Peterborough's march towards the top has slowed down slightly of late, but they're still moving in the right direction. Darren Ferguson's men come into this Boxing Day clash having lost none of their last four league games, two of which they've won. They did fail to score when drawing 0-0 last time out, which is uncharacteristic, but the fact that they kept a clean sheet and avoided defeat on the road against a fellow top-six chaser was pleasing.
But is the gig for him on current form? And who could replace him? Dean Henderson - on loan from Manchester United with Sheffield United. It may not actually be that wild a suggestion. He's let in just 20 goals in 23 Premier League appearances this season and his club manager, Chris Wilder, certainly backs him. On BBC Radio 5 Live, Wilder said: "If there is a better goalkeeper in the world at the moment I have not seen one.
We are still in the Carabao Cup, the FA Cup, we're fifth in the league, still challenging. We've improved the position from last season, we've got Europa League. They (fans) have got to believe me when I say. United host Wolverhampton Wanderers in an FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday and visit Liverpool in the league next Sunday.
That was a chance! Williams then does brilliantly to retrieve it, sliding on the line to keep it in play, but picks the wrong pass to Pereira and a goalkick eventuates. For a free-kick almost on halfway, Burnley send up their defenders, and this is why: Mee wins the first header on the edge of the box, setting Wood for a chance .
The Foxes, champions in 2016 under Claudio Ranieri, are Liverpool's nearest challengers but were swept aside at the King Power Stadium. They have a great cushion but that can go very quickly," said Rodgers. They have the power and strength and now the big thing is the confidence. Having won the Champions League, Club World Cup and Super Cup, they have the feeling and the squad is very strong. They will be hard to shift in the second part of the season.
1. FC Heidenheim will welcome top in form Arminia Bielefeld in a top game in the 2nd Bundesliga. Last 3 times both teams meet ended in 3 draws and I expect such result here as both teams are really good in form. Bielefeld are since last 10 games on the road unbeaten and Heidenheim are in the last 4 games at home unbeaten.
I think the Premier League lost control of the narrative and their own story," says Darren Ennis, Advocacy and Crisis Communications advisor with Fourtold. They should have been more proactive. They should have done more scenario planning including the impact on their reputation if they took various decisions.
Manchester United’s youngest ever side in Europe succumbed to a surprise 2-1 comeback win from Astana in Kazakhstan on Thursday. See alsoFC Astana v Manchester United - Europa League LIVE Having United already qualified for the Europa League knock-out stages, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave Di’Shon Bernard, Ethan Laird and Dylan Levitt debuts from the off, with the starting XI an average age of 22 years and 26 days old.
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says the "circus" of Financial Fair Play should end after Manchester City overturned a European ban. On Monday, City had a two-year European ban for "serious breaches" of Financial Fair Play quashed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Managers including Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Mourinho have since questioned the clarity of Uefa's rules. Consistency I like, clarity.
It has been quite a turnaround for the Midlands side, who failed to record a win in their first six games but have now not lost any of their past 10, a run that began after their 5-2 home defeat by Chelsea on 14 September. Spanish winger Adama Traore has played a key role over this period and was excellent again on Wednesday, but the goals came from Dendoncker and substitute Cutrone.
All sport in Italy, including England's men's and women's Six Nations matches and all Serie A games, will be played behind closed doors until 3 April in an effort to contain coronavirus, the government has said. Italy is the worst-hit European country with some 3,090 cases and 107 deaths. The Italian Cup semi-finals between Juventus and AC Milan and Napoli and Inter Milan were postponed this week. The government decree was made on Wednesday evening.
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Posted at 67' Attempt missed. Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner. SubstitutionPosted at 67' Substitution, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs replaces Filip Benkovic because of an injury. Posted at 65' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sam Morsy. SubstitutionPosted at 64' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Gelhardt replaces Josh Windass.
The stylish Rio Ferdinand and rugged Nemanja Vidic complemented each other perfectly in central defence, while Michael Carrick kept the team ticking in the middle of the park alongside club stalwarts Scholes and Giggs. Leicester City2015-16 Other notable squad members: Schlupp, King, UlloaOne of sport's greatest fairytales?Leicester had been staring at relegation for much of the previous season, but a run of seven victories in their last nine games saw them finish the campaign in 14th place, six points clear of the drop zone.
