Confidence may be boosted at Vicarage Road, but the fact remains that Watford have been absolutely atrocious at times this season. They have scored just 11 goals in their 18 league games so far, and away from home they’ve failed to find the net on five occasions. On Boxing Day they come up against a team with the third best defensive record in the Premier League.
There’s only so long you can convince Eric Dier that he’s not Eric Dier. The fans are often wrong but when they are all crying out for you to back the manager and sign a striker… well, sign a striker. Sack Mourinho. Mauricio Pochettino was better. Hell, Tactics Tim Sherwood was better. Has one man ever uttered so many excuses? We know you don’t have a striker.
Smalling set for England return Manchester United’s on-loan defender Chris Smalling could be in line for a return to the England national setup. The 29-year-old former Fulham centre-back has not played for England for two years, but a recent scouting trip by the team’s boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed his dramatic improvement while in Italy, playing for Roma.
Dortmund and Schalke will face each other in the upcoming match in the Bundesliga. Dortmund this season have the following results: 15W, 6D and 4L. Meanwhile Schalke have 9W, 10D and 6L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
When he turns up at the national team training camps you can see him laughing and mixing with the group. And he doesn't treat people who are playing in the Moroccan or Egyptian leagues differently to the players who are based in Europe and is also someone who offers the young players advice and helps them. Ziyech's altruistic nature was also highlighted when he offered financial support to Leon de Kogel in 2019 after the Dutch footballer's career was ended in a car crash while on holiday.
There is ongoing active engagement about the topic of salary deductions during the period matches are not being played to schedule. These discussions are complex and as a result the process is ongoing. WHAT ARE THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS? Liverpool's matchday and non-matchday staff will be paid while the Premier League is suspended Liverpool are using a government scheme and funds to pay up to 80% of the wages of some of their staff, with the club making up the rest Liverpool have made a collective commitment at senior levels of the club to secure jobs for employees of the club during this unprecedented crisis Basically, Liverpool state that they have utilised the furlough scheme to protect the jobs of its employees.
Video - Klopp – ‘The derby fixture suits Everton more than Liverpool’00:36 11:25 - Zlatan: See you in Italy Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he will join a club that “must get back to winning”, adding: “See you in Italy soon. The Swede’s latest comments add further fuel to the rumours he is joining AC Milan.
And secondly, the presence of Kane in the squad would take pressure off him, allowing him to continue to develop without the burden of having the club’s entire attacking game resting on his shoulders. Harry Kane celebratesGetty Images However, both of those factors could also be interpreted as reasons for Haaland not to join Tottenham.
Conceded by Marvin Friedrich. Posted at 90' Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Foul by Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Union Berlin). SubstitutionPosted at 88' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Klaus replaces Josip Brekalo. Posted at 87' Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin.
Callum Wilson was in an offside position in the build-up to Sam Surridge's finishBournemouth's rise from the bottom of League Two to become an established Premier League team under Eddie Howe has been a great story in recent years. But that could soon all be over after a run of nine defeats in their past 12 games. Three points off safety - with a worse goal difference and one game left - might seem like a forgone conclusion.
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.
These two sides are tied at 29 points, with Leeds being 11th due to a better goal difference over 13th placed Palace. After two straight wins, Leeds United were slowed down by a 2-1 loss to Everton in their last game. The two goals conceded confirmed their place as the team with the second poorest defence in the league, having let in 38 goals.
Alex McCarthy had looked set to earn the Saints a battling point after making a stunning triple save to keep out efforts from Dwight Gayle and Miguel Almiron in the first half before then denying Matt Ritchie from the penalty spot. But Newcastle pinched the points with 11 minutes to go as Saint-Maximin pounced on Yan Valery's hesitancy just inside the Saints box before tucking a low shot beyond McCarthy.
Ross County will host Kilmarnock after picking up an important win that will serve them well for their relegation battle. We're going to back both teams to score for this game, as Ross County has seen that happen in their last three home ties whilst it's also happened in two of Kilmarnock's previous four away days. A 1-1 draw also seems like a good shout, as the hosts have done relatively well on home turf this season although not so well in defence, letting in an average of 2.38 goals but also managing to score 1.5 times. In stark contrast, Killie has conceded far less- 1.88 goals- but has also scored half of the amount their upcoming opponents have.
We’re confident that both teams will score in Friday nights’ clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Benfica. The visitors arrive as the clear form favourites but Boavista are enjoying a good start to the season and should make the game very competitive, which is why we have gone with a narrow 2-1 win for Benfica.
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Goteborg, despite losing to Elfsborg in the opening match, but in the second match, they quickly got up with a 1-0 victory at Varberg Stadium, a victory that was important for Goteborg, and confirming they are still maintaining the necessary stability. Currently, after 3 matches, they get 4 points and are temporarily ranked at No. 8 on the rankings at the moment. The next match will be played away, so it is difficult for them to play well and earn points for themselves.
