With European football on hold in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA have a number of rounds of matches to schedule before even reaching the finals, while domestic leagues will also have to be reassigned space in the sporting calendar. UEFA have already confirmed that there are likely to be significant changes to qualifying for the 2020/21 European competitions due to the compacted fixture list.
A key component in their bid for promotion is maintaining a strong home form. The hosts go into the fixture on New Years Day with the best home record in the division having taken an impressive 26 points from their 12 matches on home soil. Given that they have kept a clean sheet in 42% of their home matches, it is easy to see why they are so strong in front of their own fans.
Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. Posted at 60' Foul by Steve Tevi Lawson (Livingston). Posted at 60' Miles Storey (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 58' Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Kevin McHattie. Posted at 54' Corner, Livingston.
Paper Round's view: It's a nightmare situation - but it's one that Arsenal always seem to get themselves into. The club left it too late in the past with contract talks for the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Robin van Persie and even Mesut Ozil, who was desperately handed an extortionate amount of money to stay at the Emirates in order to save face after the club were forced to sell Sanchez.
AS Monaco have had two successive victories in the last two rounds, with 1-0 against opponents not rated as Angers or Amiens. However, these are victories that help them regain their form, and create better psychological momentum for them in the coming period when they have previously gone through 3 consecutive games without a hand. The home ground of Gonzalez's army is quite good when winning the last 10/14 matches on all fronts . Montpellier had a very effective time when there were 5 consecutive wins, including 3 in Ligue 1 and 2 in the national cup. However, the recent time has shown the decline of this team when the last 4 matches they have won only 1, drew 1 and lost 2
After watching those tossers proclaim themselves as winners I was even more determined to find that extra bit of energy in my cramping legs. I wanted to beat them move than any other opponent I’d faced. Jaap Stam in action against Bayern MunichGetty Images Beckham remembers looking to the touchline during that break in play and seeing the European Cup trophy with Bayern ribbons attached to it.
From there, I went on to playing football in the parks, and just getting stuck in during games with boys. I remember one day in Regent's Park a guy walked up to me and said 'I'm a scout for Queen's Park Rangers, I've just watched you play football and I think you'd be really good - come down to a training session and see how you get on'. I was like 'wow' so suddenly I found myself in a training session for QPR girls' under-15s, or whatever, and then I was in the team, so it was training Wednesday and then game Sunday.
Posted at 66' Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 66' Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City). Posted at 63' Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough). Posted at 63' David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 63' Attempt blocked.
Andre Gray replaces Danny Welbeck. Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United). Posted at 90'+1' Craig Dawson (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 90' Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90' Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 90' Foul by Will Hughes (Watford). Posted at 89' Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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WBA is leaders of the championship and surely they are favorites in a game versus a team from relegation zone but still I think they are not going to be able to beat Barnsley tomorrow simply because hosts are in very good shape and they are undefeated on 3 games in a row and also in good scoring shape, so I think they Will score a goal or maybe two and avoid defeat but also I don't expect from them to beat WBA, they are not that strong, so I pick draw and I think it is the best option on very good odd
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The hosts won with 3-2 away at Torquay earlier this season but really the current form of these two sides suggests this is like a home win as Torquay lost their last two league games against sides from the relegation zone losing with 1-0 away at Chorley and with 2-1 at home against Sutton as well, and those are really weak sides, this while they also suffered a poor result in the FA Cup losing to 6th league club Maidstone with 1-0 on the road as well, so they are bit lacking goals at this moment.
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Personally, it's an emotional reunion for me as my father late RP Goenka was a member of Mohun Bagan. The merged club will come into existence on June 1 and will also participate in other major competitions in the All India Football Federation calendar. Mohun Bagan chairman Swapan Sadhan Bose said the club, which participates in the I-League, recognised the need for bigger investment and a corporate force to take it forward.
The longer the current season goes on the more jeopardy the new television deal is put under. Being beholden to a TV company will stick in the craw of some, but that ship sailed a long time ago. The money is invaluable, especially the amount of money that we're talking about. That new deal is worth about £125m to the Scottish game. It's obligated to begin in August, or as close to August as is feasible.
