Sports data analysts Gracenote have used their Euro Club Index to work out the chances of relegation for those teams trying to stay up. Bournemouth's chances of going down are rated at 95%, Watford are 77. Villa. With all of Sunday's games kicking off at 16:00 BST, expect tears to be flowing around 17:50. For a detailed explanation of the permutations at the bottom, click here. Passports at the ready - who will make Europe?With champions Liverpool and Manchester City having booked their places in next season's Champions League, Chelsea, Leicester and Manchester United are battling it out for the final two group-stage spots.
The festive period was a fruitful one as far as Middlesbrough are concerned. Jonathon Woodgate's men won four on the bounce over Christmas and New Year, beating the likes of Preston and West Brom in the process. Such form should mean that they come into this FA Cup fixture feeling confident.
As a professional whose contract expires on June 30, the crisis brings with it another dimension of uncertainty. So although there are reportedly five clubs interested in him, there is a catch. Coutinho is obviously behaving just like many parents are. Staying at home in Munich, the 27-year-old is currently spending the time with his wife Ainê, daughter Maria and son Philippe Jr.
And strict hygiene protocols remain firmly in place, meaning - amongst other measures - warm-ups were staggered, while coaching staff and substitutes wore masks and were all separated by two metres as they took their place on the sidelines. In general, though, it appeared to be another success as Germany lead the way for Europe's top leagues to follow in staging football during the ongoing pandemic.
Posted at 83' Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City). Posted at 83' Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Maddison. Posted at 76' Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City). Posted at 76' Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 69' Corner, Leicester City.
World-class appointment expected'- analysisTom Garry, BBC SportThat so many qualified candidates have applied will be a big boost for Baroness Campbell and the FA, whose appointment of Neville received criticism, given he had neither applied nor had any previous managerial experience. There had reportedly been 147 applicants from 30 different countries that time in 2018, but at least four of the FA's preferred candidates pulled out of the process prior to them approaching Neville.
BookingPosted at 90'+1' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal). Posted at 90'+1' George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 90' Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Posted at 90' Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Shortly after the full-time whistle was blown, Ferguson was asked why he decided to substitute the substitute. Greenwood salvages draw for Man Utd"I just needed to make a substitution to kill a bit of time," he said. I have a lot of attackers on the bench, it was nothing against him personally. Facing the media in the post-match news conference later, Ferguson expanded a little more: "I thought he had not quite got into the pace of the game.
Both sides then hit the woodwork, with Cain again going close for Everton and Bremner for City with an overhead kick. But the hosts wrapped up the win through Bonner in the 64th minute before an Everton corner went into the net off Stanway. It was 35-year-old City manager Nick Cushing's penultimate home game after more than six years in charge before he becomes assistant manager at MLS men's team New York City next month.
Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi will miss the start of next season after having surgery on his hamstring injury. The German defender, 28, sustained the injury during the closing stages of his side's FA Cup semi-final victory over Manchester City on 18 July. The Gunners are aiming for Mustafi to return to training in October. It means he will miss a second FA Cup final after he was forced to sit out the victory over Chelsea in 2017 with illness.
Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Posted at 63' Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson. Posted at 63' Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. SubstitutionPosted at 59' Substitution, Liverpool.
In the modern game he would be an out and out winger but he could do more than that. He could get on the ball and do things. Frank McAvennie: What a player. Frank had it all. He could head the ball, he could run, he could score goals, he could be cheeky, he could defend, he could close people down. Tommy Burns: Left foot, cultured, but he drove manager Billy McNeil mad because he would run all over the place and Billy would tell him to stay on the left, but when Tommy was a manager he would preach the same thing to his players.
SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Blaise Matuidi. Posted at 71' Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 71' Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli). Posted at 71' Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross. BookingPosted at 70' Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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PSV should be able to take their record against the Eredivisie’s lesser lights into a meeting with GVVV. We’re backing the visitors to win with a -2 handicap here, while we are going with a 3-0 victory for the away side on Wednesday night.
Bottom-placed Paderborn are set to face a visit from Bayer Leverkusen this Sunday in German Bundesliga action. Paderborn will hope to secure a result here to continue their fight against relegation. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen will similarly hope to earn three points here to continue their push for a European qualification spot.
