Aston Villa manager admits Man City are 'massive favourites' for League Cup final 'You didn't learn' - Guardiola riposte to reporter over City tactics Aston Villa v Manchester City - LIVE League Cup final updates See alsoAston Villa v Manchester City - LIVE League Cup final updates Grealish represents something of an enigma, misunderstood even.
The USL is divided into an Eastern and Western Conference, with Memphis part of the former and Phoenix in the latter. Joining Arizona is Sacramento Republic, whose manager is Wolverhampton-raised Mark Briggs. The Californian club will join MLS in 2022, as its 29th team. We are probably the biggest club in the USL - we had around 12,000 for first game of the season against FC Tulsa," Briggs, 38, says.
Angers were on the wrong side of a 2-0 scoreline in midweek as an efficient Marseille side put them to the sword at the Vélodrome. It was another poor performance from Les Scoïstes following their defeat to Nice last week and Stéphane Moulin will be hoping that this run of form doesn't get out of hand. Angers are generally rather solid at the back but have been conceding a few more chances and goals than normal in the last few weeks with five now shipped in their last two games.
The coaches of the two teams defended the Tajic federation's decision for the Super Cup to be played without spectators. I believe that playing in empty stands should not affect the match," Levchenko said. I would like to appeal to the fans so that they have patience. At least the championship starts here, and in other countries the fans are completely deprived of football.
I can speak to Paul Pogba about it. I don't think I should talk to - or about - agents that talk about us. But Paul is our player and agents are hired by players - not the opposite way around. It is not agents' players, it is our players. Solskjaer was also left unimpressed by the comments of former United striker Robin van Persie, who criticised the Norwegian's demeanour after United's 2-0 loss to Arsenal on Wednesday.
Liverpool face an anxious wait over the fitness of Fabinho after he suffered an ankle injury during Wednesday's Champions League draw with Napoli. The Brazil midfielder is suspended for Saturday's Premier League match against Brighton, but manager Jurgen Klopp is worried he could miss more games. Liverpool host Everton on 4 December, their first game in a packed schedule for the month. I don't want to say what I expect," said Klopp.
Lyngby got no chance to get into the top 6 in this season as they got 7 points gap to Aalborg. They play weakly in this season and I don't think that team like Kobenhavn will struggle against them. The visitors are in second place in the league standings and they got a huge gap to the leader as it is 12 points. Even that I think Kobenhavn will win this match. The difference between those teams is huge and I think that Lyngby will be able to only score a goal against Kobenhavn. My bet here is the visitors to win
In total, the Clarets found the net just three times in their last seven Premier League fixtures, though Sean Dyche will still expect his heavy-shouldered striker partners Ashely Barnes and Chris Wood to cause Villa problems this week.
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Cardiff were hammered by QPR in their last match by 6-1 goals. So the Cardiff will look out for a reaction from his team. Carlisle also suffered a heavy defeat. The favorite here does not need to be looked far away, of course the hosts are favorite and probably should win this match and move to the next round.
Philadelphia are coming off the back of a good season in which they equaled their highest-ever conference finish, third place. Polish forward Kacper Przybyłko scored a club-record 15 goals last season and he got off the mark in this tournament with the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over Inter Miami.
BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty, who was one of a select group allowed inside the stadium, said "It was an occasion that, in a sporting context, held an almost morbid fascination. The whole evening was shrouded in an unreality that made even reporting on it an occasionally bizarre experience. Sometimes a look up from a laptop is prompted by a roar from the crowd - this time it was as a result of a raised voice on the pitch or an increase in volume levels from the players.
Lawro's prediction: 3-0Scotty's prediction: United at the moment remind me of Atalanta, who have been playing all-out attack all season in Italy and have outscored Serie A leaders Juventus by 20 goals. United are looking good aren't they? Mason Greenwood looks sensational - there is talk of Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho going to Old Trafford, and it would be great to see him in the Premier League, but I really hope it doesn't come to the detriment of Greenwood's opportunities and progress.
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Steve Bruce's United have now won just once in their last 10 league matches after running into a stubborn Burnley side, who are enjoying their best season in the Premier League era as they moved up to ninth place. The impressive Matt Ritchie, Dwight Gayle and the returning Jonjo Shelvey all had decent chances blocked by committed Burnley defending in a disappointing goalless first half.
This weekend they travel to Genoa on the back of a victory over Inter Milan that put them second in the table. Genoa languish at the other end of Serie A, a point from safety in 18th place. They are stringing the kind of results together that could get them out of their current mess. Two draws and two wins from their last four games are signs of life from minnows that had lost five of their previous seven games.
Football match in Japan's second football championship, between Zweigen Kanazawa and Matsumoto Yamaga. For this game I want to try the victory of Matsumoto Yamaga with draw no bet in their favor. After the excellent start in the first championship they can repeat same results. Yamaha has won all seven matches against Kanazawa so far, so I hope this great series of Yamage will continue in this match
Assisted by Nathan Redmond. SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Stuart Armstrong. Posted at 85' Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross. Posted at 84' Corner, Arsenal.
