During the summer transfer window, United spent over £130m on defenders, bringing in Harry Maguire from Leicester City and Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace, and also signed winger Daniel James from Swansea City. Solskjaer referenced the squad-building at Liverpool since Jurgen Klopp took charge in October 2015, with the Reds now 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League and the reigning European champions.
Lucy Bronze has come a long way from cutting pizzas. The England defender has experienced a career of ups and downs on her way to winning 81 caps for her country and numerous trophies with Liverpool, Manchester City and Lyon. Bronze can also add the 2020 BBC Women's Footballer of the Year to her honours list, after claiming the BBC World Service award for the second time. Here, at the age of 28, she reflects on almost three decades of finding her way in football, from sibling rivalry to World Cup semi-finals.
And more goals have been scored by the away teams too (44 compared to 25. Borussia Dortmund hoped for some home advantage in their top-of-the-table match with Bayern Munich on Tuesday but it was the league leaders who pulled away even further with a 1-0 win. And visitors Wolfsburg thrashed Bayer Leverkusen, who started the day fourth, 4-1 on the same night. BBC Sport live texter Tom Rostance reacting to Wolfsburg's third goal against Bayer LeverkusenBorussia Monchengladbach scored their fastest Bundesliga goal in five years (37 seconds) in a 3-1 win at Frankfurt and Mainz avoided an away defeat after trailing by at least two goals for the first time since 2017 when they came back to draw 2-2 at Cologne.
We will be having a game from Iran today and we will be having Sepidrood vs Persepolis and this game we have given it a double chance to win the home team or the away team and we have eliminated a draw in this game as looking at the last games that this two teams have played together they have shown as many draws as the last games they give us a draw and so making us to be very sure with this prediction of ours
Osnabruck and Hannover face each other at Bremer Brucke in what is expected to be one of the most entertaining games of Saturday’s program. Both teams are eager to avoid relegation to 3. League, and, no doubt, there will be fireworks when they meet on Matchday 27. Osnabruck showed character in a 1-1 draw with Arminia Bielefeld, with the team scoring the equalizer in the dying minutes of the game, but you should bear in mind that they extended their winless run to eight games. The predicted score for this match is under goal 2.5 Hopefully this prediction can be useful for all of us ..
The home team are very strong they rarely lose their matches played here this season. They have been moving the table nicely and have played some of their best scoring matches at home. Playing a team which is lower than them on a table and team used to losing away matches it could be over 1.5 goals. The away team have not been at their full strength and this should be a good day for the home team where they could score 2 goals at least on their own. Their squad is at close to full strength for this match
Barcelona can go three points clear at the top of La Liga with a win at Valencia. The league leaders won at home against Granada last weekend and will be looking to get back into winning form on their travels. Valencia have a good home record but their overall form is poor with two bad defeats and a struggle in the Copa del Rey against a lower league side. Go for Barcelona to get a narrow away victory.
January’s a tough time to do it, but they require someone capable of leading their challenge for the Champions League places so they can go on to attract the very best in the summer. Spurs turn to Slimani With Harry Kane potentially out for the season, Tottenham’s striker search has seen them turn to Leicester’s Islam Slimani, the Telegraph reports.
Posted at 64' Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 64' Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford). Posted at 62' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christian Fuchs. Posted at 62' Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City). Posted at 62' Julian Jeanvier (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Norwich were bottom of the standings before the Premier League was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week the club furloughed staff members -- including part-time and casual staff -- as a cost-cutting measure. Sinani, who has scored 14 goals in 16 matches in Luxembourg's top flight this season, will join the English side ahead of the 2020-21 season and his contract will keep him at the club until 2023.
Second in the table, eight points clear of third-placed Leicester with a game in hand against Southampton to be played late on Sunday, City look destined to finish as best runner-up. Newcastle, 12th in the table, are 15 points clear of the relegation zone and, assuming a club that has already qualified for Europe wins the FA Cup, could be only five points away from the final Europa League place.
Euro Papers: Real defy PSG's warning over Mbappe Video - Zidane and Hazard defy PSG warning to continue Madrid’s pursuit of Mbappe - Euro Papers01:25 13:00 - Women in Football pen Barclays deal Women in Football (WiF), a network of professionals in the football industry, has signed a three-year deal with Barclays to expand its reach across the country and develop the skills of women working in football.
