It looks really hard to pick a winner between these two without much to pick from between the teams in terms of form and strength in the squad and we think there is a chance that Newcastle Jets will be able to find a result this weekend. We’d like a little security though and have opted to back the visitors in a double chance prediction, meaning a draw or a Newcastle Jets victory sees us pick up a win.
A win at home to Orlando Magic is going to be important for them but their opponents are in the final qualifying position of the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers are 12-16 for the season and are just behind the Sacramento Kings as they bid to make the play-offs. They are making a bold bid though and have won three of their last four games coming into this match.
Without the more mobile Abraham, Chelsea found their best chance came from the wings, but Giroud was poor and Mount was not clinical when he was presented with a sight of goal. Willian came on to provide a boost towards the end, but Chelsea showed once again that when they cannot score, teams can find a soft core in their defence. They have now conceded 20 goals in their 14 Premier League games, and following six successive wins, they have now suffered back-to-back defeats following last Saturday's loss at Manchester City.
Last Saturday, the "nerazzurri" team drew 1-1 with Naples as a visitor to the return leg of the Copa Italia semi-final. This result did not allow them to qualify for the final of the tournament, which the Gattuso team won in the mid week. The Genoese team beat Verona 2-1 three months ago, recording two victories in their last three games before the suspension of the Italian tournament. The hosts have a huge game coming up next week at Allianz Stadium vs Juventus and can't afford another mistake. It’s a must win game for the Conte team and I’m confident they will win three points on Sunday. With a score intuition of 2-0, I will grab Inter in -1.5 Asian Handicap and return Romelu Lukaku to score at any time. The great Belgian has scored seven goals in his last eight league games for the club and I am sure he will torment Samp's fragile defense.
With ultimate utility man James Milner now 34 years old, Jurgen Klopp may also look to add some depth to the squad in various positions, especially at full-back. Manchester City: Defensive issuesThe lack of a settled defence has been the problem for Manchester City this season, with the club having to rely heavily on the now 35-year-old midfielder Fernandinho to fill in at the back. The Brazilian is Pep Guardiola's oldest outfield player but he has played 79% of all Premier League minutes - the third-highest of any of the club's outfield players.
City looked horribly vulnerable to pace, as exemplified by Aubameyang easing clear to score his second, while left-back is another position in need of attention. Benjamin Mendy got the nod here but too often looks like an accident waiting to happen while Oleksandr Zinchenko is a deputy at best. It will be no surprise to see Guardiola buy big in these areas, with Napoli's outstanding defender Kalidou Koulibaly looking just the sort of lynchpin they will need alongside Laporte.
What began as an unlikely pursuit of a top-six place ended with that position assured and with a goal to spare as well. Swansea finished sixth and will now meet Brentford in the play-off semi-finals, starting with the first leg at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. Meanwhile, Cardiff will welcome west London opposition themselves on Monday when they take on Fulham. The Bluebirds beat Hull comfortably, who finished bottom, to ensure a place in the play-offs while Fulham's slim chances of automatic promotion were ended after a 1-1 draw with Wigan, a result which also relegated their opponents by virtue of their 12-point deduction for going into administration.
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It is the quarter final stage in the Copa del Rey in Spain and Real Madrid are having a lucky draw as they play at home where they are favorite against most opponents in the world and all opponents in the league. Saw them win recently 2-1 at home against Sevilla and really did not impress me in the defense, but quite efficient up-front at least at creating really big scoring chances, finishing those moves still has some work to be done as they often miss those golden chances.
I think it's raining there which doesn't help the pitch. The one pitch we are all playing on, which is sensationally good organisation - where all the games are on one pitch and it's raining," he said. I'm not sure if people in Qatar are used to a lot of rain. We will see how the pitch will be. That's a bit of a problem. But we don't have more games. We have one game more and that is it. Until then, we will try to sort it as good as possible for us.
I will take the double chance bet on Karvina as I feel they are underrated in this encounter mainly because they were really poor in opening stages of this league in Czech Republic and hosting Ostrava early on they lost the game with 2-1, but since the winter break the played 4 league games before the league closed and had a record of 3-1-0, they brought in some decent foreign players this winter break and they for sure have helped the club.
