Middlesbrough have struggled for results all season, losing seven times already this term. Four of those defeats have come in their eight away trips so far. Given their away form, it’s no shock that we’re backing Leeds for the victory. The hosts haven’t been a side for big victories this term, with under 2.5 goals landing in 88% of their home matches. No match here has seen over 3.5 goals, while each of Middlesbrough’s away losses have seen fewer than four goals scored.
That was just the fourth time in the past 12 gameweeks that more than one red card had been shown. While it appears refereeing decisions have not been impacted, Match of the Day pundit Gary Lineker says there is "considerably more playing time" as the players have not been encouraged to waste time and play-act by supporters. View more on twitterA chance for young players to thrive Florian Wirtz became the youngest player to start for Bayer Leverkusen in the BundesligaThe Bundesliga is renowned for showcasing some of Europe's top young talent and the past two weekends have been no different.
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Both tournaments are at their last-16 stage, with six matchdays remaining, including the final. There are still 14 last-16 ties across the two competitions to be completed. Playing the quarter-finals and semi-finals as one-off games would cut two fixtures off the remaining schedule. Playing them over a handful of days as a mini-tournament - in Istanbul and Gdansk, host cities for this season's finals - would concentrate the matches even further, cutting down on travelling and cause the least disruption to the domestic leagues.
This will be good game for sure. Pick is based on teams form here and quality too. Away side team fight for top places on table have good squad and almost full team to try get win tonight vs host who have few players injured. Away team have good record last weeks and focused team as coach said on this game, despite upcoming cup game which will be played on Friday night. Many players can cover ideas of coach so rotation if we see it will not affect much. Hosts are in down part of table and will try to avoid defeat.
The games between Newcastle United and Oxford United and Coventry City and Birmingham City finished goalless, while Cardiff City and Reading drew 1-1. Norwich City edged Burnley in the only all Premier League game while West Ham United lost 1-0 to ex-manager Slaven Bilic's West Bromwich Albion. Former winners Portsmouth and Sheffield United also booked a place in the last 16, along with Leicester City.
Posted at 66' Yerry Mina (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 62' Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City). David Moyes' West Ham return got off to the best possible start as two Mark Noble goals helped his side to an emphatic victory over Bournemouth that lifted them out of the relegation zone. Captain Noble opened the scoring inside 20 minutes with the help of a deflection before Sebastien Haller's bicycle kick doubled the Hammers' lead.
Denis! Denis! Keep playing football. Ferguson helped his players realise the stresses and strains – physical and especially mental – that the opposition suffered when defending for their life against United. And the whole thing perpetuated itself. Recrimination and celebration Lothar Matthaus walks past the trophyEurosport Jaap Stam said Matthaus and Basler left the field like they had just collected Oscars when being substituted.
Teenage defender Luke Matheson is to join Wolves in a deal worth £1m, but will remain on loan at Rochdale until the end of the season. The 17-year-old, who scored against Manchester United in the EFL Cup in September, is having a medical. Matheson has made 15 starts for the League One club, scoring his first league goal against Bolton in January. At 15 years and 336 days, the full-back became Rochdale's youngest-ever first-team player.
With soccer grappling with a health crisis that has left around 8,200 people dead and infected over 200,000, the sport's governing body also said that it would make a donation of $10 million to the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. FIFA has also set up a working group to consider possible changes to transfer regulations amid fears that players whose contracts end during the stoppage could lose their jobs.
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Lazio scored twice in the second half but also missed a penaltyGetty Images Juventus stayed second, two points behind Inter Milan, with 36 points from 15 games while Lazio, who are third, closed the gap on their opponents to three points after their seventh successive league win. Juventus dominated the opening exchanges and went ahead when Ronaldo's flicked pass released Rodrigo Bentancur on the right, the Uruguayan played a first-time pass into the area and Ronaldo turned the ball in from close range for his seventh league goal of the season.
Slavia Praha is in first place with 67 points while Plzen is in 2nd place with 59 points. Both teams wants the title and the battle will continue in the championship group where they will face again and today despite the odds I'm predicting an away win here. Both teams are in great form however I see more favorite the away team because they are more completed today. In Slavia Praha are missing some good players for today match and this is a big minus for home team.
I would not have taken this bet 3 rounds ago in fact I took the odds of around 2.00 that Hallescher would lose their last home game against 2nd placed in the league at the time Mannheim who was 8-7-0 on the road prior to that game played here but the hosts had a secret weapon the fact that they had changed their coach prior to that encounter and not only they defeated Mannheim but did so by winning with 3-0 in the end and they backed that win with a 3-2 win last round away at Meppen who really needed the points to get closer to the top zone.
Bristol City manager Lee Johnson has said he would welcome its inclusion in the Championship. Media playback is not supported on this device Bristol City boss Johnson supports crowd noise at Championship games Verdict: Probably wise to make it optional. As our Lee says, we don't want to be hearing 'ooohs' when it's not an 'oooh' moment on field and, for every fan of innovation, there is bound to be a fuming purist somewhere, convinced that this spells the death of the beautiful game.
