One very good reason for taking the home win in this one even with cover on the draw bet is the fact that Valencia in their last 10 home games has a record of 7-3-0, Real Madrid and Chelsea only drew here while Barcelona lost 2-0 here not so long ago, and usually Valencia is bossing their games at home while Atletico is not really the type of side to be dominating games, looking at their recent starting eleven I also see many missing players and overall a weak side compared to the previous seasons.
Werder Bremen have fared well versus Wolfsburg in recent times. They haven't lost to Wolfsburg in any of their last seven meetings in all competitions. Wolfsburg may not be looking forward to facing a bogey side like Werder Bremen after winning just one of their last five Bundesliga games.
What they saidCeltic manager Neil Lennon: "It's sort of weird. I've not really been in this position before, but we are still driven. If we can win the group, it may give you a favourable draw. We have only made 10 points in a European group before and this is an opportunity to better that. That would be another milestone for this group and it is a big incentive. We go into the game with confidence but no complacency.
Lyon won two of their six group games in this season's Champions League (D2 L2), the lowest tally alongside Atalanta among the remaining 16 teams. Lyon posted an Expected Goals total of 7. Champions League group phase (nine goals scored), the lowest total among the teams left in the competition. Memphis Depay (six goals, four assists) has been directly involved in 45% of Lyon's Champions League goals since the start of last season (10/22) - however the French side will be without the Dutch forward for this match because of injury.
The Rossoneri have lost to all of the top five so far, conceding 12 goals across those games, including eight goals in three away defeats. This Cagliari side have hung in around the top six all season, while they will be out to prove their rise by taking out the fallen giants this weekend. The Sardinians have had their own problems at the top – losing to the top three – but otherwise, their home record is five wins from seven.
Werder thrashed Cologne 6-1 to leapfrog Fortuna Dusseldorf into 16th and claim the relegation play-off position. Monchengladbach beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 to take fourth place. Bayern Munich rounded off their season in style by beating Wolfsburg 4-0. Kingsley Coman and Mickael Cuisance scored in the first half for Bayern before Robert Lewandowski got his 34th Bundesliga goal of the season from the penalty spot.
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The Reds will be without central defender Joel Matip because of a knee injury, although forward Mohamed Salah, an unused substitute in the 2-1 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, has been training this week. Reigning European champions Liverpool lost 2-0 to Napoli in Italy in September, but have since recorded three wins to sit top of Group E on nine points, one point ahead of the Italians in second.
UEFA will also issue a 30 million euro ($32. City, who it said had "failed to cooperate in the investigation", possibly contributing to the harshness of its punishment. City said within minutes of UEFA's announcement that they will appeal. The FFP regulations are designed to stop clubs running up big losses through spending on players and ensure that sponsorship deals are based on real market value and are genuine commercial deals - and not ways for owners to pump cash into a club to get around the rules.
LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - FA Women's Super League champions Arsenal may have a title defence to worry about as well as a Champions League quarter-final clash in the New Year, but captain Kim Little is looking beyond both to a potential place in the Team GB Olympic squad. The Scotland midfielder, who was selected in the women's team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 London Games, was a key part of Arsenal's first title win in seven years last season, notching eight goals and six assists.
With some questioning Solskjaer after the club's worst start to a season since 1988-89, the win which moved United up to sixth, was a major boost. Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-1 during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on December 4, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Gian Piero Gasperini's Serie A side raced into a two-goal lead by halftime with goals from Hans Hateboer and Josip Ilicic, while Valencia were denied by the post. Remo Freuler's curling strike and a second goal for Hateboer looked to have ended the tie as a contest, but substitute Denis Cheryshev gave the Spanish visitors a faint glimmer of hope with an away goal.
Before the suspension of football, the Premier League game between Burnley and Bournemouth highlighted the confusion with the current distinction between the arm and shoulder, with two contentious handball decisions made by the video assistant referee. The handball law had previously been changed so that a handball would be given against a player if their arms extended "beyond a natural silhouette".
