It's absolutely not OK," Klopp said. And we still have it. None of the managers have a problem with matches on Boxing Day, but playing the 26th and 28th is a crime. We can say whatever we want and no-one is really interested but every year it is the same for the coaches involved in it. Download and listen to the latest Football Daily podcastThe Club World Cup was the second trophy Liverpool - who are 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand - have won this season, after they beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Uefa Super Cup in August.
Our correct score prediction follows the same low-scoring pattern, and we're tipping Palace to eke out a win 1-0. Watford failed to get on the scoresheet in three of their last four Premier League home games, and Palace are searching for their third clean sheet on the spin this weekend.
And how sweet it looked, as a joyous Lampard saw Chelsea become the first side to defeat a team managed by Jose Mourinho home and away in a single season. Giroud scored his first Premier League goal of the season in the win over Spurs"It always looks clever when that comes off," said Lampard of his team changes.
At least I know the sources everyone is talking about aren't sources, they are just made up, blatant lies. Why Virgil van Dijk was robbed of Ballon d’Or' "If history was wiped and football boiled down to a single year, who would emerge as the best player? That should be the essence of the Ballon d’Or.
Sheffield Wed won two games in a row won away at a Premier League club in the FA Cup and also won last round away at 2nd placed Leeds with 2-0 in the end, so good morale coming from them for this fixture and after losing their last two home games this really seems like a home win in the coming as the guests have a 2-1 loss away at Birmingham, a 2- 1 loss away at modest Huddersfield and a 3-2 loss at Nottingham in their last 3 away games.
All of Sheffield Wednesday’s defeats this season have come by a single goal. Meanwhile, Derby have won by a one-goal margin in 60% of their wins at this ground, backed up by a solid defensive return. The Rams have a clean sheet in all but one of their victories at home, while the Owls have scored only once in their last three visits here. As a result, a 1-0 home win is our correct score prediction for this one.
The Premier League bade a fond farewell to Manchester City legend David Silva, making his 309th and final English top-flight appearance, after helping the club win 11 major trophies in 10 years. Elsewhere, Danny Ings scored an 84th-minute penalty to finish the season one goal behind Golden Boot winner Vardy - and level on 22 goals with Arsenal's Aubameyang - as Southampton beat Sheffield United 3-1.
Tainan City and Hang / Yuen face each other. Football match within the framework of the Taiwanese championship. The hosts are slightly favorite but they are likely to encounter certain difficulties in beating this valiant hang Yuen team, the draw is possible, but the locals can make a move
This fixture features no. 15 vs no. 8 in the league, Bologna vs Parma. The hosts coming from a 3 - 1 loss to Sassuolo (no. 14 in the league) and their last he game a 1 - 2 loss to inter. The visitors coming from a 2 - 0 win over Roma ( no. 5 in the league ) and their last away game a 1 - 1 draw with Fiorentina. The visitors should win this game as they played a higher table team than the hosts in their last away game and drew the match then come from a win to a team above themselves facing a team coming from a loss to a team below the visitors but played a team above the visitors and scored and conceded in their last home game so an over 2.5 is beat to tip here.
I was so proud of my team's performance today, I thought they were absolutely magnificent. My team went right to the end, in tough conditions," he told the BBC. The way they attacked the game from the off, recovered from the equaliser and went again, I think there was one team there that was absolutely hanging on for a result in the end and that just shows what sort of performance we put in today.
However, gambling related-harm has made the lives of two million people miserable. It leads to hundreds of people each year taking their own lives, leaving families and friends devastated. James Grimes, a former gambler who runs charity The Big Step which is tackling football's relationship with gambling, said: "We welcome the recommendation to remove gambling sponsorship and advertising in the Premier League immediately.
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Trailing 3-2, Betis were reduced to 10 men after Nabil Fekir received two yellow cards in quick succession but Lenglet's dismissal made for a tense finale. Earlier, leaders Real Madrid had beaten Osasuna 4-1 to go six points clear. Real Betis v Barcelona as it happenedLa Liga tableIt had been a difficult week for Barcelona after they were dumped out of the Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage by Athletic Bilbao and the club's sporting director Eric Abidal publically criticised the players for not working hard enough.
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Barcelona defender Jordi Alba joined captain Lionel Messi in criticising the club's sporting director Eric Abidal after the team were knocked out of the Copa del Rey with a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday. The quarter-final loss was the latest blow in a dark week for Barca after winger Ousmane Dembele suffered a serious injury and Messi caused a stir by hitting back at Abidal for appearing to blame the players for last month's sacking of Valverde.
