United were by far the better side after the break, without threatening or creating much until, on 67 minutes, Harry Maguire robbed Matt Doherty and fed Anthony Martial, who times his ball perfectly, meeting Juan Mata's run; somehow, Mata stayed ahead of the chasing defenders, sat Ruddy down, and lifted a fine finish over him and into the net.
Fernandinho does well to clear. But here come City, Sterling pouncing on a mistake by Basham in the centre-circle and finding Mahrez who glides towards the box then feeds him back in! Sterling has a proper sight of goal here - ye've gottae score! - and catches his shot well too, but sticks it too close to Henderson, who shovels it away.
Meanwhile, they have scored in all except one of the 17 matches at home and will be hoping to extend this against Liverpool. Among the teams in the top nine that have already visited Arsenal, the Gunners have managed to beat only Manchester United, but they have lost just three of their 17 home league matches this season.
Incredible celebrations. Morata raced cleared as Liverpool pushed forward, before finishing well past Adrian. KEY STATS Atletico failed to land a shot on target in the first half, with both attempts going off target. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has had a hand in four goals in the Champions League this season (three goals, one assist)- his joint-best tally.
Goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas has joined Celtic from AEK Athens on a four-year contract. Barkas has made more than 100 appearances for AEK since joining from Atromitos in 2016, winning the Greek top flight in 2018. The 26-year-old has featured 10 times for Greece. I'm very happy to be here, it's a dream to come to one of the biggest teams in Europe, and I can't wait to play for Celtic," said Barkas. Winning medals and trophies is why I came here.
Later that month, he broke another club record held by Francis when, aged 16 years and 63 days, he came off the bench to net the winner against Stoke City and become their youngest scorer. View more on twitterHaving gone on to play more than 2,000 Championship minutes alongside the likes of Lee Camp - who, at 35, is 19 years his senior - Bellingham will be rested against the Foxes. Those who have worked with him since he joined Blues' pre-academy programme at the age of seven are not surprised at his rapid rise.
The hosts score an average of just 0.80 goals per home game in the Primeira Liga this season and Pacos Ferreira average 0.57 goals per away game, so you can see why we have backed a 1-1 draw this Saturday and why it is unlikely we will see over 2.5 goals scored. 47% of Portimonense’s home games have ended in stalemates and the hosts have drawn three of their last six matches in all competitions, while Pacos Ferreira have only won 14% of their away games.
We’re confident that both teams will score in Sunday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 3-1 in favour of the visitors. PSV have a great head to head record against VVV and have outplayed Sunday’s hosts in all departments so far this season. The visitors have been hot and cold at home in the Eredivisie and we are expecting another disappointing result for the relegation battlers this weekend.
For Mick O'Flanagan, there was the satisfaction of having been on the winning side against Scotland in two sports. He had played centre in the 6-0 result when Ireland claimed its first Grand Slam in 1948. A New York newspaper report from the gameIn the euphoria of the victory at Triborough Stadium, everything else that followed became a bit of an anti-climax for Belfast Celtic. It was known that the club had tendered its resignation from the Irish League.
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Although unapologetic about his attitude, there is regret about overstepping the line at times. He admits there was a simmering temper, which sometimes burst through. While playing for Kilmarnock in 1989, he got up one morning to read in a newspaper he had been sacked for an incident at the game the day before. He was up against a player who had left the club a few weeks previously, Derek Cook, and says he was kicked in the back of the head during a challenge.
Their season is now about ensuring they qualify for the Champions League next season. One problem they have had is the number of games they have drawn, a total of ten so far. Current league form isn't that good with only one win in their last five league games. That was a 1-0 home win over Granada who have lost eight of 12 away league fixtures.
It got to the stage that I was told to tell the players they were getting their P45s,” said John O’Brien. In early February, Liam had to meet the players to tell them they were free agents. From the players’ point of view, it came as an absolute shock. Ger O’Brien, now director of football at St Patrick’s Athletic, said: “On 10 February, and I know this because it’s the day my daughter was born, we were called into a meeting and told ‘lads, we’ve just been told to wind up the club’.
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Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City will meet in the A-League on Monday. Both teams run a good period, the Jets win two important clashes, while the away team received the most goals in the league on March.
A majority of PSV’s wins this season (8) have been obtained with a margin of 2 goals or more while a majority of Zwolle’s defeats (8) had a margin of 2 goals or more, all of which ties in beautifully with our prediction of a 2-0 home win this Saturday.
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.
