Everton are by far the better side here. Norwich are still struggling after their promotion to the Premier League, despite their fine finish in the Championship last season. They have the second worst defence in the league, and they don’t score a lot. That, and their performance on the road, are the major factors as to why they are bottom of the standings. While Everton have scored at least two per game in four of the last five, Norwich have not scored in any of their last six away matches. Playing away to Everton will not be so appealing for Norwich at his point in time. Here we will go for a 2-0 win for Everton.
After the departure of Romelu Lukaku in the summer, United have struggled for goals with a lack of a recognised natural centre-forward at the club. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial have temporarily taken the role but the pair would definitely work well playing alongside a natural goalscorer like Haaland.
Their only win in the period came against struggling Bournemouth and the result against Everton presented the only clean sheet in seven matches across all competitions. They are a different side in the Premier League though; in the last 15 league matches, Liverpool have 13 wins. They failed to score in just two but having conceded against West Ham, Watford and Bournemouth in three of their last four games, leaves questions over their defence.
Then United came back at the end of the first half. In the second half we created chances and played super football. But we're not in business since yesterday - we know they would come back and they did," he said. Klopp said he was not surprised by the levels which his team continue to produce during a Premier League season in which they have yet to lose.
A second-half Rangers blitz subdued Hamilton Academical and booked the Glasgow side's place in the Scottish Cup last eight. Scott Arfield netted the first goal, from a penalty rebound, and the last, a stunning late long-range raker. Lewis Smith had hauled the Scottish Premiership hosts level, but Joe Aribo and Alfredo Morelos made the tie safe. The quarter-final draw takes place on Sunday after the last tie of the weekend between Clyde and Celtic.
Each side needs the points for a different reason. Chelsea, fourth in the table, have to stave off their Champions League rivals, especially with Manchester United, Wolves, and Sheffield United hot on their heels. Villa, 19th in the table, are two points from safety with a game in hand. Their destiny is in their hands but, after four losses on the trot, Villa fans won't be holding their breath.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7' Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, West Ham United 1. BookingPosted at 90'+5' Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90'+5' Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Fikayo Tomori is caught offside. Posted at 90'+4' Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United). Posted at 90'+1' Corner, Chelsea.
After a disappointing campaign in the Premier League last term, Fulham would've been hoping to do better and to ultimately bounce straight back to the big time. As they currently sit in 3rd place, they're not far off being positioned to achieve their goals, though it's looking more and more likely that their route will be through the play-offs.
The 26-year-old suffered an ankle dislocation in November but he has already played an hour in a friendly for his club. Paper Round’s view: Given the sight of the player’s ankle in the intermediate aftermath of the injury, many observers would have assumed that he would be out of action for at least the rest of the season.
If there is nothing that can repair the rift between fans and owners, then at least there was a connection with the team at Anfield. West Ham remain in the relegation zone after this result but they can at least take some solace from the manner in which they performed. Liverpool come from behind to beat West HamRelive Liverpool's victory over West HamWhen many expected West Ham to subside after Wijnaldum's ninth-minute goal, the opposite occurred as Issa Diop quickly equalised and when substitute Pablo Fornals put them ahead early in the second half Liverpool could have few complaints.
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Former Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted to using the game as a reference tool when he was Jose Mourinho's chief scout at Chelsea. Then there is the remarkable case of Vugar Huseynzade, who at 22 was named general manager of Azerbaijani outfit FC Baku on the back of his gaming success. If you look at most of the successful managers that weren't players, most have grown up playing the game," says Jacobson.
Pellegrini's West Ham 'in big trouble' Media playback is not supported on this device West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini understands West Ham fans' frustration after Spurs loss Form: Despite attempting a late fightback, West Ham suffered a third successive Premier League reverse - a fifth in their last six - in their 3-2 defeat by Tottenham at the weekend. Pellegrini's side, winless in their last seven in the Premier League, have taken just two points from a possible 21 to sink to 16th in the standings.
Germany playmaker Ozil kicked his gloves in frustration after being withdrawn in the 59th minute of Arsenal's 3-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium. Video - 'Ozil should be annoyed' - Ljungberg00:47 It is not the first time an Arsenal player has been involved in a controversy after being taken off at the Emirates Stadium this season.
Jan Oblak remained inspired, as Simeone's go-to general in all his battles always does, defying Liverpool time and again. The Atletico crossbar was rattled, the visitors were living dangerously, but Simeone remained unflustered. Then came his masterstroke. With perennial pantomime villain Diego Costa struggling, Simeone decided it was time to hook his striker.
Conceded by Nathan Baker. Posted at 73' Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Lee. Goal!Posted at 68' Goal! Bristol City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from very close range to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
It's taken them a while, but under the stewardship of Mark Bowen, Reading are rapidly moving in the right direction. Prior to the fixture directly before Christmas Day, The Royals had won just one in six. Fast forward little more than a week and they've now won four on the bounce, beating some very useful sides in the process.
