The visitors have seen both teams score in each of their last four matches, while it has landed in 92% of West Brom’s home games. Each of the last four meetings between these two at the Hawthorns have seen both teams find the net, so we’re backing another entertaining clash this week. Both teams to score is our pick in this one, while we’re backing a 1-1 draw between these two. With West Brom failing to win half their home games and Leeds losing just three of 13 away, we’re backing a fourth 1-1 draw in six games for West Brom.
Dinamo Minsk are 14th in the table, putting them in the relegation zone and host 9th placed Neman Grodno. Dinamo have won just one of their four league games, losing the other three. Their troubled start began with two losses to BATE Borisov in the Belarus Cup. When the new season began, their problems continued with losses to newly-promoted Rukh Brest and 3-2 away at FC Minsk, conceding all their goals in the first half.
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Only a catastrophic set of results will see the Seagulls go down. Former Arsenal and England forward Ian Wright, speaking on Match of the Day: "Graham Potter has got to get a lot of credit. Brighton's defensive shape is very good but they also have a cutting edge going forward. Potter hails 'huge' Brighton result Media playback is not supported on this device Norwich City 0-1 Brighton: Graham Potter praises 'big' three points for Brighton Key stat: Brighton are nine points clear of the relegation zone.
The visitors' high press caught the Foxes defence out on countless occasions with Sadio Mane and Mo Salah guilty of missing some clear-cut chances. Leicester struggled to make any impact throughout and Liverpool eventually romped clear with a three goal-blitz in seven second-half minutes. Substitute James Milner converted a penalty and Firmino grabbed his second before Trent Alexander-Arnold capped a sublime individual display with a well-deserved goal to add to his assists.
Pablo Sarabia replaces Julian Draxler. SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Nantes. Cristian Benavente Bristol replaces Abdoul Kader Bamba. Posted at 74' Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Abdou Diallo. Posted at 73' Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain). Posted at 73' Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leverkusen's team is fifth place in the league with a record of 17 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, while Munich is leader of the Bundesliga with a record of 21 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. Analyzing the last 5 games between both teams we have that the Munich has won 3 times and Leverkusen has 2 victories. Leverkusen's coach Bosc has won the last 3 games against Bayern and plans to do so against the upcoming champions. At least it shouldn't end like 1-4 against Wolfsburg in the last home game. Leverkusen can overtake Gladbach and take CL spot if they win. Bayern is 7 points ahead of Dortmund and there is not much in stake for them.
Jahanbakhsh netted his first goal in 1552 minutes of action in all competitions since his debut for the Seagulls in August 2018. Brighton's Aaron Mooy ended a run of 17 Premier League appearances without a goal. Neal Maupay has been directly involved in more Premier League goals this season than any other Brighton player (seven goals, one assist). What's next?Brighton host Chelsea on New Year's Day (12:30 GMT), with Bournemouth going to West Ham five hours later.
They have started this season in a solid fashion, with 30 points from 14 games played. They have a fluid attack, as they already scored 26 goals. On the other side of the field, problems occur. Their defense allowed 10 goals, which is more than they should if they want to be at their top level. Hajduk’s main goal this season will be getting that second spot, which would lead them to the Champions League qualifiers. Jairo is playing great football this season with 7 goals. Hajduk is having some trouble away from home this season, as they have only 6 points from 7 games played there.
Mbappe is yet to respond to PSG's advances, but will revisit the issue at the end of the season. Paper Round's view: Mbappe is a man in demand. The 20-year-old joined PSG back in 2017 for a mega fee of around £165 million, but it's always been touted that he will move to Real Madrid in the future. He is probably the best young footballer in the world, so it makes sense that the French club are doing everything in their power to hold onto Mbappe.
We'll endeavour to. The squad is in a really good place. We don't want to stockpile. The league's top scorer Jamie Vardy missed Wednesday's 3-0 league victory at Newcastle United with a calf problem. He's coming along very well. He's not available for the game (on Saturday) but he'll be back training on Sunday," Rodgers said.
