But their effort has meant a feast of football unlike any seen before for fans, with only four of the 40 days it has taken to complete the regular league season lacking a match from either the Premier League or Championship. They clearly haven't all been belters, but there have been some to savour, like Chelsea's impressive win against Manchester City, which sealed Liverpool's Premier League title win, West Ham's see-saw 3-2 victory over Frank Lampard's side, Wycombe's action-packed 4-1 win over Fleetwood in the League One play-offs and Wigan scoring seven in the first half against Hull.
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But the Seagulls and Bristol City may also be in the market for a striker, having lost Ellie Brazil and Abi Harrison respectively to anterior cruciate ligament injuries in November. BBC Sport has launched #ChangeTheGame to showcase female athletes in a way they never have been before. Through more live women's sport available to watch across the BBC, complemented by our journalism, we are aiming to turn up the volume on women's sport and alter perceptions.
We didn't do anything well in the first or second half. We made lots of errors, gave the ball away a lot and when you are not at your very best things can get very complicated. Madrid had the chance to underline their title credentials after beating Barca 2-0 last week in the 'Clasico' to top the table but were outplayed by Betis from the start of the game.
Two 2-1 wins against Tottenham and Manchester City do not however mean that United are back; in fact results against lesser teams are a better gauge of where the Red Devils are. This United team are well stocked to play against teams whose starting position is higher up the pitch – teams like Manchester City and to a lesser extent Tottenham; sides that in the pursuit of victory allow space in behind the for the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Daniel James.
SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Andrea Bertolacci. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Karol Linetty. Posted at 79' Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 79' Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
And while it could therefore be another weekend where Leicester silently go about their business, for Liverpool it could be the perfect end to a decent footballing week should they see off Watford and City slip up. All that, of course, before the simultaneous League Cup / Club World Cup madness next week.
Leverkusen have particularly struggled in front of goal in recent weeks. They have scored just seven goals in their last six Bundesliga games. Only three teams have scored fewer goals than Leverkusen in this time period.
At Rio Ave a few players needed time to trust a goalkeeper and his coaching plans but Kouka was sold immediately. I think it was very quick that we had confidence in him," Kouka says. Teixeira adds: "Goalkeepers see the game from a different perspective. He was the guy behind the team, so he could see all the game, where everyone was on the pitch, so that helped. Nuno settled quickly into his new role at Rio Ave, leading them to a 1-0 away win at Sporting Lisbon in just their second game of the season, kick-starting their first top-six finish in over 30 years.
It took until 1986/87 for the top league to be expanded to 12 teams, but that lasted only two campaigns. Then it swelled again to 12 in 1991/92 for a further three seasons until the advent of the fourth tier meant a return to a top 10 in 1994/95. That was it until the 12-team Scottish Premier League debuted in 2000/01, with the division splitting after 33 games. It has remained that way since, amid sporadic cries for a return to a bigger top league and a return to how things used to be in 1975.
Having a CAN every two years, is that good at the commercial level? Has this developed the infrastructure? Think about spending it every four years. Infantino then gave details of his proposal for a pan-African league which he said had been developed in conjunction with CAF. I want to create a real pan-African league that would feature 20-24 clubs with a maximum of maybe two clubs per country that would still play in their national leagues but that would play during the year so we can really crown the club champions of Africa," he said.
Posted at 61' Foul by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach). Posted at 61' Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 61' Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach). Posted at 61' Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Augsburg and Paderborn will face each other in the upcoming match in the German Bundesliga. Augsburg this season have the following results: 7W, 6D and 13L. Meanwhile Paderborn have 4W, 5D and 17L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Despite Mariappa's dismissal - his first in 158 top-flight appearances - they played with confidence and belief against Villa which suggests they have an appetite for the battle ahead. Villa's terrible away record - the statsAston Villa have won fewer points on the road than any other side in the Premier League this season - four points from a possible 30. Watford scored three goals or more in a Premier League game for the first time since April.
It has not exactly been the best of November’s for Grimsby Town fans as their form has pretty much gone out of the window and with it, so has their manager. The Mariners have failed to win their last six matches in League 2 and, perhaps even worse for their fans is the fact that they have failed to really test their opposition in each of those matches.
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min has completed his three-week mandatory military service in South Korea - and won an award for the best performance. Officials said the 27-year-old excelled in shooting skills and was the top performer among 157 trainees. Son had returned to his homeland in March to continue his recovery from a fractured arm while the season is suspended because of coronavirus.
In the first game at Costa Rica, it was 2:2 and Montreal was not better team in any part of the game. They were even lucky to make their way, with one point and draw from the visiting ground, and should not have an easy task here in Canada for the second game.
GOAL! Real Madrid 1-4 Real Sociedad: That will surely be game over! Isak dragged the ball across the six yard box, picking out Merino and the Real Sociedad man showed great composure to pass his shot into the back of the net. Areola might have got a hand to it, but not enough to keep the ball out. ANOTHER GOAL RULED OUT! What a howler from Remiro! Vinicius' header should have been easy enough for the Real Sociedad goalkeeper to deal with, but he somehow manages to let it squeeze through his hands and into the back of the net.