All of the stats suggest that Coventry have a great chance of taking home at least a point this weekend and we have backed the visitors with a double chance bet and for the scoreline to end 2-1 in their favour.
Sane scores - A cross from the left is met by Sane - just played onside by Cathcart's foot - is glanced high and past Foster. NO! VAR checks again and rules it offside. ALISSON SAVE - Deulofeu in behind the defence, and he attempts to life a shot past Alisson before it's slapped away. DEULOFEU CORNER - Deulofeu hits the post direct from a corner! 90’ - GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Watford.
I don't think they will be buoyed by a defeat, but they will still take plenty of encouragement out of the day because they showed they could dig out a performance against a superior team. They almost got their reward for hanging in there when Bjorn Engels went close to an equaliser at the end - it was a great save from Claudio Bravo to deny him.
City's statement read: "Manchester City FC are aware of a story in a tabloid newspaper regarding the private life of Kyle Walker in relation to a breach of the UK lockdown and social distancing rules. Footballers are global role models, and our staff and players have been working to support the incredible efforts of the National Health Service and other key workers in fighting the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in any way we can.
Champions Bayern Munich cruised to victory over Fortuna Dusseldorf to move a point behind Bundesliga leaders Borussia Monchengladbach. Benjamin Pavard, Corentin Tolisso and Serge Gnabry struck in the first half as visitors Bayern raced into a three-goal lead after just 34 minutes. Philippe Coutinho added a fourth for Hansi Flick's side after the interval. But striker Robert Lewandowski was unable to extend his goalscoring run in the league to a 12th successive game.
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Rangers got their first win at Celtic Park since 2010, closing the gap on the leaders to two points with a game in hand. Colombian striker Morelos was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second booking for a dive in the box. Morelos appeared to make a gesture with his hand across his neck to Celtic fans following his dismissal.
We knew the opponents were hard. They brought on Gestede and went direct and made problems and when it was 2-1 we knew it was going to be difficult. We tried our best. The boys are trying their best. They dealt well with many set-piece situations. We did lots of things well. We conceded the goal, a bit frustrating, but more frustrating was that we did not score three, four or five. Asked if the FA Cup was the priority for Spurs now, Mourinho replied: "In this moment, it is not the priority.
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The main issue for Thursday's hosts now seems to be a lack of defensive solidity. They were at one point struggling for goals. They're now scoring with regularity, notching six in their last three, but they seemingly cannot stop teams at the other end. Southend have shipped nine in their last three and 14 in their last five. They've conceded no less than 20 in their last five at Roots Hall.
But a stalemate was probably the right result on a day when both sides had their moments but neither could conjure the sort of moment of quality required to break the deadlock. Relive Sunday's south Wales derbyA goal from Ben Wilmot had settled the reverse fixture at the Liberty Stadium in October, though Swansea might have won that game more comfortably having been in control for long periods. Neil Warnock was in charge of Cardiff at that stage, but it was a different story as Neil Harris sampled this fixture for the first time.
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Sarmiento Junin is in the better form, and position at the league table of this team, is showing their good time, in front of this clash. Mendoza is good at their home, and are hard to lose points, but they are facing very tough rival, which could play with a lot and low scored goals.
Vitkovice host Vlasim in the 22nd round of the 2nd football division in Czech Republic. So far these two teams have been one of the worst teams in the league, Vitkovice are ranked last place with only 10 points, 22:46 goal record, while Vlasim are ranked 13th place with 21 points.
It felt like a bit of a statement to me. Yes, everything has happened to make football feel different, but we will always have this song and no-one will ever stop us playing it. It was a nice feeling to have, and it will mean a lot next time I hear it too. Flags and banners replaced fans as Liverpool returned to Anfield amid the coronavirus pandemic with Wednesday's win over Crystal PalaceThe title winner who got relegated tooAfter waiting 30 years you will take a title win any way it comes, but I have had a strange one myself already.
With Barcelona top of La Liga on the day Valverde made way for Setien, the new head coach finds himself immediately in a precarious position. It’s a privileged one, certainly, but Setien must maintain this position as he looks to implement his style and methods on Barcelona’s squad. Quique Setién BarcelonaEurosport Such pressure is ordinary at a club of Barcelona’s stature, but it increases given Setien’s lack of silverware before taking the hotseat.
That rules out the Bundesliga being played in front of spectators until the scheduled start of next season. The only way to work around regulations is to stage spectator-free games, with only players, coaching staff, medics, referees, ball boys and ball girls, ground staff, technicians, safety officers, and production staff for television and VAR being present inside the stadiums. League officials estimate that up to 300 people are needed per match.