Both sides missed chances to win the game but the Burnley faithful were vocally booing several Arsenal players, including Bukayo Saka, who went down after a challenge from Matthew Lowton. Dyche also slammed the Gunners after his side came away from the Emirates with a 2-1 defeat in August, saying the match had made him "worry about the game of football" and has once again claimed that Arsenal indulge in diving.
No doubt Wycombe Wanderers' players were all in jubilant mood after securing promotion to the Championship by beating Oxford United at Wembley - but only one man got to celebrate with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. After the Chairboys triumphed 2-1 on Monday to reach the second tier for the first time, veteran striker Adebayo Akinfenwa gave an on-pitch interview to Sky, in which the 38-year-old referenced a similar post-match interview from four years earlier.
It's for other people to worry about and for you to write and talk about. I just concentrate on what I can do and what I can affect. It has an unsettling effect on everybody, of course, I wouldn't lie, but we're somehow getting used to it. All I'm concentrating on is the game tomorrow and certainly the players are as well as myself. Meanwhile, Bruce says Newcastle had failed in a bid to try to sign Chelsea and France striker Olivier Giroud, 33, and a club-record bid for an unnamed midfielder had collapsed as the player did not want to move.
Both sides qualified for Euro 2020 after topping their respective groups, with Italy qualifying with a perfect record of 10 wins in 10 games. The fixture will be played exactly two years to the day since they last played out a 1-1 draw at the same venue. England also host Denmark, whom they last played in March 2014, four days later at Wembley.
Augsburg and Werder Bremen will face each other in the upcoming match in the Bundesliga. Augsburg this season have the following results: 6W, 5D and 8L. Meanwhile Werder Bremen have 4W, 5D and 10L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner. Posted at 68' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Martin Dubravka. Posted at 68' Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Posted at 68' Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Most players have returned to training. Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich came back to their training ground on 6 April, with players practicing in small groups and keeping distance at all times. RB Leipzig returned on 2 April, while Borussia Dortmund started with individual workouts two days earlier. This week, the DFL sent its clubs a paper including 31 instructions for training sessions. Among other things, the clubs have to arrange coronavirus drive-through test centres for symptomatic players and staff members.
This same problem of struggling to cope with attacking sides was seen when they lost 2-1 at Old Trafford earlier this month, and it’s a real problem. However, that problem doesn’t seem so prevalent when they face the smaller clubs in the Premier League.
Eintracht Frankfurt edged past St Pauli in the previous round of this competition after a brace from Bas Dost was just enough to help his side post a 2-1 scorecard. The hosts have been coping well in their recent clashes in the first division as well, and are currently sporting an impressive three-match unbeaten streak under their belt.
We made the wrong pass or selection when we [attacked]. Second half, we knew they would come with more intensity and we didn't start well. We've played well enough in the first half - we have to try and keep to those levels but we didn't get anyway near it in the second half. When you get a beating like you have, you have to lick your wounds and get on with it. Magpies struggles in the capital continue - the stats Only versus Leicester (12) and Stoke (10) are Arsenal on longer current home winning runs in the Premier League than they are against Newcastle, with the Gunners winning each of their last eight against the Magpies.
In terms of a correct score tip, we think that there may be a pretty comfortable look to the scoreline. The hosts average 1.78 goals per game at Highbury and have scored in 89% of their home matches. With the visitors only averaging 0.67 goals per game on the road and failing to score in 44% of their away games, backing a 2-0 home win is the way to go.
However, if Chelsea or City - if their appeal is successful - win the Champions League and finish in the top four, there is no extra place for English clubs. If Manchester United or Wolves win the Europa League and finish outside the top four, they will qualify for next season's Champions League. However, no country may have more than five teams in the Champions League - so if English clubs win both competitions but both finish outside the top four, the fourth-placed side will enter the Europa League instead.