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Leicester did draw at the weekend, but that result shouldn't have dented their confidence too much. After all, they got the better of Everton just over a fortnight ago. However, that victory was a narrow one and it was also before Big Dunc reinvigorated Wednesday's hosts.
Rashford, who has scored 14 league goals this season, picked up a back issue in the 1-0 FA Cup replay win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday after coming on as a substitute. The 22-year-old scored the opener when United held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at home in October, the only time Juergen Klopp's side have dropped points in the league this season.
City started the second half superbly, and Real Madrid were hanging on when Isco gave them an unexpected lead on the hour. The goal wasn’t just against the run of play, it was an affront to the run of play. Isco gives Madrid the lead. Getty Images Real had their best spell after that, and might have gone 2-0 ahead but for a couple of vital interceptions from Fernandinho, who was on as substitute for the injured Aymeric Laporte.
Which he promptly did in a 4-1 defeat. Cue much joviality, well, basically everywhere. That was Saturday. By Sunday he was under investigation by the FA for tweeting what looked rather like anti-Semitic conspiracy theories: And rather than acknowledge an error on his part, merely doubled down: Best of luck explaining that one.
Roma are reportedly willing to pay £8. Smalling, as well as the £2. United are said to be demanding £12. Paper Round's view: It's refreshing to see another English footballer succeed abroad. Smalling didn't have to take the risk of leaving United on loan, but he was hungry for first-team football and has now nailed down a regular spot in the heart of the Roma defence, starting each of the club's last 11 league matches.
He is a really top striker at this level and we have done some little adjustments which have helped him. His stats bear out this portrait of a new, more efficient Vardy. He is having fewer touches per 90 minutes than in any of his previous Premier League seasons - 21. But a higher percentage of those are in the opposition penalty area - and are shots - than in any of his previous five Premier League campaigns.
Atletico Madrid after a 1-0 defeat to Granada failed to complete two consecutive wins in the Spanish championship, after going to Message on Friday and taking a 2-2 lead from Valencia despite being ahead twice. This season is not at its best. In Group D of the Champions League, it finished 2nd behind Juventus.
However, Lemar was once wanted by Arsenal and could make the move, though they really need a central striker, while Tottenham might prefer to find a replacement for Harry Kane, who could be out for two months. Read the full story Kroos-Pogba swap mooted The Sun claims that a swap between Real Madrid and Manchester United could be on the cards.
He hasn't played for us in a number of games and the team has still played well but of course we want him fit and well. He is such a good player and we hope it is not too serious. He felt a sensation in it, and it sort of spasmed really in that period. We'll have a look at that tomorrow, but it didn't look too serious.
Leicester have the skill and chemistry to break teams down. What they have struggled with since returning is finding a cutting edge, creating the kind of clear chances that were put away frequently before the break. Palace won't accommodate a return to old ways. We see this being another potentially frustrating day for the Foxes. Back under 2.5 goals.
They could barely dare to dream - until now. How Klopp turned Liverpool into title winners - the inside storyRank the 10 games which have defined Klopp's reign£1. Liverpool's 30-year wait in numbersThe post-Dalglish decline It was the morning of Friday, February 22 1991 when a phone call came through to the Daily Post sports desk from Liverpool's legendary secretary and later chief executive Peter Robinson, whose unsung, tireless contribution underpinned their successes.
The win, Brighton's first at home in four games, lifted them up to 13th in the standings while Bournemouth remained in 16th -- two points above the relegation zone -- after their seventh loss in nine games. Wolverhampton 19 7 9 3 29 24 30 . Tottenham 19 8 5 6 34 27 29 7 Sheff Utd 19 7 8 4 23 17 29 . Man Utd 19 7 7 5 30 23 28 9 Crystal Palace 19 7 5 7 17 21 26 10 Newcastle 19 7 4 8 19 28 25 11 Arsenal 19 5 9 5 25 28 24 12 Burnley 19 7 3 9 23 30 24 13 Brighton 20 6 5 9 24 28 23 14 Everton 19 6 4 9 21 29 22 15 Southampton 19 6 3 10 23 37 21 16 Bournemouth 20 5 5 10 20 28 20 17 West Ham 18 5 4 9 20 30 19 .
When Morgan Gibbs-White was called a "monkey" during the Under-17 World Cup final three years ago, it was the second time he had been racially abused. The first had been during an English Schools national cup quarter-final. I think I was about 15," the Wolves forward tells BBC Sport. We were winning 4-0 or 5-0 and there was a heated situation. One of their players started being racist to me. He eventually got kicked out of the sport.
Luckless Lukas Jutkiewicz has now scored three goals in successive home games - and eight this season - but still finished on the losing sideBirmingham City head coach Pep Clotet told BBC WM 95. If you only think about the result, we're disappointed, because we came back three times against Leeds. But at the same time, after playing West Brom and Leeds at home in the last 15 days, we did see a lot of things we are looking for and we need to be encouraged.
