I think it might have been Andy Carroll’s initial idea. Andy of course, has known George since he was a kid. Paper Round’s view: Footballers are indeed often criticised, but sorting out Ramshaw’s operation now will be a blessing, with a huge amount of demand placed not just on the NHS, but with private resources also being called in as part of the fight against coronavirus.
The Baggies head here with a brilliant chance to add to their fine form. Wigan are two-points shy of safety after losing five of their last six matches. The home side have lost 12 of 20 matches this term, while they are winless in eight. The Latics had been relying on their home form to save them, but they’ve lost their last three at home.
A 0-3 midweek Copa Del Rey win at Tolosa will have restored a modicum of confidence in Sergio's squad, but it's hard to envisage them being good enough to beat Valencia this weekend based on their current struggles and Los Che's growing momentum.
He has had a lot of money to spend but it's been like running in quicksand. It's not going to get any better. The one thing he can't complain about is he's had the money to spend, he's brought players in and he's had time to mould his side. It's the manner of the loss at the weekend. It was Sam Allardyce football - desperate stuff. I can understand the Everton fans who are saying we have had enough and if you carry on we could really be in a relegation scrap.
Stanley also rank highly when it comes to shots for, shots on target for and touches inside the opposition box. They'll fancy themselves to hurt one of the worst defences in the league, that's for sure.
The tide began to turn when Graeme Souness' arrival as player-manager at Ibrox ushered in a Rangers revolution of lavish spending. By summer 1997, the Ibrox club - with Walter Smith at the helm - were one short of 10. This was an absurdly-talented team comprising the likes of Brian Laudrup, Paul Gascoigne, Ally McCoist. Their momentum looked unstoppable against a Celtic side that had won one trophy in eight years and had just changed manager, appointing Dutchman Wim Jansen.
Posted at 89' Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club). BookingPosted at 87' Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 87' Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid). Posted at 87' Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 86' Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Brighton is in 14th place with 24 points while Aston Villa is in relegation zone in 18th place with 21 points. Both teams are near each other and seems that will be with the teams that will fight this season to avoid the relegation.
They are only a point behind the final Europa League place. However, if they want European football next season, they need to improve their away form. Montpellier have just five points from eight away league games and still awaiting their first victory. It's their home form that has taken them into the top six.
German club Schalke will use part of a 50,000 euro (£42,139) fine imposed for racist abuse by their fans to fund anti-discrimination workshops. The Bundesliga side's fans subjected Hertha Berlin's Jordan Torunarigha to monkey chants during a German Cup game. Schalke will use up to 16,000 (£13,487) euros of their fine for workshops, rather than pay that money to the DFB. German football's governing body warned Schalke of tougher sanctions if there was another such incident of racism.
With Fernandes and Pogba in the side, they suddenly look like a midfield to be taken seriously as opposed to what we saw earlier in the season - a group of soccer adolescents hurriedly thrown together and learning on the job. With a fit Pogba and Fernandes running the show, they no longer need Jack Grealish. The likes of Scott McTominay, Fred and Nemanja Matic are the real support acts. Did you know? Fernandes is the first Mancheser United player to remain unbeaten in his first 10 appearances (all competitions) for the club since Phil Jones in 2011.
Three weekends are expected to be needed to play the remaining rounds of the Women's FA Cup, which had reached the quarter-final stage. Birmingham City, who have reached the last eight of the cup, have the most WSL matches remaining - nine - because of games in hand. The West Midlands club could therefore have a maximum of 12 domestic fixtures remaining this term, if they were to reach the cup final.
Alex Sandro's header rescued Juventus, who are stumbling towards the title. They have failed to win in their past three games, conceding nine goals - as many as they let in in their other 13 league matches in 2020. Wojciech Szczesny made seven saves against eighth-placed Sassuolo - the most any Juve keeper has had to make in a Serie A game since March 2014. Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score in a Serie A game for the first time since March, having netted seven goals in six league games since the restart.
Paris SG is really one class above all the other French clubs at this moment and despite winning most of their games in this start of the season really not that big lately they have won games by big scoring margins, just a few days ago they demolished St Etienne with 6-1 at home in the cup while also winning 4-0 away at St Etienne in a recent game, won 4-1 in the league with Amiens at home or 5-0 win with Galatasaray so really great scoring form from them right now.