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It is still only one goal and two assists between the front trio, but worth remembering that Ayoze Perez and Salomon Rondon only scored three between them by this stage last year before vastly improving those statistics in the second half of the season. Does this result raise optimism?In the post-match news conference, Bruce was asked by a journalist how his side could produce a listless display like the one against Villa followed by one of a far superior standard.
This positive form sheet papers over cracks that were exposed most recently by the manner in which they exited the Europa League. Arsenal carried an away advantage into the Emirates leg only to suffer the indignity of a home defeat after extra-time. A disorganised defence was the main reason for that failure and it is an area of the team that Mikel Arteta will have to address in the summer.
Paper Round's view: Sancho's potential transfer is going to be one of the ongoing stories this summer. Dortmund are likely to resist completing any deal until after the European Championships as they will know that his value could rocket if he has a good tournament. Marcus Rashford is injured at the moment, so Sancho is currently favourite to nail down a starting role for the Three Lions and if England progress to the latter stages, Dortmund could demand a lot more than the rumoured £100 million they are looking at right now.
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Posted at 82' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Brandon Williams. Posted at 82' Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz. Posted at 82' Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick. BookingPosted at 81' Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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But that was a rare sight of the Celtic goal. The champions had switched to a back three for this encounter and seemed to have an extra man as they swarmed forward in waves. Frimpong, given even greater licence to bomb forward as a wing-back, was heavily involved, setting up Edouard to fire inches wide and then combining with the same player to break the deadlock after Callum McGregor had forced Marciano into action on a couple of occasions from distance.
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Coach Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli are second in Group E, a point behind Liverpool, and are not yet assured of qualification for the last 16 with two games to go. But Klopp said playing away from Italy may give the players a welcome break. I expect Napoli to be really strong for a number of reasons. They are a really good football team.
AnalysisDan Roan, BBC sports editorThis has the potential to turn into one of the gravest PR disasters in the Premier League's history. Many are now asking whether the government's taxpayer-funded job retention scheme was really designed for clubs who - in the case of Spurs for instance - have profits of £68m, a Bahamas-based owner worth £4bn, a chairman paid £7m, and players who, on average, earn £70,000 per week.
Neymar didn't leave in the summer because Real and Barca failed to agree terms with PSG - it is difficult to see Liverpool matching the other clubs financially, particularly for a volatile, albeit talented, individual who would only disrupt the good thing they've got going on up front. Haaland watch Manchester United once more kept tabs on Erling Braut Haaland during Salzburg’s 2-0 defeat at home to Liverpool on Tuesday night, the Daily Mail reports.
The hosts are progressing towards their goal of survival, with an eight-point lead over the drop zone. Picking up their results at home would be a major boost, especially given the quality of some of the sides towards the bottom. Pep Clotet’s men seem to be making positive steps towards that, as they are firing in goals. The Blues have scored twice or more in each of their last four at home.
In fact, he is yet to win any trophy as a manager. And yet the statistics show that Pochettino reached 100 Premier League wins as Spurs manager in just 169 games - only Jose Mourinho with Chelsea (142) and Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United (162) got to that landmark for a single team in fewer games. While such a record suggests he deserves to be rated among the league's finest managers, it is in the big matches that Tottenham have frequently come up short under Pochettino.
Well that first leg produced many goals and many chances which at the end PAOK won with 3-0 but I don't think that we are going to see that too. This is a huge derby in Greece for sure, and this derbies are always heated. Also that result from 2-3 is good for both teams. PAOK will focus more on the defense for sure while Olympiacos only needs win with one goal to gain advantage. More than 60% of the matches between this two teams finished with under, and the odd today is very good and has value most certainly . Last match between this two teams Olympiacos won with 1-0.
Brewster then followed suit at the other end before Harris sent on Josh Murphy and Paterson in a bid to pep up his attack. The changes almost made the difference, as Paterson rose above Wilmot to meet Murphy's centre, but saw his header come back off the bar. That was to be the last incident of any serious note, the draw lifting Swansea to seventh in the table and Cardiff to 12th. Cardiff City manager Neil Harris said:"It was blood and thunder at times.
United are second in the Championship, seven points clear of their opponents who are third. The top two go up automatically and a win for Leeds in this game will see them at least eight points clear of third with just seven games remaining. United were in a great position last season but form dipped towards the end of the season and they lost in the play-offs.
Vfl Wolfsburg beat Swedish side Malmo 3-0 away to breeze through 5-1 on aggregate and FC Basel also sailed through with a 1-0 home win over APOEL Nicosia that secured a 4-0 aggregate victory against the Cypriots. LASK Linz upset visiting Dutch side AZ Alkmaar 2-0 with a Marko Raguz brace which gave the Austrians a 3-1 aggregate success.
