Rangers suffered a first home European defeat in 18 games as they lost to Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. Kai Havertz's first-half penalty - given after a VAR check for handball against George Edmundson - put the Germans in front and Charles Aranguiz crashed in a second. Edmundson gave Steven Gerrard's side hope when he headed in a James Tavernier cross, but Leon Bailey lifted in a stunning third to condemn Rangers to a third defeat in four matches.
So the challenge now for Guardiola's team is to add all three remaining cup competitions to the Community Shield they won in August. The FA Cup and Carabao Cup holders are well placed to reach the final of the latter competition - they hold a 3-1 advantage over Manchester United with the second leg of their semi-final to come this Wednesday. And, predictably, they made light work of Fulham to ensure they remain on course for another lengthy run in the FA Cup too.
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has scored 11 league goals this season but is yet to open the scoring, with seven goals being equalisers. Norwich midfielder Emiliano Buendia has created 69 chances in the Premier League -- second only to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (88). Arsenal v Everton (1630) *Arsenal have never lost to Everton at the Emirates Stadium and are unbeaten in their last 23 home games against the Toffees (W19 D4).
The sides in 12th and 13th in the table clash on Boxing Day, but thereās a much bigger backdrop here. Neil Harris played 380 league games for Millwall across two spells, managing them in 248 matches up to October 2019. Heās since made the move to Cardiff, where he is looking to get the Bluebirds firing again.
Not only have Blackpool lost each of their last two, scoring no goals in the process, but they're without a win in five on the road. They've lost none of those five and are clearly not easy to beat, but such form isn't likely to strike fear into the hearts of the hosts.
Fourth-tier Ipswich are the lowest-ranked side remaining in the competition after beating Huddersfield 4-1, while third-tier Sunderland and Championship outfits Lewes, Leicester City and Coventry United will also progress to the fifth round after picking up wins on Sunday. The Women's FA Cup fifth round draw will take place on Monday at 6.
City looked horribly vulnerable to pace, as exemplified by Aubameyang easing clear to score his second, while left-back is another position in need of attention. Benjamin Mendy got the nod here but too often looks like an accident waiting to happen while Oleksandr Zinchenko is a deputy at best. It will be no surprise to see Guardiola buy big in these areas, with Napoli's outstanding defender Kalidou Koulibaly looking just the sort of lynchpin they will need alongside Laporte.
The forward has been in fine form, scoring two and setting up three, as Sociedad have made a brilliant start to coach Imanol Alguacilās first full season at the helm. They sit two points behind Real with 23 from their 13 games. Itās a special game for me,ā Odegaard said. But truth be told, it doesnāt matter if itās against Madrid or any other side, all I want to do is play.
City's frontline continues to sparkle, though the Citizens still look far from convincing in defence. Similarly, while United and Marcus Rashford in particular have been making great strides in the final third in recent weeks, the problems at the back that saw them concede in each of their last ten games don't look like rectifying themselves any time soon.
The hosts are up to third in the table following some fine form, as theyāre unbeaten in their last eight league games. Lazio have won four on the spin in Serie A, while they come into this one with a great scoring record behind them in that time, scoring 23 times in those eight matches. Meanwhile, Cluj are top of their domestic league and pushing for top spot here.
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Both were on display against Barcelona. The 19-year-old found himself in dangerous positions countless times, but struggled for a final ball. When he took on the shot, he should have passed, when he passed, he should have taken on the shot. And yet his Real Madrid team-mates continued to look for Vinicius.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme means the government will pay staff placed on furlough - temporary leave - 80% of their wages, to a maximum of Ā£2,500 a month. Knight is concerned that the scheme is not being used in the appropriate way. This isn't what it's designed for. It's not designed to effectively allow them to continue to pay people hundreds of thousands of pounds, while at the same time furloughing staff on hundreds of pounds," said the MP for Solihull.
Graficar is practically second squad of Crvena Zvezda, and they play on their reserve pitch. Team has a lot of young players, and they can play very good in league. However, it is big question, if this team has ambitions to get to the Super league, and Back could use that today, in order to push for the victory and place in the promotion zone.