Lusa also reported Sporting's board of directors will take a 50% pay cut. With the pandemic shutting down global sport on an unprecedented scale, Sporting is the first of Portugal's three major football clubs to announce the cuts. FIFA has urged clubs worldwide to consider wage reductions in order to protect their finances.
The Croatia national team schedule for the upcoming international break shall be announced later. A number of countries announced the postponement of matches due to the coronavirus on Wednesday. Spain’s Copa del Rey final, due to be played on April 18, was called off and French media reported that the country’s League Cup final between Paris St Germain and Olympique Lyonnais had also been postponed.
Brentford continue their promotion bid and are worthy favourites to win this game. They did well to get a home draw with Leeds United recently and have no losses in their last four home league matches. Blackburn are also in contention and could well make it into the play-offs. They do tend to come up short against the best teams in the league. That could well happen again this weekend, go for a Brentford home win.
Posted at 72' Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Posted at 69' Offside, Bournemouth. Ryan Fraser tries a through ball, but Nathan Aké is caught offside. Posted at 68' Hand ball by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool). SubstitutionPosted at 68' Substitution, Bournemouth.
The financial police were not immediately available for comment, but an official, who declined to be identified, said they were looking into possible financial misconduct. A team of financial police, accompanied by prosecutors, came to the federation to conduct a financial audit," EPO said in a statement.
SubstitutionPosted at 83' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Breel Embolo. Posted at 82' Hand ball by Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München). Posted at 80' Attempt missed. Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a headed pass. Posted at 78' Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Spurs have lost their identity and have not found an effective way of playing while the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are injured. Of course it means they cannot put out their best side, but if you lose your strikers you think 'ok, we have to redefine this team'. One way of doing that would be to become hard to beat, but Spurs have done the opposite in the past few weeks. They concede first in so many games.
Posted at 64' Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United). Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his first Premier League goal as Chelsea returned to winning ways at Stamford Bridge with a comfortable victory over struggling Burnley. The England winger showed a nice bit of opportunism, stealing in to the box to finish off Cesar Azpilicueta's chipped ball, to net his side's third and seal the win shortly after half-time.
Kaylen Hinds, making his Watford debut, got the equaliser with a scrappy goal in the 68th minute after several defenders failed to clear the ball. But Tranmere fought back once more and grabbed the winner through Mullin, to book a glamour fourth round tie -- their first in 16 years -- with their big-name opponents.
Chelsea totally dominated in the second half but, but on the upside for Arteta, Arsenal were still working extremely hard to deny them space and protect their back four. Media playback is not supported on this device Blues 'so awful' for 30 minutes, but dominated second half - Lampard When people have talked about the Gunners' defensive issues in recent years, they have often made comparisons with their backline in my day.
Naby Keita replaces Adam Lallana. Posted at 61' Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah. SubstitutionPosted at 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Leander Dendoncker. SubstitutionPosted at 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, on the penalty awarded to Manchester United: "I can 100% see that [Aston Villa manager] Dean Smith is struggling to accept what happened last night. It should just be the right decision. What I don't understand is overruling is so complicated that it must be a clear and obvious mistake. It's difficult but I didn't think last night was too difficult. It's obviously not good.
Cardiff City ended the main season in good form but will be the underdogs to win this semi-final. They know that Fulham are a much better side on home soil so will be out to get a lead to take to Craven Cottage. The problem is they draw too many games and that description applies to their opponents too, especially away from home. A draw with both teams scoring is the selection.
Locked on 37 points, these two sides find themselves at the heart of the playoff battle this week. The Swans are in seventh after their weekend win over Luton, while a point against the leaders left Brentford in sixth. Now they face off chasing a place in the top six.
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Michael Obafemi (Southampton)Getty Images With Tammy Abraham, Willian and Callum Hudson-Odoi all misfiring, Chelsea’s best chance of an equaliser came when Alex McCarthy stopped the Brazilian’s corner from deflecting in off Armstrong. Frank Lampard made a half time change, ditching the three defenders and replacing Zouma with Mason Mount.
While the improvement of Notts County heading into this fixture is not to be ignored, the strength of the hosts just simply overwhelms every other stat. They have won each of their last six home matches and managed to score two or more in the process. Meanwhile, they boast the strongest defensive record in the division with just 27 goals conceded to date. With this in mind, it is hard to pick anything other than the hosts coming out on top in this fixture.
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