The home side come into this game in poor form with no wins in their last five league and cup games. They lost to Granada in the Copa del Rey and are 4-1 down to Atalanta after the first leg of their Champions League tie. The weekend saw them lose 3-0 at Real Sociedad making it 14 goals conceded in their last five matches.
Action and reaction from Sunday's Premier League gamesLawro's predictions v The Manor's Scotty StacksWolves return to winning ways in styleWolves returned to action in June in fine form, winning their first three games without conceding a goal to increase hope that a late dart for a Champions League place was on. But early July checked that optimism, courtesy of successive defeats without scoring against Arsenal and Sheffield United - opponents who are also in the mix for a place in the top five.
We want the club to be the best it can be. That doesn't mean winning the Champions League, we are not deluded, it's about supporting something that you can believe in and we haven't had that for so long. Staveley, involved in the Manchester City takeover 12 years ago, has previously urged caution about lavish player spending. What has impressed her most is the way that City have invested in Manchester's Eastlands.
Barnes calmly takes a step forward and towards goal, and drills it into an empty net. PENALTY! Mings is penalised for handball, with the defender claiming he cut out Barnes' cross with his shoulder. VAR will take another look - but Mings seems to have a point. GOAL! Leicester 2-0 Villa. Vardy scores - The former England international grabs his first goal in nine games as he sends Reina the wrong way.
One of the all-time great comebacks saw Barca complete a stunning 6-1 win with two goals in injury time, but it might not have got to that point had decisions gone another way. PSG's players protest against BarcelonaGetty Images Luis Suarez went down under minimal contact before Neymar converted Barca’s fifth goal in the 91st minute, while Javier Mascherano’s last-ditch tackle on Angel Di Maria went unpunished.
They need to secure seven points from the remaining matches to ensure survival. They were poor defensively against Liverpool, falling 2-0 down in the opening 10 minutes and though they managed to pull one before the break, they still suffered a 3-1 loss. It was the second time in three matches they have conceded thrice in a game and taking on a free scoring Manchester City is the least they’d have wished for at this point.
The derby is in two weeks. Maybe we will have a miracle, but I don't think so. He has a tendon problem in front. We will miss Sergio, we have had some problems with injuries but we will wait for him. Meanwhile, we have Gab and (Raheem) Sterling who can play in that position. We will live without him for a while.
Well I had a bet on Angelholms that they shall win by at least 2 goals difference a few days ago against a club beyond the 4th league level in Sweden at this moment BK Astrio and they did open the scoring in the middle of the first half but by the 60 minute of the game they were actually 2-1 down and ended up losing that game by that score, so of course I no longer trust them to win here as they face a middle of the league table club from the 3rd league level which at least on paper should be much stronger than their previous opponent Astrio.
You'll remember that Hasenhuttl's team were beaten 9-0 at home by Leicester back in October - the biggest away win in English top-flight history. Results like that tend to end managers' reigns, but Saints stuck by their man, saw an upturn in form either side of the turn of the year, gave him a new deal in June and were further rewarded with the third-best form of any side post-lockdown. Danny Ings finished one strike shy of the league's top scorer Jamie Vardy and with his 22 goals became just the third different Southampton player to hit 20+ goals in a single Premier League season, after Matt Le Tissier and James Beattie.
Despite her impressive performances this season, Kelly has only been worth a spot in the training camp in the eyes of Lionesses boss Phil Neville - although she was drafted into the full squad after the withdrawal of Jill Scott back in October. England have won just twice in their last eight games and many have been left asking how Kelly has been overlooked.
Zulte-Waregem has limited to 1-1 in the away game against Ostend and should now come to terms with the idea of being out of play (places 1-6), as the difference separating it from sixth place, with three teams even above the rating (Anderlecht, Malin, Genk), it seems unlikely to be covered in the remaining three races.
Chris Waddle blazing one over the bar in Turin, Gareth Southgate’s side-foot effort parried by Andreas Kopke, Ashley Cole bested by Gianluigi Buffon - England have a long and painful history of exiting major tournaments because of missed penalties. With football currently suspended, fans have recently been “treated” to either reliving or experiencing for the first time some of these defeats via televised repeats.
Rose, who said in November he was prepared to run down the final 18 months of his Spurs contract and leave for free after not being handed a new deal, joined Newcastle last month until the end of the Premier League season. Barcelona line up Willian Jose as emergency striker - Paper Round Football news updates Having made 11 appearances for Tottenham in all competitions in the early part of the season under the sacked Mauricio Pochettino, the 29-year-old Rose has played only five more times since Mourinho's arrival in November.
