Hapoel umm al fahm host Hapoel Petah Tikva in the round of 32 of the second Israeli football league. These two teams are at the top of the relegation zone and have nothing to play for. I expect a boring game without goals. Umm al fahm in the league have drawn 4 of the last 5 games. Their last game was a goalless draw at home against Ahi Nazareth. Umm al Fahm also unbeaten in last 5 games and just one defeat from ten. Hapoel Petah Tikva is the team that is the leader the group with 41 points. Both teams are far from the danger zone. I expect a boring game.
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Zinedine Zidane's Real defeated Alaves 2-1 to go top on Saturday, while Sevilla - just one point further back - beat Leganes 1-0 to temporarily take second earlier on Sunday. Martinez double sends Inter topMonchengladbach return top in GermanyAjax youngster Noa Lang scores hat-trickIt had appeared the visitors would be made to settle for a point at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid after centre-back Gerard Pique's header had hit the crossbar and Oblak prevented Ivan Rakitic from finding the breakthrough.
Some 60 million Italians have been told to stay at home in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Serie A, along with all sport in Italy, is currently suspended until 3 April, but this does not include Italian clubs or national teams participating in international competitions. In Spain, La Liga games are to be played without fans present until 15 April. Meanwhile, Spanish side Getafe are reportedly refusing to travel to Italy to face Inter Milan in their Europa League match on Thursday.
England Women's football squad have donated to an initiative set up by Premier League players to support the NHS and other frontline staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The Lionesses made the announcement to donate to the fund - #PlayersTogether - on their personal social media accounts, led off by captain Steph Houghton. The statement said: "After discussions with a number of Premier League players, we are delighted to confirm that the whole of the Lionesses squad will make a collective donation to the #PlayersTogether fund.
Linlithgow Rose come into this game after a turbulent few weeks in all competitions. The club's decision to sack now ex-manager Mark Bradley and replace him with Brown Ferguson hasn't quite paid off yet, with the Rose winning 3 of their last 6 games but also losing the remaining trio of fixtures.
Eight of the first-team squad came through Pirin's academy, whose graduates include Berbatov, one of the country's most famous players who was soon snapped up by CSKA, before signing for Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. In the past, the academy was known for its reputation as the best in Bulgaria. And, since Dubai-based Emirates Wealth acquired the club, Pirin have appointed a new head of academy and youth development, bought a building which will become a strength and conditioning facility, and have land to build five football pitches.
Maritimo haven’t endured the most stable of seasons, sitting in 13th place in the table. They are only four points clear of danger as things stand, while their position could even worse in the second half of the season. The visitors’ big problem is that they can’t seem to pick up results on the road, which has Rio Ave as the favourites for this clash.
Approximate odds: 100-1Bernardo Silva Club: Manchester City Nation: PortugalAge: 25 Honours 2019: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, Nations LeagueNo player on the shortlist won more in 2019, the midfielder was a key cog in Pep Guardiola's City machine and also tasted international success with Portugal. Approximate odds: 250-1Son Heung-min Club: Tottenham Nation: South KoreaAge: 27 Honours 2019: NoneSensational for Spurs all year, but particularly in the Champions League.
They lost goalkeeper Tom Heaton and striker Wesley to serious knee injuries in the same game back in January, with both being ruled out for the season. At the time Heaton was ruled out of going to the then-planned Euro 2020 with England, so presumably he will not be fit until August at the very earliest, while Wesley is now back jogging. However, Villa removed both from their 25-man squad at the end of the January transfer window so they would not be able to play at all as it stands.
The report believes that Rodrigo Moreno, Valencia’s 28-year-old striker is under consideration. However, Valencia’s asking price of 60 million euros could be a sticking point. Paper Round’s view: Barcelona are already considering a move for Neymar in the summer, so it’s not clear why they would be able to afford spending such a significant chunk of money to cover for a relatively brief injury, given the options they already have at their disposal.
Derby County are in top form at present, though it might be too late to get them in the play-offs. They and Wayne Rooney of course would love a home tie against Manchester United. County have excellent home form and will make life tough for their League Two visitors. Derby can be backed to win this game and be leading at both half and full time.
I'm not judging it against what we've had in the past, it's saying, 'who has got the ability to take us right to the top of Everest?'"We're at the final camp - how do we get to the top of that mountain? That's what my job is. To find that person for the players. They deserve the best and I want to get them the best if I can. Who could replace Neville?FA to make 124 jobs redundantApplications closed at the end of June, with Baroness Campbell saying last month that there had been "very, very good interest from significantly experienced coaches".
The Bees have won five of their last six games, including a three-game winning streak on the road. Each of those three victories has seen the visitors score three times, while Brentford have scored three in four of their last six overall. They should be confident of scoring another couple against a Blackburn side who conceded twice to bottom side Barnsley at home on Saturday.
BERLIN, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund needed a goal from in-form teenager Jadon Sancho to beat Freiburg 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday after a lacklustre performance from the Ruhr valley club. There were no usual attacking fireworks for Dortmund and, apart from Sancho's 15th-minute goal, chances for the hosts were few and far between.
