Man of the match - Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Virgil van Dijk not only scored for the first time since the opening night of the season, the Liverpool defender also ended the match with a passing accuracy of 89. Why Alexander-Arnold is the assist king - the statsSince the start of last season, no player has provided more Premier League assists than Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold (17). Brighton have lost nine of their 11 away league games against Liverpool, with their only victory coming in the top flight in March 1982.
Tony Popovic will be hoping that last weekend was a turning point and will be looking for his players to take advantage of Western Sydney’s poor run and post another win as they look to jump into the playoffs and feature in the Finals Series once again.
A few steps from London's West End, and just a couple of miles from the capital's financial district, is a company helping football's elite seal some of the world's biggest transfers. Joao Felix moved from Benfica in Portugal to Spain's Atletico Madrid as the world's second-most expensive teenager, thanks to a loan processed in trendy Fitzrovia. Less than a fortnight after making that £113m deal a reality last July, 23 Capital were helping Barcelona meet Atletico's £107m buyout clause for Antoine Griezmann.
Brighton is in 14th place with 24 points while Aston Villa is in relegation zone in 18th place with 21 points. Both teams are near each other and seems that will be with the teams that will fight this season to avoid the relegation.
Milan said they "strongly disagree" with the use of monkeys, while Roma expressed their "surprise", adding: "We understand the league wants to tackle racism but we don't believe this is the right way to do it. Anti-discriminatory body Fare said it was left "speechless" and the campaign looked like a "sick joke", while Kick It Out added the use of monkeys was "completely inappropriate". De Siervo added: "What cannot be questioned is the strong and constant condemnation by Serie A against all forms of discrimination and racism, and we are committed to eradicate this from our beloved league.
From the report: "Senior players believe the team has regressed under Mourinho and his long-ball tactics are holding them back. There are also fears club-record buy Tanguy Ndombele may have been ‘lost’ after boss Mourinho publicly criticised the £65m midfielder’s readiness to play. Tottenham are winless in four Premier League games – and nine points adrift of the top four – ahead of their match with Norwich City on Wednesday night.
Just 6 points separating 3rd from bottom Nurnberg and Holstein Kiel at this moment, but the hosts have not won a game in more than 2 months and lost 2 games in a row at home losing first 5-1 at home to top of the league Arminia Bielefeld side and second loss was with 2-0 against a modest When side, they now have 4 defeats and just one draw in their last 5 league games and seem to be a mere relegation candidate.
Solskjaer could certainly do with some additions to his squad given the absence of his top scorer and midfielders Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay. United lost their two-legged League Cup semi-final against Manchester City despite a 1-0 win at the Etihad on Wednesday and the Norwegian indicated that his players were feeling the strain of a busy schedule with a relatively small squad.
Taylor only returned to training in September after getting the all-clear from medical staff. Neymar not easy to manage Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel has conceded Neymar is "not easy to manage". Neymar stayed at PSG following a summer which saw him heavily linked with both Real Madrid and a return to Barcelona.
Well, the Imps have not exactly been the form team and going into this weekend’s clash with Tranmere, they have managed just two wins in their last eight outings and are staring down the barrel of relegation back into the fourth tier. The visitors have a strong defensive record, however, and given that they have earned 62% of their points on home soil, they will be hoping to secure a vital victory this weekend.
Posted at 86' Corner, Getafe. Conceded by Daley Blind. Posted at 86' Attempt blocked. Jaime Mata (Getafe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Molina. Posted at 85' Daley Blind (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 85' Foul by Allan-Roméo Nyom (Getafe).
Al Riffa have three losses in their last five away matches in the league. Muharraq have nine straight wins. Muharraq are unbeaten in 11 league matches at home. Three of the last four meetings between these two sides have yielded over 2.5 goals. Al Riffa have managed just two clean sheets in the last 11 away league matches.
No Premier League games have yet been played without fansMark Lawrenson: There are going to have to be compromises made - of course there are. The man in the street has been compromised by this, everyone is - we have got a completely different set of rules to live our lives by - so why should football be any different?Finishing the season is the most uncomplicated way of settling everything. And, if it takes place behind closed doors so fans are not put at risk, then is that the worst thing in the world?Of course it will be different, but I think people realise now things have to be different.
Prediction: 3-0Lawro's full predictions v singer-songwriter and Sheffield Wednesday fan Richard Hawley MATCH FACTSHead-to-headBrighton have beaten Tottenham just three times in 17 meetings since 1979 (D3, L11). Tottenham's 3-0 away loss in October was the first time they had failed to score in this fixture since their last home defeat to Brighton, which was in 1981. Brighton are looking to complete their first ever league double over Tottenham.