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They have beaten Manchester City and Tottenham recently and will be keen to extend the same on Everton, who beat them 4-0 in the last meeting. Manchester United have six wins in their last 10 matches and will be hoping to improve on their defending, having managed four clean sheets in the last 15 matches.
And not Basler, who was sold to Kaiserslautern a few months later after one indiscretion too many. He was involved in a fracas in restaurant, which reportedly started when Basler took offence because somebody tried to take a photo of him. While he was sitting in a chair, which was on a table, with a bottle of wine balancing on his head.
If you think back to the start of the 2019/20 Premier League season, many were expecting Sheffield United to struggle the most out of the newly promoted teams. After all, The Blades were on a low budget and were coming off the back of two promotions in three seasons. Meanwhile, Norwich had strolled to the Championship top spot and Aston Villa had spent over u00a3100 million on new players in the summer.
Real Madrid grabbed the first place in the league last week after defeating rival Barcelona but after Barcelona won yesterday, Real Madrid need a win to get back on the first place. Real Madrid have been the strongest away team in the league with a 7-4-2 record and including cup and European matches Madrid have a 11-2-1 in the last 14 away games.
We've not got the credit we deserve at times. To take this season, and the teams above us, like Brentford and West Brom who are fantastic teams, to the wire is fantastic. Trio in the play-off hunt The race for the final play-off places is also quite intriguing. Two of West Brom, Fulham and Brentford are guaranteed to be in the play-offs, but the other two spots are still up for grabs between Nottingham Forest, Cardiff City and Swansea City.
Zidane courts Mbappe ahead of PSG meeting Zinedine Zidane has re-stoked rumours Real Madrid will make a move for Kylian Mbappe ahead of Paris Saint Germain's trip to the Bernabeu in the Champions League. The La Liga side have long been linked with a move for the France World Cup-winner, and the manager was tickled into declaring his on-going affection for the player by reporters in the build-up to Tuesday's game.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, on the penalty awarded to Manchester United: "I can 100% see that [Aston Villa manager] Dean Smith is struggling to accept what happened last night. It should just be the right decision. What I don't understand is overruling is so complicated that it must be a clear and obvious mistake. It's difficult but I didn't think last night was too difficult. It's obviously not good.
Tottenham Hotspur will hope to revive dwindling Champions League hopes when they play host to Everton on Monday in Round 33 of the Premier League. Ahead of the game, Spurs are ninth in the standings with 45 points, one ahead of Everton, who are placed 11th. Tottenham suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Sheffield United in their last match leaving them with one win in the three matches they have played since football returned.
Before Saturday, only City had won more consecutive games at home in the Premier League, between March 2011 and March 2012. With only 13 matches left, it is increasingly surely only a question of whether Liverpool can remain unbeaten for the season rather than if they end their drought. Nevertheless, their performance in the first half against Southampton was nervous and suggested the visitors could have a chance to inflict a first defeat on Jurgen Klopp's side.
Given the performances of both teams, especially in their respective home and away games, a bet on the home win is hard to resist, particularly at the current prices. Reims have been very solid at home, which bodes well ahead of a match against a Montpellier side that has struggled offensively on the road. If we look at the shot data, Reims become the only team to side with, as they've conceded an average of just 2.22 shots on target at home, while their average shot supremacy is +3.78. On the road Montpellier's is -3.85. The visitors also concede an average of 4.00 shots on target on their travels.
Just 253 people attended, compared to last year when Neman's games drew crowds of around 1,500 people. The league has proved an unlikely draw for fans overseas who are starved of matches in their own countries. In choosing to stay open, it took its cue from President Alexander Lukashenko, who has resisted imposing strict lockdown measures.
Paper Round’s view: Spurs were interested in Lo Celso and other players, and arranged a deal on the cheap for the Argentine in the end. It is hardly unreasonable that Levy would use several deals at once in order to secure the most favourable terms, though you can understand why Coutinho resents the move by Levy.
Premier League West Ham overcame a spirited performance from League One side Gillingham to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Gillingham's Brandon Hanlan's fierce effort was well saved at close range by Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. But West Ham improved, with Sebastien Haller hitting the inside of the post after wasting an earlier one-on-one. Pablo Zabaleta scored with a low strike 16 minutes from the end before Pablo Fornals added a second in injury-time.
I don't think we will have it (the backroom team) all together just now, it might be the summertime before I get my staff together. Moyes confirmed he has failed to bring Stuart Pearce, who was on his coaching team during his previous spell at the London Stadium, back to the club. Stuart Pearce did a great job here with me and I was pleased to have him.
The Telegraph reports that players are confused by the Spaniard's selections, tactics and instructions, and that there is a growing sentiment inside the squad that Emery should be sacked to get Arsenal back on track. A source told Telegraph Sport: “The problem is the coach. He still makes bad decisions and changes his tactics.
Why? Since that 9-0 defeat Southampton have conceded just 13 Premier League goals in 11 matches - in this time, only Liverpool (seven) and Leicester (11) have conceded fewer. Is Ayoze Perez on for another hat-trick?Who else to consider. Since Carlo Ancelotti's first Premier League match in charge on 26 December, Everton have had more shots than any other team (50). Joao Moutinho has 14 Premier League assists for Wolves, the most of any player for the club.
