But people were becoming more affluent and could do other things with their time; more sport was on television; working weeks were changing; then there was Celtic's dominance; hooliganism; the three-day week; a recession. All these things played a part and it was a situation beyond football's control, in the most part. Reconstruction was first mooted in the mid-60s after it emerged crowds had dipped by about half a million.
He's a good passer of the ball and he's what this team needs to score goals. You're still going to see more and better from him because he is still getting used to the Premier League. When he's finally settled Bruno Fernandes is going to do well in this team. Before I came here I knew Manchester United were looking at him and I was hoping they would get him because he is a good player and I knew he was going to change the dynamic of the team.
I'm a blessed guy,” he said of the personal feat. I try all the time to do my best and sometimes I cannot do it and that's the way. It's important for me to score goals and keep scoring goals because I have to. I'm at a big club and play with big players. I’m in a single competition with Sergio - a friendly competition.
Foden has figured in 25 games this season, including the Community Shield, starting 10 of them, and has three goals and seven assists. In total he has been involved in 61 games, starting 24, scoring 10 goals and assisting 10. These particular graphs will surely take a sharp upward curve once Silva vacates the place he has made his own. As for City, this triumph caps an outstanding week following on from a crucial win at Leicester City that cemented second place in the Premier League and the outstanding performance that brought the 2-1 win against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg tie.
However, all but 28 of those wins, 70 of those goals and 86 of those points were ultimately amassed in a vain attempt at league glory. The highest number of points they have claimed from a single opponent over the three decades is the 108 points they have taken off Tottenham from 60 encounters between the two. They have won 105 points against Merseyside rivals Everton, while West Ham have been plundered for 101.
Frank Lampard greets Jose MourinhoGetty Images MAN OF THE MATCH Willian (Chelsea). The playmaker capped a tidy overall showing by following up a moment of magic with ice-cool composure from the spot. PLAYER RATINGS Tottenham: Gazzaniga 5, Aurier 5, Alderweireld 6, Sanchez 6, Vertonghen 5, Dier 5, Sissoko 6, Lucas Moura 6, Alli 6, Son 5, Kane 5.
the home side should be able to win this match. Piacenza is the team in form right now. At worst this match should end into a draw. The head to head also looks sweet for the home side having won the previous fixture comfortably I expect them to have less trouble while play at home because they are currently in good form. This match has always provides goals compared to the usual way how matches end in the Italian league. So we expect goals today and more for the home side. Both teams are also likely to score, so a score of 3:1 or 2:1 is on the cards
The hosts may be newly promoted and indeed they lost their opening game of the season with 3-0 at home to another newly promoted side Oshmyany but it was a weird game in which they received two red cards, and I watched opening parts of that game as I had a bet on over 2.5 goals and also on both teams scoring and in early stages of that game Arsenal looked very dominant and even while playing 9 vs 10 men as the guests also received a red card they were also the dominant side but were caught on counters and ended up losing 3-0 the game.
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Iasi will want to come here and score a goal on the break or something like that and leave with one or all 3 points they tried same tactics while hosting Viitorul in February and took an early lead in that game just that they conceded 2 late goals to lose the game with 2-1 in the end. Iasi does have some decent foreign players at their disposal and so far in this relegation group collected 4 points from two tough games drawing 1-1 away at tough Sepsi and winning 1-0 at home with Dynamo but that game Dinamo pretty much gave it away.
Posted at 82' Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace). Posted at 82' Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 78' Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Todd Cantwell. BookingPosted at 76' Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 76' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 76' Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
The United keeper atoned for his mistake when he saved smartly from Calvert-Lewin moments later, but it means that no player has made more errors leading to goals since the start of last season than De Gea's seven. Pickford then contributed to his own team's downfall by letting Fernandes' shot bounce under his outstretched arms. His mistake was not in the same category as De Gea's, but with Southgate watching on, it may lead the England boss to consider Sheffield United goalkeeper Dean Henderson for the forthcoming friendlies.
The home side Saint Mirren is playing good in their recent matches despite the bad results and the position in the league table of standings and today they will face a strong team like Motherwell. Motherwell is playing not so bad. They sit on 4th spot right now.
Liverpool look set for another memorable European night at Anfield. They returned to form with a home win at the weekend with both Mane and Salah scoring. That's ominious for an Atletico Madrid who have a narrow advantage from the first leg. Madrid struggle on their travels and with Liverpool so strong at Anfield, the tip here is for a home win.
I will do the same. So far, so really good. Today it wasn't our best game but a very good one. In the end it was a proper fight. For Tottenham manager Mourinho, the initial bounce he induced after replacing Mauricio Pochettino in November has been replaced by a chastening reality that the squad he has inherited has fallen an alarmingly long way since facing Liverpool in last season's Champions League final in Madrid.
Liverpool vs Wolverhampton predictions for Sunday's Premier League clash at Anfield. Liverpool look to further extend their commanding Premier League lead when they host Wolverhampton on Sunday. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.
We’re confident that both teams will score on Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of VVV. The hosts might not have as many points on the board as their guests but they have performed to a decent standard at home, which is more than can be said for Emmen who have only secured one point on the road. Neither side have looked good at the back in recent weeks but both teams have been scoring on a regular basis which should make for an entertaining ninety minutes.
