The impressive form of Baumgartner gives Hoffenheim the edge in this fixture. Based on the recent meetings between these teams and the goal pattern of Hoffenheim's recent away fixtures, it's best to bet on the score being low. Back under 2.5 goals.
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Loan signing for Pardew Over in the Netherlands at ADO Den Haag, manager Alan Pardew has brought in Leicester midfielder George Thomas on loan for the rest of the season. Arteta's message to Arsenal players Arsenal may be looking to strengthen this January window, but head coach Mikel Arteta has urged his current crop of players to step up in the absence of the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Arteta indulges in the same micro-management, seemingly wanting to orchestrate every move from his technical area, offering a constant stream of advice and animated gestures to his new charges. He also clearly wants the intense, pressing style that he helped to shape as City won two Premier League titles, completing the domestic treble including the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season, in his time at Etihad Stadium.
But this transfer window will likely revolve around the future of Paul Pogba, who has started just five Premier League games this season due to injury and considered having "a new challenge somewhere else" last summer. With Odion Ighalo only on loan until the end of the season, a striker will likely be one of the club's priorities, given Romelu Lukaku's exit in August and Marcus Rashford's recent injury problems.
I have a big year this year. I know what's ahead of me. There's the national team, Team GB and I am focusing on that, but at the end of the day, Chelsea is my priority. I'm in dialogue with Phil Neville in terms of how my performances are going and what I can do better because I want to improve. I'm willing to learn, I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
Denver have won seven of their last nine home games. Denver have already beaten Portland this season. Portland have only won two of their last ten away games. Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks in their last match but still remain bottom of the Northwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference.
Mourinho has manoeuvred Spurs into position to challenge for the top four with a crucial match at Chelsea on Saturday but this result and this tie may prove a task too far in the Champions League context. He will not give anything up - why should he? - but Mourinho and his players must somehow summon up the spirit that saw them make an unlikely escape from their group last season before that glory night when a 2-0 goal deficit was turned around into a 3-2 victory against Ajax amid scenes of wild emotion and tears from then manager Mauricio Pochettino.
With little to inspire confidence in either of these teams at present, we're swerving the match betting this Sunday in favour of backing under 2.5 goals, for what should be an extremely nervy relegation six-pointer.
Paderborn have won just one of their seven Bundesliga home games thus far, this season. Meanwhile, Union have only managed to win one of their six Bundesliga away games. We feel that neither of these teams are particularly likely to take all three points from this game. However, we feel that a high scoring draw may be a likely outcome here.
Despite all the adulation that was showered upon Harry, he was very much a private man," said Beckett, who is a patron of the Harry Gregg Foundation. A humble man, a modest man, a man of integrity, a man of principle and he was most happy when he was among family. He loved kids, so he set up the foundation to provide a proper structured platform for kids to be able to go out and play the game that he loved.
SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Southampton. Maya Yoshida replaces Shane Long. Posted at 84' Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City). Posted at 84' Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 84' Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Burnley in trouble if season not finished This is a worrying statement from Burnley who have said that they will be in big trouble if the season isn't finished. Guess you can see why the latest Premier League statement has reiterated the desire to finish the league season. UEFA lifts 15:00 blackout Interestingly UEFA has decided to lift the 15:00 blackout on Saturdays that has long prevented live football being shown at that time in England and Scotland.
As this week's General Election campaigning reaches its conclusion, the merits of football stadia aren't top of the politics agenda. But - for the first time - introducing safe standing is in the manifestos of the three main political parties. Here's the latest on the issue. What's the background?Standing in English football's top two tiers is illegal after recommendations made following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
The aim of that was for each player to read them and think 'I am going to win the cup for all of you'. I'd used it before, when I'd worked with Bolton, before the Championship play-off final in 2001 when they beat Preston. Bolton won that game 3-0 and I knew that for a long time Sam Allardyce, who was Wanderers boss then, still carried his envelope with his messages in it around with him. Gudni Bergsson, their centre-half, used to keep his in his boot bag.
Not that the Spurs fans will mind too much – this change in strategy has seen their goalscoring ability rise dramatically, scoring 16 goals in these seven matches and winning five of them. They may be behind the curve when it comes to beating high level opposition, but they certainly know how to make their dominance count against the lesser sides.
