Villa - who face either Manchester City or Manchester United in the final - were indebted to goalkeeper Orjan Nyland for a string of magnificent first-half saves that allowed them to go in at the interval leading through Matt Targett's 12th-minute strike. And the hosts were enjoying their best spell of the game when Kelechi Iheanacho turned in Harvey Barnes' cross with 18 minutes left, leaving the momentum with Brendan Rodgers' side.
His quality shone through as the champions moved up through the gears. At times he was unplayable, setting up countless chances as well as scoring two himself. We were magnificent' - reactionMotherwell manager Stephen Robinson: "We had plenty of the match in the first half. To create that many chances against Celtic, you have to take them.
One Premiership club told BBC Scotland earlier this week they would be forced to rely on the goodwill of fans to not demand refunds should they not be permitted to attended games. The spread of the virus has gradually escalated measures across Europe, with games postponed and played without spectators. Uefa is meeting on Tuesday to discuss its response to the outbreak, and discussions will cover all domestic and European competitions, including Euro 2020.
EFL to keep promotion and relegation Alex Rodman's previous clubs include Grimsby, Newport, Notts County and ShrewsburyWhen many think of professional football in England, attention turns straight to the Premier League, where players earn an average of more than £3m a year. This perhaps creates a feeling that footballers are immune to the financial implications of coronavirus. But Rodman - who is Rovers' representative of the Professional Footballers' Association trade union - paints a very different picture in the third and fourth tiers.
Then goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski tore a hip muscle in the 2-2 draw at Bournemouth and was ruled out for three months. In the gap, West Ham's world collapsed. They did not win again until the shock 1-0 success at Chelsea on 30 November. When Pellegrini's exit was confirmed after a 2-1 home defeat by a Leicester side who had made nine changes from the team thrashed by Liverpool on Thursday, they had collected just eight points from their past 13 games, and teetered uncomfortably a point and a place above the relegation zone.
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Sevilla are unbeaten in their last six home league games. Sevilla have only lost one of their last 12 home league fixtures. Barcelona have lost five away league games this season and drawn three. Third placed Sevilla host the league leaders Barcelona but even a win is unlikely to put them in the title race.
It added on Twitter: "When you use homophobic chants you aren't abusing most Chelsea fans who will be straight, but all gay fans whether they support Chelsea or West Ham. We're better than that and can come up with much smarter chants that don't abuse our own fans. We shouldn't be the club appearing in the news for homophobia. Let's not join their ranks. Be better. Be West Ham. Support the whole West Ham Family, no matter race, gender, sexuality or anything else.
A former journeyman footballer named Omer Riza could play a key role in the next chapter of Manchester City's bitter and potentially defining legal battle with Uefa over their two-year ban from European club competitions. Back in 2008, the dual British-Turkish national, a former fringe player at Arsenal and West Ham, walked out on Turkish club Trabzonspor and returned to England, claiming he had not been paid.
Juventus remained unbeaten at home in Serie A in 2019 (W13 D4), one of only three sides in the big-5 European Leagues to do so along with Liverpool and Barcelona. On top of that, the champions are unbeaten in their last 29 Serie A home matches (W24 D5) and could avoid defeat in 30 in a row for the first time since September 2017. We see them adding to Cagliari’s run of consecutive defeats. The visitors lost both 2-1, while Juve have already seen that scoreline land six times. We see a repeat of that on Monday.
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The decision came after talks aimed at a collective pay deal broke down without resolution. The Premier League proposed a 30% pay cut, but the Professional Footballers' Association says that would affect tax contributions to the NHS. What are Premier League clubs doing on pay?Arsenal say this is "one of the most challenging periods in our near 134-year history" adding: "The potential financial impact is significant so we must be responsible and act now to best protect Arsenal from what might happen in the months ahead.
the Botafogo fc team and the Resende fc team, go head to head in Brazil Carioca league. The Botafogo fc team is in 4th position with 3 points Collected. While guest team the Resende fc team came in 5th place by collecting 2 point collected. In the last 5 times the Botafogo played at home, 1 of them ended in a the Botafogo fc team have draw. While the visitor team played at away last 5 previous matches, 2 of them ended in a the Resende fc team had draw.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid predictions for Thursday's tie in the Super Cup. League leaders Barcelona take on Atletico Madrid in the Semi-Finals of the Super Cup in Jeddah where the winners will face either Valencia vs Real Madrid in the Final. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Ocotal today will be meeting with the away team Las sabanas and this game we have given this two teams to score an under of 2.5 total goals as looking at the last games they have played together they have scored an under of 2.5 total goals in all games
Having occupied an automatic promotion place for a large part of the last campaign, Portsmouth would've wanted to go into Christmas in a lofty position. That isn't the case, but after a shaky start, Kenny Jackett's men have rallied and are now within striking distance of the top six.
Chieri will host Lucchese for this fixture of the league. No doubt, the visitors have better team than their opponent. Lucchese are more vulnerable team in this campaign. They are currently on the 3rd place with 31 points. Also, Lucchese are in solid shape. They have five consecutive victories. Of course, the visitors have the motivation to continue with the winning results. I think, this will not be an easy task. Yeah, Chieri is very average team in this season. They are currently on the 8th place with 24 points. Chieri have big fluctuations. Nevertheless, the hosts will try to break the opponents the winning series.
Smolevichi never won 5 starting rounds, having obtained only 3 draw outcomes (Dynamo Brest, Shakhtar, Belshina). The team scored only 2 goals and together with the Brest Rukh is the most ineffective team of the Higher League. The wards of Brazevich have absolutely the worst xG in the championship (3.1), but the second statistics in the league in terms of accuracy of transfers (83%). On average, the Smolevich game scheme changes per game 2-3 times. The red-blue started the last meeting with Belshina from 4-2-3-1 with the defenders Raschein and Butarevich, and in the second half the team switched to 4-1-4-1 in defense and tactics with three center defenses. Coach Brazevich is trying to find the optimal strategy, realizing that he has one of the weakest league rosters. Against Minsk Dynamo Smolevichi will bet on defense, hoping for a counterattack by the fast Po and Muhammedov.
