We feel that Leipzig are very likely to score plenty of goals in Saturday's fixture. They have been in impressive goalscoring form in recent weeks. They have scored over 2.5 goals in four of their last six competitive games, only failing to do so in two Champions League games.
Clubs would get creative, masking the empty seats with banners or fake cardboard "fans" and giving a select few a front-row seat via a video call on the big screen, as would the TV companies, piping artificial crowd noise onto games to provide the illusion of an atmosphere. It has been tougher on some fans than others - Liverpool and Leeds fans, for example, have missed out on long-awaited moments of glory, while Northampton and Wycombe supporters had to watch their team's respective play-off victories at Wembley from afar.
Everyone knows . We know it is a hard season for us but we want to win games to take the points to be maybe at the end of the season in the top four. Our goal is to be in the Champions League. Arteta, who took over from interim coach Freddie Ljungberg, has said he hopes to use their mid-season training camp in Dubai to help get his ideas across quicker and ensure results improve in the second half of the campaign.
Few of the signings lived up to their billing. But it was a free transfer that caused Pellegrini the biggest problem. Club sources said the decision to sign Roberto as back-up to Fabianski was solely down to Pellegrini and his trusted ally Mario Husillos, who was appointed on a three-year deal around the same time as the Chilean. As it turned out, Roberto - a 33-year-old former Atletico Madrid, Benfica and Espanyol goalkeeper - was terrible.
It certainly wasn't a vintage performance from us but we set up in a manner that I felt gave us the best chance of getting a win or getting something from the game, because we had so many players missing. I thought we were really comfortable in the second half, I don't think they had a shot on target but then the penalty decision swings the game. It doesn't look like a penalty to me. For how hard they worked, and how little space and time they gave some really good players in Albion's team, I thought we deserved something from the match.
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Potential sanctions range from fines to a transfer embargo, or even a points deduction. The Mail believe it is unlikely that City will be stripped of any previous Premier League title wins. Paper Round's view: Manchester City might've beaten Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, but the celebrations will be over by now.
I don't think Southampton's struggles mean Ralph Hasenhuttl is going to lose his job - I think there is more chance of him being given money to improve his team in the January transfer window. This is the start of a key period for Villa, who follow this game by playing Norwich (home) and Watford (away). I don't think Dean Smith's side have been playing that badly, and I don't think they will lack any confidence for this game.
Should Manchester City's Champions League ban be upheld, eighth place in the Premier League could be enough to qualify for the Europa League, and the top five could be good enough for Europe's premier club competition. The Gunners are now just two points off Wolves in eighth and four points behind fifth-placed Manchester United. Everton, who have European aspirations of their own following a run of five games unbeaten prior to this, are 11th but still in the mix, a point worse off than the Gunners.
However, they were dealt a blow before kick-off when the Championship's top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic was ruled out with what Parker described as a "slight problem" which he hopes will not keep him out for the second leg. Fulham had won each of their three games during Mitrovic's recent suspension but, in his absence on this occasion, their attacks initially lacked a focal point. For all the visitors' early long spells of possession, they offered little in the way of cutting edge until the final few minutes of the first half.
He added: "Can anyone see us being caught?"Celtic players want to finish seasonWho is the greatest British manager?Bonner picks his greatest XIAberdeen, Hibernian and Rangers are keen to explore the options of playing the season to a finish. Brown's preference is also to complete the campaign, though he believes that prospect is becoming increasingly unlikely. Speaking to BBC Scotland's Sportsound programme, he said: "I want to play and show how well we've done over the whole season.
The Gunners have improved in attack as well; they have won four straight matches and scored two or more goals. They will be happy to play at home, where most games have gone their way. Arsenal registered a 4-0 win over Norwich City in their first home game after the resumption of football. They have won eight of their 16 home league matches and lost three, two of which have come against top four sides – Chelsea and Manchester City.
Allow Eurosport Norway’s Joacim Jonsson to explain why Bohinen is one of Norway’s hottest U21 prospects… “Emil Bohinen is the player in the Eliteserien who has taken the biggest steps this season. Stabæk only signed a two-year agreement with Bohinen before the season. Whether there was uncertainty about the player or this was his own choice, I do not know, but that means Stabæk must either sell now this winter or extend that deal.
When he started his senior career at Stuttgart, Werner was occasionally used on the left wing before moving into the centre permanently. He has also repeatedly played as a winger for Germany's national team in recent years because head coach Joachim Low values Werner's speed over his ability to be the target player up front. However, Julian Nagelsmann, who joined Leipzig as head coach in 2019, saw more potential in Werner being a striker who would move into the midfield and act as the temporary number 10.