Manchester United have warned anyone "visibly or audibly" supporting Manchester City in a home area of Old Trafford on Tuesday will be ejected. The clubs jointly decided to cut away allocations for the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final on security grounds. There are fears City fans could buy tickets in home areas after United put tickets on general sale after failing to sell out. It is expected around 70,000 fans will be at the game.
Leipzig could have returned to the top had they beaten Gladbach, but they were relieved to have a point after coming from 2-0 down. Fourth-placed Gladbach, who are three points behind Bayern, led 2-0 through goals from Alassane Plea and Jonas Hofmann. Patrick Schick pulled one back after Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer dropped a corner and the momentum swung when Plea was sent off for two bookings for dissent in a row.
Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Posted at 83' Neil Danns (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 83' Foul by José Holebas (Watford). Posted at 83' Foul by David Perkins (Tranmere Rovers). Liverpool's unbeaten Premier League record is still intact after Thursday's win at Wolves, but will they survive an FA Cup trip to League One Shrewsbury unscathed?The Reds' trip to Shrewsbury (Sunday, 17:00 GMT) is one of three fourth-round ties you can watch live on the BBC this weekend.
On a simple, surface level, stripping Premier League seasons of their final nine games inevitably leads to the loss of many of the division's defining moments. The most obvious example being the one that usually tops most people's "greatest" list - Sergio Aguero's winner against QPR from practically the final kick of the 2011-12 season. As well as losing perhaps the most dramatic single moment in the league's history, ending that season with nine games left would also likely have denied City their maiden Premier League title, handed the trophy to Sir Alex Ferguson's side and altered the course of history.
For the first, he controlled a long Manuel Neuer kick before shooting from at least 30 yards, with the goalkeeper spilling his shot over the line. His second, which ended Leverkusen's hopes, was a wonderful chip over Hradecky. Leverkusen's reputation as Germany's nearly men continues. They have lost a Champions League final, three German Cup finals and finished Bundesliga runners-up five times since winning their only two major trophies - the Uefa Cup in 1988 and the German Cup in 1993.
Really great odds on Inter to be winning this game by a couple of goals difference as even in Bulgaria they won the first leg with 2-0 in the end as there was a clear difference in terms of class between these two teams and it was indeed expected as in the group stage of the Europa League, Ludogorets despite finishing ahead of Ferencvaros and CSKA Moscow they lost with no less than 6-0 away from home in Spain at Espanyol.
I'm probably the only lad in history to lose £46,000 lying in bed on a Wednesday night in Blackpool," he added. Townsend admits he was thankful to the FA for realising he was "just a stupid kid who made a mistake" after being caught by the governing body. He began having counselling for his gambling addiction. That not only saved my football career, it also probably saved me as a human being," explained the former England international.
SubstitutionPosted at 76' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka replaces Joshua Kimmich. Posted at 76' Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Rouwen Hennings tries a through ball, but Matthias Zimmermann is caught offside. Posted at 76' Attempt blocked. Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthias Zimmermann. Posted at 73' Attempt missed.
As Kevin Keegan climbed back on to the Newcastle United team bus having completed his media obligations following a 1-0 win over Leeds at Elland Road on 29 April 1996, he leaned towards his assistant manager Terry McDermott and, smiling, said: "You need to watch my interview. It was the rant ridiculed around the world. In tight focus, Keegan faced the Sky Sports cameras with the sleeves of his black and white club sweatshirt rolled up, his face framed by oversized white headphones as he angrily jabbed the air with his finger.
But could things have turned out differently?"I sat down with Kevin Keegan and Sir Alex Ferguson on the same day in a house in Cheshire," Shearer told Gary Lineker. I saw Keegan in the morning and talks went really, really well. Then Kevin left and the Manchester United contingent came in, which was Sir Alex. His first question was 'am I seeing you first or second?' I told him 'second' and his words were 'well I have no chance then'.
Wigan, who sit 3rd from bottom in the table, scored just 24 times in 26 Championship fixtures so far this season, and the Latics failed to register in a dreadful 50% of the total away games they have navigated in 2019/20 to date.
tonight will be playing match between teams Atlanta and dinamo Zagreb . my prediction for this match is home team to win by 2 or more goals difference. Odd is dropping and that is one of the reasons why I chose to play this tip. Home team is at last position with only 1 point while away team is at 3rd position with 5 points. Home team must to win here to get closer to 3rd position and to have a chance for both 3rd or 2nd position till end of this group phase. Atalanta took 1 point against Manchester city, so I think they can take 3 points against dinamo Zagreb. I expect at least 2:0 cs. Good luck.
