Giroud and Pulisic were busy but not clinical, though it didn't prove costly as Norwich never presented any real threat. In the end, it was a comfortable victory for Chelsea despite a lack of ruthlessness. Manager Frank Lampard will hope that clinical edge returns for a significant run of matches - they face Manchester United in an FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, visit champions Liverpool in the league next Wednesday and then finish the top-flight campaign at home to sixth-placed Wolves four days later.
Lawro's prediction: 2-1Hugh's prediction: 2-2Matthew's prediction: 2-1 Aston Villa v Man City (16:30 GMT)I said a little while back that I thought Manchester City have got their mojo back, and they showed it with their Carabao Cup win over Manchester United. Probably because of how good Liverpool have been, Kevin de Bruyne has not really had the acclaim that he should have. He has been absolutely fabulous in the City midfield.
They have never lost each of their first three away games against a single team in Champions League history. Manchester CityManchester City have lost only one of their last 13 home group stage games in the Champions League (won 11, drew one, lost one) - winning each of the last four in a row, including a 6-0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in November 2018. City have won their last six home Champions League games, the longest current run of any side.
Goal!Posted at 90' Goal! Napoli 2, Juventus 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a through ball. SubstitutionPosted at 90' Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Arkadiusz Milik. Goal!Posted at 86' Goal! Napoli 2, Juventus 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
VSK Aarhus W is going to face KoldingQ W. The hosts of this match are a much better team than KoldingQ and I think that they will win this match. Aarhus didn't start this season well as they lost 1:2 against Fortuna. I think that they will play a much better today and they will win against KoldingQ. The visitors lost two matches and didn't score even one goal. They conceded 3 goals in these two games. My bet for this match is VSK Aarhus W to win this match against Kolding. The difference between these teams is too high
Unfortunately, some clubs, organised outside these negotiations, have unilaterally decided to go straight to furloughs. In doing so, it said, the clubs "gave Portuguese society the message that, in times of crisis, they aren't capable of resolving the problems which affect them. The government has agreed to help pay the wages of workers who are furloughed or put on reduced hours, and Belenenses said it would make use of the scheme.
Since he has spent most of his coaching career in Spain's lower leagues, no one would blame Setien if he felt rather nervous at the prospect of taking charge of a team overflowing with some of the world's most expensive footballing talent. But Setien is eager to prove that his modest coaching past will not stop him from making his mark with the Spanish champions and at Camp Nou.
Spaniard Emery leaves the side after 18 months in charge, with the club eighth in the Premier League standings after four wins in 13 matches. The decision has been taken due to results and performances not being at the level required," the club said in a statement https://www. We have asked Freddie Ljungberg to take responsibility for the first team as interim head coach.
But the Seagulls' home form will be a cause of concern for Potter and his staff as they prepare for a short turnaround before the 2020-21 season gets under way. Only Southampton (18) and relegated Norwich (19) have scored fewer home goals than Brighton (20) this season, and they were limited to just three shots on target against the Magpies. Maupay is the club's top goalscorer this term and when Ritchie hesitated in possession inside the Newcastle box, the Frenchman reacted quickly to seize on the loose ball before appearing to be brought down by the defender.
Everton are unbeaten in six Premier League matches at Goodison Park (W4 D2) since losing 2-0 to Norwich in Marco Silva’s last home game in charge. Everton have scored in their last nine Premier League games, while Manchester United have kept three consecutive Premier League clean sheets. Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1400) *Wolves beat Spurs 3-1 in the same fixture last season but have never before won back-to-back away league games against Spurs.
Robert Lewandowski has had a brilliant start to the season, scoring the quickest quadruple in Champions League history and more Bundesliga goals than five of its clubs. The Bayern Munich striker took 14 minutes and 31 seconds to score four goals against Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, taking his impressive tally for the season to 27 goals in 20 appearances. The Poland international scored in 13 consecutive matches in all competitions for the German champions from August to October, failing to find the net only twice since the German Super Cup final defeat by his former club Borussia Dortmund on 3 August.
Roma, 1-0 winners against Gent in the first leg, briefly looked in danger of going out after Jonathan David levelled the tie on aggregate after 25 minutes but Justin Kluivert eased the Serie A side's nerves with a quick equaliser. Leverkusen blew Porto away with a 3-1 away win, after building a 2-1 lead last week, thanks to goals from Lucas Alario, Kerem Demirbay and Kai Havertz before Moussa Marega netted a consolation for the home side.
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Frankfurt fc lost last game of their head to head encounter with four goals to two, on Saturday they are going to host Monchengladbach. The home team are at 12th place in the league table before the games suspended because of the corona virus, they have three games games defeats so far which they sustained in a row so they need to start with a good result so I predict that there will be more goals.
