The league leaders look certain to win the A-League title, so the last thing they will want is the season to be made null and void. They are ten points clear at the top and have a couple of games in hand for good measure. 15 of their 19 league games have been won with only two defeats, though both were against Western Sydney Wanderers. Their form is considerably better than their opponents though with their last four away league games all being won. Go for an away win in this game.
Based on a combination of statistics, longevity and success - as well as the opinions of BBC Sport journalists - we have produced a shortlist of players who have featured in at least two full Premier League seasons. So, block any memories prior to January 2010, sit back and select your XI below. Be sure to share it on social media using #bbcfootball too. We will reveal the results on Thursday, 19 December.
Pedro could no doubt continue to play at the top level, so may yet have a couple more years in the Premier League or Europe before moving on to one of the high-salary retirement leagues. Read the full story Premier League sides angry with Brighton The Telegraph reports that other Premier League sides are unhappy with Brighton over their decision to give free tickets to NHS workers.
Wolves then tried to go for the jugular, but Brendan Rodgers’ team sat back to absorb the pressure. Talking Point - Jimenez held Wolves back Linked with Manchester United in the winter transfer window, Raul Jimenez was in the right place on several occasions as his team-mates picked him out with one cross after another.
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Erling Braut Haaland is one of the hottest young football talents on the planet. He has nine goals in six games, since signing for Borussia Dortmund. Ten goals in seven Champions League games. Six hat-tricks and he is only 19 years old. It's obnoxiously good really. So, who does a supreme talent like this consider to be his footballing idol? Messi? Ronaldo? Maybe his dad Alf-Inge, who played for Leeds United? Nope.
We’re confident that a double chance bet on the hosts will payout this weekend and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Gil Vicente are still yet to lose at home which is very impressive for a club that was promoted up two divisions in the summer, while Guimaraes have secured a point in half of their away games.
This fixture features No. 11 vs No. 2 in the league, Brighton and Hove Albion vs Leicester City. The hosts coming from a 3 - 1 away loss to Manchester United (no. 7 in the league) and their last home game a 2 - 0 win over Norwich City. The visitors coming from a 2 - 0 home win over Arsenal (No. 6 in the league) and their last away game a 0 - 2 win over Crystal Palace. The visitors should win this one as they played a higher table team than the visitors and scored multiple goals without conceding one goal to win the match then won their last away game to a team below the hosts facing a team coming from playing a team above themselves, scoring and conceding multiple goals to lose the match then winning their last home game to a team below themselves scoring and not conceding so an over 2.5 is best to tip.
I see penalties and I am going with Chelsea and, again, I will be disappointed with that result. AET - Chelsea to win on pens Watford v Southampton (Premier League, 16:30 BST)This is a huge game for Watford. I think they know it, and will be up for the fight. That is what you need at the bottom. West Ham have got a bit of it too, but the Hornets have got far more fight than, say, Bournemouth. Watford will scrap for everything, and even without having their fans behind them at Vicarage Road, this game looks very winnable for them.
Brighton have completed the signing of midfielder Adam Lallana from Liverpool on a free transfer. Lallana, whose deal with the Premier League champions expired at the end of the season, has signed a three-year contract with the Seagulls. The 32-year-old has made 22 appearances for the Reds in 2019-20 but started only three league games and has not been involved since the restart. Adam is a really exciting signing for us," said Brighton boss Graham Potter.
The United Kingdom now has 19 confirmed cases of coronavirus and Bruce said the club were not taking any chances. There's a ritual here that everybody shakes hands with everybody as soon as we see each other every morning. We've stopped that on the advice of the doctor," Bruce told a news conference ahead of Saturday's match against Burnley.
Western United entered their maiden A-League season full of confidence, winning three of their opening five matches and sitting within the top three in the league. Their recent form has seen them drop off from the leading pack, with losses against Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners leaving them six points off the top. Things don’t get any easier for the side either with the visit of current champions, Sydney FC.
Debrecen is in huge problems right now, and they must not aloud to lose this game cause they are already in relegation zone and if they lose from direct opponent they might relegate and they are definitely not in good shape and in last round they somehow managed to play draw versus worst team in the league kaposvar at home 1-1 so now they are on the pressure to win but ujpest just beat honved at home and they have a lot of confidence,Debrecen is in my opinion better team and they should not lost, but I M not sure if they could win this game
From around Europe. JADON SANCHO (19, winger, Borussia Dortmund)Value: £44. Linked with: Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, BarcelonaSancho has had his problems at Dortmund this season, having been dropped from the team and fined after returning late from England duty. But he has still enhanced his reputation on the pitch, becoming the first player in Europe's top five leagues to score and assist 10 goals in all competitions this season.
The hosts home games produce an average of 4.00 total goals while the visitors’ away games produce an average of 2.00 total goals, sop we have split the difference and backed three goals to be scored in Saturday’s clash. Over 2.5 goals have been scored in a massive 78% of Twente’s home games so far this season and both teams have also scored in 78% of their home games, while 56% of Groningen’s away games have produced goals at both ends of the pitch.
