That story speaks volumes about how the game has changed; the sentiment behind it is very apt. Last week I suggested the north London giants should look no further than Carlo Ancelotti. Meanwhile, Everton have gone for the more experienced man. I completely understand the argument that after more than 20 years of Arsene Wenger, another advocate of the 'old school' might not have been to Arsenal's taste.
These facts combined to make Mancini's side massive favourites to collect another trophy. Joleon Lescott, Manchester City defender: "It was a little bit weird on the morning of the final. We were eating breakfast together and the TVs were on with Sky Sports News reporting that Mancini was going to get sacked. In a scenario like that, you would normally hear about five or six potential new managers and it could be any of them so you think it is just speculation, but this time Manuel Pellegrini was the only name being mentioned.
Bentley was then at fault for Albion's second before the break when he failed to hold Jake Livermore's shot, presenting Hal Robson-Kanu with a simple tap-in. Albion had to play the final 13 minutes with 10 men after Romaine Sawyers was shown a straight red card after grabbing former Walsall team-mate Jamie Paterson by the throat, pushing a steward as he made his way off.
Wolves are without a win in their last 10 competitive away visits to face Manchester United at Old Trafford (drawn two, lost eight) since a 1-0 win in February 1980. Manchester United have been taken to an FA Cup third round replay for the first time since 2012-13, when they eliminated West Ham at Old Trafford. Wolves have lost nine of their 10 previous FA Cup away third round replays, winning the other versus Oldham in 2007.
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Portsmouth is mostly a home type of team as away from home so far this season in the league alone they are just 2-2-6 and lost recently with 4-1 away from home at Accrington while just a few days ago they lost away at MK Dons being 3-0 down and eventually losing 3-1 in the end, so really poor performances from them on the road this season this while even at home they failed to beat Gillingham this term only drawing 0-0 in the end.
There are no fresh injuries for Motherwell, but Christian Ilic remains out and long-term absentees include David Turnbull and Charles Dunne. St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin: "We want to right the wrongs from the weekend and get a positive result on the board. In the last couple of games we should have had at least a point against both Hibs and Aberdeen. But in our predicament I'd rather we played poorly and win.
One thing is to not put his best performance in but for so many reasons players all around the world have better seasons than other players," he said. If you ask me the reasons, I am not an idiot, I have been in football many years. A player in this situation, even if he wants -- and I am not criticising him -- it's normal a player in this situation doesn't perform in the highest level.
Aves narrowly lost 2-1 away at the league leaders Benfica last time out while Portimonense were held to a goalless draw at home to Pacos Ferreira leaving both teams occupying the two relegation places in the Primeira Liga. Portimonense head into Saturday’s clash as the form favourites with three draws and one win from their last six matches in all competitions but Aves haven’t lost any of their last four games against Saturday’s guests, with the pair drawing twice during that period.
That came shortly after Ashley Fletcher had flicked home Marvin Johnson's cross to draw Boro level and cancel out Jutkiewicz's first-half header for the visitors. Birmingham keeper Lee Camp had also saved Paddy McNair's first-half penalty shortly before the Blues took the lead at the other end. Tuesday's EFL action as it happenedThere were angry scenes on the touchline after Birmingham's disallowed goal and, after a fracas between players and coaches from both clubs, one member of each team's backroom staff was sent to the stands, with Boro's Leo Percovich and Blues' Sean Rush seeing red.
Sidnei crashed in a sensational opener, catching out Thibaut Courtois with a thumping drive at the near post, before giving away a penalty with a clumsy foul on Marcelo. Benzema slotted home from the spot, grateful for only his third goal in 15 matches, but then handed Betis their winner on a plate. The French striker undercooked a pass for Sergio Ramos and Andres Guardado intercepted it and played in former Barcelona forward Cristian Tello to finish.
Argentine midfielder Ever Banega struck the only goal of the game when he converted a penalty in the 13th minute after his initial spot-kick was saved but it was ordered to be retaken as Valladolid goalkeeper Jordi Masip had strayed from his line. Sevilla forward Nolito had earned the penalty after a VAR review ruled he had been fouled and he missed a glorious chance to double his side's lead later in the first half, firing into Masip's hands when unmarked in the box.
Assuming that mid-May is a reasonable time to start training again (which is far from certain), and allowing a couple of weeks for players to get some sharpness back (which doesn’t quite seem enough), that gives us an end date of [counts on fingers] late July? Hey, it’s something to aim for. But the Warm-Up suspects that at the very least, it might lead to a delay in getting 2020/21 going.
Bayern are the Bundesliga's joint-highest goalscorers, with 29 goals scored from 11 games. However, they also have the poorest defensive record in the top half of the Bundesliga table, conceding 16 goals.
This Thursday evening, the torpedo Zhodino will travel to Stadyen Nyoman to face Neman Grodno. It is a match between teams at opposite ends of the table, with the hosts in 14th place on 8 points and the visitors start the week in 2nd place on 18 points.