The new manager effect could play a key role here as Ljunberg looks to end a run of five winless games in the Premier League, and in all fairness he couldn’t have wished for a better fixture to start with.
OLIVIER GIROUD (33, striker, Chelsea)Linked with: Inter Milan, Atletico MadridAnother on the list who is a World Cup winner with France. Giroud has fallen out of favour at Chelsea under Frank Lampard, mainly because of the prolific form of England international Tammy Abraham, while Michy Batshuayi is also ahead of him in the pecking order. The former Arsenal striker's contract at Stamford Bridge ends in the summer.
The home team faced so many challenges in winning its games. The home and away team both have a neutral tackling ability and will make it best for this game to end as a tie. The home team had a poor start at the start of this season's games as well as the away team. The home side will do their best to keep a win for this particular game. Having lost some of their games, the away team would not like to lose any further games to push them out of the league, thus, they will rather defend and make it a tie
Locomotive Gomel will welcome Sputnik today as they look to extend their unbeaten run to six games they have been really excellent winning four out of five games drawing only once and they will be confident of getting maximum points when they play at home today.
So only time will tell. Southgate said last week both Kane, who returned to training on Monday, and Rashford were on track in their recoveries but would not close the door on a recall for Vardy. The striker admitted, however, that being out of the England side had helped him. I'm not going to lie, I've had a few extra days off in the international breaks so I've been able to switch off completely from football and it's always beneficial," Vardy said.
The match always seemed as if it could be settled by a moment such as that, with both sides struggling to carve out clear-cut chances. The best of a forgettable first half came inside 15 seconds when City winger Callum O'Dowda dragged narrowly wide from close range. Garry Monk's team edged the remainder of the opening period, and started the second half with far more urgency. Before the break, defender Liam Palmer had an effort blocked on the line and after the restart it was he who denied former Owls full-back Jack Hunt in similar fashion when the home side were well on top.
It was Wesley who did open the scoring though in the 23rd - the impressive Grealish finding him in the box and the Brazilian swivelled and fired past Nick Pope to give Villa a deserved lead. Burnley were unusually sloppy in defence and lacking their usual spirit of work-rate and it was no shock when Grealish doubled Villa's lead four minutes before the break, finishing off a lovely passing move with a confident curling finish.
Moments after the incident, both sets of supporters expressed their opposition to the VAR system in a loud, united chant. Third-placed City, beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday and now still 14 points behind leaders Liverpool, finally took the lead in the 52nd minute through Aguero, who blasted home after being slipped in by De Bruyne.
Under Unai Emery, Arsenal drew 1-1 with rivals Manchester United in September. They covered a total distance of 108. Granit Xhaka (pictured left) was the team's hardest worker, running 10. However, under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal recorded a 2-0 win against United in January and covered more distance in total as a team and more sprints. Attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil was the hardest worker, running 11.
Neman Grodno Res. host Belshina Reserves. So far Neman Grodno 2 have won 7 points in 2 matches, ranked 2nd place in the league, their goal record is 7:1. On the other side we have Belshina 2 who have won only 3 points and are ranked 9th place in the league.
Northampton Town is a club from League 2, and tonight in FA Cup they will face a club from Championship, Derby County. Visitors are strong favorites for a victory, not just because a gap in divisions, but also because of their main star Wayne Rooney, who joined the club in January. If this duel ends with a draw, it will be played second leg, and I am sure Derby coach Phillip Cocu don't want that to happen. Derby not playing too much offensive, Martin will be their attack, but with a Rooney in the squad, I expect from them to win in this duel with more than 1.5 goals
The result extended Chelsea's unbeaten WSL campaign to 10 matches, as the home crowd got their first glimpse of one of the highest-profile signings in the division's nine-year history. Kerr, the record scorer in both the American and Australian leagues, signed for Chelsea in November but was not eligible to make her first appearance until Sunday. An eventful debut for KerrHer WSL introduction almost got off to the perfect start inside 90 seconds, when she raced through on goal with her first touches of the ball in English football but stunned the expectant home crowd by clipping her strike over the crossbar.
