Germany's football federation (DFB) said it had given permission for selected supporters to set off 10 smoke bombs behind the goal at the Volksparkstadion before the second division game against Karlsruhe on Saturday. It is the first time supporters will be legally able to set off pyrotechnics at a German game and the DFB said it would be done under the supervision of a specialist company, with fire extinguishers and buckets of sand available.
One thing that Benfica have been absolutely sensational at is picking up points on the road. They are yet to drop a point away from home this season, and haven’t actually failed to win an away league game since the 2nd January 2019. That being said, they are facing tough opposition on Saturday.
The French forward side-footed home a cross from compatriot Ferland Mendy to break the deadlock in a tight game in the 56th minute after coach Zinedine Zidane had sprung a double substitution to give his team more width. Benzema's strike gave Real their first home victory over Atletico in the league since 2012 and increased their lead over Barcelona at the top of the table to six points.
A few months ago we thought that Ashley Young’s career was well and truly over. We worried about what would happen when his Manchester United contract expired. We could see him getting the odd game for soon-to-be-newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion but that was as good as it got in our eyes. But then, out of the mist, like a guardian angel for wing-backs, came Antonio Conte.
Brighton's attacking fortunes improved slightly in the second half as the rain poured down, with teenage striker Connolly proving a handful with his quick feet and direct style, but they could not force an equaliser. Late Rodriguez goal seals Burnley win at Bournemouth A last-gasp goal from Jay Rodriguez helped Burnley snatch a 1-0 away victory over Bournemouth in a scrappy affair at the Vitality Stadium.
Southampton have lost 10 home league matches in a season for only the second time in their history, also losing 10 in the 1993/94 season. Eddie Nketiah has scored six goals in 11 starts in all competitions this season for Arsenal (4) and Leeds United (2). Both of Jack Stephens' Premier League red cards for Southampton have come against Arsenal, also seeing red in April 2018 against the Gunners. Joe Willock scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal in his 26th appearance in the competition and with his 13th shot.
Two sides in the playoff fight clash on Sunday, as Bristol City head north to face Sheffield Wednesday. There’s just a point between the two top six hopefuls, despite the pair having very different recent records. Bristol City head into this clash on the back of consecutive defeats, while Wednesday are on the rise.
Both of these sides are likely to miss out on postseason. The Wizards still have an outside chance but their opponents are probably just counting down the days to the end of the regular season. Golden State have had a terrible start to the new year and the Wizards can get the home win here.
FC Lorient v Stade Brestois 89 predictions for this Coupe de France match. These two have a long history of facing each other in Ligue 2 but how will Brest fare since they’ve made the step up to Ligue 1? Read on for our free Coupe de France predictions and betting tips.
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Our main tip though is for both teams to score and over 2.5 goals to be netted, which has been the outcome in 11 of the last 12 meetings between the sides. Valencia have scored in all of their home La Liga matches this term and have smashed in ten from their last five at Mestalla, whilst Real have bagged six in their last two away fixtures.
Is Jordan Henderson underrated? No, not by me - or anyone who has played against him or watched him regularly. I have been pretty vocal for quite a long time about his qualities and contribution for club and country - he was arguably Liverpool's best player in the second half of last season and he has carried on in the same vein in the current campaign. For me, he is now the first choice in his position for the Reds and for England, but he had to work hard to earn that status and win over some of his critics.
Also the same voice after six years starts to wear a little thin, a new man can find another 10%, they will find a spring in their step for Jose's first game. Redknapp understands why Spurs have given Pochettino the chopPA Sport 09. More excellent Mourinho emerging, specifically about managing Tottenham.
On the right side of defence, Reece James is a star, but there is a limit to what a 20-year-old full-back not named Trent Alexander-Arnold can do, while Marcos Alonso let his team down badly tonight. In midfield, the situation is similar: Chelsea have decent players but little more. N'Golo Kante, the best of them, is finally showing the strain of his devastating workload and style of play – who knows when he’ll be back and if he’ll be the same player – while Ross Barkley is never going to grow a brain to match his ability on the ball.
Middlesbrough is in Jonathan Woodgate's heart and soul. It is his hometown, the club he supported as a boy and where he wore the red shirt for 112 of his career appearances. So, when he was appointed head coach of the Championship club little more than a year ago, it seemed the perfect fit. Yet, the journey is already over, following chairman Steve Gibson's decision to replace the 40-year-old with veteran boss Neil Warnock, as the Teessiders' battle against relegation for the final eight games of the season.
The Masters and the Open are both set to be rejigged. The Open could take place in September while the Masters may be delayed until either October or November. Paper Round’s view: Such a move would make for a packed second half to the golfing season but these are two huge events, and spectators, competitors and broadcasters would surely rather squeeze in the tournaments if possible rather than sacrifice them completely.
