Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as champions Juventus produced a late comeback against Atalanta to maintain their grip on top spot in Serie A. Higuain cancelled out Robin Gosens' opener for Atalanta in the 74th minute before completing the turnaround with a second eight minutes later. Paulo Dybala then sealed the points for Maurizio Sarri's side in injury time. Sarri's team are four points clear of Antonio Conte's Inter Milan, who face Torino later on Saturday (19:45 GMT).
On Saturday, the BBC will also celebrate Gascoigne's unique talent with "Gazza Day", looking back at his eventful career. Drunken disgraces - and sober sensations England had come into the competition under a cloud after some of their players were pictured drinking heavily during a pre-tournament trip to Hong Kong - including in a nightclub with the infamous dentist's chair drinking game, which Gazza mimicked when he celebrated his goal against ScotlandBrown: England were in disgrace for what had happened.
No further comment from Watford FC will be made until a new Head Coach is announced. Hornets chairman Scott Duxbury added: "Quique is a man of great integrity and it was clear how much he wanted to have a positive impact, but ultimately results have dictated our decision. The appointment of a new Head Coach is imminent, and with nearly two-thirds of the season remaining, we will provide all the support necessary to make the coming months successful.
Vikingur has spent a couple of seasons since they got promoted a couple of years ago and last season it was the best for the club as they managed a great feat by winning the Icelandic Cup competition and qualified for the Europa League qualifying stages for the first time in their history. So of course I expect that they have brought in even some better players to the club compared to last season when they were also quite a decent club in the league as well and be even stronger than last season.
Subs: M Longstaff 6, Ritchie 7, S Longstaff 6. Chelsea: Kepa 6, James 8, Rudiger 6, Christensen 6, Azpilicueta 6, Kante 7, Jorginho 6, Mount 7, Hudson-Odoi 6, Abraham 7, Willian 6. Subs: Emerson 6, Barkley 6, Batshuayi 5. KEY MOMENTS 21’ JOELINTON HITS THE BAR! That was a fine effort, a towering header from Fernandez's excellent cross that clattered off the bar.
Official New Jersey Devils Website Available for select games this season, purchase 3 or more tickets to an eligible game and you will also receive $20 in food and beverage credit per ticket ...
King has scored three goals this season, how is that supposed to help Rashford? In all reality all that would happen is he would become another attacking option who sadly wasn’t quite good enough. Plus at 28-year-old what difference is there between Solskjaer signing him and Jose Mourinho wanting Ivan Perisic or Willian? It is worth pointing out amidst all of this discussion about King just how many strikers United have targeted since Rashford got injured, it’s absurd.
There's some chat to be had with Uefa about this. Hence, the stalling by the SPFL. Clubs will want a guarantee from the governing body that the calling of the Premiership will not remove them from European competitions next season. The way it's looking, this season is done. Celtic will be champions, Hearts will be relegated. Promotion and demotion will be settled on the tables as they exist right now.
A much-changed Chelsea booked their place in round four with a comfortable 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest who they also beat at the same stage of the competition last season. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley were both on target for eight-times winners Chelsea in the first half. Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney helped Championship side Derby County spring a surprise with a 1-0 victory at Premier League Crystal Palace.
Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai Shenhua will face each other in the upcoming match in the Super League in China. Guangzhou Evergrande this season have the following results: 22W, 3D and 4L. Meanwhile Shanghai Shenhua have 8W, 6D and 15L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
THE ARGUMENTS Carrie Dunn made the case for concussion subs - 'Enough is enough - it's time to bring it in'. Read her views Here. Marcus Foley went for reducing the number of players in a matchday squad. Read his views Here. Pete Sharland claimed penalties are tough enough, kill the ball after it’s taken.
