Danny Ings scored his 13th goal in 15 games as Southampton came from one down to draw 1-1 at home with Crystal Palace, with the help of a big VAR call. With the Saints yet to keep a clean sheet at home this season, the game was peppered with tough tackles from both sides. Southampton's Pierre Hojbjerg literally had the shirt torn from his back in one early altercation.
That happened despite an early setback. Kilmarnock started brightly and forced early corners with Nicke Kabamba going close but his shot was blocked. However, their persistence paid off. Jozo Simunovic dived in rashly but didn't win the ball cleanly. His attempts to recover resulted in Brophy being impeded inside the area and the Scotland forward tucked away the spot-kick impressively. As that goal went in, St Johnstone scored against Rangers in Perth to ease the pain for Celtic fans - and soon things got even better.
It’s not a bad first signing for Lampard, as he gets his hands on legitimately one of the most exciting players in world football. Ziyech might not have the ability of Lionel Messi, the boundless potential of Kylian Mbappe or the engine of Jordan Henderson, but the Morocco international has that rare quality: total unpredictability and the ability to biff it into the top corner from almost anywhere.
It is understood there are other clubs interested in the 38-year-old, a free agent after leaving LA Galaxy at the end of the Major League Soccer season. However, confidence is growing in Italy that the striker will rejoin Milan, where he spent two seasons from 2010, scoring 42 goals in 61 league outings.
Mbappe no longer the Real deal Real Madrid are reportedly ready to "scrap their world-record transfer swoop for Kylian Mbappe" and go after everyone's favourite wonderkid Erling Braut Haaland instead. According to the Sun, Madrid president Florentino Perez could turn his attention to the Borussia Dortmund forward, who would be significantly cheaper than attempting to sign Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.
World number one Rory McIlroy has already shut the door on the Premier Golf League, saying he would prefer to have autonomy over his career choices, and Tiger Woods has said he was gathering more information about the concept. Koepka, who was speaking after his Honda Classic pro-am round, said more money will not change his life and so he refuses to let an opportunity to earn more sway his decision on where he competes.
The consequences for our industry will potentially turn ugly very quickly, so any co-ordinated action is very, very important. Baer-Hoffmann said that football had continued to grow during the 2008 financial crisis but the omens were not so favourable this time. For the first time in decades, we are facing a real economic crisis in football," he added.
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The Spaniard, who now has three goals in two league games, has scored 19 during his time in the Premier League - the most of any defender in the competition since he signed from Fiorentina in September 2016. He's also registered more shots (173) and more shots on target (52) than any other top-flight defender, while his impressive finishing means he has outperformed his expected goals total (xG) by seven.
Rosenborg still has a chance of making it into the European spots. It will be difficult and does not only depend on them. They have to win and Odd has to lose their game. The goal difference is higher for Rosenborg and if that happens they will get third place. As we know Rosenborg is very strong when they play home. They rested a little bit in the mid week game as they knew they were out of the Europa Cup and I believe they will win it today against a team that is facing relegation and getting out will be tough.
Richarlison scored the game's only goal early in the second half when he glanced home a header from Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick. That strike brought the game to life after a dire first half in which Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the only real chance, but his header hit the post. David McGoldrick was denied a immediate response for Sheffield United when his low drive inside the box was blocked, but the Blades looked distinctly off key throughout.
Leicester’s 2-0 win over Brighton last weekend made it six wins on the bounce for them, including an incredible 9-0 demolition of Southampton just over a month ago. That was one of four clean sheets in this period, and the eight goals they have conceded so far this season leaves them with the best defensive record in the top flight.
A corner is headed out and played out to Nelson on the right. He whips in a powerful cross that Sokratis volleys in very nicely from about 12 yards out. GOAL! Arsenal double their lead. Nelson does brilliantly down the right as he gets McCrorie one-on-one and races past him before delivering a cross towards Nketiah at the near post.
Defender John Egan fired wide from a good position following a goal-mouth scramble, while Stevens shot into the side-netting from a tight angle as the Blades threatened to catch Palace out on the counter. Wilder's team have lost just two of their 13 league games away from Bramall Lane this season, winning four and drawing seven.
Rashford (top left) lining up for Manchester United Under-18s in 2015How difficult is it to break through at a club like this? It can be very tough. We are privileged to go to lots of tournaments in places like Spain or Italy. I tried to take little bits from everywhere I went. I used to think 'even if you are not as good as some of the players you are playing against, it is a completely different culture'.
