Crystal Palace have won three consecutive league meetings with Bournemouth for the first time since April 1988. Coming in the 12th minute, Luka Milivojevic's opener was the first goal Crystal Palace have scored in the opening 20 minutes of any Premier League match this season. Both of Jordan Ayew's last two Premier League goals have been scored in the first half; only one of his first 23 strikes in the competition had been in the opening 45 minutes before this.
However, so many of those games have been decided by the odd goal. As long as the scoreline remains narrow opposition sides still have a chance and Celta Vigo took that chance this evening. Zidane’s side must find a way to win matches more convincingly between now and the end of the season. MAN OF THE MATCH - Rafinha (Celta Vigo) The former Barcelona man has the quality to harm most sides in La Liga and he demonstrated as much with this performance at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Both Flamengo and Al Hilal are playing in this tournament for the first time and while Al Hilal already have a taste of this competition, Flamengo will be playing their first ever game. Both sides will be bringing on board an array of World Class stars and we expected an entertaining game here. Two factors stand out here; the two sides have been scoring a lot and consistently. They also have long unbeaten runs and are top performers in their leagues. Based on the number of goals these side have scored lately, we will go with over 2.5 goals for this clash.
empoli is in pretty bad shape right now and they are coming closer and closer to the relegation zone, from last 5 games they won just 2 points and that was two draws at home, where they are undefeated for 4 games in a row but I think it is time for them to lose that streak, cause on the other hand Chievo is trying to get close to the promotion spots and surely they need to win some game on the road and I think they can't ask for better opponent then the Empoli right now so I surely take this odd on Chievo Verona
But he admitted that "a small number" of countries, including Belgium, were now considering cancelling their campaigns. What should happen to the Premier League season?What is the state of play in Europe's major leagues?Football is suspended indefinitely across most of Europe because of the continued spread of Covid-19. Premier League clubs are scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss the situation, but there is unlikely to be a resumption any time soon to a top-flight season that still has nine rounds of fixtures to play.
We’re confident that both teams will score in Thursday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Both teams still have something to play for on Thursday, with Sporting looking to secure top spot and LASK hoping to maintain their grip on the final qualifying spot, so we are expecting a tight and tense ninety minutes. Both teams have made themselves hard to beat of late and a draw would suit both managers at the end of the day.
Barca stars to take a pay cut? A report doing the rounds this morning suggests that Barcelona's senior players are "receptive" to a pay cut in order to help the club as a global financial crisis deepens. Read the full story . Fellaini tests positive for Covid-19 The big news story this morning is that former Manchester United midfielder and Belgium International, Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for Covid-19.
As usual, Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the first season of the season with the No. 2 position of the tournament. In total, they earned 18 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses over the 26 rounds played. The strength of the home team is undisputed and this is the time when Maccabi Tel Aviv needs to maintain its form after a relatively long vacation.
I’ll see you in Italy soon. VAR 'a mess' says UEFA president UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has labelled VAR “a mess” but concedes there is no way to reverse the decision to use video technology. If you have a long nose, you are in an offside position these days. Read the full story here 10:05 - Jose's return Jose Mourinho's two-year stint at Manchester United was not always a happy one but the Portuguese harbours no bitterness at the club and says he is now a better manager as he prepares to return with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
Read the full story Everton join battle to sign Brazilian defender Everton have joined Premier League rivals Arsenal and Leicester City in the pursuit of Lille centre-back Gabriel. According to the Mirror, the Toffees have made Gabriel their "priority summer signing" as Carlo Ancelotti looks to bolster his defensive options.
THURSDAY’S BIG STORIES José Mourinho says he’s a changed man … Video - Euro Papers: Jose offers Bale a Spurs 'escape route' as flag fury grows01:17 … but not everybody’s convinced … Supporting a football team doesn’t mean liking everybody that pulls on the shirt. Or the training top. By the time he left, Mauricio Pochettino was almost universally admired among Spurs fans, even those that thought his time was up.
The players are left with nothing and they then have to go out and find a new club, which is not easy because in these cases they are usually not top level players, they are always going from contract to contract," he said. In some cases, they will have been to three clubs in a row where they haven't been paid.