I am so pleased we did. That is what the Leeds supporters were like all the way through my time at the club. Home and away they were always there, however the team were doing and whoever the opposition were - and it will be the same at Emirates Stadium on Monday. They have had to put up with a lot of disappointment in recent years but these are exciting times for the club. What they really want is to be back in the big time for good, not just for a one-off cup game, and I am confident that will happen soon.
The fourth team joining them in Group F won't be known until the end of the play-offs in March. A penny for their thoughts. England v Croatia all over againWe already knew England would be in Group D, and playing all three group games at Wembley. We should probably have known they would be handed a rematch of their 2018 World Cup semi-final (don't even mention Euro 2008 qualifying) by being paired with Croatia.
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This season, the goal is the Champions League. My priority is PSG, with maximum involvement each week. The goal is to always win the next game. In every game, we have to fight for the club. That's how I see it. Real Madrid eye Camavinga swoop Spanish giants Real Madrid have reportedly intensified their interest in Eduardo Camavinga, despite Rennes slapping a €100million (£84m) price tag on the teenager.
Jorginho had already been booked when he fouled Matteo Guendouzi in the second half with Arsenal pleading with the referee to dismiss the Blues midfielder. Video - WATCH: Arteta blames lack of physicality for Chelsea loss01:03 In his post-match press conference, Arteta also spoke up about the future of Granit Xhaka, who is reportedly on the verge of a £20million move to Hertha Berlin.
Instead, Burundi Football Federation president Reverien Ndikuriyo told a press conference in Bujumbura the suspension was to allow the federation to re-assess venues for matches as some facilities might have to be used for upcoming election rallies. A general election will be held in Burundi on May 20 to elect both the president and the National Assembly.
Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez has spoken to the club's sporting director Eric Abidal and chief executive Oscar Grau about coaching the team but has not made a decision, a club source told Reuters on Sunday. The source said Xavi, coach of Qatari club Al Sadd, is focused on Friday's Cup final against Al Duhail and has decided against accepting or declining Barca's offer.
However, the club would have to foot his massive wage bill and would eventually have to pay a huge fee if they were looking to sign him permanently, so it all depends on whether or not it is an affordable deal for the Toffees. Read the full story Newcastle want Giroud on January loan deal Newcastle United have expressed an interest in signing French forward Olivier Giroud on loan for the remainder of the season, but his current club Chelsea are reluctant to let him leave Stamford Bridge until they find a replacement striker, according to the Telegraph.
The runaway league leaders said on their website https://en. Brazilian finished the match, the injury was confirmed by tests conducted on Monday. Neymar needed treatment after tangling with Arnaud Souquet near the end of the first period and angrily complained to the fourth official in the tunnel at halftime.
Kaiserslautern and Zwickau will face each other in the upcoming match in the 3. Liga in Germany. Kaiserslautern this season have the following results: 8W, 7D and 9L. Meanwhile Zwickau have 8W, 7D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Pochettino was sacked on Tuesday after a stuttering start to a season left the club in 14th place, and was succeeded by Jose Mourinho on Wednesday who won 3-2 at West Ham on Saturday in his first game. But club captain Kane says he visited his old manager before the new one arrived. José Mourinho won his first game in charge on TottenhamGetty Images "It was a big shock on Tuesday night for everyone, the players included, and then it was a quick turnaround.
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Palace barely threatened with Andros Townsend's long-range free-kick and Wilfried Zaha's weak shot both comfortable for goalkeeper Rui Patricio to deal with. Roy Hodgson's side have tailed off badly since the restart and cannot finish higher than 13th place. Relive Wolves' win over Palace gameWolves' long season goes onWolves finished seventh last term and were the first Premier League team to begin the 2019-20 campaign when they competed in the Europa League qualifiers 360 days ago.
It is not the first time a player has clashed with a fan this season. Arsenal's Granit Xhaka was stripped of the club captaincy after mouthing an expletive to home fans when substituted in a match against Crystal Palace. Dier's action is potentially more serious though and could lead to disciplinary action.
Lionesses finishing third at the World Cup (2015) Lucy Bronze's looping header helped England beat Canada 2-1 in the quarter-finalsWhen England beat Germany for the first time in 31 years to finish third at the 2015 Women's World Cup, the celebrations left no-one in any doubt about the significance of the achievement. Women's football has been on the rise this decade - just in the past three months 77,000 people watched the Lionesses' friendly against Germany at Wembley and a crowd of 30,000 saw the Women's Super League match between Manchester City and Manchester United.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Gillingham 0, West Ham United 2. Posted at 90'+6' Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna. SubstitutionPosted at 90'+5' Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Sánchez replaces Felipe Anderson. Goal!Posted at 90'+4' Goal! Gillingham 0, West Ham United 2. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Celtic said they were "aware of the gestures made by the player towards Celtic supporters". But Rangers had said in an earlier statement on their website it was "a gesture used commonly throughout South America to indicate quite simply that something - in this case, the match - is finished". Midfielder Rachel Furness says she is "up for the challenge" of helping new club Liverpool climb up the table after a disappointing start to the Women's Super League campaign.