London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea go head to head on Sunday looking to boost their European ambitions. But who has got the better players?We want to know who you would pick in a combined XI. Tammy Abraham or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? Kepa Arrizabalaga or Bernd Leno? Jorginho or Matteo Guendouzi? There are likely to be plenty of changes since we asked you this in January 2019 - with the departure of Eden Hazard and several new English youngsters in the Chelsea team.
Torino will be at against Inter Milan in Italian Serie A round 13 match. Torino is 11th in the league with 14 points from 14 matches, scoring 15 goals against 17, winning in all 4 matches, 2 draws and 6 games lost. Their form went down recently and I think the visitors will take on that to win this game. Inter Milan are 2nd in the league with 31 points from 12 matches, winning in all 10 matches, 1 draw and 1 game lost, they are just 1 point behind leaders Juventus and will do everything to take the 3 points here incase Juventus loose points against Atlanta.
As a consequence, some Gunners players are in self-isolation and Wednesday's Premier League game against Manchester City was postponed. Many European club competition fixtures are to be played behind closed doors this week, while the Europa League fixtures between Sevilla and Roma, and Inter Milan and Getafe, have been postponed. Coady, 27, added: "We've seen the game postponed between City and Arsenal but as players there's not a lot we can do.
Last year saw them go all the way to the quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores. They are unbeaten in their last 16 home games in this competition and that stretches all the way back to 2011. To show how difficult this will be for the away side, that's the only home loss Internacional have suffered in 37 games over a period of 27 years.
His attitude to finishing never really changed: it was his job, he was good at it, and to go wild when he scored would be like a postman celebrating delivering the mail. When Solskjaer signed for United in 1996, Ferguson told him he would spend six months in the reserves to acclimatise to English football.
But then behind-the-scenes there can be a recruitment process going ahead. Earlier this week, Kick It Out's Troy Townsend told BBC Sport: "I'm not saying clubs are not following a process but they aren't nailed on to a process because there is a little bit of a loophole there. You aren't going to be held accountable. It's like dipping your toes in without going to swim. And several high-profile players, including Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling, have called for greater diversity in the hierarchy of sports organisations.
The banner was flown over the stadium during Manchester City's 5-0 win over Burnley. In a statement, manager Stephen Smith said the airport and Blackpool Council are "outraged by this incident". Burnley say they are "ashamed and embarrassed" by the banner. Blackpool Airport says the incident was reported to police and the Civil Aviation Authority. Chief superintendent Russ Procter said Lancashire Police had investigated the incident but "concluded that there are no criminal offences that have been disclosed at this time".
Aston Villa, for all their troubles, have managed to win three home matches this season, and they tend to perform well against teams of a similar stature. These victories have come against the likes of Newcastle, Brighton and Everton, and they have only lost two of their seven games against teams in the bottom 11.
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Conceded by Frederic Guilbert. SubstitutionPosted at 61' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Lys Mousset. Posted at 57' Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross. Posted at 56' Attempt missed. Wesley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Posted at 90' Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Posted at 87' Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala. SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Atalanta. Amad Diallo Traore replaces Remo Freuler. Posted at 85' Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The men's alpine skiing World Cup races in China, scheduled for 15 and 16 February in Yanqing, have been cancelled. The 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships, due to be held from 13-15 March in Nanjing, have been pushed back 12 months after World Athletics sought advice from the World Health Organisation. Formula 1 says it is "monitoring" the effects of the outbreak in China in the context of the country's Grand Prix in Shanghai from 17-19 April.
After 18 rounds in the Bundesliga, Freiburg is getting 29 points and ranked 7th in the rankings. Their distance from the teams in the Top 6 (with a capacity to attend the European Cup) is only 2 points and 4 points from the Top 4. However, Freiburg's performance in recent times is not good when in the last 5 matches in the league, Freiburg won only 2, drew 1 and lost 2. Meanwhile, Paderborn is still at the bottom of the table, when they have only got 12 points after 18 rounds, 3 points behind the penultimate team and 6 points behind the rest of the team, outside the red light group.
In a match between two sides at the top of the division, it is frequently about which team is able to execute their game plan best. The goalscoring form of the visitors means that they come into this match knowing they have the strength to hurt any side in the league and the hosts know that they more than likely have to score more than once if they are to claim the three points. With this in mind, we think that backing there to be over 2.5 goals scored represents the best opportunity for a decent return.