Three Leicester stars self-isolating after 'showing symptoms' of coronavirus • UEFA set to delay Euro 2020 until 2021 - report • UEFA to make Europa League, Champions League and Euro 2020 coronavirus decision next week MLS, which kicked off its 25th season late last month, is the most recent major professional sports league to suspend operations in light of the global pandemic, with the ATP announcing on Thursday that it would suspend its men's professional tennis tour for six weeks.
The Owls are coming into this clash fourth in the defensive charts, so we don’t expect this clash to be all that open. The Owls are likely to put up a fight at the back, having conceded a goal per game so far this term. They are likely to find it tough going up against this Leeds’ defence, with the hosts the masters of low scoring games at home so far.
Trabzonspor will against Rizespor in match Turkey Super Lig. My prediction this match could be the won for Trabzonspor with margin score is 2 goals. Trabzonspor have great result on last 3 match in league due to Trabzonspor have won in 2 match and 1 match is draw. Meanwhile, Rizespor have not good result on last 3 match in league due to Rizespor have loss for the all match. Therefore, my prediction that Trabzonspor can beat Rizespor on this match due to Trabzonspor more strong rather than Rizespor. Moreover Trabzonspor always won on last 4 match in the home. Surely Trabzonspor have more chance to win on this match.
Whilst the majority of Granada's home matches this term have been low scoring, three of their last four outings at Los Carmenes have produced over 2.5 goals, with the same applying to their last three La Liga games overall.
Capped 46 times for Northern Ireland, he also served as assistant boss at both Crawley Town and Notts County before returning to his native Belfast in February last year to take charge of Ards FC. The call came from Bulgaria in October. Graham flew into Belfast and we had a chat, and then I went over to Blagoevgrad and I was blown away by the town and the club's ambitions," Feeney adds. What we want to do here is take the club as far as we can - we want to take this team into the first division and win trophies.
While this game will be a welcome distraction for the hosts, it's probably not what Peterborough need. Posh have moved in the wrong direction of late in League 1 and they'll likely want to rectify that ASAP, so an away FA Cup game against Premier League opposition isn't exactly what the doctor ordered.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, the former Swindon manager said: "That for me has got to be looked at. Is it mutually exclusive that you want a quick appointment but you don't run a recruitment process?"Can you not do both? Is there a way to marry both those things? I understand and I've been there myself as an ex-manager and probably benefited at one point from needing to make an appointment quite quickly that someone might step into those shoes on a caretaker basis, if that club has the foresight to do that.
Celtic have been fined 16,000 euros (£13,375) by Uefa for "setting off fireworks" during last month's Europa League win over Lazio. The governing body have also handed out fines of 2,500 and 6,750 euros to the Serie A club for pyrotechnics and "throwing of objects", respectively. The Scottish champions won the match in Rome 2-1 and will play Copenhagen in the last 32 of the competition. Lazio were eliminated at the group stage after finishing third in Group E.
I'd love to have played with him. The way he sees the game is different. He's had a brilliant season with 13 goals and 20 assists in 35 league appearances. Scores, creates and his set-piece delivery is brilliant too - he can do everything. Danny Murphy: Sadio Mane (1) Sadio Mane's 18 Premier League goals for Liverpool in 2019-20 have earned his side 18 points - only Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (20) and Raul Jimenez of Wolves (19) have won more points with their goals this seasonHenderson deserves it for what he has done in so many respects; he is Liverpool's captain, and is a leader on and off the pitch.
Batshuayi has had his chances so far this season but he hasn’t shown enough to suggest he warrants regular playing time. He can be a poacher but he brings precious little else to the table, especially compared to Giroud. Olivier Giroud of Chelsea during a training session at Chelsea Training Ground on January 10, 2020 in Cobham, United Kingdom.
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Chelsea have lost eight home games this season, more than in any campaign since 1985-86, when they also lost eight times. KEY MOMENTS15’ - Too easy for Bayern! Thiago has time and space to lift a ball over the top for Lewandowski, whose movement takes him between Christensen and Azpilicueta and into the box! He controls on the left side of the box then applies the hammer, but Caballero does well, getting out to wear the shot on the hop of the head.
Goal report that the Croatian is keen on taking over from interim boss Freddie Ljungberg at the Emirates, having been sacked by Bayern in November. Kovac was also spotted at Goodison Park for Everton’s win over Chelsea on Saturday, sparking speculation he could succeed Marco Silva on Merseyside. It is believed Arsenal are set to undergo a thorough interview process involving several high-ranking club officials as they search for their new manager, with Marcelino, Patrick Vieira and Mikel Arteta all having been linked with the role.
Both of these teams have each drawn just one of their Bundesliga games this season. Furthermore, Union are yet to draw a single Bundesliga home game, while Monchengladbach are yet to draw a single Bundesliga away game as of this game week.
