On a night when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Tottenham, their England defender had to be restrained from clashing with a group of his own fans. I was at Selhurst Park when Eric Cantona flew into a crowd of supporters and kung-fu kicked a Crystal Palace fan. The incident caused outrage and saw the Manchester United and France forward banned for nine matches. But even that wasn't an attack on his 'own' supporter.
The psychological impact and motivation of a new, determined manager helps. Defender Craig Dawson told the club's official website: "The thing that has changed totally: the work rate. Everyone is working hard for each other. If someone is slightly out of position, the person next to them is helping them out. You can see that throughout the pitch. Everyone has got each other's backs. The Hornets are also more settled and structured, with Pearson largely consistent in his selection and relying on a back four in front of Foster - one of the division's best keepers - as opposed to the three or five favoured by Flores.
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The performances of both teams also provide the reasoning behind our prediction of a 2-1 final scoreline, as Scunthorpe’s home games and Port Vale’s away games this season both average over 2.5 goals and the visitors have scored eleven goals in their nine away games in the league so far.
The Dutch side's fans were found guilty of causing damage and throwing projectiles and the club have been fined €5,000. Flick not intimidated by Red Star fans Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick has insisted that his side are not going to be intimidated by Red Star Belgrade's passionate fans. We know the atmosphere in this stadium is special and we are all looking forward to the challenge of beating Red Star tomorrow," he said.
Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager André Villas-Boas is really getting the best out of his current team Marseille as they now sit 2nd in Ligue 1, five points behind PSG who have a game in hand. His side have been putting together some incredible performances with les Olympiens now on a run of six consecutive wins. They've scored 13 goals and conceded just four in this spectacular streak of results.
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Ferguson’s temporary appointment lifted the spirits, with the mood transforming to celebratory after this 3-1 victory. Goals at the start of each half from Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave Everton a two-goal lead, before a brilliant strike from Mateo Kovacic immediately reduced the areas. Everton’s high tempo throughout was exemplified by Calvert-Lewin, who stabbed home the game clinching goal in the 84th minute.
It's not easy for Per, we have to fix that. I've said to the club, it's a great, great honour to do this. I think it needs to be cleared up to make a decision, so everybody knows, but that's up to the club. I'm very honoured, and try to do things as good as I can, but I think as well it would be good to make a decision, regardless of what it is.
The World Health Organization has warned that people in Tajikistan should avoid crowds, although the ex-Soviet Union state has not confirmed a single case of the coronavirus. A minute’s silence was held at the Central Republican Stadium in the capital Dushanbe ahead of the season's curtain raiser in memory of the COVID-19 victims around the globe.
Instead, he’s become an icon of unhappiness in a Spurs squad that is sapped of smiles. And all for what? A handful of 4/10 performances and, according to reports this morning, an incoming £8. Inter Milan. Daniel Levy remains the shrewdest of negotiators but his summer valuation of Eriksen has backfired spectacularly.
His first goal in particular was a stunner! Alexander Isak of Real Sociedad celebrates 0-2 with Odegaard of Real Sociedad during the Spanish Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid v Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu on February 6, 2020 in Madrid SpainGetty Images PLAYER RATINGS Real Madrid - Areola 4, Nacho 5, Militao 5, Ramos 5, Marcelo 5, Valverde 6, Kroos 6, James 5, Brahim 6, Benzema 5, Vinicius 7.
Astra is much better team this season and they have much higher ambitions, quality is definitely on their side, they have much stronger squad and also home field is a big advantage for them as they won six from their last eight home games in league, lost only once at home this season.
Morata replaces Santiago Arias. Posted at 65' Foul by Maxi Gómez (Valencia). Posted at 65' Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 64' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Felipe. Posted at 62' Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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.
It keeps a club like Rochdale going through the lean summer months when you have no income. Who is now going to buy a season ticket on 1 May when they don’t know when next season is going to start?“I’m just putting forward the issues we face in football by these continued delays over the playing of sport. EFL should be applauded’Bottomley previously said that the coronavirus outbreak could be “disastrous” for the finances of some EFL clubs and has greeted this week's news of the league’s £50m relief package as “a great gesture”.