Italy is extending its strict coronavirus quarantine measures, which include a ban on public gatherings, to the entire country. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said people would only be permitted to travel for work or family emergencies. He said that all sporting events - including football matches - were being suspended nationwide. The measures come into force on Tuesday. Ben Davies: Tottenham Hotspur defender may be fit for Wales gamesOn Sunday, Ramsey scored one goal and claimed an assist in Juve's 2-0 Serie A victory over Inter Milan, which was played behind closed doors at the Allianz Stadium.
Bamford had several good chances, smashing against the crossbar in the 16th minute on the end of another fine Leeds move. Leeds finished the half having 63 per cent possession, having fired 15 shots at the Arsenal goal but, crucially, they could not find the net. After the break, that lack of a killer final touch came back to haunt Leeds as Arsenal stepped it up a gear, with Nelson’s second senior goal for the club settling the encounter.
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Posted at 77' Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough). Posted at 76' Foul by Jamie Shackleton (Leeds United). Posted at 76' Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 75' Hand ball by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough). SubstitutionPosted at 73' Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Pablo Hernández. SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Middlesbrough.
It's not acceptable to behave like that," said SAFP president Lucien Valloni. If a crisis appears, you have to look after your employees and not put a gun to their head and tell them they have 24 hours to decide on a (wage) a reduction or not, and then if they say no -- which is their right -- they are sacked.
Home league form is good with seven wins out of 12 and just one loss to Juventus in October. Since that loss, Inter have gone eight home league games unbeaten but there have been four costly draws. The reverse fixture against Sampdoria took place in September with Inter winning 3-1. Four of their last five home Serie A fixtures against Sampdoria have been won.
Posted at 85' Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion). Posted at 84' Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City). Posted at 84' Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 83' James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 83' Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion). SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion.
Assisted by Harry Maguire. Posted at 65' Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 65' Foul by Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Leicester qualified comfortably for the FA Cup fourth round as they proved too good for Championship Wigan Athletic. The Latics, who won the cup in 2013, fell behind when Tom Pearce scored an own goal on his Wigan debut, steering the ball past team-mate David Marshall.
Elsewhere in the draw, League One Oxford United face a trip to Championship leaders West Brom if they can follow up their shock draw at Newcastle United with victory in the replay, while Reading or Cardiff will host Sheffield United. Leicester will host Coventry or Birmingham in an all-Midlands affair and Southampton or Tottenham will play Norwich. Why are fifth-round ties being played in midweek?In a change to the usual format, all eight ties will be played across three midweek nights from 3-5 March, with no replays.
The concept of ‘developing the game’, I think, understates the penetration of football. Football is everywhere, it is in every corner of the world. Football really is the sport of the people and the Arab world is no different,” he told Reuters in an interview. The evidence for Al Thawadi’s view, has been clear during the Club World Cup in Doha, which concludes on Saturday with the final between European champions Liverpool and South America’s top team Flamengo of Brazil.
Manchester United had two teenagers score in a Premier League game for the first time since October 2005 against Sunderland (Wayne Rooney and Giuseppe Rossi)"When you're 2-0 down, you fear the worst," he told BBC's Match of the Day. But this group won't give in, don't give in. We've made massive strides and would have a learned a lot today. The Norwegian added: "Even though the big part of this game is a negative and we are disappointed with it, the overriding feeling is a positive because of the character to stick in there and turn it around.
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In football basic errors can cost you points," Lampard, whose side have won only two of their last six games, said. I am pleased to be fourth but we should have a lot more points with the way we have been playing. VILLA WIN Aston Villa climbed out of the relegation zone as Tyrone Mings was credited with a goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to seal a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over a resurgent Watford to spark delirium amongst the Villa Park faithful.
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Posted at 69' Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 69' Foul by Elliot Watt (Carlisle United). SubstitutionPosted at 67' Substitution, Carlisle United. Ryan Loft replaces Stefan Scougall. Posted at 67' Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high.
Jonathan Ikoné could be the latest player to help fill the club’s coffers. The forward, 21, has struggled to sustain the performance level that drew wide admirers last season but made his debut for the French national team in September and his stock remains high. WHO IS INTERESTED? Lyon were put off by Lille’s excessive asking price over the summer but could be tempted should Lille president Gérard Lopez lower said demands.
