Brazilian football was suspended last month because of the spread of the new coronavirus and Walter Feldman told Reuters a quick restart was unlikely. There is hope," Feldman said in a phone call from his home in Rio where he is in self-isolation. Is May possible? I'd say it's a hope but we can't say it is an expectation.
Won't push my luck this time by taking the over 3.5 goals although the odds are really good for that bet and last season this fixture did end up with 4 goals being scored total as the hosts won the game with 3-1 in the end and Altay played their last 3 away games in the league with over 2.5 goals in all of them winning once 3-0 drawing at Adana with 3-3 and losing 3-2 away at Hatayspor so quite attacking minded side on the road but still I prefer to be sure I win and will take the over 2.5 goals bet.
Mlada Boleslav and Sigma both particularly not in their best streak. Sigma had the worst start of the season as they suffered 3 consecutive defeats in Czech Liga. Sigma Olomouc is in dip in form and need to get into winning ways as soon as possible. This clash at Mlada Boleslav can be the turning match for them.
The club would like to thank SportPesa for all of the work that has been done together. At Everton's annual general meeting last month, chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale said "in an ideal world" the club would prefer a different type of sponsor. Of the Premier League's 20 clubs, 10 teams started the season with betting companies as shirt sponsors.
Valencia have had problems of late but they have been playing away from home. Back in Valencia, they are a much stronger side with no league defeats this season. They take on a Real Betis side that have gone six games without a victory. They struggle for goals on their travels and the tip here is for a Valencia home win.
In my opinion a win for Pyunik will not be so easy today: Banants has just collected the first win in the 2nd part of this season beating Gandzasar by 1-0 after a 1-0 loss vs Ararat, while Pyunik has shown a very poor shape losing at home vs Ararat-Armenia by 0-3. Pyunik has scored 12 goals more than Banants so far, but has also conceded 12 goals more than them and in tight matches like this defenses are usually more important than attacks. Banants is unbeaten in the last 3 matches played here and has also won once, so winning again seems to be likely for them.
Big Bullets are ranked 8th on the Ranking Table, they still have many chances to reach the championship round when they are only 2 points behind the 6th place team. This match is therefore important to Big Bullets. Especially in the context that they are playing at home. It should be remembered that at the previous meeting on the Blue eagles Malawi field, Big Bullets won. Thus, that rate is clearly very positive. On the opposite side, Malawi's Blue eagles are proving extremely dangerous on the away field with a record of 2 wins away from home recently. Good luck
That made it 2-2 on aggregate and meant Olympiakos were heading through on away goals. But there was one final, dramatic moment to come when, with seconds left, the ball ricocheted into Aubameyang's path six yards from goal and, with just the goalkeeper to beat, the striker missed. Somehow. The Gabon international has scored 61 times for the club since his debut in February 2018 - a tally only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (64) can boast better among Premier League players But this time the usually deadly forward skewed his effort wide and, after a miss which left players from both teams with their heads in their hands in disbelief, Aubameyang himself was at a loss to explain what happened.
West Ham have agreed a £13m deal to sign Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Soucek from Slavia Prague. Manager David Moyes confirmed Soucek, 24, is undergoing a medical at the Hammers' Rush Green training ground. He fits the profile of the player I want," Moyes said of Soucek, who has 25 caps for his country. Moyes, who replaced Manuel Pellegrini on 30 December, said the club have also submitted a bid for another player, who is believed to be a right-back.
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.
While defeat to Southampton was bad, the biggest worry for Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho was the sight of top scorer Kane pulling up with a left hamstring injury deep into the second half after stretching to score a goal that was ruled out for offside. Video - Mourinho says 'I was rude to an idiot' in press conference00:22 Kane has suffered several lengthy injury lay-offs in the last few seasons.