He will become the first France boss to complete a decade in charge. Paulo Sousa emerges as shock contender for Arsenal job Bordeaux boss Paulo Sousa is the latest man linked with the Arsenal job, with his representatives claiming to have held talks with the club about the vacant manager's position. They like his profile, not just as a coach but also as a person.
Those last two seasons at United are why he has to be high up the list. Shearer: "He was on his way to superstardom at Manchester United. He wasn't afraid to go in there and wear that number seven shirt when you consider the players who wore it beforehand like Cantona, [David] Beckham, [George] Best and [Bryan] Robson. David Silva David Silva will leave Manchester City at the end of the 2019-20 season after a decade with the clubPremier League appearances: 301Goals: 57Premier League titles: FourNicknamed 'Merlin' by Manchester City supporters, David Silva has spent the last decade terrorising Premier League defences with his intelligence, movement and ability to deliver the deftest of passes.
Atalanta look set to qualify for the Champions League and are still in this season's competition. Lazio are in fantastic form and could well win the Serie A title this season. These two clubs don't really know much about low scoring games. Go for over 2.5 goals to be scored in this game.
It has been a decade of highs and lows off the pitch in the English Football League. From players who rose to the top of the game, to a team who got caught spying and some touching tributes from fans. This is the second part of BBC Sport's look back at the past decade in the EFL. Deeney, Doncaster and drama: The EFL's most memorable on-field momentsProducing top talentEngland's run to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup was their best showing in the tournament since 1990.
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Prior to Wednesday evening, Barcelona had posted a perfect seven wins from seven at Camp Nou, scoring a mammoth 30 goals in the process. Unsurprisingly, they are heavy odds-on to regain the winning thread on Matchday 18, against an Alaves side who have lost six from eight on the road this season.
Former Republic of Ireland striker Niall Quinn has been appointed as the Football Association of Ireland's interim deputy chief executive. Quinn, who won 91 caps for the Republic before retiring in 2002, was Sunderland chairman between 2006 and 2011. The FAI has been in crisis since details of a "bridging loan" given to the association by former CEO John Delaney were made public last March. Last month it was revealed that the FAI has liabilities of 62m euros.
Real Esteli are in excellent form and are currently on the second place in the league. At home they have so far a 5-1-1 record scoring a total of 17 goals while conceding only a total of 3. In the last 3 home games they have kept a clean sheet.
The Canaries are statistically the worst performing Premier League team on the road so far this season, picking up just four of the 24 points on offer, and Norwich's haul of four goals makes them the lowest scoring team in the division since the summer.
Southampton substitute Michael Obafemi's 96th-minute equaliser prevented Manchester United from jumping up to third place and leaves their Champions League qualification still in the balance. The Saints started off well at Old Trafford and went ahead through Stuart Armstrong's 12th-minute strike, following Paul Pogba's mistake. But United responded immediately - Marcus Rashford slotting home the equaliser before Anthony Martial fired a superb second three minutes later.
With supporters unable to attend the behind-closed-doors fixture, the historic occasion will involve a unique presentation designed to acknowledge and celebrate Liverpool fans," the club said. In the aftermath of Liverpool mathematically sealing the title, fans gathered at Anfield despite being warned it was not safe to do so. Fans also gathered at the city's waterfront the following evening and faced criticism from both the club and the city's mayor Joe Anderson.
But twice Champions League winner Mourinho acted decisively, sacrificing Dier's defensive shield, and sent on Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen who, just as on Saturday in Mourinho's debut win over West Ham United, had been left on the bench. It took a while for the tactical switch to work but Dele Alli levelled on the stroke of halftime and the second half saw Tottenham run riot with Harry Kane scoring twice either side of a thumping effort by Serge Aurier.
FK Khujand is the favorite up against FC Kathleen according to the present odds. Still, on this second round of the Tajik Vysshaya League, FK Khujand seems to be very overrated by the bookies at odds of 1,26, fair odds for them should be 1.85. They will probably win this match, but in my opinion this may well come out as a draw. FC Kathlon is not as weak as they a rated. Actually, they are very underrated at the odds of 8.3 as fair odds for them seem to be around 3.60. So I'll go the the AH +1.75 for 2
It will at least be interesting to see how he fares. Good luck Mikel – you are almost certainly going to need it. IN OTHER NEWS Weird old world, isn’t it? HEROES AND ZEROS Hero: Jadon Sancho After registering his eighth goal and fifth assist in the last seven games, we’d like to let you in on a closely-guarded industry secret about Jadon Sacho: he’s quite good.