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I know odds are not that great for the over 2.5 goals bet but really expected them to be much lower as this season Sabanas U20 lost some away games by very big margins, lost their first away game of the season at this youth level with no less than 10-0 away from home at an average Chinandega U20 side, lost 7-1 away at Esteli last away game and also lost 9-1 away at Managua FC as well, so quite weak defense for them on the road and only one away game for them this season ended under 2.5 goals it was a 1-1 draw.
I hate to tip my own side to be beaten, but I am not expecting any surprises there. We are at Deepdale for Focus earlier on Saturday but, speaking as a Preston fan, this tie has come at a bad time for us. We looked exhausted against Middlesbrough. Like Norwich, Bournemouth badly need a win and they should get it against Luton, who are bottom of the Championship and cannot stop shipping goals - they have conceded 56 in 26 league games this season, so more than two a game.
So why have England lost so many shootouts?Well, for starters, the authors of the study suggest that English fans are perhaps swayed to view their country as bad at penalties because of previous high-profile and emotionally resonant shootout defeats. The heart-wrenching semi-final losses to the Germans at the 1990 World Cup and Euro '96, the gut-punch of the exit at the hands of Argentina in 1998 and the dream-destroying defeat by Portugal in 2004 all serve to give us a distorted view of Englandās fallibility.
But as well as enjoying Arsenal looking confident again at home, what I particularly liked seeing in the first half was what they did when they lost the ball, and how they tried to win it back. Chelsea stage late comeback to stun ArsenalArteta's Arsenal homecoming transformed into a wake They kept a high line and were pressing together as a unit and hunting in packs. It meant they were compact and solid - the kind of things I have not been able to say about them for a while.
Speaking of sides who are not exactly enjoying life at the moment, that is certainly true of this weekendās visitors to the Abbey Stadium, Stevenage. The visitors currently find themselves on the foot of League 2 and even though their future in the Football League is looking in serious doubt, they have not exactly kicked into life in recent outings.
Bruce was in charge of Aston Villa from October 2016 to October 2018, winning 46 of his 102 matches, drawing 25 and losing 21He then produced a good save low down to his left to keep out a well-struck effort from Allan Saint-Maximin and was well placed to deny Isaac Hayden. Bruce, who received a polite if unenthusiastic reception from Villa's fans before the match, brought on striker Andy Carroll in an attempt to get back in the game and the former England man did well to volley on the turn but his effort was straight at Heaton.
Charlton is winles for the 11 games in a row which is pretty much incredible in a league like this but at least they stopped their long streak with 2 defeats in a row and I think the victory is coming for them on boxing day versus the opponent who lost 3 games in a row. Also Bristol city defense is horrible one of the worst in the league and with that kind of defense I don't think they could hope for some points tomorrow and I expect from Charlton to score 2 goals and to finally secure the victory at home and totally
Savage, formerly of Leicester, Blackburn and Derby, has signed for the semi-professional side from the 10th tier of English football eight years after playing his last professional game. The 45-year-old has links to Stockport's owners Pro Football Academy. It's not a PR stunt, it's me trying to help youngsters progress in the game," Savage told the BBC after signing for the North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) First Division South side.
Forest Green Rovers enjoyed an excellent start to the season and part of that impressive run of results saw them travel to newly promoted Salford City and welcome them to life in the Football League in style as they dominated and secured a 4-0 victory. That amount of goals in a match is unusual for Forest Green to say the least as they have built much of their success on a solid defensive base and they currently have the fourth best defensive record in the division.
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Sangju Sangmu will host Gwangju for this fixture of the league. Both teams are not very good teams in this league. Also, I think, both teams will have a very difficult task in this season. Of course, the hosts will try to capitalize advantage on their pitch. I think, this will not be an easy task for the hosts. Also, we have Gwangju who's is poor team at the start of the new campaign. They have two consecutive losses. In any case, the visitors have the motivation to break the poor series. I think, Gwangju will try to get a positive result on the opposite stadium. My pick - draw.
Stoney was speaking after watching her Red Devils side romp to a 4-0 success over Brighton, with Leah Galton netting twice in between goals from Lauren James and Katie Zelem. The result came hot on the heels of their rampant 11-1 victory over Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the Continental League Cup, in which Ella Toone scored five goals.
