Burnley: Sean Dyche has given his players a few days off before they return to training as normal. Chelsea: Frank Lampard has told his players to take a few days' rest, travel home and spend time with their families, before putting in some "hard work" on the training ground. Chelsea players Mason Mount and Ross Barkley have been training in Dubai, while Tammy Abraham took a break with Fikayo TomoriCrystal Palace: Roy Hodgson says it is an important period for his players to unwind and has encouraged them to "get away from football and spend time with their families".
De Bruyne has been sensational since Premier League action resumed. Although Newcastle have shown signs of improvement in recent weeks, we don't see them standing up to the Belgian's quality. Back him to score anytime.
Sampdoria have struggled away from home this term, though luckily for them, although this is strictly an away game, they're playing at their home ground, as they share with Saturday's opponents Genoa. That said, it's not as if they've thrived at Stadio Luigi Ferraris so confidence probably won't be too high ahead of Derby della Lanterna.
Hertha are 13th in the Bundesliga, five points above the relegation zone, while Lyon are fifth in Ligue 1, 20 points adrift of leaders PSG and five points off the top three Champions league spots. They visit Nice in the French Cup last 16 on Thursday before playing Juventus at the same stage of the Champions League in February and March followed by Paris St-Germain in the League Cup final in April.
There were details in the game which we knew but we lost because we didn't get them right. Against West Ham you have to make recovery runs. That is the bit we got wrong. It is why we are fighting for top four not one or two, because we don't get things right as much as the big boys do. I am not happy but at the same time we are two points ahead of Manchester United, who have been going great for some time.
They look to get back into winning ways when hosting 14th placed Burnley who beat Leicester City at home on Sunday. United rwon't be happy at losing at Anfield but defeats for Leicester City and Chelsea made it not too bad a weekend. They remain five points behind the final Champions League position but have to adapt to a few months without top scorer Marcus Rashford.
This game in the Indonesian top division between Madura United and Persebaya has a good chance to have more than 3 goals as they have both had plenty of their previous mutual encounters have plenty of goals. Each of their previous mutual encounters here have had over 2.5 goals. Madura are a win away from going 2nd in the table but for that to happen, they need to score at least 2 goals and hope to not lose this game to the away side. Persebaya have scored in each of their last 5 games and are in very good shape at the moment
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Tottenham Hotspur's £1bn state-of-the art stadium is being used as a hub in the fight against the current coronavirus crisis. Spurs have offered their stadium to the NHS to help fight the pandemic, with the car park built underneath the stadium already being used as a storage base for food, as the newly formed London Food Alliance attempt to ensure the most vulnerable do not go hungry. It means the 62,303-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is serving as one of Haringey's two main centres, along with Alexandra Palace.
Conor Hourihane came off the bench to score the only goal against fellow strugglers Norwich and halt Aston Villa's four-match losing streak. Both sides were promoted back to the Premier League last season and came into Christmas in the relegation zone after going five games without a win. It was visitors Norwich who were the most positive during the first hour at Villa Park, with Sam Byram's first-half header bouncing against the top of the crossbar.
Solskjaer is intimate with the club's development structure having previously managed the reserve team, winning two league titles and two cups in that role between 2008 and 2011, before going on to win two Norwegian league titles with Molde. Nicky Butt now reports directly to the manager in his role as head of first team development, charged with bringing players through, while Nick Cox took over as head of the academy.
Barnes (Burnley) 5 D. Ings (Southampton) R. Jiménez (Wolves) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) C. Pulisic (Chelsea) C. Wilson (Bournemouth) C. First-half goals from Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura and another after the break from Harry Kane -- his 175th for the club -- inflicted West Ham's fifth league defeat in seven games and piled more pressure on manager Manuel Pellegrini whose side sit close to the drop zone.
A very interesting game here as Bate meet to play with Dinamo Brest. Bate has won all their last five matches while Dinamo Brest has won two of the last five matches. Bate Borisov has four home wins while Dynamo has two away wins. Although this game will be played at a Neutral location in Dinamo Stadium. Bate are in a good form currently since they have won six consecutive games while Dynamo Brest has lost the last one. Therefore in this game Bate are the possible winners in this game but I will go for a handicap of 1 for Dynamo to win since it's a cup there might be a draw in this game.
The Europe-wide ban will bar him from attending sporting events in the European Union until 2025 and also visiting areas where fans frequently gather on match days. Balotelli again faced racial insults this month, from Lazio fans, in a 2-1 home defeat and the Serie A club was fined 20,000 euros ($22,206).
It's a big weekend for Borussia Dortmund as a win here will guarantee them moving into the top two. That's because league leaders Bayern Munich play second placed RB Leipzig the day after this match, so one or both will drop points. Dortmund are in good form and scoring goals like there is no tomorrow. They travel to Leverkusen who lost last week and whose recent wins have come against struggling sides. Go for an away win here.
this game seems to be like a very good one for the under bet cause Peterborough is not in good shape at all and I don't think they are going to be able to score more then one goal today versus very good Gillingham side on the road, but also posh at home is tough team to beat so just like in my last bet, I think draw is the best option for this one, but this time I decided to go with under cause none of the teams is particularly good in offense so I can recommend this bet for sure!