Substitute Schlupp delivered the winner in the 76th minute to punish a lacklustre Bournemouth side who played with a one-man advantage from the 19th minute when Palace defender Mamadou Sakho was red-carded. The only talking point was Sakho's out-of-control attempted clearance that left Bournemouth's Adam Smith in a heap near the touchline.
To whet the appetite, here's Real boss Zinedine Zidane declaring his "love" for PSG's Kylian Mbappe. Video - Zinedine Zidane: 'I am in love with Kylian Mbappe'00:33 19:00 - Farewell. Aston Villa v Newcastle! We're going to leave you in the capable hands of Oli Gent, who is on live text duty for Aston Villa's clash with Newcastle United.
At the other end for the Reds, who host Manchester United on Sunday, Mohamed Salah has four goals and two assists in his past six league games, while Sadio Mane has two goals and two assists from his past five. Another thing to look out for is that Liverpool also play twice in the next gameweek - away at Wolves and then West Ham, who also play twice in that week - so it might be worth being prepared and making sure you are well stocked with Liverpool players.
44% of Shrewsbury’s home games produce over 1.5 goals as have 64% of Coventry’s away games, so there is a decent chance that at least two goals to be scored in Saturday’s clash but the recent results of both sides suggests that will be the maximum amount of goals we will be treated to.
Moss apologised to Bournemouth's Adam Smith in 2017 after wrongly booking the defender. And while Moss again irritated the Cherries players on Sunday with some of his decisions, Gosling says the official also made disparaging comments about the club being in a relegation battle. The ref didn't help. Giving soft fouls away and little comments to two or three of the lads didn't help as well really," Gosling told the Daily Echo.
Qviding has been in excellent form last time. The previous 12 matches in all competitions, Qviding were unbeaten up to 11 matches, including 10 victories and 1 draw. At home, this team has won 4 matches in a row. However, in the match against Oddevold, it is likely that Qviding will not enjoy complete joy.
Son Heung-min is to carry out his mandatory four-week military service in South Korea later this month, his club Tottenham have confirmed. All South Korean men must complete military service by the age of 28. Son, who turns 28 in July, was given permission to return to his homeland last month to continue his recovery from a fractured arm. Tottenham say the forward will return to London after the completion of his military service in May.
It was Palace's third consecutive league win after a winless seven-game run and it moved Roy Hodgson's side up to 10th in the standings. Ayew gave Palace the lead with their first shot on goal when James McArthur created an opportunity for him to take a shot from the edge of the box, beating the outstretched arm of Ben Foster in Watford's goal.
Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a cross. Mesut Ozil would have been dropped for Arsenal's trip to Everton had he not being injured after his reaction to being substituted against Manchester City, says Freddie Ljungberg. Midfielder Ozil kicked a water bottle after being withdrawn in the 59th minute of the 3-0 home loss on Sunday.
Meanwhile, there's a clash that would not be out of place in the Champions League as Bayer Leverkusen face Porto. Ajax draw Getafe Last season's Champions League semi-finalists draw Getafe. Meanwhile, we've got Sporting Lisbon v Istanbul Basaksehir. Wolves first out of the hat, take on Espanyol Wolves are the first team out in the Europa League round of 32 draw and they trip to Barcelona to face Espanyol.
FC Slutsk top the table while their oppoments are bottom of the league. FC Slutsk have seven points from their last three games. Belshina are yet to win a league game this season. FC Slutsk top the Belarus Premier League on goal difference from Vibetsk and Zhodino. They have a good chance of staying top when hosting bottom of the table Belshina.
They did that against a toothless Villa side, albeit with a tighter margin of victory than their performance deserved. Mount's stunning finish proved the difference but, with a refreshed Blues line-up featuring five changes from Saturday's defeat having 25 attempts at goal, they should have been out of sight. While England attacking midfielder Mount will take the plaudits for the winner, it was Abraham's return from a hip injury which was the real catalyst for change.
For a few seconds once that Jamie Redknapp free-kick went in, we thought the title was gone, then seconds later the crowd were going mad, Kenny and Ray Harford were hugging each other and owner Jack Walker was going mad in the directors' box and we realised the title was ours. One of the best days of my career. Making the decision to go to Blackburn was a big decision. I knew that was the project when we first sat down.