Antonio Candreva and Nicolo Barella got the goals for Inter with Martin Caceres scoring for Fiorentina. Chelsea winger Victor Moses, who joined Inter on loan for the rest of the season last week, also made an appearance in the second half. Inter will play Napoli in the last four while the other semi-final sees Juventus take on AC Milan. A stunning first-half performance by Celtic earned them a comfortable 3-0 win at St Johnstone and maintained their five-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
We never made Rod's house, though. We met him at some restaurant and he started making us mudslingers. Within an hour, we were all half cut and he disappeared. Then a stretch limo turned up to take us home. There was a phone in it and I'll never forget wee Charlie Nicholas hanging out of the sunroof calling his maw in Milton while we were driving down Sunset Boulevard. Tiny caves & Berti going undercoverAfter all that, Scotland were the last team to arrive in Mexico and took up residence in the middle of an Aztec heritage site.
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Once Municipal will host Joroco for this fixture of the league. I think, this will be another one tough match for both sides. Both teams are one of the main outsiders in this league. They are currently bottom of the table. Hosts probably are favorites on the home field. True, Once Municipal is not very good team at home. Of course, the hosts want to get a first home win in this season. However, the hosts have a very vulnerable defense. In any case, this will not be an easy task. Also, we have Jocoro who's is worst team on the road. Nevertheless, the visitors will try to remain unbeaten in this game. Maybe this is - draw... My pick - Jocoro to win.
Tuesday's visitors have been in flying form of late, though they've benefitted from two home games in the league and facing lower-level opposition in the Coupe de France. Their recent away form against teams at their own level isn't impressive. Strasbourg have lost three of their last five travelling matches, while they've lost six out of ten all season.
According to Delfino, the pair said the passports were a gift. An investigation indicated the numbers on the passports corresponded to other people. The twice World Player Of The Year had travelled to the South American country to promote a book and a campaign for underprivileged children. Ronaldinho was the 2004 and 2005 World Player of the Year and enjoyed the prime of his career at Spanish giants Barcelona.
The unfortunate Morrow had to be rushed to hospital with what was a broken arm, thus not being able to take part in the walk up the old steps to receive his medal. The same clubs were back at Wembley for the FA Cup final the following month and, in what was some form of consolation, Morrow was presented with his League Cup medal on the pitch before kick-off. Arsenal went on to complete the cup double after a replay win - with no players injured in the celebrations.
He said the league would continue to put the health of people as its highest priority but the longer the pause the greater the pressure on the entire football industry. Closed door games could be the only way to survive. But if now people say they reject such games then they should not think about 18 or 20 professional clubs because there will be not be 18 or 20 clubs," Seifert said.
With 11 minutes remaining, Didier Drogba was a yard offside when putting Chelsea 2-0 up, and the Blues not only saw out the victory but went on to lift the title by a point. It could well have altered little going forward in the 2010s, but would have added another trophy to Sir Alex Ferguson’s jam-packed cabinet.
It was always going to take time for Simeone to make what he had last time with these players. Maybe he is finished and maybe too old school to succeed now. I would love to have seen this game three years ago. No, no way this Atletico side can trouble Liverpool. Wednesday 19 FebruaryAtalanta v ValenciaDebutants Atalanta progressed after coming second in Group C behind Manchester City, despite losing their opening three games, while Spanish side Valencia came top of a tight Group H ahead of second-placed Chelsea.
TUESDAY'S STORIES TOP HEADLINES Video - Alisson: ‘It’s great for a goalkeeper to make the Ballon d’Or top ten’01:00 09:20 - Meanwhile in Italy 09:15 - De Ligt: I don't know why people chose me In finishing 15th Matthijs de Ligt picked up the Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under 21 - safe to say the 20-year-old is not quite sure how he has done that, despite a monster season for Ajax before moving to Juventus.
