League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan has said the 2019-20 Premier League season could be cancelled if clubs do not agree to play in neutral venues. A vote is set to take place on Monday on proposals for a return to football. Brighton have already said they are "not in favour" of the idea of using neutral venues as it may affect the "integrity" of the league, with West Ham also reportedly not in favour.
Four of the last five meetings between these two sides have yielded over 2.5 goals. Leicester City have no win in their last five away league matches. Arsenal have eight wins in 16 home league matches. Leicester have scored in each of the last five meetings with Arsenal. The side playing at home has won each of the last five meetings between these teams.
Borussia Dortmund will host RB Leipzig for this fixture of the league. I expect, this will be a very interesting match. Also, I expect, this will be a very tense match. Both sides are one of the ambitious teams in this league. Of course, both teams want to get a positive result. Yeah, Borussia is strong team at home. I expect, the hosts will try to dominate in this game. They tend to score a goal. However, Leipzig are in solid shape. The visitors have a great attack. I think, they will have the potential to fighting for the victory. My pick - Leipzig to win.
Sevilla are unbeaten in their last six home league games. Sevilla have only lost one of their last 12 home league fixtures. Barcelona have lost five away league games this season and drawn three. Third placed Sevilla host the league leaders Barcelona but even a win is unlikely to put them in the title race.
Huesca will host Ponferradina for this fixture of the league. I believe, the hosts have a great chance to get all three points. Huesca are more ambitious team in this league. They are currently on the 4th place with 26 points. True, in last game Huesca lost 3-2 against Fuenlabrada (away). In any case, Huesca is really better team at home. I expect, they to dominate from the start match. Also, we have Ponferradina who's is very average team in this season. True, the guests are undefeated in their last 5 matches. Perhaps, they will try to remain unbeaten. However, this will not be an easy task. My pick - Huesca to win.
The same goes for their hopes of success in Europe when they pick up their Champions League campaign against Real Madrid next month too. They might not have retained their Premier League title, but they are still a very good team indeed. Lawro's prediction: 0-2Jimi's prediction: Arsenal are going to get one, but we are going to win it. SUNDAY Bournemouth v Southampton (Premier League, 14:00 BST)Southampton are playing some really nice football at the moment and look confident on the ball, which is great to see.
Pedro replaces Mason Mount. SubstitutionSubstitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bruno Jordão replaces Diogo Jota. BookingLeander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Post updateTammy Abraham (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing. Post updateFoul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Post updateFoul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea). Managerless Watford were relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspired Arsenal to victory.
He changed the mentality absolutely. He left in 1996 to be replaced by Bobby Robson, but even the Englishman was, in a sense, a continuity candidate: he had played at West Bromwich Albion under Vic Buckingham, who had given Cruyff his debut at Ajax and had preceded Michels at Barcelona. Robson soon yielded to Louis van Gaal, who had reinterpreted Total Football in leading Ajax to the Champions League in 1995.
A three – game winless run against Derby will also not help; the two sides have played to 1-1 draws in their last two meetings while earlier, Derby had won 2-1. On their part, Derby are reeling from a run of four winless outings and have no clean sheet in their last six matches. They had a decent showing against QPR on Tuesday but that wasn’t enough to get them back to winning ways.
The 21-year-old Moroccan international has impressed while on loan at Borussia Dortmund, but his contract with Real runs until 2023. That means that interest from Juventus and Borussia Dortmund is almost certain to come to nothing. Paper Round’s view: Hakimi is an impressive full-back, but his ability to play as a winger adds versatility to the Real Madrid squad next season.
However, on Sunday Ozil had one of his best games of an otherwise miserable season in which he has provided just one assist in 10 Premier League appearances. He helped create numerous attacking moves until his late substitution, something Arteta appeared to appreciate. I am hoping that he can sustain that level every three or four days.
The Serie A title race took another twist last weekend, with Inter Milan dropping points at Fiorentina. It was another unlucky slip for the Nerazzurri, with Antonio Conte once again bemoaning his sides inability to close out a game. Having dropped four points in the space of a week, Inter were left trailing Juve, albeit with the clubs on the same points total.
They have just three losses in the last 15 matches and failed to score in one of the last 10. Dortmund are unbeaten in 11 matches at home, and have won eight of these. They have scored two or more goals in nine of 11 matches at home and have three clean sheets in four home matches in the Bundesliga. Six of their last seven Bundesliga games at home have yielded over 2.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2Jimi's prediction: I really like Sean Dyche. He is a solid geezer by the looks of things. Arsenal v Man City (FA Cup, 19:45 BST)Arsenal's win over Liverpool on Wednesday was aided and abetted by some mistakes by the Reds but it was still a great result for them. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta made a few changes with this game in mind, but his problem is that City boss Pep Guardiola also rested several players when they beat Bournemouth on the same night.
