West Brom missed the chance to return to the top of the Championship but Charlie Austin's goal from a free-kick on the six-yard line saw them salvage a draw at Wigan. Slaven Bilic rested attacking trio Grady Diangana, Matheus Pereira and Hal Robson-Kanu and his side were second best in the first half as the Latics constantly threatened through Josh Windass and Jamal Lowe. The hosts eventually took a deserved, albeit fortuitous, lead when Sam Johnstone tipped a 35-yard Sam Morsy strike onto the post, only for the ball to rebound back off the Baggies keeper and in.
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He couldn't train for three days now and it is still a bit swollen," said Hasenhuttl on Thursday. He hit his toe on the table at home. He ran into the kitchen and hit it on the table, something like that. Asked if Boufal, who cost Saints a then club record £16m from French side Lille in August 2016, had any chance of facing Watford, Austrian Hasenhuttl said: "It will be difficult for the weekend. Southampton have endured a difficult season and are one point and one place above Watford.
Moral values should prevail, Khashoggi's fiancee saysFans vow to raise Saudi issues despite support for deal Newcastle United sat 13th in the Premier League when the season was suspended in MarchBackgroundKhashoggi - a dissident Saudi columnist living in self-exile in the United States - had gone to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, seeking papers to marry Cengiz. Investigators believe that as she waited outside, the 59-year-old was murdered and then dismembered.
Their home form has been particularly impressive and the Stade Louis II should play its part here as Amiens come to town. They've won their last five games at home and have scored the second most goals in front of their own fans this season, second only to PSG. They have also conceded the most home goals in Ligue 1 though so will need to be careful here.
The seventh placed side in the Premier League would normally qualify for the Europa League, but the two places above seventh would not need to start their Europa League games until mid-September. By giving up the seventh spot, that would allow the Premier League to delay the start of next season's, er, season.
The 34-year-old player is out of contract at the end of the season and the Guardian reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is frustrated with the process. Paper Round’s view: Young could sign a contract until the end of next season and perhaps end his career in a less physically demanding league, and experience foreign football before retiring.
Both sides have been lying just below the middle of the league for the majority of the season and a win here would boost them a couple of places as they try and work their way into the top half of the league in the new year. Grimsby looked like a new side on New Year’s Day though and we’re backing them to pick another result with the handicap market looking like giving us the best value. A +0.75 handicap is given to the visitors and with the home side struggling as hosts this year it looks like good value. A Grimsby win or draw would give us a full win with the handicap really working in our favour.
Bayern Munich and Tottenham have already qualified for the Champions League last 16 with the winner of the match between Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade moving into the Europa LeagueMatch factsHead-to-headBayern Munich have only lost one of their five previous meetings with Tottenham in all competitions (won three, drew one), scoring 13 goals in those five games - more than half of which came in their 7-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October this season.
It's still perhaps a little optimistic to expect great things from Los Verdiblancos this season, but things certainly look a lot more promising for the Andalusian's after such a dreadful start to Rubi's tenure at the club.
The Blades are sixth with 39 points from 26 games, two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and one adrift of Tottenham Hotspur. Qualifying for the Champions League would be a significant achievement for a side who won promotion to the top flight last year but Wilder, whose initial target was Premier League survival, said there was still work to do with 12 games left.
Soldado struck after three minutes to send the Andalusians ahead but his former club levelled through Rodrigo Moreno, who already had a goal ruled out. Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech made some excellent saves to keep the hosts at bay but with extra-time beckoning, Jaume Costa handled in the area and Soldado completed his brace.
First Ronaldo shot. So typically coming in from the left he looks for the far post but can't get any curl on the shot and it goes wide. Juve are on the rack and Lyon appeal for a penalty. They are checking it on VAR now. No penalty! Quick check and the verdict is negative. It hit Cuadro on the chest then his inner arm which he was moving away from the ball.
The biggest thing is the Fabinho injury, that's massive," Klopp told BT Sport after the game. It's early and we all hope it's not too serious but it's pretty painful and in an area you don't want to have pain, around the ankle. Emery under pressure Good morning! Welcome to live coverage of Thursday's football stories.
Did you know? Rashford scored twice from three shots in Manchester United's win against Norwich. Danny Ings: The Southampton striker was a constant threat to Kasper Schmeichel and Leicester's defenders; he could have scored four goals rather than 'only' the winner. Ings was effervescent throughout but if, as some are suggesting, he has the potential to move to a bigger club, he needs to improve his chances-to-goals ratio.
SD Eibar will host Real Sociedad for this fixture of the league. In my opinion, the visitors are favorites in this match. Real Sociedad are more ambitious team in this season. They are currently on the 6th place with 43 points. I believe, the visitors are in better shape. True, in last game R. Sociedad lost 1-0 against Barca. On the other hand, Eibar is one of the outsiders in this campaign. They are currently bottom of the table. Hosts have less potential in attack. I do not think, the hosts have enough offensive firepower. I think, the visitors will closer to victory.
Inter Milan vs Barcelona predictions for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League action. Inter will be looking to book their place in the last 16 up against a Barcelona side that's set to rotate. Read on for all our free UEFA Champions League predictions and betting tips.
