Yup, after Liverpool made it 20 wins and one draw from 21 games, a hashtag began doing the rounds, presumably started by David Icke, that Liverpool's excellence had little to do with their excellence but more to do with some imaginary favour they had curried with the footballing authorities. However, it can be said that at this stage Liverpool fans would take a #TaintedTitle all day long.
It looked like it might be a stroll for Leeds when Helder Costa and Jack Harrison scored inside the space of six first-half minutes. But 16-year-old Jude Bellingham scored with his first goal in over three months to reduce the arrears at half-time before Lukas Jutkiewicz levelled on 61 minutes. Luke Ayling put Leeds back in front eight minutes later, but Jeremie Bela equalised for a second time.
I've always been painting monkeys for five to six years, so I thought I'd make this work to teach that we're all apes, I made the western monkey with blue and white eyes, the Asian monkey with almond-shaped eyes and the black monkey positioned in the centre, where everything comes from. The monkey becomes the spark to teach everyone that there is no difference, there is no man or monkey, we are all alike.
Yokohama F. Marinos is a strong opponent to battle with on the field. Both sides have good records when it comes to winning in their various leagues. The Marines have an upper hand in this game and there they will either defend a win or a draw in this game. Both sides are likely to score with less than 4 goals in this game. The expected score at the end of this game could be a 0-1, 1-1 or 1-2. Those are the possible correct score for this particular game. At the end of the day I'm expecting a win from the away side.
England end the SheBelieves Cup with two defeats – to USA and Spain – and an unconvincing victory over Japan sandwiched in between. Despite that, Neville was keen to stress the positives to take from the trip, with a number of younger members of the squad given game time across the three matches. Alessia Russo was given her debut in an England shirt, while Everton's predatory striker Chloe Kelly continued to impress on the international stage after coming on with 20 minutes remaining against Spain.
MAN OF THE MATCH Ismaila Sarr (Watford): The club's record signing was given a start today and put on a dazzling display. The Senegalese striker took both goals coolly and then set up Deeney instead of going for his hat-trick. PLAYER RATINGS WATFORD: Foster 5, Masina 8, Cathcart 7, Kabasele 7, Femenia 7, Capoue 6, Hughes 6, Deulofeu n/a, Doucoure 8, Sarr 9, Deeney 8.
Bordeaux kept up their good form on Saturday as they lengthened their unbeaten streak to five games with a 1-1 draw against a very good Reims side. Ex-Sunderland man Josh Maja got the opening goal and Bordeaux had numerous chances to kill the game off but didn’t, allowing Boulaye Dia to strike home an equaliser in the last minute. Despite this, it has been encouraging signs for Paolo Sousa’s men recently with confident wins over Monaco (2-1) and Nantes (2-0) bolstering their confidence.
The 34-year-old Californian and her team mates sued the U. S. March for gender discrimination, arguing they had been paid less than the men's squad and were provided inferior working conditions. Mediation between the two parties fell apart in August, leaving a cloud over the team's Olympic preparations with a trial date in looming in May.
real Esteli and diriangen will play the first match of the semi final round in the Nicaraguan first division , diriangen will have the advantage of playing at home and they should take advantage of the fact that they play in their stadium but they will have a strong rival in this match. Real Esteli is the current champion of the league and they will seek to defend that league title, during the regular season they were the team with the best performance away from home and they can obtain the victory perfectly in this match, however , it will be a very difficult match for both teams
James has been encouraged to report abuse he receives of a sectarian nature to the match official," Stoke manager Michael O'Neill told reporters. He did it on Boxing Day when he was subjected to it by Sheffield Wednesday fans and he felt the need to do it today. He's 100% right to do so. People have to be held accountable for their behaviour when they come to a football stadium.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Leeds United 5, Stoke City 0. Goal!Posted at 90'+3' Goal! Leeds United 5, Stoke City 0. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling. Posted at 90'+1' Attempt missed. James McClean (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
I'm expecting big things from the players I have at the moment, the players that are recovering from injuries",. Arteta told a news conference ahead of Arsenal's Premier League trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday. If we can find something to help us go through the season in a more balanced way in certain areas, and is helpful, we'll look at the options.
One more bet for tonight and this one is from Paraguay elite league where I hope that we can see at least three goals and probably and more than that. So, form of this rivals is key for this match, because Sol De America is team who is in last two matches in league played 2-1 and 3-1. In the same time, they are played with three or more goals in three of last four matches. Sportivo San Lorenzo, on the other side, on last two away matches in league is played amazing, 4-2 and 4-2. Over is really ok.
FC Lorient enter this match in the best possible form. They are currently two points clear at the top of Ligue 2 and have lost just one match since the start of November. The 3-0 defeat to Valenciennes was quite the occurrence as generally les Merlus have been extremely dominant this season. They have won nine of their last ten matches with 22 goals scored and eight conceded in this time.
Rashford, who said he depended on free meals as a child, issued a rallying cry and asked people to donate, working with charity organisation FareShare that distributes food to schools and community centres. Rashford's initial goal of 100,000 pounds, that would serve 400,000 children, was quickly surpassed after people responded positively to the 22-year-old's appeals on his social media channels.
Both Huddersfield and Stoke have not enjoyed good runs lately. However, looking at the past few matches, Huddersfield have stabilized a bit and going to this clash with two straight home wins will boost their confidence. Stoke do not bear a very good away run, and we do not back them to change much of that here. They have lost six of their last seven away matches and have no clean sheet in the last nine away matches. Based on that, and the fact that this has lately been a low scoring game, we are backing Huddersfield for a 1-0 win.