Meanwhile, after some exciting summer arrivals, Reading were hoping to perhaps be part of the play-off picture come May but that doesn't look at all likely now. Indeed, The Royals haven't functioned well as a unit in the action we've seen so far and come into the game a disappointing 18th and just 5 points above the drop zone.
Manchester City's whole season will be defined by how they do in the Champions League. I thought that before they were banned from playing in it for the next two seasons - but it is even more the case now, and it should galvanise them as they prepare to take on Real Madrid in the last 16. It is always easy as a player to say you are giving 100% but, when you know that something might not be there for the next couple of seasons, you are definitely going to give that little bit more.
The side have now taken just 2 points from their last 5 league outings and aren't in strong form, leaving confidence low coming into the game. The side have the joint worst defence in the entire division having shipped a big 14 goals and their leaky defence has their prospects looking weak going into each and every game.
The German midfielder, a Muslim himself, posted the following message to his 21 million Instagram followers. The post said: "East Turkistan, the bleeding wound of the Ummah, resisting against the persecutors trying to separate them from their religion. They burn their Qurans. They shut down their mosques.
Last year, the honour of being named the world's best player fell to Luka Modric. But Messi is currently odds on to beat Virgil van Dijk to the 2019 prize. If he does so, Messi will edge clear of Ronaldo on six Ballon d'Or wins - an unprecedented feat and a possible fatal blow in their battle for supremacy.
He added: "If you look at the Championship, and you asked teams in the play-offs - a team like Fulham - they wouldn't be happy [with the season ending as it is]. There are only six points between them and West Brom and getting automatic promotion. I think that will open up too many problems within football to end the season like that. I just don't see that going ahead because it's not fair in so many ways.
In the plans now being discussed, there would be some flexibility for domestic fixtures to be played in August, should a July conclusion prove impossible. The Premier League has nine rounds of fixtures remaining but in Spain and Italy, two countries that have been badly affected, there are still 11 and 12 rounds left respectively - although both have fewer cup games to fit into their schedules. Uefa hopes the situation will become clearer in the next fortnight but completing the season in this way would cause the least disruption to its qualification competition for the 2020-21 season, which was supposed to start at the end of June but has been delayed indefinitely.
At the same time, Milan have battled with UEFA's break-even rule known as financial fair play. They were banned from European football for one season in 2018 for breaching the rules but won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). However, UEFA opened another investigation this year and, in a negotiated settlement, Milan agreed to a one-year suspension which means they missed out on this season's Europa League.
The ballot hinged on Dundee who initially voted no on Friday, only to then ask for more time to consider their stance. A total of 81% of Scotland's 42 senior clubs have backed the resolution, which means end-of-season payments can be made to the lower-league sides by the end of this week. Reconstruction talks to start after SPFL plans voted throughBut while Dundee United, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers have now all been named champions, Hearts, who sit bottom of the Scottish top flight, are in danger of joining Thistle and Stranraer in dropping down a division if the Premiership season is also called.
Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock has signed a new two-year deal with American club Reign FC. Fishlock, 33, has not played for Reign since June 2019 because of a serious knee injury but hopes to return to action soon. The contract means she will remain a Reign player for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Returning to Reign was an easy decision for me," Fishlock told the club's website. I am excited about the future of this club and I wanted to be part of that.
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Only 38% of the hosts’ home games this season have produced over 2.5 goals and only 38% of Belenenses’ away games have seen both teams score, which provides further reason to back a 1-0 win for Gil Vicente this weekend. Gil Vicente have only scored 11 goals at home this season but they have only conceded 6 goals during that period while Belenenses have only netted 6 times on the road and have conceded 13 goals.
And following further Government guidelines, we have eight West Ham players in isolation. Although I am relieved to say they are all showing mild symptoms and, along with their families, seem to be well. Osaka supports Tokyo 2020 postponement Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the Games until next year.
Silva's five-man defensive system was ripped to shreds, by Mane in particular, and it was no surprise when he removed defender Djibril Sidibe before half-time to introduce Brazilian attacker Bernard. Everton were a team in chaos at times in the first half, with Sidibe, Mason Holgate, Tom Davies and Keane all arguing among themselves after Shaqiri's goal then Holgate and Lucas Digne also in animated discussion after Origi put Liverpool 3-1 up.
It's a real risk, but Serie A's primary and only objective is to restart. Juventus, chasing their ninth consecutive Serie A title, are top of the league, a point ahead of Lazio. Malago added the government might also change its stance on a whole squad having to go into a 14-day isolation if a player tested positive for coronavirus. I do not know the reason for the [health ministry] decision but I am told it is one that could be reviewed," Malago said.
Benfica have won the last three meetings between these two clubs and both teams scored in four of the pairs’ last six encounters, so you can start to see why we have backed a 2-1 win for Benfica this Friday.
