They could also be doing a lot better defensively, as they have conceded 11 goals in their nine games under García. Four of these came in three games against teams in the bottom 10, so improvements will need to be made if they want to beat Lille here. Les Gones' home form under García has improved, though, as they have won their last three games at the Groupama.
Burnley are a decent team, and have proven it in the last two matches after recovering from the 5-0 loss to Manchester City in their first match as the league returned. They have gone on to register back to back wins and with clean sheets against Palace and Watford. It will be a tougher challenge here but for a side unbeaten at home in the last five league matches, they should be able to handle Sheffield United.
Liverpool will host Watford in the 17th round of matches in the Premier League this Saturday. Heading to this clash, Liverpool are top of the standings with 46 points, while Watford have nine points and are place rock bottom. Liverpool head to this clash straight from a crucial win in the Champions League and have been improving a lot in defence.
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Ibrahimovic scored in a training-ground friendly against lower league Rhodense on Friday, which Milan won 9-0. Meanwhile, vandals in his home city Malmo have toppled a statue of the player because he invested in another Swedish club, Hammarby, last year. There are six games in Serie A on Monday because 6 January - the Epiphany - is a public holiday in Italy. Champions Juventus host Cagliari at 14:00 GMT, with leaders Inter Milan going to Napoli at 19:45.
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea enjoyed a timely return to form to outplay Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-0 away victory in the Premier League as Frank Lampard outwitted his former mentor Jose Mourinho in their managerial battle on Sunday. Willian struck both Chelsea goals in the first half as Chelsea consolidated fourth place while Tottenham's dismal afternoon went from bad to worse as forward Son Heung-min was shown a red card just past the hour mark.
Feedback from The IFAB advisory panels will help the deliberations on a number of topics at the meeting, including proposed law changes for 2020/2021 as well as updates on the use of Video Assistant Referees (VARs)," it said in a statement https://www. The board will also continue the debate which started during the advisory panel meeting in October on concussion assessment and management during matches at different levels of the game will be discussed.
Dutchman Van Dijk finished second behind Lionel Messi in Monday's ceremony in Paris -- the latest in a plethora of football awards -- with Ronaldo third. Ronaldo was absent from the presentation for the prize he has won five times, preferring to go to Milan where he was voted Serie A's Player of the Year.
Minsk 2 wants to win the league this season at this reserves level, and they have been quite attacking minded in all their games, in fact they are the only team to have scored a goal against the league leaders from Dinamo Minsk 2 a 2-2 draw they had at home in round 2 against them, and they have scored in all their games so far but defense is not really the best and I say this because two rounds ago they played 11 vs 10 men since 5th minute away at Rukh Brest 2 and conceded 3 goals losing the encounter with 3-1 in the end.
Eintracht Frankfurt have won five of their last six home matches by at least two clear goals. Basel have lost three of their last five domestic matches. Frankfurt forward Daichi Kamada is joint-top scorer of the UEL with six goals. The round of 16 in the Europa league pits two former semi-finalists together when Eintracht Frankfurt host Basel in the first leg of their clash this Thursday.
It was the last time they would celebrate such a success for three decades. No-one, least of all those in Anfield's cramped old press box, would realise how different life would soon be for the newly crowned champions, managed by Kenny Dalglish and boasting iconic figures such as Alan Hansen, Ian Rush and John Barnes. The crowd was a less-than-capacity 37,758. It was a routine occurrence and reporting on this sort of occasion had also become a matter of course for a very young chief football writer covering Everton and Liverpool.
Tottenham rattled the net at least once in six of aforementioned seven league outings, though their inability to keep a single clean sheet during that run shines a harsh light on their continue defensive deficiencies.
They certainly looked a cut above the division last time out, as they hammered Swansea 5-1 to end the Welsh side’s unbeaten away record. Meanwhile, the Baggies have only lost once in 20 league games this season. Having won 65% of their league games overall, they are storming their way towards the top flight. Their record is even more impressive on the road, winning 70% of their trips.
Jablonec will against Zlin in match Czech Liga. My prediction this match could be the teams have both score due to Jablonec on last 3 match in club friendlies they can make score in 2 match. Meanwhile, Zlin on last 3 match in club friendlies they always make score on last 3 match. Therefore, I think that both teams will make score on this match. Moreover Jablonec on last 3 match in league that Jablonec always make to score. Likewise with Zlin on last 3 match in league that Zlin always make to score. Therefore, I'm sure that both teams will make score on this match.