He wasn't seeded first for this tournament though, that was Daniil Medvedev who lost in the quarter finals. Tsitsipas has made it all the way to this final against Felix Auger-Aliassime without dropping a single set. He has had wins over Mkiael Ymer, recent finalist Vasek Pospisil and in the semi-final, Alexander Bulbik.
English football 'disrespected' - EFL chairman Parry on Wigan'A defeat would have flattened this town' - CookWigan appeal against 12-point deductionAlongside the statement in support of Warriors' bid, which would unite the two clubs under the same ownership for the first time since 2007, Molyneux has also sent an open letter to English Football League chairman Rick Parry. In the letter, Molyneux said information surrounding the abrupt financial collapse of the Championship football club after its transfer of ownership between two Hong Kong-based companies only a month ago convinced the council "that the football club is the victim of a gross misjustice".
Crystal Palace have drawn four of their last six Premier League matches. Two of the last three matches between Crystal Palace and Arsenal have been draws. Arsenal have only won two of their ten away matches in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta faces another stern test in the Premier League this weekend when his Arsenal side travel to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace.
Rafael Nadal takes on Novak Djokovic as Spain bid to complete the Davis and ATP Cup double. This new team tournament is virtually identical to the Davis Cup that Spain won towards the end of last year. The main difference is that there are valuable ranking points available here. That explains the farce of both semi-finals having a final doubles rubber played when the tie had already been won.
What was it like at the first closed-door matches? German football expert Constantin Eckner was at Eintracht Frankfurt's 3-1 defeat by Borussia Monchengladbach to find out. Disinfected balls, temperature checks and silence - football's new reality?Haaland scores as Dortmund win in style on Bundesliga return'Some people were fitted with tracking devices'Staging spectator-free matches and thus removing the league's biggest asset, its atmosphere, was a major talking point ahead of the restart on Saturday and will probably remain one, as public gatherings are prohibited in Germany at least until the end of August.
By Richard Martin MADRID, March 1 (Reuters) - Real Madrid showed their character by beating Barcelona 2-0 in Sunday's top-of-the-table 'Clasico', leapfrogging their rivals at the La Liga summit after a week in which their pride had taken a beating at home and in Europe. Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr scored the opener in the 71st minute with a strike that deflected off Gerard Pique, flummoxing goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen who had made some jaw-dropping saves, and substitute Mariano added the second in added time.
Assisted by Paulinho. Posted at 61' Attempt missed. Nikola Katic (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner. Posted at 61' Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Matheus. Goal!Posted at 59' Goal! Rangers 0, Sporting Braga 2. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross. SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke replaces Joshua King because of an injury. Posted at 72' Attempt saved. Emerson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a headed pass. Posted at 68' Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
An evening meeting with nine races was scheduled to take place behind closed doors from 16:40 BST. The racecourse is about three miles from the city centre, in Oadby - which is one of the suburbs covered by the new restrictions. The British Horseracing Authority said: "Following confirmation from local health authorities that the race meeting should go ahead, the fixture at Leicester will take place today.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7' Second Half ends, Hull City 4, Swansea City 4. Goal!Posted at 90'+5' Goal! Hull City 4, Swansea City 4. Tom Eaves (Hull City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Magennis with a cross. Posted at 90'+2' Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Euro Papers: Real defy PSG's warning over Mbappe Video - Zidane and Hazard defy PSG warning to continue Madrid’s pursuit of Mbappe - Euro Papers01:25 13:00 - Women in Football pen Barclays deal Women in Football (WiF), a network of professionals in the football industry, has signed a three-year deal with Barclays to expand its reach across the country and develop the skills of women working in football.
The PFA is wary of the risk that some clubs may cut pay, only to then make transfer signings rather than reimbursing their staff, and want a collective agreement rather than unilateral action, as has been seen at Leeds and Birmingham. This is undoubtedly a complicated dilemma for the sport. The PFA has to consider the interests of players outside the top two divisions who do not earn fortunes, and it has asked the Premier League and EFL to come up with financial data for clubs so it can determine which are most in need of help from players.