Posted at 75' Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United). Posted at 73' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Dean Henderson. Posted at 73' Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dale Stephens. Posted at 72' Attempt blocked. Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
No green light for football yet'All the Premier League clubs are committed to playing the 92 remaining fixtures in the season when it is safe to do so. On Friday, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warned the game is yet to get the "green light". If we can get a plan that works then I'd like us to be able to go ahead with it because I think it would be good for the nation, it would be good for football as a whole," Dowden told BBC Radio 4.
But in truth, the Clarets were handed victory on a plate and will probably be disappointed not to have scored more in the second half. Rodriguez, Wood, Phil Bardsley and Matej Vydra all came close but Krul was sharp in goal for Norwich and the hosts showed at least the desire to put their bodies on the line to block every shot. The victory was Burnley's 15th in the Premier League this season - a club record for the competition.
Bartomeu was speaking following the Catalan club's 4-1 La Liga win at Villareal on Sunday evening, which saw them close the gap to leaders Real Madrid to four points. Earlier, a Sergio Ramos penalty ensured Real edged to a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. The spot-kick was awarded following a VAR review, while Bilbao had a penalty appeal of their own turned down, leading Bartomeu to question the fairness of the technology.
For the Premier League to complete the remaining 92 matches, that could be about 40,000 tests at a cost of about £30,000 a week. Training grounds will also be optimised for social distancing and hygiene levels. In addition:Players must arrive at training grounds in kit and wear masks at all times. They must not shower or eat on the premises. If clubs want to provide players with food, it must be delivered as a takeaway to players' cars.
I've told all players that the season finishes when it finishes, and the new seasons starts when it starts," said Fernandes. They just need to follow the solidarity rules and clubs will be aware of insurance for players who keep playing. If the season starts on 1 August then the contracts will be in place from then. Marcelino added: "We're approaching that deadline (30 June) and players want to know when they're returning, what happens with the season, where they're playing next season - the answer is, there's no answer.
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Every time he plays, he scores," said the Spanish midfielder. In training, he might not touch the ball a lot but he is a finisher and a killer in the box. He is a nice kid and I'm very happy for him. A star in the making' - what the ex-players say Only Marcus Rashford (13) has scored more goals than Mason Greenwood (six) in all competitions for Manchester United this seasonFormer Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has no doubt Greenwood is ready for the cut and thrust of top-level football, despite his age.
This match is from the Hungary league between Ujpest and Ferencvaros. This match is a little bit tricky but still I don't think host team will won. The host team Ujpest is expected to lose this game as they have very weak players and are low on the league table.
Sunderland haven't scored more than 1 goal in each of the last 7 home games but with 9 goals conceded in 11 games at home they also have one of the best defenses at home in the league. 6 of the last 8 league matches of Sunderland had 2 or less goals.
BookingPosted at 74' James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 72' Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 72' Foul by Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace). BookingPosted at 71' Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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He said he "would not be surprised" if in the next five years a Championship club entered administration and dropped out of the Football League like Bury did in August. There are Championship clubs chasing that Premier League dream and when the gamble doesn't come off somebody has to foot the bill and if they can't afford it, the club could end up in administration," he said. It's a real problem and it's only going to get worse - thank God we are out.
Arsenal have beaten just one of the eight teams above them at home this season – Manchester United. Here they have a chance to make it two, but their recent run doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence that they can do this. A shaky defence, has come to cost Arsenal in their last two matches and they will have to be more alert against Liverpool, a team with one of the best attacks in the league this season. This match is known for plenty of goals, and Liverpool’s dominance in the recent past. However, the visitors have not performed so well away from home and with the league already in their wraps, we feel they may play with lesser zeal. On the other hand, Arsenal have all to play for, but have obvious weaknesses and we feel the best result to go for here is a draw.
Scott Brown (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Posted at 58' Callum McGregor (Celtic) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Posted at 56' Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 56' Foul by Lee Erwin (Ross County).
One year ago to the day, Mason Greenwood made his competitive debut for Manchester United. At the age of 17 years and 156 days, Greenwood made history in the 3-1 win against Paris St-Germain by becoming the club's youngest-ever Champions League player. Since then records have continued to be broken, goals have been scored, and the plaudits have been plentiful. Before this Sunday's Manchester derby, BBC Sport takes a look back at how Greenwood's first 365 days in professional football have gone.
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LASK score an average of 1.88 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.25 goals and Sporting score an average of 1.29 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.14 goals, which is why we have gone with a final scoreline of 1-1. Only 38% of LASK’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals and the same can be said about 43% of Sporting’s away games, so we are not expecting a goal fest of any kind on Thursday.
RB Leipzig would have viewed this as a favourable draw when it was announced that their first-ever Champions League knockout games would be against Tottenham. As the recent Premier League victory over Man City (kind of) illustrated, Jose Mourinho can still pull off big results no matter how unconvincing the performance. But if Leipzig are clinical, we only see one winner. Back the visitors in a draw no bet selection.
