The visitors have had a solid season so far and are currently 3rd in the league table, whilst Dundee sits in 4th place in the division below. We're expecting a bit of a goal-fest here, as the hosts have seen 12 goals in their last trio of home ties, whilst Motherwell has seen 9 goals in their last three away days.
For that, the Northern Irishman should take a bow. Steven Gerrard, meanwhile, faces the stiffest test of his managerial career in trying to stop Rangers making the same mistakes. With the league title seemingly slipping out of reach, the second-leg against Braga and Saturday's Scottish Cup tie away to Hearts take on huge significance in their season.
In a statement on Thursday the Premier League club also said it would not be using the government's job retention scheme. The board of directors, the first-team manager, his coaching staff and the first-team squad have agreed to defer part of their salaries for the months of April, May and June to help protect the future of the club, the staff that work within it and the community we serve," the statement read.
Villa, who have won just once on the road this season, remain in 15th place, a point above the relegation zone after Southampton's win. Follow live text and reaction to all Wednesday's Premier League matchesAbraham's return lifts ChelseaFollowing a tough week in which Premier League defeats by Manchester City and West Ham came either side of a Champions League draw at Valencia, Chelsea were looking to avoid three top-flight defeats in a row for the first time in four years.
De Bruyne insisted that City’s gameplan in their fine 3-1 victory at Old Trafford in midweek, where Guardiola elected to not field a recognised striker, took just 15 minutes to prepare. From none to two up front for the first time in almost 18 months at Villa Park, with even more success. Surely this took some planning? Even with only one central defender in the pitch, City never looked troubled, with their relentless attacks too hot too handle.
Everton are 11th in the Premier League, five points behind fifth-placed Manchester United who face Manchester City on Sunday in the later game. Chelsea are fourth and have been buoyed by an FA Cup fifth-round win over Liverpool on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. Pick you Everton-Chelsea combined XI'Traumatic for me & for everyone watching' - Gomez on injury recoveryAncelotti is a gentleman - LampardSunday's game (14:00 GMT) will pit Ancelotti against Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, who played under the 60-year-old when he was at Stamford Bridge.
I can live with the fact that referees are human beings who make mistakes but now when technology makes a mistake, that is a problem," he said. Ceferin said he was not against VAR in principle but said that "we have to make it clearer, we have to make it faster, we have to make it less invasive -- but it will stay.
Jose on Eriksen future Video - Jose on Eriksen future: Only me, Amazon and Christian know!00:56 08:30 - Big night of UCL matches Right then, big old evening of Champions League action tonight, with Jose Mourinho's first home game as Tottenham manager coming against Olympiacos. Man City host Shakhtar Donetsk, while there are two heavyweight European clashes as Real Madrid welcome PSG to the Bernabeu, and Juventus take on Atletico Madrid in Turin.
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Talks will continue between the club and players - who are being represented in the discussions by captain Cesar Azpilicueta. The players had offered to take a cut lower than the figure of 10% reported in the media - but the club say there has been no falling-out between the club and players at this stage. What is your top-flight club doing on pay?Chelsea have also confirmed they will not be using the government's job retention scheme and are paying all staff in full.
Olympique Lyonnais v OGC Nice predictions for this Ligue 1 match. Lyon suffered defeat just before the international break but can they get back to winning ways at home against Patrick Vieira’s Aiglons? Read on for our free betting tips and match preview.
The exact score earns 40 points. LAWRO'S PREDICTIONSAll kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless stated. SATURDAY Liverpool v Watford (12:30 GMT)I am at Anfield for this game, which is the start of Liverpool's busy schedule over the next couple weeks. There are some positives from their trip to Qatar for the World Club Cup, though. Media playback is not supported on this device Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Liverpool: Klopp says his team are 'so smart' In many respects, it is like a mid-season break for them, like the one Manchester United had when they took part in this competition in 1999-2000.