Did you know? Dawson has scored two goals in five Premier League appearances since the June restart. He hadn't found the net in 20 league appearances for the Hornets this season beforehand. Egan: What a way to win a football match. A set-piece, a thundering header with no time for Wolves to respond. Two goals in as many games for John Egan took Sheffield United above Arsenal and Tottenham. If I was the chairman of either north London club I would be fuming considering the difference in wage bills compared with their Yorkshire rivals.
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He took over with Flamengo in third place and eight points off the lead after 10 rounds. Five months later, they ended the season with a 16-point cushion over second-placed Santos and conquered the South American version of the Champions League with a dramatic 2-1 win over Argentina's River Plate. How did this all happen? Gabriel Barbosa has netted 25 goals in 29 games for Flamengo in the league this yearFlamengo play a brand of attacking football that Brazilians have not seen at domestic level for some time.
Second-placed Manchester City, the champions, host Crystal Palace on Saturday while Leicester City, third, are at Burnley in Sunday's early kickoff. Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur travel to Watford, revitalised under new manager Nigel Pearson. Fourth-placed Chelsea are at Newcastle United while Arsenal, in 10th, host high-flying Sheffield United at the Emirates.
Co-manager Stuart Kettlewell described their second-half performance in the 3-1 loss at Kilmarnock a couple of weeks ago as a "capitulation". Against St Johnstone, it looked as though it would be a familiar tale. After a fairly bright start, Tommy Wright's side took the initiative and had a flurry of chances in the first half that eventually led to them taking the lead going into the break. The Perth side looked better technically and generally showed more fight and hunger to win the game.
The home side dominated from the start, creating plenty of chances and hitting the woodwork twice, but it was the visitors who took the lead against the run of play through Caroline Weir's superb volley on the hour mark. City's rearguard, which had only conceded once all season, was finally breached when England headed home from close range in the 79th minute, with Mjelde bundling the ball over the line for the winner two minutes later.
Lisen and Brno will face each other in the upcoming match in the Division 2 in Czech Republic. Lisen this season have the following results: 6W, 8D and 7L. Meanwhile Brno have 13W, 5D and 3L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Man of the match - Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) On-loan Newcastle winger Jacob Murphy was a constant threat for Wednesday down the right'We wanted to restore a bit of pride' - what they saidSheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk: "It was a tough game again but it was a good performance from ourselves.
West Ham go to this game on a really poor form, having won just one of their last 10 matches across all competitions. At the time the league was interrupted, they had lost to Arsenal right after beating Southampton 3-1. West Ham have three wins in the last 15 league matches, and have lost 10 of those.
We needed to sit back a little bit to wait for the opportunity. We did a good job, I think, for the fans and with the result we’re very happy for the boys. The game at Johor's recently-opened Sultan Ibrahim Stadium was the only one played in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday after matches across the continent were postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Fingers crossed, it's actually done me a favour in the long run, to have that downtime and then ramp up the training again. The virus has seen the Olympic Games and the Women's Euros delayed, but Moore is hopeful that the wait will not impact on her selection chances. Everyone's a year older. Then the Euros, people are two years older. That plays a massive part when it comes to selection," she continued.
Marseille came from behind to earn crucial 2-1 win over Lille in their last game and with PSG stuttering lately, they will be hoping to take advantage, especially in home games like this one. Marseille are unbeaten in 12 home matches, winning nine. They have five clean sheets in their last six matches and in their last 14 Ligue 1 matches, they have won 11.
Leaders Liverpool continued their early season title charge with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Everton at Anfield. See alsoAs it happened: Liverpool v Everton Jurgen Klopp raised a few eyebrows by making five changes to the side that beat Brighton but will feel completely justified as his team tore the Toffees to pieces.
Haaland has certainly announced himself following a period of growing hype for the striker in the past couple of seasons. In order to find out we consulted with our colleagues in Norway who watched him play first-hand before his transfer to Austria. The journey under Ole “[Ole Gunnar]Solskjær bought Haaland to Molde [from Bryne] in the winter of 2017.
The hosts have a sturdy record at home this term, having conceded less than a goal per game on average in front of their own fans. However, their record here has been boosted by the fixture list, with all of the current bottom four already visiting this ground. Wednesday have kept six home clean sheets, four of them against the bottom four.
Dembele would make an excellent signing. With his history at both Fulham and Celtic, his adjustment to the way of life in Britain would be largely easy and, though he would not be cheap, the Frenchman has time on his side at the age of 23 and could spend the best years of his career at Stambord Bridge.
Having lost 6-1 to a poor QPR side in midweek, Cardiff need a big result to put things right. Will the gulf between these two sides be on full show this weekend? Can the recently-relegated Premier League side claim a victory against a team who are struggling for results in the fourth tier?
