THURSDAY'S BIG STORIES Chelsea: the neutral's favourite Something odd happened to the Warm-Up on Wednesday afternoon. A thought; a new thought. Let's watch Chelsea," we thought. Not out of professional obligation, or general inertia, or in the hope of seeing a big English team lose. Let's watch Chelsea … because they're fun.
These are two of the form sides in the Bundesliga and it should be a cracker. Dortmund are yet to lose a home league game this season with seven wins out of ten. They slipped up at Leverkusen last weekend and have conceded 32 league goals this season. Frankfurt slipped down the table towards the end of 2019. They have recovered well since the winter break though with wins and goals aplenty, including twice beating second placed Leipzig. A bet on both teams to score is the one to make.
Vasteras fc will be hosting Degerfors fc in the Sweden Superettan league, despite the last game results where see the visitors lost by one goal at this venue I confidently backing the visitors to grab three points with an Asian handicap -1.
Celtic fined for banner and chantsCeltic have already been fined £11,000 after fans set off flares and threw objects during a Europa League play-off round win over AIK in Stockholm in August. They were then fined £10,400 after supporters set off flares during the group-stage win over Cluj in October. The club also face a hearing on 12 December relating to another Uefa charge regarding the "use of pyrotechnics" during their win over Lazio in Rome on 7 November.
Slutsk have 16 points from their seven league fixtures and have won their last three in a row. The weekend saw them win 2-1 at Dinamo Minsk but their opponents missed a first-half penalty. Slutsk may be top of the table with five wins out of seven but they are yet to keep a clean sheet this season and both teams have scored in each of their last five games.
I expect a draw here. Limon are second from the bottom, but they have the home advantage and this fact should not be underestimated. I think they are able to stay unbeaten here. The actual form is not bad, 2 draws on the last 3 matches - 3:3 with Universitarios and 1:1 with Zeledon. Grecia, meanwhile, are in good form. They have 2 victories on the last 2 matches. They beat Alajuelense and Guadalupe. So, we could say Grecia are big favorites in this match as they are in better form. But as I said previously, Limon have the home advantage and I think they will stay unbeaten.
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It's a pleasure to have him in my squad. There was also a word on former Chelsea skipper and team mate John Terry, who was back in front of his beloved fans in his capacity as assistant to Villa manager Dean Smith. He had his moment on the pitch. It is difficult when you come back, I did it last year, to a club that you feel so much for and visa-versa as they did with John," he said.
Sevilla have been scoring goals easily in the last league games with 13 goals in the last 6 and at home they have scored at least 2 goals in 4 of the last 5 matches. However, in the last 4 league games they also conceded a total of 5 goals.
I don't even get recognised at home'. We were treated like royalty. It didn't feel like you were a fitba player, it felt like you were a rockstar," McCulloch adds. It was as if they'd never seen footballers before and they all wanted stuff signed, foreheads, arms, the whole lot. Spaceships & savouring a Mickey Mouse cupThat fervour remained when Scotland faced the host nation. Given that Bulgaria had beaten Japan in the opener, Smith's side knew avoiding defeat would be enough to claim the trophy.
It is the 25th day of the Raiffeisen Super League, the Swiss football championship where Lugano will host Luzern. Lugano sit 7th place with 27 points. Luzern sit 5th place with 34 points. Both teams are in identical form lately. Lugano are undefeated in 7 games, 3 games ended in draw. Away team in last game surprisingly defeated Basel 2:1. In my opinion Luzern is a favorite in this game. They just have a really strong run. Lugano, on the other hand, could only win one of the last five games. Today it will be a tough game between these two teams. The draw result would serve good for both team.
Posted at 53' Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell. Posted at 51' Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Having showcased some intricate set-pieces early on, Wolves took the lead from a more straightforward corner as Joao Moutinho fired the ball into the middle and Dendoncker stretched to poke home his first goal of the season.
The Reds go marching on. Did you know? As well as registering an assist for Oxlade-Chamberlain's opener, Henderson recorded the most successful passes in Liverpool's match with Bournemouth (140) - indeed, that was also his most passes ever made in a Premier League match. James Maddison: This might have been a completely different result had Aston Villa's medical team done their job. To let Tyrone Mings back on to the field after he had suffered what was a clear hamstring injury was suicide.
