The hosts come into this game with a mixed record at home, as they’ve won five and lost six of their 13 matches in front of their own fans in the Championship. However, Birmingham’s record has taken a bit of a thumping in recent weeks, as they’ve lost four league games on the spin at their own ground. Despite that, this could be a chance for them to turn things around.
But within a day of arriving in their home town of Igualada in Catalonia - a town with a population of around 40,000 - strict controls to enter and leave the area came into force. Spain is Europe's worst-affected country after Italy and while Clotet's family are near Barcelona, the Blues boss remains in Birmingham. There was a massive outbreak in my home town so the whole town was quarantined," he said.
Napoli have been contacted by the BBC but are yet to respond. Manager Carlo Ancelotti and his players all returned home following their 1-1 draw with Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League on 5 November and have since drawn three further matches, including a Champions League fixture at Liverpool this week. Fifpro added: "The already congested fixture list sees many players away from home for prolonged periods.
Chances came for Bielsa's side towards the end but in truth it was a frustrating first hour which led to them having to chase the game, with Luton arguably deserving to come away from an empty Elland Road with something to show for after a dogged display. Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa (right) often cut a frustrated figure on the touchlineReactionLeeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa: "It is a pity for us because we lost five points that weren't difficult to win.
Meanwhile, an ankle injury and related issues had restricted Paul Pogba to just eight appearances this season for Manchester United, with his last back on Boxing Day, but he is expected to be fit for football's return. Reds striker Marcus Rashford, out of action since January with a back injury, is also nearing full fitness. As mentioned, Bournemouth will be particularly boosted by the break in play as they should be able to call upon a number of first-team players who had otherwise looked out of the picture.
Santa Clara vs Boavista predictions for Friday's match in the Primeira Liga. Boavista have made a good start to the season and make the trip to fellow mid-table side Santa Clara on Friday night where we are expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Liverpool both won and conceded in each of their last seven Premier League victories, and with their defensive headaches showing no signs of clearing, we expect that pattern to be maintained this weekend.
The veteran former AC Milan and Bayern Munich boss has been in charge at San Paolo since the summer of 2018 and oversaw a second-place finish in Serie A last term. However, they now sit in seventh, some 17 points behind current leaders Inter Milan thanks to a nine-match winless run and there have been widespread rumours of internal strife.
Vidal's entrance changed the game, helping wrestle back control for Barca, who equalised through Luis Suarez before Vidal himself put them 2-1 in front. They were unable to hold on following Frenkie de Jong’s red card as Wu Lei rescued a point for the home side, handing the impetus back to Real Madrid in the title race.
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In the circle stage, Cracovia Krakow and Pogon Szczecin finished in the top half of the standings and were present in phase 2, the group competing for the championship and the European Cup. However, in this group, both Cracovia Krakow and Pogon Szczecin are underestimated. The fact has proved that opinion when the two sides share the last 2 positions in the group.
Ryan promised to donate 500 Australian dollars ($345. Premier League this weekend and his defenders were also in charitable mood as they conceded a slew of chances. Everton's Theo Walcott had two penalty appeals turned down in the opening 20 minutes before Richarlison broke the deadlock seven minutes before halftime, making a quick stop and a tight turn in the box before curling in his effort at the far post.
Barcelona will use him as a bargaining chip of sorts, so a deal may not be entirely straightforward. ESTIMATED COST: £64M Video - 'United to gazump Liverpool and sign Coutinho' - Euro Papers01:53 38: Victor Osimhen (Lille) WHY HE COULD MOVE Osimhen is hot property at the moment - only 21 but he already has the look of a top player.
While Huddersfield remain lodged in the bottom half of the table, they are at least moving in the right direction. Meanwhile, this weekend’s clash could prove to be another positive step forward for the Terriers, who are coming up against one of the division’s poorest travellers.
Palestino on their part, are much lower in the Primera Division; they are eighth with five points and a -1 goal difference. With four wins in the last five matches, Guarani will head to this game as favorites and their situation will be further helped by the postponement of their weekend game against River Plate.