They will need to match that resilience in their next five games, four of which are against Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City. Propper's shot from 25 yards was their only effort on goal, but they had several other chances. Yves Bissouma was especially bright with three of their four shots off target.
Three-times champions Sydney fought their way back into the contest and they had a good shout for a penalty turned down nine minutes before the break when a shot appeared to catch Catley's outstretched arm. American forward Veronica Latsko had the best chance for an equaliser after 48 minutes when she went through one-on-one on Lydia Williams but the keeper got enough on the shot to allow Ellie Carpenter to clear the ball off the line.
Jordan Ayew will be key as Palace face five teams currently sitting in the top six during the run-in. Ghana forward Ayew's eight Premier League goals have been worth 14 points to Palace this season. Media playback is not supported on this device Football Focus: Andros Townsend not sure how he will celebrate goals Key stat: Crystal Palace last won four Premier League games in a row in August 2018. EvertonPosition: 12th Last league result: 8 March - lost 4-0 to Chelsea (a) Leading Premier League scorer: Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 13What's happened during lockdown? Left-back Leighton Baines, 35, has been offered a one-year extension to his contract while defender Yerry Mina is set to miss the restart after picking up a muscle injury in training.
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Now it's your turn You've seen my selections this season. But who would you go for?Pick your Team of the WeekPick your XI from our list and share with your friends. Select formationConfirm teamCrooks of the matterI saw it but I could hardly believe it. Fans hurling missiles and one fan appearing to mimic the actions of an ape towards Fred as he was trying to take a corner. Let's be clear here, Raheem Sterling plays for that club doesn't he? I wouldn't be playing for them much longer if there was a repeat of that behaviour from my fans.
The Red Devils hold the record for the earliest Premier League title win, with Sir Alex Ferguson's men claiming victory in 2000-01 on 14 April. The earliest Premier League title win by games remaining, rather than by date, is five - a record also set by Manchester United in 2000-01, as well as Manchester City in 2017-18.
The prize was a meeting with top-flight Middlesbrough and their array of foreign stars, with the match taking place on a neutral ground at Manchester United's Old Trafford. Mercer: "Before the game, we went away for a couple of days to a hotel in Manchester and it was very relaxed. One of my memories on the day of the game was looking at the newspapers and all the pundits were predicting 3-0, 4-0 or 5-0 for Middlesbrough.
The FFA suspended Australia's top-flight A-League on Tuesday after travel curbs and social distancing measures made the competition untenable. International matches for Australia's national teams have also been suspended indefinitely, along with all grass-roots and community soccer. These developments impact many forms of revenue for FFA, including national registration fees, broadcast fees, sponsorship, ticket sales and government funding, so we have needed to adjust our operations to ensure that we can remain operational," Johnson added.
It's one of those debates that is very difficult to win. Just who is Britain's greatest post-war manager?From a World Cup win, to European successes, to lifting domestic titles, there are a number of candidates whose trophy cabinet and achievements make them more than a worthy candidate to be Britain's best boss. BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has drawn up a shortlist of 14 managers and, after reading why he thinks they deserve to be on the list, you get the chance to vote for your winner at the bottom of the page.
SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Andrea Bertolacci. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Karol Linetty. Posted at 79' Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 79' Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
We're short in that area so we might have to look and see if we can do anything in the short-term. With nine players still injured, Bruce said he was hopeful of the club tying up a deal for Inter Milan winger Valentino Lazaro this week so he would be available for Saturday's FA Cup fourth round match against Oxford United.
The two strikers were magnificent today, the amount of work Britt [Assombalonga] and [Ashley] Fletcher put in, [Patrick] Roberts back for an hour has given us a little lift, there were a lot of plusses. It's a happy drive home. I don't plan ahead now, we've just got to try to get the best out of it we can here, it's seven difficult games and every one is a challenge. The lads have shown what they can do today and it's about standards.
Tottenham vow not to sell Kane to Premier League rivals Tottenham have ruled out selling Harry Kane to a fellow Premier League club, Sky Sports News report. The England captain was linked with a £200 million move to Manchester United over the weekend as Spurs look to recoup financial losses from their stadium move and the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result of that poor defence, only KRC Genk (12) have conceded more goals in open play in this season's UEFA Champions League than Atalanta (11). We see that form carrying through this Champions League clash, with over 1.5 Dinamo Zagreb goals our pick for Tuesday’s meeting.
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Rodrygo, 18, has been playing for both Zinedine Zidane's first team and reserve side Castilla in the third tier of Spanish soccer and was involved in farcical scenes in Sunday's 2-0 win at home to San Sebastian de los Reyes. The teenager scored the second goal late in the game with a mesmeric run followed by an audacious chip over visiting goalkeeper Xabi Irureta, who berated the forward after the ball had nestled in the net.
Damiano Tommasi, head of the players’ union, responded to the news on Twitter by posting a link to the story and issuing a plea to stop games from going ahead. He wrote: “Let’s stop the league!! Do we need anything else? Stop football!!” Tommasi also issued a statement on the AIC website earlier in the day outlining his concerns for players’ welfare.
