With just five games left of the regular season, the major issues in the Championship are still to be decided. Yet the midweek fixtures could prove to be pivotal in the final standings, with a huge game at the bottom, tricky matches for those in the automatic promotion places and several clubs aiming to revive their ambitions of a play-off place. Top-of-the-table Leeds United need a maximum of 10 points to end their 16-year absence from the Premier League, but the Whites are not in action until Thursday when they host a Stoke City side who are not yet clear of danger.
Carlo AncelottiGetty Images On the same day Arteta moved a step closer to the Arsenal job, Everton entered talks with Ancelotti, who landed on Merseyside on Monday afternoon, according to Sky Sports News. The Italian has won it all, taking home domestic titles with AC Milan, Chelsea, PSG and Bayern Munich, and winning the Champions League with Milan (twice) and Real Madrid.
Ian Holloway was appointed as new Grimsby Town manager this week, something of a coup for The Mariners. They then proceeded to win their first game in 12 attempts, putting themselves just a point behind their opponents this weekend with two games in hand. Whether that victory was a result of the new manager bounce that so many sides benefit from or if there is something a little more substantial for the new manager to build on remains to be seen.
West Ham climbed out of the relegation zone with a first league win since 1 January, while Chelsea's hopes of finishing in the top four were dented after being held at Bournemouth. Jarrod Bowen scored on his first Premier League start as the Hammers swept aside Southampton 3-1 at London Stadium. Signed from Championship club Hull City in a £20m-plus deal in January, Bowen gave David Moyes' strugglers the perfect start before Michael Obafemi's equaliser.
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Not only that, but Guardiola’s side have already lost to Wolves this season, falling to a 2-0 defeat at home to them back in October. In fact, Wolves have lost only one of their last four competitive meetings with them, so they will fancy their chances on Friday.
Posted at 84' Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Posted at 81' Matthew Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 80' Offside, Newcastle United. Jetro Willems tries a through ball, but Christian Atsu is caught offside.
We get them to bring ornaments or keepsakes from home to build an environment that works for them. Body mapping and a new mattress James works with Rotherham United players on a one-to-one basis to analyse and amend their sleeping patternsWilson works alongside independent companies. One, based in London, designs personalised mattresses and pillows based on the needs of the sleeper. At Rotherham United, Wilson monitors the players' sleeping patterns and chooses the best mattresses for them based on their individual 'body maps'.
The visitors were however far from their best, with Trent Alexander-Arnold having an erratic day and Palace wingers Zaha and Andros Townsend causing the visiting defence problems. But with Virgil van Dijk giving them a solid foundation, Mane continued his incredible scoring run against Palace with his seventh goal in nine league games against the Eagles. That was before Firmino, who had a relatively quiet game, proved his value with a fourth goal of the season.
It is not as if they have been particularly poor away from home either as they have managed to find the back of the net in 78% of their away matches. The visitors know that three points at the weekend will help improve their league position and will put them above their hosts, so they have plenty of motivation as they seek a return to League 1.
PSG have once again established a dominant run in the Ligue 1 and seem primed for yet another title. Focusing on this game, they have four wins in their last five away matches and they are unbeaten in the last seven matches, with four straight wins in Ligue 1. They will be firm favorites, even though St. Etienne have proved they are not pushovers, especially when playing at home. They are unbeaten in the last five Ligue 1 home matches but we still feel their defensive weaknesses will be their main undoing. They have conceded the most in the top 10 and scored the second least among the top eight sides. They face a PSG side that score a plenty of goals, even though they do concede as well. With their home form, perhaps St. Etienne could squeeze in a goal, but we expect PSG to run out winners. The best bet for this would be on the game to end in over 2.5 goals.