In Germany, Arminia Bielefeld and Darmstadt 98 are expected to meet each other for Bundesliga match which will be held at Schuco Arena, Bielefeld city. In the table, Bielefeld takes position 1 with 61 points after playing 31 matches while Darmstadt takes position 5 with 46 points after playing 31 matches.
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.
He would only be back-up to Trent Alexander-Arnold of course but could now return to the squad at least. Harry Kane has been out of action since 1 January because of a hamstring injuryJose gets his main man backPerhaps the biggest gain from a delayed Premier League season, Tottenham striker Harry Kane says he is likely to be back to full fitness once football resumes. The England captain is ahead of schedule in his recovery from surgery on a hamstring injury he suffered on 1 January.
But, two days after the San Siro game, the first cases were confirmed in Bergamo's region of Lombardy. Atalanta fans were checked for symptoms before the Serie A game at Lecce on 1 March, when Colombian striker Duvan Zapata scored a hat-trick in a 7-2 win. It was the third time La Dea had scored seven this season. There have been 12 Serie A hat-tricks in the last two seasons and Atalanta players have scored seven of them.
Whilst their narrow home reverse to Los Blancos can be easily excused (especially considering their fine effort in the game overall), last weekend's beating against Granada at Los Carmenes was pretty woeful stuff from Babazorros.
Rodez today will welcome Nancy fc at the stade Paul lignon. The hosts are not in good form recently winning only once in last five drawing 2 and losing 2 they have scored five goals in that process conceding 4 they are 15th on the log with 26 points. The visitors Nancy fc have 32 points from 23 games they have lost twice and drawn twice of their last five games winning only once. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 4 goals in last five games. This looks to be turf tie with both teams looking so dull. I bet a draw in this time.
The Spanish champions, who had two goals ruled out in the second half after VAR reviews, dominated the match and were leading 2-1 with 10 minutes left thanks to goals from Messi and Antoine Griezmann. But it was Atletico who booked their place in Sunday's final against Real Madrid, levelling thanks to a penalty from Alvaro Morata before Angel Correa struck the winner after Griezmann gave away possession.
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Glasgow City have hailed their latest addition, South Africa captain Janine van Wyk, as one of the "biggest ever signings in Scottish women's football". The centre-back, South Africa's record cap holder with 170 appearances, skippered her country at their debut Women's World Cup finals last year. Injury forced the 33-year-old to leave Danes Fortuna Hjorring in January. Van Wyk founded her own club, JVW, in South Africa eight years ago to help identify and develop women's talent.
We never give up. The team is always there, that is my feeling," Guardiola told reporters. You (the media) analyse the result. Of course, it's not good for us. I know it doesn't count but I have to analyse the performance. The performance was good. City will have a chance to get back on track when they visit Burnley on Tuesday before rivals Manchester United head for the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
If Watford can survive in the top flight it will complete a remarkable turnaround under Pearson - their third manager of the season after Javi Gracia was sacked in September and Quique Sanchez Flores was dismissed in December. When Pearson took over, Watford had only eight points from 14 games and were six points adrift of safety, but have now gained 23 points from 20 matches since Pearson's appointment.
Desna will play against Zorya in the Premier League of Ukraine on Sunday. Desna Defeated Oleksandria by 5-1 in the last game but lost to Shakhtar Donetsk by 2-3 before. Desna played well and won last three games of Regular season. While Zorya has two wins and Two defeats this season. They lost to Dynamo Kyiv in the last game but Defeated Kolos Kovalivka and Shakhtar Donetsk by 1-0 before. Desna Defeated Zorya in the last head to head game by 0-1 but both the teams received one red card each. Zorya Defeated Desna in two head to head matches before last fixture .
the challenge will be played between Urawa and Al-Hilal, the final of the AFC Champions League, the Asian champions! Lucescu's team, the son, is doing a great season, won 1-0 in the first leg despite dominating the whole game! The team has an excellent attack, and this will be the workhorse; Urawa, on the other hand, is going through a season that is not at all good, they are taking so many goals and proving this is not going to be a great season! The Arabs of Al-Hilal have been waiting for this moment for a long time and I think the time has come for this trophy to win!
But this reckoned without the input of Zaha and Benteke. Zaha's goal was a superb strike, fiercely fired into the net via the crossbar from an unlikely distance. Benteke's was more routine, tapped in from point-blank range following a neat move, but almost as surprising, it being his first goal at Selhurst Park since April 2018. And Palace came within a whisker of snatching a point when Scott Dann's back-post header struck the inside of the post before Chelsea hacked the ball clear.
Watford were playing their first game under caretaker coach Hayden Mullins after Quique Sanchez Flores was sacked following their 2-1 defeat by Southampton and showed plenty of fighting spirit as Leicester had to sweat to continue their winning run. Winger Harvey Barnes was the hosts' biggest threat and had several opportunities, including a chance to double the lead when he raced towards an incisive pass from Vardy but he was thwarted from close range by a brave block from Mesina.
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