MANCHESTER, England, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Liverpool's resounding 4-0 win at second-placed Leicester City on Boxing Day sent them 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League but Juergen Klopp's side have no time or inclination to bask in their success. On Sunday, Liverpool are back in action against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield before another tricky home game against Sheffield United on Thursday.
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TOKYO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Anderson Talisca scored twice to enable Guangzhou Evergrande to open up a two-point gap at the top of the Chinese Super League as Fabio Cannavaro's side beat defending champions Shanghai SIPG 2-0 on Saturday. Evergrande moved on to 66 points and are now two points clear of Beijing Guoan with two games left while SIPG remained third a further two points adrift.
Fulham is sitting on 4th place in the league at this moment but the top two teams West Brom and Leeds have been both losing points in their own fixtures in the league lately so the difference separating them from Fulham is not that great and can be recovered, but they need to win all 3 points here today and it is not that easy although they have the better players and home pitch advantage.
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Vardy looked bright in his running and his movement was very good," said Rodgers. He's struggled since December with injuries, but he looked all over it. Leicester's fourth gave them a scoreline their performance deserved - Barnes, who merited his second goal for an industrious performance, blasting home from Albrighton's cross. Rodgers said: "Harvey has got a very bright future. He's been getting better, his intensity and hunger to get in and score is what we've spoken about, and now he gets in there regularly and he's getting goals.
Like their hosts, Shrewsbury have plenty to be happy about as despite expectations that they would not be around the promotion picture, they go into this weekend’s match just three points off the play-off places. However, the similarities do not end there as they also earn the majority of their points on home soil with 64% of their points coming there.
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Ferguson will be part of any future management team, his stock rising after a spectacular impact on and off the field, winning against Chelsea, drawing at Manchester United and only losing on penalties to Leicester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-final after Everton came from two goals down. Everton owner Moshiri has long desired a world-renowned manager in charge at Goodison Park. Ancelotti, one of the most successful coaches in the modern game, fits the bill.
However, Wigan are unbeaten in three league games against Bristol City (W1 D2) since losing both games against them in the 2016-17 season. With the visitors having a real wobble, things could get worse for them with a poor result in this trip to a side who are facing off with relegation this term.
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti says avoiding relegation was the priority for this season despite previously targeting European football next term. Marco Silva left the club in the relegation zone in December before Ancelotti joined Everton and took them to a point off fifth place in February. One point from three games has ended any European hopes for the Toffees, who are 11th in the Premier League. We didn't put a time for [European football]," Ancelotti said.
Lazio’s great form has seen them win nine of their last 11 matches, including a 3-1 success over Juventus earlier this month. In Serie A, Lazio have won their last eight matches. They are full of confidence going into this one, while they are looking to win a second trophy of 2019.
Manchester United and police are looking into the abuse midfielder Jesse Lingard received as he boarded the team coach after Thursday's 3-0 FA Cup win at Derby County's Pride Park. In a video shared on social media, people can be heard shouting obscenities, including a racial slur. One also shouts "zero goals and zero assists" at the England midfielder, 27. United are furious and feel the behaviour was unacceptable and should be condemned in the strongest terms.
For The Warm-Up, watching last night’s “action” from Old Trafford, this came just after the hour. A hundred and fifty goalless minutes, all on television, enforced by VAR: surely the nation deserved some reward. A few minutes later, noted philanthropist Juan Mata scurried through a crooked Wolves defence, chipped John Ruddy, and crushed the dreams of a yawning nation.
But all must be cognisant of what authorities are telling us, and we'll continue with that consultation. The government is understood to have "open ears" regarding neutral venues and is prepared to discuss the matter. However a final decision is likely to rest with the police and ground safety officials, who have to grant licences to venues. Last week the head of the UK's football policing unit, deputy chief constable Mark Roberts, said clubs opposed to neutral grounds should "get a grip".
And you would be right. According to a statement from the Newcastle United Supporters Trust, they contacted the club last week to discuss season ticket payments, and received no response. Then they went public, and were told that the club “has no intention of freezing or delaying payments, both for those that pay annually and monthly.
City have been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros ($32. UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. City have denied any wrongdoing and confirmed they are appealing the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Premier League have also opened an investigation into City, who won the 2013-14 league title by finishing two points ahead of Liverpool.
West Bromwich Albion dropped two points in their quest for an automatic Championship promotion place as they were held to a draw by former boss Tony Mowbray's Blackburn Rovers. The Baggies' failure to make it four straight wins means they stay second, still behind leaders Leeds United on goal difference. But third-placed Brentford's earlier win at Derby narrows that gap to only three points. Joe Rothwell's second-half equaliser earned play-off hopefuls Rovers a deserved share of the spoils after Filip Krovinovic had put Albion ahead.