Xanthi has only mathematical hopes for the playoffs after beating Atromitos 1-0 in Peristeri. It ignores the win in the last seven games (0-3-4) and only wants to win the PAOK to get into the playoffs, and at the same time not to win Asteras, Atromitos and OFI losing.
The last time they bagged five successive wins was under Claudio Ranieri back in 2015-16, the season that ended with them as, well, you know. Unlike that late-season run four campaigns ago - which comprised four 1-0 wins and a 2-0 success - this current series of victories have come with a mightily impressive aggregate of 17-1. Yes, nine of those goals came in one game at Southampton, but falling just one short of double figures in a Premier League game is hardly to be sniffed at.
Sabanas youth team, did have some well period, and they left the bottom in that time, having some better results in the competition. However, as season is getting to the final part, this squad got used to lose with ten goals again. They are coming from 10:3 duel, and should at least to try closing this season with better play on their home ground.
West Ham defender Ryan Fredericks will be out for six weeks after undergoing surgery on his shoulder on Wednesday. Fredericks, 27, damaged ligaments in his right shoulder in West Ham's 2-0 defeat by Manchester City last week. West Ham's head of medical Richard Collinge said the surgery had gone "exactly as planned" and Fredericks would return "in early to mid-April". It comes a day after January loan signing Tomas Soucek was ruled out for three weeks with a hip injury.
That theme looked set to continue at Tannadice as the hosts started strongly, Appere finishing superbly past Mark Ridgers after Rakish Bingham cut the ball back to the edge of the box. But Inverness responded well to go in level at the break, as White showed good determination in diving to head home from a corner, then flashed an effort just wide moments later.
start avoided defeat twice with 2-2 result but tonight I don't think they will be that lucky and I think mold is almost for sure going to get the win in this game and that is mainly because model is much better team and this season I think they will be title contenders, they started strong with two wins, first over aalesund 1-4 on the road and then versus Rosenborg with 1-0 at home so I surely want to recommend this bet and who wants to chase some higher odds could go with some handicap win on molde,0-2 for example seems like a good choice
Umma sahal will be meeting today with the away team and this game we have given the it that this two teams will record total goals of under 3.5 total goals as looking at the games they have played together they are very used of scoring an under of 3.5
Wes Morgan (2002-) Nottingham Forest, Leicester. Promotion (2013-14), team of the season (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14)Former Jamaica centre-back Morgan was one of the league's standout defenders in the first half of the decade, named in the team of the season three times - once while at Nottingham Forest - and leading Leicester to the 2013-14 title. George Friend (2005-) Doncaster, Middlesbrough. Promotion (2015-16), team of the season (2014-15, 2015-16)One of the Championship's most consistent full-backs this decade, Friend impressed at Doncaster and earned a move to Middlesbrough - playing a big part in their 2015-16 promotion.
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City predictions for Friday’s match in the A-League. Both clubs have started the season well, sitting third and first respectively. Read on for all our free A-League predictions and betting tips.
Man Utd 27 11 8 8 41 29 41 . Tottenham 27 11 7 9 44 36 40 7 Sheff Utd 27 10 10 7 29 25 40 . Wolverhampton 27 9 12 6 38 32 39 9 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 37 10 Burnley 27 11 4 12 33 39 37 11 Everton 27 10 6 11 36 41 36 12 Southampton 27 10 4 13 34 48 34 13 Crystal Palace 27 8 9 10 24 32 33 14 Newcastle 27 8 7 12 24 41 31 15 Brighton 27 6 10 11 32 39 28 16 Bournemouth 27 7 5 15 26 43 26 17 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 25 .
Paper Round's view: Real Madrid might want Haaland, but that doesn't mean that he will be moving to Madrid this summer. The young Norwegian has only just joined Borussia Dortmund and he is enjoying his time there. Moving to the Spanish capital might not guarantee first-team football as Benzema is an important player for Zinedine Zidane's side.
In my opinion a win for Pyunik will not be so easy today: Banants has just collected the first win in the 2nd part of this season beating Gandzasar by 1-0 after a 1-0 loss vs Ararat, while Pyunik has shown a very poor shape losing at home vs Ararat-Armenia by 0-3. Pyunik has scored 12 goals more than Banants so far, but has also conceded 12 goals more than them and in tight matches like this defenses are usually more important than attacks. Banants is unbeaten in the last 3 matches played here and has also won once, so winning again seems to be likely for them.
