Inter face Roma in Serie A on Friday, in a match which sees former Manchester United team-mates Lukaku and Smalling go head to head. Corriere dello Sport ran with the ‘Black Friday’ headline for its Thursday edition, a move which "overshadowed" its intention to be positive, said Roma chief strategy officer Paul Rogers.
Both clubs entered this season hoping to finish in the top four, but while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has guided United to fifth place, just a point off the Champions League spots, Arsenal languish in 12th, 11 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea after their home defeat to Frank Lampard's side on Sunday. Arsenal's poor form led to the dismissal of their Spanish manager Unai Emery and the arrival of his compatriot, former Gunners midfielder Mikel Arteta.
Arteta made nine changes to the team that lost to Olympiakos Piraeus and went out of the Europa League last week but Arsenal were too good for third-tier Portsmouth, as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah ensured progress. I'm pleased with all of them, the kids responded really well," Arteta told reporters.
The Strongest welcomes Real Potosi in the third round of the Bolivian Apertura although The Strongest has played only one match so far. The Strongest lost away to the new club in the league - Santa Cruz and it was a surprise. It seems that The Strongest underestimated the opponent a bit which was high on the spirit. The Strongest has almost the same squad this year and they will be fighting for the title. The Strongest has huge dominance over Real Potosi and they will relish this match, looking for revenge. Real Potosi already started poorly and they were beaten by poor sides. The home side usually wins this with 5 or more goals to spare.
The chronic underappreciation of Jamie Vardy Paul Pogba: 27 years old and less clarity than ever Mbaye Diagne (Club Bruges) manque un penalty face au PSG en Ligue des championsGetty Images The Belgian top flight becomes the first major European league to cancel their 2019/20 season. There was one round of fixtures left when the league was suspended, before the play-offs began to decide the top positions.
Matches in the Premier League, Football League, National League, Women's Super League, Women's Championship and Women's National League will be dedicated to the campaign, launched by FA president the Duke of Cambridge. A number of high-profile players, including Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford, have been targeted for abuse on social media in recent months and Kirkland insists tougher action is needed.
St Mirren v Hibs predictions for Tuesday’s fixture in the Scottish Premiership. St Mirren aims to win yet another Premiership game in this midweek clash. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
I will back a big home win here as for example last season at this U19 level Napoli and Liverpool were also part of the same group and here at Liverpool the hosts easily won the game with 5-0 in the end, while this group stage they defeated Salzburg 4-2 at home, have 7 points but so do Genk and Salzburg and need a big win here today.
RIP. Mourinho’s latest crank of the excuse generator will appease some. Daniel Levy should have signed a striker in January – or any of the previous three windows – but that’s not the reason they lost. Their colossal lack of ambition against a team shunting full-backs into central defence, allowing their opponents to slice through their defence easier than a knife in their VIP cheese room, is to blame.
The dilemma: Does a quiet season mean it’s time to move on? In the summer of 2018, Zaha put pen-to-paper on a new five-year deal – committing him to Crystal Palace who would have been relieved to secure the signature of their talisman. Despite the obvious talents he possesses, a glance at the statistics will tell you that Zaha has endured a relatively quiet 2019/20 campaign to date.
Nasarawa will be meeting with the away team Abia and this game we have given it a draw as this two teams the home team have won 4 games and the away team have won 3 games but this two teams have played 7 games and in this 7 games they have not given as a draw and so we can say that this will be a very sure bet of today as the away team is also a very strong team but they will not win this game but they will not lose and so this is a very sure bet
But while Rangers faltered after the winter break, Celtic surged clear with 28 points from 30. And Lennon insists there can be no doubt that Celtic have been "the best team by far". View more on twitter"Of course it's fully deserved," he said. We won 26 out of 30 games, scored 89 goals, we were absolutely rampant throughout the season. We were so consistent, played brilliant football. Even at the turn of the year when questions were being asked, they found the answers and smashed the second half of the season.
Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: Liverpool 1-0 Everton highlights So it has worked out pretty well for him. With Liverpool playing against Wolves on Thursday night and West Ham next Wednesday, he was never going to play his strongest side in this tie anyway. Lawro's prediction: 0-2Tolu's prediction: I am worried about Liverpool. The one record Arsenal have as 'Invincibles' (from 2003-04) is definitely going to be taken way from us.
Crystal Palace played their best football for some time, created chances and missed them, and seemed to suffer from the occasion more than their visitors. Strange, that. Did you know? Virgil van Dijk has completed the most passes in the Premier League this season with 972. Midfielders - Joao Moutinho (Wolves), Kevin de Bruyne (Man City), Dele Alli (Tottenham), Todd Cantwell (Norwich) Moutinho: What a goal it was by Joao Moutinho at Bournemouth.
Rennes are dangerous, good pace in the team and counter attack well and, if they come and play with a freedom, we could be in for a difficult night. Rennes head coach Julien Stephan: "After the result of the weekend, there is disappointment, obviously, but this is the Europa League, it is really important for us and we want to show what we can do. We also want to perform very well because we are playing in what I call a cathedral of football.
Indeed, only the Premier League's current top four and Tottenham Hotspur have scored more goals than Burnley so far this season (20), and we can take advantage of the club's new-found cutting edge in the markets this weekend.
The pair both have problems, but how will that reflect on the pitch this weekend? Both sides have issues defensively, while their recent record against each other has been incredibly high scoring. Will we get even more goals as these two sides go head to head at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium?
