There were big wins for both Tottenham and Reading, who both dispatched their respective opponents Barnsley and London City 5-0, while Birmingham ran out 3-0 winners over Championship high-flyers Sheffield United. Durham will not be repeating last year's feat of reaching the fifth round after succumbing to a narrow 1-0 loss to Bristol City, while Brighton booked their place in Monday's draw by beating Aston Villa 3-2.
So how has it all gone wrong so quickly?Watford sack Flores after less than three months in chargeSanchez Flores gamble failsWatford's hierarchy, the Pozzo family and chief executive Scott Duxbury, are decisive in managerial matters - whether they are incomings or outgoings. The announcement of the return of Flores on 7 September came just 30 minutes after the confirmation of the sacking of Javi Gracia, who had lost three of the first four Premier League games this season.
Four matches will be played each day during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Fifa has announced. The group games will be played over a 12-day period, with matches not being assigned to particular venues until after the finals draw in March 2022. Kick-off times for the first two rounds of games will be 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time with the eight stadiums all within a 40-mile radius of each other.
CCM and Western Sydney Wanderers will face to face in the 15th round. Both team are in a trouble, they follow each other in the table, the away team are in the 9th position and have one clear point advantage.
It is the only European league not to be suspended because of coronavirus. While I don’t condone the league continuing during the pandemic, if people are going to keep kicking a football, I’m going to watch it. Except the Nicaraguan league. Even I have my limits. I knew picking a team to follow in the Belarus Premier League would be one of the most important decisions I ever made. It did not feel very BBC to pick a team with a rude name (an FK Slutsk Worldwide Facebook fans page now has almost 6,000 followers) and I’m too much of an underdog to pick Bate Borisov.
Coventry are coming into this match on the back of a big win at top of the table Wycombe, and with that result making it two wins on the bounce for the Sky Blues they have pushed into contention for promotion.
Burnley hosted Crewe twice in this reserve league and they won both games winning first with 1-0 and last season back in December last year they won with 3-2 the game, I was a bit tempted to take the over line here as Burnley does concede when playing games at home but the guests have no less than 3 defeats in a row in this league at this moment and the hosts are quite a decent home side so will back the home win to happen for a 3rd time in a row here as odds are decent to be taken.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe became the first Premier League boss to take a voluntary pay cut during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday. Brighton chief executive Paul Barber, technical director Dan Ashworth and head coach Graham Potter have each taken a "significant" voluntary pay cut but no decision has been taken on whether to furlough any of the club's staff. AnalysisBBC sports editor Dan RoanSome will no doubt view politicians' criticism of highly-paid footballers as a convenient deflection tactic at a time of intensifying scrutiny on the government's handling of a national crisis.
We’re also backing Fulham to win this clash 2-0 on Tuesday. Each of Derby’s last five matches have seen under 2.5 goals scored, while 2-0 is the only scoreline to occur more than once at Craven Cottage this term. Given Derby’s rate of goals for and against, a 2-0 home win seems like good value as far as we’re concerned.
Five of Brighton's home league matches this season have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Only 17 goals have been scored in eight Sheffield United away league games this season. 12 out of 17 Sheffield United league games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Brighton and Hove Albion look to get back into winning ways after two league draws in a row.
Assisted by Joelinton with a headed pass. Posted at 57' Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Silva with a cross. Posted at 55' Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
The main aim for Los Blancos was to avoid defeat in Catalonia to stay level pegging with Barca at the top of the table, and they will now look to overhaul the champions as we move towards the second half of the season.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Sevilla 1. Posted at 90'+2' Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 90'+2' Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla). Posted at 90'+1' Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla). Posted at 89' Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Nothing special to say about this straight forward bet, Lida to win or draw away, it's a pretty safe one and of value at 1,45. Its real price should be at 1,31 so, we have value indeed. Lida does not lose to Smorgon since 2016, so I guess we don't have to go much further to realize this is a pretty good bet. You can risk by betting on a Lida's win but there is a big chance of this match ending up 1 x 1. The last result at Smorgon's was 0 x 0 last year. So I'll bet safely DC X2
This is a sterile side and the question is whether Moyes can summon up the inspiration from somewhere to keep the Hammers up. West Ham will feel real injustice about the first Spurs goal, which deflected off Davinson Sanchez on to Soucek, which under the current video assistant referee rules should surely have been disallowed. However, it is clear Moyes and his players now have real problems. Who is on VAR? Not very good.