Their total of 61 points is the most after 21 games of a Premier League season, beating Manchester City's 59 two seasons ago, and has never been surpassed in the Spanish, Italian, German or French leagues at the same stage. Liverpool dominated the first half and it needed a superb block by Tottenham's 20-year-old defender Japhet Tanganga, handed his first league start, to deny Firmino with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hitting the rebound against the post.
And if McGinn, who says he's "proud to represent Scotland in any capacity", and Marley are to avoid adding to their nation's list of early exits, they'll have to finish top of Central Region Group C. The section has a distinctly UK flavour, with Scotland beginning their campaign on Tuesday with two-legged ties against Wales (16:00 & 16:40 BST) and Northern Ireland (17:20 & 18:00 BST) before facing Iceland on Wednesday (16:00 & 16:40 BST).
Czech Second League and match between Listen and Vysocina Jihlava. Jihlava almost entered the first league last season, now they have same goals, they are currently in 4th place (and 3rd place leads to the playoffs) but they have same points as the third-placed team, but in the continuation of the season they tied two mistakes: Varnsdorf a:2 and Ducla Plague 2:1 and now, as they know and can, they have to win because the third mistake will create great unrest in the team. As for Listen they came from lower league, they are currently in 9th place with a goal difference of 33:31. My opinion for this match is over 2.5 goals.
Real Oviedo will host Malaga for this fixture of the league. Both teams are not very good teams in this campaign. I expect another one tough match for both sides. Hosts probably are favorites in this game. I believe, Oviedo is really better team at home. True, Oviedo is a very unpredictable team in this season. I believe, they are not convincing team. Also, we have Malaga who's is very average team in this season. True, Malaga are undefeated in their last 5 matches. They probably will try to remain unbeaten in this game. Maybe this is draw. My pick - Malaga to win.
West Ham climbed out of the relegation zone with a first league win since 1 January, while Chelsea's hopes of finishing in the top four were dented after being held at Bournemouth. Jarrod Bowen scored on his first Premier League start as the Hammers swept aside Southampton 3-1 at London Stadium. Signed from Championship club Hull City in a £20m-plus deal in January, Bowen gave David Moyes' strugglers the perfect start before Michael Obafemi's equaliser.
But we need him as this squad is light and desperately needs numbers and quality,With days to go, it seems we're only in for Bruno Fernandes. I hope his arrival - that is, if we get the deal over the line - aids our lack of creativity and helps us break down dogged teams. My fear is we lack goals in the side again, and in the short term I'd take a punt on Edinson Cavani, to become - like Henrik Larsson - a mini-darling of the Stretford End.
Debrecen is in huge problems right now, and they must not aloud to lose this game cause they are already in relegation zone and if they lose from direct opponent they might relegate and they are definitely not in good shape and in last round they somehow managed to play draw versus worst team in the league kaposvar at home 1-1 so now they are on the pressure to win but ujpest just beat honved at home and they have a lot of confidence,Debrecen is in my opinion better team and they should not lost, but I M not sure if they could win this game
Such gifted feet meant Mount was kept from stepping between the ropes and raising his hands, but his close relationship with grandad Bill ensured he was instilled with a boxer's resilience and work ethic. Regular visits to Fratton Park to watch his beloved Portsmouth with dad began at the age of four, and the aspiring midfielder would pay particularly close attention to the technique and decision making of Gary O'Neil and Argentine playmaker Andres D'Alessandro - a signed shirt from the latter hangs in his house to this day.
Man City v Real Madrid and Juventus v Lyon ties postponed as coronavirus causes chaos No immediate plans to suspend sporting fixtures in the UK - Johnson Three Leicester stars self-isolating after 'showing symptoms' of coronavirus Up until late Thursday eveningt the Premier League has been the elephant in the room, the sole major sporting league yet to make a statement.
Pep Guardiola says finding a striker to fill "irreplaceable" club record scorer Sergio Aguero's role at Manchester City will be "one of my biggest challenges". But the City manager has not given up hope that the 31-year-old, who has hit 244 goals for the club, will remain beyond the end of his contract in 2021. It is anticipated Aguero will return to Argentina whenever he does leave City. He can stay but it depends on his physical condition and his desire," said Guardiola.
It is part of a complex, which means that I am 300 yards from where my players are. I think I have a pretty good routine and support network I can tap into and, because I am thinking more about my players and their issues, it allows me not to think too much about myself. We had one player who had to go into quarantine, but thankfully her test came back negative. I try to be a soundboard and energiser for my players and coaching staff, which helps me a lot.
Several clubs have already approached players with a view to imposing pay deferrals. In order to deal with this situation, we have called for an urgent meeting with both the Premier League and the EFL to discuss how we might proceed going forward. Earlier this month, the EFL announced it would release a 50 million pounds ($59.
The world's best women's club competition will get both the platform and visibility it deserves," said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. UEFA added that marketing and television coverage would be centralised from the group stage onwards and matches would be scheduled to avoid clashing with any other major European football.