Manchester City have been banned from European club competition in 2020/21 and 2021/22 after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations. The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros (£25m). The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Manchester City say they are "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and will appeal.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United's league position is not a concern after a home draw with newly promoted Aston Villa left them ninth after 14 games. Tyrone Mings' first Premier League goal levelled the scores shortly after Victor Lindelof had given United a 64th-minute lead, though, the England defender did have to wait to see if it would be ruled out by the assistant video referee (VAR).
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ARSENE!” “Great, see you Thursday. Video - Ljungberg – ‘The way to change the atmosphere at Arsenal is to play better football’01:03 CR(awling) 7 "For a few months, Ronaldo crawls across the field. You should have the humility to understand that, at a certain age, rest is more important than playing.
Lower down the football pyramid in England, the EFL has sent a letter to clubs recommending they return to training on 16 May at the earliest. The EFL has not discussed a league restart date with the government but told clubs: "Our planning needs to be agile enough to allow us to be as prepared as possible for a start at relatively short notice. What about other European leagues?The body that represents Europe's top leagues says when football does return it will "no doubt" be played behind closed doors.
La Liga said in a statement it would "study ticket sales and possible changes of how tickets are sold, especially online" as part of new measures to combat racism and violence at games. It added: "La Liga wishes to express its rejection and profound concern with respect to the incidents that occurred, acknowledging that measures put in place several years ago must be improved. Although there has been a decline of insults, incidents and violent attitudes in and outside football stadiums, Saturday's events mean those measures are no longer sufficient.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Monterrey 1-2 Liverpool 'Van Dijk makes Reds calm and comfortable'Before Wednesday, Van Dijk had missed only three of Liverpool's 28 games in all competitions in 2019-20, all of them in the Carabao Cup - including Tuesday's defeat by Aston Villa when he was with the rest of the senior players in Qatar and the Reds picked their youngest ever team.
Busan will play against Jeonbuk Motors in the 2nd round of K League 1 of South Korea on Saturday. Newly Promoted Busan started this season with defeat against Pohang by 0-2 on road. While Jeonbuk Motors finished second in the K League 1 last season and finished in top in the Championship Group. They started this season with narrow 1-0 win over Suwon Bluewings. Jeonbuk Motors is one of the best team in top Division last Year and new entry Busan need to work hard to win this. Jeonbuk Defeated Busan in all the last three head to head matches .
Liverpool have 55 points more than their opponents. Norwich City have only won one home league game since September. Norwich City have only won one of their last 12 league games. Liverpool have won 16 league games in a row. Eight of Liverpool's 11 away wins have seen them lead at both half and full time.
Ultimately, we feel that Eintracht are too strong at home to slip up versus Hertha this Friday. Eintracht are likely to outscore Hertha if they approach the game in an open manner. They are also unlikely to be troubled defensively if Hertha are more typically pragmatic. We are backing Eintracht to end their run of poor form and win this match.
Brescia striker Florian Aye picked up two yellow cards in three minutes near the end of the first half and Juventus immediately capitalised as Dybala whipped in the opener from a free kick. Cuadrado doubled their advantage with a neat finish after 75 minutes, and the home crowd were given more reason to cheer when captain Giorgio Chiellini came off the bench to make his first appearance since rupturing his cruciate ligament in August.
However, the striker's absence won't put much of a dent in the Gers' attack, as he has only scored four of the club's last thirteen goals away from home. Moreover, Steven Gerrard's side is the highest-scoring on the road, netting an impressive 21 goals in nine games- an average of 2.33. Rangers were also able to keep a clean sheet once again after they had failed to do so in their last two games, making it three from five.
Suarez played the whole match as Barcelona were beaten 3-2 by Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final on Friday. The 32-year-old has made 23 appearances for Barcelona this season, scoring 14 goals. Vardy (Leicester) 17 2 P. Aubameyang (Arsenal) 14 3 D. Ings (Southampton) 13 4 T. Abraham (Chelsea) 12 M.
We expect this to be an open contest based on the sides' need for maximum points, and both are fancied to score, as has been the case in five of Lega's last six home matches. With the hosts taken to edge it, we're going for a 2-1 correct score prediction in their favour.
Liverpool suffered their first Premier League defeat since January 2019 after being humbled 3-0 away to Watford thanks to a double from Ismaila Sarr. See alsoWatford v Liverpool - LIVE Premier League updates The Reds, who missed the chance of setting a top-flight record of 19 straight wins and were five games away from equalling Arsenal's all-time best unbeaten run of 49 matches, were well below par for the opening half, mustering only one effort.
