Colchester United is at 4th place at standings, they will play in front of their fans against direct rivals for promotion, Exeter City is at second place at standings, and is six points above the host. Colchester City have has played one match less than their opponents, and no doubt that host want a positive result from this duel. Colchester attacker Robinson is in good form, he scored two times in last round. Exeter City plays with two attackers, Bowman and Martin, but in this duel they will probably to play with strong defense and on counterattacks, a draw result at away ground, against direct rivals for promotion place, would satisfy their chairman.
The former Schalke man has become known for his skills with the ball at his feet, frequently standing well out of his area and acting as a so-called sweeper-keeper. I remember when Pep Guardiola, after winning a championship, seriously considered the idea of putting him in midfield for a match," Rummenigge told the club magazine '51'.
In their own division, Le Mans have not been in great form, but they did win their most recent match, which was at this venue. Scoring three goals on route to victory on that occasion should've raised confidence levels slightly. The fact that they also scored three goals on route to beating Ligue 1's Nice in the previous round will have the hosts feeling confident too.
The Scot hopes that when football does restart, there is a shift in priorities from the boardroom to the stands. I do hope that the money isn't as big as it has been in the past," he said. I want us to see more young players coming through, I do want to see more home talent. From a coaching point of view I'm actually hoping that when we come out of this people might realise we've been getting rid of our managers too easily.
Chelsea to land Sancho Fresh from overturning their transfer ban, the Sun reports that Chelsea are now confident that they will land Jadon Sancho. They are ready to beat both Manchester United and Liverpool to the signing of the 19-year-old England international. Sancho, the former Manchester City player, will cost £120 million or so, which will not put off Chelsea.
Lazio's matches -- away to Genoa last Sunday and at home to Bologna on Saturday -- were in regions unaffected by coronavirus. I am worried about Inter's game against Sassuolo next Sunday," added Marotta. How do we deal with that? We can't play behind closed doors because it would be absurd to use a measure one week that we didn't use the week before.
The energy-drink-backed upstarts are in contention for the Bundesliga title and they have impressed with their strong performances in both domestic and European competition. A surprise home defeat to Lyon aside, Leipzig's progression was relatively straightforward. They topped a group of middling difficulty, every team deemed to be of a similar quality when the draw was made.
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Posted at 80' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 79' Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion). Posted at 79' Charlie Adam (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 78' Offside, Reading. Charlie Adam tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside. Posted at 77' Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high.
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Tottenham's Dele Alli has scored five goals in his last four Premier League meetings against Chelsea. Against no side has he scored more goals in the competition (5). The Manchester City assistant was at the Kassam Stadium, the home of Oxford United, for City's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash despite being in discussions to take over at Arsenal.
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The FIELD study assessed the medical records of 7,676 men who played professional football in Scotland, born between 1900 and 1976. It was found that dementia was a factor in the deaths of 11% of the former footballers who had died, compared to around 3% for the socio-demographically matched sample. The health impacts of heading a ball came to the fore when former West Bromwich Albion striker Jeff Astle became the first British professional footballer confirmed to have died in 2002 from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease found in individuals with a history of head injury, often as a result of multiple concussions.
Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner. Posted at 49' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harlee Dean. Posted at 49' James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 49' Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City). Posted at 48' Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 48' Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
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United are already facing defensive injury issues, as both Axel Tuanzebe and Eric Bailly are out, while Chris Smalling is on loan at Roma. Victor Lindelof and Phil Jones played in Tuesday's defeat by City, with the latter man suffering cramp near the end of the 3-1 defeat. At the start of the season, defence was the one area United felt confident about in terms of squad strength; their transfer plans for January remain focused on trying to bolster their midfield, where they are considering a move for Ajax's Dutch international Donny van de Beek.
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Pau will be the home side for this match but they really haven't been at their best in front of their own fans over the last few weeks with just one win in their last five at the Stade du Hameau. They have scored eight times in this run but have also let in eight goals which has held them back and this could get even worse as Ligue 1 Bordeaux come to town.
Putting aside VAR for now, it was in many ways a typical Clarets display - full of running, crammed with commitment, but with that bit of decisive class when it mattered. This class was provided by Vydra, who followed up his scoring appearance off the bench at Southampton with an excellent all-round display.
They had two clear chances in the first minutes but we played really well, especially in the second half. The game was good. Phil was clinical. Big success, our second title of the season with the Community Shield, it's so nice. We've won a lot. I tried when we arrive, every game we play we try to win it, every competition we try to win it, and three trimes in a row, being here and winning is great.
The signs for the long-suffering support were alarming, and things soon came to a head inside the dressing room. Media playback is not supported on this device Larsson scores as Celtic stop the 10 "Four or five weeks into the season, Wim had a meeting with the players because there had been a bit of confusion about what he wanted," Gould says. It was things like style of play, set-up, are we going to play three at the back? "But once that clarity had been established, the lads quickly believed in what Wim and Murdo were trying to bring to the group.