Who benefits in this instance?The incident only becomes an issue because VAR's 'seek and destroy' policy on these matters exists in the first place. Why people have felt the necessity to meddle with the greatest game in the world I don't know but they are in danger of doing the game irreparable damage. The implementation of the new law has been a disaster and so has VAR. Why the best league in the world has been subjected to such drastic changes is a complete and utter mystery to me.
Already champions-elect of Brazil's Serie A, they could become the first team to complete a league and Libertadores double since Pele's Santos in 1963. Former Benfica boss Jesus, 65, would also be the first foreign coach to lead a Brazilian side to the Libertadores. This means more - don't the winners play Liverpool? River fans have already been making their presence felt in PeruThey could well do.
The video was captioned with: “Corona whatttttt, please listen with volume” then subsequently: “This virus gunna have to be quicker than that to catch me. File under ‘not ideal’. In his favour, Alli did at least fairly swiftly realise the not idealness of his post and apologised, although hats off to you if you’re uncynical enough to think he realised this on his own without prompting from someone else.
Out of nothing, the Senegalese striker pulled one back. Then Danny Murphy equalised before Kamara lashed in a stoppage-time winner. Victory over Birmingham put Fulham's fate in their own hands but with the Blues and Reading both winning on the final day, it was a tense afternoon at Portsmouth. Fourteen minutes from time, Murphy headed home from a free-kick to keep Fulham up on goal difference. Wigan 2011-12 Wigan picked up more points in their last nine games (21) than any other side - even champions Manchester City (20).
The use of neutral venues would require a rule change, so clubs will need to vote on this matter. Various 'enhancements' to the broadcasting of matches are also due to be discussed at Thursday's meeting, including the possibility of camera access to dressing rooms, although that is understood to be unlikely. The Premier League is expected to offer a centralised plan for including fans in some way. European football clubs have used different methods to engage fans, with fans of Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus appearing via video link on a virtual grandstand during last weekend's derby match against Randers.
He now has that opportunity. A one-season postponement will also give Marcus Rashford and Callum Hudson-Odoi – the latter instrumental in his fleeting England appearances last season – time to recover for England duty. Meanwhile, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, another player with a decent claim for a starting spot, would have another season to regain the sharpness lost from his horror knee injury in 2018.
Posted at 81' Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal). Posted at 81' Attempt blocked. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. BookingPosted at 79' Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 78' João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Well AIK actually has one point more than Malmo in the league standings after 3 rounds being played, this as Malmo started the new season with a 2-0 win at home with Mjallby but next two games for them brought only draws as they first drew 1-1 away at Hacken and they drew 2-2 at home with Varbergs as well, but they met three days ago in the Svenska Cupen latter stage of the competition game played at Malmo FF which they won with 4-1 in the end coming from 1-0 behind early on.
New mattresses, Mum's washing powder and 'body mapping' - they're all part of James Wilson's regime to help Rotherham United's players drift into peaceful slumber. Wilson, 39, nicknamed 'The Sleep Geek', is a former academy player at Rotherham United and has been working with the club for two-and-a-half seasons. He helps the League One players sleep by using analytics and one-to-ones to determine the best measures for each individual.
Ceccherini was booked for dissent and Ronaldo again scored with a shot to his left while Dragowski this time went the other way. De Ligt outjumped the Fiorentina defence at a corner for the third and Ceccherini protested again to the referee after the final whistle. The lads did well, we gave little away against a great team," said Iachini.
Only 33% of Shrewsbury’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in 50% of Coventry’s away games. Shrewsbury’s home games produce an average of 2.44 goals per game and Coventry’s away games produce an average of 2.75 goals per game, which adds weight to our prediction for two goals to be scored this weekend.
Regensburg and Heidenheim will face each other in the upcoming match in the Second Bundesliga. Regensburg this season have the following results: 4W, 5D and 4L. Meanwhile Heidenheim have 5W, 5D and 3L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
However, Premier League sources are equally adamant nothing will be agreed that places any unnecessary strain on medical resources at a time of national crisis. Even in a sterile environment it is acknowledged how bad it would look for the game if a player needed hospital treatment for a broken leg at a time when significant numbers of the general population were dying of coronavirus. So, alternative options are being discussed, in England and across Europe.
Paper Round's view: Getting Maddison to sign a new contract will be seen as more important than any potential incoming transfers this year for Leicester. The Foxes need to hold onto the youngster, who had recently been labelled as "United's top transfer priority" alongside Aston Villa's Jack Grealish.
Charlton's top scorer Lyle Taylor will not play when the season resumes because he does not want to risk getting injured, boss Lee Bowyer says. Taylor, 30, is out of contract at the end of June and Bowyer said the ex-AFC Wimbledon striker did not want to scupper a "life-changing move". The EFL has said second-tier games are set to resume on 20 June, subject to safety requirements being met. Charlton are two points adrift of safety with nine matches to play.