In the 30 days since I arrived here I have to be happy," Ancelotti said. The players and staff did a fantastic job but the Europa League has to be the target. Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison prosper Dominic Calvert-Lewin has 11 Premier League goals this season, the most by an English player for Everton in a single season since Andrew Johnson in 2006-07 (also 11)The biggest beneficiaries of Ancelotti's appointment appear to be his front players Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison.
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We've worked really hard on Espanyol to find the details that we think our players need to do a good game and compete well. TEAM NEWSWolves have no new injury worries. Wing-back Ruben Vinagre remains sidelined with a hamstring problem he suffered in the FA Cup defeat by Manchester United on 15 January. He is out, but he is really close to returning and joining the group again," said Nuno. Espanyol will be without January signing Raul de Tomas, who has scored five goals in five games for them.
Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner. Posted at 68' Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Felipe. Posted at 67' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 67' Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid). BookingPosted at 66' Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 66' Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Villa are organised, they have a keeper with incredible experience in Pepe Reina, talent and fast players up front, physicality in midfield, good headers as centre-defenders. Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte will not feature in the final and is expected to be out of action for up to a month after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 2-1 win over Real Madrid. Winger Leroy Sane is City's only other major absentee but the German, out since August with knee ligament damage, stepped up his comeback with 57 minutes for the under-23s on Friday.
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Post updateFoul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion). Post updateNabil Bentaleb (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingAdam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Post updateFoul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion). Post updateDanny Rose (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post updateAttempt missed. Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
Some lads are extremely talented; I’ve got a little bit of talent but I’ve definitely made the most of it over the years. Over the next four or five years I feel they’re going to be the best years of my career,” he told the Irish Times last year. Hourihane is always keen to stress how hard he works and to downplay his natural ability – but working hard is a talent, and one that’s all too often neglected and overlooked.
Chelsea: Kepa 6, Azpilicueta 6, Tomori 6, Zouma 6, Emerson 5, Jorginho 5, Kante 7, Kovacic 6, Willian 6, Abraham 5, Pulisic 5. Subs: James 6, Batshuayi 6, Mount 6. KEY STATS Man City's possession figure of 46. Pep Guardiola side in any of his 381 top-flight matches as a manager. In 11 starts this season, Riyad Mahrez has been involved in 10 goals, scoring four and assisting six.
Their chances of accomplishing a win this weekend look pretty good as they come into the match undefeated in their last eight outings and having only failed to score in one of their matches on home soil so far this season. They are also joint top of the form table having claimed an impressive 18 points from their last eight matches, so a further three points this weekend looks to be on the cards.
These two sides will be hoping to be in the playoff hunt at the end of the season and these kind of games can be vitally important in determining who makes the top six. With that in mind, we’re confident in predicting that this match should beat the 2.5 goal line with relative ease.
FC Lokomotiv is shocked by what happened," added the club. This is a huge sorrow for our family. We express our condolences to his family and friends. Samokhvalov played for Lokomotiv’s reserve team Kazanka in Russia’s third tier and was yet to make an appearance in the Russian Premier League since joining the club in 2015. It's horrible. The doctors have told us the cause of death was heart failure," Kazanka coach Alexander Grishin told Russian news agency RIA Novos.
Frank Lampard(158 appearances; 64 goals; 18 assists) Frank Lampard is the highest-scoring midfielder in Premier League history (177 goals)Super Frankie Lampard. Third on the Premier League's all-time appearances list and a midfielder who has scored more than all but three players to have played in the competition. Lampard is a Chelsea legend - despite a switch to Premier League rivals Manchester City at the end of his Stamford Bridge career.
Posted at 63' Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 63' Foul by Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg). SubstitutionPosted at 63' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Erling Haaland replaces Julian Brandt. Alfredo Morelos will miss Rangers' Scottish Cup quarter-final against Hearts for "disciplinary" reasons. The striker, 23, was allowed to return to his Colombian homeland last week but reported back 24 hours late.
They needed the three points, they got the three points and Dean Smith got his performance. It was important Villa stepped up and played with confidence after three defeats. Newcastle helped them immensely by the fact they were so passive. Villa did have to weather a little bit of a Newcastle storm at the start of the second half but it was a big performance and they're back on track. Man of the match - Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) Jack Grealish was also excellent but Conor Hourihane gets the nod for scoring one goal and making another.