No player can take the injured Harry Kane's place and Tottenham "cannot play like we normally play" without him, says manager Jose Mourinho. He is ruled out until April with a hamstring injury that requires surgery. England captain Kane has scored 27 goals in 31 appearances for club and country this season. If I speak too much about Harry, I get a bit depressed and then you are going to say 'he is miserable'," Mourinho said.
If you're not ready for Leeds, you'll get exposed. Arteta was so incensed at Arsenal's first-half performance that he gave the players a talking to at the break and his approach seemed to work as they improved in the second half. We had to react. The biggest change was how aggressive we are, making runs forward and being positive," Arteta told reporters after a match which Arsenal edged thanks to a Reiss Nelson strike 10 minutes after the break.
His last appearance for Manchester United was as a substitute in the 4-1 win over Newcastle United on Boxing Day. Only the top two teams in Portugal have won away at Sporting in the last ten games. Sporting have won seven of their last nine home Europa League games. Istanbul Basaksehir have only won three of their ten away Europa League matches.
We cannot prioritise or next season we'll not be in Europe," said Guardiola. We come back in less than 40 hours to play another game [against Sheffield United]. We'll see how [the players] feel. That's what we are going to do. I told them to keep believing - Nuno Media playback is not supported on this device Wolves 3-2 Manchester City: Nuno Espirito Santo 'proud' after win over champions Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo praised his players for maintaining the belief they could eventually end City's resistance, despite finding themselves 2-0 down against 10 men through Raheem Sterling's double following Ederson's red card.
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We’re confident that both teams will score on Monday night and that over 2.5 goals will be produced in the process and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Ajax Jong. The visitors are the clear form favourites, have outplayed PSV Jong in all departments so far this season, and already have a win against their arch-rivals this season. Both teams have been scoring and conceding goals on a regular basis and we expect that trend to continue on Monday night.
Qatari side Al Sadd say they have not received an approach from Spanish champions Barcelona for manager Xavi. Reports in Spanish media suggested Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal and chief executive Oscar Grau met with the Nou Camp legend to discuss a deal to replace current coach Ernesto Valverde. Responding to Friday's rumours, Al Sadd general manager Turki Al-Ali admitted Xavi will return "home" eventually, adding: "The issue of Xavi going to Barcelona is normal and expected".
Guadalupe Will Play Against Limon in the Costa Rica in the Primera Division- Clausura on Monday. Guadalupe are currently sixth in the Primera Division standings and They are currently on unbeaten run of three matches and Defeated Saprissa and Santos DG and Drawn to San Carlos by 2-2 in the last game before Covid break. While Limon are currently 10th on the table. They are remained unbeaten in the eight matches from start of the season but won three of the last five matches. Also away team failed to win any of the last 7 head to head matches between these two teams .
Altyn Asyr will Play Against Ashgabat in the Yokary Liga of Turkmenistan on Monday. Altyn Asyr has 2 wins and 3 Draws this season and they are currently unbeaten in Yokary Liga. They Drawn to Kopetdag Asgabat at home. All the three games of Altyn Asyr finished in 1-1 Draw. While FC Ashgabat has three wins, one Draw and one Defeat this season and they are currently on winning run of three games including two on road. All the last three head to head matches won by away teams and Ashgabat Defeated Altyn Asyr in the last head to head match but Expecting Draw .
Arsenal have scored eight goals via corners in the Premier League this season, two more than any other team. Manchester United have now lost four of their past five away Premier League visits to Arsenal (W1). What next? Arsenal host Leeds on Monday, 6 January in the FA Cup third round (kick-off 19:56 GMT), while Manchester United travel to Wolves on Saturday, 4 January (kick-off 17:31) in a repeat of their quarter-final defeat last season.
Penalties overPosted at 125' Penalty Shootout ends, Birmingham City 2(4), Coventry City 2(1). Goal!Posted at 125' Goal! Birmingham City 2(4), Coventry City 2(1). Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. Posted at 124' Penalty saved! Jamie Allen (Coventry City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
The seventh placed side in the Premier League would normally qualify for the Europa League, but the two places above seventh would not need to start their Europa League games until mid-September. By giving up the seventh spot, that would allow the Premier League to delay the start of next season's, er, season.