When Sheffield United got promotion, they aroused my curiosity. Sitting fifth in the table, they now have my attention. Did you know? Of all players that played the full 90 minutes in Sheffield United's match at Brighton, Lundstram had the highest passing accuracy in the attacking half (92. Willian: If Tottenham against Chelsea had been a boxing match, it would have been over long before round 12. Spurs hardly laid a glove on Chelsea in the first half and it didn't get much better in the second.
Posted at 90'+2' Foul by Marcelo (Lyon). Posted at 90'+1' Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye. BookingPosted at 90' Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90' Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 90' Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
Liverpool continued their relentless pursuit of a Premier League points record with victory over Brighton at the Amex Stadium. The newly-crowned champions looked on course to secure three more points with ease when they went two up inside eight minutes as Brighton, with sights set on Premier League safety, made a nightmare start. Naby Keita robbed Davy Propper in a dangerous position to set up Mohamed Salah before Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson swiftly swept home a superb second from 20 yards.
The Gunners are woefully short elsewhere in their defence, with Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin struggling to regain fitness after lay-offs. Kurzawa will be a free agent as of the summer, but the Gunners are hopeful of sealing a deal in January, with the Athletic adding that the Gunners are hopeful they can sign the 27-year-old without paying a fee.
The hosts are bottom of Group F, but things could have turned out very differently had they held on to their lead in San Siro in the opening round of matches. Slavia have failed to win since, but they have proved to be a test for every side in the group so far. Will they push the Nerazzurri in their final home match in the group stage?
When Lukaku left for Inter, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described him as one of the best 'target man' strikers in football but suggested he would not operate as well in the more fluid frontline he was planning to implement. Lukaku himself disputed that claim, insisting he is a better player when he is facing the goal and Conte has shown faith in him to play as that type of striker. Playing alongside Lautaro Martinez, the pair have struck up a deadly partnership, scoring 23 goals between them in Serie A.
This time I am under contract," said Moyes. The former Manchester United boss returned in December to replace Manuel Pellegrini, himself appointed after Moyes left in 2018. I can see shoots of improvement," Moyes said. The owners can see shoots of improvement too. I think they understand the way we would like to go and the ideas we have got. Last week, Moyes recalled a statement made by former Archbishop of York John Sentamu during the depths of lockdown, when he said "promise less, deliver more".
That’s seen 78% of their away trips finish with under 2.5 goals scored. The visitors don’t create or convert all that many chances on the road, but they are solid on their travels. That points to them keeping things tight here, so we expect this one to buck the trend in terms of QPR games, with Preston frustrating the hosts and producing a low scoring affair. Under 2.5 goals is our pick for this one.
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It's been a terrible season for the New York Knicks and they have the worst record in the Eastern Conference. Ten away games have produced just one victory and they have lost their last nine matches. Portland are struggling too but a run of good results could get them into contention for a play-off place. Go for Portaland to get the win here.
But a series of campaigns by clubs, players and owners has helped fight back against a crisis that is being felt at every level of Italian society. AS Roma delivered 8,000 pairs of protective gloves and 2,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to churches around the capital, where they will be redistributed to those most in need, while Inter Milan donated 300,000 face masks to the public health department.
Wycombe Wanderers will host Bristol Rovers for this fixture of the league. I believe, the hosts have better team than their opponent. Wycombe are more ambitious team in this season. They are currently on the 2nd place with 50 points. True, the hosts have highly variable results in the last matches. In any case, they will try to make a positive result. Also, we have Bristol Rovers who's is very average team in this league. They are currently on the 13th place with 38 points. The visitors have a poor results. They are not convincing team. My pick - Wycombe to win.