The Gunners have now gone six games without a win at Emirates Stadium, their longest run without a home victory since 1995. Arsenal are seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, after five victories in 17 matches this season. Former midfielder Arteta, who made 150 appearances for the Gunners between 2011 and 2016 and captained the side, was linked with replacing Arsene Wenger at the Emirates in 2018 before the club appointed Emery.
It looked like City would run riot at that stage, but Ally Samatta brought Villa back into the game just before half-time with a flying header after a laughable mistake from John Stones. Villa struggled to get the ball in the second half, but they kept the score at 2-1, all the while hoping for one chance.
The Italian giants want to make the Liverpool star the world’s most expensive defender for the second time. The Netherlands international joined for £76m, making him the world's most expensive defender at the time. The record was beaten last summer when Manchester United signed Harry Maguire from Leicester City for £80m.
Read the full story Arsenal's plans for new defensive signing accelerate Mikel Arteta might be in for a busy first month in charge at the Emirates with the January transfer window proving to be more stressful and important than he anticipated. Arsenal are now in desperate need for a new centre-back after it was confirmed that Calum Chambers suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage against Chelsea last weekend, leaving Arteta short of defensive options.
Sunday's win was achieved without Ryan Christie, Jonny Hayes, Hatem Abd Elhamed or Mohamed Elyounoussi with Olivier Ntcham, Boli Bolingoli, Jeremie Frimpong and Odsonne Edouard stepping into the side to overcome Hibs. With games coming thick and fast and injuries piling up on the cold, frozen surfaces around Scotland, Lennon's side have so far managed to safely navigate their way through a crowded fixture list without any genuine upsets.
After beating Bournemouth and West Ham United, 13th-placed Newcastle visit Villa Park with an opportunity to record three consecutive top-flight victories for the first time since Nov. The difference in a couple of weeks with a couple of wins is remarkable," Bruce said. They're (the players) bouncing around the place and training has been as lively as it has been.
It remains to be seen if anyone will be handed a shot at history on Thursday, 29 February, 2024. Hodgson's 100 highlights remarkable consistencyIt was a big day for Crystal Palace boss Hodgson as he brought up his century of top-flight games in charge of the Eagles - the first time the 72-year-old has reached 100 games at a Premier League club, having departed Fulham for Liverpool six games short of the landmark in 2010.
Offensively, against United, City had 22 shots at goal, and almost 72% possession but, as has been the case for much of the season, it was defensive problems that undid them. Every attack from United, especially in the first half, looked like ending in a goal. Other than their two goals, one a penalty from Marcus Rashford and the other a smart finish by Anthony Martial, United could, and probably should, have had more.
We have Sergio Romero, Lee Grant and David de Gea," Solskjaer said. I have a good problem to decide how our goalkeeping department is going to look next year. You can't have three or four top keepers there. Because of a clause in his loan contract, Henderson is ineligible to play against Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday. We need to make sure Dean plays football to develop and he needs games I am just happy he doesn't play against us tomorrow," Solskjaer said.
Pro Vercelli have dominated this encounter over the past couple of games as they have not lost in their last 5 games against carrarese, winning 3 of those games. This season l, two points separates these two teams as the home team have 24 points while the away team has 22 points after 16 games. This match will be really tough as the home team have won 4 of their last six home games while the away team is undefeated in their last six away games. My pick is a win for the away team provided there is no draw in this match
Having left his teens on 25 March, Sancho now faces a decade that will define his career. On the day of Borussia Dortmund's huge top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash with reigning champions Bayern Munich on Tuesday, BBC Sport looks at the stats and asks; could Sancho be the long-term heir to Messi's crown?Teen titanFrom relative obscurity in Manchester City's academy to Bundesliga stardom and a prominent place in the full England squad - Sancho's rise since joining Dortmund has been meteoric.
Getty Images 09:00 - No NBA decision until May The NBA doesn't expect to have a decision about the status of the 2019-20 season until at least May, commissioner Adam Silver said. The short answer is no," Silver told TNT. Essentially what I've told my folks over the last week is that we should just accept that, at least for the month of April, we won't be in a position to make any decisions.
John Terry refutes claims he blocked Aguero move to Chelsea terry agueroGetty Images According to The Athletic, Chelsea had offered a £30m for Aguero while he was still plying his trade with La Liga side Atletico Madrid, but the bid was rebuffed for being too low. Having come up against the Argentine in the Champions League, Terry was said to be not overly impressed by his movement, despite the fact he bagged two goals against Chelsea.
