So he still needs to work on his side's style of play, but of course getting a result this way still has plenty of positives. Mourinho has been talking a lot about how his players lack confidence, which he probably did not expect when he arrived at the club. Well, getting through games like this one will give the players lots of belief, and we saw some other important signs too. Mourinho has sorted out Christian Eriksen's situation, by selling him to Inter, while Jan Vertonghen, another player whose future is uncertain because he is out of the contract at the end of the season, was on the bench.
Vitebsk have so far a good 2-1-1 record in the league but they scored only 3 goals. But they have also a tough defense conceding only 3 goals so far. The only home game of Vitebsk produced only 1 goal.
When I first joined the BBC I was given a letter to send to the Irish Embassy in London. It was a request to issue me with a second passport. I asked: "Why do I need two passports?" "You'll see," they said. Most football commentators, it turns out, have two passports. It is especially useful if you need to send one to an embassy to receive a visa for an upcoming game, as you can still travel on the other one in the meantime.
Seven of the last eight West Brom home league games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Two of the last three Birmingham City away league games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. West Brom have failed to score in their last two league fixtures. West Bromwich Albion resume the season in second place and looking good for promotion.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho will have to be careful in this tie - I was at Deepdale on Wednesday when Boro beat Preston and they are a strong team physically, with plenty of height in their attack, and they have found a bit of form too. Sheffield Wednesday have had a bit of a slump since Christmas, suffering three straight defeats, but I don't think that is any real cause for concern - that is just what it is like in the Championship where lots of teams go on very good runs, then go a few games without a win.
As the clock ticks on while the players replenish themselves, over a minute's worth of action has been lost compared to the period before March, with the ball in play on average for 54 minutes and 42 seconds. The stop-start effect may point to why there is a slight decrease in distance covered by teams, from an average of 108. Being permitted to make five substitutes instead of three may be a factor too, while teams have had to squeeze in extra games in a short period of time.
Paul Lambert got injured the week before in the Old Firm game, which was a massive blow as he would've marked Paul Scholes. When Lambert was at Borussia Dortmund, his role was to nullify the best player of the opposition, so if he played, I don't think Scholes would've scored twice. That's my excuse, anyway. Former Scotland striker Billy Dodds: "I was at Dundee United at that point and Paul Sturrock was my manager.
It's a vital game for Aston Villa as they bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship. Both these sides won promotion from that league last season but are enjoying very different fortunes. Villa were in terrible form before the league was suspended, while Sheffield United were unbeaten in four matches. United don't score many on the road but also don't concede many either. A bet on under 2.5 goals is the recommended one to make.
La Liga shut down for two weeks as Real Madrid go into quarantine Valladolid refuse coronavirus test kits from La Liga on ethical grounds All organised football in Spain had been postponed for two weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus but was initially due to resume on April 3. The statement said a joint commission between the two bodies had agreed to postpone all professional football competitions until the Spanish government considered they could start again "without creating any health risk".
Belshina reserves and Brest reserves will face each other in the upcoming match in the Reserves league in Belarus. Belshina reserves this season have the following results: 2W, 1D and 3L. Meanwhile Brest reserves have 1W, 0D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
It’s hard to have much confidence in Cardiff here following their poor results on the road so far. They remain in single figures in terms of away points, while they’ve yet to be properly challenged in their trips. They’ve met just two of the top eight on the road, losing both. Meanwhile, Forest have won five of six meetings at home to sides outside the top six, so a home win is our pick in this one.
The Spanish defender was signed to bolster their ailing defence in the winter window from Brazilian club Flamengo but has yet to feature for the first-team, though he was one of several first-team players to get a run out for the Under-23s against Manchester City on Friday. Video - Arteta: 'We can convince Aubameyang to stay'00:34 And Arteta has admitted that his new signing needs minutes and is likely to play on the south coast as Arsenal look to rescue a poor season with a good cup run.
Preston North End have signed Celtic winger Scott Sinclair on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 30-year-old winger was initially linked with a loan to Deepdale, but has instead made a more permanent move. Sinclair, out of contract at Celtic this summer, has made seven appearances this season, mostly from the bench. Scott has had a great time here but wanted to play more and Preston are giving him that opportunity," said Celtic manager Neil Lennon.
In addition, Chelsea and Burnley regularly swap goals in their Premier League tussles – in fact, the Blues’ 4-2 win over the Clarets in October was the 5th time in six meetings between the clubs where both teams found the net.
We need to take care of that image, because we can be criticised for substitutions, tactics, etc, but not for our behaviour. Sarabia, 39, began working alongside Setien in 2015, following him to Real Betis two years later and to Barca in January this year when the 61-year-old became coach of the Catalan club after Ernesto Valverde was sacked.