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said it is hard to see fans returning to matches "any time soon". If the Premier League and Football League resume then those matches will be played behind closed doors. The Premier League are also preparing for the possibility of playing the 2020-21 season without fans. The reality is that we just don't know how things are going to pan out," Clarke wrote in a letter to the FA governing council.
Ronaldo played but was a shadow of his brilliant self, meaning this final in Yokohama represented so much to one of Brazil's football icons. He responded by scoring twice in 12 minutes, first pouncing on Germany keeper Kahn's error after 67 minutes, then placing a precise right-foot finish for his second. Amid chaotic scenes, Ronaldo said: "The nightmare is over. I will not detain everyone talking about my suffering over these last years.
At home, they are unbeaten in four matches, having won two and drawn two, with three clean sheets therein. However, they have failed to score in two of their last four home matches. They have four wins and two losses in their last eight home matches. In the Championship, Stoke are unbeaten in their last three matches.
I was losing, I didn't want the game stopped but immediately when I knew the reason why it was stopped I obviously understood and accepted it," said Mourinho. The club is also a very proud club in this kind of situation and the club also internally will try to delete it. I'm disappointed that things like that still can happen, but the referee stopped the game.
I would really love to take in this encounter the -2 AH odds priced at above 4.00 but truth being told I really expect the hosts to win this game by 2 goals difference in the end at least that is what the voices in my head tell me and odds are not that bad for the -1.5 AH at 2.60 offered by Bet365 at this moment but going down at this moment and bound to be even lower by the time the game starts. And this is based on what I saw when Belshina played opening game in the league as they lost 3-1 at home to FC Minsk and they really looked like a 2nd league club.
But now with a game in hand. Liverpool are doing something extraordinary. They have dropped just two points all season. Extend this record back into last season — something the Warm-Up is generally ideologically opposed to, but this seems important — and it’s just ten points dropped since they lost to Manchester City on January 3.
Spurs imposed a 20% pay cut on 550 non-playing staff in April and May to protect jobs, and chairman Daniel Levy said on March 31 that the club planned to use the government's furlough scheme where appropriate. Liverpool reversed its decision to furlough some non-playing staff, and club CEO Peter Moore apologised to fans on Monday after facing sharp criticism from the government as well as supporters.
City won their three games against Fulham last season by an aggregate score of 7-0. They rarely take their foot off the gas (as many will remember when they beat Port Vale 9-0 in 2019) no matter the opposition. Their second-string team could probably finish in the Champions League places, let alone win the Championship. So what chance do Fulham have? Not a great one, we reckon. Back City to win with a clean sheet.
Top of the table and confirmed as champions of the 2019/20 season after City's loss to Chelsea, Liverpool will receive a guard of honour. City are currently second in the table, 23 points behind the Reds, an embarrassing deficit considering the quality of their squad. However, Liverpool have been incredible this season, so much so that they could afford to drop eight points from their remaining seven games and still break the Premier League points tally record.
It's my birthday and I'm always grateful that me, my family and friends are healthy. Nonetheless, not everybody is in good health right now. At times like this we need to come together. Paul Pogba: 'Expect him to be here' next season, says Man Utd boss SolskjaerThe money will be used to provide disposable gloves, surgical masks and vented goggles for health workers,. On his 26th birthday, Pogba raised £7,360 for clean water organisation Charity Water.
New Chelsea signing Sam Kerr is regarded as one of the biggest signings in Women's Super League history, but can she take the club to the next level?Chelsea go into Sunday's game against Reading - when Kerr could make her debut - in third place in the WSL table, four points behind defending champions Arsenal at the top. How will the Australia captain fit in at Chelsea? Can she propel them to the league title? And what is the impact of her signing off the pitch? Why there is such hypeKerr, 26, is the all-time top scorer in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and Australian W-League and has picked up the Golden Boot in each of the past three seasons in both divisions.
Chelsea actually did well to navigate a way out of a Champions League group containing last season's semi-finalists Ajax and Valencia. This, however, is the end of the road. Gnabry's double puts Chelsea's Champions League progress in major doubtRelive Chelsea's 'sobering' defeatChelsea and manager Frank Lampard have made a fair fist of it in the Premier League despite not being able to buy players in the summer and losing their stellar performer, Eden Hazard, to Real Madrid.
Arteta indulges in the same micro-management, seemingly wanting to orchestrate every move from his technical area, offering a constant stream of advice and animated gestures to his new charges. He also clearly wants the intense, pressing style that he helped to shape as City won two Premier League titles, completing the domestic treble including the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season, in his time at Etihad Stadium.
Benteke's confidence is shot - the other day I was talking to a mate who is a bit of a casual football fan and he said 'there are a couple of Bentekes, aren't there?' and he was obviously talking about the Benteke who was at Villa and the Benteke who was at Palace now. They might as well be different people because he just doesn't look like the same player. When he was on loan with us at the end of the 2016-17 season, Sakho was trying to earn a contract with us and get into the France squad before the 2018 World Cup and he was absolutely sensational.