Recent encounters between these two clubs have produced results for both clubs, with each picking up three wins from their last six meetings. Pacos Ferreira have only lost two of their last six matches in all competitions while Braga have lost three of their last six outings. Both teams scored in two of the pairs’ last four meetings and the hosts have only failed to score in one of their last six matches, while both teams scored in three of Braga’s last six matches.
Sancho has scored five goals in 17 games this season and has become one of Europe's most sough-after players since joining the Bundesliga side from Manchester City. Savage comes out of retirement to join Stockport Former Wales international Robbie Savage has made a surprise return to football by signing for Stockport Town.
When you put that shirt on, it doesn't matter who you're going to play against, you've got to give it your all. Jose will get a good reception. That's a testament to this club and the fans. They'll remember the 2-1/2 years he was here, he won trophies, so I'm 100% sure that fans, the staff and the club will welcome him.
Allegri seemed to fit the bill perfectly and his teams were pragmatic, versatile and resilient and intent on getting the job done quickly. But, after a relentless five years of Allegri, Juventus decided they needed more flamboyance and turned to Sarri who likes his teams to weave intricate, passing patterns at high speed through opposing defences.
A goalless draw set up the second leg at Craven Cottage, which resounded to an anthem that became the soundtrack to this Europa League campaign. Mladen Petric's first-half goal was the signal for the chant of "Stand Up If You Still Believe" to echo in the capacity 25,700 crowd as Hamburg, with Ruud van Nistelrooy leading the attack, capitulated to two goals in the final 20 minutes from Simon Davies and Gera.
Newcastle United started the festive season off with a bang on Thursday night as they ended Sheffield United’s lengthy unbeaten run in the Premier League, although their 2-0 victory was somewhat overshadowed by yet more VAR controversy. This time, it was the officials that came under fire, rather than the technology itself, although Newcastle won’t mind one bit.
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Manchester United continue to struggle to find consistency but could move up to fifth with a win over Tottenham. They have drawn their last two league games but could easily have lost both of them. Tottenham have won three in a row since Mourinho took over but the standard of opposition hasn't been great. Spurs have still managed to concede six goals though, so Mourinho has a lot of work to do in the coming months. A bet on both teams to score looks the one to go for here.
England manager Gareth Southgate believes his team will be seen as a threat to win Euro 2020 next summer. After a surprise run to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia last year, England are joint bookmakers favourites along with France to win the tournament. The Three Lions will play all three group games at Wembley, which will also host the semi-finals and final. We've gained some respect and people would view us as a threat, which certainly wasn't the case ahead of Russia," Southgate told BBC Sport.
Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell following a corner. Posted at 76' Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Steven Bergwijn. Posted at 75' Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 75' Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United). SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur.
What if we drastically cut that number? The players cut loose would end up back on the market and trickle down to the next tier of clubs that, presumably, would become more competitive. This knock-on effect would continue down the pyramid. Many leagues already limit squad sizes and loan players. In the Premier League, you can’t register more than 25 players, excluding Under-22s.
“Getafe” is good! Where is your “Ajax”, which last year enchanted in European competitions? Now the Dutch are getting two goals from the “Spanish Chelsea” and apparently go home from the Europa League. The “blues” themselves organize shows not only in the international arena, but also in the domestic. This year they competed with the eternal top 3 Examples, so in the game with “Seville” with the favorite, not everything is clear.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he is "not holding his breath" on Rashford's fitness after the in-form England forward injured his back when coming on as a substitute in the FA Cup replay against Wolverhampton Wanderers this week. Going to Anfield without Rashford would be a major blow to United's hopes of ending Liverpool's 38-match unbeaten league run, but Berbatov says 18-year-old Greenwood can step up.
He was involved in incidents last year and Cerro Largo’s president said his future at the club was now in doubt. We are going to talk with him. We did that in the dressing room and we’ll do it again once things have cooled down but one thing for sure is that a definitive decision will be taken in a few days," president Ernesto Dehl was quoted as saying in Uruguayan media.