Sorry, Pep. We don't make the rules. The state of Dortmund It's been a rough week for every neutral's second-favourite team (after Chelsea, obviously): Borussia Dortmund. At the weekend they went 3-0 down to relegation certainties Paderborn, and though they managed to claw that game back to a draw, there's a real end of days feeling about Lucien Favre's reign.
Serie A's disciplinary tribunal said in a statement that further investigations were taking place to identify exactly where among the visiting Lazio fans the chanting came from and that Lazio had been asked to help the police identify those responsible. Lazio won 2-1 after Balotelli, who has been subjected to discrimination throughout his career, had opened the scoring for hosts Brescia.
Resovia Rzeszow will host Stal Rzeszow for this fixture of the league. Of course, the hosts are more ambitious team in this campaign. Resovia are currently on the 5th place with 44 points. However, the hosts have fallen in their shape. I think, Resovia will try to break the poor series. In any case, this will not be an easy task. Also, we have Stal Rzeszow who's is very average team in this league. Stal have two consecutive losses. Nevertheless, I think, the visitors have a chance to fight for the positive result in this match. I expect, the visitors will try to pick up the victory on the opposite stadium.
Villa reveals England interest before Atletico Madrid deal'I had many chances to play in Premier League' Media playback is not supported on this device Relive David Villa's sensational goal for Spain against Honduras at the 2010 World Cup During a highly successful playing career, Villa won three La Liga titles - two with Barcelona and one with Atletico Madrid - and enjoyed one Champions League triumph in 2011.
This match is a very crucial one for both sides as far as their European ambitions are concerned. For Wolfsburg, the big headache has been performing well at home, and they will be glad to play away here. Of their 12 wins in the season, eight have come on the road and they have scored impressively away from home too. Here they meet a side with just one clean sheet in the last 14 league matches and two clean sheets in 15 home league games. Wolfsburg are unbeaten in six away league matches and have not lost to Monchengladbach in the last three meetings. They have also won each of their three away matches since the league resumed. We are backing Wolfsburg for a win here though with both sides scoring, seeing that the away side has just one clean sheet in nine away league matches.
TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Al Hilal will be backed by up to 3,000 of their own fans at a sold-out Saitama Stadium on Sunday as they look to claim their first Asian title in almost two decades when they face Urawa Red Diamonds in the Asian Champions League final second leg. Razvan Lucescu's side hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg in Riyadh two weeks ago courtesy of a goal from winger Andre Carillo and the club have requested all of their allocation for the return match at the 63,500-seater stadium north of Tokyo.
Full TimePosted at 90'+9' Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Getafe 1. BookingPosted at 90'+8' Xabier Etxeita (Getafe) is shown the yellow card. BookingPosted at 90'+8' Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90'+7' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nemanja Maksimovic. SubstitutionPosted at 90'+4' Substitution, Getafe. Kenedy replaces Marc Cucurella. BookingPosted at 90'+3' Carel Eiting (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
The hosts are on 5th place at this moment in this youth league but really not that far away from the top 3 places at the same time they should be worried if they lose today against Ocotal U20 who are 6 points away with two games remaining to be played they can miss out on the play-off places, just that Juventus U20 is coming after a stunning 5-1 win at home against Real Madriz U20, while Ocotal lost last round 2-1 at home to Ferretti U20.
And, when this first Premier League game back is analysed, they will have every right to curse the failure of technology we have been led to believe we can rely on. Football is back - with all its qualities and faults. Man of the match - Dean Henderson In a game of few chances, England prospect Henderson still had to make six saves'I think the keeper was in the Holte End' - manager reactionSheffield United boss Chris Wilder: "I think the goalkeeper was in the Holte End when he caught it - or dragged it back.
This night will be played few games from the tournament for the Cup of Mexico. At this game rivals will be the teams of Queretaro and Juarez. Both team play at Mexican elite league - Primera division.
Slutsk will host Neman Grodno for this fixture of the league. Perhaps, the visitors are favorites in this match. Neman have better position in the table. They are currently on the 6th place with 20 points. Also, Neman have great results in the last matches. They have 4 victories in a row. However, this is a very unpredictable league. I think, the hosts will try to break the winning series their opponent. Slutsk is very average team in this season. They are currently on the 10th place with 18 points. Yeah, the hosts have a poor results. However, Slutsk were better team in the last mutual matches. My pick: Slutsk to win.
However, Italian football players' representative Damiano Tommasi was at the heart of a campaign to have football suspended entirely. That came as the country moved into lockdown, and with increasing reports of players contracting the virus themselves. Now that Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi have tested positive, the quarantine of three Leicester City players, and the likelihood of other as yet undetected infections across the Premier League, playing without fans would only offer some protection.
Torino look very short up front without Belotti, while Fiorentina have to deal without Franck Ribery. They head into this clash without a consistent scoring threat, as the visitors’ top scorer this season has three goals. Without Belotti, Torino’s highest scorer for Sunday has only hit three goals after 14 matches. Given their blunt attacks, we see value in under 2.5 goals landing for the fourth successive game between these two.