Fenerbahce avoid the relegation last year, they ran one of the worst season of club history. This season was much better, stands in the seventh position, but the UEFA competitions unavailable via league. So, this semifinal is a great chance to play Europa League in the next season.
Milan have managed five draws in the last eight home matches. Torino have lost each of their last five matches. Torino have two wins in three meetings with Milan. Milan have no clean sheet in their last four home matches. Four of the last seven meetings between the two have ended in draws. The last few matches have not delivered the best results for both AC Milan and Torino and as Milan hosts this game in the 24th round of Serie A, both sides will be looking to get the edge.
Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits his side were second best at Watford Paul Pogba will probably start in this game after coming off the bench against Watford, but I don't see Anthony Martial is the answer down the middle. One week he looks like a proper player, the next it feels like he has barely played the game. It is very strange.
Swansea City have not won any of their last 5 away matches. Swansea City have lost 4 of their away games in a row. The average number of goals between West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City is 2.6. Championship leaders West Brom host 8th place Swansea at home on Sunday. It’s now nine matches without defeat for Slaven Bilic’s Baggies, seven of which they’ve taken maximum points from.
I am going with both teams to score in this games as the last games ended with them scoring. Hamburger currently sit 2nd in the league so far this season and may drop down to 3rd if they do not win. At home this season they have managed 27 goals from 12 games in the league this season with the last games they played ending with both teams scoring. Arminia Bielefeld have been in good in the league and currently sit top of the league so far this season. On the road they have managed to score 28 goals from 13 games in the league
Madrid's recent domestic form has been strong since their shock 1-0 defeat away to Mallorca in mid-October and they have amassed ten points from their last four games – a 0-0 home draw against Real Betis the only blip amidst comprehensive victories against Leganes (5-0), Eibar (0-4) and Real Sociedad (3-1) last time out.
They have scored at least two goals in each of their last five games at home. In the last five home matches, West Brom have scored 15 goals but they will have a major concern in defence, having conceded 10 goals in the process. They have no clean sheet in the last five home matches. They go to this clash unbeaten in seven matches against Sheffield Wednesday; three of these were wins and four draws.
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Eric Cantona, who lived in Barcelona at the time, couldn’t even get into the stadium after walking into the wrong jobsworth before the game. A triumph in Ferguson's image The Bayern players can only watch as United lift the trophyGetty Images “Tonight it was not the best team that won, but the luckiest,” said Matthaus after the game.
They are not out of contention for Champions League places yet though. If you are an Arsenal fan you are thinking they are four points off fifth place, which may get them in. They just need to carry on doing what they are doing, and stay disciplined, because they have got tremendous firepower. Burnley - 37 pointsLast five league games: WWDWWThis weekend: Newcastle (a)Highest/lowest position: 4th/15thDays in top four: 1/203 Liverpool (12) are the only Premier League team to keep more clean sheets than Burnley this seasonSutton: "It looked like they were getting sucked into the relegation scrap when they lost four straight games at the turn of the year but only Liverpool have been in better form in the past few weeks.
What did surprise me was that I had never come up against a coach as intense as him. It was like: 'Wow. I said to him: 'Come on, do me a favour - we've not touched the ball for 40 minutes and you're asking for a throw in. Can we at least have that?'"'Some managers walk right past you. Pep was the opposite'And yet Guardiola also left a lasting impression on Robinson and everyone else at Oxford United with his demeanour - in sharp contrast to an encounter with former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal in the same competition.
Sheffield United vs Watford predictions for Boxing Day's Premier League clash at Bramall Lane. Watford hope to build on their stunning win on Sunday when they visit Premier League high flyers Sheffield United. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.
Posted at 65' Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 65' Foul by Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical). Posted at 64' Ash Taylor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 64' Foul by George Oakley (Hamilton Academical). Posted at 64' Attempt missed. George Oakley (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
In the form Basaksehir are in, they won't sweat other results too much. Unbeaten at home since their opening match of the season at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, they have built their title charge on the grounds of their fortress. They have won six of their last seven Super Lig matches at home, the brilliant form of Chelsea old boy Demba Ba helping the cause.