Kevin de Bruyne's touches against Real Madrid were in the opposition half (l) and the average position of where those touches took place made him Manchester City's furthest player forward at the Bernabeu (r). The Belgian wears the number 17 shirt - Gabriel Jesus is 9, Bernardo Silva is 20, and Riyad Mahrez is 26But, overall, it was a fantastic team performance that was behind this result. Guardiola got his tactics absolutely spot on, and his players understood his instructions and put in one heck of a shift to carry them out.
Odds are not that bad for the under 2.5 goals bet given the fact that this is a game from the 3rd league level from Italy where most of the games do end up really low scoring and even though earlier this season when they met at Triestina, Piacenza won the game with 3-1 in the end covering thus the over 2.5 goals bet all by themselves, lately Triestina is better in defense conceding just 2 goals but also scoring just 2 goals in their last 3 away games.
It is a timely return to goalscoring form, for both the former England international and his club. Having scored 17 goals in 19 games before the turn of the year, his form fell off a cliff in 2020, bringing him just two more goals in 10 matches. Leicester won just two of those to leave their grip on a top-four place looking very precarious.
Danny Ings capitalised on an error by Martin Kelly to earn Southampton a share of the spoils at home to Crystal Palace. Ings pounced on Kelly's misplaced backpass before slotting confidently past Vicente Guaita for his 12th league goal of the season. James Tomkins - making his 350th career appearance - had given the visitors the lead early in the second half, heading Luka Milivojevic's delivery into the net via the underside of the crossbar.
Lille have a fine run over Lyon; they have won five of their last 10 meetings and lost just once. However, that is just history – Lille have not been doing so well lately, at least in terms of attack and defence. They particularly have a poor record in the French League Cup and having beaten Lyon in December, Lyon may want to go for the kill here. We are backing Lyon for a win here.
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The Frenchman joined from Arsenal on an 18-month deal in January 2018. Giroud featured in 27 league matches last term - 20 as substitute - and signed a new contract in May until the end of this season. However, Tammy Abraham has established himself as Chelsea's leading striker this term, the England striker scoring 12 league goals. Giroud continues to feature in international football, scoring four times in six appearances for France this season, and is thought to be anxious to secure regular club football in order to stay in the plans of coach Didier Deschamps.
What an incredible performance for a young player. He was a calm head in that first five or 10 minutes. He's a throwback of a midfielder. Can you put your foot in? Yes. Can you make angles to play the passes? Yes. He's only slight in stature but he's huge in personality. He deserves people to talk about him after a performance like that.
They could easily have won the tie in normal time, but Mullin hit the outside of the post from a tight angle and Danns fired just past the far post with seconds left. They were not to be denied, though, as Mullin timed his run to perfection to meet a flicked on cross from Liam Ridehalgh and head his side into the fourth round. Second-string Hornets stung Kaylen Hinds joined Watford in August 2019 following a spell in Germany with WolfsburgPrecariously placed in the Premier League and having just lost at relegation rivals Villa, this was a game Watford could have done without, and one they should have avoided in the first place.
Home championships & global pioneersMarch the following year saw the creation of both the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Cup, making it the second oldest cup competition in world football, as association football quickly became the most popular sport in the country. The next international to take place between Scotland and England was in the same month, the visitors losing 4-2 in London.
The first year I was there we played 4-3-3 and not many teams were playing that sort of formation at that time. Wilder spent six seasons in charge of Halifax TownHalifax went on to challenge for promotion, reaching the play-off final in 2006, where they lost 3-2 to Hereford United, before the club went into decline. They successfully fought against relegation for two seasons, even overcoming a 10-point deduction for going into administration, but were eventually forced to fold.
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He was involved every time they came forward. The downside of using a diamond is your midfield is very narrow. The two men in the centre - in this case Youri Tielemans and Dennis Praet - are also asked to help out wide, which is difficult, and often leaves you light in those areas. But on Sunday, Leicester were happy for that to happen, and for Villa to overload them with their full-backs down the flanks, because having them so high up the pitch left their lightning quick strikers, Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho, in a two-on-two scenario with the Villa centre-backs.
There are two games so we can't lose our mind and go crazy if something goes wrong. We need to be quiet, be smart," the Brazil-born Italy international told British media. When you create and defend, you need to be more aggressive and have more belief. On Saturday we were helping each other and that's very important.
City's defeat at Chelsea on Thursday night meant their two-year reign as Premier League champions is over before Liverpool come to Etihad Stadium this weekLawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests. This week he is up against grime MC and Radio 1 Xtra DJ Big Zuu, who is a Liverpool fan. Big Zuu, whose new track, 'Move Right', is out now, has also recorded a new freestyle rap celebrating the Reds' success.