Hoffenheim and Mainz will face each other in the upcoming match in the German Bundesliga. Hoffenheim this season have the following results: 6W, 2D and 3L. Meanwhile Mainz have 3W, 0D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Potential sanctions range from fines to a transfer embargo, or even a points deduction. The Mail believe it is unlikely that City will be stripped of any previous Premier League title wins. Paper Round's view: Manchester City might've beaten Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, but the celebrations will be over by now.
Aguero's prospective lay-off. He has a tendon problem in front - will be a few games out. He added: "We will miss Sergio. We have had some problems with injuries but we will wait for him and meanwhile we have [Gabriel Jesus] and [Raheem] Sterling who can play in that position. We will live without him for a while.
Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson made an instant impact on the pitch and a spectacular one off it as he started his reign with a vital victory over Chelsea at Goodison Park. Ferguson is in interim control after Marco Silva was sacked following Wednesday's Merseyside derby thrashing at Liverpool that had left the Toffees in the relegation zone. And Everton banished their recent struggles to run out fully deserved winners on a thunderous occasion illuminated by the former striker's wild celebrations.
Key to that is an analytics department that is revolutionary by Allsvenskan standards, and a coaching staff with an international flavour that includes Valencia hero Joachim Bjorklund as assistant. Hammarby have a philosophy that is ahead of the curve in Sweden. Then there is the fanbase, their greatest asset of all. There are many claims to the title "club of the people" but in Stockholm, Hammarby's claim is strongest.
Given the defensive record of both, this match represents a huge opportunity for each side to hit their stride offensively. In the betting, 'Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score' appeals. Brescia have surrendered an average of 2.5 goals at home, while Lecce have conceded an average of 2.00 on the road. Moreover, at least three goals have been scored in five of Brescia's six home games, as well as in six of Lecce's eight away games. In addition, the pair have kept just one clean sheet between them in those 14 matches, while both rank inside the bottom six when it comes to shots on target against in Serie A this season.
The winner of this FA Cup fourth round replay will host Manchester United in the next round. That would be massive for League Two Northampton Town but emotional for Derby's new recruit Wayne Rooney. The possiblity of the player/coach lining up against his former club will make the headlines and it's something that looks like happening.
Leicester City will be feeling the heat when they welcome Crystal Palace to the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Foxes are third in the table but have failed to win since the restart and their rivals are catching up. Chelsea are now only one point behind in fourth with Manchester United and Wolves a further two points back in fifth and sixth respectively.
The 653 players seeking help in 2019 was up from 438 in 2018 - and if the rest of 2020 follows the same pattern as the first three months of the year nearly 1,200 would end up using their services. With social distance measures in place, the PFA has been putting sessions for players on Skype and Zoom to ensure they still have access to whatever support they need. We've also put a questionnaire out to all of our members asking about their mental health and how they've been coping over the last two weeks and whether they want or need support," added Bennett, a former Charlton Athletic and Brentford winger.
He could still cost around £80 million despite currently running down his deal. Paper Round’s view: Sane has the remaining few months of the season to prove his fitness. If he does that, he will likely be included in Germany’s squad for Euro 2020. An impressive tournament there could attract attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs, and might help Manchester City raise a decent amount for him instead of losing him for nothing in the summer of 2021.
Klopp, speaking to BT Sport, said: "It was not exactly what should happen but it happened. It was the fight we expected and the atmosphere we expected but I love so many parts of our game. It is only 1-0 down at half time and the second half we play out our stadium. We lacked in the final third. They defended with all they had - their defending in the box was incredible.
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Manchester City's philosophy is to try to win everything - so they focus on every game in the same way, whether it is in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup or League Cup. That is why they have done so well in the domestic cups in recent seasons - because they don't really change anything for those competitions, whoever they play. City ended up having quite a relaxed time against 10 men in Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round win over Fulham, but they went into the game the same way they would any Premier league match and, as usual, put 100% into their performance too.
Fortuna does not have away victory in this season, but they play much better now and have a big chance to hit rival from Almelo on this one. Host is in deep down and hard crisis. They are having losing run and are among the worst rivals at the moment in the competition.
A day before January’s transfer deadline, Belgian outlet HLN published a picture of Berge with Wilder before reporting terms had been agreed between Sheffield United and Genk. The fee is set to trump United’s club-record £20m spent on Oli McBurnie, with HLN claiming it will be the most expensive outgoing transfer in Belgium, exceeding Youri Tielemans’ Anderlecht to Monaco move in 2017.
Closest rivals Inter Milan, who only trail by two points, have the chance to overtake them earlier in the day when they travel to Lecce. It may put the pressure on Maurizio Sarri's team when Parma come to town. The underdogs are chasing European football in what has been an impressive season for them.