After all, Tranmere have been poor at home this term without really being tested. They’ve met just three of the top 10 in League One at home this season, conceding twice in each. The hosts have shipped 14 goals across their last six games, while they have shipped a combined 19 against the top six in the third tier this season.
Together with all the stakeholders, we have started detailed discussions today to complete our assessment of the rapid development of the worldwide health situation and its impact on the Olympic Games, including a scenario of postponement. We are working very hard, and we are confident that we will have finalised these discussions within the next four weeks.
But despite his versatility in the sporting arena, he admits he is no football expert. Football to me means rugby, that's my knowledge of football," Williams told BBC Sport. But I understand now that football is a religion here and if I say some things that upset some people then please, please forgive me. I grew up a Manchester United fan but don't hold that against me. I don't know too much about soccer but me being a proud Muslim athlete, I know players like Didier Drogba and Liverpool's Mo Salah.
The Jambos have struggled in their travels this season and have also lost in their last 2 away days. The Edinburgh club has also failed to score in any of their last 4 trips, bringing their average goals for down to a measly 0.71 for the season, with the club failing to score in 57% of away trips. Moreover, Hearts have conceded 1.57 times and have kept a clean sheet in just 23% of their overall games.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid predictions for Thursday's tie in the Super Cup. League leaders Barcelona take on Atletico Madrid in the Semi-Finals of the Super Cup in Jeddah where the winners will face either Valencia vs Real Madrid in the Final. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Restrictions on the number of loan deals clubs can agree are set to come into force next season. Fifa has proposed new regulations that would mean clubs could only have eight loan deals per season, both in and out of the club. That would then be reduced to six from 2022-23. It would apply just to international loans at first, involving players aged 22 or over. Chelsea currently have 28 players out on loan, with 15 aged 22 or over.
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Alas, Spurs fans, the Warm-Up thinks it might just be the latter, so enjoy him while he is one of your own. Belarus taking extreme risks So, the Belarusian Premier League is, amid a pandemic, getting on like they are not amid a pandemic. This weekend they cracked on like it was any other weekend in the Belarusian Premier League: games aplenty, fans (!) aplenty and goals aplenty.
Assisted by Rakish Bingham. SubstitutionPosted at 59' Substitution, Inverness CT. Charlie Trafford replaces David Carson. SubstitutionPosted at 58' Substitution, Dundee United. Paul McMullan replaces Peter Pawlett. SubstitutionPosted at 57' Substitution, Dundee United. Ian Harkes replaces Dillon Powers.
Posted at 70' Foul by Max Meyer (Crystal Palace). Posted at 70' Djibril Sidibé (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing. SubstitutionPosted at 68' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces James McCarthy. Posted at 68' Offside, Everton. Séamus Coleman tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
Exclusive: Coman on the future, Pep's impact and a race with Alphonso Davies Arsenal to provide free meals to aid coronavirus fight Barcelona in crisis as six directors quit "I've just received a message that I need to open a window," Malcom said in a video he recorded while a drone hovered outside his apartment.
It is sometimes walking off the pitch with another defeat and standing up again. The pressure is always there and you make most of the pressure yourself because you invest so much preparing the team. It's more like a breather when you take points or have done a good job. The reason you are sometimes so disappointed is that you have disappointed your fans. You wanted to give them a fantastic weekend, a fantastic evening and you didn't.
It will be absolutely exciting. I’m really delighted for the boys. Ancelotti to Everton? Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly arrived on Merseyside as Everton look to enter talks with the Italian regarding replacing Marco Silva, according to Sky Sports News. Ozil invited to visit Xinjiang China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Mesut Ozil's criticism of the treatment ethnic Muslims in the country was "deceived and misled", and said that the Arsenal footballer was welcome to visit the far western Xinjiang region to witness the situation for himself.
Volna had quite a poor ending to last season in the second league level as in their last 8 games played they had just one win and many losses conceding plenty of goals at the same time but still not that bad at scoring, while in their two games in the second league last season with Slonim they drew 1-1 at home and drew as well 2-2 away from home so of course my initial thought about this opening round game is that this game should see once more both teams scoring.
SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin replaces Hal Robson-Kanu. SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Brunt replaces Conor Townsend. Posted at 74' Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion). Posted at 74' Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Arteta was one of the first top names in football to receive a positive Covid-19 test result, which was announced on March 12, leading to closure of the club’s London Colney training centre. As well as Arteta, several Arsenal players went into self-isolation after it was announced that Olympiakos – who the team lost to in the Europa League on February 27 – and Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had contracted the deadly virus.
Southampton will host Wolverhampton Wanderers for this fixture of the league. I believe, the hosts are favorites in this game. Southampton have advantage at home stadium. Also, Southampton are in solid shape. They are undefeated in their last 5 matches - 4 wins and 1 draw. Of course, the hosts will have to invest a great effort in this game. In any case, they will try to make a positive result. Also, we have Wolverhampton who's is more ambitious team in this season. However, the Wolves have fallen in their shape. I think, they have a very difficult task on the road. My pick - Southampton to win.