After a minute's silence in memory of those who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, players and officials took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at the sound of Oliver's whistle. It was a truly atmospheric moment amid a game lacking the theatre and soundtrack traditionally provided by fans. Aston Villa did their best to build the tension with a bombastic pre-match play-list and theatrical announcements of the home team line-up, but there is no doubt the so-called "new normal" will take some getting used to and may never be to the taste of many traditionalists.
Media playback is not supported on this device Massive performance from every Saints player - Ralph Hasenhuttl Their results have picked up a lot in the past month, which shows what a good idea it was to back Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl when he was under pressure earlier in the season. A lot of clubs might have reacted differently after losing 9-0 at home when they were in the bottom three. Crystal Palace also got a really good result, fighting back from 1-0 down to beat West Ham, especially because the Eagles do not score very many goals.
United of Manchester are the most productive team in the league with 59 goals in 26 matches and especially at home they have scoring goals easily in the last weeks with at least 3 goals in 6 of the last 7 games. They have been strong at home with a 6-2-0 record in the last 8 matches.
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The English FA, which has been leading a feasibility study, presented the findings to other associations at a meeting before the Euro 2020 draw on Saturday. The feasibility study is positive and there's a sense that the right thing to do is go forward," FAI general manager Noel Mooney told The Times.
The fans were not happy," Ljungberg told reporters. I got asked about it and said, 'At Arsenal, that's not how we behave and not what we do'. I stand by that. Mesut was injured, but I would not have picked him for the squad because I want to make a stance that it's not what I accept from an Arsenal football player.
It will be interesting to watch how they respond in their second straight game against the same opponent, at the same venue. In the first leg meeting, the two sides drew 2-2 and before that, they had last met in 2008. Charlton just returned to the second tier for the first time since 2016, and sincerely, they have struggled.
New boss Neil Warnock guided Middlesbrough to a valuable 2-0 win over Stoke City in his first game in charge of the Championship strugglers. Boro, who replaced Jonathan Woodgate with the veteran in midweek, enjoyed only their second win in 13 games, dragging their opponents into the relegation dogfight in the process. Ashley Fletcher headed Boro in front just before the half-hour, glancing in Patrick Roberts' swinging free-kick from the right.
Even though Dijon have posed Lille a problem or two in recent years, there is a reason the teams are separated by eleven places and with the away team in such fine form, we're backing the visitors to get the three points. Dijon's last few games haven't been overly convincing recently with draws against Metz and Amiens plus a narrow win over Ligue 2 Valenciennes (2-1). Lille also dominated proceedings when they beat Dijon in November so we're expecting a similar result here. Dijon have nine goals in their last five home games so we're backing them to net but ultimately we're backing the away team to win 2-1.
Kevin de Bruyne - who was involved in the build-up to that goal - was instrumental in midfield with a couple of shots on target, as well as his usual passing game. City looked comfortable all the way through and the second goal came when De Bruyne passed to Bernardo, whose cross was volleyed into the top corner by Jesus. Jesus is now the third top scoring Brazilian in Premier League history - with 32.
The hosts are current league leaders in Turkey, quite a surprise because there are really a lot of other clubs much better rated that one would have expected at the start of this season to be top of the league at this stage, but here we are and Sivasspor is winning game after game in the league and especially at home they are great so far with 6 wins and just one draw in 7 home games so far this season.
When we found out they had only drawn 1-1, our bench erupted. Our game was still going on and we were losing 2-1 but our players were celebrating on the pitch. We were champions. Jack Walker celebrates Blackburn's title triumph with Alan Shearer, who finished the season with 34 top-flight goals'My mum and dad were on MOTD'Walker's dream comes true. Despite defeat at Liverpool, Blackburn are champions of England after finishing ahead of Manchester United.
Man City were the only team to stop Villa from scoring in their last nine Premier League matches, and Dean Smith's goal-hungry charges registered at least twice in six of those nine fixtures. However, a return of just one clean sheet during the same period shines a light on the topsy-turvy nature of Villa’s performances and results.
Yes, it looks like Joel and Fabinho (will be back). They trained completely normally yesterday and the day before. So that means they are likely to be in the squad," Klopp told a news conference. The other three not, but they're getting closer. Dejan will train 100% from Monday. The other two, I don't know exactly.
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Posted at 75' Attempt saved. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton. Goal!Posted at 74' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Newcastle United 3. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore with a headed pass following a corner.
The outcome of the SPFL's proposal to finish the lower league season may not be known until May. The 17:00 BST vote passed with only 39 out of 42 teams having responded, with the fate of the resolution resting on one Scottish Championship club. However, it has emerged under league rules that clubs actually have 28 days to submit an answer, and that Friday's deadline was a requested cut off. The motion would bring the lower league seasons to an end now.
It is all well and good addressing the in-match struggles of David Silva by introducing a player of Bernardo Silva's capabilities. But what if Guardiola, with fewer options on his bench, was not afforded the luxury of selecting like-for-like replacements for all his key players. The chances of 100-point seasons would lessen.
Solskjaer said United's young strikers can learn how to deal with defenders from the robust Ighalo, who will remain with the club until the end of the season. Sometimes our young boys, they are not used to that from the academy. They are used to, 'you're not allowed to tackle me' almost. So, of course, I would like them to look at him and learn a couple of things," Solskjaer said.