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This independent audit has not been made available to the parliamentary committee amid the Gardai's ongoing enquiries. I have also consulted with An Garda Síochána, who have advised me that matters outlined in the KOSI report are central to their investigations and those of the ODCE, and that to make the report public at this time could have serious implications for any criminal proceedings subsequently brought by the DPP," said the minister.
He is pleased with his effort so far but the Mirror reports him saying: “I put Mesut in the team if I see every day that his attitude, desire and understanding of what we’re trying to do is there. If he has the will and if he is in a better moment than somebody else, I will pick him. But the moment this changes, he won’t play.
Meanwhile, after some exciting summer arrivals, Reading were hoping to perhaps be part of the play-off picture come May but that doesn't look at all likely now. Indeed, The Royals haven't functioned well as a unit in the action we've seen so far and come into the game a disappointing 18th and just 5 points above the drop zone.
Napoli have only two points from their last four home league games. Napoli have lost their last two home league matches. Inter have won seven out of eight away league games this season. Inter are ahead of their opponents by 18 points. The latter part of 2019 wasn't a great time for Napoli who start the weekend in eighth place in Serie A.
Now he must justify it. Hodgson's top class jobRoy Hodgson is nowhere near as fashionable as Eddie Howe - and it was understandable he received so much criticism following his England failure in the last 16 in Euro 2016. There is no question, however, that Hodgson is in his element at Palace, building a side that is solid in defence, dangerous in attack and solid enough to ensure Premier League solidity.
Even doing so behind closed doors was the wrong decision. A player has a personal life too, he can get infected off the pitch and take it onto it. I guess the issue was not taken seriously enough. I am sure if a Serie A player had been found positive at that time, they would have stopped immediately. The only thing that counts is to fight this virus together, being responsible and staying at home. Hopefully we can start playing again soon, but that is secondary and also quite difficult to imagine now.
Asian Champions League. Team Chennai City will play at home with team Al Riffa. Chennai City is a team from India. They did 1 -2 -1 at last 4 matches played. Their shape is not well. They takes the 4 th place in their own league. Team Al Riffa is a team from Bahrein. They did 4 -1 -0 at last 5 matches played. As we see their shape is well now. It will be the first match between our teams. And Asia is a ground of surprises . I think that home team will play well today. My bet on them how 1x.
Just a matter of days on from a vote that was to bring the blinding light of clarity, Scottish football is even further enshrouded in the dark, murky clouds of uncertainty. Friday's incomplete SPFL proposal ballot has raised more questions than it ever could have delivered answers, plunging football fans deeper into the dark as to what now for the national game and its clubs. With no end yet in sight, BBC Scotland looks at the key unanswered conundrums that the Scottish football fan should be asking.
As touched on above, PSG could do without this game, especially as their focus will be on their final league game before the winter break, which takes place only three days after this fixture. Thomas Tuchel is also likely to rotate, so the bet that stands out is 'PSG to Win & Under 4.5 Goals'. Unsurprisingly, PSG have a very good record against lesser sides in the cup, but for all their might, they’ve have scored more than four in their none of their last seven cup matches against lower-level teams. They've kept a clean sheet in five of those seven.
Again, senior executives were allowed into the Allianz Arena in Turin but no relatives of the players. It would be down to the Premier League to decide acceptable numbers once a closed doors game was confirmed. How would the practicalities be dealt with?Premier League matches are big business. For the biggest clubs, fans fly in from all over the world. If tickets are paid for and travel booked, what is to stop fans coming to the grounds anyway and standing outside while the matches take place? After all, fan parks at major tournaments are often made up of people who have gone to host cities even though they are not actually getting in to see any football.
US Soccer has postponed its men's training camp in Qatar because of "developing tensions" in the region. Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was killed at Baghdad airport on Friday in an air strike ordered by US President Donald Trump. The national team were set to train in Doha from 5-25 January, before playing Costa Rica in California in February. US Soccer said in a statement that it was working on alternative arrangements for the training camp.
They fully deserve the chance . I don't know if it's risky to play them in this competition but they are worth a risk. I was looking at them in the 94th minute and they were still pressing and going and chasing. It's a joy and I'm really enjoying working with them. To come here with seven under-23 players and dominate completely is a bit unrealistic.