In fact, had it not been for Pickford, the scoreline could have been even worse. Similar to their draw with Manchester United, Everton started poorly, but at least there was a second-half upturn at Goodison Park. Here there was no improvement after the break. Having opted to play Bernard on their right side, Ancelotti appeared to undo that decision by changing formation midway through the first half with the Brazilian midfielder being replaced at half-time by Theo Walcott.
Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri both came in from the cold and netted in a pulsating start to the action. Michael Keane reduced the arrears for the visitors before Origi and the magnificent Sadio Mane put the hosts firmly in control. Richarlison then pulled another one back right at the death of an incredible first half.
They have lost five of their last seven matches, and are clearly in free fall. Confidence is at rock bottom and yet there isn't any indication Howe's side will abandon the idea of trying to play out from the back, an instruction that continues to see them concede goals at a frightening rate. In contrast, Watford have taken to Pearson's system like a duck to water.
January sees many of us count the cost of Christmas. There are those who have spent too much, others who have eaten too much and then there are Premier League bosses generally frustrated by playing too much. Some managers felt four games in 12 days was "absurd" and one club has been hit by injuries which look set to keep some of their players out for around a combined 500 days. In all, 74 players picked up anything from a niggle to a serious injury as most teams played four fixtures between 21 December and 2 January.
If returned to the top level, have aim to remain in the top league, they need victories against direct rivals on the away ground. Mainz is one of the teams that is close to the relegation zone, and with the recent defeat they went in the danger. Team is not playing good, and is easy to concede goals. There is not such a big difference between Paderborn and them, currently, and this duel should be very close.
BookingPosted at 65' Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 65' Foul by Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen). Posted at 65' Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 64' Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
It wasn’t the most productive conversation. Instead, Schmeichel led United off the plane. A parade around Manchester was the end of the celebrations. On the Thursday night, less than 24 hours after those 101 seconds, the players went their separate ways. In those days there were no WhatsApp groups or any AOL-based equivalent, so that was the last most saw of each other until David Beckham’s wedding six weeks later.
In the top Israeli league today there will be a match between the team from Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Hadera. The home team is pretty much in the middle of the table and accordingly the last performances, they have 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 matches. Hadera is one place ahead of Yehuda in the table and could get at least one point here I believe. The form of both teams is almost the same and I expect an uncertain match here. In the games played by the visitors, it didn't take long for both teams to score, so I expect a draw here.
But Higuain drew Juventus level when his shot took a fortuitous deflection off a defender to wrong-foot the goalkeeper with little over quarter of an hour remaining. Higuain swept in a finish from Juan Cuadrado’s low cross to put Juve in front eight minutes later, but the Atalanta players were furious that an apparent handball from the Colombian in the build-up went unpunished.
This season is longer than ever and we should be proud of what we have done so far. Now is the time to finish it off, we've got to do it. Can BMW drive Brentford?Two sides from the capital, separated by just a few miles, are also hoping they can make it to the promised land. Third-placed Brentford have played some of the best football of any side this season and, in their 'BMW' front three of Said Benrahma, Bryan Mbuemo and Ollie Watkins, they have an attacking force that would cause many a Premier League defence problems.
Kylian Mbappe was deemed not ready to make the cut, despite being marked out as a future superstar. Instead, Odsonne Edouard - 11 months older - was chosen to carry the hopes of a nation. It was a bold call from coach Jean-Claude Giuntini, and the striker did not disappoint. A star was born as France swept to glory at the Under-17 European Championship five years ago. At the time, Mbappe was in construction," Giuntini says.
Manager Eddie Howe, assistant boss Jason Tindall, chief executive Neill Blake and technical director Richard Hughes have also taken "significant" voluntary pay cuts amid the crisis. BrightonBrighton head coach Graham Potter, deputy chairman and chief executive Paul Barber and technical director Dan Ashworth have each taken a significant voluntary pay cut for the next three months. Barber has written to staff to warn that there “may be rougher seas ahead” but reassured them that “all our people, and their families, remain our priority” and has said the club have not made a decision on furloughing yet.