This fixture features no. 16 vs no. 13 in the league, Hannover 96 vs Darmstadt 98. The hosts coming from a 4 - 0 loss to FC Heidenheim (No. 6 in the league) and their last home game a 1 - 1 draw with Sandhausen. The visitors coming from a 2 - 2 draw with Jahn Regensburg ( no. 8 in the league) and their last away game a 3 - 1 loss to Greuther fuerth. The hosts coming from a loss to a higher table team but drew their last home game to a team above the visitors facing a team coming from a draw to a higher table team and lost their last away game to a team above the hosts leads to an over 2.5 bet tip here.
Midfielder Scott McTominay (knee) and defender Axel Tuanzebe (thigh), who have not played since December, will join the rest of the squad as they continue their recovery. Record signing Paul Pogba remains sidelined following ankle surgery while striker Marcus Rashford is nursing a stress fracture in his back.
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RKC average 0.50 points per home game and Twente average 1.00 points per away game, which points towards a draw being the most likely result when these two clubs lock horns on Friday. The hosts concede an average of 2.00 goals per home game and the visitors concede an average of 1.88 goals per away game, which is why we have settled for a final scoreline of 2-2.
Only six points separate the top seven teams, surprise leaders Sivasspor out in front by one point at the top. This match focuses on one of the chasing pack. Three points behind in fifth place, Galatasary play host to Yeni Malatyaspor, a midtable side currently tenth. Galatasaray are one of the form teams in the league at the minute, winning five games on the trot.
Flamengo have one loss in 30 matches. Al Hilal have scored two or more in seven of the last 10. Al Hilal are unbeaten in 14 away matches. Flamengo have one loss in the last 14 away matches. Al Hilal are unbeaten in their last six matches. Brazilian giants Flamengo and Saudi side Al Hilal will face off in one of the semi final matches at the FIFA Club World Cup this Tuesday.
Posted at 90' Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford). Posted at 90' Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing. SubstitutionPosted at 89' Substitution, Fulham. Sylvester Jasper replaces Anthony Knockaert. SubstitutionPosted at 89' Substitution, Fulham. Stefan Johansen replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid. Goal!Posted at 88' Goal! Fulham 0, Brentford 1. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
When BBC Sport contacted the company, a man who answered refused to give his name but said he was packing away the banner. He said as long as banners were legal and did not use coarse language, the company did not 'take sides' and had previously done a Black Lives Matter banner. He claimed police had been informed of the banner in advance. The Premier League resumed on 17 June after a 100-day hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic; players and officials have been showing their support for the movement for racial equality following the death of George Floyd in the United States last month.
To be second, one point behind and to be fighting for the title - I think that tells a lot. Striker crisis?Son has 14 goals and eight assists in the league and Champions League this season. The official line from Tottenham is that he will be missing for a "number of weeks". However, Mourinho fears his the injury - which the player suffered during the 3-2 win at Aston Villa on Sunday - could end his season.
Apparently still feeling the effects of the anaesthetic, Pogba posted videos on Instagram saying he was unsure if he was "high or sober" and that he was blessed to be alive, before talking about needing a haircut. He later deleted the stories and replaced them with a shorter one in which he appeared less groggy.
Belshina reserves and Slavia Mozyr reserves will face each other in the upcoming match in the Reserves league. Belshina reserves this season have the following results: 2W, 3D and 5L. Meanwhile Slavia Mozyr reserves have 2W, 1D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Lawro's prediction: 4-0James' prediction: 4-0 Newcastle v LiverpoolNewcastle have not won for a while now and have taken only two points from their past five games. I don't see their fortunes changing here, although it will help them if Reds boss Jurgen Klopp makes some changes. Klopp is entitled to play whoever he wants in this one because his side's work is done and the outcome does not affect any issues at the top or bottom of the table.
He is just a machine, someone who never walked into a treatment room and someone who I always felt going onto the pitch we could beat any type of opposition with just because he could do things that would blow me away. Best player played against? Gerrard played against ex-France star Zidane at Euro 2004"This is where I wanted to pick two. In my early days it was Zinedine Zidane. I was in my early 20s and it was probably the first time I had gone onto a football pitch and come off and been in total shock because I'd been in awe of someone.
