Appearing before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee to discuss the restart of the season, Masters also spoke about the Black Lives Matter protests and the prospect of using biological passports to get fans back into stadiums, and confirmed Liverpool would remain champions if the season was curtailed. Asked about the deliberations surrounding the proposed £300m takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), he said he hoped the process would "conclude shortly".
This will be surely one of the most interesting duels today in England FA Cup and that is clear. So, Preston North End is interesting team who is solid this season in Championship, but I'm still not sure that they will be at least sixth in league and play maybe in play-offs. Norwich City on the other side is pretty bad in Premier league, even they are won in few last matches and became much better than before. Over is very real here and I will bet on that option. It is very very real and ok to try that.
It was something light. I could have recovered one week after the game, so it was not something serious. I am OK. I can play the rest of the season without a problem. When I came back I was very strong and very focused and my physical condition was very well. I maybe pushed too hard after coming back, too much to be on my highest level, but I worked a lot and for that I am happy because I could be in one of my best moments after the injury.
But Lampard said his team "can improve" despite showing "a bit more personality in our game". We need to move the ball quicker and be more mobile with our rotations," he added. We have done it in parts this season but if we want to move on, it needs to be better. But I don't want to be too critical after a win. We didn't give them anything to worry us. We had 10-15 minutes in the second half where we were slow and I didn't like it but after that we got it back.
They have no clean sheet in the last eight matches, and have just one in 11. They have only one win in their last eight matches, this having come against a struggling Arsenal side. Nine of their last 15 matches have yielded over 2. Brighton have not scored more than one goal in their last three matches.
Neil Lennon's side won 11 of their 12 domestic matches after the winter break in January, having ceded the advantage in the title race to Rangers with Old Firm defeat in the final game of 2019. Another title would give Celtic a ninth in a row for the second time in their history, while Rangers have also achieved the feat once. Ten would be incredible but we take it one game at a time, we take it one season at a time," Brown added.
Watford failed to ease their relegation fears in the wake of Nigel Pearson's surprise sacking as they were hammered by a Raheem Sterling-inspired Manchester City. Defeat means the Hornets' battle to stay up will go to the final day of the season on Sunday, when they visit Arsenal. Pearson became the Hornets' third managerial casualty of the campaign on Monday, leaving Under-23 coach Hayden Mullins and his assistant Graham Stack in charge for their final two games.
Dordrecht and Almere City will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Dordrecht this season have the following results: 3W, 7D and 14L. Meanwhile Almere City have 10W, 6D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Galatasaray should be a little more expansive as they look for a result and an early goal could see Brugge come out of their defensive set up a bit more. With this in mind, we’re predicting a 1-1 draw, with Club Brugge coming from behind to secure the point that should be enough to earn them a place in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Solskjaer's side are unbeaten in 13 Premier League games (W8 D5), which is now the Norwegian's best run in the competition with the Red Devils and his best league run in his managerial career with a single club. West Ham have dropped 26 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other team in the competition in 2019-20. Man Utd's Greenwood has become the first player to score 10 Premier League goals in a season as a teenager since Romelu Lukaku in 2012-13 (14), and the first English player to do so since Wayne Rooney in 2004-05 (11).
Uerdingen and Wurzburger Kickers will face each other in the upcoming match in the 3. Liga in Germany. Uerdingen this season have the following results: 12W, 10D and 12L. Meanwhile Wurzburger Kickers have 17W, 6D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
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The former Liverpool forward joined the club in the summer on a free transfer after being released by the Anfield club at the end of his previous deal. And despite some promising form which saw him net seven times in 13 appearances, his time in Turkey has come to an end after just six months. The professional footballer contract signed between our company and our professional footballer Daniel Andre Sturridge, dated 21.
VVV have lost all of their last eight matches in league and cup and sit second from bottom in the table with the worst goal difference in the division, while Twente have won three of their last four matches in all competitions and head into the game as the clear form favourites.
Celtic dumped out by CopenhagenTest your memory of Celtic's runPodcast: 'Calamitous & catastrophic'"We made a mistake, gave them oxygen and encouragement, and then we had to change the shape to try to get back into the game. We get back into the game - deservedly so - and then you just need to manage the game. And we didn't. They're a really talented bunch but we've let ourselves down at really important moments.
Just like Fortaleza, Santos are ending the season in strong fashion and have been excellent in recent weeks, winning 5 of their last 6 games. A 4-1 routing of Cruzeiro at the weekend has confidence sky high coming into this trip and having scored an average of 2.5 goals a game over the aforementioned 6 fixtures, the visitors certainly know where the net is.
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.
