He hasn't played well for over six months - save for a cameo role in the 4-2 comeback win over Olympiacos in the Champions League in November - and there is little indication he will suddenly start performing now he's touched down in Serie A. On the other hand, he's rarely played in a 3-5-2 (or a 3-4-1-2) at Spurs, and Conte's preferred formation would appear to suit him.
The argument was happening 10 rows away from the pitch and if he felt his 22-year-old brother was in danger, it makes complete sense for him to have made that decision in a split-second. However, it's not great for his professional career. It's not a good look - especially for someone who has struggled to find his form over the past two years.
With all respect to the Isloch in this competition, they should not be favorite against Vitebsk in this game. Minsk side is not playing on their home pitch, but on the FC Minsk arena, and they never have a real advantage of the host ground. Despite winning some games here, Isloch did show a weakness in the back line, where was able to allow two or three goals to their rivals in few matches.
They are still competing in both domestic cup competitions and are in the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will meet Real Madrid. They face League Two side Port Vale in the third round of the FA Cup on 4 January, before taking on rivals Manchester United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on 7 January. But Guardiola insists City will not prioritise these competitions, as they have to secure a European spot for next season.
Posted at 80' Foul by Moise Kean (Everton). Posted at 80' Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Onel Hernández. SubstitutionPosted at 79' Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Alexander Tettey.
Match where team Club Brugge will play at home with team Man Utd. It will be a first match between clubs on this stage. Man Utd have a big chance to reach the 4 place in Premier league. They just played match with Chelsea in this week. It seems that guests will be happy with a draw here. And then at home they will make a result. Club Brugge haven't any problems in their league. They are prepared for this match vs Man Utd. In this season Brugge did a draw 2-2 with Realm . Belgian team have a good quality players and experience. Hosts must to show a spectacular match today and to get a positive result .
The hosts are one of the best away clubs in the league and it is the reason why they are not involved in the fight for avoiding relegation at this moment as at home they are really poor the weakest home team in the league with a record of 0-3-5 in home games and 14 goals conceded at the same time while in their last 7 home games they have 5 losses and 4 of those losses ended with over 2.5 goals as well, but they did defeat Al Nahda with 4-1 on the road at the start of this season.
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Hallescher and Braunschweig will face each other in the upcoming match in the 3. Liga in Germany. Hallescher this season have the following results: 9W, 6D and 13L. Meanwhile Braunschweig have 12W, 8D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Thirty-first round of the Premier league and this match faces two great teams that are currently among the top four in the league and vying for a place in the Champions league. Chelsea, who plays at home, is in fourth position and needs to win in order not to risk losing the spot, on the other side the Manchester City team that is in second position wants to win to interrupt the Liverpool title they won in the previous round, my suggestion for this match is a very balanced game with many goal opportunities and the end result will be a draw.
Real Madrid are unbeaten in 21 games in all competitions. Real Sociedad have failed to win four of their last five away matches against La Liga opposition. Real Madrid have won five of their last six meetings with Real Sociedad. Top of La Liga after a derby win over rivals Atletico Madrid at the weekend, Real Madrid couldn't come into their Copa Del Rey match against Real Sociedad in better form.
They fully deserve the chance . I don't know if it's risky to play them in this competition but they are worth a risk. I was looking at them in the 94th minute and they were still pressing and going and chasing. It's a joy and I'm really enjoying working with them. To come here with seven under-23 players and dominate completely is a bit unrealistic.
Being a Championship side, the Robins will fancy themselves to make amends on Tuesday, but their efforts in the initial game weren't overly encouraging. They failed to dominate League 1 opponents, who narrowly had the better of the game in terms of both possession and shots and who, at the very least, were equal in terms of attacking threat.
Meanwhile, Millwall are into the top half after a great run. Only three sides in the league have more points across the last eight games than Millwall, which has put a healthy gap between Rowett’s men and the drop zone. The Lions will be looking to claw further away from danger, but will they pick up another result here?
Posted at 86' Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura. Posted at 84' Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside. Posted at 83' Attempt missed. Gedson Fernandes (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
What might decide it is that Liverpool can go flat out for 120 minutes, and I am not sure their opponents will be able to do the same. Lawro's prediction: 1-0 after extra timeWho are Liverpool's Club World Cup opponents Flamengo?SUNDAY Watford v Man Utd (14:00)I was at Anfield last week and Watford really impressed me in Nigel Pearson's first game in charge. They created a lot of chances - proper chances too.
This could prove to be a really big win for Ulsan as they do not stop attacking even at 3-0 in away games when they have such a lead best example being 3 rounds ago when they played away from home at Pohang and won the game with 4-0 in the end while they also kept two more clean sheets in their next two games first winning 1-0 at home with Seongnam which is a really defensive minded side, and last round they played away at Gangwon who beat Jeonbuk 1-0 at home earlier this season and the score 0-0 till quite late in the game but Ulsan in a short amount of time scored 3 goals in a row to win 3-0 even there.
Friday's Irish Cup final between Ballymena United and Glentoran is set to be the first played in front of spectators in the UK since March. Restrictions imposed to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a suspension of action and when games resumed they were behind closed doors. Ballymena and Glentoran have both been allocated 250 tickets for the final at the National Stadium at Windsor Park.
Paper Round’s view: Shaqiri is a handy squad player but with younger midfielders likely to be signed there is little future for him as a regular first team member - a move to Roma would suit everyone. As for Werner, his all-round game is improving and he would provide an upgrade on Shaqiri and provide competition for Liverpool’s world-beating front three, who are often linked with a move away from Anfield.