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City's number 2 was talked about as a possible successor to Arsene Wenger when the Frenchman stepped down 18 months ago, but was eschewed in favour of former Paris Saint Germain boss Emery. Of course he’ll [Arteta] be a manager sooner or later, he’s young, always he’ll have that," said Guardiola. We are going to finish the season and in future I don’t know what will happen.
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Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. Brisbane Roar this season have the following results: 5W, 4D and 6L. Meanwhile Adelaide United have 8W, 0D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Chelsea looked set to earn a point until Isaac Hayden converted for Newcastle in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Lampard added: "We know we have problems at the top of the pitch in terms of we don't get enough goals. If you don't score you are always liable for a sucker punch and they got it. We can't work any more in training on finishing. You need to have that killer instinct in front of goal.
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The rich vein of form is nothing new. In his debut season at Manchester United he became one of only 11 United players to hit 25 goals or more in a campaign since 1992-93. Eric Cantona, Andy Cole and current manager Solskjaer (25 each) are among the strikers who never matched Lukaku's 27-goal tally in a United campaign. I think the way he is viewed in England is extraordinary, given his record," adds Smith.
British media reported that McBurnie, who was in the away section during the south Wales derby last Sunday, had made an obscene gesture towards Cardiff City supporters which was caught on camera and circulated on social media. We received a letter from the FA, talking about Oli's future conduct, which is quite right, I believe," Wilder told reporters ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at Arsenal.
Andre Gray replaces Roberto Pereyra. Posted at 81' Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Watford). BookingPosted at 81' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 80' Pepe Reina (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Both teams have scored in four of the last five BATE Borisov games. Both sides have scored in each of the three league games played by Slavia this season. Five of the last six BATE Borisov cup games have seen both teams get on the scoresheet. The Belarus Premier League takes a step aside for the first legs of the Belarus Cup semi-finals.
Fortuna’s recent matches have been high scoring; each of the last four have seen at least two goals scored. Meanwhile, they have failed to score in two of their last five matches. They head to this match without the services of defensive midfielder Adam Bodzek which will add to their worries. Fortuna have one of the poorest defensive records in the league, having conceded 60 goals in 30 matches.
Pardew's not the only manager to have been rewarded an ambitious contract in recent years. David Moyes put his signature to a six-year contract at Manchester United in 2013. But he was gone in April 2014, sacked as Champions League qualification hoeps disappeared. Four managers followed Moyes before the expiry of that contract. Meanwhile, could there be a new opening for another former Manchester United man?View more on twitterGary Neville was only tasked to take charge of Valencia in December 2015, until the end of the season.
Shane Long (Southampton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross. Posted at 70' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Fabian Schär. Posted at 70' Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 69' Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool travel to North London to face Jose Mourinho's Tottenham on Saturday evening. The game comes almost seven years to the day since Liverpool ran riot to win 5-0 at White Hart Lane - the biggest winning margin in Premier League history between the two sides. The result moved Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool to within two points of Arsenal at the top of the league while Andre Villas-Boas was sacked by Spurs the following day.
When journalists get it right we understandably congratulate ourselves on our expertise, foresight and pat ourselves on the back - but what about when we get it wrong?In the spirit of fun and laughing at ourselves (or in this case myself), let's have a look at 10 classic cases of the BBC Sport chief football writer's crystal ball being very dusty. We also want to hear when you have got it very wrong in terms of footballing predictions.
I don't know if we are 100% but Everton have had the same time [off]. It is all about being ready to face problems in a game and finding solutions. In nine weeks not doing anything you can lose almost anything. The players trained every day but we don't train them for a specific moment as we had no idea until a week before that training would start again. Training is completely different if you just want to keep fit or be in the best shape for a specific day.
If we'd have played them and won we'd have been out of the bottom three and climbed two or three places again. There's only a point or two between several teams. Our argument would be - me, obviously being the Charlton manager - is that wouldn't be right. It wouldn't be fair, we've only been in there for one week and to just send us down after that would be scandalous. There's 27 more points to play for, so you can't just go on one week, everything gets shut down and everything revolves around that.
Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes is due to have a medical at Tottenham on Monday before an 18-month loan to the Premier League club. Fernandes had been targeted by West Ham but has opted instead to join Jose Mourinho at Spurs. If he passes the medical, the 21-year-old will become Mourinho's first signing as Tottenham manager. I am waiting for news," Mourinho said on Monday. I don't want to talk about a Benfica player.