Crystal Palace v Man Utd (20:15 BST)Palace have lost five straight league games now, while United would have won five in a row if not for that last-gasp Southampton equaliser on Monday night. It's hard to go against form like that, for both sides. I just don't see the Eagles scoring goals against United, or stopping them either. Lawro's prediction: 0-2Nathan's prediction: United are absolutely flying right now.
Chapecoense drop in the Serie B, after big period of success, and they will make new team with complete new players and staff. Squad is still not ready, and their results in the begin of the state league are not of the top. They could have issues in the competition, and are not sure as favorite for the league.
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And that English football could be shut down for around six months - with potentially devastating impacts on the game. Football authorities in England and Europe are braced for a total shutdown of the game until at least September, amid fears that scores of clubs could go out of business and the sport could be sent into meltdown.
Anything and everything is possible'Leaders Olympiakos are unbeaten in the Greek top flight but have won just one of their past 12 matches in the knockout stage of major European competition. The visitors, who qualified for the last 32 by finishing third in their Champions League group, were beaten by Tottenham on their last visit to north London but manager Pedro Martins says his side "will give our all" to qualify.
Real were given the option to take the penalty again and this time Benzema converted to make it 2-0. Iborra then headed in seven minutes from time before substitute Marco Asensio thought he had re-established Real's lead, but Benzema had handled in the build-up. It has been a strange season but our objective was very clear once the league restarted," said Ramos afterwards. We wanted to win every game.
Dele Alli scored a brace as Tottenham held on for a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth with Jose Mourinho continuing his perfect winning start as manager. Having netted in the victories over West Ham and Olympiakos, Alli broke the deadlock after 21 minutes after a lovely ball over the top from Toby Alderweireld and a beautiful touch by Son Heung-Min set the finish up on a plate.
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Clubs look set to swing the axe Premier League clubs are looking to cut costs already, according to the Sun. The paper reports that sides are working out how to make some stars redundant in order to cut costs, with the end of the season not yet in sight - but only a few players would be targeted in this way.
They will want to beat Deeney on Sunday, just to shut him up - although he had a point at the time. They could end up relegating him too. I just think Watford are shot now, after Nigel Pearson's departure last week. This is a huge game for them, but they go into it at rock bottom. Lawro's prediction: 2-0James' prediction: I live in Islington and I have a small affinity for the Gunners - I come from Hertfordshire and I knew a lot of Arsenal fans there too.
Wilmot, 20, and 23-year-old Woodman - current and former England U21 internationals respectively - both signed season-long loans at the south Wales club last summer. Gallagher signed in January until the end of the campaign after Chelsea ended the 20-year-old's loan spell at Charlton, while fellow England U21 player Guehi, 19, followed him from Stamford Bridge. The loan deals had originally covered the period until the final games of the Championship season, but clubs have allowed this to be extended to cover the delay that could now see the season finish at the end of July.
Slutsk will face Vitebsk at home on matchday four of the league. Slusk have won two of their last three games in the league. At home they are undefeated in four of their last five games in the league. They will face Vitebsk who have also won two of their last three games. Vitebsk are toothless in attack and only scored twenty goals last season. Vitebsk have failed to score in nine of their last thirteen away games in the league .
Aubameyang is believed to be reluctant to extend his stay with the Gunners unless he can compete in Europe. Premier League clubs to fight Ā£750m fine threat from Sky and BT The Premier League will resist any attempts from broadcasters to fine them up to Ā£750 million if the season fails to finish due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Daily Mail.
Media playback is not supported on this device Jermaine Beckford scores to stun Manchester United We were a League One team, and Sir Alex Ferguson's side were the Premier League champions and had never gone out of the FA Cup in round three or lost in the competition to lower-division opposition during his long reign. I still remember Sir Alex's reaction afterwards. A lot of the Leeds players, including myself, had family who were United fans so, as we were all walking off the pitch at the final whistle, we asked some of their players for their shirts.
Everton want the new stadium so they can improve. For me, it could be good to be here when the new stadium will be open. Ancelotti said he was open to the possibility of 38-year-old free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic joining Everton. Zlatan is a good friend but I don't know what his idea is," Ancelotti said of the Swede, who worked with him at PSG.