It is dangerous to restart it playing three games a week. So I'm worried about injuries and the hot weather which is going to be terrible in Italy more than Germany. But Udinese and Nigeria defender William Troost-Ekong said: "It's lifted everybody's spirits, As long as we can do it in the right way without too many risks and setting the right example for the country, I think it's a good thing to be doing.
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Club Brugge vs Oostende predictions for Friday's match in the First Division A. Table-toppers Club Brugge will be looking to make amends for their defeat in the league against Antwerp before the international break by securing all three points at home against struggling Oostende on Friday night. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
something is happening with the home team, which is in the worst run in the competition, after good start. They have been in the playoff position and made some big victories, like 10:0 against sabanas, but in the previous two months, team is having all defeats in the competition.
Discussions with clubs remain ongoing. More findings from Deloitte's annual review of football financeThe 72 Football League clubs earned revenues of over £1bn for the first time. Championship clubs generated record combined revenues of £785m in 2018-19 - a 5% increase from 2017-18. The wages/revenue ratio of English Championship clubs increased to a record 107%. League One clubs had their highest aggregate revenues (£191m) and League Two matched its previous record (£91m).
Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 86' Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley). Posted at 86' Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nyland replaces Tom Heaton because of an injury. Goal!Posted at 80' Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 2. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
Crystal Palace have lost three of their eight home games this season, but these all came against the current top three in the Premier League. It’s a different story when they host less capable sides – they have won three of their four home matches against teams currently in the bottom half of the table.
The paper believes that with Paul Pogba on his way out of Old Trafford, Real might offer German international Toni Kroos in exchange for the French midfielder. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has grown frustrated with Pogba and the club could almost halve their £180m asking price. Paper Round’s view: Pogba showed some brilliant flashes of ability in his brief comeback for United but at this point the transfer has so utterly failed that it makes sense that both parties move on.
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His optimism has clearly rubbed off on his players as they got off to a rapid start - Gayle scoring within five minutes. It made amends for the striker's shocking miss in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City and set the tone for a comfortable first-half performance from Newcastle. Saint-Maximin, the playmaker Newcastle can't seem to manage without, then produced the goods after half an hour when he deceived three defenders on the left and put a chance on a plate for Longstaff to fire into the roof of the net.
As a manager I need to make sure that mentally my players are ready to give their all for the club if selected," he told BBC Three Counties Radio. Fleetwood are a very good side. We know we're up against it. As soon as the play-offs were confirmed the bookies made us outsiders, after jumping from eighth to third. All these things seem to make Wycombe the team that won't win the play-offs - for no reasons.
Should you add in-form Manchester United defenders to your XI? What about Olivier Giroud in your attack? And is it right to take a gamble on a Crystal Palace duo?BBC Sport has taken a look at some of the options for fantasy football managers. Listen to the latest Fantasy 606 podcastThis gameweek's Premier League fixtures (all times GMT)Saturday, 14 March: Watford v Leicester (12:30 GMT), Bournemouth v Crystal Palace, Brighton v Arsenal, Manchester City v Burnley, Newcastle v Sheffield United, Norwich v Southampton (all 15:00 GMT), Aston Villa v Chelsea (17:30 GMT) Sunday, 15 March: West Ham v Wolves (14:00 GMT), Tottenham v Manchester United (16:30 GMT) Monday, 16 March: Everton v Liverpool (20:00 GMT) Giroud - a model of consistency against Villa Olivier Giroud has been back in favour at Chelsea in recent weeksWhen it rains it pours, apparently.
It’s hard to see a very clear winner in this match though and we think a draw between the two sides looks the most likely. We’re predicting a 1-1 draw between the teams, which would see our double chance prediction also come in.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling. Posted at 86' Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City). Posted at 86' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Benjamin Mendy. Posted at 84' Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
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Stendel's side has lost their last trio of home ties to St Johnstone, Celtic and their rivals Hibs, with the Jambos failing to score a single goal in those ties- although they've done well not to concede more than twice and have let in an average of 1.5 goals in all home games. However, they were able to smash five past St Mirren at the start of November but have failed to impress upfront since, scoring a measly average of 1.1 times.
Torpedo is this season really one of the most positive surprises in league and this team is playing very good football at the start of season. I was watched almost all their duels and they are played on good level. Even against first favorite for the title, BATE Borisov, as a guests, they are played very good, in defense firstly and won one point in that duel, 0-0. Ruh Brest is not so strong team and for me, they are not have big chances to make surprise in this duel. We will see what will happen but home team will win.
Chelsea] needed those extra few pieces to really become a title team and they've been absolutely killing it without me so my plan is to slide in as easy as I can and hopefully win some trophies with them. I don't care what trophy it is, I just want to win one!" Why did you switch from Australian rules?"It's a funny story. The boys matured and as a girl I was a bit later, so they were a bit too strong.
After a week of public arguments about Premier League players, who earn an average salary of £240,000 a month, refusing to take a pay cut while top clubs use public money to pay their furloughed non-playing staff, there is little doubt that the game -- and its players -- have suffered a serious blow to their image.
Celtic reinstate two-point lead after Hibs win Morelos' costly celebrationThe story of the game should have been Rangers getting back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Motherwell. Or even of Alfredo Morelos making it two goals in two games after his woes in front of goal in the League Cup final defeat to Celtic. Instead, manager Steven Gerrard was left frustrated at another red card for his side.