They are still competing in both domestic cup competitions and are in the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will meet Real Madrid. They face League Two side Port Vale in the third round of the FA Cup on 4 January, before taking on rivals Manchester United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on 7 January. But Guardiola insists City will not prioritise these competitions, as they have to secure a European spot for next season.
Slovan Bratislava is going to face Zlate Moravce. This match is a cup match in Slovenia and to be honest, I expect a very good and balanced clash between these teams. Slovan won 1:0 the first match in the league but Zlate also won their match. Both teams are in good shape and that's why I don't think that the hosts will dominate and win here by more than 2 goals. I think that there is a chance to see even a draw in the full time and the result will be clear after the penalty. My bet is Asian handicap +1,75 for Zlate
There comes a point in the lives of most young footballers when they think they're not going to make it. A lot don't. But, for Shrewsbury Town striker Daniel Udoh, that dark moment came six years ago when he was down in the ninth tier of English football in Hertfordshire at non-league Hoddesdon Town. This Sunday, he could be lining up against reigning European and world club champions Liverpool. And, whether or not the Premier League leaders will be anywhere near full strength for the FA Cup fourth-round tie, 23-year-old Udoh "needs no motivation".
Exactly 3 goals have been scored in 67% of Torino’s home games so far this season which ties in well with our prediction for a 2-1 final scoreline this Thursday, while Genoa have conceded as many 1-goal margin defeats as defeats with a margin of 2 goals or more (5 defeats for each) so far this season.
With contracts now expired and an uncertain transfer market ahead, many players find themselves without a club, unsure what will come next. So what is it like to be out of a job as a footballer? BBC Scotland has spoken to four players at different levels of the game to find out. The international playerScotland right-back Stephen O'Donnell chose to reject an offer of a new contract with Kilmarnock after three seasons at Rugby Park.
So of the 74 reported injuries, 19 have no recovery timeframe attached to them. So while Crystal Palace saw five festive injuries, only Martin Kelly and Wilfried Zaha were diagnosed with four-day recovery periods, meaning injuries sustained by Patrick van Aanholt, Christian Benteke and Mamadou Sakho are not accounted for in the graph above. The injury list has been added to with Mamadou Sakho pulling his hamstring against Norwich," said Palace manager Roy Hodgson.
Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings says the players were the "last people to be consulted" over the Premier League's "financially driven" 'Project Restart'. The Premier League is set to resume on 17 June following its shutdown because of the coronavirus outbreak. There were no positive results in the most recent batch of tests at clubs and the UK government says sport can return behind closed doors from Monday.
He's been patient and his desire to get back has been really big. When I've not played him he's been disappointed but he has to trust us to look after him. I thought we showed a lot of character - not always composure - but the result was more important than the performance. I feel for Norwich because they played pretty well and we've had to fight very hard.
Meanwhile, England women's captain Heather Knight has also confirmed that she and her international team-mates have agreed to cut their wages for the coming months. All the players felt like it was the right response in the current climate to take a pay cut in line with what our support staff are taking.
The game was decided by a single goal and Son Heung-Min missed a great chance to equalise. Mourinho believed a defeat was an unfair result. Liverpool soar 16 points clear as Firmino downs Spurs for 12th win in a row Klopp: Exhausted Liverpool should have scored more The 100-point, Invincible Treble-winners? How Liverpool could have the best season ever He said after the game: "This is football.
Home team is in the danger place at the relegation position in the table. however, Zwickau is not an easy opponent when play here, and Rostock should have tough challenge in this one. Despite that, Hansa need to take three points from this, in order to get closer to the upper part of the league. They had aim to try getting back in the second level, and should use this part to get to the winning run that would pull the team from the mid.
Ajax are unbeaten in 35 league matches at home. Heracles have scored in eight of their last 10 matches. Ajax have conceded just eight goals in the season so far. Heracles have no clean sheet in the last eight away matches. Ajax have scored four in each of the last four matches. Ajax have been in explosive form in the Eredivisie this season and they will be seeking to extend their lead when they host Heracles this weekend.
