Southampton - on 21 points - are six better off than they were at the same halfway stage last season. Lampard can only dream of such progress with Chelsea fourth in the Premier League but eight points worse off than they were under Maurizio Sarri after 19 games last term. This defeat means Chelsea have now lost five of their last seven league games and their display was in keeping with such form. Despite coming off Sunday's win at Tottenham, Chelsea found no sort of rhythm and when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg found Obafemi, he was allowed time and space to progress, shift the ball on to his left foot and fire high into the net from the edge of the box.
With the Premier League season on hold, the fight to avoid relegation must wait. With Norwich six points from safety at the bottom, boss Daniel Farke had already said the Canaries need a "miracle" to stay up. We're yet to find out when - or if - Norwich will resume their battle to beat the drop, but they will be able to take inspiration from previous survival acts. Here we look back at the Premier League's great escapes - and you can let us know which one you think is the greatest by voting at the bottom of the page.
Eriksen close to Inter agreement The Daily Star carries a story that suggests that Spurs playmaker Christian Eriksen is close to agreeing a deal with Italian side Inter Milan. The 28-year-old playmaker is running down his contract in London and will be available to join Antonio Conte’s side for nothing at the end of the season.
Northern Ireland might come calling at some point. Aberdeen were a point behind in fourth in what was an odd season. They won three games in a row in the autumn, the only time they ever threatened to go on a run. They didn't even win two in a row before that spell - or after. Derek McInnes came under heavy fire from the fans after a 5-0 loss to Rangers and an insipid 4-0 defeat by Celtic, made worse by the fact that it was at Pittodrie and also because it could have been 8-0.
Saido Berahino has opened up about his failed transfer to Tottenham in 2015, saying he "couldn't get over it". West Brom turned down bids from Spurs for the now 26-year-old striker in the run-up to the August deadline. Berahino's reaction - which included tweeting he would never play for chairman Jeremy Peace before going on strike - was widely criticised. I regret every moment of it, because I didn't handle it well," he said.
Sheffield United are the best placed side among the promoted teams; being seventh after 14 matches is a big show of their capabilities. They have not lost in their last seven matches, though five have ended in draws. They have a good run at home and go to this game unbeaten in three there. They have scored seven in the last three home matches and with the third best defence in the league we feel they hold the favorites’ tag. Newcastle had a good fight to draw Manchester City in their last game but they have not shown much challenge, especially among the smaller teams. They have no clean sheet in the last six and have lost five of the last seven away matches. With Sheffield’s impressive home form, and factoring in Newcastle’s away form, we will go with a win for Sheffield United.
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Like Darmstadt at home, Stuttgart haven't been prolific winners on the road, which could end up being their downfall. Promotion is the only goal for Sunday's visitors this season but until they start to collect more points on the road, they'll struggle to cement themselves inside the top two.
This is actually Sparta Prague B side which is playing in the 3rd league level this season fighting for promotion to the second league level at this moment, I watched them play their first game in this competition against a modest 2nd league club Varnsdorf and they did took the lead in the first half but in the second half only a miracle made them not lose the game as Varnsdorf only scored the 1-1 goal in the 90 minute and there was no time left for a second.
You can never say Club Bruges don't know how to celebrate. In fact they enjoyed their late equaliser at Galatasaray so much that they had two men sent off. When Krepin Diatta curled home from outside the box deep into injury time to make it 1-1 in Istanbul, you might have expected the drama to be over. He took his shirt off to celebrate, as modern footballers love to do. Unfortunately he appeared to forget he had already been booked so was shown a second yellow card and a red.
Hertha player Jordan Torunarigha said he was targeted by Schalke fans repeatedly during the game. The DFB said the player was racially abused in the 85th minute from a group of Hertha supporters. Torunarigha was then sent off in extra time for a second bookable offence, throwing down a water crate on the sideline.
Dordrecht only average 0.60 points per home game this season while Excelsior average 1.30 points oper away game which is above the league average of 1.07 points. Excelsior score more and concede less away from home than the league ave4rage in the Eerste Divisie which bodes well heading into Friday’s trip to Dordrecht.
China international Wu tests positive for coronavirus Players under threat as clubs consider redundancies, Setien to stay at Barca - Paper Round Paul Parker: Neville is right to say Premier League stars should play nine days in a row The title-decider, which attracted more than 6,000 fans in the last two seasons, was played out in front of a handful of family and friends at Melbourne's Rectangular Stadium because of government restrictions on gatherings of more than 500 people.
Posted at 77' VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United. Posted at 77' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Posted at 77' Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside. BookingPosted at 76' Brandon Williams (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 75' Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
In the visiting team, there will also be some trouble with the unavailable players, both Stefan Radu and Adam Marusic are sidelined with injuries. Their incredible striker and top scorer Ciro Immobile is also the best scorer of Serie A. He is in superb form this season, with 14 goals netted and 5 assists made, and I believe that he will add some more goals to his tally in this match.
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Four world-class players, and they had Ronald Koeman at centre-back. We came off the park thinking we gave everything and did better than most expected us to do, so we took a lot of confidence. There was no time to dwell on the result, the situation was already critical in terms of qualification. Scotland had just lost to the European champions, but an encounter with the world champions was less than 72 hours away.