NEC Nijmegen and Almere City will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie in Holland. NEC Nijmegen this season have the following results: 7W, 6D and 5L. Meanwhile Almere City have 7W, 4D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
We see this being a really open game as Krasnodar go all out to try and find the win they need to qualify from the group and this should see Getafe getting plenty of chances on the break. We’re confident that both teams will find the net and are predicting that outcome alongside the 2.5 goal line being beaten.
The best bet is 2 Ah0 here. York is the visitor here with a 13-8-3 record and is struggling to get into the top position, and it is clear that York has a motive to win this match. Southport do not play bad and have a record of 11-4-9 and is 7th on the table, but the last 3 games have not went well and suffered defeats in them and not in the best rhythm right now. And it is clear that today York should still be closer to winning this match, the form is on the away side, and therefore it is best to play Ah0 York city.
Game for the 21st round of the Vanarama National League with Wrexham facing Yeovil Town on a contest that will take place this Saturday. The home team is currently in the 22nd place and desperately needs a win in order some important points to leave the relegation zone. On the other side, Yeovil Town is in the 5th place but the last weeks have not been easy for them with only 1 win in their last four matches on this competition. At home Wrexham has been in good form and should get the win and the three points on this match.
Then say, 'right, OK, who really wants to go head over heels in being professional and bringing on the game?'"I'm sure if we do it properly, our product can be 100% better than it is right now. Nobody's going to kill a football club but find your level that you play at. Find the level your finances are putting you. Don't tell me you're a professional club when you're paying people part-time 80 quid a week and nobody turns up to your football matches.
Norwich lost 3-0 at home to Southampton on Friday and ended the weekend six points from safety with eight games to play. They have an inferior goal difference so really it's a seven point deficit. The big question is where are those points going to come from? Norwich have only won five league games all season and one in the last five.
Hearts owner Ann Budge says she has been left "angry" by the SPFL vote result that threatens to relegate them from the Scottish Premiership. But Budge has vowed to "right the wrong" of Wednesday's call to end the lower league season which relegated Partick Thistle and Stranraer. Dundee's yes vote pushed the proposal over the line, with the Premiership set to follow if games cannot be played. The whole process has been incredibly badly handled," said Budge.
The Chelsea defender signalled to indicate what he had apparently been subjected to by sections of the home support. Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta immediately spoke to referee Taylor; the unsavoury episode concluded with a succession of warnings over the stadium loudspeaker. Media playback is not supported on this device Tottenham 0-2 Chelsea: Blues must find consistency after Spurs win - Frank Lampard Lampard's joy unconfinedLampard's wild celebrations in front of Chelsea's supporters after the final whistle were a graphic illustration of what he saw as the significance of this victory.
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He’s delighted to be at the Emirates Stadium, he really is, and can’t wait to give his all at the club in the fight to finish in the top half. Dries MertensGetty Images The clock ticks down, but still the striker search proves fruitless for United, while talk of Mertens and Bale goes quiet too. Have these clubs got enough depth to do without a new forward after all? And how will it affect the top-four race if all three fail to sign someone? But after the German window slams shut at 5pm, news from Italy – two hours before the Serie A deadline – is that Mertens to Chelsea is very much on.
Palace are not a million miles behind and the close fight for European places suggests that the overall quality of the division is improving. With teams like Manchester United and Arsenal suffering through transitionary periods, there is an opportunity for clubs to take the European places previously thought to be their divine right.
One person who certainly didn't enjoy the Latics' return to form was Newport County boss Michael Flynn. They could have scored eight, maybe nine if I'm honest so 5-0 was getting off lightly. The goals we conceded were dreadful," he told BBC Sport Wales. There's one player that can come out of that performance with any credit and that's Dale Gorman.