Posted at 57' Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 56' Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Posted at 56' Foul by Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical). The Portuguese squeezed his shot under Bartlomiej Dragowski in the 40th minute and sent the Fiorentina goalkeeper the wrong way late in the second half to take his tally for the season to 19 after Fiorentina held their own for much of the game.
Arteta (right) challenges Neil Lennon for the ballAt Everton, a club where he spent six years between 2005 and 2011, he fought for more creative players to be brought in and helped to build a totally different style and playing ethos than the one that existed when he first joined. The Toffees' manager at the time, David Moyes, quickly realised Arteta could improve the team on the pitch but also help develop the philosophy the Scot wanted to impose.
Three months on from their crushing 5-2 defeat at home to Chelsea, and that early season struggle has been long forgotten. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League games and have sealed their passage through to the Europa League knockout stage.
There is a receding chance that David Moyes will be given a chance, but Unai Emery is under consideration, along with Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti. Bringing in a new manager quickly will allow them to bed in before the transfer window. Paper Round’s view: Ancelotti, Moyes, Pereira and Emery all have their own, distinct styles and approaches to football, which suggests that Everton still do not have an identifiable long-term plan to let a manager work well with Marcel Brands.
Baghdad will host Al Zawraa for this fixture of the league. In my opinion, the visitors have a real chance to continue with the winning results. Al Zawraa show a great results at the start of the new campaign. They have two consecutive victories. In previous game Al Zawraa is won 1-0 against Al Kahraba. Also, we have Baghdad who's is not very good team in this new season. Baghdad have a vulnerable defense. In previous game Baghdad lost 3-1 against Al Shorta. Yeah, Baghdad have advantage at home stadium. However, they are not convincing team. I think, the visitors will try to get the victory on the opposite stadium.
Whilst Corinthians may have scraped a Copa Libertadores place, it's not been a great season for them. They started off fairly well but have dropped like a stone in recent months, winning just 3 of their last 15 games and sacking manage Fabio Carille along the way.
My first thought was: 'Will I play football?' But then you get to the point when you're by yourself, you can't sleep and all you're thinking is: 'This could end my life. Realistically, the chances of that actually happening were tiny - but you overthink everything. What if the chemo doesn't work? This could go further than anyone expects.
Two teams with different aims but in fact not really that much separating them if we look at the fact that they met in a double leg in the Turkish Cup quarters of the competition first leg was here and both teams rested some key players it ended 0-0 and in the return leg Sivasspor could not win as they only drew 1-1 at home and the hosts qualified through. But in the league situation was desperate one month ago for Antalyaspor, since then however they have won 3-1 at home with Kasimpasa won 2-1 away at Yeni Malatyaspor and drew 2-2 with Fenerbahce at home and are undefeated in their last 7 league games making them sit 2 points above the relegation line and they will for sure score quite likely even goals here.
Solskjaer said: "It’s very easy to compare the two of them, yes. Both with skills, body shape, attitude, attributes – everything. The boy has every chance in the world to become a top, top player. Let’s hope he continues like this. Seuuuu!"Getty Images 10:30 - Feet up, Lionel Lionel Messi was a surprise absentee from Barcelona's Champions League squad this week - and manager Ernesto Valverde had some explaining to do at his press conference.
Fresh from their first away win of the season, Woodgate’s men could really kick on as they head into 2020. The New Year could prove to be a real turning point for them, while it could be the continuation of a decline for the hosts. Preston have won twice in their last nine matches, scoring just five goals in that time. Meanwhile, Boro’s good form has seen them keep back to back clean sheets ahead of this encounter.
SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Santi Mina replaces Jacobo González. Posted at 80' Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 80' Foul by Rafinha (Celta de Vigo). Posted at 80' Attempt saved. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas. Posted at 76' Corner, Barcelona.
Meanwhile, West Ham United leapt out of the bottom three with a 3-1 win over Southampton. A few thousand Hammers' fans marched outside the London Stadium before the game, protesting at the club's owners, but their mood was lightened as Jarrod Bowen, the £22 million January signing, marked his full debut with a fine goal.
Speaking to Reuters, IFAB secretary Lukas Brud said the organisation is working on current or future VAR usage with over 100 competitions and is not focused on the Premier League. However, Brud repeated his view that VAR should only be used in cases where a "clear and obvious" error has been identified and should not "try to find something that might not be there".
There is nothing to suggest however that Bournemouth's goal will be anything other than a consolation. With four defeats in a row, the Cherries are statistically the worst team in the Premier League at present on recent form, and having lost to Liverpool in each of their last four meetings by an aggregate score of 14-0, Bournemouth will fear the worst again this weekend.
Dundee will host Ayr United for this fixture of the league. Both sides are one of the ambitious teams in this campaign. Of course, both teams want to get a positive result. Hosts probably are favorites in this game. Dundee have advantage at home stadium. They will try to dominate on the home field. However, this will not be an easy task. I expect, the visitors will try to provide a strong resistance. Also, we have Ayr who's is one of the best teams on the road. I think, the visitors will try to get the victory on the opposite stadium.