The tepid nature of the game will undoubtedly raise eyebrows among those who are not in favour of football without fans but it should also be said this game could have played out exactly the same in front of a packed Villa Park. Muscle memory still kicks in with the players and make no mistake they were committed - as proved by loud shouts and groans of frustration from players of both sides when Oliver blew the final whistle on this game after six minutes of stoppage time.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain). Posted at 90'+3' Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+1' Offside, Lille. Jonathan Ikoné tries a through ball, but Loïc Rémy is caught offside. Posted at 90' Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
Odds are way too big than what they should be for the over 2.5 goals only if we take a look at the recent meetings between these two sides and we shall see for example earlier this season when they met at Lille the hosts won that game in a game with 3 goals being scored with Lille winning 2-1, same score happened last season when Lille won at home 2-1 with Nantes while the game played here had even 5 goals between them.
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Lincoln's home efforts have been pleasing of late. Not only have they won four out of five, but they're now scoring regular goals in front of their own fans. Having notched eight in their last three at home, the Imps will surely fancy themselves to do well against the League 1 team with the fewest travelling points.
Zaha has tried more take-ons - defined by Opta as an attempt to dribble past an opponent - than any other Premier League player this season. He is the second most fouled player (94) behind Jack Grealish of Aston Villa (127)Zaha allows Palace to play counter-attacking football with a really strong foundation. They also know if he gets possession, he will buy them time to recover and regroup, and the minimum they will get is a free-kick that will allow them to play in the opposition half.
Is he worth the £70 million quoted in many reports? Absolutely not. Expect to see him in a Palace shirt on February 1. HEROES AND ZEROES Hero: Magnus Carlsen The best chess player in the world was also (briefly) the best fantasy football player in the world. He's now slipped to third, pretty shameful given there are only seven million players (including the Warm-Up in an even more shameful 301,970th).
After the hope of Michael O’Neill’s arrival, Stoke spent Christmas bottom of the Championship. Their summer ambitions of making the playoffs feel some way away now. The Potters have been left in the relegation zone following a tough run of form, while things could get even worse this weekend.
Millwall have scored in every home game so far, with six of their last seven here seeing both teams score. Overall, 10 of their last 12 league games have seen both teams find the net, so we think there will be goals in Friday night’s meeting. With Forest in form on the road and Millwall consistently finishing their chances at home, both teams to score is our pick.
Le Mans vs PSG predictions for Wednesdays Coupe de la Ligue fixture at MMArena. Can the Ligue 2 side get a favourable result against the best team in the country? Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Only seven defenders have recorded more Premier League assists than Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta (31), with the Spaniard equalling his record for assists in a single campaign in the competition (6 - also 2017-18). After failing to score with his last 63 shots in the Premier League, Ross Barkley has scored his first goal since netting against Burnley in October 2018. Chelsea midfielder Barkley has been directly involved in eight goals in his last 10 starts in all competitions (three goals, five assists).
Read the full story Pogba who? Grealish becomes a 'priority' Anyways. Paul Pogba. The Mirror report that Manchester United have made Aston Villa club captain Jack Grealish their 'priority' as Leicester CIty playmaker and England international James Maddison looks set to sign a contract extension with the Foxes.
The 21-year-old is in his third full season and close to the French national team, so now is the time for him to step up. WHO IS INTERESTED? Juventus were already interested in him before the Champions League meeting in Turin, but they are even more fixed on the idea now. Real Madrid and PSG are also interested.
It was when I made the change in the first half," he said. I hurt the player but hurt myself. He's a very intelligent boy who has a good understanding of what a team is. It wasn't about his performance, it was about what the team needed. I felt one midfield player was enough. We needed a second creative player who could play with Alli in an open triangle and not a closed triangle with Dier and Harry Winks.
To have an envelope thrown in your direction explaining the terms of your severance package and then being told, as one colleague was, 'clear your desk and get out', is about as brutal as it gets. One minute you are the boss and the next you are out the door with a sizeable cheque perhaps but with little or no self-esteem. Just how decent it is for any industry to treat its employees in such a fashion, regardless of its remuneration, is a cause for concern.
