The Blues had been wasteful against West Ham and Abraham provided a clinical edge after holding his line to head in from 12 yards. It was a richly deserved lead for the home side with Villa rarely having ventured into the Chelsea box, but it was greeted with muted celebrations from the 22-year-old striker, who scored 25 league goals in 38 Championship matches for Villa in his season-long loan. I said the club will always be close to my heart, last season was a long, hard season so I pay all my respects to them," he said afterwards.
It’s only natural that we look towards another stalemate for the correct score prediction too. Three of Tranmere’s last five home games have ended 1-1, and they have averaged 1.54 goals per home game and conceded 1.27 at the other end. Coventry have a similar record of 1.4 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per away game, making a 1-1 draw the natural choice in this instance.
Forest are also enjoying a strong season, while they’ll have little fear about heading on the road this week. Nottingham Forest have won 19 of their 32 Championship points in away games this season, the highest ratio in the division (59%). They should put up a real fight at Millwall this week, while the visitors have managed to score in 80% of their trips this term.
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Arema FC and Persija Jakarta will face each other in the upcoming match in the Liga 1 in Indonesia. Arema FC this season have the following results: 12W, 5D and 10L. Meanwhile Persija Jakarta have 8W, 10D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
He showed at the end of the game his shot-stopping ability that made him the toast of the nation at the last World Cup, but this is trumped by the foibles in his game. Both stats (most goals from errors in the Premier League in last 18 months) and the eye test tell the same story. Unfortunately there is not a clear answer or experienced keeper lying in wait to take over the gloves, but taking a flier on either Nick Pope or Dean Henderson would be a far better option.
I always felt he had that belief in this team that after each final we maybe did not win, we would come back stronger, or when we have won, he knows that we'll keep going. This is why it feels so good, to give something back to everyone, especially the Premier League title everyone has wanted for so long. Title win more than I thought possible - KloppHow Klopp turned Liverpool into title winnersKlopp, who took over at Liverpool in 2015, has won the Champions League, Uefa Super Cup, Fifa Club World Cup and now the Premier League with Liverpool.
Concord and Weymouth will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Concord this season have the following results: 10W, 3D and 11L. Meanwhile Weymouth have 11W, 8D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Football can be a channel to accentuate the worst of our society, such as racism, aggression, violence and intolerance, but it can also be used in different ways, for culture, affection, sensibility and to improve human relations," Bahia's president Guilherme Bellintani said. We think that clubs have to choose whether they will be channels for love or for hate.
Those things you can't put in a will. Writing a will helps put things in perspective and what you write down is not really important. Vialli also said he tried to "cover up" his cancer when he was diagnosed because he was still appearing in front of millions as a football pundit on television. Initially that is the way I felt, that is was my fault [I had cancer]," he added. I didn't share the news and I covered it up.
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber says the Premier League is not ignoring the plight of the general population during the coronavirus pandemic. At a Premier League meeting on Friday, it was decided to extend indefinitely the date for the season's resumption. But Barber says the wish to finish the season is not being driven by finance. When you start seeing 400, 500 or 600 people dying in a day in the country you live in, you should be shocked by that," he said.
Afcon 2021: How the tournament's date change will disrupt Premier LeagueWho could my club lose during Africa Cup of Nations?Before that, the Cup of Nations had been held in January and February, clashing with the European domestic season. The change back to a January start means that the tournament will not clash with the expanded Club World Cup, being held in China in June 2021. Following a meeting on Wednesday with representatives from the Confederation of African Football (Caf), including president Ahmad, the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) tweeted: "It [2021 Africa Cup of Nations] will be played in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February, 2021.
On the 7th of March 2020 in football Turkey super lig round 25, Goztepe SK will meet Istanbul Basaksehir F.K. The two teams had played previously and the last time they played the away team won by two goals to one.
definitely this is my bet of the day. Bnei sakhnin is in very good form to blow away Hapoel acre with ease. The away side has been so poor playing both away and at home. losing 3 games in their past 5 matches both away and at home. It a game that the home side will relish because it is a good they should win considering how good they have been of recent. I expect a win and a clean sheet for the home side because they are aiming for top 4 and promotion. This is a match they should win
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Second meeting in the league between Osasuna and Espanyol. The first meeting played earlier in the season went to Osasuna's favor with 4-2 away against Espanyol. Now maybe the circumstances are different where Osasuna has 1-0-4 on five recent matches and Espanyol has started to play good. For visitors, it is important to pick every single point that is offered.
Wolves had two VAR decisions go against them in their 1-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday, when VAR ruled that the league leaders' goal should stand and when they also had Neto's equaliser ruled out for a marginal offside. Captain Conor Coady said the system was "not working" and was "confusing" for players, while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said VAR was "a big mess", despite Sheffield United being disadvantaged against his side.
Almost every footballer out there has their own book these days. You know the drill - the obligatory autobiography telling of great victories and what makes them tick on and off the field. However, plenty of footballers have also ventured deeper into the literary world. On World Book Day, we take a look at a handful of those players and managers - and one wordsmith in particular - who put pen to paper on something other than a contract or the standard tell-all tale.
Al Jabalain have 2.71 goal per match average and played 9 times over 2.5 goals in this championship, especially the last few games bring a high score. They have got the best offense in the league, although they stands only middle of the table, so the defense aren't perfect.
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There is huge quality gap between these two squads, Walter Ferretti u20 are ranked 3rd place in the league, with 25 points won, having scored 36 goals and conceded 28. The guests Las Sabanas u 20 have won only 15 points so far, ranked 8th place in the league with terrible goal record 23:51.
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Porto are in fine form too; just like Leverkusen, they have three straight wins going to the game. They have an edge though in the fact that they are unbeaten in their last six matches. Leverkusen dropped from the Champions League after finishing third in a group that had Atletico Madrid and Juventus – quite strong opposition – and having managed two wins in the group, they hope to do better here.
Barcelona have won their last four Clasicos at the Bernabeu in La Liga, becoming the only team to win four consecutive away games against Real Madrid in the competition's history. Barcelona have only won one of their last four away La Liga games, conceding two goals in each of those four. Lionel Messi (42) is looking to become the Barcelona player with the most appearances in Clasico history in all competitions, surpassing Xavi.
Just because England is not in the same situation as Italy does not mean that it won’t be soon. Italy and the rest of Europe are catching up to where China was a month or two ago and the UK is catching up to Italy. Therefore surely it behoves you to take action early and show that your league is united in trying to do what is best for everyone, rather than for the few.
Here’s a list of 26 entirely alphabetical teams — all Xs, all Ys, etc. A fine, fine effort. We’re supporting C. RETRO CORNER Today would have been the first day of the international break, and while these interruptions to the season often feel unwelcome in normal circumstances, you’d take it now, wouldn’t you? Could go a bit of England vs.
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn from PSV Eindhoven on a contract that will run until 2025. Bergwijn, 22, has played 16 times for PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie this season, scoring five goals. He bolsters Spurs boss Jose Mourinho's options in attack with England striker Harry Kane out with a long-term hamstring injury. Bergwijn came through the PSV ranks and made his first-team debut at 17.
Leeds against Middlesbrough is this match for the Championship in England. The home team is favored and will win this game for me and will be able to win with more than 1 goal difference and for this I am going to try with this AH. The home team after 18 games have 37 points and are 1 in the standings. They have won all the last 4 games they have played and at home they have won 3 games and lost 0 of the last 5 h2h. The guests have only 14 points and are in the lower area of the standings and have won 0 of their last 5 games away from home.