Posted at 67' Gabi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 67' Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Monterrey). Goal!Posted at 66' Goal! Monterrey 2, Al Sadd 1. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos with a cross. Posted at 65' Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Assisted by Christian Eriksen. Posted at 90' Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan). Posted at 90' Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 90' Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card. SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Diego Godín. Posted at 86' Attempt missed. Luiz Felipe (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
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The best we can say for it is nothing unexpected really happened. The kids lost to Aston Villa’s grown-ups, as was inevitable, and everybody made lots of noises about their bravery and maturity and so on. Good for them. Quick, somebody ruffle somebody’s hair. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Liverpool and Celso Ortiz of Monterrey compete for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar Semi-final match between Monterrey and Liverpool FC at Khalifa International Stadium on December 18, 2019 in Doha, Qatar.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2Katie's prediction: 1-0 Man City v West Ham (16:30 GMT)Manchester City's defeat by Tottenham on Sunday summed up their season. They should have been in front and out of sight long before they were reduced to 10 men and fell behind soon afterwards. Again, City conceded with the first shot they faced in the game, this time in the 63rd minute. Sometimes, when you are on a run where that keeps happening, as a player you sometimes expect it - you are in control of the game but you haven't taken your chances and you start thinking "when is the crazy moment coming?"It has just been one of those seasons for City, but I would still be very surprised if they don't finish second.
'Correct Score' players can try a 4-0 win for the hosts, who average 3.86 goals for at home this term. Hamilton have failed to score in four out of seven on the road, while they've not scored on either of their last two visits to Celtic Park.
Juventus are unbeaten in five Champions League matches. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last six matches. Bayer Leverkusen have two straight wins in the Champions League. Juventus have one win in five away Champions League matches. Bayer Leverkusen have one loss in eight home matches. Bayer Leverkusen will host Italian giants Juventus in the final round of matches in Group D of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
Florenzi, who has 35 caps for Italy, came through the youth setup at Roma, playing in both defence and midfield for his boyhood club. He was part of the team that reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2018. The 28-year-old was named captain of the club last year in the wake of Daniel De Rossi's departure.
Kilmarnock got back to their winning ways last weekend as they easily beat a wounded Hearts side 3-0 at Rugby Park and taking 3 points for the first time since the end of October and the club now sits in 5th place in the table.
There he finds a red-hot Romelu Lukaku ready to bury any chances which come his way. And Alexis Sanchez. Well, you cant have everything. Arsenal closing in on Kurzawa Layvin Kurzawa of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Paris St Germain and Galatasaray ASGetty Images Also making moves in the transfer market last night were Arsenal, who according to the Ornicle (meme superstar and pretty reliable Arsenal reporter David Ornstein) are close to securing a deal for PSG’s temperamental left-back Layvin Kurzawa.
Not just crosses. I remember he taught me some easy rules. The first one, was on touch. That I don’t use too much power and trying to destroy the goal or the goalie with ball. I think that I was thinking about doing that and it was something new that he told me. I trained a bit on that, but without scoring.
They are only small details, like the way he jockeyed Villa players rather than lunging in, or kept his legs close together inside the area so a cross could not get through them, but they all make a difference. With Jonny, I would describe his style as low-risk defending because he does not commit himself and risk a foul or leave himself off balance and unable to recover, whatever the attacker does.
They were all postponed after football in England was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The FA announced at the end of May a provisional restart date of June 27-28, with all of this season's remaining ties to be played behind closed doors. The competition has been an integral part of the English football calendar for nearly 150 years, and we'd like to thank the Premier League executive and clubs for their support in scheduling the remaining matches during this unprecedented time," said FA chief executive officer Mark Bullingham.
Sunderland have - for reasons I can't quite understand - teamed up with Cologne to make them their Bundesliga team. Their goat mascot - Hennes IX - is not allowed at games in the coronavirus age. If they were an English team: SunderlandWhy should you support Cologne? You support Sunderland, you like a set-piece goal (11 of their goals have come from corners)Why shouldn't you support Cologne? You have a particular dislike of goats, you support Newcastle or MiddlesbroughUnion Berlin We could have compared Union Berlin to Barnsley or Swindon Town (both of whom play in red and spent one season in the top flight) but the author of this piece supports Oxford so.