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AS Roma have lost their last three away matches in all competitions. Gent are unbeaten at home in all competitions this season. As Roma failed to win two of their three away matches in the group stage. AS Roma travel to Gent for their Round of 32 second-leg tie in the Europa League on Thursday. The Italian side established a 1-0 advantage at the Stadio Olimpico last week.
I predict the away team and the home team will play at full strength in the first round and the second round runs during this match... have met quite often and successive wins sometimes the away team and sometimes the away team who won this match I predict the score for this match is over 3 goals at the last minute this match is running... I predict the away team and the home team will score in the first round and the second half runs during this match... I predict the score for this match is 2-2 ... I bet over 2.5 goals in this match ...
Cardiff’s big problem has been results on their travels. They are fourth-bottom in the away table, which has hit their hopes of a top-six finish this season. The Bluebirds have failed to win any of their nine away trips, so heading to a side like Forest must be a worry for the visitors.
Dordrecht and Eindhoven FC will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Dordrecht this season have the following results: 2W, 6D and 14L. Meanwhile Eindhoven FC have 7W, 4D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The visitors have lost 67% of their games this season, so it’s hard to see how they can stay up this term. They opened up 2020 with yet another loss, while Samp are aiming to pile onto their problems. The hosts are boosted by the fact that in the last three Serie A seasons (since 2017/18) the Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella has scored 11 goals in 14 meetings against newly-promoted teams, including three braces.
SubstitutionPosted at 66' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Bright Samuel replaces Jack Clarke. Posted at 61' Foul by Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday). Posted at 61' Dominic Ball (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Northampton forward Vadaine Oliver went closest to a breakthrough in the first half, striking the crossbar from close range, while second tier Derby failed to muster a shot on target and now face the prospect of a replay.
He looked absolutely shot and it was sad to see. You couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He didn't look like he could cope with the pressure and it was clear we had to do something. It had clearly affected him so much. It was very obvious quite soon that this was the end for Karius. Warnock: "A lot of people thought it was a strange buy. Alisson had only really played one season at Roma so the homework they had done must have been big - to be able to go to your board and say he is the next piece of the jigsaw and he's going to bring us success, so please give me £66.
Listen to the interview with Trippier on Football Daily'Even the groundsman gives you a big hug in Madrid'Trippier made the switch to Atletico Madrid in a £20m move from Tottenham last summer, signing a three-year contract with the Spanish club. It's been amazing. My wife and two children are the most important thing to me, and also to make sure we found a place for them and for them to feel settled - and they have done, it's made my life a lot easier.
But in a letter seen by BBC Sport, Masters tells Cengiz's lawyer: "I assure you and your client that her representations are being fully considered in our process. Moral values should prevail'Fans vow to raise Saudi issues despite support for dealCengiz's legal team say it is the first acknowledgment by the Premier League that her views are being taken into account in the takeover, which is being checked under its owners' and directors' test.
The paper reports that they want to sign Ben White from Leeds United in the winter transfer window. The 22-year-old is on loan from Brighton, and an offer of £25 million might be enough to secure any deal, with the player happy to make the move to London. Paper Round’s view: Chelsea need defensive reinforcements and White would be a handy addition.
Valencia are unbeaten in their last 14 home league games. Real Betis have only scored ten away league goals this season. Real Betis have gone six matches without a win. It’s a worrying time for both of these clubs. Valencia have slipped to eight in La Liga, while Real Betis are down in 13th position.