Heerenveen and Willem II will face each other in the upcoming match in the Cup. Heerenveen this season in the league have the following results: 7W, 7D and 5L. Meanwhile Willem II have 11W, 3D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Real Valladolid will play against Celta de Vigo in the Last Liga of Spain on Wednesday. Real Valladolid coming from 2-1 away win against Leganes last weekend and lost to Athletic Bilbao by 1-4 before Covid Break. Also four of the last five Real Valladolid matches produced more than 2.5 Goals. While Celta de Vigo lost last game to Villarreal by 0-1 at home and last three Celta de Vigo matches just produced one goal. They just scored 12 away goals this season and conceded 22 in return .
Norwich's best chance fell to midfielder Todd Cantwell at 1-0 on the stroke of half-time, but the England Under-21 international's low curler was kept out by a stunning save from David de Gea. United move back into fifth place, five points behind Chelsea, while the Canaries remain rooted to the foot of the division, a long seven points from safety having played a game more than the three teams above them.
Nov 25 (Reuters) - The owners of Olympique Lyonnais are in talks to buy National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise Reign FC, according to the Washington State-based club, bringing added clout to the team amid an explosive year for U. S. OL Groupe is expected to close the deal before the end of January next year, with current Reign FC owners Teresa Predmore and Bill Predmore retaining a minority stake in the club.
She netted a first-half hat-trick as the Suffolk side, who sit second in Division One South East, stunned third-tier outfit Huddersfield at the John Smith's Stadium. Billericay came close to making it two fourth-tier teams in the last 16 but, having held Championship outfit Lewes 1-1 after extra time, they lost the penalty shootout 5-4 as Zoe Rushen's spot-kick hit the post. There may yet be another fourth-tier side in the hat as eight-time Cup winners Southampton FC await an FA ruling over their abandoned game with Championship side Crystal Palace.
Norrkoping will play against Djurgarden in the Allsvenskan of Sweden on Sunday. Defending Champions Djurgarden started this season with win over Sirius on road but lost to Orebro by 1-2 in the last last game at home. They Drawn last game of the previous season to Norrkoping by 2-2. While Norrkoping won both the games this season and Scored six goals in the last two matches. They ended last season with unbeaten run of seven Matches and now they are on unbeaten run of 9 games in Allsvenskan .
Fulham have been a bit inconsistent this season as they attempt to make an immediate return to the Premier League. They won three of their first four league games but then went five without a win. Only two of their last 13 league games have been lost and they travel to Wales having won their last three.
Orlando City have scored seven goals in their four matches at the MLS is Back Tournament so far, which is quite impressive, but not as compared to Los Angeles’ returns in attack. LA FC have scored more than twice the Orlando tally and will be favorites heading here. However, Los Angeles have issues at the back, having conceded eight in the four matches played. Orlando have managed to keep it a bit tight at the back in their four matches but none of the attacks they have met measures up to Los Angeles’ and we don’t foresee a situation where Orlando City will completely lockout LA FC. Here we expect both sides to score but we will go with a win for Los Angeles in a match that sees over 3.5 goals.
Currently, the home team CA Claypole is ranked 9th in the rankings with 4 points. The home team has just gone through 4 matches and earned 1 win and 1 draw and 2 losses. The latest victory over Argentina Rosario has been greatly strengthened after 3 games without victory. In terms of home ground, CA Claypole still performed quite well with only 1 loss, 1 draw left and 4 wins in the last 6 rounds. However, in this match, CA Claypole will have to welcome uncomfortable opponent, Deportivo Paraguayo. The home team predicted it would be very difficult to win.
Sanna Khanh Hoa will host Long an in the V League 2 of Vietnam. Sanna Khanh Hoa finished last in the V League 1 last season and now Relegated to V League 2. However they played quite well in some last season matches. Collected four points in the last two home matches in V League 1. While Long An finished fifth last season lost last two matches in end of the V League 2 season. Sanna Khanh Hoa Defeated Long And in the last two head to head matches at home. Sanna Khanh Hoa is coming from Top Division and likely to win .