By this absurd logic, you could chalk off every goal except those scored direct from the first kick-off. The application of VAR is a complete farce, but even worse is the (currently unidentified) BT Sport co-commentator declaring: "You have to agree they’ve come to the right conclusion. Behave. Video - 'It was total football' - Zidane reflects on Real draw with PSG01:00 Fernandes signs new deal.
Veteran forward Kevin Ellison has been released by Morecambe at the age of 41 after 10 seasons with the League Two club, in which he scored 88 goals. Ellison, the second oldest player in the English Football League, who was with his ninth different club, hopes to continue playing. And he is now considering his options in non-league football. One possibility would be a return to one of his former clubs Chester, who now play in National League North.
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Amiens have also been very poor at the back this season and while their attack has usually been able to dig them out, they were caught out against Rennes. They have conceded the third most goals in Ligue 1 and have just the one clean sheet in their last twelve matches in all competitions. Amiens' home form has been very impressive with them winning each of their last three matches at the Stade de la Licorne and that may be their saving grace here as they host Strasbourg.
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The Mail quotes Cosmin Olariou, boss of Jiangsu Suning, with the following: 'First they said they would release him and we would have to pay his salary, then suddenly they said: "No, you have to pay for the transfer". And paying the transfer and his salary was a little bit over the budget and so we looked for another player.
Cooper bought into Bielsa, he helped others to follow and Bielsa improved them all. Leeds 'will be good for Premier League'Can you name Leeds' managers since 2004?Embracing historyBielsa is aware of Leeds' rich history but has never leaned on it, besmirched it or used it as an excuse. His attitude has been 'mea culpa' in defeat and magnanimity in victory. Never courting the headlines himself, he wants the spotlight to reflect off his players and shine on the supporters whose welfare he felt was inextricably linked to the team they loved and the game he loves like an amateur.
Given the defensive record of both, this match represents a huge opportunity for each side to hit their stride offensively. In the betting, 'Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score' appeals. Brescia have surrendered an average of 2.5 goals at home, while Lecce have conceded an average of 2.00 on the road. Moreover, at least three goals have been scored in five of Brescia's six home games, as well as in six of Lecce's eight away games. In addition, the pair have kept just one clean sheet between them in those 14 matches, while both rank inside the bottom six when it comes to shots on target against in Serie A this season.
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Fiorentina return to cup action on Tuesday with plenty of optimisim. They are hoping for another run at winning this competition after their semi-final exit earlier this year. However, the hosts are also looking towards Tuesday’s meeting with lower-tier opposition as they try to change a dreadful run of form. La Viola are in a slump, but is this their chance to change things?
Atalanta have not won in their last 4 matches in all competitions. They are struggling after the injury of Zapata. They are coming from two consecutive draws against Sampdoria and Man city. They are struggling in the road scoring goals as well.
In the last five matches, City have scored 17 goals and conceded four. They have four straight home wins ahead of this match but they have just one clean sheet in the last nine matches at home. In the last 15 matches at home, they have lost just two. City are the best scorers in the league, with 62 goals so far and they have nine wins in 11 meetings with Crystal Palace.
Southampton claimed back-to-back league wins for the first time since March. Saints are yet to keep a clean sheet at their own ground this season. Danny Ings has scored in four successive league games - the first Southampton player to do so since Jay Rodriguez in March 2014. Norwich have won just one away fixture in the Premier League this season.
It won't be any surprise to hear that, despite that rocky Dijon performance, the Parisians have been in flying form this season with eight wins in their last nine matches in all competitions. They've conceded just four goals in that time and will be able to call upon the bolstering atmosphere of the Parc des Princes as they face Lille. The capital club have lost just one home match in the league since May 2018, winning 22 of the 25 games since then.
The Scot hopes that when football does restart, there is a shift in priorities from the boardroom to the stands. I do hope that the money isn't as big as it has been in the past," he said. I want us to see more young players coming through, I do want to see more home talent. From a coaching point of view I'm actually hoping that when we come out of this people might realise we've been getting rid of our managers too easily.
Argentine forward Angel Correa struck the decisive goal in the 86th minute to complete an unlikely late comeback for Atletico after Barca had dominated the second half and had two goals ruled out following VAR reviews. Substitute Koke had put Atletico in front at the start of the second half but Lionel Messi levelled in the 51st minute.
Media playback is not supported on this device Curtis Jones' stunning first goal for Liverpool gives them win over Everton A weekend for long-range wonder goalsWhile managers made changes galore and some stadiums were half-empty, some of those players who were selected took their chances - and fans were rewarded with stunning goals. Here are a few of the best strikes - and more memorable moments - from the weekend's action.