Some don't even have hot water. It's very windy, there might be 500 watching, it's really hard to get up for. But it's the real world and I wouldn't have it any other way. Obviously I do look back and think 'what if I had played more games at Arsenal?' but you've got to be positive. I've got six or seven assists this season and I couldn't be happier. Changing lives for the betterMaidstone - nicknamed the Stones - finished bottom of the National League last season but their summer signings reflect a club determined to make a quick return to non-league's top flight.
The hosts should take a lot of confidence from their Boxing Day win, while a glance at Wigan’s away form should give them a boost too. The visitors should be bigger outsiders here with Forest back to their best. On top of that, the visitors have a terrible record at the City Ground, as Nottingham Forest have won their last three home league matches against Wigan.
Is Jose Mourinho the man to turn around his fortunes? Perhaps, perhaps not. City’s new defender? Manchester City could seek January reinforcement in the shape of defender Milan Skriniar, the Mirror reports. City find themselves 14 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League, with Aymeric Laporte’s injury a huge blow to the defending champions.
Devils Take on Predators in Nashville | PREVIEW 15 hours ago — You can watch on MSG or listen on the Devils Hockey Network. This will be the first meeting between the New Jersey Devils and Nashville ...
Serbia are yet to lose a singles match this week. Russia only finished second in their group. Russia are without their best player Daniil Medvedev. Serbia take on Russia in the last eight of the Davis Cup Finals. They are battling it out to see who takes on Canada in the semi-finals. The Canadians took advantage of Nick Kyrgios being absent to get a 2-1 win over the Australians.
Notts County have been in excellent form since December with a 8-2-1 record in the last 11 games and in the league they have climbed into the 8th place and are only 1 point behind a promotion spot with 2 games in hand. At home Notts County have scored at least 2 goals in 4 of the last 5 games.
He has won La Liga in both of his two seasons, nearly going unbeaten in the first when they didn’t lose until the penultimate game, a tonto 5-4 defeat at Levante. But he’s out at Barcelona, the club handling his departure with the typical grace that big clubs often do in these circumstances: by making it clear he was out but not actually delivering the final blow until late on Monday.
The boys have done that now for a while pretty good and that's why we have these kind of numbers -- but it doesn't feel a second like it's really special. It just feels the hardest work. UNCHARTED TERRITORY It is really special, though. The numbers tell of a team in uncharted territory. Liverpool's 73 points from their first unbeaten 25 matches -- 24 wins and a draw -- is the greatest tally of any team at this stage of the season in the history of Europe's top five leagues.
The Scot, who has not managed a senior side before, added that he was not looking beyond the home match against Chelsea at lunchtime on Saturday. That is all my remit is, to get a result tomorrow [Saturday]," said Ferguson. Ferguson's physical style endeared him to Everton's fans"This is a fantastic club. Who wouldn't want to be Everton manager? I'm sure there will be many, many top managers up for this job.
Li has selected a squad that features a smattering of senior internationals, several of whom had been overlooked in the latter stages of Lippi's reign. Guangzhou Evergrande striker Wei Shihao impressed in this competition two years ago and returns to the squad, while the likes of Yu Dabao, Jiang Zhipeng and Zhang Xizhe bolster an otherwise inexperienced team.
He has become to Liverpool's attack what Virgil van Dijk is to their defence: the centrepiece. Many speak of the importance of Roberto Firmino but he fills one specific position whilst Mane can operate - and operate effectively - in any position across the front three. It speaks to his adaptability that when he first arrived at Liverpool, he operated from the right, where he excelled, but moved to the left when Mohamed Salah was signed.
Dinamo Minsk will play against Slutsk in the Vysshaya Liga of Belarus. Dinamo Minsk made back to back wins and now looking to turn this into three. Dinamo Minsk won two of the three home matches and won last two by 2-0. Dinamo Minsk scored five goals in last three games. On The other Hand, Slutsk are in Excellent form from start of the season and won both the away matches. Last two and three of the last four matches of Slutsk had more than 2.5 Goals. Also last two head to head matches between these two teams produced more than 2.5 Goals .