He had a little issue. He's been training with us the last week or so in and out a little bit. He's been looking good. I think this game will come a little bit too early for him but I expect him to start joining the squad in the next week or so. Cedric) is very disappointed, obviously when you join a new club you want to make an impression straight away.
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Away from home, Nigel Clough's men are League 1's third-highest points scorers, though they've been unable to match such efforts with pleasing home form. At Pirelli Stadium, Burton have struggled, especially in terms of consistency, this term, winning three, drawing three and losing three of their nine games. Defensively, they've acquitted themselves well, conceding just six goals, but a total of only seven scored has held them back.
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It is a big ambition for me," he said. I was there for the Europa League final and the feeling, even though I wasn't on the pitch, was a feeling I have not felt and I wanted more of. I wasn't involved and that is what is pushing me on even more to get into this final, and others. We should be in finals and we should be in all competitions until the end. We are very confident at the moment. No new concerns for SolskjaerUnited host Club Bruges at Old Trafford with a slight advantage having drawn 1-1 in the first leg in Belgium last week.
The odds: Silva is currently the outright favourite to be the next Premier League manager sacked. Ex-Everton boss David Moyes is the favourite to replace him, ahead of Bournemouth's Eddie Howe and Manchester City assistant coach Mikel Arteta - who also happens to be a former Toffees player. Sutton's verdict: "Silva was brought in to take Everton to the next level, a European place. There has been no improvement under him.
Austria Vienna and Admira will face each other in the upcoming match in the Austrian Bundesliga, relegation group. Austria Vienna this season have the following results: 5W, 10D and 7L. Meanwhile Admira have 4W, 7D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
French media, including the website of L'Equipe, said he died in a car crash after a training session. Julan was raised at Le Havre where he made his professional debut in Ligue 2 in 2015. He went on to make 42 appearances for Le Havre, scoring nine goals, before joining Guingamp in January 2018 when they were in Ligue 1.
Mitrovic, the division's leading scorer, headed home Ivan Cavaleiro's corner just before half-time to add to Bobby Reid's early opener and reward Fulham's first-half dominance. Reid got in front of the Derby defence to poke home Aboubakar Kamara's inviting cross after just seven minutes to put the Cottagers on the way to a third successive win.
I want to win things with England and have an influence with the team, and I think it's a great way to do it. Now, to be be playing at Wembley with England, for millions of people to be watching the Women's World Cup, it's exciting and the quality of football is only going to improve. It's part of the reason I don't want my career to end. I want to carry on now with the buzz around women's football.
Olympiakos are looking to become the first side to eliminate English opposition in back-to-back knockout rounds in a single season in major European competition since Bayern Munich beat Arsenal (last 16) and Manchester United (quarter-final) in the 2013-14 Champions League. Heading into the last 16 of this season's Europa League, only Basel (six) have won more matches in the competition than Wolves (five), while no side has netted more goals than the English side (17 - level with Sporting Braga).
The SPFL has called an extraordinary general meeting for 12 May after requisitions by Rangers, Hearts and Stranraer. Rangers have called for an independent inquiry into the ballot on ending the lower-league season. The Ibrox club have also stated they will produce evidence supporting their stance "well in advance" of a meeting. An SPFL-commissioned investigation into Dundee's belatedly decisive vote found "no evidence of impropriety".
As for this tie, I am going for the Blades to win on penalties, but Arsenal's problems will not be over by a long shot even if they do get through. Lawro's prediction: 1-1 AET - Sheff Utd to win on pensAlex's prediction: I'm going for a 1-1 draw, partly because I've done my research and that is the most popular result - 11% of all games finish 1-1 - but also because this is tough to call - both teams have lost a bit of momentum.
Rashford added his plea for the government to "make the U-turn and make protecting the lives of some of our most vulnerable a top priority" was "not about politics" but about "humanity". He added it was about "looking at ourselves in the mirror and feeling like we did everything we could to protect those who can't, for whatever reason or circumstance, protect themselves". Media playback is not supported on this device Marcus Rashford speaks to BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent about his childhood Rashford wrote: "Political affiliations aside, can we not all agree that no child should be going to be hungry?"The United youth-team graduate, who is one of five children, added: "As a black man from a low-income family in Wythenshawe, Manchester, I could have been just another statistic.