I would like to do something here, get regular top six or seven football. West Ham lost 1-0 at Sheffield United last weekend in their second league match under Moyes, who returned to replace Manuel Pellegrini after saving the east London club from the drop during a six-month stint in 2017-18. West Ham are 16th in the table with 22 points from 21 games, just one point above the relegation zone, and Moyes said he needed more time to bed in his ideas.
Of course the main thing is I'm a goalscorer - I'm here to score goals. Balague added: "He'll be asked to do constant runs in behind, constant movement which is something Barcelona needs. He's got it in his game, he's physically very strong and he can be important in set-pieces defending and attacking. And what about poor Leganes?One of the biggest issues people have had with this scenario is that Leganes, who are in the relegation zone, are now without their main goalscorer - and with no way to replace him.
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The Argentine said he had spoken to Bartomeu about the situation and been assured the accounts were not linked to Barca, but he described the whole episode as "strange". The match with Eibar could see Martin Braithwaite make his debut for Barcelona after switching from struggling Leganes as the club were given permission to sign a player outside of a transfer window.
Tranmere rovers fc have 0 win and 3 losses in the last 5 matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 11 goals in the last 5 league matches. At home they managed to win 1 and lose 2 of their last 5 games scoring 5 goals and conceding 8 goals.
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But the game was extremely open, with play racing from end to end, and Greg Docherty warmed the palms of McCrorie with a shot that looked destined for the net. Midway through the opening half, Hibs were handed a golden chance to take the lead. A Boyle cross came off the outstretched arm of Taylor-Sinclair, with Alan Newlands immediately pointing to the spot.
Leeds United are unbeaten in their last 11 league games. Leeds United have only conceded six away league goals. Fulham have lost their last three league matches. It's a regular feeling for Leeds United fans that the following May is going to see them get promoted back to the Premier League. It all goes wrong eventually but this years Leeds are in second place and travel to Fulham who are sixth.
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Peterborough have been virtually impossible to stop at home of late, which is positive ahead of a game against a Donny side that has been very underwhelming on the road. Punters can profit from this game by siding with a home win. Doncaster don't often receive a thrashing, but their lack of goals is a big worry ahead of a trip to Weston Homes Stadium, where Posh are averaging 2.5 goals for. Not only have Peterborough won seven of their last eight at home, scoring plenty of goals in the process, but they've kept a clean sheet in six of those eight, which strengthens their hopes of beating a low-scoring team even more. Doncaster's record of scoring just one goal in four away games against top- six teams, none of which they've won, bodes well for the hosts too. Lastly, Posh boast an average-shots-on-target supremacy of +3.00 at home, while Donny's is -0.14 on the road.
Posted at 79' Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 79' Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alavés). Posted at 78' Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid). Posted at 78' Mubarak Wakaso (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 77' Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Transfer news: Done deals in January 2020January transfer window 2020: Who could be on the move?'I am not at AC Milan to be a mascot' says returning Ibrahimovic The Chinese Premier League January transfer window closes on 27 February. In the Premier League, clubs completing deals late on deadline day will be able to submit a 'Deal Sheet' between 21:00 and 23:00 GMT in order to give them more time to complete a transfer.
It's the same problems that the club experienced in the summer with the Harry Maguire transfer from Leicester. Every single football club in the world know that United are desperate to sign their targets as they need to go all out in their battle for a top-four finish. Sporting know that the Red Devils will pay up, so they can demand £55 million up front.
In the time that Pogba was on the pitch, United had 10 shots, with six of them on target. He was one of the players to test Foster, with a curling shot from a tight angle. Crouch: "Without Pogba, and with Juan Mata also starting on the bench, there was not enough guile in the United team to open Watford up. The Hornets made things difficult for them by keeping lot of men behind the ball, and they did not leave any space for Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard or Daniel James to run into behind them.