In Spain, Eibar and Athletic Bilbao are expected to face one another for a La Liga match which will be held at Ipurua Municipal Stadium, Eibar city. In the table, Athletic takes position 10 with 38 points after playing 28 matches while Eibar takes position 16 with 27 points after playing 28 matches.
They are a really good football team and now they're not in Italy, they feel maybe relief they can play in this game. We have to be ready for that. Napoli gave us a proper fight at Anfield last season [in a 1-0 win for Liverpool]. We have to make sure from the first second this is a different place. We want to go as far as possible in the Champions League. Napoli are experienced, tactically strong, super players.
Villa beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at home to win their first league game since February. Despite that victory, Villa remain four points from safety with three games remaining. They have an inferior goal difference so it's all but a five-point gap with only nine to play for. Villa won't want Bournemouth to get anything from their away game at Manchester City on Tuesday and will want a positive result in the West Ham v Watford game (16th v 17th) being played on July 17.
The home side are completely rejuvenated since the departure of Neil Harris. They’ve lost only twice since mid-September, with only one defeat in their last seven games. The Lions are making great strides in the Championship under new boss Gary Rowett, while they’ve built up some excellent form at their own ground – which should leave Forest worried.
GOAL! Leicester City 0-2 Liverpool. Milner comes off the bench and fires his spot kick down the middle, with Schmeichel diving away to his left. The penalty was awarded after Söyüncü handled in the area from TAA's corner. GOAL! Leicester City 0-3 Liverpool. Firmino guides his second of the night into the far corner from another TAA ball from the right.
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Sterling couldn't hit a barn door at one stage in his career - now he's hitting 20+ goals a season and doing so playing anywhere across the front line. Players like Sterling and De Bruyne should be featuring in the Ballon d'Or list on a regular basis. The award recognises the best players in Europe, which invariably means those who win the biggest prizes with the most successful clubs. Did you know? Sterling became the first Englishman to score 20 league goals in a top-flight campaign for Man City since Brian Kidd in 1976-77.
However, as has been mentioned, momentum has been a real issue for them as they have only managed to get points in consecutive games once, and that was their two draws in their opening two matches. Since then it has been extremely tough times for the Alsatians and we don't think the timing of the international break will have helped them. On top of this Strasbourg's away form has been just dreadful, the worst in the league as they are the only side to have picked up just one point on the road. They have lost each of their last six away games, failing to score in each game and we feel that could cost them here.
Whilst Betis have scored more than their fair share at home, they have just four away goals in six and we think Mallorca can shut them out here after keeping clean sheets in three of their eight home games, conceding just seven overall.
Northampton need to improve their away record and this is a good chance to do just that. They are second in the table but that's mainly due to the fact they have won all four of their home matches. Their two away losses have come against sides in the top six and this trip to Wasps is a bit easier. The home side have lost five of their seven matches and two out of three at home. They won last week but against an out-of-form team. Go for Northampton to win this match.
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Plenty of people in Liverpool had forgotten they even existed. The grand planMoving to the West Cheshire League, South Liverpool started to do well again, climbing steadily from the third division in 2012 into the top division. But, without floodlights at their North Field home, further progression was impossible. Construction of the nearby Jericho Lane soccer hub changed that. South Liverpool were invited in as a key tenant, played their first matches there in January 2019 and immediately saw the possibilities.
In a worst-case scenario, this would be necessary for the next four years to offset a £300m deficit," he added. Clearly that will impact many of our plans as every area of the game will be touched and projects that we all value will be affected. Clubs rebelling against neutral stadiums'Top-flight clubs have been told that using up to 10 neutral stadiums will be the only way to complete the season. Brighton say they are "not in favour" of using neutral venues because it may affect the "integrity" of the league.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Rangers 2, Ross County 0. Posted at 90'+5' Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Nathan Baxter. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt saved. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Posted at 90'+3' Sheyi Ojo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
FC Porto are unbeaten in their last 11 matches. FC Porto have failed to score in just one of their last 15 matches. FC Porto have four wins in six matches against Moreirense. Moreirense are unbeaten in their last four home matches. Moreirense have no win in the last six matches against Porto. The Portuguese Primeira Liga goes into the 16th round of matches and among the games lined up, Moreirense will be playing host to FC Porto.
But in Saint-Maximin they have a player who is unpredictable but possesses explosive pace and strength and, in the closing stages, he stole the ball from Valery before placing a neat finish beyond McCarthy to ensure Newcastle escaped with three important points. Saints' struggles continueSouthampton have struggled for consistency this season with long periods of losing often followed by excellent winning runs.
Football has returned but there's just one problem. Lockdown. That means no supporters inside stadiums and no going to the pub with your mates to celebrate your team's big moments. But fear not. With the Premier League live on BBC TV for the first time since the league's inception in 1992, we've got you covered. MOTDx Watchalong is a new live digital show available on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, bringing together fans from up and down the country to watch the BBC's four Premier League matches and FA Cup games.
Deeney had opened the scoring after Tom Heaton made a brilliant save to parry Abdoulaye Doucoure's shot, with the Villa goalkeeper unable to prevent the Watford skipper from firing home the rebound. The home side earned a penalty 10 minutes after Mariappa's dismissal when Deeney was barged off the ball.
While they have scored in each of their last five home matches, the fact that they have conceded in each of the last four says all about their defensive discipline. Their only clean sheet at home in the last five matches came against a struggling Fortuna Dusseldorf; they have conceded 10 goals in four home matches.