PSG is still the same. PSG has received a large investment of Arab billionaires, but they have not been able to reach the stature of a big team in Europe. This is clearly shown by the frequent failure of PSG when entering the big battles in the Champions League. PSG have not passed the quarter-finals since they were acquired by Qatar billionaires in 2011. They have even been eliminated from the 1/8 round in the last 3 seasons. The possibility of PSG passing the 1/8 Champions League round is still too large. They lost to Dortmund in the first leg with a score of 1-2. This is not too big a gap, They will be determined to win this match.
A day later it was announced he would miss PSG's match with Nantes because of a rib injury. Paris St-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel branded Neymar's birthday party "a distraction"From one South American forward to another. Carlos Tevez, 36Boca Juniors and Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is 36 on Wednesday. Once part of the 'golden triangle of attacking talent' at Old Trafford alongside Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, he became the 'Welcome to Manchester' poster boy (literally) for Manchester City just two years later.
It was quite a big thing at the time moving to Sampdoria and demanding the number 10 shirt," says Italian football writer Danielle Vieri. At Udinese he played a number of roles and at times operated in an Andrea Pirlo type position in front of defence. So he showed confidence because people were talking about it being Mancini's shirt and if he was capable of living up to the expectations that came with that.
Dudelange today will be meeting with the away team Progress and this game we have given the home team and the away team will give us a draw at full time as this two teams have played many games but in this all meeting they have not recorded a draw in the last 8 games and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction
He led England’s attack at the World Cup in Mexico that summer. It was Lee who was the star of the show on this particular night, ably assisted by Neil Young on the left flank. Young swept home the rebound to put City ahead in the 12th minute, after Lee's shot had been spilled by the Polish side's keeper, Hubert Kostka. Then Lee doubled City's lead from the spot just before half-time, after Young had been taken out by Kostka as he ran in on goal.
Jalapa is without a win in their last 5 games played in the league but stilled managed to finish on 5th place in the end but that means for this play-off game single leg they are the guests and they face a Ferretti side which has been doing excellent in defense lately with 4 wins in a row without a single goal conceded by them at home, and as an example last round they played away from home at league leaders from Managua FC and lost the game just 1-0, while two rounds ago Jalapa also played away at Managua FC and lost the game with no less than 6-1 in the end.
The hosts have put together a decent home record on paper, but there’s still room for improvement as they head deeper into the season. Sheffield Wednesday have certainly had a kind fixture list so far, as they’ve already met all of the bottom 10 this term. That leaves them facing some strong teams as we head towards Christmas and there’s a clear pattern emerging.
After three rounds without defeat in a row, Auxerre was defeated in last round at away against Guingamp, and it was from penalty kick in few last minutes of the match. Tonight Auxerre will play at home ground against Clermont Foot, visitors are at 5th place and definitely, it will not be an easy match for the host. Clermont Foot always plays with strong defense, especial as visitors, their last four away matches ended without winner. Auxerre has eleven points less than their opponent, but their home form is on high level, and with a right tactic they can easily to avoid defeat in this duel. Most realistic result after final whistle of the referee would be a draw.
WS Wanderers and Adelaide United will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. WS Wanderers this season have the following results: 5W, 3D and 8L. Meanwhile Adelaide United have 9W, 0D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
AprilThe Premier League says it will ask players to take a 30% pay cut in order to protect jobs. It also announces that the season will not resume until "it is safe and appropriate to do so". It then emerges that Premier League captains had already held talks over ways they could give money to charity during the coronavirus pandemic. The talks, led by Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, discussed wage deferrals or cuts, or a move to help fund a charitable cause.
Burnley snatched a 1-0 win at Bournemouth with Jay Rodriguez pouncing in the 89th minute. While Liverpool were being crowned world club champions with their win over Flamengo in Doha, the main domestic interest had focussed on the league's late match between their two main pursuers. When Vardy scored his 17th league goal of the season for Leicester, Brendan Rodgers' side looked capable of a surprise win but Man City moved smoothly through the gears with Kevin De Bruyne again the architect of their victory.
Flora Tallinn as the reigning champion of the Estonian league, the Flora Tallinn players are still showing their unstoppable strength. Experiencing 3 official matches this season, including 1 Super Cup match, a match in the National Cup, Flora Tallinn can easily win with a difference of 2 or more goals.
He has not played non-league football in over 20 years, since leaving Altrincham to sign for Leicester for £50,000 in February 2001. Morecambe have also released Barry Roche, Adam Buxton, Andrew Tutte, Ritchie Sutton, Tom Brewitt, Michael Howard, Rhys Oates, Lamine Jagne and Kyle Hawley. Carlos Mendes Gomes, Alex Kenyon, Steven Old, Cole Stockton, Aaron Wildig and Jordan Slew have been offered new one-year deals.
Telstar and Eindhoven will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie in Holland. Telstar this season have the following results: 8W, 5D and 7L. Meanwhile Eindhoven have 6W, 4D and 10L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Los Colchoneros have been frustrated by too many draws on the road this term with five posted from nine outings, but they will be confident about putting that right here based on their recent form and the quality of opposition standing in their way.
Leon Goretzka replaces Joshua Zirkzee. Posted at 69' Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry. Posted at 69' Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