Crawley Town are far from in form and they have just one win in their last eight league matches. Unsurprisingly, this run of form has seen the hosts drop down the table and although they looked good in the early rounds of the season, they now appear to be in a battle in mid-table. Although they cannot be counted on for the win this weekend, they have earned 67% of their points at home so will be hopeful of a positive result. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of there last 10 matches and have seen both teams score in 78% of their league games, so they know that there is much work to be done in order to reverse their current fortunes.
It is not yet clear when the 2020-21 season will begin. However, after confirming its intention to play the FA Cup final on 1 August, it is understood the FA is hoping to conclude its flagship youth competition at some point and is working with relevant partners to find a solution. Logistically, playing this season's competition beyond the end of this summer creates difficulties as decisions about whether to offer under-18 players professional contracts would normally have been taken.
And if I see Zaha trying to do the twist in order to use his right foot to score a goal I will scream. Swing the left! Did you know? Ayew has now scored nine Premier League goals for Crystal Palace, more than he did at either Aston Villa (seven) or Swansea (eight). Martial: The control was superb but the shot was weak and lacked direction - but you saw his early intention and his desire. Anthony Martial looked 'in the mood' from the moment the game started.
Andreas Pereira replaces Jesse Lingard. Posted at 57' Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal). Posted at 57' Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 56' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 56' Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
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It would not surprise me at all if they went through the season undefeated just like Arsenal did (in 2003-04). Other clubs are in transition in terms of Man City, Tottenham, Chelsea. Leicester have had a brilliant, brilliant season in terms of where they were. But I don't think it's a negative on the standard of the Premier League at all.
Playing for a Diego Simeone side can be tough for an attacking player, so maybe a move to the Premier League could resurrect his career. Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are playing with plenty of attacking freedom and even Jose Mourinho isn’t instilling his usual turgid style at Tottenham. Read the full story Tottenham agree £28m transfer for Kane replacement Tottenham Hotspur have moved quickly to sign a replacement for star striker Harry Kane, who will be out of action until April after tearing his hamstring in the New Year's Day defeat at Southampton.
As for the final score, we're going to back a narrow 2-1 win for the Saints, as they've conceded at least one goal in seven of their eight home games and the visitors have bagged at least once in their last three away days.
Our first real bit of quality play led to the first goal and we upped the tempo from there. That's seven points out of nine now. We took the goals well and we've got a clean sheet, so it's really pleasing. This is the best position we've been in during the three years I've been here and arguably the best position the club's been in for a decade, so what we should do is embrace it.
Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho. Posted at 86' Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City). Posted at 86' Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 85' Offside, Leicester City. Wes Morgan tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside. Posted at 85' Attempt blocked.
Here's how it all played out on social media. Poor selection'For a lot of Arsenal fans, their bad night began at 19:15 GMT when the starting line-ups were announced. There was the occasional happy fan, but even they found a reason to be pessimistic. We are the most pointless Premier League team right now'The mood inside the Emirates and among fans streaming the game on Amazon didn't improve as Ljungberg's side went into half-time trailing 1-0 to Adam Webster's goal.
Manager Lucien Favre is the fourth man in five seasons to try to emulate Klopp's achievements, so while demands are high, Ricken believes fans provide an environment that allows youngsters to continue to progress. Halfway through the last season under Jurgen Klopp in 2014-15, we were 17th in the table," he said. But the supporters were so thankful for the times they had before, that when we lost another match they still gave the players a big hand to give them courage for the next matches.
A scaled-down second-tier season of just 18 games - and delaying the season's start until January - will reportedly be discussed further at at meeting of that division on Monday. However, a schism could now form between those who support or oppose these plans. And the bottom two divisions could be mothballed completely for a year. That's a scenario Jim McInally, manager of League One Peterhead, says is preferable to playing with no fans.
There's still lots to play for as far as Orlando Magic are concerned. They resume the season in the final qualifying play-off place with a 30-35 season record. That puts them one place behind their opponents and both are looking good to make it into the postseason. Orlando were in good form in the games leading up to the season being suspended in March.
Les Athéniens are one of three teams to have beaten leaders Lens this season and they have put much of their success down to a rock solid defence. Valenciennes have conceded the least goals in Ligue 2 this season (11 in 19 matches) and have five clean sheets in their last seven games in all competitions. They are one of the lowest scoring teams in the league but that hasn't been the case recently as they have netted twelve times in their last seven matches.
Without being as explosive as they have been at Stadio Olimpico, le Aquile have been useful on the road, winning four, drawing two and losing just one of their seven matches away from the comforts of home. They've won each of their last three on their travels but have conceded in each of those and are now without a clean sheet in each of their last six travelling matches, which doesn't exactly bode well ahead of a match against a free-scoring Cagliari side.
Football match from the French lower division and we have Rouen playing host to Vannes. In this match I will bet on the host team to win. The team Rouen is top of the league, they have 37 points from 16 matches played and they show good coordination in defense . They have the best defense so far in the league and it would be difficult for a team like Vannes to score a goal here. At home Rouen has 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