The SPFL has said nothing in reply. Instead of tackling Thistle's conclusions point by point, they allowed Dundee to resubmit a vote that saw Thistle relegated. From a Partick perspective, anger doesn't even come close to covering it. We're now at the end of phase one in this tortured business. Phase two is the exhumation of the reconstruction debate. We're now led to believe by the SPFL and others that there is a growing appetite for the very thing that many Premiership clubs have been dead against for years, that there is a gathering consensus for a 14-team Premiership next season - maybe for just one season - with three other leagues of 10, or some such model.
Millwall sent out a big message with their weekend victory. Not only were they returning to form after picking up a point from their previous two matches, but the Lions were able to see off third-placed Brentford. That big result left the club only two-points shy of the playoffs, which is part of a brilliant turnaround under Gary Rowett.
Ajax are unbeaten in their last seventeen matches against Den Haag, picking up five wins from the pairs’ last seven encounters, and have kept four clean sheets in the duos’ last seven meetings. The hosts have won three of their last six matches in all competitions while the visitors are without a win in their last seven matches, suffering three defeats during that period, so you can see why we have backed Ajax to return to winning ways on Sunday.
Nevertheless, Koulibaly is a superb defender and would dramatically improve PSG’s backline. Read the full story Bale out of Seville squad Gareth Bale has been left out of the Real Madrid squad, and Spanish newspaper Marca speculates that there is something afoot. The Welsh international has been at odds with Zinedine Zidane with his place in the squad, and while the paper does not name what is going on, they believe he has been left out for reasons other than injury.
What other records can Liverpool break?Liverpool will break the European points record with ease if they continue with this form for the rest of the season. The Reds will get 110 points if they match their points average for the first 20 games in the final 18. The most points in a league campaign in Europe is thought to be Barry Town's 105 in the Welsh top flight in 1996-97.
Despite that, they remain six points below the safety zone and this game against Benfica turns out to be another crucial game. In their last 13 league matches, Portimonense have not scored more than one goal in a game and they only have three clean sheets in 15 matches. They have been weak in both attack and defence, which has left them with just three wins from 25 matches, the least number of wins in the entire league.
They have won 17 games in a row - one shy of Manchester City's record - and kept 10 clean sheets in their past 11 games. The result also means 76 points after 26 games is the best record at this juncture in the history of Europe's top five leagues - something even the continent's great sides including La Liga's Barcelona, Juventus of Serie A, Bundesliga's Bayern Munich and Ligue 1's Paris St-Germain were unable to achieve.
He said: "I have more than a connection [with Ibrahimovic]. Amazing player, amazing guy, but I would say no chance. We have the best striker in England. It doesn’t make any sense for a striker of Zlatan’s dimension to come to a club where we have Harry Kane. Van Basten suspended by Fox Sports over ‘Sieg heil’ comment You do sometimes wonder if there’s any point in truing to make sense of the wider world when you’re confronted with a headline like that.
Yet Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora asked the national soccer association (FIGC) to stop top division Serie A matches after the government ordered a lockdown of large parts of the north of the country, backing a plea for suspension made by the head of the players’ union Damiano Tommasi on Saturday.
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Rangers, Hibs and Motherwell all have loftier ambitions for their league campaign than Hearts' goal of survival. Instead of holding on for a point, the Tynecastle club were going for the win against third-placed Motherwell in the closing stages of Saturday's match. Despite being three adrift, signs are encouraging - although defensive frailties remain a thorn in head coach Daniel Stendel's side. Despite good work from Christopher Long, Craig Halkett's lack of concentration in conceding possession for Motherwell's opener had Hearts having to fight their way back.
Liverpool have lost eight of their 12 league games. Arsenal won the reverse fixture 1-0. Arsenal's three losses have come against the sides currently in the top two. Their other 11 games have all been won. Liverpool missed out on their Merseyside derby with Everton at the weekend due to the appalling weather in the area.
Shakhtyor were down in the bottom half of the table but have won their last two league games. They have scored ten goals in their last three league and cup fixtures and are yet to concede an away league goal this season. Vitebsk have lost their last two and dropped to eighth in the table. The away side have the confidence and can get the win here.
United head for the Etihad Stadium next looking for another big performance. Their recent form against the Premier League's heavyweights suggests they will find one. City will keep the ball, but United can create chances' Media playback is not supported on this device Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pleased with performance Solskjaer's side are yet to lose against a team that finished in last season's top six, and they are one of only two teams to get the better of Leicester in 2019-20 too.
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That came after an owner dispute, and subsequent court case, rather than financial mismanagement specifically. Palios said: "Having been an insolvency practitioner, you could use the administration process, which was brought in to help businesses survive, in a slightly different way. If coronavirus tips clubs over the edge, there's an argument that this isn't because of financial mismanagement, it's because of circumstances, and therefore you could go into administration to get the benefits of protection but not take the sporting sanctions.