I watched the reverse fixture between them earlier this season at Gent who had the lead by half-time of the game with no less than 4-0, while in the second half they did not really wanted to waste any more energy conceded a goal and scored two more late goals to win with 6-1 in the end against Eupen so a win by them with no less than 5 goals difference with 6 goals scored by them, and they are on 2nd place fighting for the title and cannot afford to lose points here.
Jurgen Klopp wants to change the perception of the Club World Cup as Liverpool prepare to face Flamengo in the final in Doha on Saturday. The Reds faced criticism for fielding their youngest-ever side in the Carabao Cup loss to Aston Villa, choosing instead to focus on events in Qatar. The view in Europe is different to the rest of the world [about its value] but we want to change that view," he said.
Paper Round's view: Ancelotti has previously worked with Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Paris Saint-Germain, but that was over six years ago. Ibra has been playing in the United States for 18 months so might not be up to Premier League standard but because he's available for free, the cheap risk could be worth it.
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West Brom ended a poor run with a win at Sheffield Wednesday. That will give them plenty of confidence, especially scoring three goals. They have a good, if not brilliant home record and will fancy their chances of three more points this weekend. Hull City also had an important win in midweek but it was at home against struggling Middlesbrough. They had been in appalling form with no league win since New Year's Day. Their away form is poor, so go for West Brom to get the points here.
Swindon Town will be delighted with the progress they have made during November as they have climbed to the top of League 2 on the back of five straight victories. That run of form has come thanks in no small part to their improvement in front of goal and in those same five matches, they have managed an impressive return of 11 goals. It is not as if they have struggled on their travels either as the 17 points earned on the road represents the second best away record in League 2.
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We are in that moment where anything that can go wrong will. We know how big this next one is. Billed as the ultimate six-pointer down at the bottom as 19th- and 20th-placed teams faced off, the hosts were given a pre-match boost with top goalscorer Pukki fit to start for the first time since New Year’s Day.
Posted at 50' Ryan Fredericks (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 49' Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen. Troy Deeney scored two second-half penalties as Watford came from behind once more to beat Newcastle and open up vital breathing space as they battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Newcastle were the better side in the first half at Vicarage Road and deserved the lead given to them when Dwight Gayle turned in Federico Fernandez's flick from Matt Ritchie's corner in the 23rd minute.
Football pays tributeStoke tweeted their condolences to Afobe, saying: "The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Stoke City are with Benik Afobe following this morning's tragic news. We'll be with you, Benik. His former club Wolverhampton Wanderers also sent a message of support, tweeting: "Our hearts break for Benik Afobe and his family following the tragic news of his daughter's passing this weekend.
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Liverpool is the best team in the world at the moment and when you're linked with that team it makes me very proud," the Germany international told Viasport. But I know that Liverpool play a lot of good players and I have to improve myself to learn much more things to get on this level to play there.
He has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal at the Nou Camp. The 29-year-old has played for Middlesbrough, Esbjerg and Toulouse before moving to La Liga and will be unveiled formally at the club's stadium on Thursday. Braithwaite scored 13 goals in 41 games for Madrid-based Leganes since signing from the Teesiders in 2019 and featured for Denmark during their run to the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Vardy: Is it me or has Jamie Vardy's game developed? Vardy is regarded as one of the best finishers in the country and quite rightly - he's been among the league's leading goalscorers for the past three seasons. However, what I have detected this season, more than any other, is his unselfishness in front of goal. I don't know if this is due to the coaching of Brendan Rodgers or not but what I can tell you is Vardy looks a much more accomplished player.
Toulouse have recently sacked manager Antoine Kombouaré and will be back at home where they had a pretty good record prior to the New Caledonian’s awful tenure; they had just four of the previous fifteen matches.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5' Second Half ends, Millwall 0, West Bromwich Albion 2. Posted at 90'+5' Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside. Posted at 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic. Posted at 90'+4' Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 87' Attempt missed. Alex Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. BookingPosted at 86' Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 86' Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Despite conceding thrice against Nice, Angers have been very good defensively so far, with four consecutive clean sheets in the matches before the defeat to Patrick Vieira's side. Les SCO need to improve at the top end of the pitch, though, as the goals that were so common at the start of the campaign have begun to dry up. They have just three in their last seven games in Ligue 1.
The principality side opened the scoring thanks to league top scorer Wissam Ben Yedder's 18th goal but Kasper Dolberg completed a double in stoppage time to give the hosts a deserved victory. Monaco, who had drawn their two previous games, were reduced to 10 men in the 86th minute when Stevan Jovetic picked up a red card for a dangerous tackle, seven minutes before Dolberg netted the winner.
The two teams competed furiously to qualify for the Asian Champions League last season. In the end, it was Seoul who snatched that third and final Champions League place, pipping Pohang to the spot thanks to a superior goal difference. These are early days in the K-League - with only two games having been played - but Pohang hold a one-point advantage over their rivals.
Roberto Firmino scored his first goal at Anfield in 20 games in all competitions, since netting vs Porto in April 2019 - 337 days ago. Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Liverpool's goalkeepers have made more errors leading to goals in the Champions League than any other team's keepers in this period (4 - Adrian x1 + Karius x3).
The fourth not to play against Norwich and the fifth not to play against Southampton. So I hope to be punished twice is enough, he doesn't deserve for the third, the fourth or the fifth. Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Graham Potter on the festive schedule: "We've got two games in [the space of] 48 hours and we'll have to look at how we play against Tottenham. We've got a very hard-working group and it's an opportunity for others to get some minutes.