Whether he was pushing his players up, or dragging them back, they did exactly what he asked them to do. A masterclass from Atletico "Atletico lined up in a 4-4-2 formation but Koke always tracked Liverpool left-back Andrew Robertson so he was sometimes playing as a right-sided full-back in a back five. If not, he was pushing inside, on to Georginio Wijnaldum," said Stephen Warnock. Saul Niguez went high and tight on Fabinho, and there were times when Atletico were almost going man-for-man and leaving a three versus three situation at the back, although reinforcements were never far away.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Bournemouth 0. Posted at 90'+6' Sam Byram (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 90'+6' Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth). BookingPosted at 90'+5' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+5' Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+5' Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
The reforms in 2017, which they deemed sufficient, led to BAME representation on the board reaching 10%, 10% representation from the LGBT+ community and 40% representation by women. The Premier League has shown its solidarity, with players' names replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter' for the first 12 matches of the restarted season, and a Black Lives Matter badge will feature on all shirts for the rest of the campaign.
At times it’s as if Vinicius cares a little too much. After scoring his first goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Osasuna, for instance, he burst into tears, overcome at the emotion of the moment. Having come under such intense scrutiny it was a reminder of the pressure heaped on the Brazilian’s shoulders as one of the young talents, along with the likes of Fede Valverde and Rodrygo, charged with carrying Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world, into the future.
Rizespor and Genclerbirligi will face to face on the last match in the 19th matchday. The situation is similar than my previous selection. I expect a high score, because the teams represent a same quality, follow each other in the table, stands bottom of the table, so they conceded more goals than received, Rizespor have 11-11 goal difference at home, while Genclerbirligi could play a crazy game everywhere. The home team run a 3 matches winless streak, while the guest cannot win since in the last month. The away team conceded 15 goals in the last 5 games, they received only 11.
I'm pretty relaxed about it. I'm fortunate. I've looked after the money I've earned pretty well - I'm tighter than two coats of paint. I've got in the back of my head the Scotland squad [for the Nations League matches in early September]. I'd like to have a club before then but sadly this virus might curtail that. Stephen O'Donnell chose to leave Kilmarnock where his form had earned him 11 Scotland caps'We have a core of seven or eight players'Morton chief executive David MacKinnonThe key thing is operating a break-even budget.
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LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Mane robs Evans inside the Leicester box but sees his goal-bound shot brilliantly blocked by Schmeichel. The Liverpool No. Foxes stopper for making himself so big. LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Firmino arrives at the near post to meet Robertson's wonderful left-wing cross, but somehow guides his shot wide of target.
My players have demonstrated an incredible sense of unity and togetherness and I'm proud of their actions," Leeds' director of football Victor Orta said in a statement. To Marcelo and his staff and all of the players, we thank them for putting our wider team first and taking care of family. Globally, more than 470,800 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and over 21,200 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Erzgebirge Aue has 9-3-2 at home and as Karlsruhe is close to the bottom with 2-6-6 at home. The odds should have been closer to events in my world. Visitors are currently on a better period of play this season. Most of their matches ended in a draw, in fact, they had more draws than losses. This has thrown them into the position they are in and will be crucial in deciding their future. The head-to-head statistics favor the home team that has a winning streak at home. The AUE home team in 12th place with 38 points after 29 rounds is fairly calm but not mathematically safe, while Karlsruher SC is in full fight for relegation in 16th place with 30 points after 29 games. In my opinion, a point for the visiting team which by the way is unbeaten for 4 rounds
Roma’s last two games at the Stadio Olimpico have marked them out as real top four contenders. The Giallorossi host Brescia after back to back 2-1 victories over AC Milan and Napoli at this ground. However, the hosts aren’t just a side for the big occasion, they're looking to add to the 14 goals they've notched in seven unbeaten clashes with bottom half sides.
Two efforts at goal, two goals. What more do you need from a striker? PLAYER RATINGS Aston Villa: Nyland 8, Elmohamady 7, Chester 7, Konsa 6, Taylor 6, Lansbury 7, Luiz 6, Hourihane 8, Jota 7, Kodjia 8, Trezeguet 7. Subs: Hause 6, Wesley 7. Liverpool: Kelleher 5, Hoever 5, Boyes 5, Van den Berg 5, Gallacher 6, Chirivella 6, Christie-Davies 5, Kane 7, Longstaff 6, Hill 6, Elliott 8.