After a run of six games without defeat, Standard Liege should be armed with plenty of their own self-belief this week, though the Belgian outfit looked a poor match for Arsenal when the teams faced off in their Group F reverse fixture in October.
Aston Villa scored with almost the last kick of the game to seal a 2-1 comeback win over Watford at Villa Park on Tuesday that lifted Dean Smith's men out of the Premier League relegation zone - and dumped Nigel Pearson's men back in it. Watford opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Gerard Deulofeu dashed towards the goal line, spun to his left and chipped the ball over towards Troy Deeney who headed powerfully past Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina from close range.
This will be a tough game to call. Krasnodar need victory if they will want to proceed to the knockout stages. Getafe on the other hand only need a draw. We expect this to be a tight game so we are backing a draw on the Spanish sides soil.
Club Bruges, who Real visit in their final game next month, are third on three points, while Galatasaray, who will travel to PSG, are bottom with two. Manchester City let a 1-0 lead slip to Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad, but a point is enough to send Pep Guardiola's side through to the knockout-stages as group winners.
The miss proved vital as the excellent Fernandes converted from the penalty spot after being tripped by Ezri Konsa, although it appeared to be a foul by the Portuguese international on the Villa defender. United controlled the possession and tempo of the contest and doubled their advantage through teenager Mason Greenwood, who further highlighted his ruthless finishing ability by firing in his 16th of the campaign.
At the other end the Saints scored exactly two goals in three of their last four games and we expect them to notch two more against a West Ham side that have shipped 2.1 goals across their last eight league fixtures.
Last week West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice said no players in the Premier League wanted VAR after his side had a stoppage-time equaliser against Sheffield United ruled out by VAR after he was adjudged to have used his arm in the build-up. Rice could do nothing to avoid the ball hitting his arm after it was headed against him by John Egan.
Cologne have won five of their last six Bundesliga matches. Of the last six meetings between these teams, Cologne have won three and Gladbach have won three. Gladbach have won eight of their ten home Bundesliga matches. The best record in the division. Borussia Monchengladbach takes on Cologne in the Bundesliga this Sunday.
This is one of three duels who will be played in Belarus Reserve league and I believe that this duel probably easy will bring at least three goals and I hope even more than that. So, let's start from Dinamo Minsk and this is team who is in last five matches in a row, played with three or more goals, so I believe that this duel will be similar and also with goals. In last three matches, Dinamo Minsk Reserves are played 1-2, 2-1 and 3-0, so this match will be similar. Isloch will score at least one goal here.
The player was sent off for the incident and was in tears as he left the pitch. World players' union FIFPro had asked for the red card to be overturned but the Ukrainian football federation has now confirmed the suspension https://ffu. The federation also ordered Dynamo to play one match behind closed doors and imposed a fine of 500,000 hryvnias ($20,695).
"Wolves" are considered the most peaceful submarine team. Immediately nine matches this season they ended in a draw. A win-win series has a great effect on the team, but the game “Wolves” lacks some kind of looseness. It seems that the team is squeezing the maximum and holding on to the aisle.
FC Slutsk lead the Belarus Premier League but still don't know what it is like to keep a clean sheet this season. They conceded twice at home to bottom-of-the-table Belshina last weekend, so will find it difficult to avoid conceding at Dinamo Minsk. Both teams regularly get on the scoresheet so a bet on both to score is the one to make.
Everton midfielder Fabian Delph gets the chance to meet up with Mikel Arteta again on Sunday, saying he "owes everything" to the new Arsenal manager. Delph spent three years working with Arteta at Manchester City, where the former Everton and Arsenal player was assistant to Pep Guardiola. It was Arteta who persuaded the 30-year-old to stay at City when he was on the brink of quitting, and then switch to the left-back role that eventually brought him two winners' medals in the Premier League.
The Houston Dash won their first National Women's Soccer League title by beating the Chicago Red Stars 2-0 in the Challenge Cup final on Sunday. Sophie Schmidt scored an early penalty before Shea Groom sealed victory in injury time from a Rachel Daly assist. It meant Daly won the Golden Boot award, having already been named most valuable player for the standalone tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Players and staff had all been quarantining in team hotels all week and are being tested for coronavirus regularly. As they left the buses they wore facemasks on their way into the ground. Other people attending the games, including the media, had their temperatures checked. Fans were banned from matches, with police patrolling to make sure no crowds gathered at the venues. Only 213 people were allowed into the ground - 98 on and around the pitch (like players, coaches and ball boys) and 115 in the stands (such as security, medics and media).