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Neto reduced the arrears on the hour with a heavily deflected effort which sailed over Ben Foster and Wolves piled the pressure after Kabasele was shown a straight red card following a VAR review. The centre back was originally booked for hauling down Diogo Jota just outside the penalty area but Watford held on in the closing stages to celebrate their third league win coupled with one draw under Pearson.
What’s more, they’re in excellent form and face a relatively favourable festive fixture list. Leicester’s 2-0 win over Brighton last weekend made it six wins on the bounce for them, including an incredible 9-0 demolition of Southampton just over a month ago. That was one of four clean sheets in this period, and the eight goals they have conceded so far this season leaves them with the best defensive record in the top flight.
Derby and Leeds rivalry goes on Officials joined Derby players in applauding the Leeds side onto the pitch before kick-off'Much of the pre-match talk was about whether Derby would give their opponents a guard of honour as they entered the pitch to congratulate them on their title success. This gesture caused so much debate because of the intense rivalry between the sides over the past 18 months, sparked by 'Spygate' - when it came to light that a member of Leeds staff had been found watching Derby train from a public footpath.
The reverse fixture ended 2-2 when these clubs met in September 2019. Survival is at stake for Watford when they travel to the Emirates on the Premier League's final day to take on Arsenal. The Hornets are 18th in the table, level with Aston Villa on points but worse off by a solitary goal. Watford could lose this match and still somehow stay up if Villa lost heavily to West Ham.
There is a reason why Frank Lampard makes so many changes, both of formation and personnel, and it is not for the fun of it. Which is not to say that Chelsea are useless, nor that they have no scope for improvement. But they are painfully short on class – the kind of class that cannot be inculcated on the training ground and it is hard to see how that changes without the lavishing of considerable sums of money.
However, things aren't great at home, although the club has avoided defeat in four of their last five matches at McDiarmid Park, with two wins over Hamilton and Hearts. The Saints have also managed to find consistency in the goalscoring form, netting at least once in four of their last five matches and failing to do so in their goalless game against St Mirren. Tommy Wright's men have also netted an average of 1.2 goals in their last five home fixtures.
Vicenza have recently had 4 wins and 1 draw. They have scored 8 goals and conceded 1 goal in the last 5 league matches. At home they managed to win 4 and lose 1 of their last 5 league games scoring 7 goal and conceding 3.
Sheffield United, missing the chance to make it two wins in a row after the 1-0 victory over Leicester City. At home, in the last few matches, they have been a different side though, with just one loss in five in the league. Norwich have two wins and two draws in the last five home league games, and have failed to score in just one of the five – against Liverpool.
It is a club that overcomes difficulties because of the strength, their structure. I have huge respect for them (Bayern)," Lampard said. Every year they can win the Champions League but our job is to try and stop them. I understand it if people call us underdogs because Bayern are so strong. Maybe we do not have their experience but we are here to turn it around.
Paper Round’s view: West Ham scattergun approach to transfers sees their squad hit rare heights on occasion before tumbling down into chaos. At the moment, chaos is in charge, and while there is no suggesting that Moyes can leave the squad as is, another round of spending can't guarantee any improvement at all.
Just before the whistle ended the half they got the luck they needed, as Merida took an air shot at an attempted clearance and allowed Dele Alli to make the deficit manageable. The second half Spurs were a different side and Harry Kane got them level when he slotted home Lucas Moura's pull-back, before Serge Aurier put them in front with a superb half-volley following silky footwork from Alli and a, perhaps inadvertent, flick from Son Hueng-Min.
Bournemouth have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the match with striker Joshua King, who missed Saturday's 3-2 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, still nursing a hamstring problem. We're going through a spell where we've missed some key players," Howe added. We want to be winning regularly. We are in good shape, but have to be more consistent.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Watford 1. Goal!Posted at 90'+5' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Watford 1. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo following a set piece situation. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt blocked.
Defensively, Reims are an astute side, while they've also developed an excellent habit of keeping themselves in games, even if they do lack forward power. On their own patch, Sunday's hosts are particularly good at keeping teams at bay. They've lost just one out of eight at Stade Auguste-Delaune, have conceded only three goals in the process and have kept an encouraging six clean sheets. Making headway at the other end hasn't been their strong point, as just five goals for suggests, but you can't have everything!