Boavista vs Portimonese predictions for Saturday's Portuguese Primeira Liga clash. Boavista hope to end their poor run of form as they return from the Portuguese Primeira Liga winter break to face a struggling Portimonense side. Read on for all our free Portuguese Primeira Liga predictions and betting tips.
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Assisted by Garath McCleary. Posted at 115' Attempt saved. Jordan Obita (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift. Posted at 112' Attempt missed. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Posted at 111' Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United). Posted at 111' Sam Baldock (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kevin Volland tries a through ball, but Lars Bender is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Juventus. Blaise Matuidi replaces Adrien Rabiot. Posted at 84' Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Posted at 84' Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kevin Volland replaces Lucas Alario. Posted at 80' Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Pundits Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are back this week to discuss their shortlist in the latest edition of the Match of The Day: Top 10 podcast. You can also rank yours from the selections at the bottom of the page. Listen to the Match of the Day: Top 10 podcast - best players from outside the 'big six'David Batty (midfielder) David Batty made 194 appearances for Leeds in all competitionsClubs: Leeds United (1987-1993, 1998-2004), Blackburn Rovers (1993-1996), Newcastle United (1996-1998)Honours: Premier League, old First DivisionAlan Shearer: "He was last into training and first away.
Racism claims mar Chelsea win at Tottenham Video - Lampard promises Rudiger support after alleged racist incident00:29 'WE SHALL TAKE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE ACTION' Rudiger was caught by a petulant kick from Son Heung-min in the 61st minute, which saw the South Korean sent off after a long consultation with VAR.
And who can forget his response to Luis Garcia's infamous 'ghost goal' in Liverpool's Champions League semi-final win over Mourinho's Chelsea in 2005?"The linesman scored the goal," said a furious Mourinho. Crystal Palace substitute Connor Wickham scored a late equaliser awarded by video assistant referee to deny bottom side Norwich a much-needed victory at Carrow Road. Wickham's strike after turning in Wilfried Zaha's cross was initially disallowed for offside, but a check by VAR showed the striker was being played on by an outstretched Norwich boot.
The visitors are trying to pick up where they left off, following Sunday’s 2-1 win at Napoli. However, with just two wins in six away trips in this competition, Bologna may struggle to book their place in the next round. Can they change that poor record with a victory on Wednesday?
Tottenham gained a hard-fought victory over Championship side Middlesbrough in their FA Cup third-round replay. Spurs were gifted a second-minute lead when Boro goalkeeper Tomas Mejias passed the ball to Giovani lo Celso, who cut inside a challenge and scored. Lamela doubled the hosts' advantage after 15 minutes when he flicked the ball past Mejias after a fine run. George Saville pulled one back late on for Boro with a low strike from 20 yards out, but it was not enough.
We now have this important opportunity to harness the power of our global sport to raise funds to assist in the re-build of our local devastated communities, and honour the brave men and women who have put their own lives at risk during this unprecedented natural disaster. Since September, blazes have killed at least 30 people, destroyed over 2,000 homes and burnt through 10 million hectares of land - an area almost the size of England.
Marseille have started to put together a great little run as of late, notching up three wins on the bounce. Two of them came against top opposition in Lyon and Lille with the most recent victory coming last week against a down-and-out Toulouse side. They have been very efficient in their work, scoring six goals in that time despite not creating a bucket load of chances but they'll be hoping to create a bit more here as they return to the South coast.
Meunier is out of contract with the French team in the summer and was a target of Unai Emery's when he was still in charge of the Gunners. His summer contract expiry does throw in some doubt his future at any club, as the season looks set to continue through June and July due to coronavirus. Oops, I thought I wouldn't have to mention it again but I have! 15:25 - Barnet place non-playing staff on redundancy notice National League club Barnet have placed all non-playing members of staff on notice in "emergency measures to preserve the club" amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
He is a very important player in this moment. What will happen in the future, we will see," said Klopp. But for him, wherever it is - here or somewhere else - the only important thing is that he can show he is 100% fit. He had some injury problems - completely done; trained, body is super fit, mind in a perfect place, enjoys the time here in the moment. You can see that in each second of training and when he plays, very influential.
Warnock listened along on the radio as Leeds trailed 1-0 at the break. Cue the experienced gaffer getting on the blower and instructing Jones to make two half-time changes. Jones went one step further and put Warnock on loud speaker and allowed him to deliver the team talk. It worked as Luciano Becchio equalised before Leeds went on to win the replay. If you want a job doing, Neil, do it yourself. Steve Bruce - Sheffield Wednesday Bruce was only in charge of Wednesday for 18 games before joining NewcastleWhen Bruce was appointed Sheffield Wednesday boss on 2 January, 2019, the club's statement said he wasn't joining the club until 1 February and everyone was a bit confused.
With a reputation for tactical prowess, getting the best out of her players and being comfortable in the media spotlight, Hayes has the attributes to thrive in the role. Nevertheless, she is passionately determined to win the Champions League with Chelsea and topple European women's football's dominant force, Lyon, so has unfinished business in west London. The earliest her side could claim the European crown would be at the end of next season, with qualification not yet guaranteed, so the England vacancy may have come too soon for Hayes this time around.