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The visitors come here having failed to score in 50% of their away trips, while they’ve conceded in almost all of their games on the road. We expect Forest to secure another win, especially with Wigan taking no points from their first three visits to the top eight so far this season. We think Forest are good value given the Latics’ awful away form. A home win is our pick here, while we’re backing a 1-0 home win, which has landed in 30% of Forest’s home games and three times for Wigan on the road.
It is clear we will not be able to play some fixtures on their currently scheduled dates. We will update supporters who have tickets for forthcoming games with more information as soon as possible. We are now working to trace any other people who have had recent close contact with Mikel. We will let them know what has happened and they should follow the NHS guidance which is likely to recommend self-isolation.
The 18-year-old is on loan to non-league Worthing, but has done so well that he has been called up to the England under-19 side. His performances have also led to scouts being sent by Spanish club Barcelona, who have been linked by the Mirror newspaper to a £4 million move for the player. Paper Round’s view: Barcelona have Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and at 27, there is no chance that he is going to be dislodged soon.
Smorgon will host Volna Pinsk for this fixture of the league. I expect, this will be a tough match for both sides. Yeah, Smorgon have advantage at home stadium. Of course, the hosts will try to capitalize advantage on their pitch. True, I think, this will not be an easy task. I expect, the visitors will try to make a positive result. Yeah, Volna is very average team in this league. Nevertheless, the visitors have the potential against this opponent. After all, this will be a very tight match. On the other hand the visitors will try to remain unbeaten in this game.
Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao predictions for Friday night’s La Liga action at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. 3rd placed Sevilla will be confident that they can overcome a Bilbao side who have won just one from nine on the road this term. Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips.
Soon as they scored, no-one was looking at it but I felt for the opposition - it's the same moans and groans as we've had in the past. Media playback is not supported on this device Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he empathises with West Ham boss David Moyes VAR and handball rule reactionView more on twitterLee Hendrie, former Aston Villa midfielder, on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Unless VAR gets these decisions correct - which in this case I think it has - you can just see the emotion and excitement being taken from the game and all it's doing is making people furious.
Rovers aren't overly impressive at either end, though they've developed a knack of keeping themselves in games and coming up with the goods when it matters most. More importantly, they're very tough to get the better of, as recent form suggests.
Setien was a surprise choice to take the vacant role due to his low profile outside of Spain, although his reputation as an attacking ideologue has excited fans who feel their team have lost their swagger. My objective is to win everything there is to win and for me there is no better way to do that by improving each year.
This is known as being ‘on furlough’. Your employer could pay 80% of your wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, up to a monthly cap of £2,500. You’ll still be paid by your employer and pay taxes from your income. You cannot undertake work for your employer while on furlough. The decision of a few clubs - namely Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool, Norwich and Bournemouth - to furlough non-playing staff has been met with widespread anger.
The players deserve huge credit for that. They have played and conducted themselves in a way which people have been proud to watch them. Southgate (number 6) played every match for England at Euro '96 - the last major tournament to be staged in EnglandHow does this compare to the Euro 96 squad which you were part of and is this a second chance to put that right?In terms of the teams, they are very different.
Flags and banners replaced fans as Liverpool returned to Anfield following the coronavirus pandemicAs things stand it also seems unlikely they will be able to partake in any of the usual public events in Liverpool, such as an open-top bus parade around the city. By quirk of fate, though, the next time they take to the field will be at the side they have beaten to this season's title and who pipped them so narrowly last campaign, Manchester City.
The Toffees, who finished eighth following a strong finish last season, have lost six of their last nine league matches and kept one clean sheet in their last 11. Fixtures: Everton now face a daunting run of fixtures as they travel to high-flying Leicester City on Sunday before facing leaders Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Leicester again in the quarter-final of the League Cup, and Arsenal before Christmas.
Well it would come as no surprise if this encounter is indeed a goal fest as the hosts won two games in a row on the road winning with 2-1 away from home at Hapoel Hadera which can be quite tough to break in defense this while last round they even won 4-2 away from home at Hapoel Raanana and they can consider themselves safe from relegation at this stage but should keep on scoring goals and being attacking minded.
Celtic currently seem unstoppable and their motivation to stay on top is only fueled by the fact Rangers are breathing down their necks. The Hoops have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 home ties and have only conceded 3 goals at Celtic Park. However, it's hard to ignore Livingston's average of 1.71 goals scored on their travels, which makes Celtic -1.5 an interesting pick for this game- especially as the Glasgow club has won by at least 2 goals in all their home ties and Livi has lost 4 of their last 5 away games.
Augsburg endured a tough start to the Bundesliga season. However, they have been in excellent form of late. They are undefeated in their last six Bundesliga games, winning five. They have earned 16 of their 23 Bundesliga points over the past six games.
In terms of recent form, Celtic couldn't be coming into this game in better shape. They've won each of their last 11, none of which they've really struggled in. The fact that they beat Rangers by two goals to nil when the pair met back in September is another reason as to why Celtic ought to be feeling confident ahead of this match.
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United will come into Wednesday's replay in good spirits after their comfortable 4-0 win over Norwich on Saturday, though little can be taken in terms of bigger picture thinking from a victory over the Premier League's weakest outfit.
The influential midfielder sustained the issue in the latter stages of Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16. Hendo, it could have been worse. How we all know, it was a hamstring,” revealed Jurgen Klopp at a press conference on Friday. We heard of different hamstring injuries now around in the Premier League – Harry Kane, for example.