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Munich 1860 and Duisburg will face each other in the upcoming match in the 3. Liga in Germany. Munich 1860 this season have the following results: 11W, 9D and 7L. Meanwhile Duisburg have 14W, 5D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
With the win it makes me feel a bit like, yes OK, but it makes me feel like it will always be like this. For me, in this case, racism won. They never get punished and in the end, I'm the scapegoat. I won't give up, I'll never stop raising my voice. I'll always raise my voice, but in relation to this, I'm alone.
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There are any number of scenarios in which he could exert his influence and the clause in the test is there to prevent that. There is also the issue with Abu Dhabi's ownership of Manchester City. We know Bin Salman is a close ally of Sheikh Mansour, who effectively runs Abu Dhabi and controls Man City so it's not just Sheffield United. Manchester City declined to comment, but have privately dismissed the claims.
World-class appointment expected'- analysisTom Garry, BBC SportThat so many qualified candidates have applied will be a big boost for Baroness Campbell and the FA, whose appointment of Neville received criticism, given he had neither applied nor had any previous managerial experience. There had reportedly been 147 applicants from 30 different countries that time in 2018, but at least four of the FA's preferred candidates pulled out of the process prior to them approaching Neville.
The interesting question about this is, even if we don’t know the exact circumstances, will there be any further repercussions for Grealish? This is the first high-profile incident in football of someone being this irresponsible (if you don’t count the Premier League intending to carry on with football until Mikel Arteta’s positive test, of course) since the government lockdown, so will anyone in the game choose to punish him for it? Aston Villa might fine him, the FA could admonish him, but we wonder if this will impact his standing with Gareth Southgate.
This is one of the biggest home wins in this round in Belarusian Premier league, at least I think so, but we will see what will happen. So, Slutsk is team who is in this moment leader on the table and they are really playing pretty good. Their midfield is pretty good so far, and also attack who is on big level. In this round, they will be play against Belshina, and that is the weakest team in league and team who is last on the table. Slutsk, with this form, surely must win this duel and they will do it.
man u at home versus Brugge will be a fixture to watch today. Man u are fully capable of insulting Brugge by defeating them and Brugge will be looking to upset man the top dogs within this match by defeating them at all levels. Man u have been on a decent run within the epl league setting but predicting a straight win for them against Brugge will be a risky prediction though this prediction has done that. I believe man u are fully capable of holding their ground irregardless of the resistance from Brugge Piraeus therefore I predict a straight win for man u today
The host’s total goals per game average is 1.50 at home and the visitors’ total goals per game average is 1.60 on the road, which provides even more reasons to back under 2.5 goals to be scored on Sunday. Pacos Ferreria have scored 4 goals at home and Vitoria Setubal have only managed to score 1 goal on the road, which suggests the hosts are in with a great chance of keeping a clean sheet and putting a much-needed three points on the board.
Arsenal have gone six games without a win at the Emirates across all competitions (D3 L3), their longest run without a home win since between December 1994 and February 1995 under George Graham (eight games). City scored for a 20th consecutive PL away match, which equalled their own club record set in March 2015.
Crystal Palace have three straight away losses in the league. Crystal Palace have conceded two or more goals in five of the last six matches. Wolves have six clean sheets in their last seven home matches. Wolves have failed to score in three of 18 home league matches. Crystal Palace have not scored in five of their last six matches.
Villa start the weekend in 16th place, two places and the same number of points above their rivals. Villa's form has improved of late with only one loss in their last four league games and a win and draw over Leicester in the EFL Cup. A form guide for the last five league games has them in eighth with wins over Burnley and Watford taking them out of the relegation zone.
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Lazio last won the Serie A title 20 years agoBut Juventus have collected titles like confetti, winning the past eight in succession, so certainly have the know-how to get the job done. They've also been in similar positions before. In 2015-16 they were chased by Napoli before going on to win the title by nine points, while in 2011-12 and 2017-18 they were second after 26 games but still finished top - both by four-point margins.