Liverpool fan Sean Cox is back in his County Meath home two years after sustaining serious brain injuries in an attack outside Anfield. The father-of-three was attacked by Roma supporters before the clubs' Champions League game in April 2018. Cox met Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp when he returned to Anfield in November 2019 for the first time. This is a day we as a family have been looking forward to for a long time," his wife Martina said on Facebook.
The thinking was that the arrival of Setien, much more of a footballing romantic, would be a catalyst for the final few years of Argentine’s elite level career. This has yet to pan out. Increasingly, Messi looks detached from the rest of his teammates. This is most notable in his relationship with Antoine Griezmann - it is notable because there isn’t one.
Player wages, with some paid many times more per week than the average Briton takes home in a year, have become a hot topic as club staff are furloughed under a government job retention scheme. Julian Knight, a member for the ruling Conservative party who chairs the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) Committee, said he had written to finance minister Rishi Sunak urging action.
Hurricane Edouard was at the forefront of Storm Celtic. How long could Copenhagen weather the waves of yellow and green? The answer was 14 minutes. A flowing move was started by a pass out of defence from Christopher Jullien. Ryan Christie and James Forrest were then involved before the goal was sumptuously scored by Edouard with the deftest of delicate chips over the advancing keeper. Nearly 4,000 Celtic fans celebrated wildly and urged their side to keep up the pressure.
My first thought about this game was to take the both teams scoring but I always tend to complicate my bets as fact is the hosts should be happy with a draw in this one after they managed to win last game with 2-1 away from home at Trinec while at home they lost 3-1 with Chrudim two rounds ago, this while Hradec is fighting for promotion this season and won last round 5-0 at home against Zizkov, before that they had 3 draws in a row drawing 2-2 at Chrudim and 1-1 at Jihlava on the road.
Dock them points when they go down into the second division. Maybe that threat will force clubs and other fans to work harder to stamp out this sort of behaviour. There can be zero tolerance. Zero. IN OTHER NEWS Antonio Conte: The wing-back whisperer The Warm-Up would like to be completely honest with you here, dear reader.
Simeone has blamed his side's recent struggles on the huge overhaul his squad underwent in the post season, asking for patience in a "season of transition". He can point to key departures such as Antoine Griezmann, their top scorer for the last five seasons, stalwart defenders Juanfran, Filipe Luis, Diego Godin and Lucas Hernandez, plus Spain midfielder Rodrigo.
Meanwhile, although they've not been anywhere near as poor as Hearts, Hibs haven't really pulled up any trees this season either. A fifth-place finish last term left a degree of optimism coming into the season but the visitors are currently stationed outside of the top six; a position they’ll be hoping to change over the next couple of fixtures before the winter break.
Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Posted at 81' Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Gosens. SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Josip Ilicic. BookingPosted at 77' Franck Kessié (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
However, manager Nigel Pearson will be desperately disappointed that his side were unable to reproduce a similar level of performance against Crystal Palace to that which saw them swat the champions-in-waiting aside. The loss of Gerard Deulofeu to a season-ending injury this week comes as a huge blow to the Hornets and Watford's lack of incision against a well-organised defence only served to highlight his absence.
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Serie A said in a statement on Thursday that the other games to be played in empty stadiums would be Udinese-Fiorentina, AC Milan-Genoa, Parma-Spal and Sassuolo-Brescia. It also laid down guidelines for who would be allowed into stadiums. Only media working for broadcasting rights holders would be able to attend and there would be no news conferences.
As such, it is hard to see this option being reached as the preferred option. Video - Real Madrid stars urge fans to stay at home amidst coronavirus pandemic00:59 The 2021 alternative It is being reported that the most likely rescheduling option would be to move the whole tournament back a year. This would allow domestic leagues space to find a way to both conclude their current seasons and also give them time to schedule in next season.
Messi was an ever-present figurehead for Barcelona during Ronaldo’s time at Real Madrid from 2009 to 2018, with the duo’s rivalry adding another layer to the intrigue of El Clasico. The pair have gone on to win 11 of the past 12 Ballon d’Or awards between them, with Luka Modric the only player to break their stranglehold.
Hibs come into this game on the back of their first league defeat since the end of September when they fell 2-1 to Ross County in Dingwall. However, the Hibees will want to get back to winning ways at Easter Road- where they've drawn four of their last 5 games.
Posted at 84' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 84' Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan). SubstitutionPosted at 84' Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Fabián Ruiz. BookingPosted at 83' Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. BookingPosted at 82' Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