That's not just in terms of formation, but because they both work extremely hard too. The big difference is, from midfield going forward, Wolves have got a lot more quality. Their striker Raul Jimenez is such a good player. I don't think the Blades will give him much space though, and I just have a feeling that they will dig in and get something out of this game. Lawro's prediction: 1-1Joel's prediction: 0-0 West Ham v Burnley (18:00 BST)Burnley have been hit hard by more injuries, with defender Ben Mee (thigh) and midfielder Jack Cork (ankle) potentially out for the rest of the season.
Jack was visibly upset on Sunday when Rangers lost a final they should have won, but his way of dealing with it was deeply impressive. He put in another towering performance at the heart of Rangers midfield on Thursday. His first yellow ensured that he'll miss the first leg of the next round, but it was one of those bookings that was deserving of admiration and not admonishment. He saw Young Boys had a chance to counter and he took one for the team by stopping it.
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Aston Villa have failed to score in their last three games. Crystal Palace have only scored in one of their last four games. Four of the last six Aston Villa league games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Aston Villa have only scored in one of their last four home league fixtures. Only one of the last seven games played between these two sides have had over 2.5 goals scored.
Kyle Walker-Peters joined Southampton on Wednesday, with the Tottenham full-back moving on loan for the rest of the season. Asked if signing Walker-Peters frees Soares’ move away, Hasenhuttl said: "From our side yes. Soares is reportedly close to joining Arsenal on an initial loan deal which would allow Mikel Arteta to consider signing him permanently in the summer.
Video - Haaland on Norway's next generation03:33 Guardiola transformed Barca into the most exciting team in Europe, winning the treble in his first campaign as they beat United 2-0 in the 2009 Champions League final. Barcelona also swept aside Alex Ferguson's United in the 2011 European showpiece, with Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez playing key roles.
Steve Bergwijn – I prefer to say Stevie – is the kind of player that is good for now but also good for our future, the direction we want to go," Mourinho added. With the difficulties of the market in January, it was really hard to find the striker that is good not just to resolve the problems of today but also the future of the team.
No-one would have saved that'United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was also effusive in his praise of Ighalo, who was a surprise January addition on loan from China's Shanghai Shenhua. Odion has done really well when he's come in and he's enjoying himself," Solskjaer said. He will improve and get better, but he has qualities that we saw in him that we needed and we'll still need those qualities for next season so let's see what we do.
There's a long, long way to go, but we'll keep striving to keep improving and getting success for this club. The contract extension was announced on the same day that manager Jurgen Klopp signed a new deal of his own until 2024 and Milner quipped: "Obviously the gaffer waited to sign his dependent on whether I signed mine, so that makes me a feel bit more important!"Milner made his Premier League debut aged 16 for Leeds in 2002 and is sixth in the all-time appearances list.
Posted at 82' Foul by Javier Eraso (Leganés). Goal!Posted at 79' Goal! Leganés 1, Barcelona 2. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner. Posted at 79' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo. Posted at 79' Attempt saved. Rubén Pérez (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Posted at 77' Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
On their way to winning the Copa Libertadores earlier this year, Flamengo supporters broke into a familiar chant. Roughly translated, it goes something like this: "In December 1981 we ran circles around the Englishmen/3-0 over Liverpool/It left a mark in history. Ok, so pedants will note Bob Paisley's famous European Cup-winning side was reinforced with numerous talented Scots, an Irishman and a Zimbabwean, but the bare facts are that Liverpool and Flamengo have history.
We gave them the best possible start and that get the fans behind them and then they start falling over and getting under the skin a bit. We put in a decent performance and we know we can be better. We've got a second leg to put it right. They celebrated as if they won the tie after the game. They are coming to Anfield and we know our fans will be there.
While Sporting are struggling at the back, they’re in fine form going forward. The hosts have scored 1.8 goals per game at home this term, while they’ve found the net in their last 18 home matches in all competitions. We expect them to continue that fine form when they clash with Porto this week. Sporting have scored in 93% of their league games this term, while Porto have found the net in 100%, so we see goals in this clash. Both teams to score is our pick here.
Not only is recent form on their side, but Watford can look back on some very pleasant clashes with Bournemouth. They have never lost to them away from home in the Premier League, and The Cherries have collected fewer points than any other top flight side since their win over Manchester United at the start of November.