An abusive banner targeting Hoffenheim’s billionaire owner Dietmar Hopp saw the referee stop the match as Bayern’s players, flanked by manager Hansi Flick, ran over to remonstrate with the supporters. However, the unrest did not dissipate and both teams were ordered down the tunnel. The match eventually resumed after a 20-minute stoppage, with extraordinary scenes unfolding as the players ran down the clock without any hint of playing properly.
Derby boss Phillip Cocu, meanwhile, will hope the impending introduction of Wayne Rooney into the coaching set-up can help provide a cure to their travel sickness. The Rams have won their past four games at Pride Park - without conceding - but followed each of those wins with away defeats, drawing a blank each time, and have not won on the road since the opening day.
Newcastle managed to put together two wins in a row winning last round with 2-1 at home and also won on the road two rounds ago by scoring 3 goals away from home at West Ham but also conceded 2 goals there as they won the game with 3-2 in the end while Aston Villa is very decent home team scoring in most of their games and with a couple of wins for them so far this season at home but it could go either way so I prefer to bet on both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals here.
In fact, Gerrard's final lasting contribution to that campaign would have been the kiss he planted on that TV camera after scoring two penalties in a famous 3-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford. And then there are the great escapology acts that take place when the heat is really on. Using the unweighted points-per-game-played system adopted by League Two and the Scottish Premiership following the decision to end their seasons, we can get a sense of which clubs could have gone down had previous campaigns been curtailed.
Liverpool are up against their former manager Roy Hodgson when they take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park while the pressure is on Arsenal's Spanish boss Unai Emery, who badly needs a win at home to 19th-placed Southampton. The pick of the promoted teams, Sheffield United, who are riding high in fifth place, face Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United on Sunday.
Real Madrid scored only three goals in the last five games overall and conceded nine. They got four points after a draw and victory over Ocotal. However, they failed to win in the last four matches so I don't expect them to play great here and won. Real Madriz got no chance to play in playoffs and I think that they will not play with the high effort against Chinandega. The visitors got a chance to be in the top 6 but they have to win here. I think they will play defensive and wait for opportunity to score one goal. Under 2.5 goals is very possible here
in the weekend match, the host team is largely favored. The Manchester City team will easily win this match with a high score. My bet is the Asian handicap (-3.00). They will play against Crystal Palace in England. The hosts after 21 games have 44 points and are 3rd in the league. They come from a victory and after not a very good start, they seem in pretty good shape and I see them. The guests are in the middle and are not a bad team, but they have won only one in the last 5 games played and it will be a tough away game. Good luck to everyone.
Benfica were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night but top the Primeira League by four points. They host Famalicao who are third in the table but struggling for form at present. The league leaders beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-0 at home on Tuesday but that was only good enough to finish third and be transferred to the Europa League.
The Premier League has showcased some legendary players but it's the strikers who are the great entertainers and have provided the most memorable moments. Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260, while Ian Wright scored 113 - but who has been the greatest goalscorer of them all?Shearer, Wright and Gary Lineker discussed the topic on the latest episode of the new Match of The Day: Top 10 podcast and we want you to get involved by ranking your favourites from a shortlist drawn up by the Match of the Day commentary team.
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Gunners chief executive Vinai Venkatesham was pictured outside the Spaniard's home after both flew north following City's 3-0 win at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. City boss Pep Guardiola says he would not stop Arteta if he decided to leave. The saga continues. Ancelotti 'set for Everton job' A very good morning and welcome to our live updates of all the biggest stories in football! And a massive one to start with as Carlo Ancelotti is set to be confirmed as Everton's new permanent manager at the end of the week.
FIFA said it would study the possibilities for re-scheduling with the continental confederations, players and clubs. It said that "appropriate solutions will be found to allow the matches to take place in due course and with minimal disruption" provided there was goodwill and flexibility on all sides.
It was the Sierras Hotel in Alta Gracia, around 30km from Cordoba. We were two to a room, it was just a room with a bathroom, there were no windows or anything. The food wasn't organised, it was just whatever got put in front of you. The training ground we went to was an absolute shambles as well. You were practically confined to your room watching foreign television. To be fair, we did have a full-sized swimming pool with a dome covering it, it was just a shame there was no water in it.