In coach Yalsin's debut, Besiktas were tested at Rizespor headquarters to prevail 2-1, continuing their good tradition. Despite the victory, Besiktas remain in 7th place and need continuous positive results to come in at least fourth place.
The march from Europa league between Porto and Leverkusen is a best new chance for our pick we play at the mach now and can look a new win for this our pick at the mach now. If we see this pick as a win we will can look get a new great 6 points to our score for this three goals at the mach. We will look see more goals for this much and this pick over from 2.50 goals is best and get to our play a secure pick for this time what be a best new chance for our play at the mach.
What can I say about Panaitolikos. The team has quite a good roster but fights to avoid regulation. The club from Agrinio with 20 points is 5 points above the regulation line (Panionios 15, Xanthi 18, Panaitolikos 20).In the last game Panaitolikos won Larisa quite easily but the truth is that the club loses a lot of its power and strength when has to play home away matches. Xanthi lost from Volos and is on a very tough position since needs points. Xanthi at home has better performances and I will give the advantage. I am not convincing by how Panaitolikos fights at home away matches
That will sort it out and you will no longer have decisions about millimetres and a fraction of the attacker being in front of the defensive line. Each of the four Home Nations - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - has one of the eight votes, with FIFA holding the other four. Any law change needs six votes in favour to go through.
With seven wins in 13 home league matches, and just three losses in the run, Athletic Club can afford to look forward to this game with optimism. They also have seven clean sheets in the 13 league matches at home. On the attacking front, Athletic Club will have concerns; they have scored the least goals among the top 13 teams – 29.
Of those surveyed, 81% felt that supporters should see the incident under review at the same time as the officials, while 80% felt referees should be encouraged to use the pitchside monitors. Currently the advice to Premier League officials is to use these sparingly and trust in the guidance of the VAR, with a view to making a quicker decision. Smith added: "Despite much social media hysteria, our research shows that a large majority of those watching the games actually want to see it reformed over a complete removal.
Sandhausen and Hannover will face each other in the upcoming match in the Second Bundesliga. Sandhausen this season have the following results: 6W, 12D and 9L. Meanwhile Hannover have 9W, 8D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Now, they feel hoodwinked, and that sense of pride was not reciprocated. Before, he was something you were proud of. A global superstar brought up in our club, but now you don't want to hear anything about him," Bengtsson insists. He thinks we should be grateful for what he did for us but really he won nothing at Malmo. He was sold for a lot of money and that's all. Fellow Malmo fan Alexander Ivanovski explains that there is a strong feeling of betrayal caused by Ibrahimovic's decision to try to help Hammarby grow and not Malmo: "The reason it cuts so deep is it goes against what he always said.
In fact, Lukaku has had an impressive scoring record throughout his career which began when he made his debut for Anderlecht at the age of 16. He scored 42 goals in 96 appearances for United, 87 goals in 166 matches for Everton and 41 in 98 games for Anderlecht while his tally for Belgium is an impressive 52 in 84 games.
When football is being played behind closed doors, being on the other side of that door is the next best thing, right?Danish Superliga leaders FC Midtjylland think so. So much so, that when the league eventually resumes with games being played in empty stadiums, they have come up with an ingenious idea to ensure their fans are as close as possible to the action - while also remaining at a safe distance.
Silva can't take all the blame but it will be a difficult week. We are in the 'sacking time' period. Did you know? Todd Cantwell scored his first-ever away goal in English league football, in what was his 18th appearance. Forwards - Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Son Heung-min (Tottenham) Mane: Sadio Mane is fast becoming my favourite to win the PFA Player of the Year award. His performances so far this season have been wonderful.
Around this time, it was announced publicly I was clear of cancer. Everyone was sending me messages but I still had another big hurdle to go. It was six weeks from the end of my chemo before I could get that surgery done. It was a five-and-a-half-hour operation. Waiting for that was the hardest part because I was in no man's land.