For this meeting, I will play this over 3 goals between these two teams. Horn team will play at home and this team played over twice in the last three games played at home. Opposite, a Liefering team played two over on their last three games played away from home. So I will try this over. Horn's team is in thirteenth position with a record of 5 wins 6 draws and 9 losses. While the Liefering team is in fifth place with a record of 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. Reviewing the last 5 meetings between both teams we can see that the Liefering team has won 4 times and 1 draw.
Mansfield have lost three of their last six matches in all competitions while Cheltenham are unbeaten in their last three league games and under 2.5 goals were produced in four of Mansfield’s and four of Cheltenham’s last five matches, so you can see why we’ve backed a 1-0 away win this weekend.
The decision also keeps with the club’s overall strategy of building from a position of strength. It means Jürgen will oversee the ongoing transition from Melwood to the new Kirkby training base as the club continues to pursue a vision of being elite in all facets of the industry. It also provides us with continuity with the existing football operations management structure, overseen by sporting director Michael Edwards, whose input into the project cannot be overestimated.
After embarking on a 5-game drawing streak and then losing to Celtic, the Hibees finally won their first game since August with a 4-1 victory over St Johnstone. The Edinburgh club has scored an impressive 16 goals so far, averaging 1.33 in all games. This number rises to 1.5 goals in their home ties, with Hibs also conceding the same amount on average and keeping a clean sheet in just 17% of those matches at Easter Road.
Speaking to The National, Fred said: "It’s sad. Skin colour should not matter. But we have to raise our heads, we cannot give them attention when there is so much beauty to see. Fred reacts after being hit by a lighter thrown from the crowd during Manchester United's win over Manchester CityGetty Images 10:15 - Ljungberg still targeting top-four finish Arsenal interim manager Freddie Ljungberg believes a top-four Premier League finish is possible, despite the Gunners’ inconsistent start to the season.
This prompted Spadafora to accuse the league and its president Paolo Dal Pino of being “irresponsible”. Dal Pino reacted by accusing the sports minister of “ignoring the rules and rejecting the responsibility of his role”. An extraordinary meeting has been called for Tuesday to discuss the potential suspension of the league.
Ferguson was suspended - "I was booked for dissent in Germany but I didn't know I was out until later" - and was part of BBC Scotland's commentary team. However, it was clear even from his vantage point that the pitch was not in good shape - the legacy of a Springsteen concert a couple of years earlier that almost caused the collapse of the Ullevi Stadium because of the weight bearing down on the soft soil.
Mason Mount would have been in contention for England's squad at the European Championship this summer Separated from the English Channel by the Havant Bypass, the Farlington Playing Fields are a bustling hub of Portsmouth's local amateur and youth football at weekends, comprising 10 full-size pitches, cricket wickets in summer and a pavilion to the north-east corner. It was here that Tony Mount, at the request of the boy's parents, would conduct one-on-one training sessions with future Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5' Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 1. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. BookingPosted at 90'+4' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Reece James (Chelsea). Posted at 90'+4' Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
He [Bartomeu] talked about the other clubs and Guardiola and said when he was at Barcelona he was amazing. He said Guardiola was the greatest manager but told me 'if you want to enjoy your life you want to play in Barcelona'. Sometimes when I'm driving to the training ground you see the weather and there are these moments when you think 'I always wanted this as a kid, it's a dream' - I'm really happy.
Hamilton picked up a crucial 2-1 win over bottom side Hearts last time out but had been in terrible form prior to that, with it being their first victory in 12 attempts. The hosts will be hoping that the win can act as a springboard to further improvement but given how weak Hearts have been this season, it's hard to take too much reason for encouragement from it.