The hosts are 12 points clear in an automatic promotion spot, putting them in a commanding position. The hosts are making great progress in their bid to make the Premier League, while they’ll look to add to that lead against a team who are muscling their way into the playoff picture.
We had a very bad day but that can always happen. We should not be driven crazy by this defeat but we cannot be happy. We're going to move on from this and we know we'll find solutions as until now we have had a good season. We have strengths and weaknesses but we can turn things around. Real midfielder Casemiro said the defeat could mean the difference between his side winning a first league championship since 2017 or losing out again to Barcelona, who are bidding to claim the trophy for the third season in a row.
It demonstrated the power of the footballer and the role they can play in societal change. It also demonstrated that moving government on policy is far easier than shifting racial attitudes in football. Steven Gerrard waltzes into Glasgow Rangers for his first managerial post followed by Frank Lampard at Chelsea after one season at Derby; meanwhile, their England team-mate Sol Campbell saves League Two strugglers Macclesfield Town from Football League oblivion only to be rewarded with a post at fellow strugglers Southend.
Odds are not bad for the over 2.5 goals but I want even bigger odds and will gladly jump on the odds for the over 3.5 goals and one of the main reasons for this is the guests who have played with Hapoel Petah Tikva on the road and lost the game with 4-2 while at home last round they lost 4-2 to MS Kafr Qasim and those two sides are really not even top teams in the second league level in Israel but the defense of Nazareth was all over the place and now they need to be careful not to relegate from this group.
Read the full story Liverpool's transfer policies revealed The Independent have revealed the interesting and important criteria behind any potential summer transfers at Anfield as Liverpool look to strengthen one of the best teams in world football. The report refers back to the signings of the Reds' front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah, who all cost around £30 million.
United are now fourth in the table on 18 points, level with Everton and 14 adrift of Chelsea in third. Toffees enjoy sweet Sunday feeling Chloe Kelly fired a clinical hat-trick as Everton moved ahead of Reading into fifth position. Willie Kirk's side had previously gone three games without a win but showed no signs of lacking confidence on Merseyside, as Kelly's 11th, 59th and 65th-minute strikes – the second of those direct from a corner – extinguished the Royals' hopes of extending their lead over their opponents in the table.
Posted at 83' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Gian-Luca Itter. Posted at 82' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike Frantz. Posted at 78' Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 78' Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg). Posted at 78' Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
For Liverpool to lose on the night was hard to take when you consider how they had Atletico penned back in their own half for long periods, and created so many chances. Adrian's opposite number, Jan Oblak, was Atletico's best player, and the Spanish side created next to nothing in normal time. Why Liverpool fans can wait for their title party Next up for Liverpool is a trip to Goodison Park, for Monday's Merseyside derby.
He will surely be in urgent discussions with Arsenal's recruitment team to find a central defender of steel and reliability as Luiz cannot be relied upon and Mustafi's vulnerability is unsustainable if Arteta is to build the side he wants. Arteta looked downcast at the final whistle as he moved among his players, consoling them before taking the applause from supporters disappointed at the outcome but encouraged by the effort.
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Hull have won three of their last four matches in the Championship (L1), last winning three in a row at the start of November. They could easily repeat that achievement here, while they’ve won three straight games in all competitions following their success at Rotherham at the weekend.
One of the big matches lined up this weekend I n the Portuguese Primeira Liga will see Vitoria Setubal play host to Sporting CP. Going to the match, Vitoria Setubal have managed 19 points and are in 10th place while Sporting, with 26 points are placed fourth. Vitoria Setubal have four wins, five clean sheets and five losses in their last 15 matches and they have scored in eight of the 15.
Santa Clara have only won twice at home this season and Boavista have only lost once on the road this season, drawing three times. The hosts average 1.33 points per home game this season while their guests average 1.20 points on the road, which is why we’re confident Friday’s clash will end in a draw.
Based on recent form, Sevilla's strength in Andalusia and Villarreal's struggles away from home, the hosts are worthy odds-on favourites for this Sunday's encounter but they still represent a bit of value at around the 4/6 mark.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has been ruled out of their Champions League last-16 second leg against Atletico Madrid with a hip injury. Alisson will also miss Saturday's home Premier League game against Bournemouth and is a doubt for the Merseyside derby at Everton on 16 March. Liverpool host Atletico on Wednesday, trailing 1-0 from the first leg. He is not available for tomorrow and then the next week," manager Jurgen Klopp said of the 27-year-old.
The Italian Serie A is set for top class action this Thursday, when top four aspirants Atalanta and Napoli face off at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. Hosts Atalanta head to this game on 57 points and in fourth place, while Napoli are sixth on 45 points. A fine attack, but a shaky defence has been the highlight for Atalanta this season; they have the most goals in the league (80), but have conceded the most (39) among the top nine teams.