If it's a choice between football and the good of the wider society, it's no contest. The Premier League considered holding matches in empty stadiums but after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for the virus, it held an emergency meeting on Friday and suspended the league.
I've been in love with Mbappé for a long time," said Zidane. I've been seeing him for a long time, when he came here [to Real Madrid] for trials. Spurs lineup Ake transfer Tottenham are keeping a close eye on Bournemouth defender Nathan Aké as they look to bolster their defence, having kept just one clean sheet this season, the lowest of any side in the Premier League.
CVC executives were also recently approached by Real Madrid President Florentino Perez to create a rival annual competition featuring top clubs from around the world, the FT reported. The report said one option under consideration is creating two leagues of 20 teams each, with eight of those teams possibly including the founding clubs behind the World Football Club Association (WFCA) which is presided over by Perez.
A lovely goal from Juan Mata enlivened another dull game and was enough to take United into the fourth round, in which they’ll play away to Watford or Tranmere. Wolves, on the other hand - who were disappointing in both legs - must now focus on the Europa League, in which they meet Espanyol next month.
Preston is in their shape and after they lost even at home two league games in a row and one in a fa cup they are out of the playoff zone and also they are 4 points behind right now so it is critical time for them to start winning again and I think they can ask for the better opponent then the Charlton athletic right now,visitors are first of all not good team all all and on the road they are one of the worst in the whole league so I think it is very realistic to Preston to win with two goal difference
The report also warned that, on the back of television-driven profits, wages had risen by 9. La Liga clubs were responsible for 332 million euros of the increase. Wages now eat up 64 percent of clubs' revenue, which the report said was "more than in any other industry" and 35 clubs have wage bills of 100 million euros or more.
Today the second leg of the semi-final of the Italian Coppa Italia in which SSC Napoli and Inter Milan will play. In the first match before the break, quite unexpectedly at the stadium in Milan, Napoli played well turned out to be winners by 1- 0. If Inter opens from the beginning of the match aiming to score a goal, there is a chance that Napoli will use it and get something. The host has 1 draw and 3 wins and 1 loss and the guest with last 3 wins and 2 losses from the last 5 matches. Today it will be Inter's turn here and they should get the victory and proceed to next round.
I never think it's a bad thing being a free agent. It depends on what you're coming off the back of. If you're coming off an injury and you haven't played for a long time, then you can find yourself in a difficult position. I know how good I am and I know how hard I've worked to get to where I am. This is the first time I've been in this position since I was 17. Me now is totally different to then.
It sticks in the throat,” said Knight. This exposes the crazy economics in English football and the moral vacuum at its centre. Spurs chairman Levy issues warning as non-playing staff take pay cutNewcastle put non-playing staff on leaveNorwich begin to furlough staffMayor of London Sadiq Khan told BBC Radio 5 Live that top-flight players should be the ones to “carry the burden”. My view is always that those who are the least well-off should get the most help,” he said.
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Liverpool's recent scoring form has been particularly impressive. They've notched two or more in each of their last five, as well as in nine of their last ten. Given that they've faced teams such as Man City during that time, it's easy to feel that Klopp's men will have too much in the locker for Monterrey on Wednesday evening.
Their leading scorer Tammy Abraham, who has scored 13 league goals this season, was guilty of some missed opportunities. However, his team mates offered little in terms of a threat in the final third, with only four of Chelsea's 19 shots at goal finding the target. It has been the story of Chelsea's recent form -- a run which has brought only four wins from their last 11 league games.
They host Newcastle this weekend with the aim of ending a seven-match winless streak. Their recent troubles have seen them fall one point below Newcastle in the table, Palace being 14th and Newcastle 13th. Both clubs are within seven points of the relegation zone and there is still time to get sucked into that dogfight.
Referee Nick Walsh produced the red card for Hamilton and, to compound Accies' misery, Edouard swept the free-kick over the wall and past Luke Southwood from the edge of the box. From that point onwards, the one-way traffic towards the Accies goal was relentless. The home side's defending, though, was immense.
I do remember the match story of the first game between them earlier this season at Sheffield Utd when the hosts were in good shape and Manchester Utd was struggling in the league. Sheffield took the lead and defended well till late when they switched off and conceded 3 goals in a row but got a late goal and a 3-3 draw in the end. But just before the break United was in great shape, even defeating Manchester City with 2-0 at home or Watford with 3-0 as well.
This clash is between the two strong teams in the French Ligue 1. These two teams have played a lot of games in their recent Head-to-Head history. PSG has won 7 out of the last 8 games against Lille. We usually see many goals being scored in their duels. In fact, we have seen both teams scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches. PSG started this season in a good fashion as they have 30 points from 13 games played. Paris has conceded 8 and scored 28 goals this season. On the other side, Lille has 19 points from 13 games and their goal difference is 18:13. They have scored 18 goals or 1.5 per game but their defense is weaker than PSG’s. By looking at all of this, I see PSG winning this one in front of their supporters, due to the strength in their squad.