AZ remain the closet rivals to Ajax for the Eredivisie title this season with just three points separating the pair heading into this weekends’ round of fixtures. Willem II have surprised many with their consistency so far this season and another win this weekend could prove enough to take them above PSV and into third. Both teams have scored in five of the last seven meetings between these two clubs and each of those games have either ended in draws or have been settled via the odd goal, so we are expecting another close game this weekend.
We need to pick up fast. Leicester show their strength in depthAlthough bruising defeats by Manchester City and Liverpool have seemingly ended Leicester's title challenge, the Foxes are a strong bet to finish in the top four and earn a return to the Champions League next season. Most pleasing for manager Brendan Rodgers was how the decision to make sweeping changes paid off. Rodgers had been clear that he would rest players in the middle of a hectic Christmas period of four league matches in 12 days, with the likes of striker Jamie Vardy - who stayed at home after his wife Rebekah gave birth - midfielder James Maddison and right-back Ricardo Pereira all left out.
The Sardinian club said on Wednesday that the 31-year-old had undergone an operation in Innsbruck, Austria, after suffering fresh anterior cruciate ligament damage to his left knee earlier this month. Pavoletti first suffered the injury in the opening game of the season at Brescia where he was taken off at halftime.
Marvin Bartley (Livingston) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Posted at 88' Marvin Bartley (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 88' Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT). Posted at 87' Foul by Ricki Lamie (Livingston). Posted at 87' Brad McKay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 83' Substitution, Inverness CT. James Vincent replaces Tom Walsh.
Though Ibrahim recorded five consecutive wins, he did not have his contract renewed by the Syria Football Association when it expired at the end of 2020. Maaloul last worked as head coach of Qatar Stars League side Al Duhail before being replaced by former Manchester United and Chelsea assistant manager Rui Faria.
RB Leipzig were in excellent form before the competition was postponed with a 4-2-0 record in the last 6 matches scoring 13 goals and conceding only 1. At home RB Leipzig have been excellent since October last year with a 8-3-0 record in the last 11 matches scoring at least 2 goals in 10 of the 11 matches.
According to the report the reasons for wanting the season are the same as the Premier League’s namely “sporting integrity; the mass complications that come with ending seasons prematurely and also the knock-on effect on the many jobs connecting to the game. UEFA has therefore set up two groups, one to investigate the logistical side of things and the other to look at the financial side.
Barca went into the game with a two-point lead over Real in La Liga but now find themselves trailing their arch-rivals. Lionel Messi, Arthur Melo and Antoine Griezmann each missed clear opportunities but Real came out far stronger after the break and second-half goals from Vinicius Jr and Mariano saw them take a one-point lead at the top of the standings.
He’s a yard offside!’ A throwback to the very start of the decade, when Chelsea and Manchester United were battling it out for the 2009-10 Premier League title. Chelsea travelled to Old Trafford a point behind United with six games to play, and ultimately leap-frogged the Red Devils with a 2-1 away win.
It shows that, in some cases, more education or action is needed. Chelsea have been trying to stop their fans singing a song about manager Frank Lampard which includes the word "pikeys" - a derogatory term for Gypsies and Travellers. Some Tottenham fans regularly use the word "Yid" in their songs - in a good-natured reference to their large Jewish fanbase, although others find it highly offensive. Yid means Jew in Yiddish.
Situations like this demand quick and exceptional responses," CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said in a statement. With this advance, CONMEBOL will allow the clubs guarantees to meet their financial obligations with collaborators, backroom staff, players and contractors. South American football has ground to a halt over the last few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic hits the continent.
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SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Aaron Mooy. Posted at 70' Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice. Posted at 59' Attempt missed.
Can Rennes cap off a brilliant year with a push in the Coupe de la Ligue? The visitors head into this game looking to add to their French Cup victory earlier this year. After that success the squad will be looking for another strong run, especially given that they are one of the form sides in France going into this midweek tie.
Nantes' recent league form has been strong and the side have every reason to be confident prior to kick off in this one. Indeed, they've won 3 of their last 4 league outings, including each of the last two and having also won 6 of their last 8 Ligue 1 home matches, their prospects look fairly bright as regards securing 3 points this weekend.
Boavista vs Benfica predictions for Friday's match in the Primeira Liga. Boavista are flying high in the Primeira Liga but face the league leaders Benfica on Friday night where we are expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
I remember popping out of the team hotel the next day, and going into Burnham town centre to get my hair cut - yes, believe it or not I did have hair back then. When I got out of the taxi, there was a kind of street party going on. I had been reading about it in the newspapers but it was different to see it for myself - that was one of the times I realised what the atmosphere was like around the entire country.