Did you know? Among outfield players, only Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta (8,973) and Burnley's Jack Cork (8,919) have played more minutes in the Premier League than Dunk (8,823) since the start of the 2017-18 season. Harry Maguire: Earlier in the week against Chelsea, Maguire was the villain after getting away with an unacceptable challenge on striker Michy Batshuayi. Against Watford he wasn't exactly the hero, but he played a pivotal role in securing a clean sheet for the Reds.
The statement added: "Until the results are known, the player in question in self isolating as a precaution. Man City v Real Madrid postponedGovernment considering sport banCoronavirus and sport - timelineCity are scheduled to play Burnley in the Premier League at Etihad Stadium on Saturday (15:00 GMT). Their league match against Arsenal on Wednesday and Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid on 17 March have already been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.
Defending champions New England Patriots are making a bold bid to retain their title. They are top of the AFC East and this weekend face the leaders of AFC South, Houston Texans. The Patriots have played 11 games this season and won ten of them, the only defeat being against Baltimore Ravens. They top the AFC rankings with their opponents currently third.
Jalapa have only scored once in their last three games. Jalapa lost their last match 6-1. Real Esteli have only lost one of their last four away league games. It's the final set of games in the regular Nicaraguan Premier League season. Jalapa are in fifth place and guaranteed a play-off spot but are likely to struggle when hosting second placed Real Esteli.
Nashville Predators Radio & Live Play-by-Play You can listen on your connected device, on the app, or with our web player. I Predators. New JerseyDevilsNashvillePredators. Tuesday, February 13. 8:00 PM ...
I am a bit surprised to see odds so high on the over 2.5 goals line as it is a game from UAE after all and the hosts need the 3 points to lift themselves above the relegation zone and they are really not that great in home games this season with a record of just 1-2-5 they scored just 6 goals while conceding 15 goals at the same time, this while the guests played here in the Arab Gulf Cup and won 4-3 but mainly because they played 11 vs 10 men.
Morata is ther to sweep home! AND HE SLIPS! OF COURSE HE DOES! 73’ - Liverpool tip and tap down the right before Origi crosses; the ball's at an awkward knee-height but Henderson does well to get his foot up to it, leaping to use the pace already on and deflect a shot goalwards . KEY STATS Only Antoine Griezmann, with six, has more goals in the Champions League knockouts that Saul, who has five.
Guimaraes have four wins, four losses and four clean sheets in their last 10 matches; they have scored more than one goal in just one of their last five matches. The win over Famalicao was Guimaraes’ second in seven league matches, while they have three losses in the last five home league matches. They have beaten Porto in just one of the last nine meetings.
However, former England international defender Micah Richards believes the Leicester midfielder is not yet experienced enough. Richards cited the red card he picked up playing for England Under-21s against France at Euro 2019 in June. I don't think he starts regularly enough," said Richards of a player who has been a substitute in 10 of his 18 appearances for the Foxes this season. I agree he does a defensive role - I think he picked up a red card last year as well but you don't mind that because he's a young player and can learn from that.
Posted at 82' Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bernardo replaces Lewis Dunk. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Mooy replaces Alexis Mac Allister. Posted at 81' Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Wonder what VAR would have made of that penalty? HAT TIP Here’s Eni Aluko in the Guardian looking forward to Sam Kerr’s arrival at Chelsea and the impending rivalry with Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema. In 2020 we will have two players in England whose ambition will be to prove themselves the world’s best forward.
I don't get spotted often in Manchester because I feel like there are a lot of celebrities around!" said Hemp. But I did get noticed in my chip shop once. It probably wasn't the best place to get recognised! I wasn't actually getting something. It was some young girls from the local side that I had played for so it was nice that they recognised me.
He said: "That's one thing we have to address. We go up and down too easily, especially away from home. We have to improve. Consistency is what we're striving for. We have to keep working at it and keep plodding away. His side have shown the elements required to have a successful season, once that consistency is found. Now the club just have to convince the fans to return and that this is a start of new, happier era.