These two teams drew just 1-1 at Kapfenberg earlier this season but the guests are quite desperate for the 3 points to escape the relegation zone, only problem is that their defense has not been great at all losing 3 of the 4 games played since the restart in the league they even lost 5-0 away at league leaders from Ried and also a 3-2 loss at 2nd placed A. Klagenfurt despite having the lead quite late in the game they ended up losing even a point.
David Silva says he wouldn't change a thing about his 10 glorious years at Manchester City. The ex-Spain playmaker, 34, will play his 309th and last Premier League match for City against Norwich on Sunday. Silva, who has won four Premier League titles, has enjoyed one of the great careers of the modern English game. When I look back at everything, I could never in my wildest dreams have imagined what I would achieve," he said.
They start the weekend in 16th place and host a struggling Nottingham Forest side who are down to eighth. Huddersfield were relegated from the Premier League last season and were in danger of dropping another division the way they started this term. Current form is better though and they are now three places and four points above the bottom three.
On a more positive note, Fleetwood are tough to beat at Highbury Stadium, where they are now unbeaten in six, three of which they've won. Saturday's hosts have also lost just one of their 12 home games this term. In addition, they're the best team in the division when it comes to shots on target conceded at home. They concede an average of just 2.08, so it's fair to say that teams do not have an easy time of it when visiting the Trawlermen.
The Mariners have averaged just a goal a game this season, although they have scored in all but one game, they haven’t been able to translate that to results, winning just twice and losing four matches, three of those by more than one goal.
The visitors, who kept a clean sheet for the first time in 14 games, could even afford to rest Sadio Mane against a side whose fifth successive defeat left them one point above the relegation zone. The home cause was not helped by an injury to Nathan Ake, who limped of with a hamstring strain a minute before Liverpool took the lead.
Missing ballots & bullying claims - FridayVote day. Remember that 17:00 deadline? Well, not long after that, the SPFL released a statement confirming they had only received replies from 39 of the 42 clubs, but that the threshold for passing the plan had been met in the Premiership and in Leagues One and Two regardless. But what about the Championship? Eight clubs were needed to vote 'yes' for it to pass.
Sassuolo, who rise to 12th with this point, regularly tested Juventus' 41-year-old goalkeeper, and he was at fault when they eventually took the lead through Caputo. The veteran stopper was making his 645th Serie A outing but only his fifth of the season, meaning he is only two appearances from reaching Paulo Maldini's record of 647 games. Buffon's opposite number, Stefano Turati, who was making his senior debut for Sassuolo, impressed as he made several fine saves to keep out a Ronaldo free-kick, Gonzalo Higuain and Aaron Ramsey late on.
Arsenal, who looked rather surprised that Leeds were that good despite being warned by Mikel Arteta, woke up in the second-half, played more like they should have in the first and won thanks to a scrambled Reiss Nelson effort. But only after a coating from Arteta. He shouted a lot,” said Alexandre Lacazette about how their manager reacted at the break.
Only way for Triglav to avoid the relegation this season, is to beat bottom placed rival Rudar in this match. Host does not have many chances, and they are in the row of losing games since the begin of the season. Rudar does not have any win in the league, and they are only below the Triglav in this competition.
Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 43% of the visitors’ away games and Sporting have only kept clean sheets in 14% of their away games, which is why can see the visitors conceding a goal but winning the game 2-1. Exactly three goals have been scored in 29% of Santa Clara’s home games and a majority of Sporting’s wins this season (4 wins) have been obtained with a one-goal margin, which adds weight to our prediction for a 2-1 final scoreline.
I believe that we will see a lot of goals in this match from FA Cup and that is pretty real to expect. Fulham is in pretty good form, but in last match in league, in Championship, they are lost at home against Reading 1-2. I believe that they will not play this match with their strongest team and same I can said and for their rival. Aston Villa is similar team who is try to survive in Premier league and also for them, this match is not so important. I believe in goals here and I will try that.
Paris St-Germain will not sell striker Edinson Cavani in the January transfer window, despite the Uruguay international asking to leave the club. Cavani, 32, asked to leave French champions PSG amid interest from Spanish side Atletico Madrid. PSG had no plans to sell the striker this month and received no suitable offers. Cavani only has six months remaining on his contract and had also been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea.
We changed it at half-time and in the second half I thought we had the better chances. I saw a team fighting until the end and fighting to turn the tables but it was not possible for us. We need to fight more and try to win more. Match stats - Pellegrini second to Curbishley West Ham have won more Premier League games against Southampton than they have against any other side (17).
We are not the government, we run football. If things get worse or out of control we will have to suspend the tournament to protect lives. The number of confirmed cases had risen to five by Friday. Players said they were not consulted about the decision to keep playing, which was taken after a meeting between the league and club owners, many of whom get financial support from the government of Nicaragua's authoritarian president Daniel Ortega.
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The north London side have been linked with Paris St Germain left back Layvin Kurzawa in the past week but Arteta said there was "a possibility" that the club could go without singing anyone in this window. Things haven't moved at all since the weekend," Arteta told reporters when asked about potential transfers.