Their 1-1 draw at home to Watford on Boxing Day made it four games unbeaten for them, and sensationally they are still unbeaten away from home in the competition. However, with matches against Manchester City (twice), Liverpool and Arsenal coming up in the next month, things could get rather tricky for them.
Three years after leaving England, and about to face Tottenham again after helping Bayern book a place in the Champions League knockout stages with two games to spare, Gnabry is described as "fantastically important" to his country, "phenomenal" by opponents and an "extraordinary player" by one of his former bosses. Missed potential in the Premier LeagueView more on twitterArsenal were so convinced by Gnabry's talent they agreed to pay Stuttgart £100,000 so he could join their academy once he turned 16.
Zidane still wants Pogba Spanish newspaper Marca believes that Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane still wants to sign Paul Pogba from Manchester United, though there are a couple of obstacles to the signing. The first is that Real are unsure where he might fit in the current squad without getting in the way of the development of younger players, and that he wants 16 million euros a year.
Watford, who are without a home win this season, were being watched by new manager Nigel Pearson as Hayden Mullins took charge of his final game as interim boss. Relive the action as it happenedThe Hornets are six points from safety, while Palace stay seventh, a point outside the Europa League places. Work to do for PearsonWatford took the decision to appoint former Leicester boss Pearson on a deal until the end of the season on Friday, and the new manager was presented to the home supporters before kick-off.
Fiorentina have not had the best of runs lately; they are winless in five Serie A matches and have a poor home record. Put against an Inter side with a fine away record, Fiorentina may be staring at yet another home loss. Inter have seven wins in seven away Serie A matches this season while Fiorentina have no win in their last three league matches at home. Fiorentina have had a poor home run over time and facing Inter will really expose them, especially at this time when Inter are seeking a return to winning ways. Inter have the best defence in Serie A and have scored consistently; we are backing them to win but with Fiorentina’s scoring run, we don’t feel Inter will keep a clean sheet here. We are going for a 2-1 win for Inter.
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The Divine Ponytail' introduced himself to the world as hosts Italy reached the 1990 World Cup semi-finals. That summer the forward made a world-record move to Juventus and scored 30 in 43 in 1992-93 as Juve won the Uefa Cup. After scoring five goals at the 1994 World Cup, Baggio missed the decisive spot-kick as Brazil won the final on penalties, before winning Serie A with Juve and AC Milan. Shearer: "He could play anywhere across the front.
Mourinho brought back Eric Dier to sit in front of the back four but their familiar failings were evident as West Ham narrowed the scale of the defeat. I was really happy before we conceded the two goals, we were playing well, bringing to the game things we had tried in training. And we had the ball to make it 4-0 and kill the game," said Mourinho.
Krumkachy should went here in order to make good performance and well result against Lokomotiv in town of Gomel. They are having good performance and are among the top. Both teams won two games and had one draw. Today, Lokomotiv should be under bigger pressure, since they are coming from match, where missed a lot of chances and conceded three times for 3:3 draw at their home ground here.
If you ask players what they want, they are in favour of agents. There are never complaints about agents' fees from players. We will try until the last minute to resolve the problem but rest assured, if necessary we will go to every court in the world. The agents were among a 200-strong gathering in Barnet. Raiola and Barnett were part of a smaller meeting beforehand, in which all agents present were said to be united in their opposition to Fifa's intentions.
A run of four matches without a win was finally put to an end midway through last month and now Sivasspor have back-to-back victories under their belt. They need to have momentum on their side to take on a Galatasaray side on an eight-game winning streak. The most high-profile Galatasaray victory in that sequence was their 3-1 triumph at Fenerbahce, one of several defeats that appears to have knocked Fener out of title contention.
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Wenger was speaking in Belfast at a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body responsible for determining the laws of the game. Why is Wenger in Belfast and what is IFAB?VAR chief Swarbrick marks new system as 'seven out of 10' despite criticism'The referee needs a monitor'Wenger, Fifa's newly-appointed head of global football development, also called for the Premier League to end its resistance to the use of pitchside VAR monitors.
United confident over Haaland deal The Sun lead with a story that claims that Manchester United are confident of landing Erling Haaland from RB Salzburg. The 19-year-old Norwegian international will join for £76 million if a deal is agreed, but he will return to his current club in Austria for the remainder of the season.
The Madrid Open, an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA Premier Mandatory event in early May was one of the events called off. However, the tournament will now take place on the Tennis World Tour videogame and run from April 27-30, "with the world's biggest tennis stars squaring off from their own homes," the ATP Tour said.
Speaking of sides who have not exactly found things easy going since their promotion to League One, there is probably no better example of that than Tranmere Rovers. The visitors have also won just two of their last eight league matches and with such a poultry return it is not surprising to see them towards the bottom of the league table.