If County are to accomplish this then they are going to have to improve on an away record which has seen them win just four of their 12 away matches in the league this season, and given that they have managed just two wins in their last seven league matches, albeit both of those wins coming in their last two matches, it seems unlikely that they will be strong enough to topple such a commanding home record.
This is a perfect opportunity for Jose Mourinho to get his team firing again. Norwich have the worst away record in the Premier League and, to go with that, the worst goal difference on the road (-15). Tottenham are still capable of carving out chances. We expect them to take some and to keep a clean sheet in a home win.
Despite early improvements under coach Jose Mourinho, Spurs have suffered from inconsistency of late, with their loss at St Mary's derailing their push for a top-four finish. Days after a laboured showing in a 2-2 draw at bottom side Norwich City, Spurs could not find a way back into the game after Ings' goal in the 17th minute.
I see here very easy win for home team and probably plenty of goals, what is also very real, but we will see what will happen. So, MSV Duisburg is interesting team who is in this moment leader in league, and really the best team here. In last round, I was watch them, they are beat Munster as a guests, even 4-1 and of course, team is surely closer to win and here. I will here just bet on goals and enjoy in this duel. I see here in any domination of MSV Duisburg and as I said, home win.
European soccer's governing body UEFA will hold an emergency meeting with 55 football federations on Tuesday to discuss the effect of the crisis on domestic leagues, European competitions and Euro 2020 which is due to start in June. Two of Thursday's Europa League matches were postponed but some games were played and Manchester United crushed LASK Linz 5-0 behind closed doors in Austria.
And now that they're not in Italy, they feel maybe relief they can play in this game. We have to be ready for that," Klopp told reporters. Napoli gave us a proper fight at Anfield last season (in a 1-0 win). We expect them to be strong. Whatever has happened, I don't have a real idea. But if I was a player, I'd be trying to bring the group together and fight the things from outside.
Al Wasl and Bani Yas will face each other in the upcoming match in the UAE League. Al Wasl this season have the following results: 4W, 3D and 4L. Meanwhile Bani Yas have 2W, 5D and 4L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Pulisic sustained the injury in Chelsea's 2-0 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace earlier this month and missed the United States' CONCACAF Nations League matches against Canada and Cuba during the international break. The 21-year-old former Borussia Dortmund player has been in superb form for third-placed Chelsea after a slow start to his career at Stamford Bridge, scoring five goals in his last three league matches.
New contract for Klopp Jurgen Klopp has announced that he has extended his deal with Liverpool and will stay at the club (maybe) until 2024. The club appear to be in full swing and on the up following their Champions League win, the Minamino deal and their place at the top of the league. Gerrard signs new deal Steven Gerrard has signed a new contract at Rangers, following the club's qualification for the Europa League knockout group.
Things haven't exactly gone well at home, where Birmingham are without a win in three, two of which they've lost. It's not that teams go to St. Andrew's and run riot, but Saturday's hosts struggle to seriously outplay teams, especially in terms of goals. They've conceded a very respectable nine in ten games, though they've only scored 11. Therein lies the problem. Mediocrity is all they'll achieve if they're producing mediocre numbers.
Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner. Posted at 105'+1' Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Christian Kabasele. Goal!Posted at 104' Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2, Watford 1. Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Gilmour. Posted at 102' Attempt missed.
The performances of both Gent and Oleksandriya in Group I suggest that anything other than a home win on Thursday evening would be a surprise. However, performances also suggest that it may not be straightforward for the hosts, who have a habit of conceding goals. On this basis, 'Gent to Win & Both Teams to Score' stands out. The hosts have the firepower to get the better of a visiting side that is without a win, though their defensive issues don't exactly point towards a clean sheet.
For me, it's a clear goal," said Howe. I think it's come off Phil's shoulder, and without that I don't think VAR get involved in [Wilson's] goal. I've always been clear on VAR. I like the offside decisions as it's black and white, right and wrong. But I've always maintained the referee should make the final decision on the pitch.
Assisted by Harry Wilson. BookingPosted at 72' James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 72' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 72' Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace). BookingPosted at 71' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
In life when you are happy, the results can be totally different. If you sleep happy, you can sleep four hours and better than sleep sad for eight hours. If you work with happiness and believing what you are doing it is totally different. Our season isn't there. We started very bad, but things can change and there are still some titles to fight for and some improvements for the future. Players buying into my methods - ArtetaArteta, 37, believes the Arsenal players are starting to enjoy his methods.
Subs: Neymar 6, Sarabia 8, Draxler 6. KEY STATS Madrid are in the knockout stage for the 23rd consecutive season. Benzema’s goals were the first that PSG had conceded in the Champions League this season. Only Raul, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored more Champions League goals that Benzema.
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