Posted at 68' Foul by Christophe Berra (Heart of Midlothian). Posted at 68' Jason Naismith (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 68' Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ofir Marciano. Posted at 68' Attempt saved. Euan Henderson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Posted at 67' Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
Another interesting match from this elite league in Tajikistan and another league, where I will bet on home win, because they are played very good in last round, even they are lost that duel. So, Regar is team who is after draw in first round, in second one, played 2-3 but they are really not had luck in that duel. Istaravshan is after two rounds, have two losses so far, and what is even more interesting is fact that in October last year, they are played on this court and lost that match against Regar 5-2. Probably and this time will be similar.
Sabanas U20 and Jalapa U20 will face each other in the upcoming match in the Liga Primera U20. Sabanas U20 this season have the following results: 3W, 3D and 8L. Meanwhile Jalapa U20 have 6W, 4D and 4L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
They zipped the ball around the pitch at a ferocious tempo, hassled, harried, kept a second consecutive clean sheet having conceded in their previous five games, and showed a finishing touch when it mattered. An impressive performance ahead of a testing run. Man of the match - James ForrestBBC Sport Scotland's Martin Dowden at McDiarmid ParkGiven Celtic's start, you could have picked out any of their offensive players as star man.
Shakhtyor is one of the league favorites, and they went back after first week match, with the 2:0 victory in Gorodeja. Team is full of the international players and they should be able to make another good performance here. however, Neman IDD show that have compact team, and they went back after first loss, to beat Vitebsk without any issues.
Ultimately, Dundee United have to go down as huge favourites to claim the bragging rights in this one. They are in outstanding form, have outclassed Dundee twice already this campaign and generally look a far stronger outfit than the visitors.
Son does a quick step over to fool Diop and make room for the shot, which he blasts through Roberto and into the corner. The keeper should have saved that. GOAL! West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Lucas Moura 43) This is a beauty from Tottenham, and brilliant from Alli. A ball to him on the left wing was just behind his reach but Alli, after falling over to retrieve it, brilliantly hooks the ball down the field to release Son into space.
Our correct score prediction also takes the clubs in question's excellent attacking productivity and questionable defensive performances into account – and we're tipping Chelsea to emerge 3-2 victors.
The Scot hopes that when football does restart, there is a shift in priorities from the boardroom to the stands. I do hope that the money isn't as big as it has been in the past," he said. I want us to see more young players coming through, I do want to see more home talent. From a coaching point of view I'm actually hoping that when we come out of this people might realise we've been getting rid of our managers too easily.
The league title is a done deal. The only intrigue about the rest of Liverpool's league campaign is whether they will drop any points between now and May. They have won their last 13 matches in the Premier League and last conceded a goal at the start of December. Playing against a record-breaking team like Liverpool must alleviate the expectation that comes with most games.
After back-to-back wins in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim hit the road to face Fortuna Dusseldorf this Saturday. The hosts are 16th in the table, the relegation/promotion play-off spot, one point from safety. Hoffenheim, meanwhile, currently seventh, continue to chase a European place and are only being kept off the final Europa League spot by Wolfsburg's superior goal difference.
West Ham fans let off black balloons at Anfield on MondayHammers United are desperate to avoid anything that disrupts manager David Moyes and his players given the club have asked for the arguments to be set aside until May as the quest for survival continues. The fans, however, believe both battles can be fought simultaneously. This puts Moyes in a tricky position. Evidently, he cannot criticise his bosses.
Fortuna centre-forward Rouwen Hennings presents a dangerous goal threat by himself, which Dortmund will have to worry bout. Hennings has been in excellent goalscoring form this season. He is currently the Bundesliga's third-highest goalscorer. The in-form forward has scored in seven of Fortuna's last nine fixtures.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5' Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 1. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. BookingPosted at 90'+4' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Reece James (Chelsea). Posted at 90'+4' Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Writing on Twitter, Yedlin, who signed for Newcastle in 2016, said: "A couple days after George Floyd's death, my grandfather texted me and told me he's glad that I am not living in the U. S. As days have passed, this text from my grandfather has not been able to leave my mind. He was born in 1946, lived through the civil rights movement, lived through some terribly racist times in U. S. STILL fears for the life of his black grandchild, in the country he and his grandchild were born in, in the country his grandchild represents when he plays for the United States, in the country his grandchild represents when he's playing in England.
With cricket in England suspended until May 28, the PCA also said players had agreed to being furloughed by their counties if they are asked to do so. I'm pleased we have reached a collective agreement between the PCA, England Cricket Board (ECB) and the 18 first-class counties," PCA Chairman Daryl Mitchell said.
Posted at 64' Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil. Posted at 63' Foul by Will Hughes (Watford). Posted at 63' Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 63' Attempt blocked.
The measure of how much it means to reach the Champions League was played out in a simple scene after Manchester United secured a place in next season's competition at the expense of Leicester City. As visiting players and staff celebrated the final whistle and the 2-0 win that confirmed qualification, a lone figure sat inconsolable in the directors' box at the King Power Stadium. James Maddison, such a key part of Leicester City's exciting early months of the season, sat with his head in his hands, dejected after spending the entire game kicking every ball and fighting for every decision - despite being out injured.
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As a group of players, we wanted to stand up and do our bit," captain Grant Hanley told the club website (www. The lads have heard at first-hand stories and challenges that some of our supporters are currently facing. We need to make sure we’re reaching out and helping those who have been hit hard and are struggling at this time.
Now, that's authority. Did you know? Maguire made 15 clearances against Everton, two more than any other player this weekend. Gary Cahill: This is probably the best free transfer I've seen for time. Cahill was as solid as a rock again for Crystal Palace. What an inspired selection by Roy Hodgson to take his former England international to Selhurst Park and make him captain. Brighton, on the other hand, should have got something out of this game based on their chances.