Despite the fact Aberdeen has put in some solid performances away from home in recent weeks- albeit against slightly weaker opponents- Celtic are still the favourites to take all three points here. The Dons have lost 5-0 to Rangers and 3-0 to Hibs, so we could see a repeat outcome here. We're backing the Hoops to win to nil here, as they've done so in five of their last six home games at Celtic Park. We're also going to back the hosts to win 2-0 as they've seen that result occur in three of their previous five home ties.
Assisted by Pablo Hernández. BookingPosted at 69' Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 69' Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 69' Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town). Posted at 68' Attempt saved. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
This match is probably the safest for goals from all duels in Portugal U23 league today and if we know that first two matches in this league, from 12:00 where not too efficient, than it is clear that this one probably will be better, from that side. So, Portimonense U23 is team who is in last two matches played both times with three or more goals, 2-1 and 4-0, while on the other side, Vitoria Setubal U23 is in last three matches played 1-3, 3-0 and 4-0. Yes, after this results, over is more than ok for me and I will try.
Emmen could only manage a draw away at the divisions’ bottom club RKC last time out, while PSV returned to winning ways at home against Heerenveen but sit eleven points behind the league leaders Ajax. All of the stats ahead of Emmen vs PSV suggest that we are likely to see both teams score and over 2.
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One player and two staff members at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus revealed on Tuesday. A total of 748 players and staff were tested in the first round of twice-weekly testing as part of the return-to-training measures. Official protocols sent to players and managers last week, and obtained by the BBC, revealed corner flags, balls, cones, goalposts and even playing surfaces will be disinfected after each training session.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in the last two Barcelona games. Barcelona have scored nine goals in their last three games. The last three Sporting Cristal games have seen over 2.5 goals scored in them. Sporting Cristal have it all to do to make the third stage of the Copa Libertadores. They traveled to Ecuador last week to face Barcelona and lost the first leg 4-0.
Dortmund are no strangers to a financial crisisGetty Images Dortmund are no strangers to an economic crisis, with the club nearly going bust in 2005, before Bayern came to their rescue with an interest-free loan so they could pay their players' salaries. The DFL Executive Committee will decide on the criteria for the distribution of the solidarity fund.
Thomas Tuchel's team will face Olympique Lyonnais, who beat Lille on penalties on Tuesday, in a Stade de France showdown on April 4. PSG, record eight times winners in the competition's modern format, were wary of Reims' threat, having lost their last two competitive encounters between the teams. With Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria starting on the bench, the visitors looked sharp nonetheless.
Meanwhile, newly-appointed West Ham manager David Moyes will also have to weigh up what is required for the Hammers to steer clear of the drop-zone. Olivier Giroud is reportedly a target for West Ham, but whether the Frenchman is willing to make the step down – albeit without having to up sticks – remains to be seen.
We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Vitoria Guimaraes. The hosts head into this match as the form favourites with three wins and two draws from their last six matches, with their only defeat coming at the hands of the league leaders Benfica. Santa Clara have lost four of their last five matches and despite some decent performances on the road, we expect Vitoria Guimaraes to just do enough to win Saturday’s clash.
I will be very, very surprised if Jose Mourinho doesn't win a trophy with Tottenham. Spurs need trophies and if there is somebody available who is an absolute winner and gets trophies wherever he goes, then why wouldn't you get him? The results from Mauricio Pochettino were not in his favour. He was underperforming and Spurs needed to change. It was not a surprise really. It's a breath of fresh air to see Mourinho back in the Premier League and it will be interesting to see how he gets on against his former club Chelsea on Sunday (16:30 GMT kick-off).
Benfica have not lost any of their last six away matches. Benfica are unbeaten in their last 10 matches. Benfica are unbeaten in 17 matches against Vitoria Guimaraes. Vitoria Guimaraes are unbeaten in their last five matches. Vitoria Guimaraes have scored 12 goals in the last five matches. As the Portuguese Primeira Liga resumes after the Christmas break, Vitoria Guimaraes will play host to Benfica on Saturday 4th January.
To put it simply, this is a gilt-edged opportunity for the hosts to take three points. Punters are advised to back them to do just that. Nantes' home efforts, even if not consistent are much better than Dijon's rather sorry away-day exploits. At Stade de la Beaujoire, the hosts have scored more than double the goals that Dijon have on the road, while they've also conceded half as many. On top of this, Nantes have an average-shots on target supremacy of +3.12, which is much better than Dijon's of -2.5 on the road. Lastly, Nantes' average of 2.00 points per home match far exceeds Dijon's of 0.50. The hosts are a shade of odds-on in the betting, but all things considered, they could probably be a tad shorter, so a punt on the home win appeals.
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 .