They last lost a league match at home in 2017 – to Crystal Palace. Liverpool have 15 straight home wins in the league, and are unbeaten in 48 home matches in the league. In the 48 home matches, they have 38 wins and 10 draws. They have scored in 23 straight home matches in the Premier League. The last time they failed to score at home in the league was in October 2018, against Manchester City.
Metta / LU Riga is a better team than Daugava Daugavpils in recent matches. Specifically, Metta / LU Riga has won the last 7/9 matches on the away field and won the last 6/9 matches. Therefore it will be very difficult for Daugava Daugavpils to win against Metta / LU Riga in this home match.
Six third-tier teams - Peterborough United, Oxford United, Sunderland, Fleetwood, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town - all said they were determined to complete their remaining fixtures. But they will need another six clubs to support them if the season is to continue. The new regulations still have to be voted on by all 71 EFL clubs before they can be implemented. In the event a divisional decision is made to curtail the 2019-20 season, the EFL board is recommending that the League adopts the original framework with the amendments as identified, as there is a strong desire to remain as faithful as possible to the regulations and ensure there is consistency in the approach adopted across the EFL in all divisions," EFL chairman Rick Parry said.
Wigan's recent run of form is a massive cause for concern coming into Saturday's game and the hosts simply cannot buy a win at the moment. All in all, they've not won any of their last 9 fixtures and having fell to defeat in 6 of said matches, confidence can't be high coming into this fixture
Team yoga on Zoom, baby photo quizzes, DJ sets from the kitchen and bedtime stories - just a few of the things Women's Super League players have been doing during the coronavirus lockdown. With no football being played, WSL players have been creative in finding ways to keep themselves fit and entertained at home. Here's what they have been up to. Vicky Jepson on recruitment and isolationJill Scott 'holding on for Euros'Hope Powell on finishing the WSL seasonWorkout videos, Adele and 'Obvious Jill' England international Demi Stokes has been posting workout videos on her Instagram accountManchester City's Jill Scott has been entertaining fans with her 'Obvious Jill' skills videos on social media, encouraging supporters to work on their touch, control and dribbling.
Tranmere have only lost one of their last seven FA Cup ties and that was to Tottenham. Tranmere knocked out league leaders Wycombe Wanderers in the first round. Chichester City are four leagues below their opponents. Chichester City have already had a great deal of luck in the FA Cup this season. Saturday sees the 9th placed Isthmian League team travel to Tranmere Rovers who are 20th in League One.
You just cannot trust them as a team or know what they are going to do next and that situation has not suddenly changed. As I said on Football Focus on Saturday, Arsenal have got as many problems off the pitch as on it, when they used to be so good at both. It is a massive job for Mikel Arteta to turn things around, and he cannot do it on his own. I look at that club and think 'where are they going?' because they really need a strategy and an idea of how to sort their recruitment out before anything is going to change.
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FK Slutsk will now host Belshina Bobruisk as favorites this time. Belshina is the last after 5 games in this Belarus league, FK Slutsk on the other hand is place 1st with Vitebsk and Torpedo Zhodino, still they are the team with more goals and therefore I think this match will provide us with at least 3 this weekend. Doing a simple math for the last 35 matches in general, home and away for both teams we can conclude that fair odds for the over 2.5 goals is 1.75 and not the highly paid 2.40, so we have great value on this bet!
Chinandega will against Real Esteli in match Nicaragua Premier Division. My prediction this match could be the win or draw for Chinandega. Chinandega have great result on last 3 match in league due to Chinandega have won in 2 match and 1 match is lose. Meanwhile, Real Esteli have not good result on last 3 match in league due to Real Esteli only have draw in 2 match and 1 match is lose. Therefore, I think that Chinandega can beat and have score is draw on this match due to Chinandega on last 3 match in the home only have lose in 1 match. Surely Chinandega have more chance to win on this match.
The England boss added that he never truly realised the effect Old Trafford had on people until he visited the ground as an opponent during his eight-year career at Everton. It was just home. You went there, played football, then came home. My first game with Everton. You get there and all the players are looking up and you realise the effect Old Trafford has, the theatre and history of the club. We are going to have to handle that.