But we've lost just three league games all season. The players and staff have been magnificent. They're the best I've managed," added the 50-year-old former Manchester United striker, who was also in charge at Rotherham United, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United before returning to Coventry for his second spell as boss in March 2017. Promotion all the sweeter' - CEO Dave Boddy Mark Robins has been in charge for 201 games in his two spells with Coventry"The achievement is all the sweeter, considering the adversity we've been dealt with over the last few years," added chief executive Dave Boddy.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester City 0. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. BookingPosted at 90'+4' Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City). Posted at 90'+4' Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Last year was the best of the six I've had here and I was annoyed with how I was treated. I was very surprised and I didn't understand it. The results have not been the best and I haven't played much, that is why I felt hurt," he said. I had a very strange first half of the season, it was very uncomfortable and surprising for me.
With seven wins from 10 competitive fixtures, Leicester's strength at home this season is well established, and the Foxes have already shown this term that they can dismiss lower-league opponents with ease.
Gareth McAuley says Ian Baraclough and Stephen Robinson "tick a lot of boxes" as possible successors to Michael O'Neil as Northern Ireland manager. Former NI defender McAuley, who retired last September after winning 80 caps, worked with both men in the international set-up. I like how they work, their enthusiasm on the training pitch and how they get their message across," said McAuley. They are the two that spring to mind but they may not be for everyone.
What you feel in that moment is a massive difference if you know somebody who got the virus, or if you don't know. We all know this terrible disease is causing heartache all over the world, but this was the first time for many of us someone we have such a personal connection to was affected to this extent.
Messi is currently two off his rival at 52 free-kicks scored in his career for Barcelona and Argentina. Plus when you dive into Messi’s recent numbers Ronaldo’s drop-off becomes even more stark. In the last ten years Messi has taken a massive leap forward, scoring 43 of his 52 free-kick goals in the past decade with a high of eight in the 2018-19 season.
Hooray for Atalanta The most intriguing story of Wednesday’s Champions League games came in Ukraine, at the tremendously named Stadion Metalist, where Atalanta rudely put three unanswered goals past their hosts Shakhtar Donetsk. In the process, the Italians jumped from last in the group to second, securing their place in the last 16.
Scroll down to find out who they have picked as their best player, and vote for your choice here. If you are viewing this page on the BBC News app please click here to vote. Alan Shearer: Jordan Henderson (Henderson's 1st vote) Media playback is not supported on this device Match of the Day: Alan Shearer & Micah Richards' discuss player of the year The three favourites would be De Bruyne, Henderson and Mane - and it is Henderson for me.
Aguero's prospective lay-off. He has a tendon problem in front - will be a few games out. He added: "We will miss Sergio. We have had some problems with injuries but we will wait for him and meanwhile we have [Gabriel Jesus] and [Raheem] Sterling who can play in that position. We will live without him for a while.
Everton director of football Marcel Brands addressed a small group of angry supporters at the club's training headquarters after the humiliating FA Cup third-round loss at Liverpool. The group of seven fans arrived at the Finch Farm complex, in the Merseyside town of Halewood, on Tuesday. Everton lost 1-0 against an under-strength Liverpool team on Sunday. Brands spoke to the assembled fans for around 20 minutes in what is said to have been an amicable exchange.
Pasalic could have had a hat-trick, as his first-half header came back off the post, while Atalanta substitute Ruslan Malinovskyi was also denied by the woodwork. Mario Balotelli was restored to the Brescia team after being dropped by coach Fabio Grosso for their trip to Roma following a training ground argument, and he had their best chance of the game when he fired a second-half shot against the crossbar.
Erik’s goal shortly before halftime all but secured the title and left Tokyo an almost impossible task of having to score six goals in a half to get their hands on the trophy. Park’s sending off for a rash challenge on Tokyo striker Kensuke Nagai with 30 minutes remaining would have made only the most pessimistic of Yokohama fans worry but Endo’s goal on 77 minutes put all fears to rest.
Posted at 66' Tommy Smith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 66' Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hélder Costa. Posted at 63' Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 63' Foul by James McClean (Stoke City). Posted at 62' Offside, Leeds United.
