points given their own recent spell. Walsall have won three of their last four matches, and although they still have a bit of a gap to make up, they know that they need to maintain this form for a while longer if they are going to get back into the promotion race.
The guests finished last season on bottom place winning just 7 points all season long this while their defense conceded 58 goals while they had a record of just 1-4-16 in the league and they did lose here with 6-0 the first time they played here so by 6 goals difference while in the ending of last season when both teams were without motivation the hosts also won but just 3-1 in the end. It is the start of the new season and should be big motivation for the hosts to record another big win in their first game.
Jose on Eriksen future Video - Jose on Eriksen future: Only me, Amazon and Christian know!00:56 08:30 - Big night of UCL matches Right then, big old evening of Champions League action tonight, with Jose Mourinho's first home game as Tottenham manager coming against Olympiacos. Man City host Shakhtar Donetsk, while there are two heavyweight European clashes as Real Madrid welcome PSG to the Bernabeu, and Juventus take on Atletico Madrid in Turin.
The home side is playing very good in this season. They have won their last 5 matches and seems unstoppable right now. They are coming off a victory against Dover Athletic by 3-0 goals. They sit on 3rd spot in the league 1 table and are eyeing for the promotion.
Barnsley and Huddersfield will face each other in the upcoming match in the Championship. Barnsley this season have the following results: 4W, 9D and 13L. Meanwhile Huddersfield have 7W, 7D and 12L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Fortunately, in relation to this match, The Rams remain tough to beat at home, where they've lost only one out of 11 this term. They haven't scored an abundance of goals, accruing a modest 14, scoring more than once on just three occasions, but they've very good at the other end of proceedings, where they've allowed only eight goals, keeping five clean sheets. They should fancy themselves to, at the very least, keep Millwall quiet on Saturday, as they've conceded just two goals in their last five at Pride Park.
Celtic hope to add to their squad this week but manager Neil Lennon is wary of deals being "called off last minute". The Scottish champions are reportedly close to a 6m euro (£5. AEK Athens goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas. And they have also been linked with West Ham striker Albian Ajeti, Peterborough forward Ivan Toney, and Scotland frontman Steven Fletcher. I don't want to tempt fate," Lennon said after Monday's 3-1 friendly win against Hibernian.
Al shabab today will be meeting with the away team Al Adalh and this game we have seen that giving it an over of 2.5 total goals is a very sure bet as the last games this two teams have played together they are very used of scoring over of 2.5 total goals and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction
That took them into the play-off semi-finals, where they have a tricky away first leg at fourth placed Walter Ferretti. Managua won 13 of their 18 league games with only two defeats. They ended the season with four wins in a row and overall are unbeaten in their last 13 league and cup games. That includes an unbeaten run of five away games with three wins and two draws.
However, some players will have leverage over clubs who are in contention for major trophies, and they may secure unexpected extra payoffs. Read the full story Barcelona players unsure over paycut Spanish champions Barcelona have not yet secured a paycut for their first team squad, according to newspaper Marca.
I'm just here for Everton. It was an unbelievable experience. One I'll never forget. We want the very best managers in the world at Everton Football Club. It's one game. It's one result. The win moved Everton away from the relegation zone with most of their rivals playing on Sunday. At the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, Spurs delivered exactly the sort of response to their defeat at Manchester United that manager Jose Mourinho would have been looking for.
We did not concede a goal at home which is always very important in the knockout stage, but I regret that we did not score another in the first half when we had the capacity. Karl Toko-Ekambi hit the woodwork shortly before Tousart found the back of the net after excellent work by Houssem Aouar as Lyon showed poise and discipline.
West Ham boss David Moyes expects a chance to "improve a great club with big ambitions" after keeping them in the Premier League for a second time. The Hammers secured safety with a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Wednesday. Moyes guided West Ham clear of trouble - just as he did two seasons ago, when his reward was the sack. Last time I only had a short contract, so the owners were entitled to do what they wanted.
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