The Belarusian authorities have dismissed pandemic warnings as "psychosis" and have not officially enforced a lockdown in the country, with the pro-government media playing down fears about the spread of Covid-19. Belarus football's new global followingWho are Dynamo Brest?Dynamo Brest won the Belarusian Premier League last season, their first title in the competition. They are one of only four teams to appear in every single season of the Belarus Premier League since 1992.
Real coach Zinedine Zidane had no complaints about the foul and said he was more angry with the way his side switched off in the final quarter of an hour. The referee told me there was no push and he made his decision. What bothers me is what we did, the errors we made hurt a lot because we didn't deserve this.
Our primary concern will always be for the safety and welfare of clubs, players, staff, officials, volunteers and supporters during this unprecedented time. Today's steps take into account the financial impact during this uncertain period, whilst considering the fairest method on how the sporting outcomes for the season will be decided, with the integrity of the leagues in mind. The decision applies to steps three to seven in men's non-league football, while all "grassroots" divisions below these tiers have also finished.
Benfica have in the last two matches gone through their roughest patch in their last 15 matches, as they failed to win any of them – losing one and drawing the other. They have no clean sheet in their last four matches and have conceded two or more goals in three of their last four matches. They have lost just one of the last 19 matches and three of their last four matches have produced over 4.
Walsall vs Stevenage predictions for Saturday's match in League Two. Struggling sides Walsall and Stevenage will both be desperate to take home all three points when they face-off against one another in League Two on Saturday. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Not only is recent form on their side, but Watford can look back on some very pleasant clashes with Bournemouth. They have never lost to them away from home in the Premier League, and The Cherries have collected fewer points than any other top flight side since their win over Manchester United at the start of November.
Posted at 90'+1' Blair Alston (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing. Goal!Posted at 85' Goal! Hamilton Academical 1, Rangers 3. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Stewart. SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Rangers. Greg Stewart replaces Ryan Kent. Posted at 80' Andy Winter (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.
He had quick feet and was great travelling with the ball. Wright: "Toto Schillaci got the goals in 1990 but at that tournament, along with Paul Gascoigne, Baggio was outstanding. He dealt with the pressure of playing in his own country and being their creative player. Marco van Basten Van Basten was the top scorer at Euro 1988 with five goals, including this volley as the Netherlands beat the USSR in the finalBallon d'Or (1988, 1989, 1992), European Championship, European Cup (2), Cup Winners' Cup, Eredivisie (3), Serie A (3)The Dutch striker joined AC Milan from Ajax in 1987 and won the Ballon d'Or three times in the next five years.
Fulham will host Brentford for this fixture of the league. Both sides are one of the ambitious teams in this campaign. Of course, both teams have the motivation to get a positive result. I think, the hosts will closer to victory in this game. Fulham have advantage at home stadium. I expect, the hosts will try to dominate on the home field. However, they will have to invest a great effort in this game. On the other hand the visitors want also to make a positive result. However, Brentford is not very good team away from home. They have only 1 victory in their last 5 matches on the road. My pick - Fulham to win.
Premier League leaders Liverpool will play at either Championship Bristol City or League One side Shrewsbury in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Holders Manchester City face Fulham, while Chelsea also play second-tier opponents, away at Hull City. Leicester, second in the Premier League, meet Championship Brentford. The winners of the Manchester United v Wolves replay will play either Watford or Tranmere Rovers, with those sides also needing a replay after a 3-3 draw.
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The hosts sprung to life after the goal and took control of the game, with Bensebaini levelling on the hour with a header after being given too much space in the box. In an entertaining second half both teams looked for the winner but it was Gladbach who got it in stoppage time to continue their spectacular title run.
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Leverkusen had won their last three league games and been unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions but then they lost 4-1 at home to sixth placed Wolfsburg. That was a shock result considering that Leverkusen had won both their games since the Bundesliga season resumed. They conceded just before half-time and then two goals in the space of four second half minutes left them 3-0 down with just 22 minutes to go.
After finishing just one place above the drop zone last season, BorehamWood are looking a much stronger outfit this time around. On paper, the side have the quality to be a reasonable force in the National League and just 1 point short of the play-offs heading into the weekend, the side will be hoping to push for promotion in the coming months.
There is also interest from another German side, Bayern Munich, but Juventus and Real Madrid are also keeping tabs on the player who could soon feature regularly in the Spurs first team. Paper Round’s view: German sides have spotted that with English sides so stocked with elite senior talent, they can prove attractive to younger players in the Premier League.
Solskjaer said: "It’s very easy to compare the two of them, yes. Both with skills, body shape, attitude, attributes – everything. The boy has every chance in the world to become a top, top player. Let’s hope he continues like this. Seuuuu!"Getty Images 10:30 - Feet up, Lionel Lionel Messi was a surprise absentee from Barcelona's Champions League squad this week - and manager Ernesto Valverde had some explaining to do at his press conference.
Assisted by Paul McGinn. Posted at 70' Attempt blocked. James Keatings (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 69' Foul by Adam Jackson (Hibernian). Posted at 69' Miles Storey (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 69' Substitution, Hibernian.
These two sides haven’t locked horns since 2015 but Gil Vicente have only lost one of their last four matches against Guimaraes. The hosts have won three of their last six matches while Guimaraes have drawn three of their last six matches, all of which ended 1-1, so you can start to see why we have backed Gil Vicente with a double chance bet this weekend.
No decision will be taken until after Uefa's executive meeting on 23 April. For the resolution to pass, at least 75% of clubs in each division need vote in favour, with Friday 17:00 BST the deadline. Null & void? Declare? Or play on? - SPFL mulls over optionsCoronavirus: What is your club saying?Uefa's warning - the key questions for Scottish clubsThe result is expected to be announced early next week and, should the clubs vote to accept the proposals, Dundee United, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers would be promoted from their respective divisions, with Partick Thistle and Stranraer relegated.
BookingPosted at 65' Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 64' Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München). Hamilton Academical will host to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, looking to upset the odds and claim a surprise victory. The South Lanarkshire side have only beaten their Glasgow visitors 10 times in the club's history.
But by the end of it, his supercharged performances had grabbed the attention of the Premier League as the Foxes defied all the odds to win the title. His reward was regular inclusion in the France squad and a £30m move to Chelsea, where he collected a second title in as many years. Superb at shielding a back four, Kante has since played an integral role in Les Blues World Cup triumph in 2018. Wright: "Kante was like two players in one (at Leicester).
It's massive - you can't compare it to before, like right now I think it's calmed down a bit because we've not had something for a while but especially with the Olympics coming up it's only going to be bigger again. In the Netherlands we're probably right now more popular than the men's team are. Girls are coming to our games but little boys are as well, and instead of wearing a Virgil van Dijk shirt they are wearing Miedema shirts as well.
Southend either play in very high scoring matches or very low scoring matches and this could be a low scoring one. They have seen a couple of recent matches where only 1 goal was scored, because of their high scoring matches they tend to defend well after a high scoring match. This could mean only the one goal will be scored in this match by the home team due the Southend team not scoring much recently and really having trouble getting the ball into the box at times. It looks good with the odds for this to be another low scoring one
Their last Premier League victory was 1-0 win over Bournemouth. On Saturday, they battled to a 2-2 draw - their sixth of the season - at home to Southampton, with Alexandre Lacazette scoring an injury-time equaliser. Emery is the third managerial dismissal in the English top flight this season, after Javi Gracia and Mauricio Pochettino departed Watford and Tottenham respectively. Arsenal's last victory came against Vitoria Guimaraes in the Europa League on 24 October, in which they needed two late Nicolas Pepe free-kicks to secure a 3-2 win.
Bevan says no players would be forced into playing when it is not safe to do so. I think as long as we have maximum information and good protocol documents, players will make their own decisions and same for managers. And they'll be looking at best practice," he added. If we do get that information clearly and well-presented and governments are clear as well, there'll be some good decision-making - from a manager perspective.
This weekend sees the meeting between the two best teams in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov starts the weekend sitting in first place with 16 points while Slutsk is in 2nd place with the same number of points but behind behind the difference in goals. The two teams meet on May 16 at the Borisov Arena.
We take him into our conversations and we watch football with him in the living room, for example. Then he watches. You notice that he likes that very much. He often shows emotions. Sometimes he is emotional, but often there is also a smile. That does us good. That makes you really appreciate a smile.
We’re going with over 1.5 Famalicao goals on Sunday, while we’re backing the hosts for a 2-1 win with 83% of their home matches seeing both teams score. With Setubal losing each of their three trips to sides above them, we’re going for the hosts to claim a victory this week.
